Hi, I thought to post the first chapter of my new story already, i'm still working on it though. I hope you like it, well thanks for reading and enjoy, review if you have the time.
Ja ne,
Kumiko Shinohara.
The sun was setting as Umino Iruka walked through the front gates of the hidden leaf village. Iruka walked to a tree a few hundred meters from the gate, he sat down with his bag next to him, he leaned his back against the tree. Iruka grabbed his sketchpad and pencils and began drawing the gates of Konoha and the Hokage mountain.
30 minutes had past when Iruka felt a very faint chakra signature coming closer. Iruka turned around to see if someone was there. It seemed to be hiding, Iruka laid his sketchpad on the grass and stood up, grabbing a kunai from within his civilian clothes. He had managed to hide several kunai and senbon in his clothes.
'' Show yourself … '' Iruka said '' I know your there. ''
Iruka heard someone stumble, before a man fell from behind the tree. Iruka rushed to the man a few meters in front of him. He knelt down besides the, the man was covered in blood and mud and obviously very badly injured. Iruka gasped in surprise.
'' Kakashi-sensei? '' Iruka asked.
Iruka stood up and rushed to his bag and sketchpad he put the sketchpad in his bag and then quickly returned, with his bag.
'' We need to get you to the hospital. '' Iruka said.
'' N-no … h-hospital … please. '' Kakashi replied.
Iruka frowned where should he take him then, he knew Kakashi hated hospitals and avoided them as much as possible.
'' Okay, I will take you to my home. Then I'll get you cleaned and then we will see, maybe I can get a medic. '' Iruka said.
Kakashi slowly shook his head. Iruka picked Kakashi up, it was difficult but he managed to complete the seals for the transportation jutsu. Iruka transported them to the bathroom of his house.
Iruka sat Kakashi down near the wall so he could lean against it. Iruka softly pulled of Kakashi's sandals and then the jacket. Iruka wanted to pull off his shirt, but it was stuck to the wounds, so he pulled of the jounins pants and laid it on the pile, all the while blushing a nice pink color. Kakashi was trying to keep himself awake, he knew he was safe so he wasn't on full alert anymore. Iruka stood up and got a wash cloth, he made it wet and then returned to Kakashi. Iruka made the t-shirt wet so he could remove it without ripping the wound any further. After a few minutes Iruka could lift the t-shirt a bit, he grabbed a kunai to cut it lose, which got Kakashi on full alert.
'' I'm sorry. '' Iruka said. Holding his hands in front of him, showing that he meant no harm.
'' I'm going to cut your t-shirt of your body. There are still bits of shirt attached to the wounds, and don't worry, I'll cut it so that your mask stays in place. '' Iruka said.
Iruka cut the shirt and softly removed the bits that where stuck to the wounds. Then Iruka cleaned Kakashi gently and dried him. The wash cloth that cleaned his face made him a bit more alert. Kakashi felt fingers near his mask, slowly Kakashi opened one of his eyes to see, he thought that Iruka would leave his face dirty. Kakashi looked at Iruka he saw that he had closed his eyes and that he cleaned Kakashi's face by touch. Kakashi felt the fingers moving down again, Iruka slowly moved the mask back up again. When Iruka was sure that it was back in place, he opened his eyes. Iruka looked straight in Kakashi's eyes.
'' Sorry. '' Kakashi said his voice sounded raspy.
'' What for? '' Iruka asked confused.
'' For ruining … your clothes. '' Kakashi replied. Iruka smiled.
'' Doesn't matter. '' Iruka said as he stood up and walked away, not much later Iruka returned with a glass of water.
'' Here. '' Iruka said as he held the glass out.
Kakashi took the water, he was holding it with both hands but he kept trembling. Iruka sat down in front of Kakashi, he had noticed the trembling. Iruka removed the mask, his eyes closed already. Then Iruka searched for Kakashi's hands, when he found them he laid his hands over Kakashi's. With one hand he searched for Kakashi's lips. Iruka guided the glass to Kakashi's lips and tilted it a bit so he could drink. Then Iruka removed the glass and set in on the floor. Iruka's hands went up again as they sought for the mask and pulled it up again, then Iruka opened his eyes again.
'' Can you walk? '' Iruka asked.
'' I think I can. '' Kakashi replied.
'' Alright let's get you up then. '' Iruka said.
Iruka moved to Kakashi's side, he wrapped his arm around Kakashi's back and Kakashi wrapped his arm around Iruka's shoulders. Together they slowly walked to Iruka's bedroom. Iruka softly lowered them onto the bed. Iruka smiled softly to Kakashi.
'' Why don't you rest for a while? '' Iruka said. Kakashi nodded and closed his eyes as Iruka started cleaning and bandaging the wounds on the jounin's body.
When Kakashi awoke again he felt pressure on his abdomen, he opened his eye and looked around the room. His eyes found Iruka sitting on his knees in front of the bed and his upper body slouched down over his knees and his hands on Kakashi's stomach with the bandages still in his hands. Kakashi smiled not that anyone could actually see that, Iruka was fast asleep. Kakashi watched the chunin for a few minutes he would have liked to watch longer, but the darkness called unconsciousness was slowly pulling him in again.
There was a loud banging on the door and Iruka jerked awake, taking in fast, short breaths. Iruka stood up and walked to the door and opened it. Naruto was standing on the other side of the door with a huge goofy grin on his face. Iruka stepped aside to let the blonde in , then he closed the door.
