"Then the three of us must definitely take a photo of Kakashi-sensei's true face! For sensei's blind date partner!"
"For sensei's girlfriend!"
"For sensei's uh... fiancée?"
Sasuke was successfully led astray by Kano and Naruto. Originally a fairly honest child, he was always forced to go along with things because of Naruto's sudden inspirations and Kano's embellishments.
"There's another problem. If I directly tell Kakashi-sensei that I've arranged a blind date for him, he probably won't agree. We have to make him accept the date willingly. Do you guys have any good ideas?"
There were now two problems on the table: one was taking a photo of Kakashi's true face, and the other was telling Kakashi the news. Neither of these was going to be easy.
Although Kano was very smart, it was still better to brainstorm together.
"I've got it! Let Kakashi-sensei read some romance books, that way he'll start thinking about love. Then we can introduce a girlfriend to him, and he might even thank us.
Pervy Sage happens to be writing a romance novel, we can give that to him to read."
"This method might actually work. I didn't expect Naruto to come up with something like this."
"How about we just give Kakashi some Aphrodisiacs? The 'large dose, plenty to go around' kind. That way, when his fiancée comes to date him, Kakashi won't be able to control himself and they'll just seal the deal right then and there..."
"That's not good, making Kakashi force someone..."
Kakashi, who was on his way home from work, felt a sudden chill down his spine. He wasn't sure if Konoha was getting colder or if some rebellious disciples were out to get him.
"You're right, having Kakashi force the other person isn't good. Then we'll drug his fiancée too, the 'large dose, plenty to go around' kind. That way, they'll both be in the mood together."
"What kind of 'mutual affection' is that?!"
Far away in the Hidden Mist Village, Mei Terumī felt a sudden chill down her spine. She wasn't sure if the Hidden Mist Village was getting colder or if some heaven-defying matchmaker was out to get her.
Kano, who almost turned into the straight man of the comedy duo, felt that while the methods proposed by the two had some feasibility, the success rate was still a bit low.
"Listen to my method. I want to go ask Master Tsunade to turn this blind date into a mission for Kakashi-sensei to take. That way he'll have no choice but to go on the date. What do you guys think?"
"A forced melon isn't sweet."
"Sasuke, you have no right to talk to me like that!"
The Three Little Ones discussed for a long while but couldn't come up with a perfect solution. Furthermore, none of their methods involved telling Kakashi immediately.
So they would leave it at that for now, starting with Naruto's method, and if all else failed, they'd use Sasuke's simple and crude 'mutual affection' plan.
For now, they still needed to take a photo of Kakashi.
In Kano's memory, there seemed to be a plot in the original work about taking off Kakashi's mask. But she had forgotten the details, only remembering that the reporter was Kakashi himself.
Whatever, she was going to handle it personally this time. Even if she had to pin him down, she would get it... "The three of you suddenly inviting me to dinner... Could it be... It seems not, or... also not?"
"It's because we have something we want to ask of Kakashi-sensei."
Kano wouldn't do anything so suspicious; asking for a favor makes people lower their guard and accept gifts more easily.
"Tell me what you want me to do first. I don't believe anything good happens when the three of you get together."
"Actually, we want to learn a few Ninjutsu, so we wanted to ask Kakashi-sensei for advice. There are quite a few Ninjutsu the three of us want to learn, so it might be a bit of a bother for you."
"Is that all? No problem."
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