Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, I only own my character Junko, though she will probably not be in this story again, haven't decided yet.

A/N: Thanks for the reviews I have received, you guys are awesome! I am really on a roll with this story so hopefully the updates will be quick. I also have Final Fantasy 7 stories, and they will be updated, but I am currently on a block with those at the moment. Anyway, on with this story, please read and review!

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Chapter 4: When Things Go From Bad to Worse

That bitch, how dare she?! She runs off crying like that, and then gets Kakashi to go to bed with her. That damn Copy Nin, he will pay for that!

Those were the thoughts that were running around in Asuma's head. He had decided to skip the shower in the end and go straight to Kurenai's, but had stopped in his tracks when he saw Kakashi go in with her. What the hell was he doing there? Had she invited him? Was she using the jounin to get back at Asuma? The Third's son was going nuts, he wanted to go and talk to the woman and she decides to invite Kakashi in to do who knew what?!

Asuma had gone around to look through the window and was even more irritated when he saw Kurenai lead Kakashi into the bedroom, so it was going to be like that was it? He did not even stay there to see if his assumptions were correct, Asuma did not want to take the risk. Oh how he was furious right now. Currently he was perched on a thick branch outside of the woman's home, out of sight, when something caught his eye. Kakashi was leaving, that was good. That was a very good thing indeed, now he could interrogate the crimson eyed woman without any interruptions. Asuma wanted to know what happened the previous night, how dare she do that to him, when all he had done was make a simple mistake.

Making sure that Kakashi was far enough away to not notice the other jounin's presence, Asuma hopped down from the tree and began to think about what he should say to Kurenai. Should he be calm, or just express his anger? It was a tough one, but still, he walked over to the house and knocked on the door sharply. Either way, the angry jounin was going to get answers, by whatever means necessary.

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Kurenai was calmly making the bed when she heard hard knocking at her door. Who could that be at this time of the morning? Had Kakashi forgotten something? She could not see anything of his in the room, but she would find out when she went to get the door.

"Coming!" she called out, and made her way to the door quickly. However, her face fell into a frown when she saw Asuma at the door.

"Well, what can I do for you then?" she snarled, and was confused as to why there was anger in the man's eyes. If anyone had the right to be angry, it was her.



"Have fun with Kakashi last night?" he said to her, voice even, and shoved his way past the woman and into the house.

Kurenai was confused, how did Asuma know that Kakashi had come home with her last night? Had he been spying? The woman regained her composure and walked over to the man who had invaded her home, and gave him a hard slap.

"How dare you barge into my home and make those accusations! Nothing happened between me and Kakashi last night, at least not along the lines you may be thinking of! He was there for me when I needed him, a shoulder to cry on, there to support me after your little antics last night! Kakashi is there for his friends, he may not always seem the most comforting individual, but he made me feel so much better after you made me feel like dirt!" she shouted, getting ready to slap Asuma again, but he was too quick for her and grabbed her wrist hard, almost breaking it.

"So why did you two go into the bedroom then? Trying to use him to get even, huh?!" Asuma shouted, not caring that the woman was squirming in pain.

"No, I wanted him to stay, I needed someone last night, and I had no intention of sleeping with him in that way, thank you very much. Kakashi wouldn't take advantage of me in the state I was in anyway, do you know why?!" she shouted, and Asuma put on an expression of fake thought.

"No, do enlighten me."

Kurenai's face twisted into a snarl and her eyes filled with rage. She got up on her toes and placed her face in front of Asuma's, noses nearly touching.

"It is because Kakashi is more of a man than you will ever be."

That did it, something inside of the male jounin just snapped, and he didn't just slap her, he punched her. The poor woman was caught completely off guard and there was nothing that she could do to stop the outraged man's attacks. She was helpless, and it was not a position she liked to be in. By the time Asuma was done she had blood pouring from her nose and coming out of her mouth, and she lay in an unconscious heap on the floor. A loud knocking on the door caused Asuma to flee out of a nearby window.

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Hinata did not have anything to do that day. She had finally lost her stutter and was becoming more confident with herself each day. She had her friends behind her, and with help from Ino and Sakura, she had turned into a fine and confident person. She walked up to her sensei's house and knocked on the door, but she became worried when there was no answer.

