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Chapter 8: Chunin Exam
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"Iruka did you really have to wear that outfit to our session? You look so different." The Hokage puffed on his pipe a bit as Iruka jumped on the railing of the balcony.
"Different isn't a bad thing Hokage-sama." Iruka smiled as he walked the railing to where the Hokage was sitting.
"Never said it was, but do you mind not walking on the railing I called you to ask you a question."
Iruka looked at the Hokage for a second flashing a boyish grin before he jumped off and walked to the Hokage. He sighed as he sat down on one of the patio chairs and waited for the Hokage to get done smoking.
"You know smoking isn't good for your health." Iruka smirked as he began their sessional argument.
"But it is good for stress." The Hokage puffed again and leaned back into the chair to show how relaxed he was.
"It takes off 15 minutes of your life with every puff." Iruka leaned back and waited for 'the professor' to say something in return.
"But I don't have much longer to live so I might as well be happy. If I am stressed out I will die quicker anyway." Iruka gave up and waited for the Hokage to finish his last puff.
"Iruka I have noticed a change in your behavior since the month of training has ended. Has anything happened?"
"A lot actually but nothing that you should be worried about." Iruka smiled to show he was fine.
"I didn't say it was a bad change. I'm actually happy with it. You smile a lot more and seem to be at peace. I was just wondering what brought it on?" Iruka blushed as he thought of the main reason for all the change.
The Hokage let Iruka take his time after all the boy would give him some kind of answer. Iruka blushed then opened his mouth but closed it. He hadn't really discussed their relationship with Kakashi so he didn't feel right discussing it with the Hokage. Iruka knew that Kakashi would most likely want to keep it secret for the time being because he felt Iruka would be under more stress during the exam if he had to think about how people felt about him.
Iruka sighed as he stared the Hokage in the eye changing his smile to the usual expression it had shown for so many years.
"I don't really want to talk about it right Hokage-sama, but I will tell when I'm ready to." Iruka smiled when the Hokage nodded.
They chatted for a bit longer before the Hokage had to go back to his paperwork. He sighed as he waved Iruka off but the stopped all the sudden.
"Iruka!" Iruka appeared back in front of the Hokage and look around for the reason he was called back.
"Don't worry I was just wondering why you were wearing a collar? You used to hate wearing any type of jewelry because you said it made you more feminine so I was wondering why you were wearing it now?" Iruka blushed again as he put his hand over the collar.
"Heh. That's one of those things I will have to tell you about later.....but I really do enjoy wearing it because it makes me different from the crowed." Iruka smiled as the Hokage bowed.
"And different isn't a bad thing." The Hokage dismissed Iruka before he went into his office to finish the work he had stopped a half hour ago. He sighed and looked at all the papers he would have to go through.
"I really need an assistant."
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"For our first match we will have Mizuki from the Hidden Leaf against Tai from the Hidden Sand. Begin." The judge stepped away from the two genin as they got in fighting stances.
"Crap! I haven't missed anything have I Asuma?" Iruka ran on to the balcony where all the participants got to watch the matches.
"Nope it just started." Asuma scooted over so Iruka could stand next to him. He looked Iruka over and noticed Iruka was wearing one of Kakashi's old training outfits. "Nice outfit."
Iruka looked at his outfit. He was wearing a black shirt that was ripped around the collar to show it used to be a turtleneck and had pants on with the bottoms wrapped so that it appeared they were connected to his sandals. Iruka just shrugged and returned his gaze to the battle his best friend was fighting.
Mizuki pulled out two shuriken hurling them to his opponent. The Hidden Sand nin Tai dodged both effortlessly and jolted towards Mizuki kicking the genin straight in the jaw. Mizuki went flying back but landed on his feet with a smirk on his face as one of the thrown shuriken hit Tai in his leg. One thing Mizuki worked on was his clan's art of shuriken throwing.
"Wow Mizuki has improved." Iruka smiled down at his friend, "He better win this one so we will get to face off against each other."
Mizuki gritted his teeth as Tai dodged another attack. The battle was becoming a game dodge ball; he would have to end it soon. Mizuki did a few seals and disappeared from the visible area they had been fighting in. Mizuki looked over at the shadows as he hid in a bush, trap him there. Tai moved around slowly trying to sense Mizuki but since the genin wasn't using any chakra it was hard.
"Looks like Mizuki retreated......" Suzume muttered as Iruka just noticed she was beside him. Iruka smirked and looked back at the battlefield.
"Not yet."
Tai couldn't move fast enough as tons of kunai came flying at him from the shadows. Tai fell as he coughed up blood from the sudden bombardment. Mizuki smiled as he pulled out his biggest shuriken that was attached to his back holster. The battle was over when Tai fell over unconscious nearly at the chance of bleeding to death from Mizuki last attack.
"Mizuki you won!" Iruka ran over to greet his friend from the battle as Mizuki smirked.
"Of course I did, who else is supposed to face you after your next round?" Iruka smiled and headed down to the battlefield. It was his turn.
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Kakashi turned over in his bed slowly. The room was filled with light showing that it was about midday. Kakashi sighed as he threw his arm across the bed to realize there a lump of mass missing. Kakashi tilted his head up and looked around the room.
"Iruka?"
Kakashi made his way out of his room and walked into the living room to see that Iruka wasn't there either. He sighed and made his way to the kitchen, there was something bothering him though, he felt like he was forgetting something. Kakashi went to the cabinet to see a small neatly written note on blue paper.
"The Chunin exam is today! Wish me luck; I hope to see you there. Love, 'Ruka." Kakashi read the note out loud in a monotone voice.
"CRAP!" Kakashi ran into his room as quick as he could changing into cloths. "I SUCK! Please let Iruka not have gone yet. Please let Iruka not have gone yet."
It wasn't long before Iruka's house was empty and one very guilty feeling jounin was running for the stadium that the last part of the exam was going to be held in. Kakashi ran up the stairs till he made it to one part of the balcony realizing this was the area the Hokage was at he looked around and walked up nonchalantly to peer over and see who was facing off.
