Hinatas POV:
"We're almost home, are you done being mad yet?" I had asked Itachi as we nearly the last hill before we could see the gates to the leaf. I didn't think he would get this upset about me taking a vial that was in Orochimaru's possession at one point. After we had finished dinner last night, I finally told him how Mei had helped me heal and he instantly went silent.
"No" he deadpanned and proceeded to move quicker up the hill. I huffed and followed him. If she didn't offer to help me then I wouldn't of found out certain things. I wished he would talk though, I kept getting stuck in the same endless cycle of questions about this pregnancy.
I remained quiet as we entered the village. Our first stop was home to drop our stuff off and then seek out Kakashi to inform him of the completion of the task we were assigned.
I looked over and waved at Kotetsu and Izumo, who were watching the village gates like normal. They waved back and small smile crept its way threw. My eyes averted back in front of me so I could watch where I was walking. Not everything was out of the way of the main path everyone made to walk on so I just needed to be careful.
I finally saw the gates of the Uchiha district and I rather excited, we might have only been gone for six days but I sure did miss having familiar objects around me.
"I really wish you would talk to me," I said to Itachi as I opened the front door of our home. I wanted to know exactly why he was upset with me so we could at least talk about it.
"There's nothing to say to you, you made a horrible decision" he hissed, dropping our bags on the floor near our shoes. He slammed the front door, walked passed me and headed towards the kitchen. I cringed a little when the door slammed.
"I made a great decision. I'm healed, Itachi. How is it an awful decision?" I asked him, a little confused, following him into the kitchen anyways.
"Hinata, stop talking to me. I'm getting really angry and quickly" he said bluntly, opening the cabinet to grab a glass.
"I don't understand what there's to be angry about. I'm healed. I can fight alongside you in the war now" I defended myself. I had to keep my lie consistent, I knew in the back of my mind I couldn't. Kakashi wouldn't allow it once everyone knew and once he said no, no one could argue because he was our hokage.
"You don't realize what you've done!" he yelled, I finally hit a button. He was pushing mine too now.
"Enlighten me then! What is so horrible about being healthy?" I said louder than I was a moment ago.
"You have a unique ability inside of you now. On top of already having your all seeing eye. Orochimaru will always have followers! Do you not understand when they realize how valuable your body is, they're going to come after you!" he yelled, slamming his glass down on the counter. I stopped for a minute. I hadn't thought about it like that before.
"Well, I can't go back now! It's already inside of me. A part of me forever until I die!" I was still speaking pretty loudly at this point.
"What's with all the yelling? You guys woke me from my nap" Neji spoke, half asleep from behind me. He was rubbing his eyes but finally opened them.
"Hinata decided to drink a vial of extracted DNA from Kimimaro, one of Orochimaru's test subjects just so she could heal her broken limbs" Itachi stated with anger in his voice, filling Neji in on all the drama. I swallowed the lump in my throat. If they were upset about this.. I was scared to tell them about the thing inside of me.
"I don't even know what to say to you. You know what he's capable of and yet now you're involuntarily one of his experiments" Neji said with a small amount of disgust in his throat.
"I just wanted to help you guys on the battlefield" I said miserably now. I knew I had made a mistake but they kept continuing to make me feel bad about it.
"Hinata," Neji spoke, placing his hand on my shoulder "come take a walk with me" he sighed and left me in the kitchen with a raging Itachi. He probably went to put proper clothes on.
I looked over Itachi and he was burning holes into me with his eyes, it made me slightly unsettled but I knew what I had to do so I walked over to him.
"I understand why you're mad but all I was trying to do was be more useful, I'm sorry you're upset" I said gently, giving him a small kiss on the cheek. He eyes softened a little bit but I knew he was still upset. I backed off and went to wait for Neji on the porch.
I wasn't standing out there long before he joined me. I was inhaling fresh air and looking at the sun, it was almost time for sunset.
"It's been awhile since we talked" Neji spoke, starting the conversation.
"Yeah, it has been" I said honestly, I missed him. We haven't been near each other a lot since I returned to the village.
"Listen, I know you were only trying to get healthy but it didn't set any red flags off in your head taking something that had come from Orochimaru?" Neji asked with more concern in his voice than anger now. We were walking towards the lake and I smiled knowing that was a great place to talk.
