Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ To Regain What Was Lost ❯ chapter 4 ( Chapter 4 )
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By: littleolmee 
Life in Konoha isn't all Naruto had hoped for, but life with Naruto isn't all Iruka and Kakashi had hoped for either. Warning: Boy X Boy interaction. This chapter contains a detailed lemon (Kak X Iru).
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Adventure / Action / Shounen | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 08.18.2006 | Updated On: 10.06.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 7.0K | Visits: 996 | Status: Completed
Life in Konoha isn't all Naruto had hoped for, but life with Naruto isn't all Iruka and Kakashi had hoped for either. Warning: Boy X Boy interaction. This chapter contains a detailed lemon (Kak X Iru).
Anime/Manga: Naruto Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Hentai / Adventure / Action / Shounen | Type: Yaoi | Uploaded On: 08.18.2006 | Updated On: 10.06.2006 | Pages: 2 | Words: 7.0K | Visits: 996 | Status: Completed
Ch 4:
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A/N WARNING: This story contains adult situations, slash pairing (Sas/Nar) & (Kak/Iru), talk of character death, and bad language. Story contains altered events from story line after vol. 32, in the manga. Some spoiler information contained as some characters used are not introduced until later chapters. Japanese words will be translated at the bottom of the page. If you are bothered by slash pairing, not interested in reader spoilers, or not of age to be reading such material then please push the back button now. Please consider leaving a review or comment about the story. Reviews and comments are welcome but no flaming please, anything not to your liking expressed in this warning is your clue to push the back button now.
ADDITIONAL WARNING FOR THIS CHAPTER: Kakashi/ Iruka lemon, if not of age or bothered by slash pairing then push the back button now.
My deepest thanks to Jaded Lady for her work as beta on this story. I appreciate all your hard work.
'thinking'
"talking"
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The days after his return to Konoha passed slowly for Naruto. He spent his days catching up with all his old friends and reconnecting. His friends filled him in on things he had forgotten, and what had been happening while he was gone. With their help he relearned the village's lay-out, and soon knew his way around. The only thing that really bothered him was that no one seemed to think he could take care of himself. He didn't understand why they felt that way, or why they babied him and didn't want him to go anywhere alone. He got the feeling it was because they were worried Sasuke would show up and steal him away again, but it could also have to do with how they saw him as being childish.
He remembered Sasuke using the same insult in the weeks after they had first come to travel together. Well that is until Sasuke had seen him start to cry from his insults. Looking back now he felt a little ashamed that he had cried, he didn't understand why it had bothered him so badly. He remembered trying to make Sasuke believe he hadn't been crying, saying he had gotten something in his eye but Sasuke wouldn't believe him. That was the last time Sasuke had called him childish. Truthfully Naruto had been glad to be rid of that insult and now here it was again but there was no way he was going to cry about it this time.
It irritated him to have everyone treat him like a child, thinking he couldn't take care of himself. Sasuke had at times underestimated what Naruto could do, and Naruto would often catch him watching over him, but Sasuke never acted like Naruto couldn't spar or do other ninja activities, and he always insisted Naruto help around the house, not just play around. Since everyone was determined to treat him like a little kid Naruto figured it was for the best to keep up the act at least until he could figure everything out. He was still confused and wasn't sure how to act around his old friends and teachers. He had just returned to Konoha and he didn't want to end up banished for real because he didn't act how they wanted him to. Besides even if he was starting to understand some things it wasn't like he didn't like to play.
The longer he was in Konoha and the more he learned the clearer things started to be for him. For instance for some reason at first even the idea of individuals rank had been like a foreign word to him. Now that things had started to clear up it registered that he was the only Genin left from their group. The rest of their group had rose in rank, some were Jounins most were Chuunin. The idea he was the only one still a Genin was annoying but it wasn't like there was anything he could do about it.
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Naruto's fourth day back in Konoha found Sakura at Iruka and Kakashi's place, just like every morning since her blonde teammate's return. She blamed herself for not being strong enough to do more when he had been abducted. Tsunade-sama had explained in great detail about Naruto's condition and Sasuke's possible role in it. Naruto had always been childish, but for Sasuke to have taken away the strong, independent person Naruto had been and reduced him to a simple child who would never be able to follow his dreams was unforgivable in Sakura's eyes. She had swore to herself that she would give Naruto attention this time and would do all she could to try and help him recover.
Knocking on the door Sakura waited, listening closely she could hear shouting inside the home from Iruka and Kakashi telling Naruto not to run in the house and the sounds of someone running towards the door. She couldn't help but giggle as she heard Naruto apologize but it still sounded like he was running, soon he jerked the door open. "Good Morning Naruto-kun. Are you ready to go on our walk?" She asked watching Naruto struggling to put on his sandals while holding the door open for her. Finishing his task, Naruto grabbed his orange jacket off the hook by the door to cover his fishnet shirt as he yelled to Iruka and Kakashi. "I'm going out for a walk with Sakura!" Slamming the door shut behind him he skipped off, leading the way. Sakura cringed at the sound of something falling and breaking from the impact of the door being slammed shut. Sighing she turned quickly and followed after her teammate, she really didn't want to stick around since she thought she had heard someone crying from behind the door.
Stopping at some of the shops, she and Naruto picked up some stuff to munch on during their walk. She was determined that today would be the day she would start working on helping Naruto to remember the truth no matter how much it hurt her to admit. Leading him to a quiet place near one of the areas that was less developed, Sakura took a seat under a tree and got Naruto to sit with her while he ate his treat.
Biting her lip she worked on getting his attention. “Naruto . . . do you remember what happened the night Sasuke abducted you?” Looking up from his snack Naruto closed his eyes, thinking back. Shaking his head no, he swallowed. "All I know is what Sasuke told me and then what all of you guys have said." He explained looking down at his snack in his hands. "It's really confusing, the things Sasuke told me don't really match what you guys tell me." He tried to explain. "It doesn't make figuring out the truth very easy." Sakura interrupted him before he could go on. "Naruto, just stop. How can you speak of him like what he said to you matters?" Naruto didn't have answer for her so he just blinked at her watching as tears started to fall from her eyes. "Ugh . . . Sakura, don't cry." Naruto told her, dropping his now forgotten snack he reached out to touch her but stopped short of doing so.
He wanted to comfort her, but in the past he could remember Sakura getting angry with him for trying to touch her. While he had been thinking about what to do Sakura turned and wrapped her arms around his chest. Naruto looked around in shock at the sudden weight of his teammate against him. Sitting with his arms still extended from where he had hesitated to touch her Naruto froze. Sakura hung onto him and cried as she burrowed her face into his chest. "Umm . . . Sakura?" He asked, his voice reflected his discomfort awkwardly he lowered his arms and reached up to pat her on the back as she cried.
"I'm so sorry Naruto. If I had just been stronger, if I hadn't froze up like I did maybe you wouldn't have been taken. Can you ever forgive me?" She sobbed out looking up at him from his chest where she had been crying. Naruto smiled at her in a way that reminded her of when he was younger and had found someone whom he shared a similar pain with. "It's okay Sakura. I don't blame you for anything. Whatever happened that night happened, I'm not going to hold anything against anyone." He assured her and for a moment it was almost like the old Naruto was sitting there with her.
She was content in that moment till she realized he said he wasn't going to hold anything against anyone. Pulling away Sakura wiped her eyes. "Naruto you can't just forgive Sasuke too." Cocking his head to the side Naruto narrowed his eyes at her. "Sakura, I understand Sasuke did some things that were wrong but he's our teammate and friend, we can't just turn our backs on him." Naruto said, and then quietly added. "Besides Sasuke treated me really well while I was with him, he said he likes me in a special way that no one else does." Looking away from his pink-haired friend Naruto tried to hide the blush that now stained his cheeks from thinking about how Sasuke liked him.
