Dance of the Shadow [Kakashi]

[Hatake Kakashi]

Kakashi seemed bored and wanted to sleep; him wanting to sleep was a first in a while. "Your from both but you can't even compensate both styles." He started to rub his head and shrugged. This could be a real hassle in future reference, but then again that was her own problem. Kakashi knew his own limits with using the sharingan he was bestowed from his friend.....Obito. His skill was unmatched by most people yes, but for how long he could use jutsu's with the sharingan was an issue sometimes.

When he heard her accept his comment to a spar he was sort of pleased, but then again this could end up to another one sided rivalry like Gai. Even though his thoughts when in that direction he had to make it seem he was ok with it. When she followed up with her trying to prove she wasn't a kid an being an ANBU seemed like she really will end up being like Gai. He looked down and folded his arms across his chest and holding up his chin with one hand. "I'm glad you can accept, but please understand not to try to hard on both our sakes, I don't want you or me getting hurt."

As Anko spoke again Kakashi just stared at her with a blank stare; as if he wasn't listening. She spoke of Aya highly, but he knew for himself she had some skill, he wouldn't deny what he saw first hand. "Why don't you help her then? She might need you for a teacher." He tried to annoy Anko since she doesn't take students, well he didn't know that for sure, either way it wasn't any of his business. Looking back at Aya and then at Anko seemed like an odd pair to go out on missions, but then again my younger days, ANBU days, and team 7 were an odd pair at some aspects.

He unfolded his arms and started to scratch his head again at what Anko said. "For me to pick a fight with a brat is something I won't do, but to toy with their emotions, push them to the limit is something I will do." He laughed a sinister laugh as he said that. Everyone knew Kakashi's training session were brutal, that he failed every team he ever had but one. For those things sent chills through some jounins. To no avail Anko said another harsh thing, but he was all up to it. "Anyone who thinks they can kill me can try, but if they value their lives they better not try."

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[Mitarashi Anko]

Aya stared at the ground when he commented on the fact that she could not even compensate for both abilities. She was a natural at the Aburame clan jutsu, she had worked so hard with her father with those when she was younger, her mother taught her the Nara ability to draw away her chakra from her eyes. Now to hear something like this from someone that actually didn't understand her one bit, it was a bit discouraging for her. She frowned slightly at the fact that she knew he was right about her. She would have to come up with something that worked for her better than just relaying on her bugs, and barely relaying on her shadows. This was the only way she was going to over come this. She looked up to him and smiled slightly to him. "Please don't be quick to judge me on what Anko says. I know what I must do." She stood up and stretched slightly and looked back up to the clouds for a moment. "Thanks Kakashi, for the spar. I think I will be going. I got something to work on."

Aya felt like she learned something during the fight with Kakashi and even his words to her for the most part. She was tho surprise that Anko has stuck up for her like she was doing, the two of them had their words before on a mission. She also knew that Anko was not one to cross either, she had heard what the older ninja had done during the Chuunin exams with Orochimaru. She was curious on that matter but knew better than to bring that up around Anko. She looked down to Anko and smiled slightly. "It was nice to see you again Anko, I look forward to seeing you once again. Until then, Later. Bye Kakashi." She placed her hand together, replacing her sleeves ring holes around her middle finger again, and with that there was just a puff of smoke of where she once stood.

Anko watched Aya disappear and drew her attention back to Kakashi. He was also the one that push her to her limits before. She reached up and pressed her hand against the curse mark on her shoulder. It was nothing she took lightly and she was still afraid of for the most part. She smiled tho at Kakashi for a belief moment. "It would seem like she learned something from you after all Kakashi. There is always room for improvement from everyone. Give her time. She will show you what she comes up with. She a Nara after all, they are know to be rather smart for their own good." She liked Aya due to the fact that she reminded her a lot about herself when she was younger. She was forced to grow up in reality rather quickly and yet it resulted in Anko herself acting more childlike than other Jounin her age.

