#team ke

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The Haunted House Incident

Badger exchanged a look with Parrot. "We don't talk about that. Ever." They answered in unison and steadfastly refused to answer further questions. The truth about the mysterious Haunted House Incident.

There it is:  The Haunted House Incident (AO3)

A story about Badger and Parrot  *xD*

Thanks to all of you <3

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Linewalkers Omake

Since we haven’t seen Team Ke in a while:

A short scene of Naruto training with Tobirama while being accidentally watched by Team Ke

“What is he doing?” Badger asked, peering over the shrub he had been hiding behind.

“It looks like some strange dance,” Owl mused, watching in fascination as the young child jumped over something invisible.

“Maybe he’s trying his hand at miming?” Badger offered, sounding rather unconvinced by his own explanation.  

Parrot snorted. “He’s practicing taijutsu, you idiots,” he explained, eliciting a collective “Ah.” from both his teammates.

Lion rolled his eyes at their antics and smiled wryly.

They were Team Ke. One of Konoha’s most feared elite units.

But nobody who saw them like this would ever believe it.

After all, what kind of terrifying ANBU unit would spend their free time secretly hiding behind shrubbery to gush over a kid?

Meanwhile, on a tree on the opposite side of the clearing:

“He looks so adorable,” Hound chirped happily.

Team Ro voiced its agreement.

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Linewalkers - Notes

It has been a while since I’ve posted some extras, so I’d like to share some background infos.

Today’s topic will be: Team Ke

I know you are curious about them, so while I won’t share their identities yet, you’ll get a few other funny infos:

There’s a lot to say about them, so this note will just cover three things:

Their first appearance

How they managed to get the guard duty

Parrot’s and Badger’s Haunted House incident that has been hinted at

ANBU in a kitchen

Four masked heads turned around as Naruto stepped through the kitchen door. Naruto's first impression was, that they were not in a hurry. In fact, their postures were rather relaxed, and they seemed to be quite at home in his kitchen.

Team Ke’s introduction is very...anticlimactic. Four ANBU hanging out in your kitchen don't make a very scary picture - and they know it. That's why they've thought carefully beforehand about who's going to stand where. They've even practiced it. 

However, their dress rehearsal was interrupted by Kakashi, who had just happened to pass by the extremely secluded third-floor meeting room. Naturally, he promptly elected himself as trial audience.

Team Ke was not pleased to be pelted with popcorn every time he deemed them too scary. They were even less pleased with the ninken he summoned to serve as theater critics.

First appearance

But wait, that’s not the first time we see Team Ke. They actually turned up in chapter 4:

The Third threw a mildly exasperated look at the ANBU crowding around his crystal ball.

Somehow Team Ke had managed to wrangle themselves into being the Hokage's guards today, despite the fact that it was not even part of their usual duties.

I wonder how they managed that? Well, let's revisit that topic after I've restocked the toilet paper in the ANBU headquarters and gotten rid of Owl’s special brand cookies.

The Haunted House Incident

Did you know that even nightmare-inducing Shinobi sometimes get frightened, too? Especially of scary bunnies.

“Parrot dragged me to a haunted house, and it had that weird fluffy animal thing with red eyes. Scary, I tell you," Badger shuddered.

"That was not an animal," Parrot corrected him drily. "That was the electrician who had tripped over a wire. The fluffy thing was his fur coat and the red eyes you saw were the buttons reflecting the ceiling light."

What happened there?

Well, Parrot absolutely loves hunted houses. Badger, his best friend, however, views them with a healthy suspicion. He got startled by a randomly appearing monster and threw his cotton candy at it. The monster, who turned out to be the electrician about to check on a technical defect, was so surprised that he tripped over a wire. The rest happened just as Parrot said.

Why was he wearing a fur coat?

Because the haunted house was understaffed, and even the electrician had to play part-time monster. Don’t ask me what he was supposed to be, though because I have no idea either. But I’ve heard from a reliable source (Badger) that it was something scary.

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Linewalkers Cut Scene

Before Naruto’s assessment test (Chapter 5)

“So…” Naruto glanced nervously at the masked people. “How are we going to do this?”

Team Ke exchanged another glance. “We are going to play a game,” Lion explained calmly and raised his hand in a silent signal.

Badger and Parrot immediately vanished into the shrubbery.

Naruto stared after them. A game? What game?

A hand landed on his shoulder. It was Owl. “Quick now, Naruto,” he urged him cheerfully.  “Parrot and Badger hijacked the cookie jar!  We need to get it back!”

Naruto grinned. That really sounded like a fun game.

Inside the Hokage’s office Danzo watched incredulously as the elite unit made off with a snack jar.

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Linewalkers - Deleted Scene

Team Ke meeting Team No (Chapter 8)

Before the patrol - Scratched because I didn’t like Team No. *xD*

The meeting point was the rooftop of a back alley in the more remote part of the village. Four masked people were already present when they reached it.

One of them stepped forward as Team Ke landed in front of them.

“Team Ke reporting in.”, Lion informed the Wolf masked ANBU. “Confirmed,” Wolf replied. “No incidents.” “Confirmed,” Lion answered. “Elven hundred: Team Ke relieving Team No.” “Confirmed,” the Wolf masked ANBU responded.

Suddenly the three figures behind Wolf relaxed. “Finally!” a female voice sighed. “I can rest now.”

“Getting old, Cat?” Badger teased.

“Not as old as you, Badger,” the woman shot back and sauntered past her team leader, throwing a very curious look at Naruto. “And who is this little cutie over here?”

Naruto successfully repressed the urge to fidget as he found himself under the sudden scrutiny of the unknown ANBU team.

Owl slung his arm around Naruto’s shoulder. “That’s Hare. He’s our charge.” “You are babysitting?” a Tiger masked ANBU asked incredulously.   “No, we are teaching,” Lion countered sharply. “And now we have to leave because unlike other people we are on duty.” He turned towards his team. “Badger, Parrot, off with you.”

The two ANBU nodded, ruffled the child’s hair, and flickered away, completely ignoring the other unit.

“Owl, Hare, we are leaving.”

His two companions obeyed, and Team No was left to stare at the empty spot Team Ke had just vacated.

Wolf snorted. “I think you pissed them off, Tiger.”

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“Four masked heads turned around as Naruto stepped through the kitchen door. Naruto's first impression was, that they were not in a hurry. In fact, their postures were rather relaxed, and they seemed to be quite at home in his kitchen. “

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