"Not really, I did ask questions and she told me the origin of the ability that was injected into me. I didn't think anything of it, honestly" I said to him.
"What do you even have inside of you?" Neji questioned me.
"A kekkei genkai called shikotsumyaku, it's from the Otsutsuki clan" I told him, I glanced over at him and he looked confused.
"I thought they were wiped out before we were born" he spoke in a serious matter, probably trying to think of different answers.
"They were. But that's not really the point to all of this" I said, trying to get back on track.
"You're right and I also heard Itachi. He's right you know. You already have the Byakugan and now something from a powerful dead clan. You're a walking target" he said with honesty. I knew he wasn't trying to scare me.
"I highly doubt anyone is ever going to find out about what's inside of me. Some guy named Kabuto, myself and two other no named people are the only ones who have this. I'm safe" I deadpanned.
"I hope so because I'd rather not have to go on a search party for you" he said trying to joke around and I slightly smirked.
"Are you mad at me too?" I asked him, looking at him as we took our seats on the dock on top of the lake.
"No, I'm just upset you don't think things threw sometimes. It's amazing to me that you've gotten this far in anbu" he mumbled but I heard him.
"That's not nice" I said poking him in the leg and he laughed a little bit.
"So, I have some good news" Neji said after a couple minutes of him and I just sitting here. My ears perked up, good news was the best news and I needed to hear some.
"I was promoted to Anbu captain, you're looking at your new boss" he said smiling.
"That's wonderful!" I cheered a little bit for him and giving him a brief hug.
"When did this happen?" I asked him.
"When we went to the summit for the meeting. Kakashi asked me while we were traveling there" he answered me, sounding so proud of himself.
"I'm so happy for you. You deserve it" I smirked at him.
"I've been in charge for almost a week and I'm already stressed out. I don't understand how Itachi and Kakashi both took this position, it's a lot to handle" he said, running his fingers threw his hair.
"Because only the best of the best get rewarded with great things. This is a great opportunity for you, you know that right?" I asked him, feeling somewhat sorry.
"I know it is, I can handle it. I just haven't been this busy in a long time" he said, joking around. He eventually took his hair out of his hair holder, letting it fall freely and all I wanted to do was play with it like when we were younger.
"Hm, may I?" I asked him, picking up a small strand of hair.
"Really? You have your own hair" he said, giving me a small glare. I ignored him and started playing with it anyways.
"Yours is softer" I said giggling a little bit. Everytime I did this, he would just relax and sometimes even fall asleep. It was a small gesture but he always worked hard and needed a break too. Especially the last year, he juggled anbu missions and two friends who were in a bad mental place. We ended up shifting our bodies so his head in my lap.
While we sat here in silence, I contemplated telling Neji about my other surprise. He was completely calm and I felt like he would be the most helpful. He was good at keeping secrets but that didn't mean he would keep it to himself. Especially under the stress of the war coming right now. That was another thing.. What if I didn't tell anyone and someone didn't come back? They would never know and that hurt to think about.
"Hinata, what are you thinking about?" Neji asked, stopping my train of thoughts. I glanced down at him and shrugged my shoulders.
"I can tell something on your mind, what is it?" he asked, pushing further. Should I create a quick lie? I had moved him with my hands so he was sitting up now and he turned to face me.
"Activate your Byakugan and look at me" I told him, if I needed him to know then he could at least figure it out.
"I don't understand" he said flustered before he even activated his eyes.
"Just do it, it'll give you your answer as to what I'm thinking about" I said honestly and sat up a little straighter. He huffed at me and did what I asked him to do. I felt like he was staring at me for a long time.
"I don't see anything" he muttered but continued looking. The only downside to this was I wasn't going to be able to tell how he was feeling until his shut his byakugan off. We all looked angry while we used it.
That's when his eyes went back to normal and his eyes were closed. He had a poker face on and I became worried.
"Neji?" I asked, lightly touching his face and that's when he grabbed my hand quickly and opened his eyes. He had tears in his eyes.
"Is that what I think that is?" he asked me, glancing down at my stomach. I hadn't actually looked for myself with my own eyes, but if Jin could see, our eyes could too.
Eyes.
