Dirty Little Secrets

by DianneRose2016

So this is my Christmas gift to all my followers. The war is over and the world is in for a big shock when one of the most well kept secrets come to light. Sasuke is not an exile, he is an Agent for a secret agency and the Clan is alive and well. Sasuke goes through hell with his new job and kakashi is left to try and help him survive. Warnings: Gay sex, drugs, drinking, BDSM

1. Chapter 1

Chapter 1

It was over, it was finally over. They had lost many lives, lives of people they knew, people they cared about, but it was over. At least they could say that the dead didn't die in vain. For the most part they were uninjured. They were all exhausted and running low on chakra, but they were fine and able to walk away. It was dark out now and it looked like it was going to rain. Sasuke stood there alone looking down at his now dead great grandfather. Sasuke was the one to deal the fatal blow. He was the one that stopped the war. He was the one that killed Uchiha Madara. He would be the one with the nightmares. Sasuke was also the one with the dirty secrets, secrets that were now going to be brought to light. Secrets that no longer had to be hidden. A secret that would shock everyone and change the world once again. Sasuke could sense them now; it wouldn't be much longer before everyone found out the truth. Sasuke didn't care though, because the truth wouldn't set him free. Sure he wouldn't be labeled as a traitor, but that never mattered to him. He would still be forced to work for an agency that he didn't want to be in. Sasuke wouldn't be free until he was twenty-one and he could legally step away from it all. Most had to be just nineteen, but Uchiha laws made it so no Uchiha could be legally capable until the age of twenty-one. It was only a law for the Uchiha, because they wanted to be able to control their clan members for that extra three years. Three years that could mean the difference between life and death. Sasuke still had five years, five long years before he could be free from it all. Sure in the past three years Sasuke had discovered ways to deal with everything. Ways that he knew weren't healthy, but he couldn't find it in him to care. At least now the last three years were over with. Now he could try and have a normal routine again before another mission came up.

Sasuke turned and walked over to where the group was standing, including his own squad. Sasuke looked around and saw that Orochimaru was nowhere to be seen.

"He fled sometime during the fight." Suigetsu said almost reading Sasuke's mind.

"Should we go after him?" Juugo asked.

"What for?" Sasuke asked.

"To kill him. Sasuke he won't stop coming for you until he's dead." Juugo said.

"Orochimaru lives through the curse seals. There's no point in killing him only for him to come back. I have to figure out a way to make it so he can't live through the seals before I can even kill him. Until then there's no point in chasing after him."

"I'm surprised you're here Sasuke." Tsunade said.

"It's a war, why wouldn't I be here?" Sasuke simply asked.

"Figured you would be fighting along-side your bastard family." Kiba said rudely.

"I just saved your pathetic ass. If I were you I would watch your mouth, especially to someone that could kill you where you stand before you even blink." Sasuke said in a deadly tone.

"You think you're stronger than me." Kiba said challengingly.

"I'm stronger than all of you. You stood back here like a coward the whole fight with Madara and Obito. So not only are you weak and pathetic you're a coward to."

"Sasuke someone's coming." Karin said in a hurry.

"I know its Kovu and Miito." Sasuke simply stated.

"Who?" Karin asked.

"They must have been close to the fight if they are already here." Suigetsu said.

"They were." Sasuke answered back.

"Who are they?" Juugo asked.

"Allies" Sasuke simply said.

"If they are allies and were close why didn't they join in?" Karin asked rudely.

"They aren't trained for fighting." Sasuke said.

"What are they trained for?" Juugo asked.

"Paper work mostly. Miito eh? You're number one stalker." Suigetsu said with a goofy smile.

"I'm not in the mood for him."

"When are you ever?" Suigetsu joked back.

"Okay who are they and how does Suigetsu know them?" Karin asked annoyed.

"I know Sasuke, that's how I know them." Suigetsu said.

"I know Sasuke and I don't know them." Karin said back.

"Not since you were three." Suigetsu said back.

"What are you talking about? Who are they?" Karin asked.

"Suigetsu." Sasuke warned.

"What? They are all about to find out. You do know that right?"

"I know"

"So then what does it matter if they know now or in five minutes from now?"

"Because for five minutes life is still simple."

"This is simple?" Suigetsu said.

"Compared to what it's about to be, yes."

"Well get ready cause I see them now."

Sasuke turned as well as the others to look at the two men walking towards them. The one was a little older than the other, he was twenty-two. He had black hair that was short and spiked up. He had green eyes, six foot three and weighed one hundred and fifty pounds. He was fit and you could see his muscles through his shirt. The other man was maybe nineteen, weighed one hundred and thirty pounds; he didn't have much muscles stood at five foot ten with brown eyes and short brown hair. They walked up to the group of ninja and stood by Sasuke. The shorter one stood right next to Sasuke and the taller one off to the side. The shorter one went to give Sasuke a hug, but Sasuke pushed him away.

"What are you doing here?" Sasuke asked annoyed.

"Why wouldn't I be here? You were fighting in a war against your great grandfather of course I'm here for you. Someone has to make sure you are alright. I just wish I could have been there to protect you." The shorter one said.

"I don't need protection." Sasuke said sternly.

"I'm here for you Sasuke. I'm here to protect you and to defend you. Everything will be okay. I'm here for you." The shorter one said with a stupid smile.

"Miito, I would stop talking now." The taller one said.

"Who are you two?" Tsunade asked with a stern voice.

"Probably just two more exiles that follow Sasuke around. Maybe they went to live with Orochimaru just like Sasuke." Kiba said rudely.

"If I were you I would show him respect." The taller one said.

"And why the hell would I respect someone like him?" Kiba said with disgust.

"Because he out ranks you and can put your ass in jail." The taller one said.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Kiba asked.

"Who are you both?" Tsunade demanded again.

"The shorter one is Mitto, he works for the Secret Service Agency. He deals with the media for the director of the agency. The taller one is Kovu, he's my handler." Sasuke said.

"Handler for what?" Tsunade asked.

"You're an Agent." Kakashi said before Sasuke could.

"I am." Sasuke said as he looked at Kakashi.

"Wait, you're not an exile?" Karin asked.

"Nope and neither am I. I'm also an Agent." Suigetsu said.

"But that's great. You're not an exile that means you can come back to Konoha," Naruto said excitedly.

"Things are not that simple. The decision of where to live is left up to the Clan." Kovu said.

"Clan?" Sakura asked.

"Itachi and the Clan are still alive. Konoha's attempt to commit genocide didn't work. Itachi found a way to make the pending war stop, but also keep the Clan alive. For the last nine years they have been living in a hidden village that the Agency arranged. Now that the war is over there is no need for them to stay hidden. The Akatsuki are dead so Itachi is safe to have the truth told." Sasuke said.

"It's up to the Clan to decide if they wish to continue to live in the hidden village or move to another village." Kovu said.

"Now Sasuke there is a lot that needs to be done. The press will go crazy with this story once it is released. A press conference is being held tomorrow and the Director wants you there. You were the one to kill Madara and for the past nine years have been the face of the Clan. So we need to get your bag packed at the house and hit the road. It's only a couple hours away so we can be there tonight and tomorrow you will be ready for the press conference." Mitto said as he touched Sasuke's arm.

"Stop touching me. And since when the fuck do I do press conferences?" Sasuke asked Kovu.

"I know, but the Director wants you there. Your parents and Itachi will be there as well to answer any questions. Your father is the head of the Clan and you and Itachi are both heirs to that throne. And like Miito said as far as this world knew you were the only survivor. It's an hour max and then it will be over." Kovu said.

"We also need to do some prep for your answers to the questions." Miito said as he touched Sasuke's arm again.

"Stop fucking touching me and I'm not doing anything with you. Whose idea was this anyways?"

"The Director." Kovu said.

"He should know better than anyone that I don't do this shit."

"Okay we are going to need to go over some basics, like no swearing in front of the press. Also you need to look happy to have your name cleared and to have your family back. They will want to take some pictures of the four of you. You should also wear something very conservative and appropriate." Miito said.

"Stop fucking talking." Sasuke said to Miito.

"Sasuke, do me a favor and stop swearing around the village leaders please." Kakashi said gently.

Sasuke looked at Kakashi and then looked away, but Kakashi was okay with that. Sasuke gave him a look that Kakashi knew he would listen to him.

"We need to get moving. Tomorrow will be a long day. There is also going to be a celebration for all of this. You are all invited to come and celebrate the end of the war." Miito said.

"I'm not going anywhere with you or tonight." Sasuke said.

"Ya same goes for me." Suigetsu said.

"The Director isn't requesting you. Sasuke you have to come. You need to be prepped for this press conference. The Director is expecting you." Miito said.

"I'm busy, I'm not leaving tonight." Sasuke simply said.

"Busy doing what?" Miito asked.

Sasuke started to leave and Suigetsu followed with him. Suigetsu had known Sasuke since they were little and he knew where Sasuke wanted to be.

"Forgetting." Sasuke said as he faced Miito, but still walking backwards.

"Forgetting what?" Miito asked.

"That I just killed my great grandfather."

"How are you possibly going to forget something like that?" Miito asked annoyed.

"That's easy, get drunk and high and let some guy fuck my brains out."

"The Director is requesting you Sasuke." Miito said.

"Well you give the Director a personal message for me. Tell him to go fuck himself." Sasuke said before he turned around and him and Suigetsu took to the tress and were gone.

Miito turned around to face Kovu.

"Why didn't you say anything? You're his handler this is your job."

"My job isn't to control Sasuke, my job is manage him. I'll have him there tomorrow."

"In what shape? The Director needs him ready for this."

"Well maybe the Director should have thought twice before he locked a thirteen year old underground with a sadistic pedophile and threw the key away. Come on Miito what do you expect? That he would be perfectly fine after everything? He's been doing this job since he was three years old. Did you honestly believe that it would never bother him? That is wouldn't change him? I'll make sure he is there tomorrow, but you and the Director can't expect miracles." Kovu said with authority in his voice.

"So you're just going to let him go out and get drunk and stoned? That's your plan?"

"It's not my job to change him. My job is to manage him, to report back to the Director for when he is undercover. He just killed his great grandfather, a family member. Not even Itachi has done that. I think he deserves one night to forget before everything hits him. Before he has to go back to having a family and the world knowing him. Tomorrow his whole life will once again change and once again he doesn't have a say in it. So yes I am going to let him go and I will go to his house and be there for when he gets back. We'll be there tomorrow."

"And what am I supposed to tell the Director?"

"Tell him that the fight took more out of Sasuke than we expected. That he needed some time to recover before he made it back."

"You want me to lie to the Director? Lie to our boss?"

"What do you want me to say? You want to go back and tell him that Sasuke won't be there tonight, because he's too busy getting drunk and high and having sex with strange men? If I were you I would go with my suggestion before that becomes the topic of tomorrow's press conference."

"And what about them? They just heard all of this." Miito said point to the group.

"Judging by the looks on their faces right now, I would say they are too confused to be talking about this. Just get back to the Agency and I will handle Sasuke."

"He better be there by one o'clock and you better make sure he looks appropriate."

"I am his handler, you're his stalker, so don't tell me how to do my job."

"At least with me he would be safe and I'm not a stalker." Miito said as he walked away.

"Safe" Kovu said as he shook his head.

"What the hell is going on?" Naruto asked.

"It's a long story, one that I am not about to share out here in the open." Kovu said.

"Is there some place that we can go to speak?" Tsunade asked.

"We can go to his house, but not everyone just the Konoha ninja."

"Why just them?" Karin asked rudely.

"Because you both are exiles and this is classified information. The Konoha ninja will just find out tomorrow anyways. Everyone else will only get the footnotes." Kovu said.

"Let's go then." Tsunade said.

The other ninja were not happy about it, but they didn't get a choice in the matter. Kovu guided the Konoha ninja to the house. When they got there it was empty, but Kovu already knew it would be. Sasuke and Suigetsu traveled fast and Kovu already knew that Sasuke would have showered and changed out of his Sound outfit and gone by now. Kovu knew that they would be at the local club in the village and Kovu was just going to wait here tonight for Sasuke to get back. Kovu leaned against the island counter top while the others filled the living room, some sitting and some standing.

"This story does not; I repeat does not get repeated to anyone. You don't talk about this with Sasuke, especially Sasuke, unless he brings it up. This is top level classified and anyone that speaks about this with anyone that doesn't already know or out in the open will be prosecuted. Do I make myself clear?" Kovu said in a serious voice.

The younger ninja gave a nod and the older ones got a serious look on their face.

"When Sasuke was three, his father decided that he wasn't good enough for the family name. His father made the decision to get rid of him and that is exactly how his father put it. Get rid of, like he was garbage in the backyard. Fugaku signed a contract with the Agency that would bind Sasuke to them until he turned twenty-one, the age that Sasuke could sign himself out. There are many different departments within the Secret Service. Some work in the protection department, protecting valuable members of society. Some work in investigations, where they investigate high level murders and crimes. Sasuke works in the undercover unit and I am his handler, have been for five years now. Sasuke was three when he was put into that department."

"How does a three year old go undercover?" Naruto asked.

"The only reason why someone that young would go undercover is to keep the target busy. Sasuke would go with an older Agent, the Agent would go after whatever it was the operation required while Sasuke distracted the target." Kovu said.

"Distracted how?" Lee asked.

"Why would an agency let that happen?" Kakashi asked with anger in his voice.

"There are many parts of the agency that I don't agree with. I was never in Sasuke's position I have always been a handler. I would never run an agency like this, but it's not my place to say." Kovu said sadly.

"I don't understand. What am I missing?" Naruto asked.

"Ya I'm also confused." Kiba admitted.

"There's only one thing someone that young could do to distract a target that's older than thirty. Sasuke was three he didn't understand. He didn't understand any of it. He was three how could he. He was told to go with some complete stranger on this operation. A three year old doesn't even understand the word operation let alone what it would mean for him. The Agent would bring Sasuke with him and hand him over to the target. While the target has Sasuke upstairs the Agent would get what he came for."

"But you haven't said what Sasuke would do to distract the target." Lee said.

"The target would rape Sasuke." Kakashi said for Kovu. He could tell that Kovu wasn't comfortable with this at all.

"Wait what?" Naruto asked.

"I've known Sasuke since he was three, I was nine. My father was in the agency. Sasuke and I had talked before and talking to him is what made me decide to join. I wanted to be there to protect people like Sasuke. It was after his first operation when I spoke to him for the first time. What broke my heart was the fact that he didn't understand what happened. All he knew was that it hurt and he didn't like it. He didn't understand it at all. Every operation he went on it happened; the older he got he would fight, but it just resulted in injuries. When he was twelve he stopped fighting and just accepted it. It's important you understand that Sasuke has been through hell in his life since he was three. The last three years have made him worse. He's discovered alcohol and drugs. He has sex with strange men, because he's trying to replace all the bad hands on him. That's not the only reason though; it's not the worst thing that happened to him. Fugaku started to molest Sasuke when he was four. The only reason I am telling you this is because I think the Clan will go back to Konoha. Sasuke will be living in the same house as Fugaku. Sasuke won't fight him, he's terrified of his father whether he shows it or not, he is. I won't be there unless Sasuke has an operation. I'm hoping now that you know the truth that you'll keep an eye on him. I don't know if Fugaku will try something or not. No one knows what Sasuke is like yet and once they find out I don't know what will happen. Sasuke needs friends; he needs allies and not people saying stupid and hurtful shit to him." Kovu finished explaining.

