Anbu Allure
Author's Note: A friend of mine asked for a Kakashi x Hinata x Itachi fanfic for their birthday. So I decided to grant their request. For this pairing, I'm going to do something a little different than I usually do and make it a full triad. That means that Kakashi and Itachi will have romantic feelings for Hinata AND each other. I'm also going to be adjusting their ages a bit for plot purposes. If any of that bothers you, you might want to turn back now. For those of you still here, I hope you enjoy this story and reviews are always appreciated.
Chapter Notation: This story takes place in an AU where the Nine Tailed Fox attack, the Uchiha Massacre, and war never happened. If the war had happened though, this would be set a couple years afterwards. In this story, Hinata is 18, Itachi is 23, and Kakashi is 27.
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or make any profit off of my fanfics.
Chapter 1
Becoming a medic had seemed like a good idea at the time, but now Hinata wasn't so sure. In fact, it was currently taking all her willpower not to gape at the Fourth Hokage's request.
"You want me to become an ANBU?" Hinata blinks.
Minato smiles at her in that way that only he and Naruto could. "Yes, Tsunade has a point. There should be a medic on every squad and your skills at medical jutsu are exemplary." How someone could convey the warmth of the sun with such a simple gesture was beyond the Hyuga woman's understanding, but somehow both men could pull it off with ease.
He was right though. Hinata's medical jutsu skills were improving by leaps and bounds thanks to Tsunade and Shizune's tutorage. Still, becoming an ANBU was not a thought that had ever occurred to her.
"I'm not certain my father would allow such a thing." Hinata bites her lower lip.
Minato shakes his head. "As you know, the ANBUS identities are top secret. Your father would only know that you decided to transition from a medic stationed in the Leaf Village to a combat medic." He smiles at her again, trying to offer Hinata reassurance no doubt.
It might work. Her father would certainly be pleased about her taking on a combat role. Though Hinata wasn't sure that she wanted to do so.
"ANBUs function as the Leaf's elite assassination and mission team." Any mission she went would automatically be dangerous. "I'm honored that you'd entrust me with such a role, but I don't want to let you down. I don't like hurting people." That was why she had chosen to become a medic in the first place.
Minato places his hand on her shoulder. His smile never wavers. "Hinata, I have absolute confidence in your abilities and don't think of it that way." He pauses for a moment. "Sometimes one has take drastic measures to protect the ones they love. So yes, most ninjas will apply force on their missions, but you would be in a supportive role. With your Byakugan, combined with your partners' own unique abilities, I doubt you'll have to fight much and don't sell yourself short. I know how hard you've been training and you are a Jonin, you're more than capable of holding your own against almost any foe."
Naruto really did take after his father, Hinata muses. They were both able to inspire others so easily with just a few well-placed words. (Well, in Naruto's case usually A LOT of well-placed words, but still it was the principle of the thing).
"I'll do my best." She returns his grin with a shy smile of her own. "I do have two questions though. Who are my partners and do I get to choose my mask?"
They were fortune enough to be in an empty hospital room with soundproofed walls. This was perhaps the safest place that Hinata could have asked these sorts of questions.
The Hokage laughs as though her inquiries delighted him. "I'm not at liberty to give away anyone's identity, but I'm quite certain a bright, young woman such as yourself will guess who your comrades are with ease and as for your mask, yes you can choose any animal that you like."
"What about a lioness?" She finds herself laughing at the absurdity of it all. "They're pride animals and I come from a large Clan."
Minato nods at her choice approvingly. "I'll see to it that a lioness mask is commissioned for you." The blonde turns to go before throwing one final look over his shoulder at her. "Oh and I do apologize in advance for Kushina. She's never been fond of hospitals and I know she has an appointment with you tomorrow."
Oh yes, everyone knew about the Hokage's beloved wife's aversion to hospitals. That combined with her temper meant that no medic really looked forward to having her for a patient. Still, it was necessary because she was a jinchuuriki.
"You don't need to apologize for that." Hinata giggles, even though she felt just slightly apprehensive about dealing with the fiery red head. "Kushina is a lovely woman and she's far from the first to get spooked by hospitals. Besides, she's just living up to her nickname."