My brained clicked, Obito. That's what he meant when he said other things. He knew! Oh no, he knew. Did that mean he was going to threaten my child? No why would he? Maybe that's why he didn't attack me. Maybe there's a nice side to him after all.. Buried under all the hate and murder, anyways.
"Hinata" Neji said, making me focus back on him and I shook my head to answer his questions.
"I'm nine days, I found out yesterday," I told him and smirked.
"This is one of the best things I've heard in a long time," he said, releasing my hand and wiping the left side of his face from the free falling tears. I was in slight shock, I didn't think he would be so accepting of this.
"I thought you were going to react negatively" I said truthfully but a small weight had been lifted. At least now I had someone to talk to about these things until I found someone to help me with it medically.
"I'm going to be an Uncle, nothing negative about it. I know we're cousins but I see you as my sister and nothing will ever change my mind" he said sweetly grabbing my hands, giving them a light squeeze.
"I do have to ask something though, who's the father?" he asked, becoming serious and my brain froze for a minute. I knew in my heart knew the answer was I didn't want to admit it. The math was simple.
"The father.. Is Kakashi.." I whispered and a knot the size of the village occurred into my stomach. After all this time, loving both of them caught up to me in a way I didn't think was possible. I had taken all this time pushing them both around, I always knew the answer in my heart on who it belonged to and go figure when I chose, this is what would happen.
"I assume I'm the only one who knows?" he asked, seeing the look on my face.
"The Mizukage knows, her personal medic who figured it out and Kisame knows. But, none of them are around so it doesn't matter. How do I even tell them?" I asked, looking into his eyes. We were both crying at this point. His were happy tears and mine were being driven off anxiety.
"I will help you tell them when the time is right, you have some time to hide it" he spoke gently and he was right. But how could I face them everyday knowing something like this?
"I need to tell them before the war starts, what if something happens?" I asked him, worry flooded threw my voice.
"I can't promise nothing will happen but I can promise I will be by their side the entire time" he gave me a determined look and the world felt okay for just a minute.
*two weeks pass*
There was only a few days left before everyone left to go fight Obito and his army. On a brighter note, Tsunade woke up. We had to inform her of everything and she wasn't thrilled. Mostly because Kakashi told her she wasn't allowed in battle but were to remain a medic. I knew she wasn't going to listen and he knew too but he at least had to try.
Although she did give him her blessing in leading everyone during the war. She wanted to retire but decided to wait until everything was over and everyone was home to properly pass the torch on and deliver the news.
Everyone was basically ready to leave, just needed to wait for the day. It saddened me knowing I had to stay behind in the village and just wait for everyone to return. On a brighter note, I had come in contact with a Hyuga medic who was willing to help thanks to Neji so I wouldn't be completely alone.
I knew today had to be the day to tell at least Kakashi, he was finally free for a little bit. I felt bad for interrupting his one time to relax but it needed to be done. Not that I was showing yet but I was twenty-three days into this, I was almost a month now.
I was home alone, Itachi had gone out with Sasuke to train a little bit. He had been doing this everyday since we returned from the Mist. He wanted to be ready in combat, which I understood. So now was the best time to go do this.
I sighed when I removed myself from the porch and started walking towards Kakashi's home. At least when he returned, the Hokage manor should be finished.
I had arrived on his porch and took a deep breath before I knocked on the door, hoping he would answer.
Kakashis POV:
I finally had a short window of free time. The past two weeks were a whirlwind of small meetings, paperwork and training. I could finally breathe and become mentally prepared for what was to come. I knew we were going to lose people and I knew this battle wouldn't be easy but we weren't going down easily.
I finally pushed myself to get up to go outside for a walk, fresh air was better idea then sitting in silence inside at least. I moved around my desk and headed down the staircase, right as I went to open the door, someone knocked on it. Well, that was convenient timing. I opened the door and was greeted by Hinata.
"I was actually just going outside, do you need something?" I asked her as I stepped onto the porch. She seemed off and I couldn't figure out why. I hadn't seen her since she left to bring Kisame home. Itachi had come to debrief me of their trip, she was off with Neji that night. I was rather glad it was only him after he told me everything. Including her taking something, rendering her as an open target if someone wanted found it. I eventually got over it but it still bothered me.
"We need to talk" she said seriously and I didn't like it.
