Chapter 23

Misaki opened her eyes and found herself in an unfamiliar room. She could see Kakashi on the bed to her left, close enough to reach him. When she reached his hand, Kakashi turned his face to looked at her.

"Hey, you're finally awake" he said hoarsely, "you've been unconscious for a week but I'm so glad you're ok now. We were both lucky Lady Chiyo was there with us. But you've got to stop this habit of jumping in front of kunais." He joked while brushing his thumb over her hand.

"Kakashi, I-" Misaki started only to stop as she felt Kakashi's hand squeeze hers.

"Get some rest for now," Misaki heard as her eyes were closing on their own accord.

She woke up again to find both Tetsuya and Kakashi sitting on the bed while playing a board game. "Misaki sensei!" Tetsuya moved to her side.

She pulled him closer and hugged him tightly, silent tears running down her cheeks.

"Sensei, don't cry. I'm ok, you saved my life!"

Misaki looked at his handsome face, "I would never let anything happen to you, Tetsuya."

"Misaki sensei, everyone has been questioned me about my Sharingan, but I don't know why I have it. Kakashi sensei told me I should ask you. Did you know my parents?" Tetsuya asked her.

Misaki bit her lip. She looked at Kakashi who nodded at her. She wasn't surprised to find out that he had seem to work it out. Taking a deep breath she hold Tetsuya's hand.

"Your father is Itachi Uchiha, that's why you posses the Sharingan. I wasn't sure if you'd be able to activate it since your mother is not an Uchiha."

"Who is my mother then?"

"Your mother, well… that'll be me" she finally said.

Tetsuya jumped and hold onto her neck tightly. "Mom", he whispered. "I always wished for a mom like you, and now I have you!"

The door opened and Naruto looked inside the room. "Oh sorry, I'll be back later!" he said.

"No, Naruto! It's ok, come in."

"Big-brother Naruto, Misaki sensei is my mom!" he yelled at him.

"Huh?", Naruto looked at Tetsuya and then at Misaki.

"That is awesome! But wait, that doesn't explain why Tetsuya have the Sharingan?" Naruto asked her. "And why did you leave Tetsuya alone?" he asked angrily since Tetsuya had been raised as an orphan.

"Naruto", Kakashi intervened while Tetsuya looked at her expectantly.

"It's ok, Kakashi. Naruto, his father is Itachi Uchiha. He and I were very close when we younger."

"Wait! What!?" Naruto interrupted, "you, and Itachi?" he started pulling at his hair, 'so you, and Itachi?"

"That's enough, Naruto!" Kakashi bit out.

"Sorry sensei," Naruto looked between Kakashi and Misaki, Kakashi looking like he'd just bitten a lemon. "Oh, I'll shut up now, sensei." Naruto slumped on the chair.

"So I had Tetsuya about 6 months after the Uchiha incident." Misaki continued. "Itachi was long gone so he didn't know about it. I wanted to protect Tetsuya, and keeping him with me could've been dangerous.

I didn't know if Itachi would ever come back and finished what he started by killing Sasuke, the last Uchiha. But if he did and found out about Tetsuya, he would've guessed that the Uchiha blood run through his veins, and I couldn't risk that.

I asked Lord Third for help and we decided to keep Tetsuya a secret, raising him in the orphanage. But I didn't leave him alone, Naruto. I was there with him making sure he was ok."