Hinata privately pats herself on the back for not stuttering during the entire conversation. Over the years, the bluenette had practice and practiced speaking without stuttering and now at the very least, she had mostly outgrown the habit.
"That's true." He winks at her. "She certainly is the Leaf's red hot-blooded Habanero." With that being said, he departs and Hinata shakes her head.
So that was that then. She was going to become an ANBU. What was the world coming to?
Meanwhile Itachi Uchiha was trying his best not to twitch. His lover was late. AGAIN.
"Sorry, I'm late." Kakashi smiles as he approaches Itachi, still clad in his Anbu Mask. "I not only stopped to smell the roses, I picked some." He brandishes a bouquet of them. "I thought that you might like them."
It was a good thing that they were still about two miles away from the Leaf Village. So no one could see them and even if they had, their ANBU Masks would protect their true identity.
"I swear that the only time you're punctual is during combat." Itachi shakes his head, but he smiles all the same as he takes the roses into his arms. "I forgive you though since you brought me roses, but I'm not sure what I'm going to do with them."
It was going to look utterly bizarre when Itachi Uchiha strolled into the vaillge with a dozen red roses in his arms. That was going to be the talk of the Leaf.
Kakashi chuckles at that and kisses his cheek. "I imagine that they'll just assume you bought them for some girl that caught your eye." True enough, but that made it even worse.
"Kakashi, I'm twenty-three." He couldn't afford to allow such rumors to flourish any longer. "By all rights, my Clan is encouraging me to take a wife and continue our family line."
He couldn't do that though. He loved Kakashi too much and though their relationship was kept a secret due to his position in the Uchiha Clan, Itachi didn't regret a single moment of it.
"I'm well aware of how old you are." Kakashi sighs as he kisses Itachi's forehead. "I know that one day, you'll likely be forced to wed. For now though, let us just be us. We'll cross that bridge when it comes to it. I've lost too many precious people not to cling to whatever happiness that I can find for as long as I can and I know that you feel the same way."
Itachi finds himself smiling despite the situation. "You do have a way with words when your head isn't buried in those filthy books you love so much." It was 'fight' between the two of them and though Itachi did love teasing the CopyCat ninja about his exotic taste in literature, there was no malice in it. At least not anymore.
"Silver Wolf, this is Weasel." Minato smiled at the two of them. "He'll be joining your unit today and I want you to brief him thorough before your mission next month. His skill set should prove invaluable.
Itachi had only been thirteen at the time, but understood how the ANBU worked well enough. After all, he was a Captain. Though he had never expected to be assigned to a mission with only ANBU Captains before.
"Ah that's right." Silver Wolf flipped a page in his book. "You did mention that another ANBU Captain would be joining Operation Kamikaze."
The action infuriated Itachi for two reasons. The first was that his fellow ANBU Captain didn't even have the decency to look at him while they were being introduced. The second was the content of that all too familiar orange book.
"Yes, he did." He felt his lips curl in distaste. "Though I imagine that our mission will have a much higher rate of success, if you cease reading that filth immediately. This operation is dangerous enough without having someone distracted by such trash."
The Silver Wolf laughed at him. "You might be a Captain Itachi Uchiha, but you're still just a boy." That bastard! "In a few years, I'm sure that your reading tastes will mature and you'll develop a more healthy appreciation for adult literature."
It should have surprised Itachi that the other man had identified him on sight, but he'd grown used to it. Though he was tall for his age, he was still the shortest member of the ANBU just due to the fact was younger than all his other comrades by at least three years. Sometimes far more than that.
"Lord Hokage with all due respect, must I work with this fool?" Itachi rolled his eyes. "He's supposed to be the legendary CopyCat Ninja and yet, he can't bring himself to focus on the most mundane of tasks."
Minato laughed as well. "This fool as you call him was one of my former students." Damn it. Itachi had walked right into that one. "As for your inquiry, I'm quite certain that in time the two of you will become the best of friends. You have far more in common than you might believe."
That had been ten years ago and yet, the two of them were still together. Just not in the way that his former self could have ever foreseen and though Itachi would never admit it outloud, Kakashi's taste in literature did come with certain benefits.
"As I recall, you seem to have developed more of an appreciation for my filthy books as you call them." Kakashi laughs as he kisses Itachi. "I'll let you go first. I know that your family is waiting for you. We don't want to be seen together and risk people realizing we're both in the ANBU."
