This is a fic to satisfy both kakasaku and sasusaku shippers! Slightly AU - I'll try to fit it in the same timeline with slight changes from canon. In the prologue, Kakashi is present at the battle-field instead of off fighting Obito when Sasuke arrives during the war.
"Sasuke-kun?"
Kakashi stood a short distance behind Sakura, who stood a short distance away from the newly arrived Sasuke, her hands still glowing with green chakra as she continued to heal Naruto. Kakashi should have been happy to have his former student return just when he was needed - and he was - but he couldn't help feel a little sad too.
Heh... it was always him.
He barely registered what happened next... distantly, he heard Sasuke proclaim his desire to become Hokage, but he was distracted by memories of pink hair between his fingers, soft skin, green eyes... the feel of her beneath his hands...
Kakashi watched Sakura in resigned acceptance as she stepped forward with Naruto to join Sasuke as the newly reunited Team 7. He started to remember again... the warmth of her embrace... but then she looked back at him ever so slightly and smiled. He saw sadness in her eyes, a silent goodbye. Then everything was bright and he was snapped back to reality. The First Hokage was yelling out commands, and Kakashi rejoined the fight.
Two years before
"Kakashi-sensei... Damn it, could you be any more reckless?!" Sakura lifted his forehead protector and inspected his left eye. He had just come back from a mission and had over-exerted the use of his Sharingan. It hurt a lot and his vision was blurry, but he was still walking. "You're going to make yourself go blind at this rate... is that what you want?"
"Sorry, Sakura..." Kakashi rubbed the back of his head, embarrassed to be scolded by his former pupil. He knew she was right, of course.
"I can ease the pain, but the damage to your eye may be permanent. You really need to be more careful! Don't you want to be able to see me when I surpass you?" She smirked down at him as she applied medicinal drops to his eye. He chuckled, no doubt in his mind that day would come sooner or later. Then he was engulfed in the warmth of her healing chakra and he let his eyes close comfortably.
Moments went by, and he was unsure how much time that was exactly, but he was content to stay this way... Sakura's green chakra behind his eyelids, making him feel warm and sleepy... the pain slowly dissipating.
"Sakura?" Tsunade's voice at the door of the exam-room stirred him and when he opened his eyes, Sakura's focused eyes were centimeters away from his, their lips almost touching through the thin fabric of his mask. Her brows were knit together slightly in concentration, a gentle pink flush covered her cheeks, a sign of the effort she was using. He found himself entranced by those sea-foam green eyes, the curve of her lips, sligtly parted. He felt the warmth of her left thigh between his knees as she leaned into him closely but never touching. Green chakra tinted his vision as she continued to heal him. He was painfully aware of her breasts in his peripheral, just below his chin as she hunched over him. Her red vest seemed tighter on her than he remembered. My god... when did she become a woman? He gripped the edge of the exam table under him tightly to keep his hands from pulling her body against his.
"Sakura, did you hear me?!" Tsunade called impatiently from the door. Sakura still wasn't hearing her, remaining focused on her task, and he realized that he had forgotten about Tsunade too.
"Uh... Sakura?" Kakashi whispered softly, careful not to let their lips touch in their close proximity. Blinking, Sakura's pink eyelashes tickled his face.
"Hmm?" Her breath was like mint and strawberries. She seemed to just realize how close her face was to his and began to blush deeply. Kakashi gestured to the door with his eyes and Sakura straightened herself, stepped back from the table, and looked back at her shishou. Kakashi immediately missed her warmth.
"Tsunade-sama, I'm sorry, I must have been so focused, I didn't hear you calling me." Sakura's eyes crinkled into an apologetic smile as she wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her head.
"Oh, Kakashi, you're back." Tsunade walked into the exam-room and picked up his chart, flipping through it. "Tch, I told you to lay off the Sharingan for a while. Doesn't anyone in this village listen to their Hokage?"
"Sumimasen, Hokage-sama... it couldn't be helped. Sakura here is taking good care of me though."
"I noticed." Tsunade snapped back. He glanced at Sakura, who seemed oblivious to the implication in her master's remark and he was glad that his mask hid his burning face. "Sakura, why don't you head home? Shizune told me your shift was supposed to be over hours ago. You know you're not supposed to be on duty over twelve hours at a time. I'll take care of Kakashi from here."
