Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, just my OCs.
The light chirping and gentle breeze woke him from his slumber, but the feeling of her fingers lightly running up and down his bareback made him want to go back to sleep. He lazily opened his right eye and slowly looked around his wife's bedroom; his pupils constricting as they adjusted to the change in light.
The large bay window was open, but the thick curtains did their job by keeping most of the morning light out of his eyes. The soft, puffy comforter was wrapped around his waist as he lightly stretched and flexed his body. Letting out a soft sigh, he tightened his arms that were wrapped around her waist before inhaling her scent.
'Peaches…'
He nuzzled his face into her side as he readjusted his head back into a comfortable position. Tilting his head back, he saw that she was sitting up with a pillow between her back and the headboard of the bed.
"Ohayō," she greeted softly.
Her legs were bent at the knees as her thighs propped up her book. She flipped a page with her right hand while her left continued to lightly graze across the bare skin of his upper back.
Indeed, it was a good morning. After returning from his mission, he came straight here and ended up falling asleep in her bed. Begrudgingly, he untangled himself from her and set up. "Ohayō…" he murmured before yawning.
Finding a stopping point, she closed her book and placed it on her bedside table. "Your chakra is still low." Raising two fingers, a blue glow emitted from them as she brought them to gently rest on his forehead.
His eyes closed and his body relaxed as he felt his inner pathways becoming replenished by her warm chakra.
Her fingers only lingered for another moment before she pulled them back. "Fully restored."
Opening his two-toned eyes, he took in her appearance; a pink camisole covered the upper half of her body and light blue shorts covered her lower half. He grabbed her retreating hand and pulled; forcing her towards himself. Their lips locked as he moved their bodies to lay flat on the bed. "Thank you…" he breathed against her lips. "… let me show you how thankful I am for taking such good care of me."
Her arms wound around his neck as her fingers tangled themselves into his silver locks. "There is no need to thank me…"
He kept his lips busy by kissing down her neck. "I… disagree…" he said between nipping and sucking the soft and sensitive flesh.
A soft moan came from her as his hands roamed all over her. He wrapped her legs around his waist and lifted them back into a sitting position. With his back against the headboard, she was now the one on top. Her lips quickly reconnected with his while her hips ground against his. He moaned but was muffled. He lifted her to remove her shorts and undergarment in one swift tug as her own hands disappeared beneath his pants, past the fabric that was his underwear; stroking and caressing. All too soon, Jai broke their heated kiss and braced her hands against his broad chest.
"What's wrong?" he looked alarmed.
She gently kissed him. "Takeru…" she whispered.
He was about to question her again but stopped himself when he heard footsteps approaching the bedroom door. Shortly after, a light knock followed.
"Ba-chan, I'm up."
"I will be downstairs in a moment, Takeru."
"Okay." His footsteps began to retreat down the hall and descend the stairs.
Kakashi sighed in defeat. She gave him a small apologetic smile. "To be continued…" she pecked his lips and grabbed her discarded clothing.
Before her feet touched the floor, Kakashi pulled her in for one last deep kiss. "I'll make sure that it will."
Jai grabbed her satin robe after redressing. "Breakfast will be ready in about ten minutes."
Kakashi nodded as he watched her walk out of the bedroom. Closing the door behind her, Kakashi was now alone. He fell back to the mattress as he huffed out his frustration. "Well, it started as a good morning…" he muttered to himself while staring blankly at the ceiling.
After walking and dropping Takeru off at the Academy, Jai met up with Kakashi at training field three. "Will you be coming over for dinner tonight?" she asked.
After a long sparring session, the two of them were now looking for a place to have lunch.
His favored novel in hand, Kakashi replied with an "mmhmm" as he kept reading. Looking at her from the corner of his eye, his voice lowered. "I intend to finish what I started this morning," he added in a lustful tone.
She blushed and sharply turned her head away to try and hide it. Kakashi laughed as he rubbed the top of her head.
"Kakashi-sensei!"
The couple stopped and averted their attention to the one who called out. Team 7 quickly ran up to them with excitement and a hint of determination in their eyes.
"Hmm? What are you three up to? We don't have any missions today."