"His own father did that to him." Naruto said shocked.

They were all silent for a few minutes. Each trying to process what they just learnt about Sasuke; someone that most had known since he was seven. It started to make sense why Sasuke was so different. He was so quiet and private and now it made sense. Sasuke had a huge secret.

"Does anyone know?" Kakashi asked.

"Itachi found out a month after the relocation, but he's never said anything to Sasuke or to Fugaku. Itachi foolishly believes that just because he knows that nothing will happen. I'm not saying anything would happen. A lot of time has passed and Fugaku might not do anything. My point is I won't be there and Itachi hasn't done anything about it and he probably won't by now. Itachi will still be going on missions, leaving Fugaku and Sasuke alone. The more people looking out for Sasuke then the better chance of someone noticing something is wrong, if something is wrong." Kovu said.

"Do you think Fugaku would?" Gai asked.

Kovu let out a sigh, "I don't know. It's been nine years since Sasuke has seen or spoken to anyone from the Clan. I don't know what's going to happen. I know Fugaku won't be happy about Sasuke drinking, doing drugs and being gay. So that might make Fugaku get physical with him. I don't know right now. Just keep an eye on him. If something doesn't seem right don't let it go."

"The Clan can only come back to Konoha if I allow it. I'm not sure I want them back in Konoha after all of the previous problems." Tsunade said.

"But then Sasuke won't be in Konoha." Naruto said.

"Tsunade-Sama you can't actually be considering letting the Clan be somewhere else. Doesn't Sasuke have the right to come back to his home?" Sakura asked.

"I'm not saying he doesn't. I'm saying there were problems before. There was a reason why the Third and the Council wanted them dead. I'm not going to let them back in for that to happen again. I would need to speak to Fugaku and come to some kind of an agreement before I would even consider it."

"The Clan will only live in Konoha or the hidden village. If Sasuke ends up in the hidden village I don't know what will happen to him. Please keep that in mind when you consider everything." Kovu said.

"I will, but I also can't put one person above a village. I will speak to Fugaku with an open mind I can promise you that."

"That's all I can ask. Please do not talk about this with Sasuke, it won't go over well."

"We won't. Where did he go?" Kakashi asked.

"The club down the street until he finds someone he wants to go home with."

"Shouldn't we be doing something then? Shouldn't we be going down there and dragging him out?" Naruto said.

"Sasuke can take care of himself. I'm not about to go and tell him what he can and can't do. Suigetsu is there. This isn't the first time this has happened. He'll be back by tomorrow."

"So what are we supposed to do?" Kiba asked.

"There's a local Inn down the road. You could spend the night there and then in the morning travel with us."

"We all need rest. I suggest we go and get some rooms and sleep." Gai said.

"I'm going to stay here for when Sasuke comes back." Kakashi said.

"We should stay to. We're a team." Naruto said.

"You'll see Sasuke tomorrow. Go get a room and get some rest. You used a lot of chakra you need sleep for the trip tomorrow." Kakashi said with a no argument tone.

"Let's get some rooms and then we can all rest and eat something." Gai said.

They all wanted to argue, but they all knew there was no point. The adults out ranked them and they didn't have a choice. They all left the house except for Kovu and Kakashi. They all headed down to get rooms first before any of them would eat if they wanted it.

"Where's this club?" Kakashi asked.

"It's down the street. You'll see it; it has lights on the outside of the building. It's about a block away. Will you let him know you're there?"

"I'm just going to keep a look out. I can understand his need for an escape tonight. I just want to see what he is like with my own eyes."

"You care about him, even after you thought he was an exile."

"I do him leaving never changed that."

"He used to talk about you. I think you used to confuse him."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because the only adult males Sasuke was ever around, were the ones that were molesting him. With you though, you trained him, you were there for him to just talk to or sit in silence after a bad nightmare. You never tried to touch him or sleep with him and I think that confused him even though he never said it. He talked about you a few times though since he left for the operation. He never said it, but he missed you. He wanted to tell you a few times about the agency, but he didn't want you to get in trouble. Plus, it's not easy to talk to someone about. How do you tell someone that you're going on operations and being forced to sleep with criminals? Even if he did he would have to explain the Clan. There's no telling how someone would react to that. He was afraid that you wouldn't want him around anymore."

"I would never have done that. I would have done anything I could to try and get him out. I would have been there for him to help him through it all."

"So be there now. Over the last three years Sasuke has slowly been getting worse. Now with the drinking and the drugs I don't want him to become an addict. He has so much to offer this world; it would be tragic if he became nothing more than an addict. I can understand why he is doing this, but that doesn't make it healthy. He needs someone to just be there for him. Someone that won't judge him no matter what he says or does."

"I have never judged him. Sasuke has always had a reason to do everything he's done. He might not always share that reason, but it's always there. Hopefully I can earn his trust again."

"You might not have lost it. You were the only one he would talk about from Konoha. Hopefully the Clan will move back to Konoha and there will be people to keep an eye on him."

"I hope so. I'm going to go and observe, make sure he's safe."

"Sasuke is powerful, as you just saw. He's always safe with power like his, even drunk and high."

"A small comfort."

"True"

Kakashi left the house and headed down the street. He couldn't believe everything he just learnt about Sasuke. Sasuke always had a special place in his heart. Kakashi felt like he needed to protect him. Sasuke was all alone in Konoha and everyone would whisper about him and hate him, just because of his name. Kakashi never thought it was fair so he would keep an eye on him to make sure he was safe. Kakashi never expected for Sasuke to be an undercover agent. He never expected for Sasuke to have been molested since he was three by not only random criminals, but his own father. Sasuke hid it perfectly and not even him; one of Konoha's best ninja could see the truth. Sasuke was hiding this huge secret and he couldn't tell anyone. It was no wonder he was so quiet, stressed and tired all the time. He had the weight of the world on his shoulders and no one was helping him to carry it. Kakashi was going to be there for Sasuke, he was going to help carry it. Kakashi was praying that Tsunade would let the Clan back into Konoha if not Kakashi didn't know what he was going to do. He couldn't just turn off his feelings for Sasuke at the flick of a switch. He cared about Sasuke; he wanted to keep him safe and to be there for him. He wanted to help Sasuke stop drinking and doing drugs. He wanted to help Sasuke get passed everything that happened to him. He didn't want to stay back and watch as Sasuke completely destroys himself. Kakashi was absolutely not blaming Sasuke at all for any of this. Kakashi could completely understand why Sasuke was like this. Adults made Sasuke like this, people that were supposed to love and protect him made him like this. Kakashi wasn't mad at Sasuke, he was furious with Fugaku and the Director for allowing a three year old into the agency.

Kakashi saw the club and was surprised that no one was waiting out front, but it was only a Thursday and most people would have to work in the morning. It was also still early, only eight o'clock at night and that could have something to do with it. Kakashi went in and he made sure he stayed in the shadows as much as he could. He stood against the wall closest to the door and scanned the room to see if he could find Sasuke. There wasn't a lot of people there and it didn't take him long to see Sasuke sitting on one of the couches against the wall. He had three men around him and they were all drinking. One man was crushing up white powder and putting it in a line. Kakashi figured that it would be cocaine, as it was the most popular club drug. Kakashi just stood there watching as Sasuke took shot after shot and line after line. Kakashi could feel his anger rise when one of the men started to touch and grab at Sasuke. Sasuke didn't push him away instead he straddled the man's lap and started to make out and grind his hips into him. Sasuke was doing everything he could to forget, but Kakashi knew it would never work. All Sasuke was doing was adding to the hands, except they were hands he was willingly putting on. For his whole life Sasuke never had control and for Sasuke this was his way of having that control. Right now he could choose how much he drank, how much drugs he did and who he had sex with. All of this was in his control and his choice. The problem was Sasuke was so desperate for control he turned to negative choices. Kakashi watched as the man grabbed Sasuke's ass and lifted them both up so the man was standing with Sasuke's legs wrapped around him. The man turned around and slammed Sasuke into the club wall before he started to bite at his neck and grind into his crotch. It took everything in Kakashi not to go over there and take Sasuke home. Tell him that it was okay to feel upset over killing a family member. To tell him that it was okay to be angry and to cry over it. Kakashi would sit there all night in silence if that was what Sasuke needed to do. Kakashi didn't intervene though; he wanted to see just how destructive Sasuke had become. The man moved again and brought Sasuke out the back door. Kakashi immediately went out the front door and around the building so he could still see what was going on. Kakashi saw the man undo his pants and Sasuke did his. The man slammed Sasuke face first into the wall, but Sasuke was able to stop his head from banging with his hands against the wall. The man didn't even wait he just slammed into Sasuke, making him scream. The man continued to bite down on Sasuke's neck and Kakashi could actually see blood coming down his neck. The man didn't care though; he just licked it and kept at his rough pace. Kakashi had to look away, because if he didn't he was sure he would kill that man right where he stood.

It wasn't long before Kakashi heard the back door open and turned to see them both going back inside. Kakashi headed inside as well to see if maybe Sasuke would leave now, but he didn't. He sat back down and Kakashi could see he was in pain after his encounter with the man in the alley. Sasuke didn't stop though, he just took another shot and another line. It went that way for another three hours before Sasuke was too drunk and decided to leave, except another man that was with them went with Sasuke. Kakashi followed them out of the club and down the street, not towards Sasuke's home though towards the other man's. They both went inside and Kakashi stayed outside. Kakashi couldn't see anything, but he could figure out what was going on. Kakashi stayed out there for another four hours and when Sasuke never came out Kakashi knew he wouldn't be coming home that night. With a heavy heart Kakashi walked back to the house where he would wait for Sasuke to get home. Kakashi went in and saw that Kovu was already in bed so Kakashi went and sat down on the couch and just waited to see when Sasuke would get home.

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It was just before nine in the morning when Kovu came out of the spare bedroom. He saw that Kakashi was asleep on the couch and he headed into the kitchen to get the coffee started. Kakashi woke up once he heard movement. He didn't know when he fell asleep waiting for Sasuke, but his body had needed the sleep after the fight. Kakashi saw that Kovu was in the kitchen making coffee so Kakashi stretched out his sore and stiff body.

"Sasuke didn't come home." Kakashi said as he sat on the couch.

"Ya if Sasuke doesn't come back by midnight he doesn't come home that night. Depending on what is going on in Sasuke's life depends on how bad he is that night. He killed his great grandfather and watched as his cousin was killed. I would have dropped dead if he came home last night. To be honest I'm just hoping he shows up this morning. I don't even know if I can get him to this press conference."

"Is the press conference really that important?"

"Before yesterday I would have said no, but now it is. With the Clan announcing their life Sasuke is about to be thrown to the press. The world is now going to focus on the Clan and their return. Sasuke and Itachi are the heirs to Clan's throne, everyone will want to know them and hear their story for the past nine years. The Clan is also still going to be connected to the agency. So Sasuke will have to attend benefits, deal with the media, fundraisers plus still work undercover. His job just got more complicated."

"How can I still work undercover if his face is going to be everywhere?"

"Sasuke transforms into a different person when he goes undercover. He had to do it a few times when he was in the Sound when the Director had a quick operation for him. I haven't even told Sasuke yet that the Director wants him to have a body guard."

"Why would Sasuke need one?"

"Sasuke has stalkers now; so when everyone finds out he's not an exile, but the one to end the war that number is only going to go up. Plus he has to deal with the media and these benefits. There are a lot of chances for him to be attacked. Suigetsu also won't be with Sasuke when he goes undercover, he will be working on his own operations so this body guard would work as a fly on the wall. Just because Sasuke is powerful doesn't mean someone couldn't get lucky."

"Poison in his drink or in the drugs." Kakashi stated.

"Exactly."

"Sasuke won't tolerate a body guard."

"Nope, especially someone he doesn't know and doesn't trust. Sasuke trusts me and Suigetsu, but he's known us for thirteen years. Sasuke won't trust a stranger he'll just run from him and won't keep him updated on the operations."

"Is the Director really determined for the body guard?"

"He thinks it would be a good idea. Even just with crowd control and the stalkers. There's no telling what any of them could do. He has guy and girl stalkers any of them could try something. Thankfully when Sasuke gets drunk and high he never talks about anything he's not supposed to."

"Well that's something at least."

The front door opened and Kovu and Kakashi turned to see Sasuke walk in. Kovu could instantly tell that Sasuke was still drunk and high. Sasuke walked over to the island and leaned his arms against the top of it.

"Morning sunshine." Sasuke said with a smile.

"How is it possible that you are still drunk and high?" Kovu asked with annoyance, but he truly wasn't surprised.

"It's so nice outside."

"I see you haven't made it to bed yet."

"We hadn't really made it that far." Sasuke joked,

"We have one hour before we have to leave. You need to take a shower and drink some coffee to sober up. You have to be at that conference today at one." Kovu said seriously.

"I'm not doing that shit." Sasuke said with a smile.

"You need to. It's only an hour and just stand in the back and hopefully you won't have to talk. You have to go. So go shower and change your clothes. I packed your bag last night and left out a long sleeved turtle neck thankfully and a clean pair of jeans. Do this for me please." Kovu said.

"Fine, but you need to loosen up." Sasuke said as he headed towards the bathroom.

"You need to tighten up." Kovu said after him.

Sasuke turned around, but kept walking backwards. "That's not what I heard." Sasuke said with a smirk.

"You need to let me look at your neck before you shower." Kakashi said.

"Whoa didn't even see you there." Sasuke said with a stupid smile as he stopped walking.

"Wow" Kovu said.

"Have you seen your neck?" Kakashi asked.

The bite marks on Sasuke's neck were red especially the one that Kakashi saw blood coming from last night. He also had hickeys along with it. Kakashi figured they were from the second man.

"Didn't have a mirror on me."

"You do know you can get an infection from a bite. You need to have those cleaned out. Do you have a first aid kit?" Kakashi asked as he stood up.

"It's in the bathroom under the sink." Kovu answered.

"Let's get your neck cleaned up before you shower. The others will probably be here soon." Kakashi said.

"Others?" Sasuke asked.

"The Konoha ninja are coming to the agency. Tsunade needs to speak to the Clan about the possibility of them moving back to Konoha. Miito invited them all to the celebration tonight."

"Kay"

"Let's go in the bathroom and I'll look at your neck." Kakashi said.

Kakashi and Sasuke headed down the hall and into the bathroom. Kakashi closed the door and turned around to face Sasuke. Sasuke clearly got the wrong impression because next thing Kakashi knew he was against the door and Sasuke was rubbing his clothed crotch.

"Sasuke no I'm here for that. I don't want that from you." Kakashi said as he put his hands on Sasuke's forearms and pushed him back slightly. Sasuke swayed a little from the alcohol and drugs.

"Everyone wants that from me. It's why you shut the door so Kovu wouldn't hear."

"No I shut the door so you could have some privacy while I look at your neck. Sasuke I don't want anything sexual from you. Even if I had an attraction to you I certainly wouldn't be doing anything with you while you are drunk and high."

"You just expect me to believe that you don't want me. Cause you would be the first."

"In time you'll see. I never did anything to you before I'm not about to start now. I'll clean your neck up and then you can shower and change. Kovu already has the coffee on, hopefully by the time we get there you'll be more sober than not."

