(A/N): I feel like I have to explain how the Crack couples got together. Don't worry, it won't be long. It'll be a short one-shot.

Shizune was put on a squad with Kakashi, Anko, and Yamato. Yugao, Genma, Tsubaki, and Iruka were providing backup. Infiltrate and Destroy was the type of mission they were assigned and they were the perfect team for it.

Kakashi took the lead with Yamato behind him. Anko was way ahead of them. Anko and Tsubaki were to lure them here by acting like helpless women. Then, Iruka and Kakashi would engage them in battle. Genma and Yamato would provide long range support while Shizune and Yugao would heal any injury immediately.

Finally, she spotted Anko and Tsubaki backing up into the clearing. Tsubaki's hands were in front of her chest as she acted scared. Eight men followed them like predators and the women were the prey. Shizune felt sick. They were like animals. She caught Anko smirking. Almost time.

"Now!" Anko yelled. The men were caught off guard so Kakashi and Iruka quickly began the fight.

"You shouldn't be so vulnerable to a pretty face." Iruka said as Anko and Tsubaki retreated. Yamato's wood style appeared out of nowhere, impaling the enemy in several places.

"I know you," a man said to Kakashi, "You're the copy ninja." Kakashi quickly incapacitated him. The were almost done. Only four more were left. Shizune jumped to Yamato's aid when a kunai struck his shoulder.

Kakashi was fighting two at the same time and Genma took on one in close ranged combat, not his best ability. This was unconventional but they still had a high chance in winning this. Anko and Tsubaki began assisting the guys and mostly everything was under control. They were at the last one now.

"You guys go set up camp. Kakashi and I will stay and take care of this last one!" Shizune ordered. The others nodded and dispersed. Kakashi took out his chidori for the last one. Shizune worried if he had enough chakra for it.

"I'm an earth style." The last man smirked and came at Kakashi with a kunai ready. It became too dusty to see but when everything cleared Shizune could make out the man lying on the floor and Kakashi looming over him. She breathed in relief until Kakashi collapsed.

She ran over to him. What she saw would haunt her nightmares. The kunai had gone straight through his stomach and came out the other end. Immediately, she began emergency treatment. His chakra flow was also disturbed badly. She sent her chakra to him.

"Just a bit longer. I promise you'll be fine." Shizune assured him.

"Can't... die yet. Naruto is still so stupid. Doesn't get Hinata. And don't... even get me started on Sasuke." He held her hand.

"Stop talking!" Shizune's eyes pooled with water. His hand went to her face and cupped it. He sat up with much difficulty but he managed to kiss her without collapsing. "Kakashi!"

She managed to stop most of the bleeding. Calling on a slug, she used the teleportation technique to take them to the campsite. She began surgery there.

Anko and Yamato took first watch. It was very quiet, almost eerie. Not that Yamato minded but it was kind of unnerving. After they took a round around the house he had built, they sat outside the door.

"Is it true? That you were the student of Orochimaru?" Yamato asked. Anko stared at him, surprised. No one dared to ask her that. Instead of going Medusa on him, she merely nodded.

"Don't get the wrong idea. I don't remember any of it." Anko rolled her eyes.

"I was one of his experiments." Yamato whispered. Very few people knew that fact. He didn't know why he wanted to share it with Anko but something about the crazy kunoichi intrigued him.

"I- I didn't know." Anko stuttered. Yamato laughed.

"I didn't expect you to. I guess it did more good than harm. It was because of this power that I was able to take over team Kakashi for a while and become an Anbu.

"I'm glad you like it, Tenzo." Yamato's eyes widened. "I know more about you than you think." It was her turn to laugh. They stopped talking after that. Yamato noticed that she had begun snoring a little. Smiling, he rested her head on his lap.

Yugao was in a balcony looking outside. She wasn't tired and didn't want to sleep. The others were sprawled across the floor, snoring so loudly, it was a miracle they weren't attacked. She looked at the starry sky.

"You know, my mother used to tell that when someone died they became a star to watch over their loved ones." Genma walked over to her side.

"I thought you were asleep." She said without turning around.

"In that noise?" Genma smirked.

"You two were close, right?" She whispered.

"With Hayate? Hell, yeah." He said.

"Do you think he would forgive me if I moved on?" Yugao had been think about it ever since Tenten had told her to let him go.

"Yeah, he wouldn't have wanted you to mourn him forever. He would just feel guilty." He smiled at her.

"I don't think I'll ever be able to find somebody who would accept that Hayate would always have a place in my heart no matter what." Yugao couldn't just let him go but she was willing to move on.

"Maybe you already have." Her eyes widened at Genma's statement. She had no idea he had felt that way. Without uttering a word, she put her head on his shoulder and stared up at the sky.

Hayate, if you're watching this, are you willing to let me go if I let you go? Let's have happy lives where we are now and someday, we'll meet again.

It was Iruka's turn to keep watch. He quietly stepped over the sleeping body of Tsubaki and went outside. He couldn't look at the girl without thinking about his former best friend, Mizuki. It was hard enough as it was but Tsubaki had to be pretty too. It was ridiculous. It seemed like puberty hit him late.

Very late.

He walked around the campsite, thinking about nothing in particular, really. Except a certain girl that he had proclaimed off-limits. Why does this happen to me? Mizuki's ex-fiance of all people! The thought of it set him on edge.

"Iruka? You've been out there four two hours already. Go to sleep. It's my turn now." Tsubaki came outside. Don't blush, don't blush! Why couldn't he be cool like Kakashi or sly like Genma or at least hide his emotions like Yamato. This was impossible.

Tsubaki just looked at him weirdly. Great, now she thinks I'm a moron. He just nodded and kept walking around. What the hell are you doing? Go inside. His legs kept moving. He made a round of the wooden house, then two, then three. Stop moving. He saw Tsubaki doing the same.

Strolling as if he was enjoying the scenery, he secretly caught glimpses of her walking around with a kunai in her hand. He expected her to notice his obvious entrance but, what he didn't expect what-so-ever, was being so lost in his thoughts that he ended up face first in to the object of his affection. He stopped before he could trample her but he ended up being nose to nose with the girl. Her face turned red Hinata style.

"Ummm..." Iruka wanted to smack himself. He was frozen in that position and Tsubaki had no intention of moving either. He looked down and saw a kunai placed at his stomach. His eyes moved up- wait no! Stop!

"I'm going to go inside." He said dumbly. In complete honesty, he was no better than Naruto.

"Wait, Iruka. Can I ask you something?" Tsubaki caught up with him.

"Yes?"

"I was wondering if you want to go out when we get back to Konoha." Tsubaki said, her face still cherry red.

"Ummm... sure." He cringed at his not so smart response. He didn't know how hard it was for Tsubaki to say those words without fainting.

(A/N): That's it. It was a bit long but I didn't go much into detail so I'll leave that up to your imagination. If these couples ever got together, I imagine it would be something like this.