Kakashi checked the clock on the wall and was surprised to realize he had been there for two and a half hours. Did she stay for him? Looking back at Sakura, he cursed himself for not recognizing the signs of exhaustion that were so blatantly apparent now that he surveyed her more carefully... the circles forming under her eyes, her pale complexion, the slight slump of her shoulders. "Sakura, you shouldn't push yourself so hard." he said.
Sakura made an irritated sound, placing a hand on her hip. "I'm not a kid anymore, you know. And it was a good thing I was here, don't you think? A simple 'thank you' will suffice. Here I am, eighteen years old and still being scolded by her two teachers... and on my birthday!"
Birthday? Kakashi checked his mental calendar and his brows shot up in surprise. It was her birthday alright, and she'd just turned eighteen today. So that answers when she became a woman... he thought wryly before patting her back. "Happy birthday, Sakura-chan!" At Tsunade's sharp glare, he returned his hand to his side. Tch... she doesn't have to look at me like I'm a pervert...
"It may be your birthday, but you're not getting special treatment. Go home, Sakura. That's an order!"
"But... Kakashi-sensei..."
"He'll be fine! Or do you think you can treat him more adeptly than I can?" Tsunade arched her brow at her apprentice.
"No, of course not Tsunade-sama... I just..." Sakura stammered, her face turning red.
"I'll come find you and Naruto later, Sakura." Kakashi gave her a reassuring smile. No doubt, Naruto would insist on celebrating Sakura's birthday at Ichiraku Ramen. That fool could be pretty selfish when it came to food.
Sakura sighed. "Okay... I'll see you later, I guess." Pulling her lab coat off, she massaged her shoulder and stretched as she walked out the door. Kakashi watched her back as she stopped at the desk to sign off some charts before heading towards the exit. When he looked back up at Tsunade, she was giving him a disgusted look.
"She's half your age, Kakashi." She put his chart down and approached the exam table, green chakra glowing from her hand as she picked up where Sakura had left off.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"I'm just warning you now... keep your interests in those perverted books of Jiraiya's, and not directed at my pupil."
"She was my pupil first, you know... and I wasn't thinking anything like that about her!"
Tsunade scoffed. "You may be going blind, but I'm not. I saw how you were looking at her."
Kakashi said nothing, knowing it would be pointless to argue, and not wanting to show disrespect. Some part of him acknowledged she was right, as he remembered her face and her womanly form so close to his, the warmth emanating from her body. She definitely wasn't a kid anymore.
"Well if it isn't Forehead on her very special birthday!"
Sakura had gotten a couple hours of sleep earlier and was now on her way back from running errands. She stopped when she heard Ino's annoying voice from the doors of her family's flower shop. Looking at her watch, she yelled back. "Oh it's you, Ino! Say, isn't it feeding time in the pig-pen?"
She could see the vein popping out of Ino's forehead, and things were silent as the two of them glared at each other. A moment later, they both started laughing uncontrollably and Sakura stepped into the shop for a chat.
"So, what have you got planned for the day, birthday-girl?" Ino asked as she busied herself with completing a flower arrangement. Sakura sat at the other side of the counter, flipping through a magazine absent-mindedly and sipping the tea Ino had made her.
"Nothing, really... Naruto said he would treat me to some ramen later, but I was headed home to get some more sleep first."
"What?! You only turn eighteen once, Sakura, you can't spend your birthday in bed and having lame ramen with Naruto. You do that every day!" Ino rolled her eyes and wrote a note on a card with a careful hand, before setting it in the bouquet. Sakura read it from her seat and raised both her brows.
Shizune,
I'm an idiot. Forgive me.
Yours,
Genma
"Shizune and Genma?! How long has that been going on?" Sakura poked her head above the bouquet to look at Ino with both brows raised. Come to think of it, Shizune-san had been taking less night-shifts at the hospital. Sakura couldn't help but feel a little jealous... she almost never got any male attention herself. People were usually too scared to approach the Hokage's young star apprentice.
"At least a couple months, I think. I saw them together one night, walking out of that new bar that opened up around the corner. And don't change the subject. Why don't you let me plan a party for you tonight? It's a little short notice, but luckily I think the whole group is in town today. Team Eight just got back from a mission last night."
Lately it had been difficult to get everyone together at the same time as they had all been promoted to Chunnin (with the exception of Neji who was a Jounin) and were regularly assigned to high-level missions outside the village. Sakura was itching for a mission herself, but Tsunade often felt she was more valuable helping out in the hospital and learning more medical techniques.
