Chapter 11 Shove The Cat Back In The Box

Kakashi POV

The way that Iruka pulled me and Ausma out of the room worried me I mean what was the meaning of this. I looked at the door I couldn't be sure that Sasuke wouldn't try to kill Naruto he wasn't fooling me he was still upset about the whole ordeal. It, not something that he can just push aside he knows that he never got over his family deaths. So for him to think that it would be just as easy to push aside an insult such as this is….well for lack of a better word idiotic.

"Kakashi, Asuma, Kurenai told me that the reason you two didn't stop Sasuke is that you both had people that you cared about that die in the massacre. I think that you should tell me now before I have to pull Sasuke file.

I was a working suspicion about Kakashi but I have to say that I am drawing a blanket when it comes to you Asuma." I watched him for a moment trying to figure out if he is serious or not. As I shifted my gaze to Asuma I watched his shoulder slump as an irate glare from on his face as he began to sigh. I had to resist the flood of anger and damnation that rose in my throat along with some bile. What does it matter his brat as in the wrong no matter if we had a personal interest or not?

"If you are going to waste our time with the garbage then we are going to go back to the room and make sure that something doesn't happen with the boys." We both turn to walk back into the room when Iruka called out to us. "Well, I doubt Sasuke would do anything when his father told him otherwise."

I growled under my breath and place a figure tips to my lips before directing him to the break room. When the door closed behind I checked the room to make sure it was empty when I sat down in a chair and glared at him. "How did you figure it out he looks nothing like me he favors his mother that is for sure." I looked at him and he smiled at me but there was no kindness behind it only this smug undertone.

"The way that he looked at you whenever you're mad at him plus the fact that Kurenai is his stepmother and she happens to be your wife. Then there is the fact that when I tried to pull his file it was restricted to the jonin level and Hokage only." I sighed and looked at him and then at Ausma.

"The Hokage doesn't want the kids to know he thinks that it will seem like I am favorite Sasuke which isn't true. I don't condone his actions the other night and I am not proud of it but that being said this whole matter stay between the two of us."

I was indeed proud of my son he stood up for his clan and I couldn't have been prouder of him but really this prick I couldn't say that to him that would only cause more problems. "Sure if you tell me how that is even possible."

I looked at him confused before cocking my head to the side how did he get this far in life being so navy and stupid. "What do you mean how. I and his mother had an affair it wasn't one of my proudest moment but she was forced to marry a man she didn't love. We had been together since we were kids it only made sense that we were together. When she passed away guardianship was turned over to me. That simple what is there to explain." I looked at him and he sneered at me before turning to Asuma. "I don't get how you fit into all of this into this. I doubt that you were in the dark about Sasuke being his don't even seem shocked about the whole ordeal"

He growled lowly under his breath and leaned against the nearby by wall glaring dagger like he was trying to suck Iruka's soul out of his looked like he was barely being able to contain the bubbling rage inside "My….my wife and I had been married for ten years,she also happened to be Sasuke's aunt. She slaughtered just Mikoto I was off the compound for a mission when I came back I found out what had happened and couldn't handle it. It safe to say that when Naruto mocked her death and said the world was better off without her I lost it. I wasn't better off without her no one was.

He's lucky he still has a tongue to speak with. But I am willing to choke down my grief and my hurt pride for the sake of that boy. If another grudges match is held he will go to jail for murder and I rather not have and Mikoto would rise from rage if that happened"

I looked at Ausma his eyes filled with hurt and resentment. I sighed heavily and looked at Iruka."Now that you have brought up both of our past traumas I expect you to keep this to yourself not even Naruto can't know."

I look at him and he didn't seem phased by my harsh tone or the cruel look that I was sure was shining through my eyes I was so pisted off that I couldn't even think straight. "Yeah, that concludes my questions." I nodded my head and walked out of the room with Asuma's next to me I sighed and walked into the room to see it still in one piece but Naruto wasn't there. I looked at Sasuke he looked at me and there was this worried look in his eyes.

"You okay?" I walked over to Sasuke and place a hand on his shoulders I could feel them shaking. "No, I'm not okay that little twerp he… he is so dead if I see him." Just as he was saying that Iruka walked into the room and looked around his eyes growing frantic. I place a hand on Sasuke as this enraged look took over Iruka's face.

"What did you bastard of a son do to my boy." I look at Iruka glaring before I turned to look at Sasuke. "What happened?" He looks at me and sighed before turning to look at Iruka. "Nothing I didn't do anything he started spouting off some nonsense of how this was no big deal and all that crap and he mentioned the massacre again the comment was rude and I tried to ignore it. But I had this killer look in my eyes and when he turned around to look at me he got scared and ran out of the room."

