Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ I'll Cover You ❯ One Song Poison ( Chapter 5 )
[ Y - Young Adult: Not suitable for readers under 16 ]
By: tsukiraven 
The secret of the poison is revealed at last.
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.06.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.5K | Visits: 506 | Status: Work In Progress
The secret of the poison is revealed at last.
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Hentai | Type: Alternate Universe | Uploaded On: 02.06.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.5K | Visits: 506 | Status: Work In Progress
tsukiraven: My loyal readers! I'm soooo sorry! Please forgive me, I have not updated as fast as I have promised. The FFN admins froze my account temporarily, but I'm back now. Back and ready to roll!! So, without much further ado, please allow me to start chappie five! Thank you and enjoi!
I'll Cover You: Chappie 5
Hehe... Hi! My name's Iruka! What's yours?
Mizuki... It's nice to meet you, Iruka.
"I honestly don't see why I have to stay in bed for a month. A whole month!" Iruka complained and complained but to no avail. Kakashi held the wriggling chuunin fast as Iruka clung to Kakashi from fear of falling.
Kakashi had decided that the hospital was no place for the chuunin to be. It was depressing and sad and did not fit the description of his Ruka at all. So, Kakashi had decided to... well, Iruka called it 'kidnapping'. Kakashi preferred to call it 'relocation'. He had stated that the best place for the dolphin was to be at home, Kakashi's home to be exact. So, after making sure that Raven's back had been turned, Kakashi swept Iruka up and fled, jumping from roof to roof in order to get home fast enough. Iruka gave up trying to free himself and gave Kakashi a halfhearted glare. "You could get in trouble, Kakashi."
Kakashi curved his eye at the man in his arms. "Maa... Iruka, whatever happens happens and Tsunade guaranteed me a month. I will use said month to its fullest extent, thank you very much. She should've specified if she didn't want you to leave the hospital."
Pouting, Iruka gave up. If the jounin had made up his mind, he had made up his mind. There was no escaping it. "Just promise that we'll be back tomorrow to meet Tsunade, okay?"
Kakashi shrugged, leaping a gap between two buildings with ease. Iruka used his best teacher voice and said sternly, "Kakashi... that was a direct order from the Hokage, we can't ignore it." When Kakashi continued to continue on in his nonchalant way, Iruka decided a change of plans was in order. Switching from teacher mode to irresistibly cute mode Iruka gazed up at Kakashi, his large brown eyes filled with adoration. "Please, Kakashi-koi," Iruka mentally smirked at his use of the suffix, "If we get in trouble Tsunade-sama might not let me leave the hospital anymore." 'Bingo.' Kakashi visibly twitched and sighed.
"Alright Iruka, we'll be back in time to meet Tsunade." Iruka smiled and threw his arms around Kakashi in a hug. 'Yes! Score: Umino Iruka 1, Hatake Kakashi... 6.'
Kakashi smiled at his Ruka, landing in front of an old-fashioned single apartment with a soft thump. "And, we're home!"
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"GAHH!!!" Iruka screeched and jumped out of the shower. "Kakashi! You used all of the hot water!"
A messy-haired, grinning Kakashi stuck his head out of a room down the hall. "Ahh.. Sorry, Ruka. I forgot to pay the bill this month."
Iruka scowled, and sighed. "Yeah, yeah. Pay it tomorrow alright?" Kakashi smiled and went to meet his lover halfway.
"I can go pay it later if you want."
"Don't you dare! If we're going to be home together one day, then paying a bill can wait." Kakashi's smile widened, and he reached forward and scooped his Ruru up, snuggling the younger man. Iruka smiled softly, forgetting about the cold water. He was content with the warmth found in his Kashi's arms.
Kakashi leaned down and pressed his unmasked lips to his lover's. This was what he had been waiting for. This kiss, this contact with Iruka. He pulled said man closer and deepened the kiss, sliding his tongue into Iruka's mouth. He caressed the chuunin’s head with one hand, moving the other hand down to massage the small of Iruka's back gently. Iruka gave a small moan and leaned into the passionate kiss, wrapping his arms tightly around the jounin's neck.
When a need for oxygen persisted, Kakashi slowly pulled away from Iruka, threading his fingers through the young man's hair. "Iruka," he whispered. "I love you..."
Iruka nuzzled Kakashi's throat, soft and pale from lack of exposure to sunlight. "I love you too, Kashi."
"Your Kashi."
Iruka grinned and kissed the curve of Kakashi's neck. "My Kashi."