She smirked at Kakashi when he suggested that she tutored Aya for a bit. Aya was only four years younger than what she was, there was no reason to tutor someone that was at lease able to keep up with you in a even match. She reached up and pushed some of her hair back from her headband. "You know me rather will Kakashi, I would rather play with some snakes than I would a child like her. Besides you know I am rather busy with the upcoming Chuunin exams." That was her excuse for just about everything that someone suggest that she does. She was busy with the Chuunin exams. She did take pleasure in scaring the Genin from their skins.

She leaned back and watched the clouds for a moment, not really seeing the point of doing it for long periods of time. She closed her eyes and allowed the sun rays wash over her face, it was a nice day outside to do something other than a job that needed to be done, but it could wait for a while. Shizune did tell Anko to take her time. She listened to Kakashi and looked back to him has he talked about pushing people to their limits. "Oh that reminds me your Lightening Shadow Clones gave me the idea of Fire Shadow clones, tho it took me a bit to learn the Shadow Clone." She listened to him talk about people trying to kill him and laughed. "Don't worry about me trying. Just too much pointless effort on my part. There no need to kill you. You are rather useful in some ways Kakashi."

[Hatake Kakashi]

The copy ninja was pretty much in state of exhaustion, he really wanted to sit down and continue the Icha Icha Paradise book. As he was engrossed in both conversations with both kunoichi's his mind only thought of that book. He wanted to find a way to hurry this up and leave but he didn't want to make himself look suspicious either. As Aya started to speak he paid attention and listened to her. He wasn't trying to judge her but him being a Jounin himself he could see those things. Kakashi look at Aya and rose his hand next to his head; in a salute or rather a wave, as she said she was leaving. "See ya then."

As Aya disappeared Kakashi seemed somewhat relieved since he thought she would probably get angry and go for the kill. As he sighed he looked in Anko's direction. She could be a pain at times and with Aya not here who knows what she would say. She had the scary attitude that reminded him of both Sakura and Tsunade. She might not be as strong as the two but was scary nonetheless. He prepared himself mentally for what she would say and walked underneath a tree and sat.

The moment he sat down Anko started to speak and he listened to her go on about Aya. To think that Anko would be so close to another person was feat for Kakashi. As she brought up that Aya learned something from Kakashi didn't really move him since he only spoke with what he saw first hand. He had to give her credit though for lasting that long even without him touching his sharingan, and to make him tire even if it didn't look it. "I'd say I learned something. To never let my guard down around these newcomers." He chuckled as he said that knowing full well if he'd continue he might have ran out of chakra.

As their conversation continued and as the sun started to go down Kakashi couldn't help but think about the book once again. He had a perverted look on his face as his eye squinted from the thoughts running through his head. With Anko still talking though he tried to focus, even though he was always focused. "The chuunin exams, do you think Naruto will participate since he's the last out of the rookie nine to move forward." As he brought up Naruto he wondered what him and Jaraiya were up to. He knew his training would go well with the Sannin but to what extent made him curious.

He crossed his arms as wondered. He wondered of Sakura's training as well since their were a lot of craters recently on a few training fields. Their both splendid ninja's he thought, even though one was truly problematic and the other pretty much scary. He stopped thinking about them as he heard Anko bring up a fire clone jutsu. Since their were water clones, earth clones and more why couldn't their be a fire clone. Wouldn't you need fire as a medium though? he thought that but then again he generates his own electricity for his jutsu. "That could be interesting. I'll be waiting to see how far you developed it." His voice seemed fired up as he told her that.

As Anko said he was rather useful only brought dirty thoughts into his head. He couldn't bare it anymore and decided to pull out the Icha Icha Paradise book. He resumed where he left off and looked back at Anko. "Your rather useful yourself and don't worry I never thought for a moment you would try and kill me. Even as skilled as you are I won't fall that easy." He continued to read his book and laughed at the scenes. He could only think one last thing as he read, Jaraiya your a genius.

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[Mitarashi Anko]

Anko watched Aya disappeared, it was weird seeing someone of two abilities like hers, and able to somewhat control both. Her eyes turned back to Kakashi tho when he mentioned something about the kids of today and not letting his guard down. This statement only seemed like he was actually tempted to use his Sharingan during the fight. "So the girl nearly forced him to use the Sharingan in the fight. Or he just wanted to without completely hurting her, either way she was pushing him. She laughed and shock her head slightly at him. "I learned that a while back Kakashi. You are just now noticing that? Mister big bad Sharingan User." She did love to tease him, even tho she normally didn't get an reaction out of him for the most part.