His shoulder began to shake as I stared down gently at my son I'm not sure if his shoulder were shaking from rage or as I looked at Iruka who looked like a wild beast I could feel myself losing control of my own rage. "Like I would believe that." He started to walk closer to Sasuke and Asuma place a hand on his chest and snarled. Look likes like he has enough of all the rude and baseless auscultation. Though I'm surprised that he didn't lose it a long time ago.

"Don't get any closer if he said that is what happened then that is what happened." I looked at Asuma he looked ready for a fight I doubt having to think about Rizal being killed made him very happy. As if on cue Naruto walked back into the room and look at the scene before him. "Uh what is going on." Sasuke turned away from me and went back to shelving books and Iruka calmed down and I looked at him.

"Asuma stays with the kid, Iruka can I talk to you." I glared at him and looked out of the room and held the door open for Iruka before snarling at him and pushing him up against a wall. My lips curled over my teeth as I bared my teeth like a wild best the last thing that I wanted was to have to deal with this. To see my son so broken and upset only to have this dick make it worse. He and his kid could take a hike for all I fucking cared, in fact, I had to swallow the urge to kill him as I spoke in a low menacing tone.

"Don't talk to my son like that and if you keep expecting the worst in him that is all you're going to see. Yes, what he did was horrible and way out of control but he isn't guided by his emotions or his past mistakes so lay off would you." I looked at him and gently place him on the ground before walking back into the room.

The rest of the night was uneventful, I was close to killing Iruka a few times but after a while, the tension died down and the Hokage walked into the room and look at the boys and then at Asuma this anger ringing out in his eyes. "Alright you are all free to go I will see bright and early tomorrow."

I nodded my head and walked out of the room, I could hear feet behind me and turned to see Sasuke was at my right. "So Iruka knows now." I looked at him this irritated yet sad look in his eyes as he turned to look at him "Yeah he does but he won't say anything Naruto the moment that the kids find out there is a chance that they will move you to another team and I don't want that."

My voice sounded slightly irritated and if I was being honest I was this was bullshit and they all knew it but they were insistent on the not telling people. I shook my head sadly and walk back to the house in silence.

When we made it both the house the was no Anbu standing guard that was most likely because she was inside. I open the door and my hearts were filled with the sound of laughter, I looked all around there was no one around.

I walked into another kitchen to see that there were pots bubbling. I sighed and walked into the living with Sasuke at my heels. "Papa we won't tell mom about today know how she gets about respect and all that crap"

I looked down at him his wide black obsidian eyes filled with worried about what his mother would think of him. "No, I won't tell try to be more respectful I know that they aren't the easiest to get along with. But try from now on okay."I watched his nod his head slightly and a small smiled formed on his face.

He is too cute I let him get away with pretty much anything. I smile at him and walked into the room to find that Kurenai and Anko were laughing and having some tea. They both looked up at me and Sasuke and their faces lit up. Sasuke brushed passed me and jumped on the couch laying his head in Anko lap and looking up at the ceiling. "Hey mom" She smiled sweetly at him and I took off my mask before walking over to her and kissing her on the lips.

"So gross don't you know that love is supposed to die in marriage." I looked up to see a sly smile on Sasuke face. "Oh, you are so funny. Haha" Kurenai smile wide at him before pulling me into another warmth spread over me making me forget the rage that had just burned within me a short few hours ago.

I pulled away from her after a minute or two and I damn near collapsed on the couch that was next to Kurenai. I turned to look at Sasuke seemed so content like he had done that a thousand times before and to be honest it made me think about all the late nights he was out. I don't know what it meant but my brain was moving faster than I could process all these suspicions. I decided to put it out of my mind and close my eyes for a moment. "So how did the first day go."

"Fine," Me and Sasuke said it in unison both our voice flat and void of any emotion. She sighed and looked at Sasuke her eyes unsure if she should believe him or me for that matter. "Funny it didn't look fine when I stopped by earlier to check up on you. Things looked pretty tense between you are Naruto when I stopped in." I turned to look at a Sasuke he simply shrugged his shoulder at me

"Fine and great aren't the same thing I meant fine as in I didn't try to kill him for a second time even if I wanted to." Anko slapped him and glared "You shouldn't say things like that I and supposed to report all of this to the Hokage every move and sound that the two of you make."