Kakashi pulled Iruka back for another kiss, happily affixing his lips to the dolphin's. Iruka sunk into a relaxed position against him and Kakashi smiled against his lips. Cute, there was hardly any other word his could use to describe Iruka at that moment. The man was freaking adorable. Iruka pulled back and gazed at Kakashi. Blushing, he ran a tanned finger across the jounin's jaw line. "Kakashi, I want--"
"IRUKA-SENSEI!!! ARE YOU THERE?!" Both Kakashi and Iruka jumped. Iruka, stunned, averted his eyes from Kakashi and looked at the door. A banging noise was reverberating from the opposite side. Kakashi glared menacingly at the offending barrier. Threading his fingers through Iruka's he pulled the disoriented chuunin towards the door. Sighing, Kakashi looked through the small opening near the top. "Naruto," he sighed again. "Sasuke and Sakura. Should I let them in?"
Halfheartedly, Iruka nodded. He couldn't just let his former students stand there, could he? Kakashi tugged the door open, watching in amusement as an overzealous orange blur whipped past him and latched onto Iruka. Iruka jumped back, his legs giving out as he crumpled to the floor under the weight of Naruto. "Sensei!" Naruto cried. "Sensei!"
Naruto smiled widely, but squawked when he was lifted as if he were an empty sack. Turning around, he came face to face with an annoyed Kakashi. "Iruka just left the hospital," Kakashi stated, tossing Naruto aside and helping Iruka up. "I'd prefer if you didn't kill him."
Naruto scowled, but accepted Sakura's hand when she offered to help him up. Unbeknownst to everyone else in the room, Sasuke glared.
"Iruka-sensei, we brought you these flowers," Sakura held out a bouquet of flowers, which Iruka gladly accepted. "Are you out of the hospital for good now?"
Iruka scratched the back of his head. "Well, you see that's a funny story..."
"I kidnapped him." Kakashi said, with the air of someone who had just received an 84 on a mediocre test. Absolutely nothing special.
The three genins in the room fixed Kakashi with a horrified stare. Well, horrified in Sakura and Naruto's case; Sasuke just had one eyebrow raised for effect.
"Y-you...you... You Kidnapped Iruka-Sensei?!" Naruto shrieked.
Kakashi chuckled. "Well, that's what he likes to call it."
Sasuke sighed. "You took him without permission, didn't you?"
Kakashi tapped his nose with his index finger. "Very good, Sasuke. I see your powers of deduction have not yet faded." Naruto laughed openly. Sasuke glared at the blonde. "Well, anyway... I was about to make breakfast. I suppose you'll want to stay?"
"Hah! I'll bet Kakashi-sensei can't cook for beans!" Naruto pointed at the silver haired man, who shrugged.
"I'll let you be the judge of that. I'll even make ramen for you, how's that?"
"YEAH!!! Ramen ramen ramen!!!" Naruto smiled widely in an endearing way, and glommed onto Kakashi's leg.
"Hey... leggo..." Kakashi tried to shake Naruto off, and the fox backed away slightly, grinning and rubbing the back of his head. "So, ramen and then training sound good?" Everyone nodded and followed Kakashi into the kitchen.
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"Ugghhh... I'm beat." Iruka flopped onto the couch in a tired way. "Who knew that Naruto was getting to be such a good ninja?"
"You," Kakashi pulled down his mask and yanked Iruka over to his end of the couch, cuddling the dolphin tightly. "You always believed in him."
"Mmm... true. But Sasuke was awfully rough with him today. Is he always so aggressive?"
"No, not normally. I noticed that too. Ah, the perils of angst in the springtime of youth."
Iruka couldn't conceal his grin. "Okay Gai." He snuggled into the scarecrow's chest, smiling the whole time. "I'm so tired."
Kakashi yawned. "Yeah, so am I. I'm going to hit the hay, care to join me?"
Still smiling, Iruka allowed himself to be pulled up by Kakashi. "Of course."
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"Iruka... Hey Iruka..." Someone was calling him. His mom? No, that was a male's voice...
"C'mon Ruru, wake up." His dad never called him Ruru. Who could it be then?
"Alrighty, you can stay asleep as long as you want, but..." It wasn't Mizuki...
"... We'll be late to see Tsunade." Kakashi! They were going to be late!