Sneering at the younger shinobi Sakura growled out. "What do you mean he likes you in a special way? Naruto, how could you still believe anything he said to you? Don't you get it? He lied to you, everything he said was a lie. He only told you those things to make you stay and do what he wanted you to do, he used you Naruto." Naruto bit his lip and clenched his hands into fists at the thought Sasuke had lied and all that had happened between them might not have been real.
"You don't know what I felt when I came upon the battle site there in the woods. Sai, our other teammate was lying at the base of a tree injured. He ended up with a broken arm and ribs from the impact of hitting the tree. He told us he had come across you in the forest where you had fallen back asleep standing up leaning against a tree." Breaking into a smile at her memory of the blonde stumbling out of their camp site to go us the bathroom Sakura explained. "You had gone to use the bathroom and had fallen asleep standing up peeing you idiot."
Naruto smiled back and shrugged his shoulders at her. Shaking her head Sakura lost her smile as she returned to her tale. "Anyway when I got there Sasuke was standing on a limb holding you in his arms." Looking back at her friend tears threatened to fall again. "I thought at first you were dead Naruto. You were just lying there limp, with your arms dangling and even your head was hanging back." She explained chocking once on a sob that had work its way up, brought on from the memory. "I was sure he had killed you. I yelled at him and he told me you weren't dead and that Sai had been assaulting you." Smacking the ground with her fist she ground her teeth in anger. "Then he ripped your hitai-ate off and tossed it at me like it was something foul he was touching, he said he was taking you away with him. Then he just disappeared with you Naruto." Looking back at her friend she could tell he was upset by what she had been saying to him but it had to be said. "Naruto we didn't know what he was going to do with you, if he was going to use you as a sacrifice to gain more power or use you as bait to lure his brother out so he could fight him." Shaking her head she looked away as she worked on getting her emotions under control again.
Watching his friend Naruto understood why she was so upset, if things really happened how she said they did then it had to have been a horrible thing for her to have lived with all this time. It certainly painted Sasuke in a bad light but if everything she said was really true than why had Sasuke been so nice to him? There was no way Sasuke could have been pretending all this time, maybe at first but not for the over three years they had been together. And what did it mean since Sasuke didn't use him as a sacrifice for power or bait? Naruto knew for a fact that Sasuke had treated him like a friend and companion, Sasuke had always treated him as an equal. So did that mean maybe Sakura just didn't understand what the situation had really been and Sasuke had been acting to protect him by abducting him? Naruto sighed instead of finding out what the truth was all he seemed to get was each person's point of view of what happened. Figuring out what was the real truth was a lot harder than he thought it would be. Standing he gave Sakura his hand so she could rise too. She had certainly given him a lot to think about, but now wasn't the time to try and figure it all out. He was supposed to go see Tsunade-baba soon, so he needed to return to Iruka and Kakashi's place since they were to go as well. Walking back to Iruka and Kakashi's place with his teammate, Naruto decided he had figured out one thing for certain today, it was the fact that was the pink-haired kunoichi no longer had a crush on Sasuke.
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Tsunade had sent word for Naruto and his hosts to come and see her so that she could check him over again, plus she had found something that belonged to him. She had just finished her examination of the boy and was happily surprised to find that the chemical imbalance she had found the first time she examined him had lessened. She had ordered his friends to make reports to her after they spent time with the boy. She had hoped being at home around familiar things would help him. From the reports she had been getting the boy still acted extremely childish but there were times they could see the old Naruto starting to show. She prayed the boy would be able to overcome this and take back his life. Taking a seat behind her desk, she watched as Naruto fidgeted in his seat as she brought a box out of one of the desk drawers and presented him with what she had found after his return.
Sitting in front of her desk with Iruka and Kakashi standing behind him, Naruto bit his lip to hold in his emotions as he stared at the piece of cloth and metal the Godaime was holding out to him. "I finally found this; I believe it belongs to you Naruto." The Godaime explained watching the young man in front of her. With very shaky hands Naruto reached out and took back his old hitai-ate pulling it to him to examine it. It looked just like he remembered, if not better because it appeared Tsunade had washed it and polished the metal before returning it. Having his old forehead protector back in his hands left him speechless from the emotions running through him. He had been without it since he and Sasuke first begun to travel together. He had always figured the council had taken it from him after they banished him, but now he knew that wasn't true.
After watching all the emotions play across the blonde's face Tsunade pushed herself out of her chair and walked over by him. Pulling the boy up so that he faced her she took the hitai-ate from his hands. Leaning down she planted a kiss on his forehead and then went about tying it around his head so that the metal plate sat above his eyebrows, just how he had worn it back before he had went missing. The weight of the metal and the feel of the old worn cloth being snuggly back around his head, felt more right than anything he had felt since Sasuke left him standing alone in their camp site allowing him to travel back to Konoha with Neji, Lee, and TenTen. "Perhaps in the future Iruka and Kakashi can find time to work with you on your ninja skills. If they think you can handle it maybe we can find some missions around Konoha you could do." Tsunade said. "Maybe things can return to how they were before you left." Raising his face Naruto smiled and nodded not trusting his voice.
Naruto was happy to have his hitai-ate back and just thinking about doing missions again warmed his heart. But the idea of staying in Konoha and living the lonely life he had once had instead of the life he had been living with Sasuke in their little home near the mountains hurt for reasons he didn't understand. Everyone thought he should hate Sasuke since it seemed he had done such horrible things to him but he still hadn't found the strength to do so yet.
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That evening after getting his hitai-ate back Naruto tried to spend some time alone in Iruka and Kakashi's guest room thinking. Having already had dinner and changed into his pajamas he lay back on the bed, interlacing his fingers behind his head as he stared up at the ceiling, thinking about everything he had learned and what he was feeling. He admitted he was enjoying his time being back in his home village, but it wasn't like being with Sasuke. Even being able to spend time with friends he still felt lonely. His chest hurt sometimes and, Iruka often came to wake him saying he was having a bad dream but he could never remember what he had been dreaming about.
During the day he made sure to keep a smile on his face for his friends and let them continue to take his playful nature as meaning he lacked any maturity. It seemed everyone who looked at him friendly had bad feelings against Sasuke. When he would try to tell anyone the things Sasuke had told him his friends would just smile and tell him how sorry they were that Sasuke had lied to him so much. He didn't feel any closer to the truth at all. He couldn't bring himself to have such bad feelings for Sasuke, those things everyone said Sasuke did was not the person he had lived with all these years. He didn't want to say his friends were lying but he knew for certain how Sasuke had treated him and it hadn't been badly.
Over the days he had been back in Konoha, his memories didn't seem to become any less hazy but he did feel like some things were beginning to fall into place. All his old dreams; wanting to be Hokage, his pride at being a ninja of Konoha, his loyalty to his friends, all those things were falling into place. The more information he got the more he felt in control of his own life. He knew there were still things he wasn't understanding and needed help with, but the more he learned, the more he was able to put together about what the truth was. Which was his whole reason for coming back to Konoha.
Being back was terribly boring though, no one wanted to spar with him, and they acted like he would get hurt or something. No one believed that he had helped take down Itachi or had trained alongside Sasuke while he was gone. Tsunade had said he could do missions in the future but with his memory loss and him still having what Tsunade-baba called a slight chemical imbalance they weren't willing to let him yet. It made him wonder if his memories never returned or the chemicals never left if he'd ever be able to. He knew part of it was his own fault for still being too childish and being playful but if they couldn't see past that to see what he was capable of then that was their loss. He was here to learn the truth and as long as everyone continued to tell him what he needed to know then he would just find things to entertain himself with.