"Oh, I don't know, Ino... I'm pretty tired and Kakashi was gonna join us. It's been a while since we did anything together, the old Team Seven..." Sakura's voice trailed off, as she realized they'd always be missing a crucial member... at least for now.
"Sakura..." Ino reached over and squeezed her friend's shoulder in consolation. "You're still holding on to him, aren't you?"
"Of course I am... Naruto and I... we're going to bring him home one day."
Ino said nothing as she reached over the counter again and tucked a flower behind Sakura's ear, a white cosmos to compliment her pink hair.
After a moment, Sakura stood up. "Well I should be getting some sleep... "
"What about the party tonight? I'll invite all the Jounin and you can see Kakashi there! I wouldn't mind seeing that perfect ass of his tonight either, you know!"
"What?!" Sakura gave her friend a look of shock. "Ino that's gross."
"Hey, you have to admit he is pretty hot."
Sakura rolled her eyes. "How would you know? You don't even know what he looks like under that mask."
"So you think! I took a shift at the hospital one night a couple months back, and they brought him in unconscious."
"So you took advantage of his state and looked under his mask?!" Sakura shook her head in disbelief.
"Hell yeah, I did! Oh come on, you would have too. You've been trying to trick him into removing his mask ever since we were genin!"
"Ino!"
"Aren't you curious, Sakura? We're all adults now... nothing would be wrong if he and I..."
"He's twice our age, Ino!" Sakura argued, but she knew better. In their world, a huge age difference really wasn't as stigmatized when you all took the same risks as shinobi. Any of you could die at any moment... it didn't matter if you were young or old. There were limits, of course.
"Oh whatever. You don't see him that way because he's like your dad. I definitely couldn't see Asuma-sensei that way, but I barely know ol' Copy-Nin Kakashi." Ino stood up to greet the delivery boy as he came into the shop, handing him the bouquet she'd been working on and an address. When she turned back around, there was a glint of sadness in her eyes that always appeared when she was thinking of her late teacher, Asuma.
"Well I'm meeting Naruto at Ichiraku Ramen at seven o'clock tonight, and I guess I won't be too put out if everyone else happened to show up."
"Great! See you tonight, Forehead-chan!"
"I really messed up this time, Hatake." Genma was pouring sake for the two of them, pulling the senbon out of his mouth just long enough to clank his cup against Kakashi's and toss back his drink. "I sent her some flowers, but I wouldn't blame her if she never forgave me."
Kakashi looked down at his cup, wondering what Tsunade and Sakura would say to his drinking in the middle of the day after just leaving the hospital. Well, he figured it wouldn't be polite if he refused it after Genma had poured it for him. He shrugged and tossed it back, putting the cup face-down when he was done. This way, Genma wouldn't pour him anymore... he hoped. "What did you do, anyway?" he asked.
"I forgot about our date, and by the time I remembered I had already drank five bottles of sake with the guys. When I got to her place, I was too drunk and she had to take care of me." Genma's hands slid over his face in shame. "I can't let this one get away, Hatake... She's the one for me! I knew it ever since the first time we were sitting at this very bar talking about senbon techniques."
"Well.. sending her flowers and drinking more sake will definitely get you out of the dog house," Kakashi said, chuckling.
"Ah... yeah..." Genma smiled sheepishly and stared down at the bottle between them. Well, they couldn't just let it go to waste, could they? "If this is my last bottle... let it be my swan song!" He flipped Kakashi's cup back over and poured the remaining sake into both their cups. "Kanpai!" he exclaimed.
Half an hour later, Kakashi was helping a drunken Genma out of the bar, a task which was proving difficult as the heavy brown-haired Jounin could barely stand. As they walked passed the Yamanaka flower shop, he groaned. "Shiranui, damn it..." he cursed as he bent down to pick up the senbon that had fallen out of his friend's mouth. When he stood back up, Sakura was glaring up at him, a flower in her hair.
"Ka - KA - SHI SENSEI!"
"S-Sakura" he stammered.
"You both reek of sake! What do you think you're doing? You were just in the hospital this morning!"
"Oh Sakura, I heard it was your birthday today! You sure have grown up!" Genma said, grinning stupidly at the pink-haired kunoichi.
