chpt 6
One of the nins carried the unconscious Itachi into the thirds office and laid him down on a couch there. The rest of the nins, kakashi included, all crowded in, worriedly discussion the two assassins. "Perhaps, they're to do with the one that attacked 'im?" kakashi said, looking over at itachi.The third sighed "it is possible, the attempts were very close together.." The voices rose and fell as they debated the possible causes and people. Unnoticed, itachi stirred, then sat up, rubbing his forehead tiredly, then sneezing. He heard one of the nins saying "..will be severely punished for this.."
His eyes went wide, "eep!", as he misunderstood what the guy meant, he thought he was on about -him-. He attempted, with emphasis on "attempted", to get up off the couch, but that resulted in him sliding into a bedraggled heap on the floor. He heard a voice above him "watch it Itachi, that wound isn't fully healed yet..." "urhf.." he managed, untangling himself and managing to get, rather shakily to his feet.
The guy looked at him "oh, i didn't mean -you-.." kakashi just looked at him, sighed, remembering he HAD helped the hokage, and simply didn't give him the hostile look. "Sir!" a voice said "those two are awake, do you want us to question them." Itachi looked blank as the hokage said "yes, wait there a moment, and we'll be along shortly.." He turned to kakashi and the others "Kakashi, ill need you and Itachi along with me to go question them, you may all leave now" "yes sir!" all the nins vanished and Itachi looked pale "Q-question..." The third sighed "you have to face these people, i know its not easy, but they could be in league with your attacker.."
Itachi nodded nervously, following the third out, kakashi stared at itachi as the made their way over -hmph, much as i hate to admit it, the git seems to be protecting us rather trying to murder us all...hm..- Itachi hid his face under his robe collar, the nerves rising. "Sirs, through here" he just blankly followed the hokage, feeling his head pounding painfully. The two nins being guarded in the room were startled by the man who appeared alongside the third and a jounin.
It was the same brat their leader had been trying to kill. Itachi couldn't look up as the third questioned them both, and Kakashi occasionally interjecting with a question. It seemed they weren't going to get anything from them, until Itachi saw one of them holding a similarly designed sword "ah, hey!" he said. Kakashi looked at him "what?" Itachi took a small step forward, looking at the katana "t-that weapon..its the same...t-the same as..." his throat locked up, he couldn't talk. But Kakashi nodded "its the same as the one that was used, on you..was it?" Itachi nodded, his hands were clenched nervously and his face was red.
The third turned to the 2 attackers, "With this evidence it appears you're stuck..." Realising they were trapped, they had little choice other than to furiously admit their part in the current attack, and the one upon itachi. During this, Kakashi shot a look at itachi, he hadn't spoken since his quiet outburst. Looking at him now the guy seemed worryingly pale behind his dark hair, and he was coughing a little. One hand was pressed to where he supposed the sword wound must've been. The third, alerted by a nudge from kakashi, shot a glance over at the silent uchiha "Itachi.." the guy looked up "I think its best you return to the hospital, you've been through a lot this last week.."
Itachi nodded, managing to do the teleportation seal and vanish in a poof of smoke. Kakashi blinked "hm, seems he's remembering a few of his advanced jutsus sir.." the third nodded "yes, but nothing about his life so far, his condition isn't improving, he seems terrified, if anything, of other people, especially ninjas.." Kakashi sighed "Hm...He hasn't been out?" The third shook his head "no, Konohamaru and his friends have been trying to cheer him up, but I fear he's only getting worse...that attack didn't help matters either.." Kakashi nodded, but he was thinking of something that may help...
As they walked outside, kakashi bid a goodnight to the hokage and shot across the rooftops, needing to talk to a particular chuunin...
Itachi was surprised, the next morning, to receive a notice saying Iruka wouldn't be able to take his class, and could he come along? Stunned, he made his way to the academy just before the classes were due to start. He saw Kakashi standing, with his usual perverted book, by the window. As he entered the Jounin looked up "ah, Iruka needs you to take the class", he said as he made his way out. Itachi looked at him "M-me? Take it, h-how come?" Kakashi stopped, mid-way to doing the teleport jutsu, "Oh, he said you were good with them the last time you were here, so he asked me to get you in" he vanished then, leaving a baffled but somewhat happy, itachi.
Konohamaru and co were stunned to high heaven when they came into class and found out who their supply teacher was. "Ita!" he yelled, Itachi smiled, he'd gotten changed into the standard nin uniform for Konoha, and he now wore a leaf band over his forehead as they all did. He smiled "Ok, take your seats.." he picked up some papers from the desk"
Outside the window, kakashi was sitting atop the roof of the academy, munching his way through some ramen. "mpf.." his companion, Iruka, looked at him "mpfpffmpf...I think he'll mamaigh that logt.." "Hasn't anybody ever told you to try finish your food before you talk?" Iruka laughed. Kakashi finished, then gave Iruka a sarcastic look, which set the chuunin off laughing. "Hehe.." Kakashi smiled.
The third watched them from a few roofs away, -it was strange, hearing the idea coming from kakashi, but if Itachi can get a job teaching at the academy, maybe that'll help him..- he sweatdropped as Iruka and kakashi preceded to start trying to whack each other upside the head "but they're gonna give Iruka's "poorly" act away if they keep goofing off like that..- but he couldn't help laughing...
