Heals with time

Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters but the plot is mine!

Notes: Thanks for the reviews I got, I decided to keep going, though I am neglecting my other story called Drug money I just think I need a break.

WARNING: mentions of kakairu

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Kakashi walked back down the path to his team lazily. He had gone to Iruka's place last night for some fun but he had for some stupid reason let out that Naruto had gone missing. After that Iruka was totally out of the mood and he had gone out to talk to Hokage, leaving Kakashi all alone all night.

Now he was going to take it out on his team by sneaking up on them and punishing them with a lot of training if he was able to do such. He was not prepared to sneak up to the camp ground and be greeted by a kunai however.

"Very good Sasuke," Kakashi said as he came out of the brush, kunai in hand. He noticed that Sasuke didn't move his position from in front of Sakura and someone else. After closer inspection he saw it was Naruto.

"What happened?" Kakashi said as he tried to get to his student. Sasuke stepped in front of him and held his kunai out in a defense stance.

"I don't think that you really are our sensei, I can't trust you," Sasuke said as he got ready to attack.

"I'm him; look, would a copy ninja have this?" Kakashi asked whipping out a copy of Icha Icha Paradise. Sasuke immediately calmed down and went over to Sakura.

*~Flash~*

Sasuke had noticed that she had been drifting and he had to discipline himself to stay awake the whole night to insure both of theirs safety. When he had heard a sound he whipped out a kunai and threw it and then grabbed another and jumped in front of his two team mates, prepared to protect them with his life.

*~Back~*

Sasuke shook Sakura awake gently. She woke with a start and her eyes went straight for Naruto's motionless body.

Sakura's eyes filled with tears and she turned and cried into Sasuke's chest. Kakashi looked over Naruto afraid to touch him.

Oh boy, Iruka was going to kill him for allowing this to happen.

"We have to get him back to the village and to the hospital; Sasuke and Sakura clean up and come back to the village. I am going to transport Naruto there to prevent further injury," Kakashi said as he lifted the small boy's frame and disappeared.

Sasuke and Sakura worked quickly and took off for the village as quick as their tired legs would allow.

Meanwhile Kakashi had dropped Naruto off and was off looking for Iruka. He knew that of all people Iruka would want to know about this. He realized that it was time for him to have his class so he took off for the academy.

Iruka's mind was elsewhere while he was attempting to teach his class. Naruto was missing and he could be in trouble at the very moment.

All of a sudden Kakashi came into his classroom.

"Kakashi-sensei is there something wrong?" Iruka asked, his heart in his throat seeing the look on his face.

"Iruka-sensei, its Naruto, we." but Kakashi stopped short realizing that he was in a class and he didn't want to send panic so he motioned for Iruka to join him out of the room.

"What, happened to Naruto, is he okay, what happened to him, is h-he is he," but Kakashi cut him off.

"I'm not to sure what happened I went to pick my kids up today and I guess he showed up during the night, he was in bad shape," Kakashi said lowering his head. He knew Iruka thought of Naruto as a son and now that he is hurt he would be blaming himself non-stop.

"D-do y-you think y-you could w-watch the class f-for me?" Iruka asked, he wanted to see Naruto in the worst possible way.

"Yea sure, were you teaching anything in particular?" Kakashi asked placing a comforting hand on his shoulder.

"No, my mind was elsewhere anyway," Iruka said, Kakashi gave him a peck and watched him bound towards the medical ward.

Kakashi entered the classroom to see kids everywhere, some where hanging out the window, others attacking each other over desks.

"Listen up!" Kakashi yelled getting all the children's attention.

The kids all ran to their seats and looked at him fearfully. Kakashi smiled at the fear he gave the children. "Okay, your teacher had to go and visit someone in the hospital so I am going to teach you some stuff, have you learned about Chakra?" Kakashi asked. The children, too afraid to speak, just nodded in a 'no' fashion.

"Okay then, this is going to be a long day," Kakashi sighed.

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Iruka had made it to the hospital in record time hoping to get to see Naruto soon. He was greeted by the depressed face of Sakura and the emotionless face of Sasuke.

"Iruka-sensei, it's terrible," Sakura cried to him and she lunged at and held onto him tightly.

Iruka got a terrified look on his face thinking something irreversible happened to Naruto but Sasuke gave him a look to tell him that she was just upset.

"Sensei, I need to talk to you, it's really important," Sakura said quietly as to give a hint that she didn't want Sasuke to hear about it. Iruka nodded and lead her outside so she could breathe fresh air in.

"What is it, is there something that Kakashi didn't tell me about, is there something you know about what happened to Naruto?" Iruka asked with surprising calmness.

"Well, yesterday, I was dressing the wounds, on his back, and I noticed something I didn't see before, mostly because the most important wounds for me to tend to before was the deep gash the kunai that Sasuke found in him made. So then I was working on his back and I noticed an abundant amount of blood staining some of his clothes. But you know to dress his wounds we had taken off most of his clothes," Sakura at this point was trembling and rambling on about things that were unimportant.

"Sakura, calm down, take your time and tell me slowly," Iruka said trying to call his former student down.

"I noticed a lot of blood on the back of his boxers, Iruka-sensei, I think Naruto was raped," Sakura said finally breaking down and crying again.

"Sakura, a-are you sure?" Iruka asked, his mind reeling.

"I have read a little about it in the history books, it is said to be the easiest way to break a ninja," Sakura said gripping onto the front of his shirt as if it was her last lifeline.

"Sakura calm down, I have to go and see if the doctors have found anything, take a moment and compose yourself, we have to leave it up to Naruto if he wants to tell Sasuke and other people so keep this to yourself," Iruka said as he composed himself and walked back into the building, leaving Sakura to gather herself.

When he entered the waiting room he saw Sasuke talked to the doctor and he quickly pulled him away.

"Sakura needs you outside," he said quickly as he took the doctors full attention.

"I see, the boy has no father, I see anyway I guess you are going to take his place at the time. When we first looked him over we noticed that he was all his joints dislocated, luckily we were able to get them back with no problems," The doctor started.

'Dislocated joints, so he wasn't even able to fight when they.raped him,' Iruka thought with disgust.

"We also had to stitch up some of the wounds, especially the deep gash in his side, if he doesn't move too much that shouldn't be a problem.

I must say I am rather pleased that you saved the younger boy from hearing what I am about to say next. We noticed a flow of blood coming from his lower region and along with other tests we have good reason to believe that the boy was raped," the doctor paused and noticed that Iruka seemed to know what he was saying was true.

"You can see him but he is still out, we expect him to come around later today, early tomorrow," the doctor said as he left.

Iruka was almost afraid to enter the boys hospital room, he didn't want to have to see his super energetic student laying motionless but he did want to be there for the boy, no one else in this world would be.

Naruto had never had anyone, he was alone for a good part of his life expect when Iruka himself took the boy out for Ramen, class, or missions. Even though the doctor was clearly trying to hide it he also held some resentment towards Naruto.

'Damn it, he did nothing wrong, it's not like he was asked if he wanted the damn thing inside his body, he shouldn't be treated like this,' Iruka thought angrily.

Iruka shook his head Naruto did nothing to deserve this yet it happened anyway, he was going to tell Kakashi when he got back from teaching his class but he was to tell no one else. He had a feeling that Naruto would want people to go around and act as if nothing happened.

As hard as that was going to be for the ninja he promised himself that he would stick by Naruto and help him out in anyway he could.

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I got a call from my grandpa yesterday and he was assuring me that he was fine, weather or not that is true, I am not sure but it sure feels good to hear from him!

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