"And you!" Sakura jabbed a finger towards Genma. "Aren't you supposed to be on duty in a few hours?! How do you expect to guard the Hokage in that state?"
"Uh... I switched shifts with - never mind." Even drunk, Genma knew better than to get on Sakura's bad side. "I'll just get myself home..." he said, stumbling away.
"Sakura, I didn't have much sake, I swear! It's just that Genma was having a bad day and wanted me to keep him company..."
"I worked hard to treat you this morning, damn it!" Sakura was hearing none of Kakashi's excuses as she turned red, her fists clenching dangerously. He knew he had to calm her down before she turned those deadly fists on him.
"I know! I really appreciate it and my eye is feeling much better, thanks to you. I would never disrespect your hard work... please believe me Sakura-chan!" He smiled nervously at her. "I'm really not drunk," he assured her.
"You better not be..." she snapped before turning on her heel and walking away angrily. Just then, Ino poked her pretty blonde head out the doorway.
"Hey there, Kakashi-sensei!" her voice was sweet as she smiled at him brilliantly. She was wearing her signature crop-top, accentuating her perfect abs. Kakashi groaned internally.. Sakura wasn't the only one who had grown up, and Ino had always matured a little faster than the other girls. She was another one of Tsunade's pupils if he remembered correctly.
"H-hey there, Ino... well.. have a good one," he said quickly before taking off.
Later that afternoon, just as the sun was coming down, turning the sky into a beautiful mosaic of orange, pink, red, indigo - all the colors that reminded him of his three students - Kakashi was taking a stroll in town while reading his favorite book. Casually, he noticed how much the village had changed since being rebuilt, with new shops lining the main road. He saw Tenten checking out one of the empty lots and wondered if she was thinking of opening her weapons shop Guy had mentioned while he was bragging about his students. Next to the empty lot was a small boutique that had just opened.
Checking his watch, he figured he had a little time before he had to head towards Ichiraku to meet her and Naruto for ramen. I should get Sakura a gift so she wont stay mad at me... he thought. And with that in mind, he headed into the shop.
Perusing the displays against the walls, he scratched his head awkwardly. He had no idea how to shop for a girl of Sakura's age, and hadn't realized how daunting it would be. It's probably why the shopkeeper called his way at that moment.
"Who's the lucky girl, Hatake-san?"
Kakashi recognized the shopkeeper as an old lady he had helped during Pain's attack.
"Just a former pupil of mine," he replied.
"Oh, that beautiful young woman with the pink hair?" The shopkeeper grinned and waved him over. "I've got just the thing for you!"
Embarrassed, but thankful for any help she could offer, he made his way over to the glass display case she was standing behind. She pulled out a pair of crystal earrings, cut in the shape of two cherry blossoms. "Her name is Sakura, isn't it?"
"Yes it is... but this may be too much for an old teacher to give a student." He chuckled nervously.
"Oh, nonsense!" she exclaimed while pushing the box of earrings towards him.
He looked at the earrings more carefully, scratching the back of his head. Well... it is her birthday... and eighteen is a special one, for sure. "I guess... are you sure it's appropriate?"
"Appropriate-schmappropriate! If you don't like the earrings, how about this necklace?" She pulled out a necklace with a long silver bar pendant swinging from the chain. "I could engrave it for you in a flash!"
Kakashi tried not to think of the bar resting at her chest, the bottom of it hanging between Sakura's cleavage...
"The earrings will do."
Making his way towards Ichiraku Ramen, Team 7's usual spot, Kakashi could hear Sakura's laughter and a cacophony of other voices wishing her a happy birthday. When he got there, he was surprised to see the Chunin and Jounin gathered around his pink-haired student. Ichiraku had expanded since the old days, from a small ramen shop with a single counter and a few seats to a full-fledged restaurant with indoor and outdoor seating. The old counter was still there as the center-piece of the whole restaurant, with the old man and his daughter attending to the large group. Chouji was ordering a round of sake for everyone and Ino spotted Kakashi just as he was turning back around.
"Hey! Kakashi-sensei!" Ino yelled. Sakura turned around in her seat.
Damn.
"Yo, Ino! Sakura! Happy birthday!" he chuckled awkwardly.
"Were you about to leave?" Naruto asked.
"I didn't want to intrude... since I wasn't invited."