"Hello Kakashi." The Hokage smoked his pipe as Kakashi did a small wave and looked around the audience and other balconies to find Iruka. "Iruka is just about to start."
"I didn't miss it?" Kakashi sighed in relief as he saw a small Iruka run down on the field for his fight. "I ran all this way thinking he was going to yell at me and he isn't even fighting yet."
"Well even though you were late to the exam I'm glad you at least came on time for your roommate's fight. I swear Kakashi what are you doing that makes you late to almost everything?" Kakashi curved his one eye at the Hokage before turning back to the field to watch Iruka.
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"Seiko-san? I didn't know I was facing you. I though I was facing your other comrade from the Mist." Iruka did a small bow before he got into a fighting stance.
"You were late to the briefing so you didn't hear about him getting disqualified. Oh well too late to fill you in now." Seiko smirked as he in return got into fighting stance.
"Begin." The judge jumped out of the way as Iruka made the first assault.
Iruka ran straight for Seiko as the Mist Nin prepared to block but instead of attacking he did a flip over the genin. Seiko was barely able to block the attack but twisted Iruka over sending Iruka to the ground. Iruka hit but got on his hands and jumped away as several kunai hit the ground where his body used to be.
"Iruka has improved." The Hokage leaned over as he got up to stand next to Kakashi. "The way he fights has changed a bit."
Seiko slid on the ground and lunged forward once again at Iruka. The mist Nin did a few hand seals before his body turned into liquid and scattered everywhere around Iruka. Iruka looked at the ground watching every puddle carefully waiting for an attack.
"He always had a unique way of fighting." Kakashi put his hands in his pockets and watched the battle. "But the only way it's unique is because it's text book fighting."
Sharp needles flew out of the water as Iruka put his hands up to block all the ones he could. He would have to wait for an opening. He grabbed three shuriken from its holster and threw them at the ground. He watched to see if he could pin point where the needles were coming from when they deflected his weapons. The left.
"He's put a lot of effort into books its about time we start seeing the outcome." The Hokage took another puff before raising an eyebrow at the match. "Interesting."
Seiko went flying into the wall as Iruka sped up and ran up the wall to where the body had impacted. Seiko jumped out of the dust and grabbed Iruka throwing him to the ground but Iruka landed gracefully trying to dodge all the kunai being thrown at him. A few cuts and scrapes were okay.
"Kakashi.......you trained with Iruka, yes?" The Hokage asked the jounin next to him not bothering to take his eyes off the match. He waited for Kakashi to nod. "Then can you explain why he is only using basic moves.........I thought he would have learned some special jutsus from you but he hasn't done anything out of the basics."
"He didn't want to learn any jutsus, only wanted more practice." Kakashi smirked under his mask.
Iruka was panting as sweat dripped off his face and his hair stuck to the outline of his head. So much for the ponytail holder he had bought that morning. Seiko smirked realizing Iruka was trying to recuperate and started performing more hand seals. He was going to end this now.
Seiko looked at Iruka curiously when he noticed the genin was grinning. What was he up to? But before Seiko could finish the thought and the rest of his seals his head and body snapped up as another Iruka kicked his jaw. A loud crack could be heard through out the arena as Seiko flew in the air hitting the ground harshly when he spat out blood.
"What were you saying?" The Hokage reverted his eyes to Kakashi for a moment then back at Iruka.
"He is a master of the basics." The Hokage smirked at that comment.
Seiko pulled out another kunai to block Iruka's attack. He was slowly being backed up to the wall and needed to find more room to perform any of his jutsus. He pushed Iruka over and lunged in the air before he felt something pull at his ankle sending him to the ground. Seiko looked at his foot to see a piece of string tied around his ankle. He looked up at Iruka before his body was torn up by several weapons turning it into a log with a poof of smoke.
Seiko fell down a few feet from where his 'body' now log was. He moved his arm to his back pulling out a kunai before he grinned. Iruka had got his real form even when he had hidden so well. The judge looked over at the two genins and shook his head.
"Winner is Iruka from the Hidden Leaf." Iruka went over to Seiko and helped his friend up as the crowed cheered.
"No hard feelings Seiko-san." Iruka put Seiko's hand over his shoulder helping the genin walk to the sidelines where the medical team waited for both of them.
"Good fight Iruka-kun. Maybe I can spar you again sometime." Seiko sat down on a stool as he Iruka was taken up to where Mizuki was waiting.
Iruka ran to the top of the stairs nearly collapsing as he made it to the top but was caught by another body.
"Got your note 'Ruka." Kakashi helped Iruka over the wall as the genin blushed.
"Glad you didn't sleep in." Iruka smiled as Mizuki ran up to him.
"That was a good battle Iruka. I hope you're not too tired because we still have to face off in a little bit." Mizuki smirked as he leaned against the wall next to Iruka.
"Not too tired at all."
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"This match is Mizuki from the Hidden Leaf versus Iruka from the Hidden Leaf." Mizuki smirked as Iruka did a small bow. "Begin."
Both boys smiled as they got into fighting stance.
"You first Iruka." Mizuki folded his fingers telling his friend to come at him. Iruka nodded before he charged.
Mizuki blocked Iruka's kunai with his shuriken and then grabbed Iruka's wrist swinging him to the ground before jumping back.
// Iruka would have the upper hand in close combat, so I should do distant attacks. // Mizuki smiled as he got far enough to perform one of his attacks.
"Kakashi! How long have you been here?" Kurenai ran up to stand beside Asuma. "Iruka-kun is doing good isn't he?"
"Yeah, I saw his first fight." Kakashi curved his eye.
"I can't wait to see what he will be able to do in a few years!" Kurenai squealed as she thought about the boy she babysat beating up assassins.
"Iruka might be smart but I don't think he'll make it past chunin." Kakashi and Kurenai both looked over at Asuma who was watching the battle intensively.
"What do you mean by that?" Kakashi didn't know whether he should be taking that as an insult or something for Iruka.