"Please don't tell me it's bad news," I basically whined as we started to move off of my porch. I wanted good news, only positive thoughts until this was all over.
"It depends on how you want to take it" she said casually. Now I really didn't like it. We kept moving until we were basically in the small open field away from all the homes. I looked around for a spot to sit and I found a giant tree with shade underneath it.
"Okay, well what is it?" I asked as I took a seat, my back leaning against the tree. She continued to look into my eyes and then she grabbed my hands while she took a deep breath.
"I've been trying to figure out how to tell you this for two weeks now but it needs to be said before you leave to fight" she spoke shakily, my heart started beating a little quicker. What could she possibly have been hiding from me?
"I'm not sure how else to say this so I'm just going to say it. I'm pregnant and it's yours" she said gently and I froze.
"What?" I deadpanned, it just slid right out of my mouth. I looked at her stomach and then back into her eyes.
"I needed you to know before you left, it was only right," she said to me and all I could do was look at her. It was right, that was for sure but now I was stressed out even more.
"How far along are you exactly?" I asked her, I kept my emotions at bay the best I could. I was happy and angry at the same time.
"I'm twenty-three days today" she answered me. She's three weeks in and she kept this a secret for two weeks?
"Why didn't you tell me right away?" I asked her.
"I wasn't sure how you would react," she said. She was right, I'm not sure how to react. My anger started to flare and that was simply because of what Itachi had told me. My child was inside of her and what if something happened while I was gone? What if something happened to any of the three of us. I know deep in my heart no one would actually try and come for her considering no one knows but it upset me.
"Does Itachi know?" I asked her, not that it mattered really. I was rambling at this point. I was still beside myself with him. I still didn't trust him and I was still mad at him. I didn't exactly care what his feelings on the matter were to be blunt.
"No. I don't think he's going to react kindly to the fact I'm pregnant with another man's child" she spoke but more like whispered.
"Does anyone know?" I asked, wondering now.
"The Mizukage knows, her medical assistant, Kisame and Neji" she spoke softly, keeping her eye contact with me. Why did Kisame know everything? The made me mad. And Neji, that bastard. No wonder why he's been so nice to me.
"I need space, can you give me that?" I asked her and she nodded her head. I didn't want to shut her out but right now I needed to be alone. I need to process the world's biggest bomb drop. I never thought I would become a father, I also never thought it would be because of a one night stand that led me to realize I didn't even love the woman who was carrying my child.
I know that child would be the best thing that was ever going to happen to me, I finally had someone to pass my legacy down to. Someone who will be around forever that I can give unconditional love to.
But then the dark thoughts came too. I knew going into this fight that Obito and I would come face to face, he hated me. He wanted me dead, I knew that. What if I actually didn't come back? That child would never get to know their real Dad. They would only have Hinata, which isn't the worst but I knew what it was like to only have one parent and it wasn't fair. What if Hinata didn't even make it through the birthing process? Then they would have nothing.
I snapped my self from my thoughts and realized I was sitting alone under the tree. She must of left, I needed to go find her to let her know how I felt. I got off the ground quickly and started running back the way we came. She couldn't of gone far, could she? I didn't see her anywhere and I hoped when I did find her, she was alone. She must think I hate or something. It was far from the truth in all honesty. I might not love her like I did but I'm happy it was her who I was having a child with. She loved kids and I knew she would be a great mother.
I was nearing the lake at this point and I spotted her, she was sitting on the dock by herself, just gazing off into the water. I slowed down as I approached her, catching my breath.
"I know were not how we used to be but I need you to know that once this is all over. I will be here. That baby needs their Dad. I'm not sure how to parent but I'm going to try" I told her once I caught my breath.
"I think we'll be okay then" she said to me, smiling. Yeah, we would be. I just needed to give my everything when the time came.
Hinatas POV:
"How did it go telling Kakashi?" Neji asked me while we ate dinner. We waited on Itachi but he still wasn't home yet.
"Hes determined to make it back here for the baby so I think it went well" I said quietly as I took a sip of water.
"I'm glad, did you tell Itachi yet?" He asked, and my heart rate sped up a bit.
"No" I said and looked away.
"You need to tell him, Hinata. I'll even stay near you if you want" Neji said gently.
