Back at camp Kakashi explained everything to Sauske and Sakura and told them that Shiri was no longer their problem. Because the animals are picking the flesh from his bones as we speak. Kakashi thought almost happily.
Almost was of course the key word.
Uzu had suffered a traumatic event and he was very pissed that he hadn't realized the warning sighs in the first place. He had seen the way that Shiri had watched the blonds' every movement and had thought that maybe the man was curious about her.
She did seem to draw everyone's attention whether she realized it or not.
There was something about her that drew people to her. Her innocence maybe?
On the other hand that strange something that she had also drew nut jobs like Shiri too. Apparently. Still he should have realized what was going to happen and warned the man off.
If he had Shiri might not have made his move, and Uzu wouldn't have suffered to the point that he had to use the Sarigon on her to put her to sleep. But that wasn't all that he had done he had used his jutsu to give her happy dreams until her mind could cope with what had occurred. In the mean time Kakashi and the others were heading back to the village so that Uzu could get the proper care that she needed.
I am not going to enjoy telling Iruka what happened.
All knew to fear the mother hen for a reason. Iruka had taken out many a shinobi with his temper, and most times it had been in defense of Kakashi's mate. Damn, it just now occurred to me that this technically means that Iruka is my father-in-law. Yeah he wasn't looking forward to what Iruka was going to do to him.
It took half a day for team 7 to get back to the Leaf Village and wouldn't you know it Iruka was waiting for them at the gate. Kakashi felt the need to scream like a little girl and flee, but couldn't do that just yet. I mean, was he a man or a mouse? A mouse. Hurry and run before he notices the blood!
Kakashi looked down at Uzu and almost decided to commit seppuku right there. He had forgotten to clean the blood off of her. But that wasn't what was so bad about this particular situation. It was that she lay lifeless in his arms, and there was far too much blood on her not to worry the mother hen….who had finally noticed the blond and was running toward them with Genma and Radio behind him. Oh joy.
"Oh my god, Naruto! Naruto, wake up! No, please no!" Iruka was screaming as he took the blond from Kakashi and tried to wake him.
"What happened?" Genma asked as he stared down at the blond kid. He had never really talked to the kid more than a few times.
But every time he forgot his parka, or his lunch when he had to watch the gate the kid had brought his a parka and something to eat. At first the man had wondered who was doing such things but he had caught the kid in the act a few times and had grown fond of the little prankster. Seeing him like this was almost too much for Genma to handle.
Kakashi steeled himself to explain but first he needed to take Uzu away from Iruka before he accidentally killed her. "Iruka, stop shaking Naruto." Kakashi said and waited to see if the hysterical man would listen. He didn't so Kakashi bellowed,
"ENOUGH ALREADY! NARUTO ISN'T DEAD!"
Iruka, Genma, and Radio all looked at Kakashi wide eyed. Genma was the first to recover and he looked relieved to know that the kid was alive. Radio too looked relieved. And Iruka grasped Kakashi's vest the look on the man's face was torn, between laughing and crying.
"Why won't he wake up?" Iruka sobbed as Kakashi took the small blond away from him.
"He was going into shock. If he had he might not have survived so I used my sharigon on him to knock him out. He'll stay like this until he can cope with what happened." Kakashi said gently as he cradled his mate in his arms. He was a failure as a partner.
"What happened?" Genma asked again this time louder. Kakashi looked at him. The helpless look on his face spoke volumes about how he was handling what had happened to the kid.
"Our client sexually assaulted, Naruto. I got there before he could do anything that could hurt Naruto too badly but…." Kakashi let his voice trail off as his words sank in. Iruka was on his feet in an instant glaring at Kakashi. The hatred in his dark eyes was staggering.
"How did your client get his hands on my little brother." The chunin bit out the words between clenched teeth.
"He caught Naruto without his weapons, while he was changing his clothes-" Kakashi said gently. Iruka was shaking with rage. "I killed him for hurting Naruto." Kakashi said as he looked down at the blonds face. Those words partially pacified Iruka, but he was still upset by the fact that someone had tried to rape Naruto.
"Take him to the hospital. I'll be there soon to sit with him." Iruka said as he vanished in a puff of smoke.
