Iruka: (hugging Wolf fiercely) dear dear shhhh

Moonwolf: (is getting hugged and not really caring)

Kakashi: errg I might regret asking this but whats wrong with Wolf?

Iruka: (sighs and continues hugging Wolf) her bastard boyfriend did something wrong so she's having some trouble getting up chapters and such.…she's depressed

Moonwolf: (makes a low whimpering sound)

Iruka: but she got one out for her loyal fans and she got running a poll

Moonwolf: (mutters) the poll is what paring I should run for…please vote as it might help me decided who am going to yaoi Iruka with…

Thinking 'lets all go swimming with the shark!'

Normal speak "and the sharks name is KISAME!"

Aquatic speak "no...seriously he is a shark…. just ...a very special type of shark"

Secret reviled

Everything had been going sooo well. No rain, no spilt water or anything like that and the jounins actually trusted him and his abilities and then this had to happen. Iruka growled to himself as he ducked yet another punch from the Mist nin's that had come over their camp 'fuck! If this continues...' Iruka's head spun as a hit connected with his stomach, sending him flying into one of the trees surrounding them.

Blood roared like a river in his ears, he thought he could hear someone shouting his name but it was hard to hear through the sound of his own heart beating against his ribcage. He shook his head and ducked not a minute to late as numerous kunai's imbedded themselves into the three where he had been. Iruka jumped away from the advancing Mist shinobi 'we are all going to hell...well me atleast' there was no way in heaven or hell that not one of these Mist shinobis weren't going to get him and with the number of them... Twelve on five... Dear gods.

The others where all scattered around the clearing, fighting their own opponents, Kakashi was dealing with three at one time, the same was Asuma by the cave. Ibiki was giving two mist nins a hard time even as Genma was pinning his own opponents with senborns. They didn't seem to have to much problem…well not as much as Iruka as he was barely dealing with his two enemies 'and jounins on top!' his mind growled. Step by step Iruka was pressed back but he avoided tripping on anything as they drove him back, nearer and nearer the lake "Suijinheki no jutsu!" a jet of water was suddenly shot straight at Iruka and he could not avoid it…he was to tired.

He gave a cry that made the others pause in there respective battles as he was shot into the air by the force of the jutsu and with a humongous splash he sunk under the lake surface. Water… cold and life-giving, wet and still so good against his skin. It had been a long time since he had been able to be fully submerged and it felt good, actually it felt like heaven and nirvana rolled into one big ball. He closed his eyes in bliss.

The gills formed flawless and without the standard pain as it was not long since his last partway transformation. Iruka's eyes flew open in panic 'transformation…oh god they are going to figure it out…' Iruka honestly tried to channel his chakra to try to stop the changes but it was no use and he could not forever stay under water for the others would be worried.

He did the only thing he could do. He swam upwards.

Even if he's secret would be discovered he could now fight the jounins without problems. He was getting closer to the surface, his feet transforming into a silver fishtail with a patch of gold running up the middle, like a line showing where his legs melted together. Hands gained a see thought layer of skin between his fingers and his eyesight cleared up until he could see crystal clear. Iruka knew without seeing that he had gained light sliver fish scales along his cheeks, both of them running over where his scar would be in human form.

It only took him two powerful thrust of his new formed tail to bring him to the surface, a very very quiet surface. It only took Iruka one look around to understand why. There was no one in the clearing but they couldn't be far away by the sound of battle that was coming all over. It sounded like the fight had escalated when Iruka had gone under for now there was four dead Mist nins on the grass, two of them Iruka noted that he had been fighting. The senborns sitting in their throats told the story of who had taken them down. But at the moment Iruka had bigger problems…like what to do. He frowned, what was he going to do?

Transformed as he was, he would be invincible in water but on land… he could not move on land something that should be obvious by the freaking fishtail he was sporting. There really wasn't anything he could do…for now. But right now all he could do was wait and try to control the urge to duck under the water. The sound of battle and jutsus fired up got fainter and fainter by time and for Iruka it felt like it had all lasted for hours but in a reality it was only a few minutes 'what is happening?' he growled softly to himself but the sounds came out like squeaking.

Iruka blinked before slapping his forehead with his webbed hand. He was in mermai…errg merman form, fish form and if he wanted human like sounds he would have to concentrate on it.

Half a hour…it had been half a hour since there had been any sound at all from the others and it left Iruka twitchy and uncertain. Should he had come up of the water before? Tried to hide what he was? But in the end it would make no difference. It would take hours for him to return to normal form and by then it would be to late to help. Right now the best place for him was in the water so he could take on any enemy nins that came over their camp.

