Capítulo 23: Chapter 22 : Low Profile...Yeh Right(4)
After a few more minutes of watching the news, which was basically them showing the pictures from last night over and over again as they stood outside his door, Naruto let out one last sigh before standing up and making his way to the stairs. Only stopping for a moment to put out his cigarette, he moved around the store making sure everything was in place like he did every morning, Gaara stood at the door watching him as he checked, and when he was done sent a nod towards his red headed friend to open the door.
What Gaara didn't notice however was that as soon as he turned his back Naruto had jumped to the second floor and move to the back of the room so he wouldn't be seen, leaving him to the mercy of the reporters and there cameras flashing in his stoic face the moment the door was unlocked. If it wasn't for the fact he was trying not to kill them the red head might have been amused at the looks on their faces when they realise he was Naruto. Ignoring their questions turned around without a word, picked up a stack of books that were had been placed on the counter and started to walk around the store. The moment he moved away from the door the reporters rushed in and started looking around trying to find the blonde.
After about a minute of looking one of the reporters, a pretty blonde woman in a black dress and too much make-up, walked up to Gaara and tapped in on the shoulder. When he didn't respond right away she walked around so she was facing him, a frown on her face at being ignored before she replaced it with what she thought was a charming smile.
"Hi, I'm Summer Day with channel 3 news, I'm sure you've heard of me. Anyway I was wondering if you could tell me where Mr Uzumaki is so we can get an interview."
He just stood there, staring at her without any emotion on his pale face and without realising it the reporter took a step away from the odd redhead, the scar on his forehead only seeming to add to his intimidation. Smiling, at least on the inside at the fact he still had it, Gaara raised an eyebrow at the woman before turning his back to her and walking towards the stairs.
When he got to the second floor, the woman and other reporters following, he saw Naruto sat at the back of the room at his usual table with his restoration equipment on the table and an old, leather bound book in front of him. He was wearing a pair of special glasses that could be used as magnifying glasses, not that he really needed them and they were mostly for show, his head bent down as he examined the book for damages.
He kept his back turned to the group as they approached, seeming not to notice as they came up behind him. The moment she saw him sat at the table the reporter that had been talking to Gaara before walked past him, took a pose next to Naruto as her cameraman started filming, and smile.
"This is Summer Day and I'm here next to Naruto Uzumaki, suspected boyfriend of none other then the dark Teen Titan herself, Raven. Mr Uzumaki, is there anything you would like to say?"
Moving her microphone so he could talk into it, Summer stood there smiling at the camera as she waited for him to speak. However after a long pause her smile faltered slightly and her eyes moved to the blonde teen, who hadn't even looked up from his work, and after sending another smile to the camera pulled the microphone back to her face.
"Well...can you comment on the rumour that you are dating Raven from the teen Titan's?"
Again she got no answer. Letting her announce for the first time, Summer frowned.
"Mr Uzumaki do you have anything to say, anything at all?"
"Your name is ridicules."
Everything in the room went quite at his words, all the other reporters going silent as they tried to understand what he had just said. Summer's smile got even more strained.
"What was that?"
Letting out a sigh, Naruto took off the glasses and slowly turned around in his chair so that he was facing them all, and as his eyes landed on Summer he let a small smile cross hi lips.
"I said your name is ridicules, what parent would name their daughter Summer Day, either they had a strange sense of humour or you changed it later on for whatever reason. Right about now I bet you're all wondering why I'm saying all of this, the fact is I don't care what any of you think and as far as I'm concerned your a bunch of vultures circling around what your hoping to be your next big meal. So desperate for a story that you are willing to turn peoples lives upside-down to get it. I will say this only once, I have nothing to say to any of you and unless your here to buy a book I want you to leave, I have work to do and your taking up space."
After his little speech Naruto turned his back to the group of reporters, including a now red faced Summer Day, put his glasses back on and continued his work. When a few minutes had passed and none of them had left Naruto let out another sigh.
"Gaara, could you escort them out? If any resist you know what to do."
Nodding the red headed Jinchuriki walked to the front of the group and motioned for them to leave, but none of them moved. After waiting for a moment, Gaara let out a sigh of his own and raised his arms out to his side, getting the full attention of the group of reporters, and let out a cloud of sand and had it float in the air. The reporters eyes looked like dinner plates as more and more sand came out of Gaara's sleeves, moving around in the air with a mind of its own, and slowly stated to make its way towards them.
"Leave"
That one word was all it took for the group to run for the door with their tails between their legs.
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Later that day Raven, Starfire and Terra were making their way down the street to Naruto's store. They had all seen the failed interview on the news in the morning and weren't sure if they should be worried or if they should laugh, the looks on the reporters faces when Gaara had brought out his sand was priceless. He was now almost as big a story as Naruto himself and the new were putting pictures up of the red head as he let his sand out with question marks around him, there were even rumours of him being a new Titan.
Except for Terra, who was new to the team and had yet to join them 'in the field' as Robin called it, they had all been at the mercy of Summer Day at least once. Even Beastboy didn't like her, and he like most people, so when Naruto talked her down on TV it had brought a smile to all their faces.
Robin was still doing research on the strange symbol Raven had seen, his computer still processing, and had started to make calls with his contacts around the country trying to find where it was from. But that wasn't the strange thing, what was strange was what Cyborg had found. After spending half the night trying to translate the word Jinchuriki the mechanical teen decided to learn Japanese, at least that's what he said, all he really did was download the information into his head. It was because of this that he was able to get a ruff translation. From what he was able to workout Jinchuriki could be translated as 'Power of Human Sacrifice', which had them all worried.
The biggest problem however was that she couldn't ask Naruto it without admitting she had her friends look into it, something she knew he wouldn't be happy about. They had just turned the corner onto the street, Raven still lost in thought, when all three girls froze in place.
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