Summary: Orochimaru died but before that, he gave Kabuto a death wish that he must fulfill for Orochimaru AND him. Kabutox? Vote a girl please.
Disclaimer: Naruto owns to that Misashi Kishimoto guy…
"Kabuto's Little Quest"
Chapter three: Rivals for her heart!
Kabuto sat on a tree branch outside the Hyuuga property. Why outside? Well, there's practically one good reason. He if he was inside, he'll end up being Jyuukened by Hinata's scary father and be kept outside, like a poor useless dog. But then he wasn't a four-legged animal… So he'll be a poor useless Kabuto.
So our hero stayed outside with binoculars, trying hard to know more about the Hyuuga heiress. So far, all he's seen is her fate bounded cousin getting randomly attacked by gardening tools such as a rake and a hose. Right now, he seems to be in a life or death battle between a shovel. Out of all things. And Kabuto thought Orochimaru was a little screwed.
But then, this isn't some fic about Neji and Kabuto because that'll be total crack.
So on with the spying!
'There she is!' The former sound ninja grinned in a not-so-perverted way. Just then Hnata came out, clad in her usual outfit and talking to two guys.
Kabuto's rivals!
Ah yes, his rivals. Doggy breath and bug boy. Or if a hippie would come in, he'll be probably called 'moon beetle'(1), because that's just the way it is… Two weren't much of a challenge, considering they weren't the in same rank as Hinata, an heiress for one of the most prestigious clans in the shinobi world.
Doggy breath, also known as Inuzuka Kiba, was like most Inuzukas. He had the power to understand dogs, more specifically Akamaru. But then who said that was impressive? Kakashi was able to teach Pakkun how to talk human language, while Akamaru just barks. Like a normal dog.
Then there's our Moon Beetle, or you can just call him Aburame Shino. He was… unapproachable. This guy was creepy and… buggy. Lay a finger on him and you'll soon find a bug somewhere on your body. But then, he was an Aburame and Aburames are just like that. He didn't look like he had any interest in Hinata, but you can never tell.
But then, there was a challenge! Hinata's very strong crush, UZUMAKI NARUTO!
Yes, the blonde was his ultimate match for the Hyuuga's heart. The blueberry haired kunoichi is in love with him and Kabuto didn't want to break true love. Even if Naruto is oblivious, the one-sided affection was still deep.
All of this information was being written by the Yakushi in this green notebook he had bought from the shop near the hospital yesterday after 'work'. "These are important data… must record it down."
Suddenly, out of no where, a hammer painfully struck him on the noodle making him to loose his balance and fall face first on the ground.
"AHA! BEAT THAT!" Neji exclaimed, having to have defeated a hammer. We don't really know if he's on something or if Gai and Lee had affected him this much, enough to loose his very sanity. Or if he's just on crack today.
"Ouch… my head." Unfortunately for Kabuto, he ended up inside the forbidden 'compound'. So then, guess what happened.
…It was like this…
"Ahem." Our four-eyed friend looked up and ended up face to face with no other than Hyuuga Hiashi, Hinata's father.
'Crap.'
At the end, even with his attempts to hide from the scary clan head, he was still Jyuukened out of the property.
Poor Kabuto.
Our silver haired friend sighed.
He was at the hospital, working, even if he had a couple of injuries here and there. But then what kind of work was moping the hallway? Don't they have a janitor for this? If they don't they should get one. Kabuto was a medic nin, not a cleaning nin. His precious medical skills will rust away if it continues on like this!
"Hey, we're here to see Akimichi Chouji…"
Kabuto looked at the source of the voice. It was Yamanaka Ino talking to Shizune. Oh what perfect timing! He could now learn more about her rivals!
So far, there were three, he guessed. Sasuke didn't count because he's Mr. 'I have to kill my brother, look cool, and don't touch me fangirls!' So there was Nara Shikamaru, probably Akimichi Chouji, and I guess Sarutobi Asuma.
Nara Shikamaru was a lazy ass boy, Kabuto was sure. But then he had one trait he will never be able to beat. Shikamaru had an IQ of 200. Poor Kabuto since he only has limited knowledge. He was a good match for Kabuto, unlike the previous two who he observed earlier in the story. He wasn't ugly and he's a great strategist who'll probably be the best thinker the village has to offer. And since he was a Nara, he has to marry some powerful girl to boss him around, right? And it so happens Ino is like that. And now Kabuto's rival rate gives the Nara a score of 5/5! A worthy rival indeed!
Next is Chouji. Now we're not sure if the flower princess is interested in him a bit. From anyone's point of view, being friends was the best relationship they can both have. But who knows if events may twist a little and give fatso a chance. Now since Kabuto didn't want to be mean I calling Chouji 'fatso' he'll just call him 'chubby'. See? Kabuto was kind. Any girl would want him!
The last is probably her jounin instructor. Okay, the medic nin wasn't sure if he was some pedophile or anything, but we can never be too sure. I mean, the next thing we know, he's chasing after the Haruno girl. …Scary. He's quite a bad example for the young ones with his smoking. The government says that cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health, but is he listening? No. So Kabuto has a prediction this guy won't die because of battle, he'll die because of all the smoke that's polluting his lungs! All in all, not much of a guy to look at. …He's better off with someone his own age; Kurenai, perhaps?