Even with things starting to click into place he was still very confused. Besides trying to figure out what the truth really was, he also had to think about how he wanted to live his life and where. While part of him did want to stay in Konoha with his friends and live the life of a ninja, another part longed to return to Sasuke.
The life he had lived with Sasuke would never lead him to his dream of being the Hokage of Konoha but it had never been lonely like the life he had lived in Konoha. With Sasuke he awoke each morning in the arms of someone who saw him as a precious person. They worked together to take care of their little home that sat in a meadow at the bottom of a mountain range. He and Sasuke would tend to their garden, go fishing and hunting in the woods that surrounded the meadow. Sometimes they went into the civilian village that sat on the opposite edge of the woods and did odd jobs to earn money and shop for supplies. Their days were filled with sparring together, doing chores, even playing together and laughing. It wasn't the life of a ninja like he could lead here, but it had been a life full of joy. Sure there were times they disagreed, argued, yelled, and cursed, they would end up rolling around on the ground beating the crap out of each other. But then there was the times they hugged, kiss, and touch each other that left no doubt how special they were to each other. There was none of that in Konoha.
He had notice several things in the village had change while he was gone. Iruka and Kakashi's living arrangement was one of them. He was greatly surprised that the two sensei’s now lived together like he and Sasuke had, though for some reason Kakashi-sensei slept on the couch. Their apartment did have two bedrooms; Naruto figured Kakashi must have been letting him sleep in his bed. He offered several times to let Kakashi have his bed back but the Jounin always insisted that the room was a spare for guests. Finally he figured Kakashi must just like to sleep on the couch, especially since every night Iruka would offer him a turn in the other bed but Kakashi always turned him down. Though he didn't understand why the two sensei’s didn't just share a bed like he and Sasuke always had but he wasn't going to bring that up just yet. The two teachers had looked at him funny when he told them that he and Sasuke were sharing a house too, but everyone gave him funny looks whenever he said anything about Sasuke.
Naruto knew all about Sasuke's past now, not the one Sasuke told him but the past those here in Konoha knew of the raven-haired young man. Thinking about how Sasuke treated him it was hard to believe Sasuke would have ever tried to kill him. 'The only thing Sasuke tried to do that might have killed me while we have been together is giving me an orgasm that might cause a heart attack.' Naruto thought blushing at his memories of the intimate times they had shared. 'Had Sasuke just been using me all these years?' Shaking his head Naruto decided he didn't want to think about that. Just the thought left a bad taste in his mouth and he was afraid where it would lead. Rolling over Naruto pushed his face into the pillow on the bed he was using and hoped he could dream about one of the good times he and Sasuke had shared tonight.
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Toward the end of the week Iruka gave him a mission to do all on his own. He was so excited; he had become familiar with the village again thanks to all his friends taking him places, so he wasn't afraid to leave by himself. Especially after he realized he was welcomed in the village and had his hitai-ate back. Iruka had written down everyone's order for ramen on a paper then gave it and some money to Naruto to go pick up dinner for everyone.
Naruto was so happy to get a job to do on his own. Sasuke often gave him silly jobs like this to do. Sasuke would play he was Naruto's sensei and would give him things to do like they had done when they were Genin’s just starting to do ninja missions. Sasuke had learned how to play a bit more over the years, Naruto had worked on helping him to not be so serious all the time. These play ninja missions were just to break up the boredom. Sighing Naruto tried to put Sasuke out of his mind. Remembering stuff they had done together reminded him that he hadn't seen Sasuke in almost a week, it made his heart clench but he ignored it by smiling brightly and skipping toward Ichiraku's.
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Iruka bit his lip hoping he was doing the right thing. Naruto turned out to need more watching then he had anticipated. When Naruto got bored he was apt to make messes and break things playing with ninja weapons. He cried out at night sometimes for Sasuke which made for some very long nights. Iruka had begun to wonder if it had been right of them to take him away from Sasuke. He seemed to need the other boy. Sighing Iruka shook his head at his own thoughts. Tsunade-sama had assured them that Naruto was getting better, but Iruka could sometimes catch when Naruto let his mask down and his guest didn't seem to be taking to living in Konoha as well as others seemed to think.
It wasn't that he was sorry he had demanded the boy come home with them first, but they hadn't had not had one moment to themselves since bringing the boy home with them. If it wasn't one or both of them trying to keep the boy entertained so he didn't sneak away to go make his own mischief then Iruka was either busy cleaning things up or catching a nap when the boy’s friends would come and get him.
It was his own fault that he and Kakashi hadn't had any alone time. If he would have just let the Jounin continue to sleep in his bed with him Iruka knew Kakashi would have found away for them to have some special time together. Iruka just couldn't bring himself to sleep with Kakashi in the same bed after Naruto had so innocently asked why they shared a place. Even after the boy told him that he and Sasuke shared a house too he still didn't feel right exposing Naruto to his and Kakashi's lifestyle. He didn't want to shock the boy after all. Who would have though that he would be the one who was more frustrated by the circumstance then Kakashi was.
Watching from the door way Iruka waited till Naruto was completely out of sight before shutting the door, just as it fully closed Iruka took off for their bedroom stripping as he went. Kakashi had been sitting on the couch scanning through one of his Icha, Icha books while slyly watching his boyfriend at the door and was thoroughly shocked by his usually shy lover's actions. Quickly dropping the book on the cushion he moved to follow Iruka around the corner to their bedroom to find out what was wrong.
Kakashi gasped when Iruka grabbed him, jerking him into the bedroom. Kissing him through his mask and pulling at his clothes in an attempt to make Kakashi as bare as he was. Happily surprised at the now aggressive Iruka, Kakashi chuckled into one of the kisses, breaking away he pulled off his mask only to be pulled back by Iruka with such force Kakashi was sure their lips were going to be swollen.
"Maa, what's gotten into you?" Kakashi mumbled from between kisses. "I've missed you, we can't get a moment alone together because of Naruto." Iruka breathlessly explained. Still chuckling but now completely lacking in clothing, Kakashi answered as he backed Iruka to the bed. "I thought you wanted him here?" Laying back and dragging his silver-haired lover down with him Iruka sighed. "I do want him here. I guess we know what it's like for couples that have kids now huh?" Iruka squirmed as his lover started to nibble on his neck. "No time for extended foreplay . . . " Iruka stated pushing Kakashi back when he tried to stroke his arousal. Twisting around to the bedside table Iruka pulled the tube of lubrication out that they kept in one of the drawers. Taking the tube from his anxious lover the Jounin followed his lover's instructions and prepared them for a quick tryst. Iruka gave him an irritated look when Kakashi continued to stretch and lubricate him. Using his foot Iruka pushed on Kakashi's arm making him remove his fingers from him. "Enough with that." Iruka insisted wrapping his legs around Kakashi's hips and pulling him closer to his opening. "Iruka, I need to prepare you. We don't have to be in such a hurry do we? You sent him for ramen. It's not like he'll be right back, it takes time to get to Ichiraku's ramen stand." Huffing Iruka pulled his leisurely lover to him. "Come on Kakashi, I don't want to risk Naruto coming back before we're done, you're not going to be able to take your time like you usually do." Unable to help himself Kakashi laughed at the situation. "Whatever you say Iruka, I aim to please." Kakakshi replied as he gave his lover just what he was demanding.