"I mean I have seen many people fight, and he has the makings of a chunin but I doubt he would be able to make it to jounin." Kurenai glared at Asuma.
"Why do you say that? He is a great fighter. I have watched this exam too and he seems to be the best he has ever done before." Kurenai smiled as Iruka dodged another one of Mizuki's attacks.
"But that's the point. I'm afraid your little Iruka-kun has already reached his peak." Kakashi looked down at the battle and watched each of the fighters move.
"Asuma?" Kakashi looked over at Asuma.
Iruka was able to hit Mizuki in the arm but got sent back about thirty feet after Mizuki used the wind shuriken.
"Hn?"
"I'm afraid your right." Kakashi mumbled as he looked back at the battle.
Iruka went on his knees as he tried to catch his breath. He rolled to the right when Mizuki threw some more devices at him and was barely able to evade.
Mizuki gritted his teeth as he saw his friend staring up at him from the ground. This battle was taking too long.
"Iruka....you have gotten stronger but you're still weaker than me." Mizuki smirked as Iruka stood up again. "You will always be weaker than me."
"Shut up and fight Mizuki." Iruka got in a stance to defend himself as a large wave of pressure slammed him against the wall.
Iruka spit up some blood, as he looked at Mizuki shocked.
"Iruka you really get on my nerves you know that." Mizuki started spinning his biggest shuriken in his hand. "Your so weak yet you can always hold your own."
"And always will..." Iruka braced himself as the shuriken came flying at him. He couldn't dodge.
"I still don't see what you guys are talking about. He doesn't seem to be doing to well though." Kurenai bit her bottom lip as she watched the battle.
"Kurenai, Asuma is the best judge of talent and people I know....as much as I hate to admit it I believe he is right. Sure Iruka could make more improvements but nothing to spectacular." Kakashi glared at the battlefield.
Kakashi closed his eyes. Iruka had already reached his prime at the age of 13! He didn't want to believe it but what he saw down there made sense. Maybe if he trained Iruka a little harder then the teen would be able to learn new things.
"And it is over." Asuma mumbled causing Kakashi to open his eyes.
Iruka opened his eyes as he felt blood run down his neck and arms. He couldn't move his head until he forced himself off the wall to realize his hair didn't follow. Iruka turned to see six inched of his hair pinned to the wall by shuriken.
"Now you look more like a boy." Mizuki smirked as his friend glared at him. Iruka was about to get ready to battle when he collapsed in pain.
"Ahhh." He gritted his teeth as his vision blurred and he curled into a ball. He heard some laughter and forced himself to get up.
Iruka looked around and saw blurry images. Mizuki had done more damage than he gave credit for. Iruka turned to where he heard Mizuki's voice and tried to charge the boy but was tripped.
"C'mon Iruka." Mizuki taunted before he felt Iruka kick his feet from under him and jumped on him.
Iruka had Mizuki pinned to the ground with a kunai shaking in his hand. He was about to say something when he collapsed unconscious to the ground. Mizuki stared wide-eyed until he checked to make sure Iruka was alive.
"Winner is Mizuki from the Leaf."
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Iruka frowned at the mirror as he thumbed his hair. It was about the length of Kakashi's hair but a little shorter and didn't go everywhere. He had long hair all of his life and now he could see his ears.......without hair behind them.
"You look so different." Iruka turned around to see Kakashi had been watching him.
"I hope it'll grow out quickly." Iruka blushed as he walked away for the mirror.
"No I wasn't talking about that." Iruka raised an eyebrow at Kakashi. "The vest is the biggest change."
Iruka smiled as he zipped up his chunin vest. He had made it. In fact him and Mizuki were the only two to make the rank in the Leaf.
"Oh that reminds me! Seiko-san is leaving today." Iruka slipped his sandals on and smiled as Kakashi cringed at the name. "I have to tell him bye."
"I will go with you." Kakashi sighed as he lifted up his mask and followed Iruka out of the house. "He better not try anything funny."
"Stop it Kakashi! Seiko-san doesn't think of me like that, we are just friends." Iruka waited for Kakashi to walk right next to him. "He is just friendly that's all."
"Friendly enough to want to....." Iruka placed his hand over Kakashi's mask and blushed.
"It's not like that." Iruka let go of Kakashi.
"Then why are you blushing?" Kakashi ruffled Iruka's short hair and sighed. "Lets just say goodbye and then leave."
They walked to the gate where all the visiting genins were to leave from and quickly found the mist nin. Seiko was talking to one of his teammates when he noticed Iruka and smiled, waving for the teen to join him.
"Seiko-san!" Iruka ran up to his friend as Kakashi just stood a few feet away.
"Hey Iruka! I guess this is goodbye." Seiko did a small bow as Iruka smiled. "I hope our villages remain in semi good relations so we will never have to fight again."
"I'm glad we got to fight." Iruka held out his hand to all the sudden be pulled forward into a kiss.
Iruka's eyes went wide as he felt Seiko cup his face with his hands and try to deepen the kiss but Iruka wouldn't open his mouth. Kakashi was about to kill Seiko when Iruka pushed away as Seiko smiled a glared at Kakashi. Iruka backed away slowly from Seiko until he was beside Kakashi and then waved the mist nin off.
"B..b-b-b-b-bye!" Iruka stuttered out before Kakashi started to move towards Seiko. "No Kakashi!"
Iruka held back the jounin as Seiko disappeared in the forest.
"Iruka? What was that?" Kakashi glared at Iruka as Iruka blushed. "Hn?"
"I...I-I-I-I...." Kakashi sighed as Iruka tried to say something.
"Iruka you need to b..." Kakashi was interrupted as Iruka kissed him quickly on the lips before running back into the village. "I see how it is."
Kakashi grinned as he stuffed his hands in his pockets and followed the shorthaired boy. At least now Seiko was gone and they could really begin their relationship.
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"WHAT?" Kakashi glared at the Hokage as the older man took his pipe out of his mouth.