When he changed the subject over to the Chuunin Exam and Naruto, her memories flashed back to two years ago. It sent a shiver down her back simple because when she was scaring Naruto, her old mentor was toying with her again and she didn't even notice. She bite her lip and forced her mind back to the present and looked over at Kakashi. "That knucklehead just might have a chance in the exams this time Kakashi, well depending on what that perverted teacher of his taught him...." She did have faith in Naruto, she was just has bad as he was sometimes but smart and more devilish like in ways.

Everyone was scared that she might turn against Konoha and go back to Orochimaru. The feeling she got when thinking about it made her sick to her stomach and she wanted to through up. she brought her right hand up and covered the curse seal on her shoulder, to think she would do something like that usually sent her in a state of depression. Today tho she was talking to Kakashi someone that she trusted, and looked up to in some ways, not all but some.

She looked over to Kakashi when talked about her Fire Shadow clone. She had her ways of starting the jutsu, and she had mastered it over the last few years now. She laid back on the grass and looked up at the sky. Her right arm went back to support her head, and her left arm rested against her stomach. "Maybe we will spar sometime down the line and I will show you. Then again, I don't want you stealing my jutsu with your Sharingan." She smirked slightly and looked over to him has he brought out the book of his.

She watched him and shook her head slightly. She didn't see what the point was to those books. She had read the first and two books in the series but she found having someone special around to share in that kind of experience was better than a stupid book describing it. "Between you and Jiraiya, Naruto going to have that habit also Kakashi. Why don't you get a girl and settle down with her other than readings those books?" She dismissed his comment about going down easily. It was pointless to argue with him about this. She would just lose in the long run and she didn't want deal with it.

[Hatake Kakashi]

Kakashi continued on reading the book as he kept thinking how much Jaraiya was a genius. He wondered whether he could go with Jaraiya on his research. He loved research himself, the rounds and the curves fascinated him. What more could he live for. He decided to ask the Sannin when he decided to move forward from what he was doing here.

Mister Copy ninja put his hand in his pouch and grabbed hold the second version of Ichaicha Paradaisu. He read the first book just about one thousand times, and only read this book about thirty times. He continued on looking at the book before opening it then at Anko. "Anko, would you mind...." He laughed as he wanted to ask this. The perverted look that showed in his eye made him look like Jaraiya. "Would you pose for me."

Kakashi didn't want to say anything to why he said he didn't want to underestimate the kids today. So on full intention he decided to ask her that question. She was quite the eye catcher, even though she was quite scary at times. He opened the book and started to read it once again. The beginning was such an eye grabber, that he was forced to finish twenty pages, forgetting Anko was there. After he noticed he scratched he head and looked at her nodding his head. "Would you like to read it after me?"

He doubted she would read it, but it was better than him having to answer to some of the stuff she said. He didn't want to talk about Naruto going further into the ranks, since it seemed more of a headcase for him, as he knew Naruto bragged a lot. It would be even more of a headcase if he told Sakura and then they both came to bother him. He sighed at that fact and that he never liked going into his personal life, or giving answers that had to deal with it. But when she suddenly brought up him stealing the jutsu, he seemed appalled. "I wouldn't steal it, not unless it was a valuable jutsu."

He wondered back into the book and read a few more pages, he remembered his first question and wondered how she would answer. When he heard her saying he needed to settle down, he took it upon himself to see if she would be offering. He stood and walked over to her, as he put the book back in his pouch he stood next to her and smiled; even though she couldn't see him doing it. " What exactly are you saying? Are you asking me to settle down with you?"

He was serious, yet he was toying with her to see if she was serious. As he stood next to her he reminisced about his past. To think he would go this far was as if he was drunk. He remembered Obito and his favorite phrase. "Those in the ninja world who break the rules and regulations are called trash... But... Those who don't care about their companions are worse than trash!"[/color] He also remembered Rin's kindness. He wondered how Anko was behind the ninja lifestyle.