Now, because of all his daydreaming and not paying attention to his surroundings, he tripped. And then the bucket full of water went flying, pouring water on Kabuto and landing on top of his head. So he was sitting on the floor, mop on his lap, looking like he just came from a swimming pool. Come to think of it, do they have a swimming pool in Leaf?
"Yakushi! Clean that up… People might slip, you know." Shizune looked down at him smiling, like she was happy Kabuto had just embarrassed himself in front of a dozen people, including Ino. He could only cutely pout and give him a half-hearted glare. Life was unfair.
Temari happened to be in town. Lucky Kabuto. Looks like his luck is turning now…
"You. Sound nin. I saw you at Sand."
He spoke too soon. Once again, he came face to face with the dreaded Shukaku carrier. He suddenly kept sweating out of nervousness. This didn't look good for him. So while he only has a few moments to live, let's let him see who his rivals are for Temari.
Not much. Only probably Shikamaru, but we've reviewed him before. Well, that's kinda good. Less competition. But I guess it wasn't that easy. Even if no guy is currently chasing her now, there's one big threat.
Her brother. Gaara.
Now, shooing his last bit of dignity away, he prayed to the gods to forgive him for all he has done, all the people he betrayed, the people he killed, the people he wanted to kill, that they would find some other person to betray/kill them. And he literally begged for his life!
"Do not touch my sister." And with a glare, Gaara walked away, heading for the Hokage's office.
Kabuto blinked. And blinked. And chased his remaining pride to come home to him.
He wasn't going to die!
Now since he was spared from the horrific sand coffin thing, he went inside a weapon shop to spy, not stalk, the one and only TenTen. And there she was, with her fellow team mates, Rock Lee and Hyuuga Neji, who seemed to be out of crack. Good thing, too.
The said two were his rivals. Gai wasn't included because I don't think anyone has ever paired the two up together in fanfiction. Besides, that'll be pedophilic and cracked. Gai's better off single.
On with fuzzy eyebrows and girly hair.
Rock Lee was, well, Rock Lee. He had a good personality but his looks… uhhh… no comment. Maybe if he looked like Sasuke or Neji, then he'll probably be the most perfect guy around. But he doesn't look like any of them… Oh well. His loss. He just had to look like Gai. He just had to! Since he was currently in love with pinky, or Sakura, he wasn't much of a challenge or what so ever.
The Hyuuga was a genius. The clan's prodigy. He had the Byakugan, and has even mastered it, unlike Kabuto, who doesn't have any bloodline. All he can do is some medical jutsu stuff. But that was cool, too. All his problem was his attitude. If he wasn't on crack. Because like we witnessed earlier, being on crack meant things like fighting with inanimate objects such as a rake. Of all things. Though all these flaws are visible, TenTen may have some liking for him.
"Hey! I know you!" Kabuto was snapped out of his analyzing and looked at the brunette.
He smiled back at the weapon master. "Really? Ahehehehe…"
"Yeah." She giggled. "You work at the hospital. You're the one that tripped on a bucket of water at the first floor."
His happy mood flew away. '…Darn. Out of all things I could've been recognized for. It had to be that incident!'
"What's your name?"
"Yakushi Kabuto. Yours?" 'Oh joy! The third girl who knows my name!' He inwardly danced. The first was Tayuya, but she still calls him some insulting names… And the second was Shizune, but she also calls him other names.
"Call me TenTen."
"Nice to meet you."
For once in his life, he was successful in some way! Horrah for Kabu-chan! …I mean Kabuto!
Not letting his good mood to waste, he worked hard at the hospital with no complaints! He's now in good terms with the weapon chick giving him higher points in getting her! Whoo!
And since he was so joyful, why not see who are his rivals for his co-worker's heart!
One probability was the Copy-nin, Hatake Kakashi. He is always late, giving lame excuses at the end. He also reads that perverted orange book wherever he goes. Doesn't he have any shame? Pft. Some jounin he is. At least Kabuto doesn't read such pornographic material. But Kakashi seems to attract girls because of his mysterious face. There may be some rumors about it, from buck teeth to fish lips; but that just made the ladies want to see his face even more. I mean, even the famous Uchiha Sasuke couldn't help but feel questioning. A worthy rival!
Now I, the author, don't know if Kabuto has any other challenge so we'll just stick with this one person, who may be equivalent to two people!
Kabuto may have almost gotten defeated by the Sharingan user before, but not again! Because this is a different competition! This is about LOVE! Ahehehehe…
"Shizune-san! I'm done cleaning the hall!" He called out happily. He was smiling like an idiot, but a cute idiot he was.
Shizune smiled back. She noticed something odd about him. He was… well… very happy. It was odd but… she had nothing to do with it!
He had no rivals for Tayuya and he was confident about this bit of information. So less worries here! It was one of the best days ever, minus the part being Jyuukened out of the Hyuuga compound and facing off Gaara, the Kazekage.
His rivals aren't much competition now, were they?
A/N
This is as much as I can do for now. I'm not rushing into things so be patient if you want to know who he'll end up with.
1- Moon Beetle - credits to my friend who made that up. I like the ring to it. P
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