Itachi returns the kiss with a smile. "Yes and remember, we're supposed to meet our new teammate by the river tonight at sunset. So try not to be late for once." He rolls his eyes as he takes off.
There was no point in dallying. Kakashi would only give him a cheeky reply for that and the silver haired ninja wasn't wrong. Itachi's family would be waiting for him.
A few hours later, Kakashi waits by the bridge with Itachi. Having decided it was better to be on time to meet their new teammate than not. Mostly because he knew that his beloved weasel would become considerably less cuddly, if he was late.
"You're on time?" Itachi gapes at him. "I'm shocked."
Kakashi hears an amused chuckle from nearby as Minato comes into view with a woman at his side. "As am I." The blonde winks at the silver haired man. "I suppose that Silver Wolf must have invested in a watch at some point."
The woman was beautiful with long midnight blue hair and feminine form filled out her ANBU attire perfectly. It was almost a shame she was wearing a mask and judging by the look on Itachi's face, he felt the same way.
A prickle of jealousy forms in Kakashi's mind, but he quickly banishes it. The woman had done nothing, but walk over to them yet. Besides, Itachi was many thing, but unfaithful he was not. If nothing else, surely they had proven their devotion to one another by risking their lives for each other at a hundred times over since they began working with one another.
"Eh, I've got a watch." Kakashi nods at the other ANBU. "His name is Weasel."
The woman giggles. It was a sound that reminds the silver haired man of bells. It went along rather nicely with her ANBU mask to boot.
"Good." Minato laughs. "This is Lioness. She'll be the medic on your team. Lioness this is Weasel and Silver Wolf. I do hope that the three of you will soon become stout comrades and become a successful team."
Her mask definitely did look like a lioness. Kakashi found himself admiring the light blue designs on it against the ashen white backdrop. Simply stunning.
"I hope so as well." She bows to them politely.
Itachi smiles and returns the gesture. "I do hope you don't scare easily because our next mission will be quite dangerous." It was at moments like these when his lover's background as an heir to a 'Noble Clan' really shone through in Kakashi's mind. There was just something about his demeanor that was gallant.
Minato crosses his arms and frowns. "That's right. We've only heard rumors of it until now, but we've confirmed that there is a smuggling operation going on between our border and the Land of Rice." Yes, indeed and the thought of what they were smuggling made Kakashi's blood boil. "They've been kidnapping ninjas with rare bloodlines and selling them to the highest bidders. Of course, we will have precautions in place into ensure they don't find out about any bloodlines on your team."
That was putting it mildly. He had a Sharingan transplant, but Itachi had two natural Sharingans and that was before they factored in their new teammate. There was really no way to tell which Clan, if any, she was from for the time being, but Kakashi would find out.
After all, she was their comrade. It was their job to protect the pretty kitty just as much as to watch each other's backs from a professional standpoint. The fact that she had a lovely backside just happened to be a nice bonus.
"Yes, we will make every effort to ensure your safety." He smiles at her. "Don't worry, Weasel and I understand that yours is designed to be a supportive role more than a combative one. Of course, the fact you're a Jonin means that you're more than capable of holding your own in a fight if it comes down to it as well. So you needn't be terribly concerned."
Itachi nods at that. "We'll come up with a strategy first, but for now we should spend some time getting to know each other in order to perfect our teammate." He smiles at Hinata offering her his hand. "How does that sound?"
Hmm. This could be interesting. While the woman's mask covered her face, Kakashi could see a blush creeping down her neck.
"That sounds nice." The Lioness smiles at them. "What did you have in mind?"
He'd have to investigate that more later. Physical attraction was important and sooner or later, Itachi would need to take a wife. Perhaps if she proved trustworthy and the chemistry developed into something more, he and Itachi could kill two birds with one stone.
Helping to continue the Uchiha bloodline while keeping their relationship in tact. Of course, it was a long shot. The odds that the woman would be interested in both of them or at least willing to tolerate Itachi's relationship with Kakashi were slim.
"Oh I'm sure we'll think of something." Kakashi smiles at her.
That was fine though. Kakashi was an ANBU he wasn't afraid of a challenge.