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[Mitarashi Anko]

Anko watched him reached for the second book from his pouch and sighed slightly to herself. She never got the point with those books and she doubt that she would ever get it. She leaned back up to look at the sky for a moment and when he said her name, she slowly turned and looked at him again. She heard him laugh for a moment and then something came out of his mouth. He wanted her to pose for him?! Her eye twitched slightly has her lips twisted into a smirk of their own. So he wanted to play this game with her, toying with her. She could toy right back and it was something that she rather like doing for the most part. "You are asking instead of just picturing me posing inside that head of yours Kakashi? You did a pretty good job of it when I first came up."

She watched him open the second book and leaned her back down on the grass and used her hands has a pillow under her head. She closed her eyes, remembering the last day that she just decided not to follow orders just yet. It was odd for her to lounge around like this when she was suppose to be doing something. She took her duties has a shinobi rather serious, but when she was not a mission or working on the Chuunin exams her personality was nearly like that of Naruto but with a little more self control, well when she was not around dango that was. That was her favorite snack and she had some at lease once a day when she could. When he spoke again it was a good seven to ten minutes, she lifted up her head just slightly when he asked if she wanted to read the book. "Thanks but I think I will past on that matter Kakashi."

She did noticed how he did not comment back on what she said about Naruto. It was not something knew to her at all. She did know who Kakashi teacher was it was none other that Naruto's father. She closed her eyes againa and thought about all the stories she was told during her childhood about him. She graduated early for the academy and yet because of her time with Orochimaru she did not take the exam to be a Chuunin until she was twelve. It didn't take her long to each Jounin, and she still held her Special status something that she was fine with. When he commented about her jutsu she grinned slightly, she thought it was rather useful well for her anyways. She didn't need him to judge if it was useful or not. "To each their own, hmm? We each have our own fighting style Kakashi."

She blinked when he all of a sudden stood up placing his book back into his pouch and walked over to her. She was still laying on the ground. Her women features and curves hidden under her trench coat right about now something that she was rather thankful for. Her lavender eyes remain on him, not looking away from him. She would never admit not even to herself that she had a small crush on him, but what did it matter right? It was not like something wold happen between them. Everyone one was afraid that she would turn on the village and become just like Orochimaru. She was his first student and she did have some bad habits thanks to him. Her eyebrows raised at him when he suggested that she was offering to settle down with him.

Her mind raced for an answer from him. She was not sure if he was toying with her again or what. It was always hard to tell with him because of that damn mask that he wore all the time over his face. She bite the inside of her lip, it was a good chance to tease back. If she was too quick with her answer it could mean trouble for her and might give away something. If she took to long the same thing. He had placed her on the spot and she didn't really care to being the subject of his twisted little game here. She went to kick his feet, something that she knew would fail but hopefully it would get his mind away from her face, that she knew held a blush on her face. "You only wish..."

[Hatake Kakashi]

He grinned at how she responded. The smart remark was to be expected, but he honestly didn't expect it. The response made him happy somewhat though. He looked her up and down once more and wondered how underneath was. He leaned on top her and scratched his head. "One's mind can only visualize so much. That's why I'm asking you, to start my own sort of research."

As he continued his thoughts about the book, he continued to plead with Anko to read the book. "I'm pretty sure this book will catch your eye. I'll treat you to some dango afterwards if you read it." Underneath his mask that same smile became a smirk as he paused. He wanted to comment about what she said previously to him before he walked over to her so he kneeled his head. "Also Anko, we do have different fighting styles but mines is the more strategic style, copy what might be needed in the future instead of something that might only be used once."

After answering all of that he went back to his reason for ending up next to her. The one question that would seem to never pass out of his mouth. Was it joke? Kakashi was quite serious though when he asked, but to her answer made him wonder whether she was worried to answer truthfully. He started to laugh again as he put the book back in his pouch and put one arm around her shoulder. "Is that a yes?" He even took his other hand and removed his first mask, the suspense was extremely high.