Kakashi went to the bathroom cupboard and pulled out the first aid kit. Kakashi could tell that Sasuke was confused that he didn't want to have sex with him. Was Sasuke attractive, of course he was but Kakashi wasn't about to take advantage of him. Kakashi wanted to be there to help him not make him worse. Kakashi gently cleaned out Sasuke's bite marks and left out small pieces of gauze that Sasuke could use to cover them before he got his shirt on.

"Any more besides the two on your neck?" Kakashi asked.

"Nope."

"Before you put your shirt on put the gauze on your neck to protect them. You'll be fine in a few days assuming they don't get infected." Kakashi said as he put the first aid kit back.

"You sure I can't repay you." Sasuke said in a seductive tone.

"There's nothing to repay. When you are sober later we need to talk, but there's no point in doing it until you are sober for it. Get showered we have to leave in an hour."

Kakashi left Sasuke in the bathroom confused. Sasuke didn't understand why Kakashi didn't want him, but deep down he knew. Kakashi was a good man; even if he was gay he would never go for a whore like him. That's why Sasuke stuck with lowlifes and men that treated him like garbage, it was what he deserved. Sasuke took his clothes off and turned the shower on as hot as it would go before he got in. The water was so hot it had steam coming off from it. Sasuke was hoping he could burn the hands away, but it never worked. Sasuke took the shower and when he was done he got out and dried off. He wrapped the towel around his waist and put the gauze on his neck before he headed out to his room so he could get dressed. He saw that there was a black turtle neck and light blue jeans. Sasuke got dressed and he put on his black converse shoes before he grabbed his leather jacket and bag before he headed out to the living room. He put his bag down on the ground and his leather jacket on the counter of the island. Sasuke smiled at Kovu before he sat down on the stool.

"Happy now?"

"Well you look better." Kou said as he placed a cup of coffee down in front of Sasuke.

"You're killing my buzz." Sasuke said as he grabbed the coffee and took a sip.

"Ya well there's a celebration tonight where I'm sure you will get drunk and high so you'll live."

"I'm not talking to Miito." Sasuke said.

Kakashi came over to the kitchen so he could join in on the conversation. He mostly just wanted to hear everything and keep an eye on Sasuke.

"You don't have to. When we get there the Director will want to speak to you about last night. Then you will be pulled in by the Clan and then the press conference. You won't have time to speak to Miito before it. If nothing else I'll keep him busy."

"What is wrong with Miito?" Kakashi asked.

"He's a stalker." Sasuke said.

"And he works with you?" Kakashi asked.

"Miito works for the Director. His job is to deal with the media and the press. He's only seen Sasuke here and there in passing before, but now with the new job requirements Miito will be around a lot more." Kovu said.

"Sasuke's stalker will be around him more." Kakashi said with concern.

"He's a nice stalker. He's harmless, he just believes that Sasuke could be different." Kovu said gently.

"He thinks he can change me into a nice social addiction to the world. I have no interest in changing who I am for anyone. He seems to think otherwise." Sasuke said.

"He's harmless, annoying but harmless. I just try to keep them apart, but it's going to be a little more difficult now." Kovu said.

"Being my handler sucks." Sasuke said with a smile.

He was still high, but he seemed to be functioning better than he was before the shower. Kakashi figured that the shower was what helped. Kovu had thirteen years of experience dealing with Sasuke and five years dealing with him professionally. Kakashi made a note to ask Kovu more questions later when they were alone.

"There is one thing you should know before we leave. The Director is going to speak to you about having a body guard." Kovu said.

"Fuck that. I'm not dealing with some idiot being around me thinking I need protection. I can protect myself."

"I know you can, but the Director thinks with all the media and benefits that you and the Clan are going to be going to a body guard might not be a bad idea. You know in the end it's his decision so hear him out. There's no point in arguing with him he'll do what he wants. If he does assign you a body guard I'm sure you'll have no problem ditching him."

"That's what I need some idiot following me around thinking he's protecting me."

"I know, but if the Director assigns you a body guard even for just a little while until things calm down there's nothing you can do."

The front door opened and the Konoha ninja filed into the house. Sasuke was not looking forward to any of this. He hadn't slept in four days from having to get ready for this war and from last night. He just wanted to sleep, but he couldn't until later. He was not in the mood to deal with questions from anyone.

"Hey Sasuke. How was your night?" Naruto asked.

"Not long enough." Sasuke mumbled. Sasuke looked at the group and noticed that Suigetsu wasn't there. "Where's Suigetsu?"

"I don't know he didn't come back last night." Kovu answered.

"Wasn't he at the club with you?" Kakashi asked.

"Ya he left with some girl." Sasuke answered.

"Should we check on him?" Kakashi asked.

"Suigetsu will find his way back to the agency. He'll be there by tonight." Kovu blew it off.

"Where is this agency?" Tsunade asked.

"It's in the village of Yukki. The village is larger than Konoha and the people that live in it are either in the media business or they work for or around the agency. There's everything you could ever need and people work and live there." Kovu said.

"How far is Yukki from the village the Clan lives in?" Kakashi asked.

"It's a hidden village and only the Clan lives there. You have to be an Uchiha or the Director to know where it is located. I know, because I'm Sasuke's handler." Kovu said.

"So you can't even tell us how far the village is?" Kiba asked skeptically.

"No I can't. It's classified." Kovu said in a stern voice.

"Will the press know I'm an undercover?" Sasuke asked Kovu.

"They shouldn't, but there's no guarantee. They will know that you went undercover for Orochimaru though. You always change what you look like anyways for your operations so it won't be an issue for your work. It won't put you in more danger."

"It's ten o'clock you said it takes two hours to get there. We should head out you need to be there for one Sasuke." Kakashi said.

"Great now you're doing it. There's no way I'm getting out of this press conference." Sasuke said annoyingly.

"Nope, but Kakashi is right we need to get going. The Director needs to speak to you before the press conference." Kovu said.

"Let the fun begin." Sasuke mumbled.

Sasuke put his empty coffee cup in the sink before he put his jacket on and grabbed his bag. They all headed out and the others followed behind Sasuke and Kovu. They didn't know where this village was so they stayed back a little ways so they could just follow them. They had all gotten sleep, but that didn't mean they weren't still tired from the fight. Their minds also kept going over what Kovu had told them last night. They weren't allowed to talk about it with Sasuke, but that didn't mean they didn't meet up in different rooms last night to talk about it with each other. This was a huge secret to find out about. Sasuke was an undercover Agent. He had been molested and raped by targets and his own father. How could they not talk about it? Now it was all just a waiting game. They had to get there and see how the Clan was with Sasuke and what Tsunade was going to do about the Clan being back in Konoha. It was possible that she wouldn't allow it making Sasuke having to stay there. If Sasuke had to continue to live there they wouldn't know when they would get to see him again. They wouldn't be able to keep an eye on him and make sure he was alright. They could tell when they saw him this morning that he hadn't slept last night and they couldn't help, but wonder what he had done last night and with who. There were so many questions and the answers were going to be impossible to get, especially from Sasuke.

They arrived to the village of Yukki two hours later and Kovu was right, it was twice the size of Konoha. They walked through the streets and they couldn't believe what they were seeing. There were restaurants, fancy restaurants and bars and clubs, clothing stores, even a shopping center filled with different stores. This village was huge and buzzing with life. They all noticed that people were whispering and pointing to not only them, but to Sasuke as they walked through the streets. Everyone in the village knew that Sasuke was an Agent and not an exile. Once word got out it spread fast in the village and more people were coming outside just to see what was going on. They walked up to a large building with six different floors. Each floor was covered with windows lining the walls. The building was beautifully built. Kovu stopped right out front of the door and turned to the group.

"You are not cleared to enter. Sasuke and I have to go in the rest of you feel free to look around the village. There are many Inns you can look at if you wish to spend the night and join in on the celebration. You were all a part of ending the war you should join in on the celebration. The press conference will be held out front of the building at one. If you wish to be there for it." Kovu said.

"Ah Sasuke there you are. I've been looking for you everywhere. We have some prep work we need to do before the press conference and you should change. What you're wearing is far too casual. You need to look professional and not someone hanging around on the street." Miito said as he came out of the front door.

Sasuke looked at Kovu and Kovu didn't even miss a second. He grabbed Miito's arm gently and guided him over closer to him and away from Sasuke. Giving Sasuke the time to go into the building.

"Miito I have some things we need to go over. Sasuke has a meeting with the Director right now that can't be disturbed. So why don't we go over a few things. You are writing an article for the paper about the war correct?" Kovu said.

"Yes the Director asked me to write one just giving brief notes about it."

"Yes and I wanted to remind you to remember to mention all of the other villages that helped in the battle." Kovu said trying to distract Miito long enough for Sasuke to get to the Director's office.

"Of course I will. This isn't the first article I have written. I need to speak to Sasuke before this press conference. He needs to be prepped there is no telling what his answers will be."

"Well realistically Sasuke is very busy until the press conference. The Director has to debrief him from yesterday's battle. Plus his family will be here very soon and then the press will arrive within the next forty minutes. At this point you are just going to have to have a little faith in him."

"Faith? He swears every five words. He's wearing a leather jacket and a black shirt with jeans. He should be wearing something more professional. He has bags under his eyes from not sleeping. The press is going to eat him alive."

"Sasuke won't swear around the press or the Director. As for what he is wearing he looks as close to professional as you will get him. Just be happy that you can't see the hickeys all over his neck. Sasuke doesn't do suits and ties and that's not going to change. You have a press conference to finish setting up so go do that and I will do my job and make sure he is standing there for it."

Miito let out a huff and he walked away to deal with the remaining items before the press conference. Kovu shook his head before he turned to the others.

"I have to go inside and wait for Sasuke to be finished with his meeting. Like I said you are more than welcome to be here for the press conference just make sure you stand out of the press' way."

"Thank-you" Tsunade said.

Kovu let out a groan before he spoke. "And here comes his family. I need to ask for a raise after this."

The group turned to see Itachi and Sasuke's parents walking down the street. The street was lined with people now just watching as they walked by. They figured the whole village would be like this and the ones that weren't on the street would be glued to their T.V watching the press conference. Itachi, Fugaku and Mikoto walked right passed the group and up the steps.

"Sasuke is in a meeting with the Director about the battle yesterday." Kovu said as they walked up to him.

"We'll be inside waiting then." Fugaku said.

Fugaku and Mikoto went inside, but Itachi stayed to ask Kovu a question first.

"How did he do?"

"He was the one to kill Madara. Your brother walked away without any injuries. You and your parents should be proud. That's not an easy accomplishment."

Itachi gave a nod and then headed inside to join his parents.

"You don't think his father has changed do you?" Kakashi asked Kovu.

"His father and the Clan never cared for Sasuke. I doubt that has changed in the last nine years. Sasuke's accomplished many things. He's put dangerous criminals in jail, but to them that won't matter. Even killing Madara and ending a war won't be enough to earn their respect and pride. Five years can't come soon enough. Excuse me I have work I need to do."

Kovu headed inside and went to where the Director's office is. The others outside decided they would get something to eat before the press conference. They picked a restaurant close to the agency so they wouldn't have to go far. They didn't know what this press conference was going to be like, but they were all worried about how it would affect Sasuke.

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Sasuke knocked on the Director's door and waited for when he was allowed to enter. Once he had permission he walked in and sat down in the chair across from the Director.

"Sasuke, it's good to have you back and in one piece."

"Thank-you Sir."

"I know you killed Madara last night. We don't need to get too into it, especially because of the press conference. I just wanted to make sure you were alright and no problems came up during the battle."

"No it was straight forward. No surprises came up along the way. We were able to kill both Madara and Obito without any complications."

"Good the press will like that. I've been informed by Miito that the Konoha ninjas are here today. He said he invited them to the celebration. That's understandable they were there to help in the battle and help end this war. I'm sure the Hokage will be speaking to your father about relocating back to Konoha. It's your father's decision and I will support him either way. You will still work in the undercover unit as you always have done. So nothing will change in that sense."

"I figured as much. Kovu mentioned that you wanted me to have a body guard, though I have to admit I'm not sure why. I killed Madara I can't imagine you have someone stronger than me in mind."

"I had been considering it. I think with everything that is going on with the press until things settle down you should have the added protection. However, I do know you will avoid this person and skip out on him whenever you can. So that leaves me with trying to find someone you not only trust, but willing to work with. I have one person in mind and I don't know if he is interested. I will say this if he is not interested then I will let this go."

"And if he does say yes?"

"Then I think you will be surprised and fine with it. I'm not just talking about a body guard he would be there on your operations even the ones that are only one night. It would just be an extra set of eyes and skills just in case something happens. You're powerful, but people do get lucky at times. All it would take is for someone to get lucky just once and you could be gone. I'll let you know if he agrees or not. Until then you need to get ready for the press conference and see your family."

"They are already here."

"Then go see them. You haven't seen them in nine years I'm sure they are just as excited to see you as you are of them."

"Thank-you Sir." Sasuke got up and headed out of the office.

In truth Sasuke really wasn't excited to see his family. He didn't know how they were going to react to him. Deep down he was still terrified of his father from growing up and he didn't know if nine years would be enough time for him to have changed. Sasuke walked down the hallway and saw his brother and parents standing there. Sasuke went up to them and stood by Itachi.

"Hello little brother. It's good to see you again."

"It's good to see you Niisan. Hello mother, father."

Mikoto offered Sasuke a small smile and his father just looked at him. Itachi decided he would speak.

"You killed Madara and walked away without a scratch. That's very impressive little brother. I'm proud."

"Thank-you."

"What are those Konoha ninjas doing outside?" Fugaku asked.

"They were there for the battle father. Miito invited them to come to the celebration tonight." Sasuke said.

"So you didn't kill Madara on your own." Fugaku stated.

"No I was the one to kill him. They were fighting other ninja and Obito." Sasuke corrected.

Fugaku looked at Sasuke with disappointment on his face and Sasuke looked down. Even after everything he had done and been through in the last nine years it still wasn't enough for his father. Sasuke knew he never would be, after all he was just some well-paid whore. Itachi was the star in the family, he was the one that everyone respected and looked up to. Itachi was the golden boy and Sasuke was just the mistake that you wished would hurry up and die. The next hour didn't go by fast enough for Sasuke. He just wanted to get home where he could sleep for a few hours before he could go out tonight and forget everything. The Director came out of his office with his suit jacket on and walked over to them.

"Is everyone ready?" He asked.

"Yes Sir." Fugaku answered for them.

The Director walked outside first with Sasuke and his family following behind him. Sasuke made sure he stayed more in the back where he was hoping people would ignore him. Sasuke really didn't want to do this, but he knew he didn't have a choice. There were going to be a lot of things he wasn't going to have a choice in doing now. There were going to be many events that he would have to go to plus go undercover for. Sasuke was used to not having a choice in life. It was why he acted the way he did when he wasn't working. He had a choice then and he wasn't going to just let that go.

"I am Director Neko, for those of you that don't know. I am the Director of the Secret Service Agency. I would like to thank everyone for coming out here today and we will answer your questions as best as we possibly can. Keep in mind we can only answer one question at a time."

"Director, are you concerned with the implications this will have on the world with the Uchiha Clan not being dead?" One reporter asked.

"I feel that when the Uchiha Clan was forced to fake their own death this world lost a valuable asset. The Uchiha Clan is one of the most powerful Clans this world has and to have them back and in the game can only benefit the world."