"We know," Sakura said. "we wanted to treat you to lunch, sensei!"
"You want to treat me?"
"Yeah, yeah!" Naruto exclaimed. "Were you two on a date?" the blonde asked in a teasing tone.
A look of suspicion crossed Sakura's face.
'A date?'
She eyed the two adults.
'Hmm… both are standing apart from each other… no hand-holding or looks of romantic interest between them… and Kakashi-sensei is totally engrossed in his novel…'
Both adults remained unfazed by Naruto's question. "No," Kakashi casually responded while flipping the page.
'Oh yeah… they're definitely just friends.'
Sakura concluded.
'No woman would put up with a man who gives a dirty novel more attention than her!'
"So? How about it?" the Uchiha urged while trying not to give anything away.
Kakashi closed his book and eyed his team with suspicion. "This is a surprise…" he mumbled. "Okay…" he finally agreed. "… but you'll have to treat Jai too."
"Uh- no. That is not necessary-"
"Okay!" The three Genin unanimously agreed.
"Success…" Kakashi whispered as his fingers extended into a discreet peace sign to show his wife his victory where she simply shook her head in disapproval.
Ichiraku
Teuchi placed two bowls of ramen down; one in front of Kakashi, the other in front of Jai. "Here you go! Thanks for waiting!"
With his arms folded across his chest, Kakashi continued to eye his students with suspicion. "But this is rare…"
"Just accept the fact that they are trying to show their appreciation." She said and looked over to his Genin. "Are you all not eating?"
Sakura nervously smiled. "N-No! We already ate!"
"Even you, Naruto?"
"N-No! I- uh- already ate some ramen at home!"
Naruto's response soon led Jai to join Kakashi on the bandwagon of suspicion. With their suspicious directed at them, beads of sweat started to form from the pores of Team 7's skin.
"All three of you treating me… snow might fall!" Kakashi raised his arms and braced himself for ice to fall from the ceiling.
When nothing happened, he slowly lowered them back down to the bar.
"If it's not that…" he raised a hand in preparation in case his ramen was to explode.
But his second wave of caution proved pointless when the bowl and its content remained intact.
"Or if it's not that…" he prepared for an imaginary assault. "Are you guys up to something or not?"
"Wh-Wh-What are you saying?!" Naruto stuttered while nervously laughing.
"K-Kakashi-sensei, we're celebrating your release from the hospital! N-Now, you and Jai-san, p-p-please eat, eat!" Sakura urged.
"All right… then I'll eat without hesitation."
He and Jai grabbed a pair of wooden chopsticks. All the while, three pairs of eyes stayed glued to Kakashi's every move. They anxiously waited for their sensei to lower his mask; eyes widening as they watched him lift a hand to his face.
'This is it!'
Kakashi's fingers curled beneath the fabric that rested over the bridge of his nose.
'We're finally going to see it!'
Time seemed to slow down as their intense stares followed Kakashi's fingers slowly pulling the fabric down along his nose.
'Kakashi-sensei's face!'
It was about to pass over the tip; the moment couldn't have been any tenser.
"Sasuke-kun! Fancy seeing you here!"
"Yo!"
Much to Team 7's surprise and disappointment, the members of Team 10 suddenly appeared; blocking their view of their sensei.
Naruto and Sakura cried out in anguish. "GAAAAAAAAAAAAH!"
Team 10's sudden intrusion soon turned into a scuffle that took place within the tiny ramen shop.
"Get away, Ino-pig!" Sakura yelled.
"Wha-?! Don't call me 'Ino-pig'!"
"Awe, man! I can't see at all!" Naruto whined.
"I'm finished!" came Kakashi's cheer of delight. "That was good," he commented with his hands pressed together. Meanwhile, Jai continued to eat at a leisure pace.
The scuffle between the members of Team 7 and 10 came to a sudden halt.
"So fast!" the members of Team 7 said simultaneously.
Kakashi looked to his Genin. "Huh? Something wrong?"
She and Ino were in an awkward situation, but Sakura laughed it off. "N-Nothing's wrong," she promised as she tried to brush off her disappointment.