That's odd…Kurenai-sensei didn't say that she was going out…

Hinata continued to bang on the door, and got a shock when she leaned against it. Now that wasn't right, Kurenai never left the door ajar like that. Something didn't seem right, and the Hyuuga heiress pulled out a kunai, just to be safe. There could be something bad in there, and she did not want to be caught off guard. She would be no use to her sensei if she ended up in trouble as well.

Slowly, she walked into the living room, keeping an eye out, and stood there in shock when she saw her sensei in a crumpled, bloody heap on the floor.

"Kurenai-sensei!" she shouted as she rushed over. She was pleased to discover that the crimson eyed woman was only unconscious. She had to go and get Sakura, and quickly.

I'll be back soon, Kurenai-sensei, I promise!

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Sakura was doing extra shifts at the hospital, there was a nice set of kunai that she had her eye on. The pink haired nin did not go out on many missions anymore, as she was needed at the hospital a lot of the time, so money was sometimes short and she was not able to treat herself as often as she would like to.

It had been a fairly quiet day at the hospital, the most exciting thing to happen was Rock Lee coming in with a dislocated shoulder. Sparring with his sensei, Gai, had got a little out of hand, and Lee ended up injured, but it was nothing that Sakura could not sort out. A loud call of her name got her to look up from the paperwork she was doing in confusion. She saw Hinata run up to the desk, tears threatening to spill.

"Sakura, Kurenai-sensei needs your help, she's been attacked!" Was all Hinata said before she began to run out of the hospital again, leaving Sakura no choice but to follow.

She did not understand who would do this to Kurenai? Was there a traitor in the village? It could not have been bandits, Kurenai was a jounin, she would be able to handle them easily. Would it have to be reported to the Hokage? Sakura was at a loss for what to do, but she knew that before anything else was done, Kurenai needed to be examined, and brought to the hospital if treatment was needed there.

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Kurenai was just regaining consciousness when she heard someone come into her home. She was immediately overcome with fear. It took her a while for her eyes to focus, and soon she saw that it was Hinata and Sakura, and relaxed a little. The pink haired girl came running over, immediately tending to the cuts and bruises. Hospital treatment would be needed to make sure there was no internal damage.

"Kurenai-sensei, we need to get you to a hospital, we need to check there is no internal damage. Who did this to you?!" Sakura exclaimed as she helped the injured jounin to her feet. Sakura decided that her and Hinata should support the woman on the way to the hospital.

"I'd rather not say…"

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Why did I do that? What was I thinking? How could I do that to her? I hope she's alright, should I go and make sure? No, I can't…she'll point me out!

These were the rushed thoughts going through Asuma's mind. He had got himself into one hell of a mess. He wanted to go and see Kurenai, but he was not sure it was such a good idea, maybe he could go and see her when she felt better? Hell, he didn't know whether she was in the hospital or at home, but he didn't want to cause a scene in either place. Would she even want to see him again

"Another shot please, double." Asuma said, he had thought it would be a good idea to drink until he forgot what happened.

What has become of me?

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Kurenai had passed out as soon as she was put down on the hospital bed, she was tired, and now she felt that she was truly safe. She did not want Asuma anywhere near her, and she didn't want to say anything either. The poor woman was terrified. As soon as she awoke she saw Tsunade, probably thought it was an enemy attack or somewhere along those lines.

"How are you feeling?" she asked, and Kurenai sighed as she ran a hand over her face.

I must look a mess.

"Better, thank you, Hokage-sama." She said, and Tsunade smiled, pleased to hear the woman felt like she was on the mend.

"Who did this to you?" the blonde said bluntly, getting straight to the point. This was a serious matter, and it had to be dealt with quickly.

"Please, I don't want to talk about it right now. It wasn't an enemy attack, so you don't need to worry. Please, Hokage-sama, I would like to rest." She said, and watched as the blonde nodded and walked out of the room. It seemed that she was not ready to talk yet. As soon as Tsunade left the room, Kurenai relaxed and closed her eyes.

Come back soon, and safely…I need you…

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A/N: This chapter was getting long, so I have split it into two, though the rest will still be chapter 5. The plot is thickening now, this could be a long one. Anyway, thanks for reading and please review!