"I said Iruka was sent on a mission a few minutes ago and he told me to tell you so you would know why he was gone. In the mean time though I have a mission for you." The Hokage looked at his paperwork he had piled on his desk and sighed.
"What is the mission?" Kakashi tried to hide the fact he was disappointed that Iruka was gone. They hadn't officially celebrated his graduation to chunin.
"I need you to deliver this for me." The Hokage threw Kakashi a scroll and went back to his work.
Kakashi looked at the scroll and noticed the sealing was done in a first priority matter. He looked at the Hokage and waited for the rest of the information for his mission but noticed that the Hokage wasn't planning on talking anymore.
"Hokage-sama?" The elder man looked up as he puffed on his pipe a few more times. "Where do I need to deliver this to?
"Don't worry Kakashi, they will find you." The Hokage smiled and went back to his paper work.
"Hokage this isn't a real mission is it?" Kakashi sighed as he placed one of his hands over his face. He hated playing games like this.
"Oh no it is a real mission for you, only you though. Do you have a problem with it?" The Hokage folded his hands over his desk and smiled when Kakashi shook his head and left. "You can come out now Iruka."
Iruka came out from behind the office through a hidden door and smiled. "Do you think he noticed me?"
"No." The Hokage smiled as Iruka smiled even brighter.
"Yes this is going good so far!" Iruka started to head for the door when he heard the Hokage clear his throat.
"So what are you up to Iruka?" Iruka blushed at the ground before he smiled at the Hokage.
"Kakashi's birthday." The Hokage gave Iruka a look before he glanced at his calendar.
"Iruka....Kakashi's birthday isn't for another three months."
"I know but he is always busy around then so I never get to celebrate his birthday. I wanted to celebrate now since missions seem to be on the low due to the relations with the Hidden Cloud." Iruka had a small blush on his cheeks as he played with his short hair.
"Well it was a good idea Iruka. Go ahead and have some fun but remember your still kids." Iruka nodded and left the office as the Hokage glanced out the window.
It was a beautiful day in Konoha Village as the clear sky let the summer- sun shine over all the people in sight. Kakashi walked down the streets hoping to find clues to whatever game the Hokage was playing with him but was sad to find nothing.
"Yondaime used to do this to me! Ugh!" Kakashi hit his head on a tree before climbing up it and sitting on the biggest branch.
He remembered how his old sensei would make him go on useless missions just to see how long it would be before the boy would break. The tall blonde always smiling until the situation got serious. Kakashi hated to admit how much he missed those days; it had been almost two years since Yondaime died.
"If it isn't my arch rival Kakashi!" Kakashi moaned as he closed his eyes wishing that the scroll belonged to Gai.
"Hey Gai."
"Hello! Hey can I barrow some of your books you have at home? I'm going on a mission so I need something to take up the time." Gai hopped onto the branch and sat in front of Kakashi.
"Only if I can barrow some of your good looks." Kakashi smirked under his mask.
"Yeah right! You wish you were the beautiful green beast of the Hidden Leaf village but the only thing you are is a two-bit talent. Kakashi do you hear me you are just a lazy bum who is only good for training against." Gai smiled as he glared at his foe.
"Sorry Gai did you say something?" Gai turned away and shook his fist at the air.
"I will let that slide Kakashi. You are cool like that, that is why you are my rival!"
"I guess I will go get you a book then." Kakashi jumped off the branch as Gai followed. "I guess I am the only one playing the Hokage's game then."
"Game?"
"Don't worry about it I will find the answer before he brings in another puppet." Kakashi continued talking more to himself than to Gai.
"Where is Iruka?" Gai looked up the street. They were almost at Kakashi's house.
"Oh Iruka is on a mission. Talk about lucky, he got a mission even when he hasn't been chunin for longer than a day."
"So have you asked him out yet?" Kakashi's eyes widened but quickly went back to normal. Gai was always blunt so why did it surprise him. Gai had known about Kakashi's crush for a while.
"Sort of....I will tell you about it later okay. I'm not in the mood today." Kakashi sighed as Gai nodded. "I'm so tired!"
"Here we are!" Gai jumped on the first step as Kakashi walked up and unlocked the door.
"Here you go Gai." It didn't take Kakashi but one step in the house before he saw a book he had left on the table next to the door and handed it to Gai.
Gai smiled and left happy that he was able to get some reading material. Kakashi turned around and flipped on the lights to his house. It seemed to be really empty for some reason but he just brushed it off as fatigue and went to his room. With Iruka gone for who knows how long he would probably have to keep himself from trashing the place.
Kakashi took off his mask and threw off is sandals before he fell on his bed. It didn't take long before he a light sleep started to over take him but then he felt something move on his bed.
Kakashi didn't move and waited for his bed to move a little bit more before he turned around with a kunai in his hand that had been hidden under his pillow and threw it at the object trying to get on his bed. Kakashi saw Iruka dodge the kunai barely before the kunai lodged itself into the wall.
"Iruka?" Kakashi stared as the boy who was holding his chest.
"I try to do something nice but no I get attacked. Gosh Kakashi my heart stopped beating for a few seconds." Iruka hit Kakashi with a pillow before Kakashi laid back down on his bed.
Kakashi closed his eyes as Iruka crawled over next to him. Iruka smiled as Kakashi seemed so defenseless and let his hand slide on Kakashi's back. Kakashi shuddered form the instant chills from Iruka's soft touches.
"So do you have my scroll?" Kakashi opened his eyes and turned over to see Iruka smiling at him.
"Your scroll?" Kakashi glared at the teen as he pulled out the scroll Hokage had handed him and gave it to Iruka.
"Actually its for you." Kakashi looked surprised as he opened the scroll to find in big letters 'Happy Really Early Birthday'.
"Birthday?"
"Yep!" Iruka hugged Kakashi around the waist burying his face into Kakashi's chest. "Happy Birthday Kakashi!"
Kakashi looked at the scroll then at Iruka as his cheeks flushed. He smiled and hugged Iruka back.