'' So … uhm, Naruto-kun why are you here? '' Iruka asked.
''We were supposed to meet at Ichiraku ramen an hour ago … did you forget, Iruka-sensei? '' Naruto asked. Naruto then turned around to look at his ex-sensei.
'' Did you … '' Naruto said and he turned. '' Iruka-sensei what happened to you? Are you okay? '' Naruto asked worriedly.
'' I'm fine Naruto-kun. I could use your help actually, do you have time? '' Iruka asked.
'' Sure. '' Naruto replied. Iruka lead Naruto to his bedroom.
'' Could you keep Kakashi-sensei up while I bandage the wounds? '' Iruka asked.
Naruto nodded. '' What happened to him? '' He asked.
Naruto walked to the head board of the bed and lifted Kakashi up a bit so he could sit behind his sensei's unconscious body. Iruka heard him groan in pain.
'' A little less Naruto-kun. '' Iruka instructed.
Naruto sat a little les straight and Iruka could now easily bandage the rest of the wounds. After they were done Naruto softly laid Kakashi back on the bed. Iruka and Naruto walked back to the living room.
'' Do you want something to drink Naruto-kun? '' Iruka asked.
'' No, did you eat already sensei? '' Naruto asked. Iruka shook his head in a silent 'no'.
'' Then I will get some ramen for all of us. '' Naruto said. Iruka smiled in response.
'' Naruto-kun? When you come back just come in okay, you don't have to knock. '' Iruka said.
Naruto nodded and then left the house. Iruka walked back to Kakashi, he sat down besides the bed. Kakashi looked even paler than normal, he had a numerous amount of small wounds and several large wounds. Iruka assumed that Kakashi had lost a lot of blood and that he was attacked by ninja who mostly used senbon and kunai. There was a deep cut on Kakashi's belly and three large cuts on his right arm. And a deep puncture wound on his left thigh, most likely by a kunai. Iruka sat like that for a while, just staring at the man for a while until there was another banging on the door. Iruka sighed as he stood up and walked to the door. Iruka opened the door thinking it was Naruto.
'' I thought I told you to … '' Iruka said, but stopped when he saw it wasn't Naruto.
'' I'm sorry … please come in Anbu-san. '' Iruka said as he stepped aside to let the Anbu in.
They walked into the living room, but neither of them sat down.
'' Is there something I can do for you Anbu-san? '' Iruka asked.
'' Yes, Hokage-sama sent me to retrieve Hatake-san. His chakra signature lead me here. The Hokage wants to see him. '' the Anbu said.
'' You … You can't take him. Kakashi-sensei is in a bad condition, he lost a lot of blood and has several life threatening wounds. It is very dangerous to move him even if you used the transportation jutsu … I found him just outside of the village, I transported him here and what I did only caused the wounds to rupture. '' Iruka explained as he walked to the bedroom, he had signaled the Anbu to follow him.
Iruka sat besides the bed and the Anbu stood in the doorway. Iruka softly pulled the blankets away. The bandages were a little bloody again but nothing could be done about that right now. Iruka replaced the blanket and walked back to the Anbu.
'' Why didn't you transport him to the hospital? '' the Anbu asked
Iruka raised an eyebrow silently saying 'seriously'.
'' You have met Kakashi-sensei, didn't you? '' Iruka asked.
''You do have a point there. His dislike for hospitals is well known, but I can't go to the Hokage without Hatake-san. '' The Anbu replied.
'' I'll – '' Iruka abruptly turned around, he felt Kakashi's chakra. The Anbu looked at
Iruka and then followed his gaze
'' I didn't even feel that, he must be very sensitive for chakra, but he opened the door as if he expected someone else. '' the Anbu thought.
The Anbu left to give them some privacy. Iruka walked to the bed and sat on the edge of the bed. Iruka knew he was about to wake up, he had felt it in Kakashi's chakra. Iruka softly grabbed his hand and rubbed circles with his thumb on the other mans hand.
'' How are you feeling? '' Iruka asked softly.
Kakashi slowly opened his eyes and looked at Iruka.
'' Uhm … not so well … everything hurts. '' Kakashi replied honestly. Iruka nodded.
'' There's an Anbu here, he came for you, but I said that you couldn't be moved. So I am going with him … Oh, don't forget Naruto-kun can be back any minute now, try not to kill him, I told him to come in without knocking. '' Iruka said with a smile on his lips, but to Kakashi al those smiled seemed so empty.
'' There's … a report … in vest … Tsunade-sama … '' Kakashi said, he was in pain and he tried to hide it but it didn't really work.
'' Alright, ssh, I'll find it. Try to sleep some more. I'll be right back. '' Iruka said.
Iruka stood up and walked out of the room, closing the door behind him.
'' I'll go with you, he is too unstable to be moved. He sleeps most of the time. '' Iruka said as he walked into the bathroom, he left the door wide open so the Anbu followed. The Anbu looked inside the bathroom, there where blood covered washcloths and clothes everywhere. Then he searched for Iruka. Iruka sat on his knees besides a pile of clothes, searching through the vest.
'' Found it. '' Iruka said as he stood up and walked to the Anbu. The Anbu moved closer to the sensei and wrapped his arms around him, the Anbu made the seals for the transportation jutsu and then they disappeared.