Right when he finished saying that, the front door opened. I guess now was the best time more than any. I looked at Neji and he just nodded. Itachi appeared in the kitchen in a moment's time, giving us a small smile.
"Everything okay? You guys seem way to quiet" he spoke, sitting at the table finally. He looked a little beat up, training with Sasuke must have been going well.
Itachis POV:
"I need to tell you something before you leave" Hinata said to me, she looked nervous. I didn't like the vibe she was giving off and it was giving me a weird feeling.
"Okay.. well what is it?" I asked cautiously. I looked at the both of them quickly, whatever it was Neji knew about it too.
"I'm p-pregnant" she said softly. I swear my heart stopped for a second. She was what? I knew she wasn't lying either because she also stuttered. I didn't remember the last time she stuttered either.
"What?" was all I managed to spit out.
"There's another thing I need to tell you" she said sounding slightly edgy and she shifted in her seat. What else could possibly need to be spoken.
"Before you tell me, just know I'm going to tell Kakashi I need to stay behind so I can be with you" I reached out and grabbed her hand. I wasn't going to leave her behind and our child. No way.
"That's the thing," she said, removing her hand from mine. I gave her a concerned look.
"The baby.. It isn't yours. It's Kakashis.." she nearly whispered, looking scared when she spoke. I didn't move, everything went blank. It's not even mine?
"You're joking right?" I asked her, I could feel the anger residing inside of me. I looked deep into her eyes and she shook her head to confirm she was telling the truth.
I pushed my chair back, I need to leave this house.
"Itachi, say something.." she said, tears welling up in her eyes while she grabbed my wrist. I pulled my arm back, I didn't want to be touched.
"We might not be dating yet but we're done. How could you?" I shouted, looking deep into her eyes.
"It just happened" she said, trying to defend herself. I looked over at Neji, why was he even here?
"I didn't realize that you were sleeping with the both of us, I should have known" I damned near growled. I honestly thought she was just struggling with her emotions, not her physical demands too.
"It's not like that!" she said, getting louder as she spoke.
"How else is it Hinata? You slept with both of us, you dragged us both threw the mud. You've done nothing but hurt me time after time and this is just icing on top of the cake. You're pregnant with Kakashis child" I spat at her, taking a step backwards. Then it dawned on me, did Kakashi even know? If not he was going to when I went there for payback for breaking my rib.
"Does Kakashi even know?" I glared at her, I hope now wasn't the time she chose to lie to me.
"Yes, I told him earlier.." she said in defeat.
"Who else knows?" I asked, the questions were now pouring out. The anger and hurt I felt inside was unreal.
"Kakashi, Neji, the Mizukage, her assistant and Kisame" she told me. Kisame knew? Is that what she told him before we left that day?
"I'm done" I deadpanned and left the room.
"Wait, please! We can talk about this" Hinata yelled and I heard her moving for me. I opened the front door and just waited for her.
"There's nothing to talk about Hinata, you've done enough" I told her, all I could see was red now and slammed the front door closed.
My feet moved subconsciously, Kakashi was getting a visit from me. My feelings of anger were mutually pointed at the two of them. He probably didn't even that he was having a baby.
I slammed my fist on the door, knocking loudly. I waited a few and I heard whomever it was on the other side of the door. They opened the door and it was Kakashi. I glared at him and before anything was said. I swung at him, my fist connecting with his jaw.
"How dare you" I yelled and went to swing again. This time he blocked me.
"I'm going to assume you know now" he said, pushing me away.
"You always manage to get in the way of everything" I growled, kicking him.
"I get in the way of everything? We would still be together if you didn't even come near the village that day!" Kakashi spat at me, trying to punch me. I grabbed his arm and twisted him around to push him forward.
"I thought you were over her? Huh, or is that another lie?" I hissed, throwing a kunai at him. It went right passed his side, sticking into the wall.
"I am over her, it's the point I'm making" throwing a kunai back at me and I could feel my eyes spinning.
"What? Are you here to kill me because the baby isn't yours?" he asked, lunging forward and knocking me to the floor. At this point neither of us were trying anything special. Just flat out beating each other up.
I had managed to roll us over so I was on top now, I let go and my fists wouldn't stop swinging at his face or arms when he blocked them. He grabbed my wrists and shoved me off of him, kicking me in the same side again. I coughed and got back to my feet quickly.