Iruka sat bolt upright, shaking off his confusion and tiredness. He glared accusingly at his lover, who lay next to him, arm still around his waist. "Hey, don't look at me. I've been trying to wake you up for a half hour now." Kakashi gave him an adorable smile and hugged him, pulling Iruka back into the midst of fluffy pillows and blankets. "If you wanna be late though..."
"Kakashi! We've gotta go!" Kakashi smirked and kissed his belligerent lover quickly. Iruka didn't even try to hold a proper glare anymore. Sighing in defeat, he shuffled his way over to the bathroom, preparing for the day ahead. Ignoring the seemingly reasonable numbness in his feet, Iruka jumped into the shower, only to yell when it came on full blast. "Kakashi! Cold water!!"
Kakashi winced. "Try turning the hot water all the way up!" He was rewarded with another yell, this one a little different. "Hot! Hot!!" Shaking his head, Kakashi smiled and went about getting dressed. He pulled out his normal uniform for himself and was halfway dressed when he realized that he had not brought any spare clothes for Iruka. "Ahh..."
Kakashi sat down in thought. Maybe he had something that would fit the younger man...
Iruka entered the room 15 minutes later, completely distraught and wearing only a towel around his waist. Kakashi gave Iruka a once over and grinned. Iruka scrunched up his face in a cute imitation of a glare and stuck out his tongue. "Kashi, do you have any clothes?"
"That's what I was just thinking. You can wear these I suppose..." Kakashi tossed Iruka a pair of sweatpants. "And these," The sweatpants were followed by a baggy black tee shirt and a dark blue hoodie. "That should do."
Iruka nodded and made to put on the clothing. After a moment he stopped and glared at Kakashi. "Could you... turn around?"
Kakashi scoffed lightly. "It's not like I haven't seen it all before."
"Kakashi..."
"Fine, fine," Kakashi sighed and yanked down his hitai-ate until it covered both of his eyes. "Happy?"
"Yes, thank you." Iruka was already half way into the sweatpants when he noticed the cocky grin on Kakashi's face. Then realization struck him. "Damn it Kakashi! You're using your sharingan, aren't you?!" The grin widened. Iruka threw a pillow at the jounin's head, only for Kakashi to dodge it at the last minute.
"Now, now Ruka. If you don't hurry we really will be late."
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"So... I heard you two have caused an incident?" Tsunade arched a delicate brow. "Well?"
Iruka, back on his hospital bed, fidgeted nervously. "Yeah..."
"They snuck out when I wasn't looking," Raven muttered.
Tsunade sighed. "It didn't occur to you that Iruka needed his treatment? Tch tch tch. How irresponsible." Kakashi rolled his visible eye. "Anyway, I'll stop avoiding it and tell you about the poison." Kakashi and Iruka leaned forward. "As you know, the poison is called Henshitsu toxin." The two men nodded. "It's a slow acting venom, perfect for torture." Iruka paled. "Perfectly lethal on its own, but it won't kill you for about three months unless combined with a special herb. Our tests say it wasn't. But it... Do either of you know what 'Henshitsu' translates to?" They both shook their heads, anxious.
"It means 'deterioration'," Raven cut in. "The poison deteriorates at you senses and muscle tissue until you are unable to move, speak coherently, or basically do anything for yourself. Eventually... eventually, it will work its way up to your brain tissue, Iruka-sensei. Your memories, personality, and sense of self will all be destroyed unless the antidote is administered in time. Soon after, the toxin becomes lethal." Raven said.
"Said antidote can only be found where the poison is," Tsunade stated. "In Sunagakure. I would send Kakashi, but I'd rather have every jounin on hand here just in case. So, I'll send the three other people that I'm positive Iruka would- and will have to- trust with his life. Okay," she called towards the door. "You can send them in."
The door opened with a creak. In came Sasuke, followed by Naruto and Sakura. All three of them looked at Iruka first. They had obviously been briefed on the poison situation. At the thought of his sensei dying, Naruto's eyes filled with tears. Stubbornly, he wiped them away.
"Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, and Uchiha Sasuke will be traveling to Suna over the next month. They can expect possible attacks, ambushes, and vicious offense. We have ruled out the possibility that Kazekage Gaara is involved. He will be a valuable asset when obtaining the antidote, so don't screw this up." Tsunade said the last four words with such vehemence that no one dared say anything. "The life of one of the best chuunins that Konohagakure has ever seen is in your hands. Sasuke... Naruto... Sakura, do you accept your mission?"
All three nodded in unison, grim lines of determination set on their young faces. Iruka, meanwhile, was feeling very faint. 'I can't believe it. I refuse to. Three months... and then I'll die.'