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Practicing his stealth, Naruto carefully opened the door and went into the kitchen with the ramen take-out. He was very proud of how quickly he had made it back, nothing tasted as good as fresh hot ramen, and that had given him all the incentive he needed. Looking around he was surprised not to find his two sensei’s anywhere about. Shrugging his shoulders Naruto began his search for the house, hearing some strange noises he hid his chakra and followed the sounds to Iruka-sensei's bedroom. Carefully he pushed the door open and peeked inside.
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Kakashi was in complete heaven, Iruka had finally taken the initiative to go after what he wanted, and Kakashi was getting just what he had been wanting as well. He wouldn't lie; the last several days had been very hard on him. The only time he had gone without Iruka since they became lovers was when he was off on missions. To be stuck in their own home and not able to have the younger man had been torture. Tsunade had given both of them time off of work to take care of Naruto. Iruka had asked him to take turns sleeping on the couch being Iruka felt self-conscious about them sleeping together with Naruto in the house. He could understand not wanting to expose the boy to something his mind couldn't comprehend but, it didn't make it any easier.
Kakashi shivered from the sensation of his manhood being caressed by Iruka's inner sanctum. There was no way he was going to last very long, but from the mewling Iruka was making longevity was not an issue this time. Suddenly Kakashi found himself being thrown off of Iruka. He had been blindsided by something and now found himself no longer surrounded by the warmth of his lover's embrace. He blinked in surprise to find himself now sitting on the floor on his butt; his very naked butt at that, with his still very hard little friend twitching in front of him. Looking up in a daze to the bed he found his irresistible lover still as naked as he had been but now he was holding and consoling an extremely upset Naruto.
"I'm fine Naruto . . . Kakashi wasn't hurting me. Don't be frightened." Kakashi overheard as he pulled on his clothes. Taking Iruka his clothes Kakashi took his turn cooing to Naruto to not be scared and promising he'd never harm Iruka. Having pulled his clothes on Iruka laid his hand on his lover. "I think he’s in shock. Let's take him to Tsunade-sama, she'll be able to give him something to calm him down." Nodding Kakashi kneeled down and allowed Iruka to help Naruto onto his back so he could piggy back him to the Hokage Tower.
Making their way through town had given them quite an entourage. Every street they passed seemed to have someone who knew the blonde and were obviously worried about his state of distress. Iruka tried to discourage them from going with them to see Tsunade but he wasn't able to get the former rookie nine or Kakashi's Jounin friends to listen to him at all.
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Iruka delicately explaining to their Hokage how Naruto had walked in on their alone time as Tsunade pressed a warm cup of tea into Naruto's hands and encouraged him to drink. He had to give the Godaime credit; she kept a straight face through the whole explanation and only gave him a nod acknowledging she understood. "Will he be alright Tsunade-sama?" Kakashi asked from his spot beside Iruka. "Hmm, yes. This tea contains several herbs known for their calming effects. He's just a little shook up I think." She explained coaxing the small blonde to drink.
As he slowly consumed the drink and calmed enough to speak again Tsunade ran her hand through his hair. "There now . . . all better?" Naruto slowly nodded as he looked up with his big blue innocent eyes, his lip trembling slightly he asked. "What was Kakashi doing to Iruka? He was inside him!"
Clearing her throat Tsunade knew this couldn't have been apart of the Hokage job that her grandfather had done. "Now you know Kakashi wouldn't hurt Iruka. They were just showing how much they love each other, you know making each other feel good."
Understanding rushed into his eyes as Naruto turned to face Iruka, with a look of awe on his face he asked. "Were you two doing that because it made your wee-wee feel good?" Clearing his throat and blushing Iruka nodded while trying hard not to face anyone in the crowded room, he did need to keep some dignity. These were some of his old students after all and the rest were all Kakashi's peers. It seemed they would have to explain the birds and the bees to Naruto a bit though.
Smiling Naruto continued to work on innocently embarrass his favorite teachers. "Oh, well then you should do like Sasuke does then. He taught me that you should rub it to make it feel good." Naruto explained holding his tea cup with one hand he reached down with the other in a rather rude gesture of stroking himself. "He even showed me how to rub it for him, I can show you so then you guys can do it too." Naruto informed the group smiling happily at being able to give his old teacher some much needed help.
The younger women in the room seemed to be having problems with their imaginations since they all were wearing blushes that matched Iruka's. "Or you could do like Sasuke did after we defeated his brother. To celebrate after he recovered he rubbed his wee-wee against mine." He explained with a large smile seemingly unaware of the effects his words were having on those in the room. "I have to admit it did feel good but it makes a terrible mess." Naruto frowned thinking about how messy it had been as he went on not aware of the others in the room that now seemed to be having problems breathing. "I think that would be easier on you Iruka-sensei because I still think Kakashi-sensei might have been hurting you because you were making some very strange sounds."
Neji had to admit things had definitely been boring without Naruto around. He truly could not remember the last time he had been so entertained. Walking closer to his friend Neji leaned closer to Konoha's number one surprising ninja and asked very innocently. "What noises was Iruka-sensei making Naruto?" His smile returning Naruto looked up at Neji. "Oh he was making a real racket." Naruto informed him. "He was going like . . . . " Throwing his head back Naruto began his impersonation of his beloved sensei. "Oh . . . Kakashi. Ahhh . . . . " Naruto went on arching his back and wiggling his body as he sat in the chair they had placed him.
Neji smiled as he watched Iruka hide behind his perverted lover looking like he was going to pass out from the amount of blood it was taking to keep his blush that shade. Kakashi was acting like nothing was bugging him but he did give Asume an intolerant look as he punched his shoulder teasingly. Neji bit the inside of his mouth to keep from laughing at his old sensei, Gai. He wasn't sure if the man looked more shocked when he looked at Iruka, his rival Kakashi, or Naruto. Neji could understand the man's trouble Iruka came across so proper acting, Kakashi was his rivial and knowing his sensei he was probably half tempted to try and figure out away to test his sexual prowess against the man in another of their endless challenges, and then there was Naruto looking and sounding like walking sex.
Looking around Neji was surprised when he caught a couple of the other males from the rookie nine eyeing Naruto as he continued his performance. After Naruto admitted that he and Sasuke had at least done some things together the other boys seemed to take look at their friend in a new light. Neji admitted to himself he could clearly understand their attraction to the blond enigma, he was something to behold. 'Especially when he's going on like that.' His inner pervert provided.
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Poor Tsunade, at least made it back to her desk before Naruto finished explaining to Iruka where he went wrong with Kakashi. At first she only shaded her eyes but, after the brat started his impersonations she had no choice but to take her hand and cover her mouth to keep form laughing outright at poor Iruka. Finally finding some mercy for the young Chuunin Tsunade cleared her throat. "I think it’s obvious that Iruka and Kakashi could use a break keeping Naruto."
Quickly Iruka spoke up pushing his way around Kakashi. "No Hokage-sama, Naruto is just fine with me. I don't want him to leave." Waving his concern away Tsunade continue. "Now then Iruka, I think Naruto should go spend some time with friends his own age. Just for awhile, then he can return to your home if you both would like." After a few moments of checking the list of those willing to have Naruto stay with them against the list of up coming missions already planned out Naruto was soon placed with one of his friends for the next week. With everything decide Naruto walked out with his next host.
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kunoichi: female ninja
Genin: Rookie/lower ninja. Acquire forehead protector and are grouped in teams of 3 with a Jounin sensei.