Naruto turned away and grumbled at their missed opportunity but noticed how Teuchi and Ayame looked at their sensei. "Oi!" he said to Sasuke and Sakura and pointed.
Sasuke and Sakura followed their teammate's gaze and quickly saw what Naruto was seeing: a blushing Teuchi and an enamored Ayame with hearts in her eyes were looking right at Kakashi.
"Hmm?" Kakashi tilted his head in confusion.
Team 7 looked from Teuchi and his daughter to Kakashi and all thought the same thing:
'Wow! I'm really curious!'
Kakashi fell back into Jai's large bed and sighed.
"Tired?" she asked while drying her hair with a towel from her lounged position on her cushioned bench.
Kakashi turned to his side to face her. "My team has been acting strange these last few days: they treat me to lunch and keep turning up wherever I go… they're constantly following me."
"Perhaps it is the lack of missions?"
"What do you mean?"
"Since they have not had any missions, they most likely are doing this as an outlet for their excess energy."
"… that is plausible… I guess I could have more training sessions…"
She walked to the conjoined bathroom to hang her towel to dry. "More training is always beneficial." She reentered her bedroom to grab a book from the shelf.
Kakashi grabbed her hand as she passed by the bed and pulled. When her back met the plush mattress, Kakashi moved to straddle her. Her dark locks billowed out onto the bed's surface and her hands laid out by her ear. Hovering over his wife, Kakashi gently brought his right hand down to begin caressing and trailing the curves and dips of her smooth face.
His middle finger followed the bridge of her nose and slowly rounded the tip of her nose, then down to her septum. As he neared her lips, he slowed his movements. "More training sessions means that I'll be too tired to come to see you." He finally traced her full lips.
"I can always come to you," she offered while pulling down his mask. The fabric fell into a bundle around his neck while Jai's thumb brushed his lips. "And I will always be here to replenish your chakra if you need me to."
A sly grin formed as he lowered himself and brushed his lips against hers. "There is that option too…"
"You cannot keep me up too late. I have to be up early."
"I won't guarantee anything…" he said against her lips before locking them with his own in a deep and heated kiss. His arm reached out to hit the bedside lamp's switch.
"Off we go!" Naruto bellowed out in excitement.
Team 7 had met up by the village gates as they readied to depart for their next mission.
'Today's mission is to help at a farm…'
'This mission itself is not a big deal.'
'We're definitely going to look at it…'
All three Genin looked at their sensei, who was looking up at the sky.
'Kakashi-sensei's real face!'
The three Genin had looks of determination.
"What's the matter? You guys seem to have lots of energy today." Kakashi pointed out.
"I'm ready to go!"
"I have lots of energy!"
Sakura and Naruto cheered at the same time. Sasuke had his usual cocky grin and just gave a simple 'hmph'.
Kakashi smiled. "Oh, that's excellent!"
As Team 7 set off towards the farm that needed their assistant, three figures lurked in the shadows of the trees; watching Kakashi walk with him Genin and plotting his demise.
Team 7 finally arrived at a small inn with a hot spring. Outside the establishment, the manager was there to greet them with her small staff.
"Welcome, welcome! We've been awaiting your arrival!" the small woman with round glasses excitedly enthused. "Lee-san has made it very clear that we are to treat you as our VIPs. If you all will follow my staff."
"Huh? Lee-san?" Sakura looked to Kakashi. "Does she mean, Jai-san?"
"Hmm? Oh yeah." He followed his students into the inn.
"Why would Jai-san make our reservations?" she continued to ponder aloud.
"Because I own the inn." Jai's melodic voice came from behind them.
The three Genin jumped in surprise and quickly turned around.
"You do?!" Naruto and Sakura were speechless.
"Kakashi mentioned to me about your mission, so I arranged for you all to stay here until your mission is completed."
Kakashi scratched the back of his neck. "There was really no need. It's only for a day at most-"
"Wow! Really?! You're the best, Jai-nee-chan!"
"Thank you so much!" Sakura thanked with a bow.
"You are all welcome."
"What are you doing here?" Sasuke asked.
"There are matters that need my personal tending," she vaguely responded. "you all must be hungry from traveling."
"Yeah, yeah!" Naruto nodded vigorously.