"I don't think I understand but this is definitely the best early birthday I have ever had." Kakashi kissed Iruka's forehead causing the boy to blush as Iruka tried to kiss him back.
"It's because we don't get to celebrate it in the fall since you are always on missions." Iruka kissed Kakashi on the cheek as he jumped off the bed and grabbed Kakashi's hand. "Follow me."
Kakashi obeyed as Iruka lead him through the rooms and into the kitchen where there was a small cake in the middle of the table in 16 and a half candles. Kakashi looked at the cake a little weird since it was the first time he had ever seen only half of a candle but smiled when he remembered he wasn't 17 just yet.
"Okay first open your gift and then we can have some cake!" Iruka smiled as he made Kakashi sit down and he sat down in front of him.
Iruka handed Kakashi a big box with a blue bow on top. Kakashi smiled as he unwrapped the box but only found another smaller box inside.
"Hn?" He looked at Iruka who was just smiling at him.
"Keep going Kakashi!"
Kakashi was able to unwrap seven different boxes before he came to a bag. He smiled when he realized the boxes were over and opened the bag to see a small box inside. Kakashi glared at Iruka before sighing. This present was taking forever to find.
"C'mon open it!" Iruka pushed all the other boxes aside as Kakashi opened the small box to reveal a small silver necklace of a dolphin.
"Wow." Kakashi stared at the beautiful carving along the silver and the blue stone that was located on the dolphin. He remembered seeing this in the store.
"Remember you took me to that new jewelry store just to see this necklace. You kept talking about how beautiful is was I couldn't not buy it for you." Iruka smiled. "I like to think I am the reason you like dolphins sometimes."
(For those who don't know Iruka = Dolphin in Japanese)
Kakashi put the necklace on before he kissed Iruka. Iruka blushed as Kakashi started to nibble at his bottom lip but gently pushed Kakashi away and brought him back to the table.
"We still have cake to do!"
It wasn't long before the cake was gone and Iruka was cleaning up all the paper that was thrown everywhere. Kakashi smiled as he fiddled with his new necklace.
Iruka felt two arms wrap around his chest as Kakashi rest his head on the younger teen's shoulder. They stayed like that for a few minutes before Iruka turned around and kissed Kakashi.
"Thank you Iruka-koi." Kakashi whispered in Iruka's ear as they both went to their rooms. Iruka paused at his door before he turned and went into Kakashi's room.
Kakashi looked up at the teen as Iruka crawled next him and lied down near the wall. Kakashi laid down next to him wrapping one arm around the boy before he started playing with Iruka's hair. Iruka curled into Kakashi's warmth before closing his eyes welcoming any sleep.
Kakashi kissed Iruka on the forehead before he placed his head down and got comfortable. He was still really tired but he had never been so happy in his life that he could remember at this moment. Kakashi smiled at the sleeping Iruka in his arms as he closed his eyes for sleep.
Unknown to Iruka this was the first birthday present he had received in two years.
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*bows down to the readers* PLEASE FORGIVE ME! I promised to update in two weeks and it took me four! And then this chapter wasn't as long as I wanted it to be.....then I had exams for school! But the worst part was right when I got back from Texas I had WRITERS BLOCK! *cringes* Why me?
Well to make it up to you guys I am going to give you a preview for the next chapter. I don't think I will do this every chapter but since it has taken me forever to update I think you deserve it! *smiles*
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"Who is that?" Hitomi whispered under her breath as two teenagers walked into the office.
"Hn? That's just Kakashi and Iruka; I guess they are here to see if they have any missions. Now about where you will be staying for the time being..." The Hokage watched Hitomi walk over to Iruka with a smile on her face.
"There isn't any food in the house so I thought we could go out...." Iruka stopped as the girl stood in front of him. "Hello?"
"HI! My name is Hitomi, what's your name good looking?" Hitomi grabbed his hand and shook as she smiled.
Iruka just stared at her while a blush crept on his cheeks. Who is this girl?
"I...I am Iruka." Iruka looked up at Kakashi who just seemed to be amused by the girl.
"Hitomi...I need you to come back here so we can plan your stay at Konoha." The Hokage sighed as he continued to smoke his pipe.
"Can I have a body guard?" Hitomi ran to the Hokage grabbing Iruka dragging him with her.
"Hn?" The Hokage looked up as he realized what she was about to say next.
"I can pay for it! I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem since you have so many shinobi here! Can I have a bodyguard! Can I have Iruka?"
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Thank you for reading! Please R&R!!
Hey well I am back!! Sorry it has taken so long but I am glad to finally be able to update.
Thank you for all the reviews and answers to my questions! I would reply to all of them but there were just so many and I wanted to update as soon as possible! Please review for this chapter and I can reply in chapter 9!!
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Chapter 8: Chunin Exam
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"Iruka did you really have to wear that outfit to our session? You look so different." The Hokage puffed on his pipe a bit as Iruka jumped on the railing of the balcony.
"Different isn't a bad thing Hokage-sama." Iruka smiled as he walked the railing to where the Hokage was sitting.
"Never said it was, but do you mind not walking on the railing I called you to ask you a question."
Iruka looked at the Hokage for a second flashing a boyish grin before he jumped off and walked to the Hokage. He sighed as he sat down on one of the patio chairs and waited for the Hokage to get done smoking.
"You know smoking isn't good for your health." Iruka smirked as he began their sessional argument.
"But it is good for stress." The Hokage puffed again and leaned back into the chair to show how relaxed he was.
"It takes off 15 minutes of your life with every puff." Iruka leaned back and waited for 'the professor' to say something in return.
"But I don't have much longer to live so I might as well be happy. If I am stressed out I will die quicker anyway." Iruka gave up and waited for the Hokage to finish his last puff.
"Iruka I have noticed a change in your behavior since the month of training has ended. Has anything happened?"
"A lot actually but nothing that you should be worried about." Iruka smiled to show he was fine.
