Chapter Three

Tsunade wasn't sure what to make of the information she had got from him. She was furious with him but knew that she needed to talk to Sakura because something just didn't feel right to her about his story. She knew that there was no way Sakura did not really know what was going on. She thought about the what had happened now more with the new information. It seemed to fit better that she would have reacted the way she did if she knew. Things started to fall into place. She was just about to call for Shizune when she burst through her office doors. "My Lady," she quickly bowed and waited for the nod to speak. "Sakura and Kakashi have disappeared from the hospital. It looks like she took off and he followed."

"Find Kakashi. Tell him to go home. I know where to find Sakura. He is to stay away from her until I figure out what I need him to do. Explain to him that if he doesn't obey I will throw him back in ANBU and send him on a mission." She didn't wait to see if Shizune heard her or not; she had to get to Sakura before she tried to kill herself again. She headed to their secret training grounds hidden within Hokage Mountain. "Sakura."

"My lady," Sakura bowed her head waiting for the chastisement. Instead she felt her embrace her in a giant hug just as she started bawling her eyes out. "I'm sorry my lady. I know I should have come to you but I just didn't know what to do. I knew if wasn't real so when I found out I was pregnant I panicked. How can I face him knowing what I did?" Tsunade pulled the girl tighter to her and let her get it all out.

"Sakura, what you did was stupid. I really wish you would have come to me first." She scolded her lightly. "Hey it's going to be okay. I have told him to stay away or else I was going to put him back in ANBU on a mission." She heard her intake in breath and turned around. "Kakashi… my office in 15 minutes." He tried to stretch his hand out to Sakura but not only did she back away from him but Tsunade moved to block her from his view. They both heard the distinctive poof of him disappearing before she turned to look at the ashen faced and trembling girl behind her.

"You can't send him to ANBU. He'll get himself killed." Those were her last words before she passed out. Tsunade quickly picked the shaken girl up and took her back to her hospital room – which was under strict orders of no visitors other than the Hokage herself. She was surprised to find Kakashi not only on her office but in his old ANBU uniform. She sighed knowing fully well that the young kunichi was right. If she sent him out on a mission he wouldn't come back if he had his way. She knew for her apprentices' sake she could not do that. Just by looking at the both of them she could tell despite the fact they used to be teacher and student that they had become close. Dangerously close.

"Kakashi," he heard her defeated sigh and felt his heart drop. "Take off that uniform and go home. I know what you are planning and I can't let you do that. You are needed here." He looked down dejected knowing full well who must have told her his plans; but that could only mean that she knew. She must hate him. He wasn't sure if he could go on if she did. He begged her to send him somewhere. He knew he could just sit at home knowing she knew – he needed something to keep his mind off everything. So, with no other real choice she assigned him back to ANBU under the condition that he came and seen her before and after every single mission regardless of time. "Kakashi this is only trail bases. Soon you will need to start shadowing me as I have chosen you to be my successor. You will be the 6th Hokage of Konoha."

"Please don't let her hate me. I didn't know what else to do I thought it might be better to do it that way. I never imagined what would happen." He told her solemnly before heading to leave her office. "I don't blame her; I had no right to do it. I was her teacher and I let myself get involved."

"Does it hurt knowing she killed your baby?" she asked him. Scared of his answer and wanting to judge if their relationship might be fixable she watched his face carefully. She might not have been able to see his mouth under the mask but she could see the pain welling up in his eyes.

"I don't know. I don't think I can be a father – at least not yet – so in a way I'm grateful. If she hadn't had done it she would have eventually figured it out. No way a baby made by me would pass for an Uchiha anyways. It's for the better." Before she could say anything else he was enveloped in his grey smoke and then gone. She had hope for them and set out to plan her strategy and his first ANBU mission hoping that while he was gone things would work out for the better.

Now she pondered about how to tell Sakura that despite her cry she had allowed him to return to ANBU. She knew there was no way she would forgive her if anything happened to him. She had seen the love in her eyes despite the fact she had known what he had done. She decided it was time to go see Sakura again and break the news.