One of the nins carried the unconscious Itachi into the thirds office and laid him down on a couch there. The rest of the nins, kakashi included, all crowded in, worriedly discussion the two assassins. "Perhaps, they're to do with the one that attacked 'im?" kakashi said, looking over at itachi.The third sighed "it is possible, the attempts were very close together.." The voices rose and fell as they debated the possible causes and people. Unnoticed, itachi stirred, then sat up, rubbing his forehead tiredly, then sneezing. He heard one of the nins saying "..will be severely punished for this.."
His eyes went wide, "eep!", as he misunderstood what the guy meant, he thought he was on about -him-. He attempted, with emphasis on "attempted", to get up off the couch, but that resulted in him sliding into a bedraggled heap on the floor. He heard a voice above him "watch it Itachi, that wound isn't fully healed yet..." "urhf.." he managed, untangling himself and managing to get, rather shakily to his feet.
The guy looked at him "oh, i didn't mean -you-.." kakashi just looked at him, sighed, remembering he HAD helped the hokage, and simply didn't give him the hostile look. "Sir!" a voice said "those two are awake, do you want us to question them." Itachi looked blank as the hokage said "yes, wait there a moment, and we'll be along shortly.." He turned to kakashi and the others "Kakashi, ill need you and Itachi along with me to go question them, you may all leave now" "yes sir!" all the nins vanished and Itachi looked pale "Q-question..." The third sighed "you have to face these people, i know its not easy, but they could be in league with your attacker.."
Itachi nodded nervously, following the third out, kakashi stared at itachi as the made their way over -hmph, much as i hate to admit it, the git seems to be protecting us rather trying to murder us all...hm..- Itachi hid his face under his robe collar, the nerves rising. "Sirs, through here" he just blankly followed the hokage, feeling his head pounding painfully. The two nins being guarded in the room were startled by the man who appeared alongside the third and a jounin.
It was the same brat their leader had been trying to kill. Itachi couldn't look up as the third questioned them both, and Kakashi occasionally interjecting with a question. It seemed they weren't going to get anything from them, until Itachi saw one of them holding a similarly designed sword "ah, hey!" he said. Kakashi looked at him "what?" Itachi took a small step forward, looking at the katana "t-that weapon..its the same...t-the same as..." his throat locked up, he couldn't talk. But Kakashi nodded "its the same as the one that was used, on you..was it?" Itachi nodded, his hands were clenched nervously and his face was red.
The third turned to the 2 attackers, "With this evidence it appears you're stuck..." Realising they were trapped, they had little choice other than to furiously admit their part in the current attack, and the one upon itachi. During this, Kakashi shot a look at itachi, he hadn't spoken since his quiet outburst. Looking at him now the guy seemed worryingly pale behind his dark hair, and he was coughing a little. One hand was pressed to where he supposed the sword wound must've been. The third, alerted by a nudge from kakashi, shot a glance over at the silent uchiha "Itachi.." the guy looked up "I think its best you return to the hospital, you've been through a lot this last week.."
Itachi nodded, managing to do the teleportation seal and vanish in a poof of smoke. Kakashi blinked "hm, seems he's remembering a few of his advanced jutsus sir.." the third nodded "yes, but nothing about his life so far, his condition isn't improving, he seems terrified, if anything, of other people, especially ninjas.." Kakashi sighed "Hm...He hasn't been out?" The third shook his head "no, Konohamaru and his friends have been trying to cheer him up, but I fear he's only getting worse...that attack didn't help matters either.." Kakashi nodded, but he was thinking of something that may help...
As they walked outside, kakashi bid a goodnight to the hokage and shot across the rooftops, needing to talk to a particular chuunin...
Itachi was surprised, the next morning, to receive a notice saying Iruka wouldn't be able to take his class, and could he come along? Stunned, he made his way to the academy just before the classes were due to start. He saw Kakashi standing, with his usual perverted book, by the window. As he entered the Jounin looked up "ah, Iruka needs you to take the class", he said as he made his way out. Itachi looked at him "M-me? Take it, h-how come?" Kakashi stopped, mid-way to doing the teleport jutsu, "Oh, he said you were good with them the last time you were here, so he asked me to get you in" he vanished then, leaving a baffled but somewhat happy, itachi.
Konohamaru and co were stunned to high heaven when they came into class and found out who their supply teacher was. "Ita!" he yelled, Itachi smiled, he'd gotten changed into the standard nin uniform for Konoha, and he now wore a leaf band over his forehead as they all did. He smiled "Ok, take your seats.." he picked up some papers from the desk"
Outside the window, kakashi was sitting atop the roof of the academy, munching his way through some ramen. "mpf.." his companion, Iruka, looked at him "mpfpffmpf...I think he'll mamaigh that logt.." "Hasn't anybody ever told you to try finish your food before you talk?" Iruka laughed. Kakashi finished, then gave Iruka a sarcastic look, which set the chuunin off laughing. "Hehe.." Kakashi smiled.
The third watched them from a few roofs away, -it was strange, hearing the idea coming from kakashi, but if Itachi can get a job teaching at the academy, maybe that'll help him..- he sweatdropped as Iruka and kakashi preceded to start trying to whack each other upside the head "but they're gonna give Iruka's "poorly" act away if they keep goofing off like that..- but he couldn't help laughing...