"I have arranged a lunch for you all…"
An older man with slicked-back graying hair and dressed in a suit and tie approached Jai from behind and gently tapped on her shoulder. "Jai, I am sorry to interrupt, but we're ready."
"I will be right there, Daiki-san." She turned back to Team 7. "You will have to excuse me. Fuu-san will show you to the dining area. Enjoy your stay, everyone."
Kakashi lifted a hand to her retreating form.
"See you later!" Naruto said with a wave.
The manager of the inn reappeared from an entryway behind the front desk of the inn. Clearing her throat, she beckoned Team 7. "If you will follow me."
"Lead the way," Kakashi said.
"How cool is this? Jai-nee-chan owns this place!"
"This is really nice of her to arrange all of this," Sakura chimed in. "How does she manage to run this place and still be a full-time shinobi while running the hospital?"
Having pulled out his novel at some point, he answered her question while keeping his attention on his book. "She has help. The man you just saw is acting CEO of the company who she has trusted to oversee their chains of inns and resorts, but she still is a majority shareholder. Only when something serious or important comes around is when Jai really gets involved."
"Chain?! You mean she owns more than one?!"
"Yeah, she's the owner of the Minami Corporation."
His Genin's eyes bulged as their jaws dropped.
"That means…" Sasuke gasped out as his eyes widened. "She's worth billions!"
"She is?!" Naruto asked.
"The Minami Corporation owns most – if not all – of the hot springs in the Land of Fire, moron."
The blonde grit his teeth in annoyance. "I'm not a moron! You're the moron!"
His raven-haired teammate crossed his arms and turned his head. "Losers always bark the loudest."
Sasuke's smug attitude was the fuel added to Naruto's growing rage. "What?! I'll totally kick your ass-!"
"Naruto! Sasuke!" Kakashi scolded. He lowered his novel and gave his students a stern look. "Jai may have given us special treatment, but that doesn't permit us to be disruptive. Other guests are staying here besides us."
The two boys grumbled to themselves and turned away from each other with their arms crossed across their chests.
"Wait, does that mean even the bathhouses and inns in Konoha are hers as well, Kakashi-sensei?" Sakura asked.
Kakashi's stern look returned to being passive. "Well, not all of them. There are some that the company partners with." He turned another page.
"Partners?"
"For example, the Minami Corporation owns the land that the hot springs are on, but they allow independent parties to build their resorts and inns around their property for a fee."
"I guess it pays to have friends in high places…"
Kakashi shrugged. "It certainly can have its perks."
"B-But! Her last name is Lee! How did she manage to become the head of the Minami Corporation?" Sakura questioned further. "Did she marry into it?"
"Her best friend was the heiress."
"Was…?" Sasuke asked with a raised brow.
"She died, but before her death, she willed everything to her son. He will become the head of the company when he gets older, but until then, she left Jai in charge of all her assets."
"So, where is the heiress's son now?" Sasuke asked with interest.
"Back in Konoha. I'm sure you've seen him around with Jai."
Naruto pondered. "Hmm… wait, you mean her nephew?"
"That would be him."
Naruto quickly turned hostile again. "Wait a minute!" he pointed an accusing finger at his sensei. "You made us treat her to ramen when she could have treated us instead?!"
"You could have declined," Kakashi pointed out. "Besides, I think this makes up for it."
"Ne, Kakashi-sensei…" Sakura trod carefully. "… how long have you known Jai-san?"
Their sensei 'hmm-ed' aloud before responding with, "A long time…"
All three Genin looked at him in annoyance.
'How typically vague of him…'
Fuu opened one of the sliding doors to reveal a dining room with the table already set and covered with many delicacies. "When you're finished, I'll show you to your rooms."
Kakashi thanked her as she left them.
The Genin's eyes lit up at the many dishes of food; their cries of excitement couldn't be contained.
"Incredible!"
"Looks delicious!"
Naruto's eyes looked from left to right as he planned on what to eat first. "Jai-nee-chan really meant VIP!"
"How extravagant!"
The four of them quickly sat down.
"Please take your time!" Fuu said before sliding the door close to give them privacy.