Chuunin: After at least 8 missions genins can be nominated by their Jounin sensei to participate in the Chuunin selection exam. Chuunin perform C to B rank missions. Acquire military jacket /vest.
Jounin: Level after Chuunin, an elite ninja's, can take on Genin teams, do A and S rank missions. Perform other positions in village.
Icha Icha Paradise: Come Come Paradise; Kakashi's naughty books
baba: grandmother, hag
hitai-ate: forehead protector
Ichiraku ramen: local ramen diner
Godaime: term refering to the 5th person holding the title of Hokage
Blanket disclaimer: I do not claim any rights to Naruto or any characters associated with the anime/manga. They are the property of Masashi Kishimoto.
A/N WARNING: This story contains adult situations, slash pairing (Sas/Nar) & (Kak/Iru), talk of character death, and bad language. Story contains altered events from story line after vol. 32, in the manga. Some spoiler information contained as some characters used are not introduced until later chapters. Japanese words will be translated at the bottom of the page. If you are bothered by slash pairing, not interested in reader spoilers, or not of age to be reading such material then please push the back button now. Please consider leaving a review or comment about the story. Reviews and comments are welcome but no flaming please, anything not to your liking expressed in this warning is your clue to push the back button now.
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My deepest thanks to Jaded Lady for her work as beta on this story. I appreciate all your hard work.
'thinking'
"talking"
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The days after his return to Konoha passed slowly for Naruto. He spent his days catching up with all his old friends and reconnecting. His friends filled him in on things he had forgotten, and what had been happening while he was gone. With their help he relearned the village's lay-out, and soon knew his way around. The only thing that really bothered him was that no one seemed to think he could take care of himself. He didn't understand why they felt that way, or why they babied him and didn't want him to go anywhere alone. He got the feeling it was because they were worried Sasuke would show up and steal him away again, but it could also have to do with how they saw him as being childish.
He remembered Sasuke using the same insult in the weeks after they had first come to travel together. Well that is until Sasuke had seen him start to cry from his insults. Looking back now he felt a little ashamed that he had cried, he didn't understand why it had bothered him so badly. He remembered trying to make Sasuke believe he hadn't been crying, saying he had gotten something in his eye but Sasuke wouldn't believe him. That was the last time Sasuke had called him childish. Truthfully Naruto had been glad to be rid of that insult and now here it was again but there was no way he was going to cry about it this time.
It irritated him to have everyone treat him like a child, thinking he couldn't take care of himself. Sasuke had at times underestimated what Naruto could do, and Naruto would often catch him watching over him, but Sasuke never acted like Naruto couldn't spar or do other ninja activities, and he always insisted Naruto help around the house, not just play around. Since everyone was determined to treat him like a little kid Naruto figured it was for the best to keep up the act at least until he could figure everything out. He was still confused and wasn't sure how to act around his old friends and teachers. He had just returned to Konoha and he didn't want to end up banished for real because he didn't act how they wanted him to. Besides even if he was starting to understand some things it wasn't like he didn't like to play.
The longer he was in Konoha and the more he learned the clearer things started to be for him. For instance for some reason at first even the idea of individuals rank had been like a foreign word to him. Now that things had started to clear up it registered that he was the only Genin left from their group. The rest of their group had rose in rank, some were Jounins most were Chuunin. The idea he was the only one still a Genin was annoying but it wasn't like there was anything he could do about it.
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Naruto's fourth day back in Konoha found Sakura at Iruka and Kakashi's place, just like every morning since her blonde teammate's return. She blamed herself for not being strong enough to do more when he had been abducted. Tsunade-sama had explained in great detail about Naruto's condition and Sasuke's possible role in it. Naruto had always been childish, but for Sasuke to have taken away the strong, independent person Naruto had been and reduced him to a simple child who would never be able to follow his dreams was unforgivable in Sakura's eyes. She had swore to herself that she would give Naruto attention this time and would do all she could to try and help him recover.
Knocking on the door Sakura waited, listening closely she could hear shouting inside the home from Iruka and Kakashi telling Naruto not to run in the house and the sounds of someone running towards the door. She couldn't help but giggle as she heard Naruto apologize but it still sounded like he was running, soon he jerked the door open. "Good Morning Naruto-kun. Are you ready to go on our walk?" She asked watching Naruto struggling to put on his sandals while holding the door open for her. Finishing his task, Naruto grabbed his orange jacket off the hook by the door to cover his fishnet shirt as he yelled to Iruka and Kakashi. "I'm going out for a walk with Sakura!" Slamming the door shut behind him he skipped off, leading the way. Sakura cringed at the sound of something falling and breaking from the impact of the door being slammed shut. Sighing she turned quickly and followed after her teammate, she really didn't want to stick around since she thought she had heard someone crying from behind the door.
Stopping at some of the shops, she and Naruto picked up some stuff to munch on during their walk. She was determined that today would be the day she would start working on helping Naruto to remember the truth no matter how much it hurt her to admit. Leading him to a quiet place near one of the areas that was less developed, Sakura took a seat under a tree and got Naruto to sit with her while he ate his treat.
Biting her lip she worked on getting his attention. “Naruto . . . do you remember what happened the night Sasuke abducted you?” Looking up from his snack Naruto closed his eyes, thinking back. Shaking his head no, he swallowed. "All I know is what Sasuke told me and then what all of you guys have said." He explained looking down at his snack in his hands. "It's really confusing, the things Sasuke told me don't really match what you guys tell me." He tried to explain. "It doesn't make figuring out the truth very easy." Sakura interrupted him before he could go on. "Naruto, just stop. How can you speak of him like what he said to you matters?" Naruto didn't have answer for her so he just blinked at her watching as tears started to fall from her eyes. "Ugh . . . Sakura, don't cry." Naruto told her, dropping his now forgotten snack he reached out to touch her but stopped short of doing so.
He wanted to comfort her, but in the past he could remember Sakura getting angry with him for trying to touch her. While he had been thinking about what to do Sakura turned and wrapped her arms around his chest. Naruto looked around in shock at the sudden weight of his teammate against him. Sitting with his arms still extended from where he had hesitated to touch her Naruto froze. Sakura hung onto him and cried as she burrowed her face into his chest. "Umm . . . Sakura?" He asked, his voice reflected his discomfort awkwardly he lowered his arms and reached up to pat her on the back as she cried.
"I'm so sorry Naruto. If I had just been stronger, if I hadn't froze up like I did maybe you wouldn't have been taken. Can you ever forgive me?" She sobbed out looking up at him from his chest where she had been crying. Naruto smiled at her in a way that reminded her of when he was younger and had found someone whom he shared a similar pain with. "It's okay Sakura. I don't blame you for anything. Whatever happened that night happened, I'm not going to hold anything against anyone." He assured her and for a moment it was almost like the old Naruto was sitting there with her.
She was content in that moment till she realized he said he wasn't going to hold anything against anyone. Pulling away Sakura wiped her eyes. "Naruto you can't just forgive Sasuke too." Cocking his head to the side Naruto narrowed his eyes at her. "Sakura, I understand Sasuke did some things that were wrong but he's our teammate and friend, we can't just turn our backs on him." Naruto said, and then quietly added. "Besides Sasuke treated me really well while I was with him, he said he likes me in a special way that no one else does." Looking away from his pink-haired friend Naruto tried to hide the blush that now stained his cheeks from thinking about how Sasuke liked him.
Sneering at the younger shinobi Sakura growled out. "What do you mean he likes you in a special way? Naruto, how could you still believe anything he said to you? Don't you get it? He lied to you, everything he said was a lie. He only told you those things to make you stay and do what he wanted you to do, he used you Naruto." Naruto bit his lip and clenched his hands into fists at the thought Sasuke had lied and all that had happened between them might not have been real.