I wasted no time, swinging toward him again.
"You need to get over yourself, things happen. Do you think I was expecting to hear this?" Kakashi asked me, grabbing my left fist and tried to punch me in the chest.
"The one thing I had, she goes off and sleeps with you and you probably don't even care" I spat at him headbutted him in the face. He backed off for a minute to hold his nose.
"You have no idea what you're talking about!" he yelled and lunged at me, we were rolling around on the floor again. I had managed to get back on top of him again, his headband shifted off his eye, revealing his Sharingan and it just made me angrier. I targeted his eye at this point.
"You don't fucking deserve that eye, you're not one of us" I seethed, trying to claw it out of him at this point.
"Knock it off!" I heard and was being pulled from Kakashi. I looked to see Sasuke holding me back and Naruto holding Kakashi back.
"What are you two even fighting about? We have bigger things to adress" Sasuke demanded, yelling at the both of us. Neither of us spoke, I glared at the ground.
"What? You both lost the ability to speak? Itachi, what's the issue?" Sasuke asked again and pushed me to the side so he could look at him.
"Him, he's the problem!" I angrily said, pointing to Kakashi.
"I am not the problem" Kakashi scoffed at me.
"You got Hinata pregnant, you're a problem" I spat at him, I was tempted to punch him in the face but I knew Sasuke would get in my way and he didn't deserve it.
"You what?!" both Naruto and Sasuke yelled, looking at Kakashi.
"I'm done being questioned. Itachi, as your Hokage I suggest you leave my sight now before I make a decision no one will like" Kakashi said, removing himself from Naruto's grip.
"What could you possibly do?" I near laughed at him.
"Are you challenging that?" Kakashi asked, glaring at me. I continued to stay quiet because it's not like it mattered anyways.
"That's what I thought" I sneered at me and started moving towards the staircase. I moved quickly, I grabbed him by the back of his shirt and pulled him down to the floor, giving him one last kick.
"It doesn't matter what you decide because I'm done" I yelled in his face and started heading towards the front door. I pushed my way past Sasuke and Naruto.
Once I was outside, I was starting to think clearly but I was still raging. I needed to leave this village. I was still going to help in the war but I was done living here. I feel like all everyone did to me is lie and hurt me.
I barged into my house I could pack a small bag to hide away until we all needed to meet.
"Itachi?" Neji called out and I wasn't stopping. I stormed up the stairs, violently throwing my door open and grabbing a change of clothes. I knew of a hotel near the meeting grounds. No one would find me until I wanted to be found.
"Itachi, can you wait a damn minute?" Neji asked me before I got to the bottom of the stairs. He was blocking the front door.
"There's nothing to be said" I deadpanned.
"First of all, you look like hell. Do you need some help?" he asked, before starting whatever unwanted words were going to come out of his mouth.
"I'll be fine" I said, wiping my mouth with my forearm. A long streak of blood came with it.
"I know what she did behind both of your backs was wrong. But while you were gone and while shes not here. Let me just say, something," he said, taking a step forward.
"I know you're upset with her. I get it, but just don't hate her please. She cares deeply for you, you don't even know the half of it. She has chosen you over and over again, even when you went missing for nearly two years" he said to me.
"I've heard this all before and I'm all set. This is far beyond betrayal to me. You can hate me if you choose to" I told him, continuing down the staircase. I heard him sigh because we both knew nothing anyone said to me right now wouldn't matter.
"I'll see you on the battlefield, stay safe" I said to him before I left my home. Three days couldn't come fast enough, all this anger I was harbouring was going to come in handy.
Kakashis POV:
The next day I woke up and everything hurt from fighting with Itachi but I needed to get to the Anbu headquarters. I wanted to ask Neji if he was fully prepared to lead and give orders. We were all fighting as one in two days but we had to leave tomorrow to get there.
I got out of bed and went straight to the mirror in my bedroom. My face was pretty banged up, as was my chest. He caught me good a few times. I was infuriated with him, I was still mad over his comments that day in my office and then he attacked in my home. It's not like Hinata and I purposely planned this out. I understood where he was coming from though. I would of been highly upset too if it were the other way around. What caught my attention was my sharingan eye. Not only did I have a scar from when my original eye was ripped out, Itachi added to the mess. I had deep scratch marks and it was bruised.