Kakashi seemed to sense what his lover was feeling, and squeezed him tightly. "Don't worry," he said, his voice pitched so that only Iruka could hear him. "As long as I'm alive, I won't let you die."
a/n: That's it for this chappie! Sorry for no omakes or reviewer responses, but I must fly! Ja matte! Peace out until next time!!
I'll Cover You: Chappie 5
Hehe... Hi! My name's Iruka! What's yours?
Mizuki... It's nice to meet you, Iruka.
"I honestly don't see why I have to stay in bed for a month. A whole month!" Iruka complained and complained but to no avail. Kakashi held the wriggling chuunin fast as Iruka clung to Kakashi from fear of falling.
Kakashi had decided that the hospital was no place for the chuunin to be. It was depressing and sad and did not fit the description of his Ruka at all. So, Kakashi had decided to... well, Iruka called it 'kidnapping'. Kakashi preferred to call it 'relocation'. He had stated that the best place for the dolphin was to be at home, Kakashi's home to be exact. So, after making sure that Raven's back had been turned, Kakashi swept Iruka up and fled, jumping from roof to roof in order to get home fast enough. Iruka gave up trying to free himself and gave Kakashi a halfhearted glare. "You could get in trouble, Kakashi."
Kakashi curved his eye at the man in his arms. "Maa... Iruka, whatever happens happens and Tsunade guaranteed me a month. I will use said month to its fullest extent, thank you very much. She should've specified if she didn't want you to leave the hospital."
Pouting, Iruka gave up. If the jounin had made up his mind, he had made up his mind. There was no escaping it. "Just promise that we'll be back tomorrow to meet Tsunade, okay?"
Kakashi shrugged, leaping a gap between two buildings with ease. Iruka used his best teacher voice and said sternly, "Kakashi... that was a direct order from the Hokage, we can't ignore it." When Kakashi continued to continue on in his nonchalant way, Iruka decided a change of plans was in order. Switching from teacher mode to irresistibly cute mode Iruka gazed up at Kakashi, his large brown eyes filled with adoration. "Please, Kakashi-koi," Iruka mentally smirked at his use of the suffix, "If we get in trouble Tsunade-sama might not let me leave the hospital anymore." 'Bingo.' Kakashi visibly twitched and sighed.
"Alright Iruka, we'll be back in time to meet Tsunade." Iruka smiled and threw his arms around Kakashi in a hug. 'Yes! Score: Umino Iruka 1, Hatake Kakashi... 6.'
Kakashi smiled at his Ruka, landing in front of an old-fashioned single apartment with a soft thump. "And, we're home!"
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"GAHH!!!" Iruka screeched and jumped out of the shower. "Kakashi! You used all of the hot water!"
A messy-haired, grinning Kakashi stuck his head out of a room down the hall. "Ahh.. Sorry, Ruka. I forgot to pay the bill this month."
Iruka scowled, and sighed. "Yeah, yeah. Pay it tomorrow alright?" Kakashi smiled and went to meet his lover halfway.
"I can go pay it later if you want."
"Don't you dare! If we're going to be home together one day, then paying a bill can wait." Kakashi's smile widened, and he reached forward and scooped his Ruru up, snuggling the younger man. Iruka smiled softly, forgetting about the cold water. He was content with the warmth found in his Kashi's arms.
Kakashi leaned down and pressed his unmasked lips to his lover's. This was what he had been waiting for. This kiss, this contact with Iruka. He pulled said man closer and deepened the kiss, sliding his tongue into Iruka's mouth. He caressed the chuunin’s head with one hand, moving the other hand down to massage the small of Iruka's back gently. Iruka gave a small moan and leaned into the passionate kiss, wrapping his arms tightly around the jounin's neck.
When a need for oxygen persisted, Kakashi slowly pulled away from Iruka, threading his fingers through the young man's hair. "Iruka," he whispered. "I love you..."
Iruka nuzzled Kakashi's throat, soft and pale from lack of exposure to sunlight. "I love you too, Kashi."
"Your Kashi."
Iruka grinned and kissed the curve of Kakashi's neck. "My Kashi."