"I didn't say it was a bad change. I'm actually happy with it. You smile a lot more and seem to be at peace. I was just wondering what brought it on?" Iruka blushed as he thought of the main reason for all the change.
The Hokage let Iruka take his time after all the boy would give him some kind of answer. Iruka blushed then opened his mouth but closed it. He hadn't really discussed their relationship with Kakashi so he didn't feel right discussing it with the Hokage. Iruka knew that Kakashi would most likely want to keep it secret for the time being because he felt Iruka would be under more stress during the exam if he had to think about how people felt about him.
Iruka sighed as he stared the Hokage in the eye changing his smile to the usual expression it had shown for so many years.
"I don't really want to talk about it right Hokage-sama, but I will tell when I'm ready to." Iruka smiled when the Hokage nodded.
They chatted for a bit longer before the Hokage had to go back to his paperwork. He sighed as he waved Iruka off but the stopped all the sudden.
"Iruka!" Iruka appeared back in front of the Hokage and look around for the reason he was called back.
"Don't worry I was just wondering why you were wearing a collar? You used to hate wearing any type of jewelry because you said it made you more feminine so I was wondering why you were wearing it now?" Iruka blushed again as he put his hand over the collar.
"Heh. That's one of those things I will have to tell you about later.....but I really do enjoy wearing it because it makes me different from the crowed." Iruka smiled as the Hokage bowed.
"And different isn't a bad thing." The Hokage dismissed Iruka before he went into his office to finish the work he had stopped a half hour ago. He sighed and looked at all the papers he would have to go through.
"I really need an assistant."
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"For our first match we will have Mizuki from the Hidden Leaf against Tai from the Hidden Sand. Begin." The judge stepped away from the two genin as they got in fighting stances.
"Crap! I haven't missed anything have I Asuma?" Iruka ran on to the balcony where all the participants got to watch the matches.
"Nope it just started." Asuma scooted over so Iruka could stand next to him. He looked Iruka over and noticed Iruka was wearing one of Kakashi's old training outfits. "Nice outfit."
Iruka looked at his outfit. He was wearing a black shirt that was ripped around the collar to show it used to be a turtleneck and had pants on with the bottoms wrapped so that it appeared they were connected to his sandals. Iruka just shrugged and returned his gaze to the battle his best friend was fighting.
Mizuki pulled out two shuriken hurling them to his opponent. The Hidden Sand nin Tai dodged both effortlessly and jolted towards Mizuki kicking the genin straight in the jaw. Mizuki went flying back but landed on his feet with a smirk on his face as one of the thrown shuriken hit Tai in his leg. One thing Mizuki worked on was his clan's art of shuriken throwing.
"Wow Mizuki has improved." Iruka smiled down at his friend, "He better win this one so we will get to face off against each other."
Mizuki gritted his teeth as Tai dodged another attack. The battle was becoming a game dodge ball; he would have to end it soon. Mizuki did a few seals and disappeared from the visible area they had been fighting in. Mizuki looked over at the shadows as he hid in a bush, trap him there. Tai moved around slowly trying to sense Mizuki but since the genin wasn't using any chakra it was hard.
"Looks like Mizuki retreated......" Suzume muttered as Iruka just noticed she was beside him. Iruka smirked and looked back at the battlefield.
"Not yet."
Tai couldn't move fast enough as tons of kunai came flying at him from the shadows. Tai fell as he coughed up blood from the sudden bombardment. Mizuki smiled as he pulled out his biggest shuriken that was attached to his back holster. The battle was over when Tai fell over unconscious nearly at the chance of bleeding to death from Mizuki last attack.
"Mizuki you won!" Iruka ran over to greet his friend from the battle as Mizuki smirked.
"Of course I did, who else is supposed to face you after your next round?" Iruka smiled and headed down to the battlefield. It was his turn.
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Kakashi turned over in his bed slowly. The room was filled with light showing that it was about midday. Kakashi sighed as he threw his arm across the bed to realize there a lump of mass missing. Kakashi tilted his head up and looked around the room.
"Iruka?"
Kakashi made his way out of his room and walked into the living room to see that Iruka wasn't there either. He sighed and made his way to the kitchen, there was something bothering him though, he felt like he was forgetting something. Kakashi went to the cabinet to see a small neatly written note on blue paper.
"The Chunin exam is today! Wish me luck; I hope to see you there. Love, 'Ruka." Kakashi read the note out loud in a monotone voice.
"CRAP!" Kakashi ran into his room as quick as he could changing into cloths. "I SUCK! Please let Iruka not have gone yet. Please let Iruka not have gone yet."
It wasn't long before Iruka's house was empty and one very guilty feeling jounin was running for the stadium that the last part of the exam was going to be held in. Kakashi ran up the stairs till he made it to one part of the balcony realizing this was the area the Hokage was at he looked around and walked up nonchalantly to peer over and see who was facing off.
"Hello Kakashi." The Hokage smoked his pipe as Kakashi did a small wave and looked around the audience and other balconies to find Iruka. "Iruka is just about to start."
"I didn't miss it?" Kakashi sighed in relief as he saw a small Iruka run down on the field for his fight. "I ran all this way thinking he was going to yell at me and he isn't even fighting yet."
"Well even though you were late to the exam I'm glad you at least came on time for your roommate's fight. I swear Kakashi what are you doing that makes you late to almost everything?" Kakashi curved his one eye at the Hokage before turning back to the field to watch Iruka.
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"Seiko-san? I didn't know I was facing you. I though I was facing your other comrade from the Mist." Iruka did a small bow before he got into a fighting stance.
"You were late to the briefing so you didn't hear about him getting disqualified. Oh well too late to fill you in now." Seiko smirked as he in return got into fighting stance.
"Begin." The judge jumped out of the way as Iruka made the first assault.
Iruka ran straight for Seiko as the Mist Nin prepared to block but instead of attacking he did a flip over the genin. Seiko was barely able to block the attack but twisted Iruka over sending Iruka to the ground. Iruka hit but got on his hands and jumped away as several kunai hit the ground where his body used to be.