I sighed and continue to get dressed anyways and started my journey toward the headquarters. Lucky for them the base was underground and nothing got destroyed when Pein attacked the village. Before I left I caught the clock on the wall, it was five at night. How the hell did I sleep that long and why didn't anyone wake me?
…
A few Anbu members bowed to me when I entered the base and I nodded my head towards them. I assumed Neji was in the captain's office and that's where my feet took me but as I went down the hallway I could hear fighting coming from the training room. I was curious so I went there first.
Opening the door brought back memories but when I saw Neji fighting with a woman, I looked at her for a minute and a bell went off in my head, Yugao? She was my partner before Hinata and we made a great team. I hadn't seen her in a long so I stood against the wall and watched. They were in an intense training session.
I was the only one in here watching, I'm sure everyone else was home saying their goodbyes if they had any.
Neji actually looked like he was going to lose but I knew he wouldn't. They were two different shinobi trained in different forms of jutsu and they were fighting in Neji's mastered style. If they had been fighting with weapons, she would have won with no doubt in my mind.
The match only lasted a few more minutes and it was tied. They both had each other in positions were if either struck, they would have won but they stopped to breathe.
"That was very entertaining" I spoke, moving off of the wall and grabbing both of their attention.
"Hokage-sama" Yugao spoke, bowing before me. I wanted to roll my eyes but I withheld it. I glared at Neji before he even thought about it.
"I haven't seen you in quite some time, Yugao" I said, eyeing her up and down. She was always attractive to me and time served her well. She gave me a small blush and said nothing.
"Kakashi, why are you here?" Neji asked, making me look away.
"Was going to confirm one more time you're ready but as I just saw, I think I answered my own question" I told him.
"Yes, everything and everyone is set. Tomorrow the enemy will wish they hadn't proposed this idea" Neji said and I could see the fire in his eyes. I knew Tsunade and I made a great choice. All the years of training with his family and undergoing all of the hardships had prepared him so well for this.
"I'm glad to hear that now it's just a waiting game" I said, sighing a little bit.
"What happened to your eye?" Neji asked, completely blind siding me. Could he see what happened yesterday? Itachi made it clear I wasn't deserving of the sharingan and tried to take it from me. I didn't think I deserved it either considering Obito wasn't even actually dead.
"Itachi" I told him and he nodded his head.
"I didn't bother asking him last night, he was pissed off and left. His face was bloody and bruised too but I wasn't sure who hit him and now it makes sense" Neji told me. He left?
"What do you mean he left?" I asked, not that I really cared but I we needed everybody available.
"He grabbed a change of clothes and he left last night, he said to be safe on the battlefield and that was it" he informed me.
"That bastard" I mumbled, here was my chance to place him as a missing-nin again but I wasn't going to. As much as he angered me, I knew that if I ever did that, Sasuke would just leave again and Hinata would never forgive me. Especially now I couldn't and wouldn't do it. I wasn't taking any chances for her not to allow me to not see that baby.
"Well, since everything is done for the day. I'm going to go and relax. It might be my last opportunity to do so" Neji said, breaking my thoughts.
"Don't think so negatively, we're all coming back here captain" Yugao spoke, putting her hand on his shoulder.
"I'm not being negative, just real. War is war" he said and started moving towards the door. He was right, war is war. This would be my second war now, the first one was devastating to say the least,
"So, Yugao. What have you been up to?" I asked her, making conversation.
"Just this, I'm surprised I haven't seen you around all these years," she said as we started making our leave.
"I've been busy with senseless drama and being the hokage" I told her, trying to be vague because I didn't think she wanted to hear all of it. It's been a long road since her and I departed.
"You're still informative as ever," she said, giggling a bit. It made me smile hearing her laugh again. She was right, even though I never spoke much back then we were really close. We saw each other every single day.
"It's just a lot to catch you up on, unless you want to have dinner with me?" I asked her nicely, giving her a small smile.
"Oh, I don't know. I have a lot to catch up on" she poked fun at me and laughed. I knew that was a yes.
"Glad to hear it" I said and we took off towards the place we would always eat at. It felt nothing had changed but everything did change.
