A/N: Awfully sorry for the long wait!An accumulation of work and sort of writers block.

I have written other chapters that I didn't quiet know where to put within the story so I will be posting them as One Shots on my profile...do look out for them should be up tomorrow if i get them checked. Will be labelled Unexpected One Shots and give a better background to each character, will also revolve around the kids growing up, situations there faced with and the new parents relationship.


Chapter 29 - Unease

Yamato followed Kakashi into their room and sighed as he watched his lover collapse onto the bed. He sat down himself pulling Kakashi's feet into his lap unwinding the bandages. "Tough?" Yamato asked to which he got an Mmmm in reply. The team had reached the Rice country in record time to minimise the damage caused by the missing Nin Kaito Jun and his high ranking influential cousin. There were no 'official' listings of labs yet the Daimyo was concerned enough at the loss of children to declare Tsunade and Kakashi be responsible Kaito Jun's action as he threatened Shinobi families. The new Daimyo was well aware of the previous Daimyo's weakness to Orochimaru's power and did not want to see his country fall into the same ruin. He still didn't quiet trust the Land of sound Shinobi's especially not its interim leader.

Kakashi had spent the last week tirelessly convincing the Daimyo that Kaito Jun's action in no way was their own and that they had made many attempts to be rid of him without much success. If things carried on as they were trade borders would be closed, disputes would erupt between the two countries bordering one another and small matters that wouldn't before make any difference would now lead to bloodshed. Kakashi sighed relaxing under Yamato's caress lost in thought. "Bear is on guard on the roof, fox outside your room. Call them if you need anything, I'm going to go check on Yasahiro" Yamato said patting Kakashi's leg who grabbed his hand as he stood and pulled him down for a quick kiss "shouldn't be more than an hour" Yamato smiled, leaving his Hokage to slumber.

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Yamato stealthy landed on a tree not far from a clearing. He could see the shadow of young boy standing guard outside the tent in front of a small open fire. Yamato smiled his chest full of pride as he continued to watch the boy attentive and energetic, interacting with the Daimyo's nephew and the rest of the 4 man team sent to protect him. He was glad to see Yasahiro smiling and settled into his post after 2 weeks. As much as he respected the Daimyo some of his family members were just plain strange and others rude and brass. A shiver run through his spine as he thought of the Daimyo's older cousin who had an infatuation with his and Aoba's bottom and took every opportunity to give it a squeeze. As Yamato trembled at the memory, he felt eyes watching him. He scanned the surrounding area and after a long while caught the slight movement of shadow in his periphery. He quickly looked at Yasahiro and noticed his body go rigid for a moment as the boy moved nervously on his feet glancing around him. Yamato waited further once again caught the slight movement in the bushes and this time Yasahiro had seen it too and stepped closer to his ward as protocol dictated.

Yamato slowly moved across the trees drawing closer to where he had seen the movement for a better vantage and merged with a tree. He didn't want to make his presence known to Yasahiro and his team, instead surveying the land from a distance ready to help if needed. Yasahiro scanned the area, his eyes hovering over where Yamato was hidden but he saw nothing. Yasahiro alerted one of the Shinobi's nearby and asked him to check the vicinity, the Shinobi came back with a negative on the sighting. Suddenly there was movement in the bushes once more and the Shinobi team took a defensive stance ready to fight. Yamato too had formed the seals ready to send out his tendrils at the first sign of trouble. The rustling in the bush grew nearer to the camp site and a small form burst through the bushes at high speed heading for the fire. The 4 man team took action; Yasahiro didn't leave the side of his charge as the wild baby hog broke loose of the bushes and headed through the small fire towards the tent. Yamato watched as 2 of the Chunins wrestled the hog to the ground as it squirmed and grunted in their arms. He laughed to himself, glad that the danger had been avoided without his involvement although he still had a strange feeling of being watched but put it down to his worry about Yasahiro. He took another look at the boy fondly, before leaving knowing he had stayed out longer than intended.

Yasahiro however was still vigilant waiting ready for an attack from the distance as his colleagues continued to wrestle the hog. The attack however never came, the other men laughed as they subdued the baby hog but Yasahiro's stance never relaxed. Yasahiro too had the strange feeling of being watched and he was sure the shadow was larger than a hogs. He also had the uneasy sensation of having sensed a small chakra signature the instance the hog burst through the bushes. A familiar chakra signature that he couldn't quiet put his finger on and that is what kept Yasahiro extra alert and vigilant all through the night as he stood guard by the ten doors.


The first one shot (possibly second) will actually be about how Sachiko deals with her father leaving in Chapter 28 and missing her tournament. Just need to proof read it.