"Will the Uchiha Clan be living back in Konoha?" Another reported asked.

"That is still unknown at this time."

"Fugaku, would you consider living back in Konoha after having to fake your Clan's death?" The same reporter asked obviously looking for more information than was given.

"It's possible. It has been nine years and many things can change in that time. Konoha has a new Hokage and I am more than willing to see if we can come to an agreement." Fugaku answered.

"Mikoto, how would you feel about that?" Another reporter asked.

"I support my husband and his decisions."

"Director, is it true that both Uchiha heirs work for you?" Another reporter asked.

"Both Itachi and Sasuke are on contracts with the agency."

"Sasuke, how does it feel to be working undercover for three years next to one of the world's most dangerous criminal?" The first reporter asked.

Sasuke stepped up closer to the mic before he spoke.

"It feels good knowing I was able to bring him down and save innocent lives."

"Itachi, how does it feel to no longer be labeled as one of the world's most dangerous exiles?" The third reporter asked.

"I'm happy to have my good name restored and I am looking forward to going on missions for the Agency."

"Sasuke, traditionally the second born is the one to take over the Clan. How would you feel about that?" The second reporter asked.

"In the end it is up to the Clan to decide. If it is passed down to me then I will do what I can to please the Clan and live up to its reputation."

"Some would say by killing Orochimaru and Madara you have lived up to that reputation. Fugaku would you agree?" The first reporter asked.

"I'm proud of both of my sons. I couldn't be a prouder father and Clan leader."

"It's a wonderful day to have my family back together." Mikoto added.

"Sasuke, how was it having to kill your great grandfather?" The first reporter asked.

"It's never easy killing someone, but sometimes there is a person that needs to be killed. I killed a threat to this world and that was all he was. My family is right here standing beside me. Many other families in this world are able to do the same because he is dead. I have no regrets."

"I'm sure you are all happy to have each other back at home again." The four reporter said.

"We are. Tonight we will celebrate our family being together again as well as the end to this war." Fugaku said.

"That's enough questions for now. The Uchiha's have agreed to a few pictures and then they need to be on their way. They have lots to take care of." The Director said.

The Director stepped back so Sasuke, Itachi and their parents could be clearly seen. They stood close together and Fugaku put a hand on both Itachi and Sasuke's shoulder for the pictures. It was all fake, but they wouldn't know that. Sasuke smiled and made sure he looked happy and not feeling like he had to throw up. He hadn't slept in four days and he had barely eaten. What he needed was some sleep and food before tonight. Sasuke wasn't one to turn down a party and tonight he was looking to forgetting everything. He doubted he would even be coming home that night. After ten minutes the Director stepped up and thanked everyone and slowly the press started to leave. Sasuke let the smile fall and he headed over to Kovu, who was standing with the rest of the group. They could all tell that Sasuke was not happy about any of this.

"This the only shit I have to do today?" Sasuke asked Kovu.

"Yes that was it."

"Good then I'm leaving."

"Where are you going?" Kakashi asked.

"I haven't slept in four days where do you think I'm going." Sasuke said with attitude.

"Sasuke, why don't I walk you home?" Miito suggested.

"Cause I would rather stab myself."

"I'll see ya tonight. The celebration starts at nine." Kovu said.

"Are you sticking around for it?" Sasuke asked Kakashi.

"I'll be here until at least tomorrow morning. I'll be there tonight for a little while."

"See you later then."

Sasuke said before he left and headed back to his house.

"Well that wasn't nice. He doesn't need the attitude."

"Miito, Sasuke just did a press conference where he didn't swear, say anything rude, he was polite and he even smiled for the pictures. You right now should be happy as hell, because I didn't even think he was going to pull that off." Kovu said.

"He still didn't have to be rude to me. He didn't even say anything to the others beside Kakashi."

"Something probably happened between him and his father inside. Sasuke's like that when he's around his father. Cut him a little slack right now until he adjusts to this new job." Kovu said.

"Fine I have work that needs to be done before tonight. I'll see you all at the celebration." Miito said before he headed off.

"Is Sasuke always going to be like that?" Naruto asked.

"Sasuke has good days and bad days. Honestly, give him a break. Sasuke hates change. Imagine your whole life someone has always told you what to do, what to eat, how to dress, what to say and for Sasuke who to sleep with. You wouldn't be happy either. A lot has happened to Sasuke in his life and the last twenty-four hours haven't been good to him. Give him some time to adjust to this." Kovu answered.

"I can't be easy having your family back from the dead. Why was Sasuke the one left alive? If they were all alive why didn't someone stay with him?" Shikamaru asked.

"Because no one wanted to. They could have made it so Sasuke was dead, but his parents didn't care enough to do it. They didn't want Sasuke with them so this was their way of making that happen. I haven't been to the house yet so I don't know what it's like. I'm sure Itachi has a nice room and I'll be surprised if Sasuke even has one. The Clan has always saw Itachi as perfect no matter what he does and Sasuke will always be nothing more than the one they didn't want. As hard as it might be you need to remember what I told you last night and you need to have some patience with him."

"What has happened to him can't be easy to handle or to deal with. I think I can speak for everyone when I say that we can have patience with Sasuke." Neji said.

"What should we do now?" Lee asked.

"Now we find a place to sleep tonight. I must speak with Fugaku and the rest of you can wander around." Tsunade said.

"None of us have been in a village like this go and explore. You did stop a war." Gai added.

"Let's find rooms first and then you can go and explore." Kakashi said.

The Director came over to the group and smiled at them.

"Are you enjoying your visit?" He asked them.

"We just got here not too long before the press conference. We were about to go and find rooms." Tsunade answered.

"We have many lovely Inns. Tell them that you are a guest of Director Neko when you decide which one. I hope to see you all there at the celebration tonight."

"We will be going." Kakashi answered.

"Will you be there Sir?" Kovu asked.

"I might early on in the evening. I'm getting a little too old for parties. I'm usually asleep by ten, but I will try and be there for the beginning of it. I'm sure Kovu will tell you where it will be located."

"Yes Sir" Kovu replied.

"Hatake Kakashi, I would like to have a word with you if I may."

"Of course." Kakashi said.

"Please come into my office so we can chat."

"I'll come and find you when I am done." Kakashi said to the others.

"We should all stay at the same place if we can. I'll make sure there is a room for you." Tsunade said.

"Thank-you."

Kakashi went with the Director into the building and down to his office. The others headed off to find rooms for the night before Tsunade would speak to Fugaku. Sasuke headed to his house so he could get some much needed sleep. He didn't even know if he had a place to sleep, if not he would just go and sleep in Itachi's room. Sasuke knew that his parents would have a room set up for Itachi and not for him. Itachi had been back here for a few weeks now so he could heal from his illness. They had done the transplant just in time to save Itachi's life and Sasuke was glad that he could save his brother`s life. Sasuke walked into the house and immediately went upstairs. He didn't care about what it looked like or if anyone was there. He didn't even stop to say hello to anyone, not that anyone said hello to him. Sasuke noticed the first room was his parents' room, the next was his father's office and then the final room was Itachi's. Other than a bathroom that was it. He didn't have a room up here and Sasuke was too tired to even care right now. He went into Itachi's room closed the door and headed over to the bed. He took his shoes and jacket off after placing his bag down on the ground. He got under the covers and just let the exhaustion take over.

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Kakashi walked into the Director's office and sat down in one of the chairs. The Director went and sat down in his chair.

"You are very well respected in not only your village, but in the world. You have many valuable assets that anyone would want on their team."

"Sir, if this is about you offering me a position here; you are wasting your time. I don't agree with what you have done to Sasuke and I won't work for someone that thinks it is okay to put a three year old in that position." Kakashi said in a serious voice.

"Let me stop you right there Kakashi. I didn't put him into that position. His father signed that specific contract with the previous Director. I have only been in this position for five years. I have tried to change the contract, but I can't undo what a previous Director has done, especially when the father won't sign a new one. Sasuke is stuck in the undercover unit for five more years. Since I have been here I have done my best to change his operations. I did put him into the Sound as an operation only because the Clan was going to order Sasuke to go in anyways. Itachi couldn't keep track of Orochimaru and we needed someone on the inside. I was going to have an older Agent go in, but the Clan over ruled me."

"How could they overrule you?"

"Itachi has signed his own contract he's twenty-two he can do as he wishes. Sasuke isn't twenty-one and he has to follow their rules and orders. Until Sasuke turns twenty-one the Clan still has a say in what he does. Up until that point they haven't overruled any operations yet, but that one they did. It's why I sent Suigetsu in there with him; they had known each other since they were three. When I started this job I gave Sasuke a handler, Kovu, who he had known since he was three as well. Before I took over Sasuke would go in alone most of the times once he was ten. He wouldn't have anyone to help him with anything. I'm trying to change what happens to him. I've been giving him more operations that need surveillance and research before he can go in. I'm allowing him to do that part of the job before he has to go undercover. I'm trying to give him a more positive experience. That's why I want you here."

"For what?" Kakashi asked gently.

"I don't want Sasuke to have a body guard, but that is the only way I can get approval by my board of directors. Sasuke is a socialite right now and will be very busy with different events. The added protection makes sense to them, but I know he doesn't need it. I want you as his partner. As far as anyone will know you will be his body guard, you'll go to the events to make sure he is protected; you'll work with Kovu on the stalkers and make sure none are threats. However, you will also go undercover with him as a third eye. You could be there to keep him safe; you can be there for when he needs to get out. You will both wear a comlink that will allow you to hear and talk with each other. Sasuke can have a safe word and you will know that he needs to get out. In the five years I have done this job Sasuke has been put into the hospital close to fifty times. Some for being beaten and some for an OD, because the target kept giving him drugs. He's not safe when he goes in alone, and I want to make him safer. Konoha is your home and I know you have not lived somewhere else. You would be placed on a six figure salary you would have a house fully paid for and furnished here. All you would have to do is get what you wish from your house in Konoha. I'm not looking for an answer right now. All I'm asking is for you to consider it."

"Why me?"

"Because I think you are one of the very few people Sasuke trusts completely. I think he needs you and I think you need him. I'm not blind, I know what he is doing and I know why he's doing those things. I can't change it, but I would like to help make it better. I think you are the key to that."

"Sasuke doesn't want a body guard."

"No he doesn't, but you would be his partner. I think you are the only person he would be happy with. Think about it and let me know."

"You said a house; you must not believe that the Clan will relocate to Konoha."

"I don't see them agreeing on terms and Sasuke must live with them."

"Where is the village?"

"It's classified, but I don't see you as a threat to any of them. Its twenty minutes north of here. Sasuke's house is the one at the end of the street, there is a front gate that is usually open."

"I'll think about it and let you know. I won't make this decision without speaking to Sasuke first."

"That's understandable."

"I will let you know in a few days."

"You're not leaving tomorrow with the rest of them?"

"No I want to stay for a few days and see Sasuke, if that is alright."

"Absolutely. Enjoy the village."

"Thank-you Sir." Kakashi said as he got up and headed out of the office.

Kakashi didn't know what he was going to do. He wanted to speak to Sasuke first to see how he would even feel about it. He also wanted to speak to Kovu about Sasuke. Kakashi didn't want to make a decision without thinking it through. It wasn't that he would be working with Sasuke; Kakashi would feel a lot better knowing he could keep an eye on Sasuke. It was that it was a huge career change. He would most likely have to move across the world, live in a whole new village where he didn't really know anyone. He had to leave behind the people he cared about and he didn't know when he would see them again. He couldn't be there to protect Konoha and the people he cared about. Yes he would be with Sasuke and there for him to keep him safe, but he took an oath to Konoha to defend it. Kakashi didn't know what he was going to do and he wasn't going to make this decision lightly. Kakashi headed off in the direction of where he sensed the others. He wanted to get a room so he could get some sleep before tonight. Kakashi got to the Inn and saw that Tsunade was just coming out.

"Is this where we are staying?" Kakashi asked.

"It is. They gave us the rooms for free. Here is your key you have your own room. The young ones are dividing up into different rooms. They are going to all go and explore. I have to talk to Fugaku. What did the Director want?"

"He offered me a job to work along-side Sasuke." Kakashi answered honestly.

"Really? Are you taking it?" Tsunade did not want to lose Kakashi. He was one of her best ninja.

"I'm considering it. I want to speak to Sasuke about it first. I'm going to be staying for a few days though."

"Well you have plenty of vacation time; take as long as you wish. Let me know what you decide."

"I will. Good luck with Fugaku."

Kakashi headed inside the Inn and headed to his room. He wanted to just shower and sleep and then he would feel more energized for tonight. Kakashi had no interest in clubs or parties, but he was going to go just so he could see Sasuke and keep an eye on him. Kakashi headed into the bathroom to shower. Sakura, Ino, Hinata and Tenten were in Sakura and Ino's room. It was a two person room so they each divided up into pairs. They were sitting on the two beds in the room talking.

"Ok I know we're not supposed to talk about this, but come on. Sasuke is an undercover Agent." Ino said with a smile on her face.

"Who has to sleep with strange men, no wonder he's such an ass." Tenten said.

"It can't be easy to be him. Not only does he have no choice in doing this, but his own father was molesting him. How do you even get passed everything?" Sakura said sadly.

"It's no surprise that he's on drugs." Ino added.

"It's very sad." Hinata said quietly.

"Hopefully they relocate back to Konoha, because then we can see him and make sure he is alright." Sakura said.

"Alright enough of this sad stuff. I vote we go and check out that shopping center." Ino said with a smile.

"Maybe we could find something to wear tonight to this celebration." Tenten added.

"We do only have our ninja clothes and they do look a little dirty." Sakura said.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's get the hell out of here." Ino said.

The four girls left the Inn and headed for the shopping center. Naruto, Kiba, Chouji and Shino were in Naruto and Kiba's room. Chouji and Shino were sharing a room, Neji and Shikamaru were sharing another and Lee was sharing with Gai.

"This is a total cluster fuck." Kiba said.

"Since when do you swear?" Chouji asked.

"Since it's called for. Come on Sasuke is having sex with men for money. That makes him a prostitute you do know that right?" Kiba said.

"He's an Agent. He doesn't just sleep with men to make ends-meat. He puts dangerous criminals away. You should also remember that he killed Orochimaru and Madara so you might not want to be calling him a prostitute to his face." Shino said.

"Guys think about it, Sasuke has been abused his whole life. Could you imagine what it must have felt like to be that young and not understand what those men were doing to you? His own father was molesting him. He doesn't need any of us calling him names." Naruto said.

"I'm not calling him any names; I'm just saying that's what it sounds like. I couldn't do what he does. I can't imagine how hard it must be. Plus did you see that smile today, it was totally fake and forced. Even his father didn't look happy to have him around." Kiba said sadly.

"Well maybe he'll be in Konoha." Chouji said.

"Ya, but if he's not he's going to be stuck here alone with all of them. How is he supposed to survive doing this for another five years?" Naruto said.

"He's not exactly close enough that we could visit every other week." Kiba said.

"Sasuke has survived for the last thirteen years. I'm sure five more years will be nothing to him." Shino said.

"This is so crazy and messed up. Never did I ever think that we would find out that Sasuke isn't an exile." Kiba said.

"Now he has to do all of this press stuff and go to events." Naruto said.

"He's like famous." Chouji said.

"We will see Sasuke tonight at the celebration. We can make sure he is alright." Shino said.

