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Thinking

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Biju, etc. speaking

"Thanks, but no thanks! Tell you what, I'll see if Lee is interested," a pink-haired kunoichi deadpanned at her former sensei who was standing outside her apartment half-naked, trying to cover himself with his silk Hokage robes - those meant for nighttime personal use - the only Hokage robes he actually really loved. He'd tried covering himself, of course, when he was at her door, but a giant gust of cold wind had brought the robes straight up over his head and had given her and everyone else looking out their windows a good look at his shivering lower body.

Kakashi ended up fleeing Lee and Sakura's apartment building but not before getting loud cheers over how youthful he was - for Kami only knows what reason. He had begged to hide out for a moment before hearing his nemesis'/rival's voice ("Yosh, Lee-Kun, let us flame our fires of YOUTH!") as he turned to run and saw Naru catching up down the street. She saw his face and gleefully began dancing with his pants and Sakura cackled loudly.

Kakashi finally reached Iruka's apartment, blocks away. He had gotten away from Naru again, thankfully - crazy woman. No one was out this late at night and he'd find her later after he had some damn pants .

Knocking frantically, he heard Iruka cursing as he approached the door. Iruka jerked open the door, scowling, and gave Kakashi an incredulous look. What's Kaka - the Hokage doing here? Looking the village leader up and down, he leaned against his doorway, crossing his arms slowly. "Well, what do you know. This is unexpected. I mean, it isn't my birthday, so what's a partially naked…" the Academy teacher began.

"Shut it, Iruka-kun," snarled Kakashi at the amused man. "I'm just here because I need some pants," he said, attempting to hide his dick inside his robes again. He wasn't having much luck with that tonight with the people who knew him.

"Well, that's interesting and all," Iruka said, rubbing his chin in thought. "But it seems like I'll need to worry about my own pants going missing if I let you borrow some, ne?"

"Kakashi!" a woman's voice called out, much too close for comfort.

Someone kill me now. Kakashi tried to get into Iruka's home to close the door and shut out the blonde woman/menace following him, but Iruka stood in his way, wanting to see what kind of mess the Hokage had gotten himself into. He definitely wasn't prepared for the person who came running up in her nightgown.

"Whatcha doing, Kah-kah-shiiiiii?" Naru asked saucily, twirling the man's boxers on her index finger at head-level while holding his pants in her other hand.

Iruka stood silently and in shock, staring at the blonde-haired blue-eyed whiskered woman, mouth hanging open. Finally he looked toward Kakashi, as if to ask, "Are you seeing what I'm seeing?" although he couldn't bring his mouth to say anything at all. Kakashi could only sheepishly nod his head. She was really there, after all. Iruka wasn't dreaming.

"I came to get some pants," Kakashi said shakily.

"If you wanted your damn pants so badly why didn't you come back to me?" Naru asked in a carefree fashion. I would've given them back! I've had more fun tonight than I can even remember having and now I'm getting really cold, anyway. She smiled at the two men.

The school teacher reached out and poked the woman in the chest, directly over her heart. Yes, she's really there. Okay... His eyes went even wider. He shuffled a bit forward, then placed his palm over that area, which also meant he was palming the upper part of her breast. Naru was looking down at his hand.

Finally, the young woman looked up into the man's chocolate brown eyes, placing her hands on her hips. "Oi, Iruka-sensei! You're not supposed to be a pervert!"

Iruka's eyes rolled to the back of his head and he fell backwards. Kakashi let go of his robe and caught the man just before he hit the ground. He'd passed out cold.

"Naru, honey. Did you just remember something?" Kakashi asked desperately.

"This village is just full of perverts, huh?" Naru asked seriously.

Ten minutes later, Iruka was pacing back and forth in his kitchen, shooting Naru glares, chewing his nails, and furiously glaring at the Hokage. "Who the hell is she, Hatake?"

Kakashi groaned. What a night this is. First Naru's trying to get a "knotted sausage" out of his pants after a freaking fantastic kiss, then she's chasing him sans pants and underwear across the village and having way too much fun doing so, and now she's completely freaked out her adoptive brother figure who believes he's - er, she's still dead, and he, himself, hadn't bothered to inform the guy otherwise… Fuck. "She's exactly who she looks like, Iruka-kun."

Iruka's voice went up an octave. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?" Kami, Kakashi hated when Iruka lost it! "Who? Who?" Soon only dogs would be able to hear the man, well dogs and Kakashi: damn his sensitive hearing. "She's too young to be Naruto's daughter! Is that what you're trying to say? Are you crazy? Wait! Did he have a twin? I didn't know he had a twin!"

Kakashi grasped his temples with his hand, his headache building. "No, Iruka, Naruto didn't have any siblings, and obviously didn't have any children. I know that for a fact…"

"Then who the fuck…" Kakashi put up his hand to stop Iruka's rant.

Kakashi leaned back in the kitchen chair he was sitting in and saw Naru sitting on the end of Iruka's couch, wide-eyed, leaning over the end of it looking bewildered and maybe a little scared. She had been listening to and watching the two men for who knows how long. He gave her a kind smile and her posture eased a bit. She gave him a slight smile back, still looking worried. "Why don't you watch TV or something, Naru?" She looked towards Iruka warily, but gave Kakashi a nod, picked up the remote and turned on a program.

Iruka was still scowling. "As you've heard, her name is Naru." Kakashi leaned forward, and Iruka sat down in a chair that was facing the wrong way, waiting for the Hokage to finish up his explanation. "And she's who you think she is underneath it all, Iruka." He lowered his voice, "Naruto came back to us."

After a pause, the Umino's glare only became more furious. "Did you forget that Naruto's dead, Hatake?" Iruka bit out sharply. Kakashi felt his heart clench. There was silence between the two men for a bit. How could I forget? While Kakashi could barely breathe or move at Naruto's funeral, Iruka had been howling in pain and on his hands and knees. "What the fuck is wrong with you?!" Iruka growled.

"I think that it has to do with the Kyubi," Kakashi finally whispered. Iruka paused, his expression changing from fury to uncertainty - whether he was uncertain that Kakashi had lost his mind, if such a thing was possible, or he was just wondering what in the world Kakashi was talking about, at least the heavy atmosphere in the room lightened somewhat. "It probably took a long time to even restart Naru's heart, then…" Kakashi groaned: it was all theory at this point, "for tissues to be moved around, and she was in the ground for months and had to dig her way out…"

"So she's like a different person now is what you're saying?" Iruka questioned.

"Yes. She's the same in many ways, though, but she doesn't remember most things - well, nothing about her past until now. But you, Iruka-kun: she just remembered you. You're the first person or thing she's remembered since she's been back," Kakashi said to the man - probably rather excitedly.

"So you think our Naruto is in there somewhere," Iruka stated rather than questioned. Kakashi nodded.

"Naruto's in there somewhere."