After a few moments of waiting, the scale finally stopped, landing on the number 170. Naruto grinned victoriously as he pumped his fist in the air.
"Haha, take THAT! 50 pounds in one week! That's gotta be a new record!" he cheered happily. Kakashi was shocked, his single visible eye wide open. How had he gained that much weight in so little time? Something about his rapid gain seemed.....unnatural, to say the least. Naruto had stopped prancing long enough to notice his sensei's strange stare.
"Hey, Kakashi-sensei, why are you staring at me like that?" he asked, slightly disturbed. The silver-haired Jonin seemed to be awakened from his stupor by the blonde's question.
"Oh, I was just wondering if you would come with me real quick. It'll only take a few minutes." he said. Naruto seemed surprised at this request.
"What are we gonna do, sensei? Is it some kind of super-secret training?!" he asked excitedly. Kakashi lazily dismissed his student's curiosity.
"I guess you could consider it that. I'll let you decide for yourself." he said, walking towards the door. Naruto waddled quickly behind, his body still adjusting to his newfound weight.
"H-Hey wait up Kakashi-sensei!" he cried out, though his cries fell on deaf eyes. His sensei was already out the door.
It was a beautiful day in Konoha, a perfect day to just sit back and enjoy all life has to offer. Calm, quiet, peaceful.....
"DAMMIT WHERE THE HELL IS HE!?!?"
....Well, kind of.....
Naruto stomped down the dirt path, a look of extreme anger on his chubby face.
"The nerve of that guy! Inviting me for a walk, then disappearing without a trace! Gah, I can't STAND him sometimes!" he complained in anger. Paying no mind to where he was going, he bumped into the object of his anger.
"Oh, Naruto. You're a little late." Kakashi said nonchalantly, his face hidden behind his infamous orange book. Smoke could be seen billowing out from Naruto's ears.
"You damn son of a -" a quick hush from Kakashi cut off his incensed rant before it could begin.
"Listen, there's something that's been bothering me lately and it concerns you." he said. Naruto looked at him confusedly.
"There is? What is it?" he asked innocently, with the look of a young child in his face.
"It's just how dedicated you are to gaining weight. I don't want you neglecting your training or your other duties as a shinobi as well." he stated plainly. Naruto smirked knowingly.
"Ah, don't worry about that! I've been using my shadow clones to train and do missions around the village while I gained at home! It's not like I didn't think about that beforehand!" he replied, smiling at his resourcefulness. Kakashi sighed. This was not the way this conversation was supposed to go. Apparently, he'd have to wait a little longer before any hard evidence came up.
"Well then, I suppose my concerns were unfounded. If that's it, then I'll just be going now. I need to see the Hokage about something. See ya." he said. Before his student could complain, he disappeared in a puff of smoke, leaving a frustrated Naruto alone.
"Ugh, I will NEVER understand that guy!" he shouted. With a reluctant sigh, he turned back to his apartment, hoping to maybe eat a little bit more before he had to turn in.
Tsunade's paperwork seemed to be neverending. The blonde Hokage slammed her head on her desk in frustration. Why did she agree to this again? Well, there was Nawaki, Dan, Jiraiya, Sarutobi-sensei, Shizune, Naruto......Okay, enough of that guilt trip. She settled instead for silently praying for something to happen.
Someone must've heard her, for Kakashi entered the room with a stern look in his eye.
"Tsunade-sama, we need to talk." he started. She looked up curiously.
"Oh? About what?" she asked nonchalantly.
'It's about Naruto." he replied. With that, Tsunade instantly gave him his undivided attention.
"I'm all ears."
Naruto had just finished emptying his cabinet of food, his stomach bloated from the gorging. With a final belch, he sighed in relief as he felt the food finally begin to digest.
"Ohh.....maybe I overdid it a bit...." he admitted, feeling somewhat queasy. He decided to check to see how much he weighted after that. Hopefully getting this slight case of indigestion would pay off....
The scale tipped, finally revealing his weight to be 183 lbs. He was somewhat surprised with the results. He felt he had eaten a lot more. Ah well, he'd just have to wait for the food to settle before he checked again. With that done, he changed into his new larger pajamas and fell quickly to sleep.
Tsunade sighed in frustration. Was that the case with Naruto? Somehow, it didn't surprise her in the least.
"Kakashi, keep an eye on him. Thank you for bringing it to my attention. We may need to help the process along to find out exactly what's going on." she ordered. Kakashi nodded and disappeared in a puff of smoke. With him gone, she opened a nearby drawer and pulled out a top-secret manila folder with many papers flowing out of it. She opened it carefully and looked at the top page.
"I wonder.....could this be it?" she asked herself.
In the night, a mysterious shadow watched the sleeping Naruto with a cheerful grin. The plan was working perfectly, and the blonde's interest in gaining weight only helped the process. With a small chuckle, it left, waiting to see the fruits of its hard-thought-out plot.
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