AN: A SasuNaru fic of course, but the first part of this chapter is actually an excerpt from Icha Icha Paradise, so don't be surprised if you don't recognize the characters ^^;;

Disclaimer: Don't own anything

Prologue

"Himiko cried out in fear as the Missing-Nin suddenly teleported behind her beloved. She struggled against the chains that shackled her wrists and ankles to the wall, but they wouldn't budge the least. All she could do, as her captor's sword slashed through her beloved Hikaru-kun, was to turn her head and shut her eyes tightly as the deep red blood splashed her face. A sob tore from her throat as the shrill scream echoed in the cave, flowed by the sound of a falling body.

It was all her fault! If she hadn't caught the attention of the Missing-Nin with her cute face, she wouldn't have been kidnapped, and her beloved Hikaru-kun wouldn't have died trying to save her.

Tears slipped down her face and she shivered as a hand caressed her face. 'Himiko-chan.'

Her eyes snapped open at the sound of the familiar voice, and she saw the face of her beloved in front of her. 'Hikaru-kun… you're alive!' She looked past him and saw the body of the Missing-Nin who had kidnapped her on the ground dead. 'How?'

'I used the Kawarimi no Jutsu (body substitute jutsu),' the dark haired young man said as he started to release his fiancée from the cold wall she was chained to.

When the last chain dropped to the ground, Himiko would have fallen as well if it hadn't been for the strong arms that had caught her just in time. 'Hikaru-kun' the beautiful blonde whispered as she snuggled closer to the firm chest, her naked breasts pressed against the cold metal of his armor.

'Himiko-chan,' the young ANBU ninja answered as his hand slowly crept down her bare back, resting against her slender hip and his other hand cupped the firm roundness of her breast.

'Hikaru-kun,' Himiko gasped out loud and a blush spread on her pale cheeks as she felt the calloused hands against her tender skin…"

The genius jounin known as Hatake Kakashi giggled like a school girl as his one visible eye greedily swallowed the rest of the adventures between the captive Princess Himiko and her ANBU knight from the last chapter of his favorite book: Icha Icha Paradise.

The jounin put a hand against his face and fanned himself as he got to the more 'action packed' section of the chapter, if it weren't for the black mask and head protector that hid more than half of his face, he would have been as red as a lobster by now.

Sunday… a day spent without having to get up early; no need to train, no missions, and best of all, no bickering between Naruto and Sasuke. Sunday, a day just spent between him and his precious Icha Icha Paradise. The missions had been piling up recently due to the lack of new ninjas, forcing him to put aside his reading for the sake of the village. But today was catching up day.

A pile of Icha Icha Paradise books were sprawled on the coffee table as the jounin continued to giggle and blush over the newest volume.

Finally after taking off his jacket and shoes to be more comfortable, the feminine sounds stopped when the lazy eye fell onto the hated words of "To be continued…" Oh how he hated to wait for more of this exciting story. He wanted desperately to find out how King Yukifumi would react to his daughter's passions for a poor ANBU ninja.

Kakashi sighed as he rolled up the book in his hands and put it back into his pocket. Maybe he would be able to reread it again when he takes Sakura, Sasuke, and Naruto training tonight.

The thought of his two students made the teacher grin. If there was one thing that gave him more pleasure than reading Icha Icha Paradise, it was watching Naruto and Sasuke. It was amazing what a little oil could do when added to a fire. A leer appeared under the mask as Kakashi recalled a few incidents where he had rubbed the two the wrong way making the bakas go at each other like hungry tigers.

Standing up, he stretched, hearing the satisfying popping sounds as his joints cracked. Out of the corner of his eye he caught sight of a small piece of paper falling from his lap. It must have fallen out of the book when he had been reading it. Using his feline reflexes, he gracefully caught the paper before it hit the ground.