"We should go wander around the village. We could use a change of clothes." Kiba said.

"Ours are pretty trashed." Naruto said.

"So let's go then. We can get a change of clothes and maybe some dinner before we have to get ready for this thing." Kiba said.

The four of them headed out to look around and try to find some clothes to wear for tonight. Shikamaru and Neji were out walking around the streets. They were both concerned about Sasuke and they both could tell better than the others that Fugaku and Mikoto were not happy about Sasuke being back.

"Do you think he'll be alright?" Shikamaru asked.

"I'm not sure. He's been through a lot and now he has more to deal with. I'm sure tonight we will see a different side to him." Neji answered.

"I feel like we are abandoning him. If Tsunade doesn't allow the Clan to move back, how are we just supposed to leave knowing what might happen to him?"

"I don't know. There's no guarantee that Fugaku would do anything to him, but that doesn't change the doubt or the concern."

"He's been through so much, a lot more than any of us thought or expected. He hid everything from us. We were in the same class and yet I never saw it. It's no wonder he has acted the way that he has growing up. I would be angry all the time to."

"His life has definitely not been easy. I couldn't do what he has done or been through. He's stronger than everyone has ever given him credit for. I just fear that his family won't see that."

"They don't you could tell by how they were. It was fake all of it. The press just doesn't know any better or they don't care. He's drinking and doing drugs something is obviously affecting him more than he is letting on."

"I agree, but he won't talk about it. I have a feeling tonight we are going to see a different side to him and one that we won't like."

"Maybe he won't come. He was exhausted he could just sleep through it."

"Kovu seems certain that he will. It's only just after two in the afternoon he still has lots of time to sleep."

"If he does come we can keep an eye on him. Maybe he just needs some time to blow off some steam. What happened last night couldn't be easy for him."

"It isn't easy for him; he's blowing it off for the press so people don't find out how hard it is. It doesn't matter what Madara was doing he was still his family member. Killing him won't be easy to deal with."

"Konoha is going to get very quiet with this war over."

"I'm looking forward to it. Give everyone a break for a little while before missions start to roll in."

"This is a nice village. I'll have to remember to vacation here some time."

"If Sasuke ends up staying here I'm sure all of us will be trying to get back here on vacation time."

"Do you see Tsunade being able to come to an agreement with Fugaku?"

"I don't know. I don't really know what happened in the first place. It's hard to say if Fugaku will agree to it or not. I'm sure he will have more requests than Tsunade will."

"I'm curious to see how my family is reacting to all of this. That press conference was going all across the world. My family just went from number one to number two again."

"That's right the Uchiha's were ahead of your Clan before their death. Still believe the Hyuuga is more powerful?"

"After seeing Sasuke yesterday, I'm not so sure. If Sasuke hadn't shown up yesterday there is no telling what could have happened. I can honestly say I wouldn't have been strong enough to kill him. I can't say if Naruto would have been either."

"I have no idea. I didn't have a plan. There was no way to make one. Madara was just too strong. Sasuke did it without injuries. That to me is very impressive. If I'm ever in trouble Sasuke is the one I want fighting on my side."

"Agreed. He would be fun to spar against some time."

"He would win."

"He would, but I bet I could learn a lot."

"I think anyone could learn a lot from Sasuke. The others are probably shopping right now."

"We all do need new clothes for tonight. We all have blood and dirt all over ours."

"Ah troublesome."

"Hm"

Neji and Shikamaru continued to walk around the village and they would eventually buy a new outfit for tonight. Tsunade headed to the agency's building where Fugaku was not too long ago. Tsunade didn't know if he would still be there, but she figured he wanted to speak to her just as much as she wanted to speak to him. Sure enough he was still outside with Itachi and Mikoto. Tsunade walked up to them.

"Tsunade-Sama, do you know where Sasuke is?" Itachi asked politely.

"He said he was going home to sleep. He hasn't slept in four days and with the fight last night his body is exhausted as I'm sure you can imagine."

"Thank-you. Mother, father." Itachi said before he headed back towards the house.

"Fugaku I was hoping we could speak about the possibility of the Clan relocating back to Konoha." Tsunade said.

"Yes we do need to discuss that."

"I'll be inside." Mikoto said knowing that Fugaku wanted to speak to Tsunade alone.

Mikoto headed back inside and Tsunade spoke.

"You must be proud of Sasuke. He killed one of the Clan's strongest members in history."

"The Clan will relocate as long as our demands are met. We want that Council to be removed and punished for ordering genocide against us. We also demand that our Jounin are allowed to become members of the ANBU and the police station to be reopened."

"The world doesn't know about those orders. Konoha could go into a civil war and I am not going to allow that to happen. I can grant your other two requests, but I will not do the first. At the time I believe there was a reason the Third and the Council were left with no choice. I won't punish them for something they did not do wrong."

"Then this conversation is over. The Clan has no ties with Konoha; we will not fight for you in time of need even if you are burning to the ground."

"Is that a threat?"

"No it's a promise. We don't have to fight for Konoha or to be there to help. You tried to kill my Clan, you should just be happy that we are not returning the favor. You leave us alone and we will leave you alone. I won't waste my time with someone like you."

Fugaku turned away and headed back inside the building. Tsunade was furious. She couldn't believe that she was actually considering letting them back into Konoha. There was a reason why the Third did what he did and Tsunade didn't doubt for a second that the Clan would bring trouble to the village. She wasn't going to risk another war inside her village and if that meant that the Clan wasn't going to be there, then so be it. Sasuke was just going to have to figure this out on his own. She wasn't going to put one person above her village. Tsunade headed back to her room so she could catch up on sleep before tonight. She had a feeling she would be getting very drunk.

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Itachi went inside the house and headed upstairs. He could sense Sasuke up there and he wanted to see how he was doing. Itachi headed to his room to see Sasuke sound asleep in his bed. Itachi wasn't upset he figured that Sasuke didn't know where his room was. Itachi just closed the door and went back downstairs. When Sasuke was awake he would speak to him then. If he wasn't awake by seven he would wake him up for dinner before they would go to the celebration. Itachi wasn't looking forward to it, but he was going to go for a little while. He needed to make an appearance and he was planning on doing it at the start so he could sneak out later. Itachi was worried about Sasuke after being in the Sound and having to kill Madara. He knew that it wouldn't have been easy on him and he was hoping that Sasuke was okay with everything. For now he would wait for when Sasuke would wake up and he would go from there.

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It was nearing seven o'clock and Sasuke had yet to wake up. Itachi got up from the couch and was about to head upstairs when the front door opened and in walked Mikoto and Fugaku.

"Hello mother, father. How was your dinner?"

"It was wonderful. Have you eaten yet sweetie?" Mikoto asked.

"Not yet I was just about to wake Sasuke up before I made us some dinner."

"Where is that brat?" Fugaku asked as he head into the kitchen to grab a bottle of wine and two glasses.

"He's asleep in my room."

"He should be in his room."

"With all your respect father, but Sasuke doesn't know that his room is in the basement. I have to say I don't like that you have him down there."

"He has his own washroom down there. He shouldn't complain. I don't want to find out he's asleep in your room again. Do you understand me?"

"Yes father. How did I go with Tsunade?"

"She won't meet my demands and as such we have severed all ties to Konoha. We will be staying here and supporting the agency with whatever they need."

"Yes father."

"Your mother and I are going over to her sisters for a little while before the celebration. I expect you both to look appropriate and behave this evening."

"I won't be there for long only to make an appearance. I'm sure Sasuke won't be there long either. Will you be there?"

"We might pop in. The Director wants to speak to you tomorrow at one thirty. He wants to go over mission possibilities with you."

"Yes father."

"Have a good time tonight sweetie." Mikoto said as she kissed Itachi's cheek before she left with Fugaku.

Itachi headed upstairs to wake Sasuke up before he would start some dinner for the both of them. Itachi didn't like that his father still didn't like Sasuke, but Itachi knew there was nothing he could do about it. Itachi opened his bedroom door to see Sasuke was in the same spot as he was last time. Clearly he was exhausted and needed to sleep. Itachi thought about not waking him up, but he knew that everyone was expecting Sasuke to be there. Itachi figured that Sasuke could just make an appearance like him and they could leave early together. Itachi went over to the side of the bed and called out Sasuke's name.

"Sasuke, you need to wake up." Itachi said.

Sasuke started to stir and he opened his eyes to see that it was dark out and Itachi was standing by the bed.

"What time is it?"

"It's seven. We have two hours before we need to be at the club. I'm going to make us some dinner, why don't you take a shower now while it's cooking." Itachi suggested.

"Ok"

"I'll be downstairs for when you're ready."

Itachi left the room and Sasuke rolled onto his back as he rubbed his face with his hands. He was still tired and part of him was thinking about not even going tonight. It was tempting, but at the same time he wanted to go and forget about the last forty-eight hours. Sasuke sat up and stretched his sore muscles. He got out of the bed and grabbed his bag. He started to go through it to find something he could wear tonight. He grabbed a black t-shirt; he could use a jitsu to cover up the bite marks and hickeys. So he grabbed a clean black one that he was going to wear with his tight light blue jeans with style rips in them. He would wear his black converse shoes and his studded black belt. The jeans would make his ass look great and get the attention of the lowlife men that would be there. Sasuke had gotten very good at telling which ones would have what he needed. Tonight he was going to get so drunk and high that he would barely even remember being at the club. Sasuke grabbed his clothes and headed for the shower. He turned it on as hot as it would go before he got in. Once he was showered and dressed he grabbed his bag and headed downstairs. He figured that Itachi would know where his room was, assuming he even had one. He saw Itachi cooking in the kitchen.

"Sorry I crashed in your room. You wouldn't happen to know where mine is?"

Itachi turned around to face his brother. He wasn't really happy with what he was wearing. The jeans were too tight for Itachi's liking and the outfit itself was casual. Itachi didn't really know how well it would go over with their father.

"You're wearing that?"

"Ya why?"

"Don't you have dress pants you could wear?"

"No I don't own any, but I guess with the events coming up I'm going to have to go shopping. My room?"

"Father is not going to like that outfit."

"Don't give a fuck what he likes. Seriously my room or do I not have one?"

"The basement is your room. There's even a washroom down there for you. Feel free to do what you want with it."

Sasuke turned so he could go downstairs to see what his room looked like and he could put his bag away. Sure enough it was what he expected. The walls were cement, the floor was cement and there was nothing more than just a bed with one pillow and an old small blanket. The bathroom was off to the side and there was just a shower head coming out of the cement wall with two taps for hot and cold and a drain in the floor. There was no curtain at all. It wasn't even a proper shower. There was a toilet and a small sink, no mirror, but there was a door so at least Sasuke could have some privacy. Sasuke knew he would need to fix this up, but for now he couldn't be bothered to care. He could worry about it tomorrow and go and get some things for it. For now Sasuke was just glad there was a light and more outlets so Sasuke could get more lights for down here. Sasuke put his bag down and headed back upstairs with his jacket in hand. He went over to the kitchen and sat down on the stool to the island.

"Have you seen down there?"

"And I encourage you to do whatever you want with it. Let me know if you need any help."

"No the last three years living underground was great. I always wanted for that to continue." Sasuke said with attitude.

"You can't change father. All you can do is learn to live with him."

"Said the golden child."

"He's not easy to deal with or to live with. You'll figure out a way. Just do as he asks and he won't have a reason to bother you. Now eat up we have to go to this celebration tonight." Itachi said as he placed two plates down on the counter top before he sat down on a stool as well.

"I'm surprised you're going."

"I have to, but it will only be for thirty minutes at most. I'm not interested in that situation. If you are not having fun you can always just leave with me."

"I'll be fine. I like parties."

"The offer is there if you want it. Father and mother are at mother's sister's house right now. They went out to dinner and they probably won't be there tonight. Father did mention that Tsunade wouldn't agree to his terms so we won't be moving back to Konoha."

"I don't really care where we live."

"I don't either, but I figured you would want to be in Konoha where your friends are."

"I don't consider them my friends. They are just comrades. Besides Kovu and Suigetsu live here if I'm feeling social."

"Fair enough. I have a meeting tomorrow with the Director to go over missions at one. Has he mentioned anything to you about operations?"

"Not yet. He did tell me he wants me to have a body guard. He seems to think the press will have more interest in me than you."

"Do you need one?"

"I don't think so, but apparently he does. He said he had one person in mind and if he said no then he would drop it so."

"Did he say who?"

"Nope and I don't care I don't need one and I'm not putting up with one. I don't even want to do these events to begin with."

"I don't either, but the Clan and the agency are in works with each other. So we have to go and be polite. It's a part of our jobs now. How are you dealing with everything that happened in the last three years? You killed Madara yesterday I know you are not fine with it."

"I'll get over it. I meant what I said he was a danger to this whole world. I won't regret killing him. If he was anyone else I wouldn't have thought twice about it. Just because we share the same blood doesn't mean I should feel bad about."

"Doesn't change that you still do."

"I'll be fine in a few days. I just need to get used to this new life again. Besides you spent nine years living with exiles and criminals are you telling me you're perfectly fine with everything?"

"I am. I did my job and I completed my mission. I have no regrets or anything to feel bad about. I'm ready to go on another mission. Especially now since my eyes are healed and I can see perfectly again."

"Well I'm glad you're feeling better. We almost didn't make it in time."

"But we did and I am healthy once again and you no longer have to worry about getting the disease. Everything worked out. Plus we both got paid very well in these past nine years."

"Ya I guess not many sixteen year olds can say they are a millionaire." Sasuke joked.

"See not everything is horrible."

Itachi gave Sasuke a small smile and Sasuke smiled back. They finished eating and Itachi went to take a shower and get ready. Sasuke was wide awake now and he was getting anxious about leaving. He just wanted to go and get drunk and high. He couldn't wait until he was floating on cloud nine. Tonight was going to be a bad night and he was certain come morning he would be hearing about it from people, but he didn't care tonight he was going to forget.

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Kakashi woke up just before seven. He was still tired, but he wanted to eat something before this celebration tonight. The only reason he was going was because he knew that Sasuke would be there and he was interested in seeing how he was tonight, compared to last night. Kakashi stretched out his muscles once he stood up. He looked down and could see that his uniform was a complete mess. He had his own blood on it plus Obito's. Kakashi figured that everyone else had gotten a change of clothes by now, but Kakashi didn't. He still had two hours before he had to be at the celebration and Kakashi was always late so he wasn't too worried about it. He figured he would head out and find something to wear before he went and got dinner. Kakashi grabbed his room key and his wallet and headed outside. The village was even prettier at night with all of the lights from the stores and bars. It wasn't that Kakashi couldn't see himself living here; it was just that Konoha had always been his home and Kakashi couldn't imagine not living there. Kakashi knew he couldn't make his decision yet until he spoke to Sasuke and Kovu about it. Kakashi did his best to put it into the back of his mind as he went into a few stores trying to find something to wear tonight. He knew he wasn't going to be able to find any ninja gear to wear so he ended up finding a nice pair of black jeans with a black button down shirt. Kakashi figured he could wear his ninja boots still and the black would look formal. He grabbed a red tie to wear as well so it would give him a little bit of color. Kakashi headed out of the store and saw Kovu walking down the street. Kakashi went up to him.

"Can I have a word with you?" Kakashi asked once he was by Kovu.

Kovu turned to see that it was Kakashi.