"You don't know what I felt when I came upon the battle site there in the woods. Sai, our other teammate was lying at the base of a tree injured. He ended up with a broken arm and ribs from the impact of hitting the tree. He told us he had come across you in the forest where you had fallen back asleep standing up leaning against a tree." Breaking into a smile at her memory of the blonde stumbling out of their camp site to go us the bathroom Sakura explained. "You had gone to use the bathroom and had fallen asleep standing up peeing you idiot."
Naruto smiled back and shrugged his shoulders at her. Shaking her head Sakura lost her smile as she returned to her tale. "Anyway when I got there Sasuke was standing on a limb holding you in his arms." Looking back at her friend tears threatened to fall again. "I thought at first you were dead Naruto. You were just lying there limp, with your arms dangling and even your head was hanging back." She explained chocking once on a sob that had work its way up, brought on from the memory. "I was sure he had killed you. I yelled at him and he told me you weren't dead and that Sai had been assaulting you." Smacking the ground with her fist she ground her teeth in anger. "Then he ripped your hitai-ate off and tossed it at me like it was something foul he was touching, he said he was taking you away with him. Then he just disappeared with you Naruto." Looking back at her friend she could tell he was upset by what she had been saying to him but it had to be said. "Naruto we didn't know what he was going to do with you, if he was going to use you as a sacrifice to gain more power or use you as bait to lure his brother out so he could fight him." Shaking her head she looked away as she worked on getting her emotions under control again.
Watching his friend Naruto understood why she was so upset, if things really happened how she said they did then it had to have been a horrible thing for her to have lived with all this time. It certainly painted Sasuke in a bad light but if everything she said was really true than why had Sasuke been so nice to him? There was no way Sasuke could have been pretending all this time, maybe at first but not for the over three years they had been together. And what did it mean since Sasuke didn't use him as a sacrifice for power or bait? Naruto knew for a fact that Sasuke had treated him like a friend and companion, Sasuke had always treated him as an equal. So did that mean maybe Sakura just didn't understand what the situation had really been and Sasuke had been acting to protect him by abducting him? Naruto sighed instead of finding out what the truth was all he seemed to get was each person's point of view of what happened. Figuring out what was the real truth was a lot harder than he thought it would be. Standing he gave Sakura his hand so she could rise too. She had certainly given him a lot to think about, but now wasn't the time to try and figure it all out. He was supposed to go see Tsunade-baba soon, so he needed to return to Iruka and Kakashi's place since they were to go as well. Walking back to Iruka and Kakashi's place with his teammate, Naruto decided he had figured out one thing for certain today, it was the fact that was the pink-haired kunoichi no longer had a crush on Sasuke.
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Tsunade had sent word for Naruto and his hosts to come and see her so that she could check him over again, plus she had found something that belonged to him. She had just finished her examination of the boy and was happily surprised to find that the chemical imbalance she had found the first time she examined him had lessened. She had ordered his friends to make reports to her after they spent time with the boy. She had hoped being at home around familiar things would help him. From the reports she had been getting the boy still acted extremely childish but there were times they could see the old Naruto starting to show. She prayed the boy would be able to overcome this and take back his life. Taking a seat behind her desk, she watched as Naruto fidgeted in his seat as she brought a box out of one of the desk drawers and presented him with what she had found after his return.
Sitting in front of her desk with Iruka and Kakashi standing behind him, Naruto bit his lip to hold in his emotions as he stared at the piece of cloth and metal the Godaime was holding out to him. "I finally found this; I believe it belongs to you Naruto." The Godaime explained watching the young man in front of her. With very shaky hands Naruto reached out and took back his old hitai-ate pulling it to him to examine it. It looked just like he remembered, if not better because it appeared Tsunade had washed it and polished the metal before returning it. Having his old forehead protector back in his hands left him speechless from the emotions running through him. He had been without it since he and Sasuke first begun to travel together. He had always figured the council had taken it from him after they banished him, but now he knew that wasn't true.
After watching all the emotions play across the blonde's face Tsunade pushed herself out of her chair and walked over by him. Pulling the boy up so that he faced her she took the hitai-ate from his hands. Leaning down she planted a kiss on his forehead and then went about tying it around his head so that the metal plate sat above his eyebrows, just how he had worn it back before he had went missing. The weight of the metal and the feel of the old worn cloth being snuggly back around his head, felt more right than anything he had felt since Sasuke left him standing alone in their camp site allowing him to travel back to Konoha with Neji, Lee, and TenTen. "Perhaps in the future Iruka and Kakashi can find time to work with you on your ninja skills. If they think you can handle it maybe we can find some missions around Konoha you could do." Tsunade said. "Maybe things can return to how they were before you left." Raising his face Naruto smiled and nodded not trusting his voice.
Naruto was happy to have his hitai-ate back and just thinking about doing missions again warmed his heart. But the idea of staying in Konoha and living the lonely life he had once had instead of the life he had been living with Sasuke in their little home near the mountains hurt for reasons he didn't understand. Everyone thought he should hate Sasuke since it seemed he had done such horrible things to him but he still hadn't found the strength to do so yet.
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That evening after getting his hitai-ate back Naruto tried to spend some time alone in Iruka and Kakashi's guest room thinking. Having already had dinner and changed into his pajamas he lay back on the bed, interlacing his fingers behind his head as he stared up at the ceiling, thinking about everything he had learned and what he was feeling. He admitted he was enjoying his time being back in his home village, but it wasn't like being with Sasuke. Even being able to spend time with friends he still felt lonely. His chest hurt sometimes and, Iruka often came to wake him saying he was having a bad dream but he could never remember what he had been dreaming about.
During the day he made sure to keep a smile on his face for his friends and let them continue to take his playful nature as meaning he lacked any maturity. It seemed everyone who looked at him friendly had bad feelings against Sasuke. When he would try to tell anyone the things Sasuke had told him his friends would just smile and tell him how sorry they were that Sasuke had lied to him so much. He didn't feel any closer to the truth at all. He couldn't bring himself to have such bad feelings for Sasuke, those things everyone said Sasuke did was not the person he had lived with all these years. He didn't want to say his friends were lying but he knew for certain how Sasuke had treated him and it hadn't been badly.
Over the days he had been back in Konoha, his memories didn't seem to become any less hazy but he did feel like some things were beginning to fall into place. All his old dreams; wanting to be Hokage, his pride at being a ninja of Konoha, his loyalty to his friends, all those things were falling into place. The more information he got the more he felt in control of his own life. He knew there were still things he wasn't understanding and needed help with, but the more he learned, the more he was able to put together about what the truth was. Which was his whole reason for coming back to Konoha.
Being back was terribly boring though, no one wanted to spar with him, and they acted like he would get hurt or something. No one believed that he had helped take down Itachi or had trained alongside Sasuke while he was gone. Tsunade had said he could do missions in the future but with his memory loss and him still having what Tsunade-baba called a slight chemical imbalance they weren't willing to let him yet. It made him wonder if his memories never returned or the chemicals never left if he'd ever be able to. He knew part of it was his own fault for still being too childish and being playful but if they couldn't see past that to see what he was capable of then that was their loss. He was here to learn the truth and as long as everyone continued to tell him what he needed to know then he would just find things to entertain himself with.
Even with things starting to click into place he was still very confused. Besides trying to figure out what the truth really was, he also had to think about how he wanted to live his life and where. While part of him did want to stay in Konoha with his friends and live the life of a ninja, another part longed to return to Sasuke.