"Iruka has improved." The Hokage leaned over as he got up to stand next to Kakashi. "The way he fights has changed a bit."
Seiko slid on the ground and lunged forward once again at Iruka. The mist Nin did a few hand seals before his body turned into liquid and scattered everywhere around Iruka. Iruka looked at the ground watching every puddle carefully waiting for an attack.
"He always had a unique way of fighting." Kakashi put his hands in his pockets and watched the battle. "But the only way it's unique is because it's text book fighting."
Sharp needles flew out of the water as Iruka put his hands up to block all the ones he could. He would have to wait for an opening. He grabbed three shuriken from its holster and threw them at the ground. He watched to see if he could pin point where the needles were coming from when they deflected his weapons. The left.
"He's put a lot of effort into books its about time we start seeing the outcome." The Hokage took another puff before raising an eyebrow at the match. "Interesting."
Seiko went flying into the wall as Iruka sped up and ran up the wall to where the body had impacted. Seiko jumped out of the dust and grabbed Iruka throwing him to the ground but Iruka landed gracefully trying to dodge all the kunai being thrown at him. A few cuts and scrapes were okay.
"Kakashi.......you trained with Iruka, yes?" The Hokage asked the jounin next to him not bothering to take his eyes off the match. He waited for Kakashi to nod. "Then can you explain why he is only using basic moves.........I thought he would have learned some special jutsus from you but he hasn't done anything out of the basics."
"He didn't want to learn any jutsus, only wanted more practice." Kakashi smirked under his mask.
Iruka was panting as sweat dripped off his face and his hair stuck to the outline of his head. So much for the ponytail holder he had bought that morning. Seiko smirked realizing Iruka was trying to recuperate and started performing more hand seals. He was going to end this now.
Seiko looked at Iruka curiously when he noticed the genin was grinning. What was he up to? But before Seiko could finish the thought and the rest of his seals his head and body snapped up as another Iruka kicked his jaw. A loud crack could be heard through out the arena as Seiko flew in the air hitting the ground harshly when he spat out blood.
"What were you saying?" The Hokage reverted his eyes to Kakashi for a moment then back at Iruka.
"He is a master of the basics." The Hokage smirked at that comment.
Seiko pulled out another kunai to block Iruka's attack. He was slowly being backed up to the wall and needed to find more room to perform any of his jutsus. He pushed Iruka over and lunged in the air before he felt something pull at his ankle sending him to the ground. Seiko looked at his foot to see a piece of string tied around his ankle. He looked up at Iruka before his body was torn up by several weapons turning it into a log with a poof of smoke.
Seiko fell down a few feet from where his 'body' now log was. He moved his arm to his back pulling out a kunai before he grinned. Iruka had got his real form even when he had hidden so well. The judge looked over at the two genins and shook his head.
"Winner is Iruka from the Hidden Leaf." Iruka went over to Seiko and helped his friend up as the crowed cheered.
"No hard feelings Seiko-san." Iruka put Seiko's hand over his shoulder helping the genin walk to the sidelines where the medical team waited for both of them.
"Good fight Iruka-kun. Maybe I can spar you again sometime." Seiko sat down on a stool as he Iruka was taken up to where Mizuki was waiting.
Iruka ran to the top of the stairs nearly collapsing as he made it to the top but was caught by another body.
"Got your note 'Ruka." Kakashi helped Iruka over the wall as the genin blushed.
"Glad you didn't sleep in." Iruka smiled as Mizuki ran up to him.
"That was a good battle Iruka. I hope you're not too tired because we still have to face off in a little bit." Mizuki smirked as he leaned against the wall next to Iruka.
"Not too tired at all."
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"This match is Mizuki from the Hidden Leaf versus Iruka from the Hidden Leaf." Mizuki smirked as Iruka did a small bow. "Begin."
Both boys smiled as they got into fighting stance.
"You first Iruka." Mizuki folded his fingers telling his friend to come at him. Iruka nodded before he charged.
Mizuki blocked Iruka's kunai with his shuriken and then grabbed Iruka's wrist swinging him to the ground before jumping back.
// Iruka would have the upper hand in close combat, so I should do distant attacks. // Mizuki smiled as he got far enough to perform one of his attacks.
"Kakashi! How long have you been here?" Kurenai ran up to stand beside Asuma. "Iruka-kun is doing good isn't he?"
"Yeah, I saw his first fight." Kakashi curved his eye.
"I can't wait to see what he will be able to do in a few years!" Kurenai squealed as she thought about the boy she babysat beating up assassins.
"Iruka might be smart but I don't think he'll make it past chunin." Kakashi and Kurenai both looked over at Asuma who was watching the battle intensively.
"What do you mean by that?" Kakashi didn't know whether he should be taking that as an insult or something for Iruka.
"I mean I have seen many people fight, and he has the makings of a chunin but I doubt he would be able to make it to jounin." Kurenai glared at Asuma.
"Why do you say that? He is a great fighter. I have watched this exam too and he seems to be the best he has ever done before." Kurenai smiled as Iruka dodged another one of Mizuki's attacks.
"But that's the point. I'm afraid your little Iruka-kun has already reached his peak." Kakashi looked down at the battle and watched each of the fighters move.
"Asuma?" Kakashi looked over at Asuma.
Iruka was able to hit Mizuki in the arm but got sent back about thirty feet after Mizuki used the wind shuriken.
"Hn?"
"I'm afraid your right." Kakashi mumbled as he looked back at the battle.
Iruka went on his knees as he tried to catch his breath. He rolled to the right when Mizuki threw some more devices at him and was barely able to evade.
Mizuki gritted his teeth as he saw his friend staring up at him from the ground. This battle was taking too long.
"Iruka....you have gotten stronger but you're still weaker than me." Mizuki smirked as Iruka stood up again. "You will always be weaker than me."
"Shut up and fight Mizuki." Iruka got in a stance to defend himself as a large wave of pressure slammed him against the wall.