"Of course." Kovu said as he stopped moving.

"It's about Sasuke."

"Let's go over here." Kovu said as he headed towards one of the side alleys. "I don't want people to overhear this. Is everything ok?"

"As far as I know. I haven't seen him. You're Sasuke's handler so you've seen some things while he has been undercover. Exactly how dangerous is it for him to be alone?"

"On a scale of one to ten I would say a nine. Keep in mind that when Sasuke goes undercover he can't use his chakra at all. When he transforms he loses his chakra ability, so the only strength he has is whatever he has built up with muscles. There have been many times when he was overpowered and on his own. Sasuke doesn't go undercover with anyone he's completely on his own. In five years I have seen Sasuke brutally beaten and drug lords drugging him so much that he Ods and not by his choice. It gets bad. Sometimes I'm there for it and I can help get him out or get him help once he's out, but he's on his own usually."

Kakashi let out a sigh. "The Director asked me to be Sasuke's partner. He's labeling it as a body guard position so the board of directors will allow Sasuke to have someone there."

"Are you going to?"

"I don't know yet. I wanted to speak to you and Sasuke first."

"Having someone else there on the operations would make Sasuke ten times safer. But you would have to be able to control yourself. You would be wearing a comlink so you would hear everything that happens. Every hit, everything they say to him, they make him say or they make him do you would hear it and you wouldn't be able to react unless Sasuke says the safe word. You also need to ask yourself if you could do that."

"I don't know if I could, but I also don't know if I could leave him alone in this. I know he has you, but you're a friend to him. I'm the adult. I might be able to get through to him better than anyone. Not taking this job feels like I'm abandoning him. At the same time I feel like I'm abandoning my village I swore to protect." Kakashi let out another sigh.

"I would talk to Sasuke and see what he thinks. In the end it's your choice. I won't lie I think Sasuke needs you, but you're no help to him if you're miserable two."

"I'm taking a few days off and staying here. Hopefully by the time it's time for me to leave I'll have my decision."

"I think you already have it, but you're afraid to make it. Change isn't easy for anyone to get used to, especially life changes. I hope you have the courage to make this decision."

"Thank-you for the information."

"Not a problem. Will I be seeing you tonight?"

"You will be. I even bought clean clothes to wear."

"Yes well blood is out of season I believe. I'll see you tonight Kakashi."

Kakashi and Kovu headed out of the alleyway and in different directions. Kakashi headed towards a restaurant that looked good for dinner and Kovu headed towards his home to get ready for nine. Kakashi did know what he needed to do, but he was afraid to make that great of a change in his life. He also didn't want to do something that Sasuke didn't want him to. He had to know where Sasuke stood in all of this and he was hoping he could speak to him tonight. For now Kakashi would eat dinner and then get ready to go.

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It was just after nine at night when Kakashi headed towards the club where the celebration was. He was only slightly late so for Kakashi he was right on time. He was dressed in his new clothes and Kakashi had to admit it was nice not having to wear his ninja gear. He walked up to the club and he saw Sasuke standing outside smoking. Kakashi went over to him and spoke as he got closer.

"So you smoke to?"

Sasuke turned to look at Kakashi. "You got a problem with that?" Sasuke asked rudely.

"Your lungs might, but I don't. How did you sleep?" Kakashi asked nicely.

"Why does it matter to you how I slept?"

"Because I care about you." Kakashi wasn't sure where the attitude was coming from, but he had a feeling it had something to do with his father.

"You're a good guy Kakashi. Well respected, well liked, you got a great reputation and career. So do yourself a favor and stop caring about some whore." Sasuke said as he flicked the butt on his smoke to the ground and headed back inside.

Kakashi didn't even have the chance to say anything to that before Sasuke was gone. Kakashi was shocked that Sasuke called himself a whore. Kakashi didn't know what happened since he left the press conference, but he was going to find out. Kakashi headed inside and it was filled with people and loud music. Kakashi saw their group over by a large booth and he went over to them. He also noticed that Fugaku, Mikoto and Itachi were standing in the corner and Fugaku did not look happy. Kakashi didn't see Sasuke anywhere yet so he headed over to the group while he kept an eye out for Sasuke. Kakashi went over to the large booth and sat down on the end next to Gai.

"Did something happen with Sasuke and his father?" Kakashi asked Gai.

"I'm not sure what was said, but Fugaku came in and saw Sasuke. He pulled him over to the corner and started to yell in his face. Once he was done Sasuke stormed off outside. He's over at the bar now."

"I saw him outside smoking and he was rude. I had a feeling something most have happened. Has he started drinking yet?"

"Not yet the one in his hand is the first."

Kakashi looked over at the bar and it took him a minute to find Sasuke. He was standing with a drink in his hand and two men were talking to him. Kakashi looked around at the booth and saw that everyone changed out of their bloody and dirty clothes from the battle yesterday. They were all talking to each other and not paying attention to Sasuke. For the first half an hour nothing happened. Sasuke went over to the two men's table and started to drink there. His parents and Itachi left, but before Fugaku left he spoke to another man who seemed to be watching Sasuke. Kakashi figured that if something happened he would be reporting it to Fugaku in the morning. So far though it was an hour into the celebration and Sasuke had been behaving. He was on his fourth drink, but he wasn't too bad. The girls had started to dance and loosen up more. So far everything was going well. Kakashi was starting to think that Sasuke would behave better tonight with the large group of people at the celebration. He was quickly proven wrong though into the start if the second hour. Sasuke got up with the two men and made their way out onto the dance floor. Kakashi was not prepared to see that Sasuke was grinding with one man pressed behind him and the other pressed closely in front of him. Kakashi watched as Sasuke grinded his hips into the men's crotch. The men moved their hands all over Sasuke and started to kiss him on his mouth and on his neck. Kakashi turned to see if the others were watching, but they were all still too busy with their own conversations to notice the change. Kakashi watched as the man in front of Sasuke put a pill in Sasuke's mouth. Sasuke was more than happy to take it and Kakashi figured that it was ecstasy. They all got even closer to each other and Sasuke started to make out with the guy in front of him while the guy behind him kissed his neck and grinded Sasuke's ass into his crotch. It was like sex on the dance floor and Kakashi wasn't surprised when Sasuke was led off the dance floor and out the door with both men. Kakashi shook his head, he looked over at the man that was watching Sasuke and Kakashi could see that he was disgusted. Kakashi knew that Sasuke would be in trouble cone morning from Fugaku. Kakashi didn't know if Sasuke would be back in so he waited an hour before he himself left. Sasuke never came back inside the club and Kakashi didn't know where he went, but he was hoping that he was at least safe. Kakashi headed back to the room and he laid down after getting changed out of his clothes. Kakashi was still tired, but he couldn't seem to get his mind to shut off to rest peacefully. The whole night Kakashi tossed and turned.

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Sasuke got to the cub with Itachi just before nine. They could hear the loud music from the outside and they headed inside. When they got there it was already full of people, including the Konoha ninja. Sasuke saw them sitting down in one of the booths on the side of the club. Sasuke didn't even get the chance to head to the bar, because his arm was grabbed tightly and Sasuke turned to see his father standing there with a furious look on his face. He dragged Sasuke over to the corner and got right in his face. The grip on his arm was tight and Sasuke knew there would be a bruise on his arm.

"What the hell do you think you are wearing?" Fugaku yelled right in front of Sasuke's face.

"Clothes." Sasuke said rudely.

"Clothes, you look like a whore. Its' bad enough I have to deal with the sight of you I don't want to see you dressing like a whore. You shouldn't even be here you should be locked up at home where a whore like you belongs until you are needed to screw someone. I don't want to see you dressed like this again around me."

Sasuke pulled his arm out of his father's grasp and headed outside so he could light a smoke. Sasuke was pissed that his father just called him a whore, but at the same time he knew what his father said was right. He was a whore and tonight he was going to be exactly that. Sasuke was hurt, but he wasn't going to let his father know that. Sasuke knew there was nothing he could do to change his father's mind so he didn't see the point in trying. Sasuke saw Kakashi walking towards him and he wasn't in the mood to deal with him.

"So you smoke to?"

Sasuke turned to look at Kakashi. "You got a problem with that?" Sasuke asked rudely.

"Your lungs might, but I don't. How did you sleep?" Kakashi asked nicely.

"Why does it matter to you how I slept?"

"Because I care about you." Kakashi wasn't sure where the attitude was coming from, but he had a feeling it had something to do with his father.

"You're a good guy Kakashi. Well respected, well liked, you got a great reputation and career. So do yourself a favor and stop caring about some whore." Sasuke said as he flicked the butt on his smoke to the ground and headed back inside.

Sasuke knew he shouldn't have snapped at Kakashi, but he just wasn't in the mood after his father and finding out he was sleeping in the basement. Sasuke knew he would see Kakashi tomorrow before he left assuming he was even awake for it. If he was then Sasuke would apologise to him for snapping at him for now he was going to have a good time. Sasuke headed over to the bar and immediately saw who he needed. There were two men that were looking at him and Sasuke knew what they wanted. Sasuke had seen the one guy around before and had seen him dealing drugs around the village. Sasuke grabbed his drink and headed over to them.

"Like something you see?" Sasuke said seductively.

"Oh I like it very much, but I can't help but wonder if you like to party." The one man said.

"I love to party especially when that party is only three people." Sasuke said with a sexy look.

"Then tonight is your lucky day sexy." The second man said.

"Come to our table and let the fun begin." The first man said.

Sasuke went with the two men and for the first hour they just talked about nothing and drank. Sasuke was getting bored though so when a good song came on he got up and headed for the dance floor. Both men followed him and soon enough Sasuke was dancing between then. It was getting pretty hot and heavy and the man behind Sasuke whispered into his ear.

"Think you want to take this back to my place? I got everything you could ask for."

"And what do you think I'd be looking for?"

"Whisky, cocaine and all the sex you could ask for."

"Then what the fuck are we still doing here?"

Sasuke let the two men lead him out of the club and down the street to the second man's house. This was exactly what Sasuke was looking for. Tomorrow he would regret it, but tonight his father wanted to call him a whore then he was going to be one. Sasuke was barely even in the door when the two men were on him. They took their shirts off and took Sasuke's shirt off as well. The heated make out session ended when the one man pulled away.

"Let's really get this party started. You look like you could use a line eh baby."

"I like em big." Sasuke said with a sexy smirk.

"Oh we got two big ones for you." The second man said.

They headed to the coffee table and the one man got three lines out of cocaine and made sure they were the size of four lines. The second man grabbed the whiskey and three shot glasses and poured them a drink each. Sasuke took the shot and the line and he was already feeling better. Sasuke got up not wanting to waste any more time. He turned to the two men and started to undo his jeans.

"You got a bedroom in this place or what? I'm feeling naughty." Sasuke said as he removed his pants and boxers right in front of them.

Both men smirked as they got up off the couch and went over to Sasuke. The one man started to kiss Sasuke hard on the mouth while he pushed Sasuke down the hallway and into the bedroom. The second man followed closely behind as he removed the rest of his clothing. Once in the bedroom the first man stopped kissing Sasuke to remove his clothes and the second man took his turn with kissing Sasuke. Once they were all naked Sasuke pushed the man away from him and got down on his knees in front of them both. He took turns taking them in his mouth and making them painfully hard. The second man had his hand in Sasuke's hair and kept pulling his head up and down and back and forth between them. Sasuke could tell that they were close to he jerked the first man while he continued to suck the second. Sure enough they were both coming at the same time the one in his mouth and the other on his face. Sasuke licked them both clean and then ran a finger over his face to clean the cum off from it. He then licked his finger clean.

"Looks like we got ourselves a whore here." The first man said.

"You a whore baby." The second man said.

"Ya" Sasuke said seductively.

"Get up on the bed and spread those legs. I want to see just how much of a whore you can be." The second man said.

Sasuke got up and went to lay down on the bed on his back. He spread his legs as far as they could go making sure they could see his ass. The second man went to the bedside drawer and pulled out a vibrator. He dragged it along Sasuke's chest as he spoke.

"Fuck yourself, show us just how much of a whore you are."

Sasuke took the vibrator and put it in his mouth first to get it wet. It wasn't very big, but he still didn't want to do it dry. He made sure it was wet with his saliva before he brought it down and slowly inserted it inside of him. The second man reached over and turned it on high and Sasuke moaned. He started to move it in and out at a fast pace as he brought his free hand to his own cock and started to jerk himself off. Sasuke could see both of the men were already hard and ready for another round. Sasuke made sure he moaned a lot as he got closer to cumming.

"That's it cum whore." The first man said as he started to touch himself.

"I'm gonna fuck you so hard and deep." The second man said as he watched as Sasuke cam all over his stomach.

"You want us to fuck you?" The first man teased.

"Mm fuck ya." Sasuke moaned.

"Beg whore, beg for our cocks." The second man said.

"Fuck me please. I need you deep inside of me. Mmm fuck me like the dirty whore I am."

"Turn over and stick that ass high in the air." The second man said.

Sasuke took the vibrator out and put it down on the bed. He turned over so he was on his hands and knees and made sure his legs were spread wide and his ass was up. The first man came around to his front and Sasuke knew what he wanted. Sasuke started to lick his hard dick all over again and the second man went up behind him and pushed himself all the way in. Sasuke screamed at the burning sensation and when he did the first man took his opportunity and shoved his dick all the way into Sasuke's mouth. Both men were brutal with their pace and Sasuke knew tomorrow he would be sore and regretting this, but in that moment he didn't care. Sasuke knew he was a whore so he kept moaning and doing exactly what the men wanted. It didn't stop after the first around they both continued to switch spots all night long and it wasn't until five in the morning did Sasuke find himself walking back home. In between they would do shots of whiskey and lines of cocaine. By the time Sasuke got home and crawled into bed it was well after five thirty in the morning. Sasuke didn't even notice Itachi there on the top of the stairs looking at him. Sasuke went downstairs and crawled into bed not even bothering to change clothes or to pull the covers over him.

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It was just before one in the afternoon and Kakashi decided he would go over and see Sasuke. He had been up since nine that morning when the others were getting ready to leave. He wanted to say goodbye to them. Kakashi still wasn't sure what he was going to do about his job offer, but he knew he wanted to spend a few days here in the village to see Sasuke. Kakashi figured after last night Sasuke would have been out late so he waited until now to head over. He figured if Sasuke was home then they could go to lunch somewhere quiet where they could talk. Kakashi wanted to see how Sasuke would feel about him being his partner before he made a decision. Kovu was right Kakashi did know what decision he should be making, but he was scared to make it. It would be a huge change for him and even though he was only twenty-nine Kakashi had spent his whole life in Konoha. This village was nice and twice the size of Konoha, but Kakashi was never one for a big village. He liked to live in small little villages and when he retired he knew he would be moving to one. The problem was he never even thought about moving to another village or changing careers so it was all very scary to him. He didn't even know if he would be any good at working undercover with Sasuke, even as his back up. It was a huge change and it was one that Kakashi didn't know if he would be happy if he made.

Kakashi walked through the hidden village where the Clan lived. Kakashi noticed he got a lot of dirty looks from everyone that he walked by. Kakashi was used to it from when the Clan was alive nine years ago. Ever since Obito had given Kakashi his eye they had a problem with him. The Clan felt that Obito made a mistake by giving the power of the Sharingan to someone outside of the Clan. So by now Kakashi was used to the dirty and hateful looks by the Uchihas. Kakashi saw Sasuke's house and he went up to the door and knocked. After a few moments the door opened and Itachi was standing on the other side, not looking happy at all, but Kakashi figured that wasn't just by his presence.