He smiled at her and sighed before closing his eyes I think I heard him mumble something under his breath along the lines of not everyone move I'm going to make tonight.

Maybe I heard him wrong or I was just hearing things in general but at the moment I wanted to eat something and sleep. Kurenai started to stare at me "Would you help me in the kitchen." I nodded my head and walked into the kitchen trailing behind Kurenai.

Her wild black hair was pulled back in a ponytail as she started making plates of food. "Is it I me or does it seem like there is something going on between the two of them." I looked at her and simply nodded my head "But she has known him since he was 7 he used to take naps in her lap all the time it is probably nothing." I looked at her and she nodded her head before looking at the hallway.

"It's just I get the feeling like the two of them are hiding something you know." I nodded my head and wrapped my arms around her waist before kissing her neck. She tilted her head back and laughed as I trailed kisses up her neck as I twisted her around so that I was facing her. I place both of my hands on the countertop closing her in. I smiled as I kissed her deep and started to move one of my hands to her waist. "Hmmmm" I look to see that Sasuke was looking at the two of us.

"We cook here so if you could not do that in the kitchen that would be greatly appetite." She sighed heavily and looks at him "Don't be snarky. Now go set the table up." He sighed and grabbed some plate and walked out of the kitchen. I smiled and kissed her again more backing away and helping set up the food.

The dinner was eaten in a somewhat awkward silence I mean sure the girls talk about stuff, but Sasuke simply looked down at his plate and ate and I did the same. Then while I and Sasuke walked into other living room and started to watch some tv while the other two cleaned up since they had kitchen duty for the night. Sasuke curled up under a blanket and watch whatever was on for a couple of hours.

As I turned to look at the clock it said that it was 12 am. "Sasuke head to bed." He looked up from the show long enough to shake his head no. "Uh, that wasn't an option bed! Now! Go!" He proceeded to watch his show and I sighed heavily and stood up cracking my bones before walking over to him and grabbing him up by the collar of his shirt.

"What are you doing put me down," I growled him and continued to walk across the living room until I made it down the dark hallway. I was careful not to trip before I made it the steps. I kept walking but I started to lose my grip since Sasuke was squirming around. "Put me down." I stopped about halfway up the steps and glared at him I had to resist the urge to smile down at him this was just too amusing but at the same time I am highly annoyed that he would act this way.

"I am going to drop you if you don't stop wriggling around so behave yourself." He groaned a little bit but stop moving and I proceeded to walk up the stairs and into his room. I threw him on the bed and he signed "I'm not tired." I looked at him a slight twinge of anger rise in my chest this kid always found a reason to never go to bed when he needed to.

"You will be when I bend you over my knee and beat the energy out of you." He looked at me and sighed as he looked down at his lap. His ears turning a light pink out of embarrassment. He kept his voice low like he didn't want anyone to hear him. "I… I'm not tired are you really going to spank me for it."

I sighed what did I say about too cute and walked over to him and sat on the bed when I looked past his shoulder at his bedside table there was a picture of his mother with him. It looks like his 3rd birthday.

"Sasuke you looked like hell warmed over 3 hours ago and now you not tired."He looked up from his lap for a moment and nodded his head swiftly. He looked at me expectantly thinking that I had a smart ass response of that.

I sighed heavily and started to take my shoes off and walked over to his closet and grabbed a sho bored off the top shelf. Sho sued not to be the quickest way to get him to sleep"Want to play?" I watched he nod his head and I sat on the other end of the bed before placing the black and white pieces on the bed and planting out the bored. "Alright, one game then bed." He nodded his head.

That one game turned into three and after hours of spending all night with Sasuke, I crept into the room to see that Kurnai held her feet close to her chest reading some book not looking up when I walked into the room. I could hear that there was this small smile on her face as she began to talk. "Where have you been spending the whole night with Sasuke." I let out a toured laugh as I collapsed on the bed too exhausted to even move. I was staring blankly at the ceiling listening to the howl of the wind as Kruani shifted on the bed resting her chin on my collarbone. Not saying a word just being there like she was never going to leave. She always kept me grounded no matter the mess that I found myself in.

"Do you think that this thing will blow over well. With the anniversary coming up I don't want there to be any bad blood with the team. The next week is going to be hard, and I don't want anyone or anything making it harder. Especially not this bickering with Iraku."

I could hear how tried and think that my voice sounded when I spoke to Kurnai but all she did was humm in return. But I guess that I understand her to need to want to sleep. I slowly drifted off with her nothing but the lights on and the blankets lying beneath me.