A soft tapping sound interrupted Iruka's thinking. Steps… steps heading towards the camp. The chuunin held his breath as he waited for whoever it was. If it was one of his team mates things would be okay…even if he had something to eksplain to them and if it was a enemy… a blue ring appeared around Iruka's pupil at the thought 'let them come, I'm ready this time'.

(AN: now I was considering leaving it off here but I decided to be nice -…plus it would be to short a chapter for my taste . )

Into the clearing came…Asuma!

Iruka sighed in relief as he had never used his bloodline to kill before and to be honest… it freaked him out a little. Asuma took one look around before his eyes snapped back to Iruka in the water. The unlit cig in his mouth fell out as he gaped at the younger man "I-Iruka? What… I mean…" the smoking nin stuttered and Iruka blushed a angry red that made the silver path over his nose and cheeks glow softly.

He scratched the silver scales as he concentrated a large amount of chakra in his throat "errg…I can explain?" he spoke up quietly. Asuma visibly shook himself as he lent down to retrieve the fallen cig "well…I hope so Iruka because I wont be the only one wanting a answer" his voice was gruff. Iruka bit his lower lip hard "is the fight over?" a nod was his only conformation "the others are cleaning up…they sent me to see if you where all right" the unspoken, or dead, was hanging in the air between them.

Iruka swam into the shallow of the lake as Asuma took care of the body on land. The chestnut man could see the other twitch at the sight of the silver fish tail that he was sporting but at the moment Iruka couldn't really bring himself to care… he was to damn tired. Tired of hiding from all, tired of keeping secrets, tired of pulling away from all when all he wanted was to have someone, anyone to hold onto and share what he thought, felt and meant. So he let the other see him and soon more then one would be seeing him.

But… was he ready for it? Could he?

It was to late to regret now, he had already shown Asuma what he was…well partway and now all he could do was wait for the others to come.

And the others had come. Their reaction had been amusing to say the lest… well Genma's atleast as he had fainted at the sight of Iruka the fish. The others…well they had been slightly confused and suspicious. It had hurt Iruka slightly but he understood, after all he had been the one to withhold information that could be crucial to their mission but then again… on one had known… at all.

Iruka nervously waved his tail in the water as he couldn't move far away. At the moment he was sitting on the shore, the others either sitting or standing around him looking at the chuunin with evaluating eyes. Iruka scratched the gills on his neck as he shifted "I-I guess you guys want to know why errg…I'm like this" Ibiki raised a eyebrow "quite… Unimo you haven't been totally honest have you" there was something in the interrogation master that told Iruka that the scarred man had figured it out.

Iruka sighed "could one of you give me a soldier pill first… I'm afraid I don't have much chakra" Kakashi reached into his vest pocket and threw him one. Iruka nodded gratefully as he would need all the chakra he could get to both talk and try to transform back to normal faster. And so Iruka told the hour other about his childhood, the bloodlimit and why he had changed. During the talk, the tail had slowly been turning into his familiar legs, the silver scales into his normal scarred nose but the gills lingered. Iruka had a theory why but at the moment he was more aware of his team mates reaction to his story.

As Iruka finished talking it felt like his throat was on fire and he desperately needed a drink. Genma seemed to have notice this as he silently handed Iruka his water canteen, he smiled gratefully at the senborn chewer. He drank deeply as the others soaked up his story "well… now that we know this we know to be careful" Ibiki sent Iruka a hard look "I am not going to lie Iruka-san but if you had told us this information earlier, we could have taken precautions if you ever came in a hard situation"

Iruka sighed "Ibiki-san…the only one to ever know of this was Sandaime-sama and he is not among us anymore" Iruka rubbed the gills and frowned. The others traded looks "well we better get you back to the cave" Genma said cheerfully as he scoped the other man up bridal style. Iruka yelped "gah! G-genma! Put me down this instant!" Iruka really wanted to squirm out of the arms holding him but damn it! He was comfortable there.

The other snorted " Iruka you can hardly walk with the amount of chakra you must have lost, both the fight and your bloodlimit stunt, now be a good little chuunin and sleep" Genma put a little pressure on the last word and suddenly Iruka's eyes seemed so much heavier 'god damn you bastard Genma!' he squirmed sluggishly "bastard..Gen…" his eyes shut as chuckles was heard and then he knew no more then the darkness of his eyelids.

An: well… that was yet another chapter. Now there might be a while until I can get a new chapter up, oh and please visit my poll and give your vote.

Cheers!