"Hello Itachi" Kakashi said pleasantly.

"Kakashi."

Itachi walked away from the door and Kakashi figured that it would be safe to enter. Kakashi walked in and closed the door behind him. Itachi was in the kitchen fiddling with papers.

"Is Sasuke here?"

"He's asleep." Itachi said with anger in his voice.

Kakashi didn't know what happened, but he did know for Itachi to be mad at Sasuke something obviously did.

"Did Sasuke do something wrong?" Kakashi asked with concern.

"You were there last night I'm sure you saw him. Father is infuriated with him and when he comes back tonight Sasuke will be hearing about it. He practically had sex on the dance floor last night with two men. Then he leaves with them and stumbles in drunk at five thirty this morning." Itachi said through grinded teeth.

"He's been through a lot Itachi. You can't expect him to be magically okay with everything. He's not you." Kakashi said in Sasuke's defense.

"He's tarnishing our family's reputation. Father won't stand for this and Sasuke knows that. He will not disrespect this family like that again or it won't be father that has a word with him."

"He's your younger brother and is going through something. Instead of threatening him you should be speaking to him. You should be helping him with this."

"Don't tell me how to handle my brother. His room is in the basement. I have a meeting with the Director to go over missions. I don't have time to deal with his mess." Itachi said as he headed for the door.

"Maybe you should make time before your brother ends up killed." Kakashi said after Itachi.

Itachi didn't say anything he just continued to leave the house. Kakashi was now pissed with Itachi. It seemed like no one cared about Sasuke or what he was going through. They just expected him to bounce back after everything and be perfectly fine. It wasn't his fault that he was like this. Sasuke was troubled and instead of yelling at him they should be trying to figure out how to help him. All of this was effecting Kakashi's decision, because he didn't want to just leave Sasuke alone to deal with all of this. Kovu was right if something wasn't done about Sasuke he would be a drug addict. Kakashi headed downstairs to the basement. Kakashi didn't understand why Sasuke was down in the basement and everyone was upstairs, but he wasn't going to ask. Kakashi got down there and saw that it was just a cement room with nothing more than a poorly make-shift bathroom and a mattress on the floor. Kakashi went over and saw that Sasuke was asleep on his stomach still dressed in his clothes from last night even his shoes. Kakashi saw Sasuke's face and could see the black circles under his eyes. Kakashi thought twice about waking him, but he wanted to speak to Sasuke and he knew that Sasuke could always sleep later. Kakashi reached down and gently touched Sasuke's arm as he spoke.

"Sasuke, wake up."

Sasuke let out a groan and Kakashi could see his eyes opening. It took Sasuke a few seconds to get his eyes opened and focused, but when he did he saw that it was Kakashi standing there.

"Kakashi, what are you doing here?" Sasuke's voice was hoarse and Kakashi figured it was from the drinking and smoking last night.

"The Director told me where you lived. It's one in the afternoon I figured I would come see you."

"One?" Sasuke lifted his head to look at Kakashi. "I thought you guys were leaving today."

"The others already left. I'm taking a few vacation days. I thought we could go for lunch."

Sasuke let out a yawn. "Sure. Where is everyone?"

"Out. I'll wait upstairs, take your time."

"Hn"

Kakashi headed back upstairs to the living room where he could wait for Sasuke. Kakashi didn't like that he was living in the basement and he barely had anything. Kakashi was certain he could go upstairs to Itachi's room and he would have a great looking room with everything he needed. Yet Sasuke was stuck down in the basement with nothing basically. It was another thirty minutes before Sasuke came up the stairs in a dark blue t-shirt, grey jeans and his leather jacket on. He looked better after the shower, but he still looked exhausted.

"Where did the bite marks and hickeys go?"

"I can use a jitsu to hide them. I did it last night."

"Oh I didn't even notice that last night. You ready to go?" Kakashi asked.

"Ya, where do you want to go?"

"Wherever is fine with me. You know the village."

Sasuke grabbed his keys and they left the house. Kakashi waited until they left the village before he spoke.

"You look exhausted."

"I am I think I might sleep the next day away later."

"Sorry I probably shouldn't have woken you."

"No it's fine I have to get some things done today anyways. Then I'll sleep."

"Do you have any meetings?"

"No just some shopping to do."

"I hope its furniture shopping."

"It is. Father let me have the basement to myself so I can do whatever I want with it. I hate shopping, but it shouldn't be too bad."

"How will you get the furniture back home?"

"The shops here actually seal the furniture into a seal on a scroll so you take the scroll home and just release the seal. It's really simple, there's no heavy lifting and the furniture is already put together when the seal is released."

"Oh well that's handy."

"Ya all the stores here will do that for large orders. So even groceries or clothing they will seal it for you. A lot of people will come from nearby villages to shop here and they get large orders. This way they don't have to worry about carrying everything."

"That's really neat that they do that. From what I have seen it's a beautiful village."

"It's big, but it's nice that you can get everything you need here and not have to worry. There are a few places around here that are really beautiful and peaceful. There's one spot that I love, it's a pond with a waterfall and there are lights behind it so at night it's all lit up."

"That sounds beautiful."

"It is."

"You might have to show me before I leave."

"I could do that. I guess your life is about to get really quiet with this war over. I can't imagine high ranked missions will be coming in."

"Probably not. It will be slow for a good six months back in Konoha. Will you be busy?"

"I get a week off before I have to go back to operations. So I'll be busy."

"Kovu said he wanted a raise last night." Kakashi said lightly.

"He deserves one. His job just got harder. He now has to manage events plus operations for me. He also gets to deal with Miito more now."

"He's an interesting character."

"He's something."

"Do you have a lot of people like that?"

"People that like to stalk me, ya. Don't know how many that's Kovu's job. All the more reason why he should get a raise."

They walked into a restaurant that wasn't busy at all. Sasuke headed towards a back booth and made sure that Kakashi would be facing the wall in case he removed his mask. Sasuke had never seen Kakashi without his mask on, but he was beyond over it. He didn't care what Kakashi looked like now it quickly became overrated. A waitress came over to take their drink order and them menus.

"What can I get you fellas to drink?"

"I'll have water." Kakashi said.

"Coffee" Sasuke said.

The waitress left and Kakashi smiled at Sasuke.

"How much coffee do you drink?"

"Depends on the day. One or two usually, but sometimes I have to do surveillance on targets before I go undercover. So after spending three days without sleep starring out a window I tend to go through a lot of coffee. You have to stay awake somehow especially when I am alone doing it."

"Do you ever work with someone?"

"Not normally. I did with Suigetsu in the Sound, but we didn't work together."

"So you go into these situations completely alone?"

"Yup"

"What if you get into trouble?"

"Hope I can get out without being killed."

"That's extremely dangerous. What happened last night can also be extremely dangerous." Kakashi said carefully.

"If you came here to lecture me about my actions then you can walk out that door. I'm sick of listening to people judging me. I do what I have to, to survive. I have five more years and then I'm free. So whatever I have to do to make sure I'm alive at the end of those five years then I will. There is no big picture it's just that, five years. I'll worry about the consequences then. I need to be free and I don't care what I have to do to get there. So keep your lectures to yourself, because you have no idea what I go through." Sasuke said with anger.

In that moment Kakashi knew what he had to do. It didn't matter if he would be happy doing it, he had to do it. He had to be here for Sasuke. Kakashi knew he has to just tough it out for the five years with Sasuke, because he wanted Sasuke free to.

"I'm not going to lecture you. I'm not going to judge you. I want you to be free to. There's something I need to tell you about. I want to hear your opinion, but I've already made my decision and I hope you're okay with it. The Director wants me to work for him and I'm going to."

"Why would that bother me?"

"Because he wants me to be your partner."

"Wait what? They don't do partners."

"The body guard position is only for the board of directors. It's just a paper title. The Director wants me to be your partner. He wants me to go undercover with you to be there to protect you in case something goes wrong. He doesn't like how many times you've been hospitalized in the last five years. You would still be the primary, but I would be in the place or around the place to keep you safe. We would both have comlinks so we could hear each other and talk to each other. If something happens you can say the safe word and I can get you out. I would also be going with you to events and working as a body guard to keep up appearance."

"A lot of things happen undercover. I can take a lot you would have to be able to control yourself. You'd have to change what you look like to blend in. Your home and friends are all in Konoha. Why would you even consider moving for this job?" Sasuke asked confused.

"Because I want you to be free. If I can be there to help make sure you are safe. To make sure you don't get killed then I am happy to do it. I'm not saying it will be easy. There are going to be times when you're being hurt and I'll want to go in to stop it, but I know I can't. There will be times when I'm angry, but I can do this. I can do this for you and I'm going to. I'm going to tell the Director today that I accept the job. He said he already has a house for me. He's tripling my salary that I would make in Konoha. So I spend the next five years here with you and save up to retire. I want to be here for you Sasuke."

Sasuke let out a sigh. "Ok"

"Ok"

The waitress came over and they gave their meal orders. Sasuke removed his jacket and Kakashi saw the bruising on his forearm.

"Sasuke, where did that bruise come from?" Kakashi asked.

Sasuke looked down at his arm before he spoke.

"Oh it's nothing I bumped into a door." Sasuke blew it off as he grabbed the cream and sugar for his coffee.

"A door doesn't have fingers. I can see the hand all around your arm. Did your father do that to you last night?" Kakashi asked with anger.

"No, it's nothing." Sasuke said defensively.

"Sasuke" Kakashi started, but Sasuke cut him off.

"Look I'm sorry about last night. I shouldn't have snapped at you."

"I don't care that you snapped at me I care about why. I care about you calling yourself a whore. I'm willing to stake my life on it that your father put that bruise on your arm and was the one to put that into your head."

"Look you don't know what you're talking about so drop it." Sasuke said with anger.

"Fine, but one last question. Last night you left with those two guys. I can fill in the blanks as to what happened, but do you ever regret it?" Kakashi asked calmly.

"In the morning."

"Then why do it?"

"That's two questions."

Kakashi looked at Sasuke to see if he would answer, but it was clear to him that Sasuke wasn't going to. Kakashi decided he would change the subject, because he knew he wasn't going to get anything out of Sasuke yet. He would have to work for those answers and Kakashi was more than willing to do that.

"I can come shopping with you if you want."

"You should go to the Director. There will be a lot of paper work for you to fill out. He'll already have a house for you. You should take care of that stuff it's going to take a while to do all of the paperwork. How are you getting your things from Konoha?"

"I'll probably leave tonight for Konoha and be back in a few days. If you are off for a week then I want to be here for when you go back to work. I was going to take a few days off, but there's no need right now. I can travel back and grab what I want to bring, file the paperwork in Konoha for my resignation and say goodbye to everyone. I can be back before you have to go to work."

"Your first mission will probably be surveillance. The Director will want to make sure you are able to do this job before he just sends us into some drug lord's lair. You should also speak to Kovu and let him know what is going on."

"Will he be my handler two?"

"No you won't be the primary so you don't need one. He'll keep in contact with you and keep you updated on any events if you have to be my body guard as well. You two will be working a lot together so you might as well start off right."

"He seems like an easy guy to get along with."

"He is, but don't let that fool you. I've seen him fight, he's tough. He doesn't fight often, but he can hold his own when he needs to. He's saved my life a couple times over the last five years."

"Well I have no interest in angering him. I think the three of us have to work together and get along. Especially because we will be around each other the most. I'll speak to him today before I leave."

Their food arrived and Sasuke thanked the waitress. Sasuke began eating and Kakashi moved his mask so he could do so as well, Sasuke looked up to see his face, but didn't say anything. It was just a glimpse before he continued to eat.

"Really? Not going to say anything?" Kakashi asked surprised.

"I got over that a long time ago. It's kind of overrated at this point."

"For you, not for Naruto and Sakura." Kakashi joked.

"Are you going to miss them?"

"The last three years the team has been broken up. Naruto was away training with Jiraiya. Sakura has been training with Tsunade so it's just been me working alone mostly. I will miss them, but I can always visit and they can always visit. It's not like anyone is dead. Do you ever miss them?"

"I don't tend to miss people, but I don't tend to have the time to miss anyone. People are just comrades to me. I can't let anyone get close because of this job."

"It would be hard to have a true friendship if you can't even tell someone where you have to go and what you do for a living. You had us all fooled though Sasuke. I honestly didn't even suspect anything. I'm curious to see how talented you are undercover."

"All I do is get the targets interest and get the evidence out of him. Another unit handles the arrests."

"You still have put dangerous criminals in jail. You have to be happy and proud about that."

"Sure" Sasuke said in a dismissive tone.

"Do you have any meetings coming up this week?" Kakashi asked knowing that Sasuke didn't want to talk about work.

"I don't think so. Kovu usually keeps track of that type of shit. He just tells me when I'm supposed to show."

"Do you always show up? Miito seemed to think you would disobey an order."

"I'll bitch about it, but I always show. If I don't then Kovu has to hear about it and deal with it. He works really hard and deals with a lot being my handler so I don't want to add anything to his problems. It's just easier to do it all and then that's the end of it. If I don't go I'll never hear the end of it. If it wasn't for Kovu I wouldn't even be going to any of these upcoming events or press conferences. He works really hard to keep everything organized and scheduled for me. So if all I have to do is show up then I will."

"He seems to be more like your manager than a handler."

"That's pretty much it. When I'm not undercover he has to manage everything and when I do go under he has to still manage the meetings and information I have to relay back to the Director. Sometimes he even comes as my backup if the target is too dangerous to go in alone."

"What would make a target too dangerous?"

"I'm not the only undercover so sometimes a different one will go undercover and either get found out by the target or the target kills him. The operation doesn't go anywhere so they have to send someone else in and that's usually me. Kovu will stick around in case something happens, he can try and get me out."

"Has he had to?"

"Once. There's a safe word I have that I can use and Kovu knows to come in. Sometimes though, you don't get the chance. Some targets are just cruel and vicious that once that door closes everything changes. In that situation; the target was beating me pretty good and I was about to say the safe word when he started chocking me. Kovu was talking to me through the comlink and I wasn't saying anything back. He made the decision to come in and he killed the target. I wasn't breathing and he was able to revive me. In situations like that he had to report to the Director right away to tell him what happened. We aren't supposed to kill and if it does happen then the Director needs to know about it right away so it can be reported and recorded. He also needs to know, because there are cases that I can use the same alias for without having a problem. When I go undercover I change what I look like and sometimes I can be the same person for multiple operations. In that situation I couldn't be that person again or I risked being made. So the Director needs to know that so he doesn't put me in an operation that would require that alias."

"This job is more complicated than I thought it would be."

"The work itself is simple, half the time nothing happens it's a clean operation. The other half of the time can get a little tricky, especially if you are going after drug lords. I've been doing this though for thirteen years so I have good instincts and I can take a lot. So if you hear the safe word you need to come running and come in hard and fast, because then it's really bad."

"How many close calls have there been?"

"In thirteen years, about fifty, but that's more in the last five years. Some of these operations, going in alone is pretty close to suicide. So I have to admit I'm actually glad you'll be there. At least I have a way out."

"What is the safe word?"