Ino jumped out of her seat, grabbing his arm and unceremoniously dragging him back to the restaurant. "Oh, sorry, Kakashi-sensei! I was going to invite you when I saw you earlier but you rushed off before I had a chance. I knew you were planning on stopping by anyway, so... won't you stay a while? It's Sakura's birthday, after all!"
"Haha... okay... s-sure..." Feeling shy, he stuffed the gift into his flak jacket before taking a seat. He didn't want to give the earrings to her in front of all these people, afraid they'd get the wrong idea.
"Genma seems better... " Sakura remarked. Sure enough, Genma was sitting at one of the tables near the counter with Shizune, his signature senbon hanging from his lips. He never did need much recovery time after a bender.
"Ah... about earlier, Sakura... I just wanted to ap-"
"Oh, forget about that, Kakashi-sensei." Sakura laughed before gulping down her sake. Kakashi couldn't remember if he'd ever seen Sakura drink before.
"Hey, Hatake! Sit with us!" Genma yelled from his table with Shizune and a few other Jounin. An hour had gone by and Kakashi was watching the festivities from his seat at the counter. He could see a group of visiting Mist-nin inside, and he briefly wondered what business they had in Konohagakure. The group of Leaf Chunin were on their fourth round of sake, and things were getting rowdy. Kakashi was happy to just sit quietly, enjoying the show, but at Genma's beckoning he got up and moved to their table.
"Yo, Shirunui... Shizune-san," he nodded politely in their direction before grabbing a seat between Genma and Anko. He turned the chair around to sit it in backwards, his elbows resting on its back.
"Kakashi! Where've you been?" Anko asked.
"Classified mission. I just got back this morning." He shook his head, declining the cup of sake she offered him.
"Ohh, sounds important!" Anko said sarcastically, rolling her eyes.
"They've got you working pretty hard lately, senpai." Yugao remarked. It was a rare night when he saw her without her Anbu gear. Since Hayate died years ago, she had thrown herself into work, accepting mission after mission... often the most dangerous ones.
"I could say the same about you, Yugao-san."
Just then, the Mist-nin came outside to mingle with the group of Leaf Chunin. He saw Sakura blush as one of them said something into her ear. Naruto was buying everyone another round, and Ino was hanging onto Sai's arm, her eyelids droopy. Sai looked slightly uncomfortable with the interaction, but he didn't push her away.
Twenty minutes later, one of the Mist-nin - a tall drunk guy with a mohawk - was making fun of Chouji. Shikamaru was attempting to drag Chouji away before the forbidden word was used, but it was too late. The whole group fell silent and Mohawk could clearly be heard laughing and calling Chouji fat.
"Uh oh," Genma whispered, and Shizune looked worried.
"Quick! Someone knock him out before he causes an international conflict!" Shizune said softly.
Kakashi got up, pulling his forehead protector up as he appeared between Chouji and Mohawk. He caught Chouji's eye with his Sharingan, and a moment later Chouji fell forward, unconscious. Shikamaru and Kiba caught him before he hit the ground. Kakashi spun around to face Mohawk.
"Who is your commander?" he asked.
"That'd be me," said the guy that had been talking to Sakura. He was just barely taller than Sakura, with black hair and blue eyes, and he wore black-framed glasses. Sakura glanced from him to Kakashi with a sort of unfocused look in her eyes, clearly tipsy.
"You all should leave now. I don't know what business you have here, but your welcome in our village has just expired. Instigating a fight with our shinobi... your Mizukage will hear of this."
Glasses just laughed, grabbing hold of Sakura's elbow. "But the birthday girl doesn't want us to leave..." he said before turning to face Sakura and catching a strand of pink hair between his fingers. "Do you, babe?"
For some reason, this just about sent Kakashi into a blind rage and, with great effort, he forced himself to stay where he was.
Sakura shrugged him off, getting off her seat and stepping away from him. She sort of swayed uneasily, and Naruto and Lee flanked her protectively. Naruto steadied her with a gentle hand at her back.
"Oh come on babe, don't be like that!" Glasses started towards Sakura and suddenly Kakashi appeared in front of her, his hand gripping the Mist-nin's shirt roughly. His hold on him was short-lived as Sakura sent Glasses crashing into the ground with one of her deadly punches. Even drunk, she had amazing chakra-control and Kakashi couldn't help but feel proud.
