Title: Winter's Love to Summer
Summary: Kakashi's students have grown. Kakashi loves Naruto, but Naruto loves Sakura. A song-lyric competition. An unexpected truth came out, and Kakashi tells Naruto his feelings… but… One-sided Narukaka, Yaoi, Angst. AU. Character Death.
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Kakashi winced, as one of Tsunade's finger accidentally brushed against a dark-looking bruise on his back. Though it didn't hurt as bad as the others…
"Hold still, Brat." Tsunade grunted, her hand glowing green as she pressed her palm against the wound. She strained to hold him down, as Kakashi jerked in pain, a faint moan brushing through his lips.
Tsunade sighed, removing her hands, staring at the new spot of milky white skin, free of any scars. She started to work on the others.
"How did you get into this mess?" She asked, eyebrows furrowing.
A pause before Kakashi answered in a soft tone: "They got me off guard."
"Clearly."
Tsunade slapped some ointment on the jounin's pale white back, and, as she ignored the pain yelp, bandaged him with some white, clean cloth. Kakashi glared at the smirking Hokage, putting on his fish-net shirt, his sleeveless black top and finally his usual Jounin uniform. He quickly pulled up his mask, just in case someone would come barreling through the hospital's doors. He didn't mind Tsunade seeing him, the woman had seen his face since he was two years old, when the woman had been a close friend to his father before she went running out of the village.
"Don't forget, Brat. You still have the meeting with your team." Tsunade said. "Naruto and Sakura had been grouching all the time you'd been gone. I swear, if they both weren't so important, I would throw their sorry asses off a cliff!" They both chuckled humorlessly.
"And how's Sasuke?"
Tsunade made a face. She crossed her arms.
"Same as always. Emotionless bastard…"
About a year ago, with Naruto's help, Konoha were able to bring Naruto back. The fact that the Uzumaki had gone through another two years of intense training with the Toads proved to be too much to the Uchiha, and he'd succumbed to defeat, brought back to Konoha with him lying in Naruto's arms. (A fact that Naruto loves to teases Sasuke these day.)
Team 7 were finally reunited.
Naruto and Sasuke had quickly climbed through the ranks like it was child's play and are now ANBU. Sakura recently had been promoted to Jounin, but she spent more time at the hospital rather at the battlefield. She also had been stripped off his crush towards Sasuke, and now acts more professionally, and she treated both of her teammates with equal terms. His 20-year-old students…
His students have grown quickly. And they had surpassed him.
This fact both brought happiness and sadness to him.
Kakashi readjusted his hitai-ate and unruly hair, and, before he was about to push open the door, Tsunade whispered to him, her tone gentle. "Did you take your pills?"
He froze.
The jounin nodded stiffly, his knuckles clenched tightly by his sides and he hurried out from the room.
Tsunade stared at the door for a moment, and then closed her eyes sadly.
'I'm sorry, Sakumo.'
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Kakashi walked stiffly but quickly through the hospital's corridor. He reluctantly stopped in front of the Janitor's Closet. He breathed deeply, then frowned. Why was he being upset over a simple question? They know what was going to happen. It was obvious that he, soon, was going to…
'No!' Kakashi shook his head vigorously, so hard that his headband fell off, the metal plate colliding with the cold floor with a soft 'clang'. He stared it blankly, his reflection boucing off the rough surface. He crouched, and took it in his hands.
'I will die from saving this village!" He tied it back properly.
He looked around, making sure no one noticed his presence, then began making hand seals…
He had to get out of this place… He hates hospital… He couldn't stand it…
Kakashi vanished with a puff of smoke.
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"NARUTO! GET BACK HERE!" Sakura screeched, her arms waving frantically in a blur of motion, as she gave chase to the laughing blond.
Sasuke looked on with mild amusement, as Naruto gave a short-piercing before he was jumped by the rampaging kunoichi. A dust of cloud flew, as Naruto struggled to escape Sakura's wrath.
His attention was diverted, as Kakashi's lithe body poofed in existence. Sasuke rolled his eyes, watching the jounin waved his hand, muttering, "Yo!"
"…You're late.." Was Sasuke's mumbled response, lips curling. Kakashi stared at the Uchiha for a moment, before he blinked; finally realizing that Sakura was beating Naruto into a plump. "What did Naruto do now?"
Sasuke huffed, before saying, "The Dope accidentally painted one of Sakura's locks with GREEN hair dye. He said he was supposed to put the dye on you, but"- he pointed to a metal wire hanging from a tree branch. It's looked like it snapped.-"his trap failed. Obviously."
Kakashi sighed, before breaking Sakura from her one-sided fight. Sasuke helped Naruto stood up. He winced in sympathy as a dribble of blood flow down his bruised face. Sakura gasped, as if she finally noticed the damage. She shot Naruto an apologetic look, before healing the blond's face.
Kakashi looked at the fussing Sakura with a blank face for a moment before giving his team his trademark eye smile. "Now's that taken care of, shall we go on to our mission?"
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"Oh, man!"
Naruto yawned, stretching his tired body.
The A-ranked mission they took wasn't hard at all. They just needed to watch over a feudal lord's treasure room as he went to the nearby town to get some supplies for his trip to the Land Of Snow. His usual guards had been given a vacation and they were no one else to look after it. Kakashi had assured him that his team would watch his treasures with great care and the lord had left with his mind eased from concern.
With his team, nobody would dare to come close to the room!
Though there's one thief that was stupid enough to try…
"I'm going to train…," Sasuke mumbled, before disappearing with a swirl of leaves.
Naruto grinned at Sakura, his face illuminated from the sunset's light. "Sakura-chan. Want to go for ramen at Ichiraku together?"
The Haruno smiled. "Sure. But you're paying." Naruto blinked, before whining, "Oh, Sakura-chan!"
They disappeared down the village's road.
Kakashi just stared at them with loneliness, a sad smile plastered to his face. He wondered how long it will take Naruto to realize that Kakashi loves him…
But, Naruto loves Sakura…
He didn't want to ruin their genuine love.
That night, Kakashi took the long-path to his lonely apartment.
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Author's Note:
First of all, I know I should update You're My Greatest Desire… but I had this around my head for so long, I just had to do it!
Yay! For Narukaka! Seriously, this pairing rocks! :dance:
I have exams next week….:mumble:
Please reviews! They make me so happy…. like having SUGAR RUSH!
Question: Who is stonger? Sakura or Kakashi?