"A note from the editor," Kakashi read out loud and already his manly intuition was telling him that this is bad news. "We are very sorry to inform all of our valued customers that this will be the last volume of Icha Icha Paradise for a long time. The author is taking a break form this novel because he is currently experiencing "Writer's Block." We are very sorry for this inconvenience; we are also praying with our loyal readers that the author will return to us soon with the next installment of Icha Icha Paradise. In the mean time, please enjoy some of our other great titles such as…" The silver haired jounin saw red and the rest of the words were lost when he quickly did a fire jutsu on the hated paper, nearly setting his carpet on fire.

No more Icha Icha Paradise?! Please let this be another one of Naruto's pranks! Why did God have to be so cruel?! Why was the world so unfair?! Why?! The questions ran through Kakashi's head as he held on to his collection of Icha Icha Paradise as if they would disappear from his sight if he let them go. Now he would never find out if King Yukifumi would accept Hikaru, or about the promised 'surprise' Himiko had planned for Hikaru, or the new costume the ANBU ninja had bought for his Princess Himiko. Now he would never be able to die as a happy ninja. Now he understood how Naruto felt when he didn't get ramen for breakfast.

Naruto… wait! An idea suddenly popped into his head from what his blond student had once said. A hopeful Kakashi jumped up from his comfy sofa with the fire of determination burning in his eye. If the author wasn't motivated, then as a responsible reader, he, Hatake Kakashi, should help his favorite author find some motivation.

"Yosh!" the jounin cried out triumphantly and disappeared with a poof of smoke.

~*~*~*~

"Young girls, young, beautiful girls," a puddle of drool formed on the ground as one of the legendary Sennins peeked through the hole in the wall dividing the male and female hot springs. "So round and plump. That's it onee-chan, lift up your arms a little more…" a lecherous chuckle followed the observation.

"Yo!" The loud greeting made the women on the other side stop their bathing a minute to look up curiously.

Jiraiya jumped up from his crouching position as a hand landed on his shoulder. He turned around ready to summon his toad on whoever dared to interrupt his data collection before he saw Kakashi. "What do you want? If it's about Naruto, I don't want to hear about it now. My data collecting is more important." With that the older man turned back and focused all his attention on the peeping hole and the view that came with it.

Kakashi sighed. This wouldn't be as easy as he had thought, but he had a duty to fulfill as a fan. Thank God he had eavesdropped when Naruto had been complaining to Sasuke about Jiraiya's perverted habits, or else he wouldn't have known where to start looking for the Sennin.

Clearing his throat, Kakashi tried again. "I know that you're gathering data for your book Jiraiya-sama. May I ask why you have decided to stop writing such a fabulous book as Icha Icha Paradise?"

"Oh?! You are a fan of my book too Kakashi-kun?" Immediately the old man turned upon hearing praise for Icha Icha Paradise. "Isn't it an exciting book Kakashi-kun? Doesn't it make your heart go pitter-patter? Doesn't it make your blood boil? Doesn't it make that other part of you stand up like a man?"

"It certainly does Jiraiya-sama," Kakashi confessed without a single morsel of shame. "So why did you say you are discontinuing it if you enjoy writing so much?"

The happy grin disappeared and the Sennin turned back to his spying. "I'm bored. Data collecting is not that informative anymore. I want to see more exciting data than just seeing them naked. Now go away, I don't want to have this conversation again. You're making too much noise."

Not enough inspiration, huh? A naughty idea popped into his head. Sasuke and Naruto would kill him for sure… but the benefits outweighed the risk in this case. As the president of the official Icha Icha Paradise fan club, he had to do this. "If you are looking fore quality data, may I ask that you meet me on the east side of the Konoha's forest just past midnight? I promise that you will be filled with inspiration Jiraiya-sama," The sly jounin said to the Sennin's back before disappearing with a poof of smoke.

The east side of the forest... the Sennin thought to himself when he could no longer sense Kakashi's chakra. Wasn't that the place and time Naruto was going to train with that Uchiha kid? He remembered the blond nuisance chatting none stop about it. Just what was Kakashi trying to pull?

Jiraiya tried to focus on the bathing women, but his curiosity had already been piqued. Naruto and Sasuke hun… the Sennin chuckled quietly to himself. Who would've known?

AN: Responses craved =P Is it worth it to continue?