The other Mist-nin rushed to help their commander up before dragging him away, clearly running scared from Sakura's monstrous display of strength. One of them bowed deeply to the group in an apology before rushing off to join his comrades. The restaurant broke out in laughter and several of the Leaf-nin patted Sakura on the back and bought her more drinks. Kakashi sighed and started back towards his seat before Ino caught his arm.
"Kakashi-sensei!"
"Ah, Ino..." he said awkwardly. The blonde kunoichi came up on her toes and leaned into Kakashi.
"You are so brave, Kakashi-sensei." Her voice was sweet in his ear. "That was such a turn on..."
Kakashi fell silent, not sure how to respond. He caught Genma giving him a thumbs-up from the corner of his eye before Shizune smacked him. "Um... thanks," he replied lamely. He could smell the sake on her breath.
"You know, I've been lacking an experienced teacher... someone to show me how to be a woman..." Ino whispered. Well that's pretty shameless, he thought. Her free hand came up to rest on his chest and her other hand slid down his arm to take his hand, pulling it towards her waist and leaving it there. Her skin was soft under his fingers. As she leaned up higher on her toes, her crop-top rode up, exposing more of her skin.
"Ino..." Kakashi wasn't sure how long he could resist her in this position. "You don't know what you're saying."
"You know... I've seen your face before, and what a handsome face it was! That strong jaw... those sexy lips..."
"When did you-"
"Oh when isn't important... What's important is where! Where should you put that mouth of yours?"
This was too much for Kakashi, and he couldn't help thinking Ino was way too good at this for someone her age. But then he remembered... She's eighteen too... He tried to put a stop to those thoughts, gently pushing Ino back with no real force, but she leaned into him further, pressing her body against his.
"Kakashi-sensei..." The way she said 'sensei' with that false-innocence was stirring something inside of him... something that was there to begin with, a distant yearning to hear a different student say his name the way Ino was saying it right now.
He was going to hell after this night.
"Is that Ino leaving with Kakashi?" Tenten asked. Sakura's eyes snapped to the two of them as her head was tossed back and she choked on her drink. Naruto slapped her back as she coughed uncontrollably. Two heads, blonde and silver, retreated into the night, fingers intertwined.
"That Ino-pig! What does she think she's doing?"
"What are you, jealous?" Kiba teased.
"Of course not! Even Sai, who has the social skills of a rock, knows that's just gross!" She turned to ask for Sai's affirmation but he was gone. Huh? Wasn't he just here a second ago? I must be more drunk than I thought...
"Why's that gross?" Tenten asked.
"He's old!" Sakura replied, wondering why no one else saw this.
"Oh please, we're all adults here," Tenten said. She pulled some money out of her pocket and set it on the counter, getting ready to leave.
"Right, so I suppose you'd do the same with Guy-sensei, would you?" Sakura asked, rolling her eyes.
Tenten blanched. "Now that's gross, and totally not the same!" she exclaimed.
Sakura laughed. "How's that not the same?"
"Well... because... Kakashi's hot!" Tenten blushed as the words came out.
"And Guy-sensei isn't? I beg to differ!" Lee said.
"What?!"
Lee shrugged. "I'm not saying I'm attracted, but I can spot a good-looking guy when I see him!"
Well you look just like him, so that's a little biased don't you think? Sakura thought silently. She let Lee and Tenten bicker as she stared off in the direction Ino and Kakashi had left, not really knowing why the whole thing bothered her so much.
After everyone had paid their checks, Naruto walked Sakura home in a comfortable silence, allowing Sakura to think.
Jeez, that Ino... She has no limits! And Kakashi! He should know better... shouldn't he? But I guess... he is a well-known pervert, always reading those books of his.
Her cheeks grew hot as she became angry, but she still couldn't figure out why she was having such a reaction.
"Sakura-chan?" Naruto's voice broke her thoughts.
"Huh?"
"We're here," Naruto said. Sakura looked up, surprised to find herself on the front step of her building. "What's this?" Naruto bent down to pick something up and handed it to Sakura. It was a small paper bag - one that she recognized from that new boutique that had opened up. She found a note inside and read it.
Happy birthday, Sakura.
Kakashi
"Kakashi... but when did he-"
"You don't really think he'd sleep with Ino do you? She was drunk... he probably just walked her home and then dropped this off."
Sometimes Naruto was more observant than she gave him credit for. Smiling, she took the package inside, bidding Naruto a good night.
Chapter 2 coming soon! Tell me what you think of Chapter 1!