Because I am a Shinobi

by Rain on a window

When Iruka's mind fails to deal with the torture he suffers, Kakashi agrees to take the fall for him. Kakashi is given a chance to recover with Iruka's help but will Kakashi even overcome those memories? Iruka on the other hand has a mystery of his own in the for of letters in black envelopes. kakairu

A/N: I know I should probably not be starting a new story when I have only posted a prologue for the other one but I have been thinking about this one for so long and I love it so I have decided to write it anyway. The posting at the moment will be slow cause I have exams but should pick up when they finish. Please read and review.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto

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Because I Am A Shinobi

Prologue

When your heart shattered,

A piece fell into my heart.

The holes others had left,

Made it easier for that single piece,

Shining like sunlight, to fall to me.

So beautiful that piece,

I sought out all the rest,

I gathered them all,

And piece by piece I fixed it,

Until, at last, it was whole.

But the very last piece,

Was stuck in my heart,

I could not get it out,

So I broke my heart to pieces,

So your beautiful heart might be whole.

I gave you your heart.

But still you wept,

For the hearts of those you lost.

So I gave you mine, battered

And bloodied, it was all I had to give.

You never saw my heart,

Hidden in black envelopes,

Its broken pieces remained untouched.

But that's okay, because I am a shinobi,

Because love, is an unnecessary hindrance.