The manager reached up to her face and pulled once the door was closed. The mask came off with ease to reveal a sinister smile. The leader of the Moya Triad snickered.
'My tasteless and odorless medicine should do the trick!'
"Fuu-san?" Jai called. "Fuu-san?"
The leader quickly put the mask of the manager back on and elevated his voice when he realized someone was calling for the manager he was impersonating. "Er- uh- yes?"
Jai rounded the corner as she spotted her manager with two other men that were dressed in clothing that covered every inch of their skin aside from their eyes. "There you are, oh…" she continued to study them. "… are these men guests?"
The three Moya brothers' faces flushed when they saw Jai.
'So… she's so beautiful!'
Her long dark hair was twisted into a perfect chignon style that went well with her business styled clothing. "Fuu-san, are you ill?"
"Uh- n-no! Why do you ask?"
"Your nose is bleeding…" she pulled out a handkerchief from the inner side pocket if her black blazer. The medic side of her came out as she wiped the blood. "And you are sweating heavily." She brought her hand up to feel her manager's forehead.
Almost falling into her hand, Aniki quickly recovered. "Er- it's alright!" he restrained himself. "I'm sure it's just the heat!"
"If that is the reason, then I insist that you rest. I can have someone else take over for you."
"No!" Aniki yelled. "Um- I mean, that won't be necessary. And uh- these two men are indeed guests."
"I see…" she looked at them with mild suspicion. "… I hope you enjoy your stay here."
The other two could only nod as they remained awestruck by her presence.
"And how are my other guests doing-?"
The sound of plates clattering and shattering followed by cries and yelling drew everyone's attention. Jai quickly moved to slide open the door. The many different dishes of food were now in a big pile on the floor and the Genin surrounded their sensei with an anger that could kill.
"What happened?" Jai asked.
Kakashi looked at his wife's unamused face while nervously rubbing the back of his neck. "I unintentionally-"
"What do you mean "unintentionally"?!" his pissed off Genin yelled.
Jai sighed. "No need to be upset. I will have more food prepared."
Happy tears fell from Naruto's eyes. "Jai-nee-chan! You really are the best!"
As she quelled the situation between Team 7 and their sensei, the Moya Triad quickly walked away as their plan for Kakashi's demise was a failure.
Later that night…
"Fuu-san," Jai approached her manager. "are you feeling better?"
"What do you mean?"
"Earlier today… when you were showing my guests to the dining area, your nose was bleeding…"
The older woman had a clueless look on her face.
"… there were two other guests with you… I believe you were showing them to their room…"
The manager tilted her head and still had a clueless look. "Perhaps you are mistaking me for someone else, Lee-san?"
'Strange...'
Jai played it off. "Apologies, Fuu-san. I seem to be mixing my hospital work with the inn."
"Understandable, Lee-san. You have a lot on your plate."
"Uh, excuse me?" a male guest approached the front desk.
"Yes, how can I help you?" Fuu asked.
"I was about to get into the hot spring but noticed a dead frog near the edge of the pool."
"Oh my, thank you for letting us know. We'll take care of it right away. I am sorry for the inconvenience. I'll send Mori to dispose of it," Fuu said.
"I can do it," Jai offered.
"Lee-san I couldn't-"
"I am available and capable. No need to trouble someone else who is most likely busy doing something else. I do not want to inconvenience our guest any further."
"Of course."
Jai walked to the male side of the hot spring and hung up the 'temporarily closed' sign on the door. After giving fair warning of her presence to anyone who may be in there, she entered and searched for the deceased frog.
'Strange…'
After finding it, she pulled on a pair of disposable gloves and picked up the dead amphibian. The obvious dart in the frog's face wasn't deep enough to have killed it. Pulling it out, she analyzed it and noticed a resin on her gloves.
'A toxin?'
Her eyes narrowed.
'First Fuu-san… and now this dead frog…'
She concluded that someone was here who didn't belong and was causing trouble. The only thing she didn't know was who their intended target was.
Heading back to the main building, she properly disposed of the frog and removed the sign from the door.
"Fuu-san."
"Hai?"
"Do you know who was in the hot spring last?"