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We were nearly done with dinner and I had forgotten about everything. She was actually listened to my incredibly long story about the past few years. I was actually surprised she didn't run away when I told her I was going to be a father.
"Wow, you weren't kidding, that was a lot," she said, taking another sip of her drink.
"I'm not one to lie" I said, joining her in taking a sip of my drink. I figured since the last time I had sake I didn't go overboard and I could do it again. I mean, she did look a little worried when I told her about my drinking habits and proceeded to order one. I told her I could handle it though and I think it eased her worries.
"I'm so glad we did this though, I missed you. It was weird the first few weeks when we weren't partnered" she said to me.
"You're telling me, I wasn't looking forward to training Itachis subordinate at the time either" I told her and it was the truth. Meeting Hinata that day changed my life in ways I didn't think were possible but I wasn't happy to train someone. Don't get me wrong, Hinata knew what she was doing but she was slipping up when we met because of circumstances and emotions.
"Life always just comes full circle, doesn't it?" she asked me, leaning her face on her hand and just looking at me.
"I suppose it does" I said, sitting back in my seat. It gave me a perfect view of her, nothing had really changed about her. She looked older but remained the same. Then an idea popped into my head.
"I need to ask you something," I said, sitting up again. She nodded her head and waited for me to speak.
"Once this is all over, I'm going to officially become Hokage. Like the ceremony and things. Would you be interested in becoming my personal anbu guard?" I asked, hoping she would say yes.
"Of course, it would serve as a great honor," she said sweetly.
"Excellent" I said smirking. This was going to be great. I would have a great personale around me when it was official.
"May I walk you home?" I asked her, once the waiter put a check on the table.
"If you want to but you don't have to" she said nonchalantly.
"Would kind of man would I be if I let a lady walk home by herself?" I asked, placing the money on the table and moving out of it. I extended my hand to her to help her up, not that she needed it.
She took my hand and I felt the blood rushing to my face. Was I blushing? I never did this, I looked away before she could see me. What the hell was she doing to me? I remember when we were partners, our shoulders brushed once and my entire existence went out of whack. Like I said earlier when I saw her again for the first time, she was always attractive to me but I don't know why I got all weird around her. Hinata was always attractive to me too but not once did she ever make me blush and I never got weird around her.
My brain started wondering a bit while we were walking towards her home, or wherever she was staying currently. Was I not weird around Hinata because I'm the one who took her virginity? I mean, I remember when I lost mine, the other person wasn't weird at all, only me. Yugao and I never did anything but an unspoken feeling was always between us. Neither of us never acted on it and I think that's why I was feeling weird. She actually had expectations and it made me nervous. Things started clicking in my mind now and it was making me feel better.
"Kakashi, are you alright?" Yugao asked me, snapping me of my thoughts.
"Yes, sorry" I said, giving her a small smile. We continued walking in silence.
"Well my home at the moment is right here," she said and I looked, it was a small motel we had in the leaf that I guess never got hit. We were standing outside the door that lead to her room and it was dark out here.
"I had a really nice night, I hope we can do this again when we get back," she said kindly and gave me a hug. It caught me off guard but I returned the gesture. Something clicked when we hugged, it sort of confirmed for me the unspoken feelings we had for one another never really went away.
She let go of me and I knew if I didn't do it now, I might not get the chance again.
"When were partners, did you feel something for me or was it just one sided?" I asked her.
"It was definitely not one sided" she said softly and the confirmation was all I needed. I filled the gap between us and pinned her again her front door softly and I moved my mask.
"May I?" I whispered against her lips, she grabbed the back of my neck, pulling me in herself. The connection we had all that time ago was here, I don't think it ever really went anywhere. I had just forgetting about it until now. It remained in the back of my mind and heart all this time and I was glad in a way. She wasn't dragged around everything that had happened and it just felt right now.
I moved my head away from her and we just looked at each other, it was nice.
"Do you want to come in?" she asked me, a gleam in her eyes. I knew that look and it my nerves came running right back.
"How about you grab your things and stay at my house tonight so we're fully rested for tomorrows journey" I suggested to her and she nodded her head.
here we go guys, next chapter starts the war! the drama has been delivered and its only the start of it. also, yugao was chosen as kakashis lover here, just needed to get to this scene to start everything. so, i hope this chapter was good for everyone and i hope everyone likes it