"Well at first it used to be rain, but you would be surprised how many people want to talk about the weather at some point in the night. So I had to change it, but it's not easy to come up with a word that I could use in a sentence, but I wouldn't use it when I didn't need to. So finally Kovu and I just came up with the word help."

"That's the secret safe word? Help?"

"It works and it's to the point. The target always thinks it's just some act so he never expects anyone to come in to help so it works."

"Well at least it's simple to remember."

They finished eating and Kakashi had his mask back on. The waitress came over and she grabbed the plates.

"Can I get you anything else gentlemen?"

Kakashi shook his head.

"We're good thanks just the bill."

"Boss says it's on the house. Our way of saying thank-you. Have a good day and I hope to see you both again." The waitress said with a smile before she walked away.

"Well that was nice of them." Kakashi said.

"It's a nice village. Most people that work in the village either has known someone or knows someone that is working at the agency. Everyone looks out for each other, because they all understand that one day that person might not be there."

"Is the Director the leader of this village?"

"No there is no leader. The shops decide who they want to employ and there is a police station that has retired Agents running it. It's basic and simple; you break the law you get arrested and appear before the court. There are lawyers and a judge and even a jury if it calls for it. There's no Council to play favoritism with someone or being prejudice against another. It's simple here break the law and you face the consequences."

"What would they be?"

"Dependent upon the crime. It could be from paying a fine to a death sentence. The only way to get a death sentence is if you were a serial killer, or you are a child molester that committed that crime more than once. The laws here are simple and common sense; you don't steal, you don't attack someone, you don't kill someone and you never lay a hand on a child or your woman."

"Those are simple laws. Just be a good person and you have nothing to worry about."

"Exactly. The police station even has a Chief of Police so if a crime is committed by a police officer then they face the same consequences as anyone else. They make it fair and that's one of the reasons why I like this village so much. It doesn't matter who you are, you break a law you're just like everyone else."

"More villages should be run like that. It certainly would end the internal conflict within the village."

Sasuke and Kakashi got up from the booth and headed for the door. Sasuke went over to the waitress and handed her a tip before he thanked her and left with Kakashi. They stood out front of the store to speak.

"I'm going to start getting some furniture." Sasuke said.

"I will take your advice and speak to the Director and let him know. I'll be leaving today and should be back in five days."

"Ok well when you get back, just stop by and let me know. We might have an operation I don't know."

"I will."

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

"I want to be here for you. I've made my decision and I'm going to stick with it."

"Ok then I'll see you when you get back."

"Be safe"

"You two."

Sasuke headed off to the stores so he could get what he needed for his room. He was going to make sure it was comfortable and looking good. He had to live there for another five years and he was going to make sure he could have company over without being embarrassed. Kakashi headed to the agency where he could speak to the Director. Along the way he saw Kovu.

"Kovu"

"Hello Kakashi. How are you doing today?"

"I'm fine yourself?"

"Can't complain yet."

"I just wanted to let you know that I have made my decision and I am going to accept the Director's offer. We're going to be seeing a lot of each other and I wanted you to hear it from me."

"I'm glad that you made the right decision. I just live right there after you speak to the Director come and talk to me. There are some things you should know about Sasuke."

"I will."

Kovu headed off to his home and Kakashi continued to head to the agency. He knew there was a lot that he needed to learn about Sasuke and Kovu would know all of the important information. Kakashi could tell by today's conversation that Sasuke didn't like to talk about anything personal and he definitely didn't like to talk about his night activity. Kakashi knew he would have to work to get those answers, but he didn't mind. He had a lot of time to earn that trust. Kakashi had to admit he was looking forward to living somewhere else. He had only lived in Konoha and it felt like he was starting a new adventure. He didn't know what his house would be like, but he's never had a house. He's only lived in an apartment so he was excited to start a fresh page. Even if it was for five years Kakashi was sure he could make the best of it. Kakashi entered the agency and headed for the Director's office. He knocked and when he heard the Director call out 'enter' he went in. Kakashi didn't bother to sit down he figured he wouldn't need to. He could take the forms and fill them out at the hotel room and then drop them off before he left.

"Hello Kakashi, what can I do for you?"

"I'm accepting your job offer."

"That is fabulous news. There is quite a bit of paperwork involved so I will give you the pages and you can fill them out. I also have the key to your new house and I'm assuming you will need to go to Konoha to take care of business there."

"I will. I was planning on leaving today so I could be back before Sasuke is back to duty."

"That's perfect. Sasuke will be back on duty in six days. It will be your first operation so I will keep it simple and light. Just something for you to start off with before the harder ones come up. I'm not worried Sasuke has an amazing skill with his work and you come with an unbelievable reputation so I'm confident you two will work wonderful together. Here is the paperwork, feel free to fill it out and then just drop it off at the front when you are done. It will take a little bit to fill out."

Kakashi took the papers from the Director and he couldn't believe how much was involved. There was easily thirty pieces of paper to fill out.

"This is your house key and the address is on the tag. When you walk out the front door you go straight until Juni Street take a left and then take a right onto Yumi Street and the house will be at the end of the street. Any questions or concerns?"

"No I think I'll be fine. I will fill these out and then drop them off before I leave. I spoke with Sasuke so he has been informed of this."

"I'm assuming by you accepting this job that he was fine with it."

"He was. He seemed relieved to have some backup when he goes on operations."

"He's been hurt a lot I would imagine he feels a lot safer with you around."

"I hope I can keep him safe. Thank-you for the job offer and giving me the chance."

"My pleasure. I will see you when you return from Konoha."

Kakashi gave a nod and headed out. He went down to the street to speak to Kovu first. Kakashi would then go to the house to see what it looked like before heading back to his room to fill out the paperwork. Kakashi knocked on Kovu's apartment door and waited for him to answer.

"Come on in." Kovu said once he opened the door.

Kakashi went in and followed Kovu over to his couch where they both sat down.

"I see the Director gave you the insane amount of paperwork."

"It does seem like a lot of paperwork for this job."

"It's all just in case crap. I wouldn't worry too much about it. How did Sasuke react to the information?"

"He was fine with it. He seemed relieved to have me there. I think he is worried that I will regret making this decision, but I won't."

"I'm sure you have a lot of questions about Sasuke. I'll tell you some things about him, but the rest you'll have to ask him."

"He doesn't really answer questions."

"He will eventually. He doesn't like speaking about personal things."

"I found that out earlier. He has a bruise on his arm from Fugaku. He denied it, but I know it was him."

"He'll always deny it no matter what happens; Sasuke is terrified of his father. He'll probably never give him up. There are a few important things you should know. Sasuke has OD a few times on his own doing. If he is not able to talk and is having a hard time staying awake, put him in the shower with warm water and that usually helps to stop the OD from happening. Get him to drink water and don't let him sleep until he is able to speak properly. If he ever throws up then he is Oding and he needs to get medical help."

"So as long as he isn't throwing up he's fine."

"Yup. There are some stalkers that I have pictures of that you can look through later so you know who to keep an eye out for. If you ever kill someone while on an operation you have to report to the Director right away with it."

"Sasuke told me that."

"Good it's very important that you do. I will be Sasuke's handler and I can keep in contact with both of you for your operations. I only come into play when the operation is longer than one or two nights. If Sasuke is undercover for more than that then I will be there to set up meetings so Sasuke can report back the information he has found out. You and I will be working closely together for the events half of Sasuke's life. You need to know who the stalkers are and any possible threats that come up. I go through any letters that come in for him from fans to make sure there are no serious threats. If all three of us can get along then we won't have any problems and things should go smoothly."

"I'm sure everything will be fine. I have to go to Konoha and file my resignation paperwork with the Hokage. I'll be leaving shortly. When I get back I can look over the pictures that you have."

"Works for me. Sasuke is not always easy to handle. He's been dealt a horrible life and he's just trying to survive from day to day. He does what he does to keep from killing himself. Just remember that."

"Has he ever tried?"

"Depends who you ask really. When he was five he tried to kill himself. He slashed his wrists and I'm not talking across he cut down, he really wanted to die. Itachi found him I think. Then in the last three years he's been doing every drug under the sun. He goes through phases he'll go out every night get drunk and high off anything for months straight and then he'll stop and only going out on weekends. It usually gets triggered by a bad operation. That leads to a bad night and it goes for months. During those months he'll shoot up heroin, that's when you know he's in a bad place. He's OD a few times by his own doing, but it's hard to say if he meant it or not. Sasuke knows how much he can take; he knows his limit sometimes though, he's in too much pain to care. It really depends on who you ask if he was trying to kill himself or just trying to numb the pain."

"It's a dangerous game he's playing. He wants to make it five more years and I can understand that he's having a really hard time. He's risking killing himself though, just to try and make those five years."

"Sasuke's not addicted to any of the drugs and that's not helping. He can pick them up and drop them at a moment's notice. So it's easy for him to keep doing this he doesn't have to worry about withdrawals."

"Maybe by me being here it'll help him get through this. Maybe he won't turn to drugs as often or as much. Thank-you for the information."

"You're welcome. I'm sure the three of us will work well together. If you ever need anything just let me know."

"I will and the same goes for you. I'm going to fill these out and then get back to Konoha. I want to be here for Sasuke."

"I'll keep an eye on him while you're gone."

"Hopefully he settles down."

"He probably will. Usually when he gets on his bad phase he doesn't come home at night. You only see him when an operation comes up. He'll probably spend the next five days just sleeping. Don't worry too much about him. He also has Itachi around right now. He'll be fine."

"Itachi was mad at him this afternoon. I've never seen Itachi mad at Sasuke before. I'm not sure their relationship will survive the years apart."

"Itachi will protect Sasuke, but at the same time he has yet to ever say anything to the Clan or his father about growing up. I'm not sure Itachi is programmed that way unfortunately."

"I hope he would. He was always attentive to Sasuke when they were younger. I hope Itachi just needs some time to cool off before he talks to Sasuke."

"I guess we'll see."

Kakashi stood up. "Thank-you for your time."

"No problem. Have safe trip."

"I'll see you in five days I guess."

Kovu gave a nod and Kakashi headed out of the apartment. He headed down to his new house to see what it looked like before he would fill out the forms. Kakashi followed the Director's instructions and when he stood in front of his house he couldn't believe it was his. It was huge and beautiful. The front lawn had a small fountain with green grass and trees. Kakashi went inside and there was a huge kitchen with stainless steal appliances including a dishwasher. Marble counter tops with floor to ceiling cabinets. There was an island in the middle with six bar stools and hanging lights. The living room held leather furniture, a flat screen TV mounted on the wall and a fire place. Kakashi couldn't believe that he lived here. He went upstairs and headed for the master bedroom. There was a king sixe bed in the room, a flat screen TV on the wall, another fireplace and a walk in closet. There was also a bathroom connected to the room and it held a jacuzzi tub big enough for four people and a glass shower stall. Kakashi couldn't believe this was his house. The rest of the house was just as amazing and Kakashi even had a second bedroom for a guest. The backyard was covered in green grass, an outdoor fire place sat on the patio with a hot tub and a barbeque and an outdoor bar. Kakashi could honestly say he never wanted to leave this place. It was amazing and it was his that was paid for. Kakashi was even more excited now then he had ever been before. This new job was starting to look better and better. Kakashi left and headed to his room at the Inn to get the paperwork done so he could leave and be back here as soon as possible. He knew it would take him at least five days, but then he could be back here and at that house sitting in that hot tub. Kakashi sat down and started to work on the papers.

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Sasuke had spent a good hour and a half getting furniture and supplies for his room. He didn't have a window down there so he got some lamps, paint for the walls, rugs for the floor, things for his bathroom and furniture and bedding. If he was going to be living here for five more years he was going to make it look nice. He bought a new bed and frame, a leather sectional, coffee table, dresser and a bar. He was going to make it so he could be down there for days if he wanted to so he also got a small fridge he could keep down there for just his things. He was exhausted, but he knew it needed to get done. He was going to spend the remaining days off he had working on it and he would need to go clothes shopping to get some appropriate clothes to wear to events. Sasuke walked into the house to see Itachi there.

"Hey how was your meeting with the Director?" Sasuke asked politely.

"Are you done?" Itachi asked with anger in his voice.

"Done what?"

"Done tarnishing this family's name. You think father doesn't know about you leaving with two men last night? You have no idea how furious he is. I'm disgusted by your behaviour last night."

"I really don't care what father thinks of me. You have no right to be mad at me."

"I have every right. My little brother is out there being some cheap whore and leaving with two men. I saw you coming in this morning so drunk you could barely walk. It's disgusting and disgraceful. I'm ashamed to call you my brother. I have a mission." Itachi said as he went to leave.

"You just got back. How could you have a mission already? I thought we were going to hang out." Sasuke said hurt.

"Why would I want anything to do with you after the way you have been acting? You're embarrassing this family and myself. As far as I'm concerned I want nothing to do with you. I'm too disgusted to even look at you." Itachi said with hate before he left the house.

Sasuke was left standing there completely hurt and upset. His own brother just called him a whore. He wouldn't even listen to him; he wouldn't even give him the chance to explain anything. Sasuke headed downstairs and when he got to the bottom he looked around at his room. It was cold down here and empty. It felt like he was back at the Sound. It was part of the reason why he wanted to put furniture and light down here. He didn't want to feel like he was in the Sound anymore. He wasn't like Itachi; he couldn't just forget what happened to him. He couldn't just move on like it never happened. Sasuke knew he was self-destructive, but he couldn't find it in him to care or to change. Sasuke went the last nine years without Itachi and he knew he could continue to do it. Sasuke was the only person that was going to make sure he survived these next five years and he was through having to explain himself all the time. Sasuke went about opening the seals for the furniture. He would get that set up first and then he could paint tomorrow. He was exhausted and just wanted to sleep. Before he even had the chance though the basement door opened and his father stormed down. Sasuke knew he was furious and he was proven right when his father didn't even say anything or give Sasuke the chance to before he punched him with everything in him. Sasuke hit the cement floor hard and he looked up at his father.

"You filthy little whore. I'm going to make sure that you never do anything like that again! You will not bring shame to this family. I will make you behave the way you are supposed to. You will learn." Fugaku said through clenched teeth.

Fugaku didn't give Sasuke the chance to respond. He began to punch and kick Sasuke at his torso so no one would see any bruises. A few landed on his face, but Fugaku didn't care. He was not going to tolerate Sasuke acting this way. It was a good twenty minutes before Fugaku let up. Sasuke's face had blood all over it and it hurt to breath. Sasuke knew he had a few cracked ribs.

"Next time it will be worse. I don't want to see you with another man again. I won't tolerate you being a fagot."

Fugaku spat on Sasuke and it landed on his face. He looked down at him with disgust before he walked back up the stairs and slammed the door shut. Sasuke stayed on the floor for a few minutes just trying to catch his breath. It hurt to breathe and he knew that he would be sore for a couple of weeks from this. Sasuke was exhausted and in pain so he slowly got himself onto his feet and into the bathroom. He turned the shower on as hot as it would go before he got in after undressing. He let the hot water run over his sore face and down his body. He knew that his father would be acting this way, but that didn't make it any easier. Now with Itachi hating him he was truly alone in this house. Kakashi was gone for the next five days so Sasuke figured he would just hide down here and away from everyone. After a good thirty minutes Sasuke got out and put some sweats on. He couldn't bring himself to do anything, but crawl into bed and sleep the pain away. Five days wouldn't come soon enough for him.