The older woman placed a finger under her chin. "Haruka said that your guests were in there about twenty minutes ago."
"Was there anyone else?"
Her manager shook her head. "No, ma'am, not that I know of."
"I see…"
"Is everything alright?"
"I am not sure…"
Next day…
Her business here came to an end as she gathered her things from the office. She stopped her packing when a knock came from the opened door.
"Excuse me, Lee-san."
"Yes, Mori?"
"When I came in this morning, I saw a small group of raccoons by the dumpster. I went to chase them off, but noticed that they were already dead."
"Dead?"
"Hai, there were three large garbage bags that were torn into."
Her ears perked when she heard the details.
'That is how many we used to clean up the massive waste of food Kakashi caused.'
Jai grabbed her bag as she directed Mori to follow. "Mori, please wake up my guest. He is in room 302. I am going to go inspect the area around the dumpster."
"Hai."
"Oh! Wait a minute, Mori-kun, Lee-san!" Haruka called out before they could take another step.
"What is it?"
"Your guests checked out already," she informed.
"How long ago?"
"About fifteen minutes ago."
Jai sucked her teeth as she hurried to the main entrance. "Thank you. Tell Fuu-san that I am leaving and that I will see her in three months. Mori, please have arrangements made for the proper disposal of the raccoons."
"Hai," the two employees said with a bow.
Jai exited the inn and quickly made her way towards the farm.
'I am confident that Kakashi will be fine…'
But she would rather be safe than sorry. Still dressed in her business attire from the early meeting, she moved across the tree branches; her heels clicking as she hurried after them with a kunai drawn from her hidden leg holster.
Charging onto the property, Jai came to a halt when she saw that Kakashi had already defeated the enemy and had all three of them tied together and hanging from the banister of the barn.
"Oh! Jai-san!"
The dark-haired kunoichi saw that the three Genin were changing out of clothes that were too big for them.
"Hmm? What are you doing here?" Kakashi asked as he finally noticed her presence.
"I… was coming to warn you…" she looked at the dangling men. "… about them, but I see that there was no reason to." She slipped the kunai back into her leg holster.
"How did you know about them?" Sasuke asked.
"Certain events took place last night that led my suspicions to them."
"They'd been following us since we left Konoha. I'm not really sure why, but it's all taken care of now," Kakashi said with a smile.
"Right… did they say what they wanted?"
"Hmm… something about revenge for what I did to them a long time ago…"
"I see… well, I will take my leave then."
"If you want, you can help us finish repairing the farm. We'll get done sooner, and we can all travel back to Konoha together."
Jai shrugged. "Sure, why not?"
The sun was setting as they started to head back to Konoha.
"Hey, Kakashi-sensei," Naruto demanded his sensei's attention.
"Yeah?" he peered over his novel.
"What is behind that mask?" the blonde asked.
"What? You wanted to see what's behind this mask?"
"Yeah!" all three Genin yelled.
"Then you should have said that from the beginning."
Realization clicked in Jai's brain. "… that explains why they have been so strange… I wondered when they would ask about it…"
With her hands behind her back, Sakura looked up at Kakashi. "Well, can you show us?"
"I don't mind."
The three Genin suddenly crowded around their sensei; causing Jai to take a large step to the side. The Genin stared intently and anxiously, waiting for Kakashi to pull down his mask.
"Alright, behind this mask…"
"Behind that mask…"
Jai watched as they inched in closer. It almost looked like Kakashi was hypnotizing them. He finally pulled it down.
"There happens to be another mask!" he cheerfully announced.
His students' spirits were crushed as they all dropped their jaws open in disbelief; no longer entranced by the mystery of their sensei's attire.
"What in the world is that?!" Naruto cried while Kakashi laughed.
Not understanding why Team 7 was in such a suspension of disbelief, Jai tilted her head to the side. "Were they expecting something else?"
Kakashi rubbed the top of her head as he led the way back to Konoha. Pulling out his favored novel, he flipped it open to where he last left off. "I'll tell you later, my ningyō."
"Very well."
Team 7 followed the two adults with a haggard and defeated steps as they made their way back home. The sound of a lone crow's caw seemed to only add insult to injury to the Genin's wasted efforts.