The life he had lived with Sasuke would never lead him to his dream of being the Hokage of Konoha but it had never been lonely like the life he had lived in Konoha. With Sasuke he awoke each morning in the arms of someone who saw him as a precious person. They worked together to take care of their little home that sat in a meadow at the bottom of a mountain range. He and Sasuke would tend to their garden, go fishing and hunting in the woods that surrounded the meadow. Sometimes they went into the civilian village that sat on the opposite edge of the woods and did odd jobs to earn money and shop for supplies. Their days were filled with sparring together, doing chores, even playing together and laughing. It wasn't the life of a ninja like he could lead here, but it had been a life full of joy. Sure there were times they disagreed, argued, yelled, and cursed, they would end up rolling around on the ground beating the crap out of each other. But then there was the times they hugged, kiss, and touch each other that left no doubt how special they were to each other. There was none of that in Konoha.
He had notice several things in the village had change while he was gone. Iruka and Kakashi's living arrangement was one of them. He was greatly surprised that the two sensei’s now lived together like he and Sasuke had, though for some reason Kakashi-sensei slept on the couch. Their apartment did have two bedrooms; Naruto figured Kakashi must have been letting him sleep in his bed. He offered several times to let Kakashi have his bed back but the Jounin always insisted that the room was a spare for guests. Finally he figured Kakashi must just like to sleep on the couch, especially since every night Iruka would offer him a turn in the other bed but Kakashi always turned him down. Though he didn't understand why the two sensei’s didn't just share a bed like he and Sasuke always had but he wasn't going to bring that up just yet. The two teachers had looked at him funny when he told them that he and Sasuke were sharing a house too, but everyone gave him funny looks whenever he said anything about Sasuke.
Naruto knew all about Sasuke's past now, not the one Sasuke told him but the past those here in Konoha knew of the raven-haired young man. Thinking about how Sasuke treated him it was hard to believe Sasuke would have ever tried to kill him. 'The only thing Sasuke tried to do that might have killed me while we have been together is giving me an orgasm that might cause a heart attack.' Naruto thought blushing at his memories of the intimate times they had shared. 'Had Sasuke just been using me all these years?' Shaking his head Naruto decided he didn't want to think about that. Just the thought left a bad taste in his mouth and he was afraid where it would lead. Rolling over Naruto pushed his face into the pillow on the bed he was using and hoped he could dream about one of the good times he and Sasuke had shared tonight.
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Toward the end of the week Iruka gave him a mission to do all on his own. He was so excited; he had become familiar with the village again thanks to all his friends taking him places, so he wasn't afraid to leave by himself. Especially after he realized he was welcomed in the village and had his hitai-ate back. Iruka had written down everyone's order for ramen on a paper then gave it and some money to Naruto to go pick up dinner for everyone.
Naruto was so happy to get a job to do on his own. Sasuke often gave him silly jobs like this to do. Sasuke would play he was Naruto's sensei and would give him things to do like they had done when they were Genin’s just starting to do ninja missions. Sasuke had learned how to play a bit more over the years, Naruto had worked on helping him to not be so serious all the time. These play ninja missions were just to break up the boredom. Sighing Naruto tried to put Sasuke out of his mind. Remembering stuff they had done together reminded him that he hadn't seen Sasuke in almost a week, it made his heart clench but he ignored it by smiling brightly and skipping toward Ichiraku's.
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Iruka bit his lip hoping he was doing the right thing. Naruto turned out to need more watching then he had anticipated. When Naruto got bored he was apt to make messes and break things playing with ninja weapons. He cried out at night sometimes for Sasuke which made for some very long nights. Iruka had begun to wonder if it had been right of them to take him away from Sasuke. He seemed to need the other boy. Sighing Iruka shook his head at his own thoughts. Tsunade-sama had assured them that Naruto was getting better, but Iruka could sometimes catch when Naruto let his mask down and his guest didn't seem to be taking to living in Konoha as well as others seemed to think.
It wasn't that he was sorry he had demanded the boy come home with them first, but they hadn't had not had one moment to themselves since bringing the boy home with them. If it wasn't one or both of them trying to keep the boy entertained so he didn't sneak away to go make his own mischief then Iruka was either busy cleaning things up or catching a nap when the boy’s friends would come and get him.
It was his own fault that he and Kakashi hadn't had any alone time. If he would have just let the Jounin continue to sleep in his bed with him Iruka knew Kakashi would have found away for them to have some special time together. Iruka just couldn't bring himself to sleep with Kakashi in the same bed after Naruto had so innocently asked why they shared a place. Even after the boy told him that he and Sasuke shared a house too he still didn't feel right exposing Naruto to his and Kakashi's lifestyle. He didn't want to shock the boy after all. Who would have though that he would be the one who was more frustrated by the circumstance then Kakashi was.
Watching from the door way Iruka waited till Naruto was completely out of sight before shutting the door, just as it fully closed Iruka took off for their bedroom stripping as he went. Kakashi had been sitting on the couch scanning through one of his Icha, Icha books while slyly watching his boyfriend at the door and was thoroughly shocked by his usually shy lover's actions. Quickly dropping the book on the cushion he moved to follow Iruka around the corner to their bedroom to find out what was wrong.
Kakashi gasped when Iruka grabbed him, jerking him into the bedroom. Kissing him through his mask and pulling at his clothes in an attempt to make Kakashi as bare as he was. Happily surprised at the now aggressive Iruka, Kakashi chuckled into one of the kisses, breaking away he pulled off his mask only to be pulled back by Iruka with such force Kakashi was sure their lips were going to be swollen.
"Maa, what's gotten into you?" Kakashi mumbled from between kisses. "I've missed you, we can't get a moment alone together because of Naruto." Iruka breathlessly explained. Still chuckling but now completely lacking in clothing, Kakashi answered as he backed Iruka to the bed. "I thought you wanted him here?" Laying back and dragging his silver-haired lover down with him Iruka sighed. "I do want him here. I guess we know what it's like for couples that have kids now huh?" Iruka squirmed as his lover started to nibble on his neck. "No time for extended foreplay . . . " Iruka stated pushing Kakashi back when he tried to stroke his arousal. Twisting around to the bedside table Iruka pulled the tube of lubrication out that they kept in one of the drawers. Taking the tube from his anxious lover the Jounin followed his lover's instructions and prepared them for a quick tryst. Iruka gave him an irritated look when Kakashi continued to stretch and lubricate him. Using his foot Iruka pushed on Kakashi's arm making him remove his fingers from him. "Enough with that." Iruka insisted wrapping his legs around Kakashi's hips and pulling him closer to his opening. "Iruka, I need to prepare you. We don't have to be in such a hurry do we? You sent him for ramen. It's not like he'll be right back, it takes time to get to Ichiraku's ramen stand." Huffing Iruka pulled his leisurely lover to him. "Come on Kakashi, I don't want to risk Naruto coming back before we're done, you're not going to be able to take your time like you usually do." Unable to help himself Kakashi laughed at the situation. "Whatever you say Iruka, I aim to please." Kakakshi replied as he gave his lover just what he was demanding.
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Practicing his stealth, Naruto carefully opened the door and went into the kitchen with the ramen take-out. He was very proud of how quickly he had made it back, nothing tasted as good as fresh hot ramen, and that had given him all the incentive he needed. Looking around he was surprised not to find his two sensei’s anywhere about. Shrugging his shoulders Naruto began his search for the house, hearing some strange noises he hid his chakra and followed the sounds to Iruka-sensei's bedroom. Carefully he pushed the door open and peeked inside.