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[Mitarashi Anko]

Anko listened to him when he stated that he wanted to start his own research like Jiraiya. It was hard to tell exactly what Kakashi was thinking and joking at the moment. He normally never did something like this and if he did it was normally joking. He was serious for the most part which surprise her to a point. She knew she had better draw the line sooner or later on this because she was not sure how far that this was all going to go. Tho she could not do much but tease back. "Hmm you want me to be your first research project, in other words." She was going to drag this out as long as she could. There was no reason in giving him a straight answer if he was joking.

Her eyebrow raised when he mentioned buying her some dango after she read the book. Why did everyone bribe her with dango? It was probably because she usually accepted the offer tho. She grinned slightly at this. She took a breath for a moment before a smirk crossed her own lips. "I shouldn't have to read a book just to get some dango from a guy Kakashi. Your attempt at bribing me fails." She didn't even comment on their fighting style, she was smart and she didn't have to get into a debate to prove that to him. She knew she was so there was no point in doing so at the moment.

She watched him wrapped his arm around her shoulder and asked if that meant a yes. She was not sure what it meant at the moment. She didn't move either, kinda scared to move away just yet. He had his arm around her and that was something that she had never thought was going to happen. Here Kakashi was sitting next to her with his arm around her, this was either some sick game of his or he was for real, but it came down to the point that she just didn't know and she was not just about to go spilling her secrets because he was now next to her and started to take off his face mask. This caused her to smirk her tongue slipped out of her mouth, it was her turn to play games with him. "Don't make me stab you Kakashi, you do know how much I have a taste for blood." Her dark lavender eyes watched him start to pull down his mask, and she made no move towards her kunia. was she joking?

[Hatake Kakashi]

Kakashi didn't want to play into game so he started to think of tactics. Why you ask, it's because Kakashi is a deep person, even if he doesn't show it. He's been hurt on more than one occasion, why would he let Anko get to him. His instincts told him to play it cool, leave her hanging. He just looked at her and sighed.

Was she always this much trouble, the more she answered the more complicated things got. Is she trying to throw him off? Does she have something planned? All Kakashi wanted was an answer of yes or no, he wondered if Jaraiya went through stuff like this with women. Kakashi did understand them though. . .to a point. He's seen how Sakura acts, Ino, even Tsunade. He sighed again as he looked at her. "Must you be so troublesome."

He hoped she would feel some sort of guilt, for turning his game into her owns. As laid back as he was, he just wanted an easy answer, he was getting tired and didn't want to play games anymore, especially when his games turned on him. She wasn't an eyesore so he had one last card to play. This was an all or nothing thing, or so they say. "Anyone can be passionate, but it takes real lovers to be silly." To what he meant by that would only tell with time.

[Mitarashi Anko]

Anko stared up at the sky for a moment and closed her eyes. There was nothing really to be done, dealing with Kakashi was troublesome in its own way and she was not exactly sure what he was hinting to at this time. She closed her eyes just has he asked her if she had to be this much trouble, she could say the same about him. She really didn't see herself being trouble just a bit off for the most part and wanted to get down to the bottom of his own game. She could not help it if she turned his own game on him in the long run. She found this to be the funny part to all this. "Sorry Kakashi, I guess that just how I am hmm?" She had a playful little smirk on her face as she said this to him.

What he said next totally caught her off guard, she was unsure how to exactly respond to his statement. She did not know if it was a test or a game to him and he only deepen the matter at her. She felt like he was twisting just about every muscle and bone in her body and there was nothing that she could do about it. One thing that she knew for sure that she would not be daring to play one of these games with Kakashi again in the long run. She thought for a moment or so more before sitting up and looking down at him with a playful grin across her face. "Spoken by a true romantic there." She leaned down close to his ear for a moment. "And that makes us?" She thought for a moment more before grabbing her clipboard and standing up.

She was not even going to give him time to answer her. If he wanted to continued this with her, he would find or somewhere in the village. There was no need to keep at this little game of his if he was only going to make it worse in the long run for her. She decided to prolong this torture for herself and just take things one step at a time. He would find her if he wanted to, thats all she had to know. She placed her hand up and disappeared quick enough.

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