Kakashi pulled Iruka back for another kiss, happily affixing his lips to the dolphin's. Iruka sunk into a relaxed position against him and Kakashi smiled against his lips. Cute, there was hardly any other word his could use to describe Iruka at that moment. The man was freaking adorable. Iruka pulled back and gazed at Kakashi. Blushing, he ran a tanned finger across the jounin's jaw line. "Kakashi, I want--"
"IRUKA-SENSEI!!! ARE YOU THERE?!" Both Kakashi and Iruka jumped. Iruka, stunned, averted his eyes from Kakashi and looked at the door. A banging noise was reverberating from the opposite side. Kakashi glared menacingly at the offending barrier. Threading his fingers through Iruka's he pulled the disoriented chuunin towards the door. Sighing, Kakashi looked through the small opening near the top. "Naruto," he sighed again. "Sasuke and Sakura. Should I let them in?"
Halfheartedly, Iruka nodded. He couldn't just let his former students stand there, could he? Kakashi tugged the door open, watching in amusement as an overzealous orange blur whipped past him and latched onto Iruka. Iruka jumped back, his legs giving out as he crumpled to the floor under the weight of Naruto. "Sensei!" Naruto cried. "Sensei!"
Naruto smiled widely, but squawked when he was lifted as if he were an empty sack. Turning around, he came face to face with an annoyed Kakashi. "Iruka just left the hospital," Kakashi stated, tossing Naruto aside and helping Iruka up. "I'd prefer if you didn't kill him."
Naruto scowled, but accepted Sakura's hand when she offered to help him up. Unbeknownst to everyone else in the room, Sasuke glared.
"Iruka-sensei, we brought you these flowers," Sakura held out a bouquet of flowers, which Iruka gladly accepted. "Are you out of the hospital for good now?"
Iruka scratched the back of his head. "Well, you see that's a funny story..."
"I kidnapped him." Kakashi said, with the air of someone who had just received an 84 on a mediocre test. Absolutely nothing special.
The three genins in the room fixed Kakashi with a horrified stare. Well, horrified in Sakura and Naruto's case; Sasuke just had one eyebrow raised for effect.
"Y-you...you... You Kidnapped Iruka-Sensei?!" Naruto shrieked.
Kakashi chuckled. "Well, that's what he likes to call it."
Sasuke sighed. "You took him without permission, didn't you?"
Kakashi tapped his nose with his index finger. "Very good, Sasuke. I see your powers of deduction have not yet faded." Naruto laughed openly. Sasuke glared at the blonde. "Well, anyway... I was about to make breakfast. I suppose you'll want to stay?"
"Hah! I'll bet Kakashi-sensei can't cook for beans!" Naruto pointed at the silver haired man, who shrugged.
"I'll let you be the judge of that. I'll even make ramen for you, how's that?"
"YEAH!!! Ramen ramen ramen!!!" Naruto smiled widely in an endearing way, and glommed onto Kakashi's leg.
"Hey... leggo..." Kakashi tried to shake Naruto off, and the fox backed away slightly, grinning and rubbing the back of his head. "So, ramen and then training sound good?" Everyone nodded and followed Kakashi into the kitchen.
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"Ugghhh... I'm beat." Iruka flopped onto the couch in a tired way. "Who knew that Naruto was getting to be such a good ninja?"
"You," Kakashi pulled down his mask and yanked Iruka over to his end of the couch, cuddling the dolphin tightly. "You always believed in him."
"Mmm... true. But Sasuke was awfully rough with him today. Is he always so aggressive?"
"No, not normally. I noticed that too. Ah, the perils of angst in the springtime of youth."
Iruka couldn't conceal his grin. "Okay Gai." He snuggled into the scarecrow's chest, smiling the whole time. "I'm so tired."
Kakashi yawned. "Yeah, so am I. I'm going to hit the hay, care to join me?"
Still smiling, Iruka allowed himself to be pulled up by Kakashi. "Of course."
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"Iruka... Hey Iruka..." Someone was calling him. His mom? No, that was a male's voice...
"C'mon Ruru, wake up." His dad never called him Ruru. Who could it be then?
"Alrighty, you can stay asleep as long as you want, but..." It wasn't Mizuki...
"... We'll be late to see Tsunade." Kakashi! They were going to be late!
Iruka sat bolt upright, shaking off his confusion and tiredness. He glared accusingly at his lover, who lay next to him, arm still around his waist. "Hey, don't look at me. I've been trying to wake you up for a half hour now." Kakashi gave him an adorable smile and hugged him, pulling Iruka back into the midst of fluffy pillows and blankets. "If you wanna be late though..."