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Kakashi was in complete heaven, Iruka had finally taken the initiative to go after what he wanted, and Kakashi was getting just what he had been wanting as well. He wouldn't lie; the last several days had been very hard on him. The only time he had gone without Iruka since they became lovers was when he was off on missions. To be stuck in their own home and not able to have the younger man had been torture. Tsunade had given both of them time off of work to take care of Naruto. Iruka had asked him to take turns sleeping on the couch being Iruka felt self-conscious about them sleeping together with Naruto in the house. He could understand not wanting to expose the boy to something his mind couldn't comprehend but, it didn't make it any easier.
Kakashi shivered from the sensation of his manhood being caressed by Iruka's inner sanctum. There was no way he was going to last very long, but from the mewling Iruka was making longevity was not an issue this time. Suddenly Kakashi found himself being thrown off of Iruka. He had been blindsided by something and now found himself no longer surrounded by the warmth of his lover's embrace. He blinked in surprise to find himself now sitting on the floor on his butt; his very naked butt at that, with his still very hard little friend twitching in front of him. Looking up in a daze to the bed he found his irresistible lover still as naked as he had been but now he was holding and consoling an extremely upset Naruto.
"I'm fine Naruto . . . Kakashi wasn't hurting me. Don't be frightened." Kakashi overheard as he pulled on his clothes. Taking Iruka his clothes Kakashi took his turn cooing to Naruto to not be scared and promising he'd never harm Iruka. Having pulled his clothes on Iruka laid his hand on his lover. "I think he’s in shock. Let's take him to Tsunade-sama, she'll be able to give him something to calm him down." Nodding Kakashi kneeled down and allowed Iruka to help Naruto onto his back so he could piggy back him to the Hokage Tower.
Making their way through town had given them quite an entourage. Every street they passed seemed to have someone who knew the blonde and were obviously worried about his state of distress. Iruka tried to discourage them from going with them to see Tsunade but he wasn't able to get the former rookie nine or Kakashi's Jounin friends to listen to him at all.
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Iruka delicately explaining to their Hokage how Naruto had walked in on their alone time as Tsunade pressed a warm cup of tea into Naruto's hands and encouraged him to drink. He had to give the Godaime credit; she kept a straight face through the whole explanation and only gave him a nod acknowledging she understood. "Will he be alright Tsunade-sama?" Kakashi asked from his spot beside Iruka. "Hmm, yes. This tea contains several herbs known for their calming effects. He's just a little shook up I think." She explained coaxing the small blonde to drink.
As he slowly consumed the drink and calmed enough to speak again Tsunade ran her hand through his hair. "There now . . . all better?" Naruto slowly nodded as he looked up with his big blue innocent eyes, his lip trembling slightly he asked. "What was Kakashi doing to Iruka? He was inside him!"
Clearing her throat Tsunade knew this couldn't have been apart of the Hokage job that her grandfather had done. "Now you know Kakashi wouldn't hurt Iruka. They were just showing how much they love each other, you know making each other feel good."
Understanding rushed into his eyes as Naruto turned to face Iruka, with a look of awe on his face he asked. "Were you two doing that because it made your wee-wee feel good?" Clearing his throat and blushing Iruka nodded while trying hard not to face anyone in the crowded room, he did need to keep some dignity. These were some of his old students after all and the rest were all Kakashi's peers. It seemed they would have to explain the birds and the bees to Naruto a bit though.
Smiling Naruto continued to work on innocently embarrass his favorite teachers. "Oh, well then you should do like Sasuke does then. He taught me that you should rub it to make it feel good." Naruto explained holding his tea cup with one hand he reached down with the other in a rather rude gesture of stroking himself. "He even showed me how to rub it for him, I can show you so then you guys can do it too." Naruto informed the group smiling happily at being able to give his old teacher some much needed help.
The younger women in the room seemed to be having problems with their imaginations since they all were wearing blushes that matched Iruka's. "Or you could do like Sasuke did after we defeated his brother. To celebrate after he recovered he rubbed his wee-wee against mine." He explained with a large smile seemingly unaware of the effects his words were having on those in the room. "I have to admit it did feel good but it makes a terrible mess." Naruto frowned thinking about how messy it had been as he went on not aware of the others in the room that now seemed to be having problems breathing. "I think that would be easier on you Iruka-sensei because I still think Kakashi-sensei might have been hurting you because you were making some very strange sounds."
Neji had to admit things had definitely been boring without Naruto around. He truly could not remember the last time he had been so entertained. Walking closer to his friend Neji leaned closer to Konoha's number one surprising ninja and asked very innocently. "What noises was Iruka-sensei making Naruto?" His smile returning Naruto looked up at Neji. "Oh he was making a real racket." Naruto informed him. "He was going like . . . . " Throwing his head back Naruto began his impersonation of his beloved sensei. "Oh . . . Kakashi. Ahhh . . . . " Naruto went on arching his back and wiggling his body as he sat in the chair they had placed him.
Neji smiled as he watched Iruka hide behind his perverted lover looking like he was going to pass out from the amount of blood it was taking to keep his blush that shade. Kakashi was acting like nothing was bugging him but he did give Asume an intolerant look as he punched his shoulder teasingly. Neji bit the inside of his mouth to keep from laughing at his old sensei, Gai. He wasn't sure if the man looked more shocked when he looked at Iruka, his rival Kakashi, or Naruto. Neji could understand the man's trouble Iruka came across so proper acting, Kakashi was his rivial and knowing his sensei he was probably half tempted to try and figure out away to test his sexual prowess against the man in another of their endless challenges, and then there was Naruto looking and sounding like walking sex.
Looking around Neji was surprised when he caught a couple of the other males from the rookie nine eyeing Naruto as he continued his performance. After Naruto admitted that he and Sasuke had at least done some things together the other boys seemed to take look at their friend in a new light. Neji admitted to himself he could clearly understand their attraction to the blond enigma, he was something to behold. 'Especially when he's going on like that.' His inner pervert provided.
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Poor Tsunade, at least made it back to her desk before Naruto finished explaining to Iruka where he went wrong with Kakashi. At first she only shaded her eyes but, after the brat started his impersonations she had no choice but to take her hand and cover her mouth to keep form laughing outright at poor Iruka. Finally finding some mercy for the young Chuunin Tsunade cleared her throat. "I think it’s obvious that Iruka and Kakashi could use a break keeping Naruto."
Quickly Iruka spoke up pushing his way around Kakashi. "No Hokage-sama, Naruto is just fine with me. I don't want him to leave." Waving his concern away Tsunade continue. "Now then Iruka, I think Naruto should go spend some time with friends his own age. Just for awhile, then he can return to your home if you both would like." After a few moments of checking the list of those willing to have Naruto stay with them against the list of up coming missions already planned out Naruto was soon placed with one of his friends for the next week. With everything decide Naruto walked out with his next host.
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kunoichi: female ninja
Genin: Rookie/lower ninja. Acquire forehead protector and are grouped in teams of 3 with a Jounin sensei.
Chuunin: After at least 8 missions genins can be nominated by their Jounin sensei to participate in the Chuunin selection exam. Chuunin perform C to B rank missions. Acquire military jacket /vest.
Jounin: Level after Chuunin, an elite ninja's, can take on Genin teams, do A and S rank missions. Perform other positions in village.
Icha Icha Paradise: Come Come Paradise; Kakashi's naughty books
baba: grandmother, hag
hitai-ate: forehead protector
Ichiraku ramen: local ramen diner
Godaime: term refering to the 5th person holding the title of Hokage