"Kakashi! We've gotta go!" Kakashi smirked and kissed his belligerent lover quickly. Iruka didn't even try to hold a proper glare anymore. Sighing in defeat, he shuffled his way over to the bathroom, preparing for the day ahead. Ignoring the seemingly reasonable numbness in his feet, Iruka jumped into the shower, only to yell when it came on full blast. "Kakashi! Cold water!!"
Kakashi winced. "Try turning the hot water all the way up!" He was rewarded with another yell, this one a little different. "Hot! Hot!!" Shaking his head, Kakashi smiled and went about getting dressed. He pulled out his normal uniform for himself and was halfway dressed when he realized that he had not brought any spare clothes for Iruka. "Ahh..."
Kakashi sat down in thought. Maybe he had something that would fit the younger man...
Iruka entered the room 15 minutes later, completely distraught and wearing only a towel around his waist. Kakashi gave Iruka a once over and grinned. Iruka scrunched up his face in a cute imitation of a glare and stuck out his tongue. "Kashi, do you have any clothes?"
"That's what I was just thinking. You can wear these I suppose..." Kakashi tossed Iruka a pair of sweatpants. "And these," The sweatpants were followed by a baggy black tee shirt and a dark blue hoodie. "That should do."
Iruka nodded and made to put on the clothing. After a moment he stopped and glared at Kakashi. "Could you... turn around?"
Kakashi scoffed lightly. "It's not like I haven't seen it all before."
"Kakashi..."
"Fine, fine," Kakashi sighed and yanked down his hitai-ate until it covered both of his eyes. "Happy?"
"Yes, thank you." Iruka was already half way into the sweatpants when he noticed the cocky grin on Kakashi's face. Then realization struck him. "Damn it Kakashi! You're using your sharingan, aren't you?!" The grin widened. Iruka threw a pillow at the jounin's head, only for Kakashi to dodge it at the last minute.
"Now, now Ruka. If you don't hurry we really will be late."
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"So... I heard you two have caused an incident?" Tsunade arched a delicate brow. "Well?"
Iruka, back on his hospital bed, fidgeted nervously. "Yeah..."
"They snuck out when I wasn't looking," Raven muttered.
Tsunade sighed. "It didn't occur to you that Iruka needed his treatment? Tch tch tch. How irresponsible." Kakashi rolled his visible eye. "Anyway, I'll stop avoiding it and tell you about the poison." Kakashi and Iruka leaned forward. "As you know, the poison is called Henshitsu toxin." The two men nodded. "It's a slow acting venom, perfect for torture." Iruka paled. "Perfectly lethal on its own, but it won't kill you for about three months unless combined with a special herb. Our tests say it wasn't. But it... Do either of you know what 'Henshitsu' translates to?" They both shook their heads, anxious.
"It means 'deterioration'," Raven cut in. "The poison deteriorates at you senses and muscle tissue until you are unable to move, speak coherently, or basically do anything for yourself. Eventually... eventually, it will work its way up to your brain tissue, Iruka-sensei. Your memories, personality, and sense of self will all be destroyed unless the antidote is administered in time. Soon after, the toxin becomes lethal." Raven said.
"Said antidote can only be found where the poison is," Tsunade stated. "In Sunagakure. I would send Kakashi, but I'd rather have every jounin on hand here just in case. So, I'll send the three other people that I'm positive Iruka would- and will have to- trust with his life. Okay," she called towards the door. "You can send them in."
The door opened with a creak. In came Sasuke, followed by Naruto and Sakura. All three of them looked at Iruka first. They had obviously been briefed on the poison situation. At the thought of his sensei dying, Naruto's eyes filled with tears. Stubbornly, he wiped them away.
"Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura, and Uchiha Sasuke will be traveling to Suna over the next month. They can expect possible attacks, ambushes, and vicious offense. We have ruled out the possibility that Kazekage Gaara is involved. He will be a valuable asset when obtaining the antidote, so don't screw this up." Tsunade said the last four words with such vehemence that no one dared say anything. "The life of one of the best chuunins that Konohagakure has ever seen is in your hands. Sasuke... Naruto... Sakura, do you accept your mission?"
All three nodded in unison, grim lines of determination set on their young faces. Iruka, meanwhile, was feeling very faint. 'I can't believe it. I refuse to. Three months... and then I'll die.'
Kakashi seemed to sense what his lover was feeling, and squeezed him tightly. "Don't worry," he said, his voice pitched so that only Iruka could hear him. "As long as I'm alive, I won't let you die."
a/n: That's it for this chappie! Sorry for no omakes or reviewer responses, but I must fly! Ja matte! Peace out until next time!!