Iruka spit up some blood, as he looked at Mizuki shocked.
"Iruka you really get on my nerves you know that." Mizuki started spinning his biggest shuriken in his hand. "Your so weak yet you can always hold your own."
"And always will..." Iruka braced himself as the shuriken came flying at him. He couldn't dodge.
"I still don't see what you guys are talking about. He doesn't seem to be doing to well though." Kurenai bit her bottom lip as she watched the battle.
"Kurenai, Asuma is the best judge of talent and people I know....as much as I hate to admit it I believe he is right. Sure Iruka could make more improvements but nothing to spectacular." Kakashi glared at the battlefield.
Kakashi closed his eyes. Iruka had already reached his prime at the age of 13! He didn't want to believe it but what he saw down there made sense. Maybe if he trained Iruka a little harder then the teen would be able to learn new things.
"And it is over." Asuma mumbled causing Kakashi to open his eyes.
Iruka opened his eyes as he felt blood run down his neck and arms. He couldn't move his head until he forced himself off the wall to realize his hair didn't follow. Iruka turned to see six inched of his hair pinned to the wall by shuriken.
"Now you look more like a boy." Mizuki smirked as his friend glared at him. Iruka was about to get ready to battle when he collapsed in pain.
"Ahhh." He gritted his teeth as his vision blurred and he curled into a ball. He heard some laughter and forced himself to get up.
Iruka looked around and saw blurry images. Mizuki had done more damage than he gave credit for. Iruka turned to where he heard Mizuki's voice and tried to charge the boy but was tripped.
"C'mon Iruka." Mizuki taunted before he felt Iruka kick his feet from under him and jumped on him.
Iruka had Mizuki pinned to the ground with a kunai shaking in his hand. He was about to say something when he collapsed unconscious to the ground. Mizuki stared wide-eyed until he checked to make sure Iruka was alive.
"Winner is Mizuki from the Leaf."
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Iruka frowned at the mirror as he thumbed his hair. It was about the length of Kakashi's hair but a little shorter and didn't go everywhere. He had long hair all of his life and now he could see his ears.......without hair behind them.
"You look so different." Iruka turned around to see Kakashi had been watching him.
"I hope it'll grow out quickly." Iruka blushed as he walked away for the mirror.
"No I wasn't talking about that." Iruka raised an eyebrow at Kakashi. "The vest is the biggest change."
Iruka smiled as he zipped up his chunin vest. He had made it. In fact him and Mizuki were the only two to make the rank in the Leaf.
"Oh that reminds me! Seiko-san is leaving today." Iruka slipped his sandals on and smiled as Kakashi cringed at the name. "I have to tell him bye."
"I will go with you." Kakashi sighed as he lifted up his mask and followed Iruka out of the house. "He better not try anything funny."
"Stop it Kakashi! Seiko-san doesn't think of me like that, we are just friends." Iruka waited for Kakashi to walk right next to him. "He is just friendly that's all."
"Friendly enough to want to....." Iruka placed his hand over Kakashi's mask and blushed.
"It's not like that." Iruka let go of Kakashi.
"Then why are you blushing?" Kakashi ruffled Iruka's short hair and sighed. "Lets just say goodbye and then leave."
They walked to the gate where all the visiting genins were to leave from and quickly found the mist nin. Seiko was talking to one of his teammates when he noticed Iruka and smiled, waving for the teen to join him.
"Seiko-san!" Iruka ran up to his friend as Kakashi just stood a few feet away.
"Hey Iruka! I guess this is goodbye." Seiko did a small bow as Iruka smiled. "I hope our villages remain in semi good relations so we will never have to fight again."
"I'm glad we got to fight." Iruka held out his hand to all the sudden be pulled forward into a kiss.
Iruka's eyes went wide as he felt Seiko cup his face with his hands and try to deepen the kiss but Iruka wouldn't open his mouth. Kakashi was about to kill Seiko when Iruka pushed away as Seiko smiled a glared at Kakashi. Iruka backed away slowly from Seiko until he was beside Kakashi and then waved the mist nin off.
"B..b-b-b-b-bye!" Iruka stuttered out before Kakashi started to move towards Seiko. "No Kakashi!"
Iruka held back the jounin as Seiko disappeared in the forest.
"Iruka? What was that?" Kakashi glared at Iruka as Iruka blushed. "Hn?"
"I...I-I-I-I...." Kakashi sighed as Iruka tried to say something.
"Iruka you need to b..." Kakashi was interrupted as Iruka kissed him quickly on the lips before running back into the village. "I see how it is."
Kakashi grinned as he stuffed his hands in his pockets and followed the shorthaired boy. At least now Seiko was gone and they could really begin their relationship.
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"WHAT?" Kakashi glared at the Hokage as the older man took his pipe out of his mouth.
"I said Iruka was sent on a mission a few minutes ago and he told me to tell you so you would know why he was gone. In the mean time though I have a mission for you." The Hokage looked at his paperwork he had piled on his desk and sighed.
"What is the mission?" Kakashi tried to hide the fact he was disappointed that Iruka was gone. They hadn't officially celebrated his graduation to chunin.
"I need you to deliver this for me." The Hokage threw Kakashi a scroll and went back to his work.
Kakashi looked at the scroll and noticed the sealing was done in a first priority matter. He looked at the Hokage and waited for the rest of the information for his mission but noticed that the Hokage wasn't planning on talking anymore.
"Hokage-sama?" The elder man looked up as he puffed on his pipe a few more times. "Where do I need to deliver this to?
"Don't worry Kakashi, they will find you." The Hokage smiled and went back to his paper work.
"Hokage this isn't a real mission is it?" Kakashi sighed as he placed one of his hands over his face. He hated playing games like this.
"Oh no it is a real mission for you, only you though. Do you have a problem with it?" The Hokage folded his hands over his desk and smiled when Kakashi shook his head and left. "You can come out now Iruka."
Iruka came out from behind the office through a hidden door and smiled. "Do you think he noticed me?"
"No." The Hokage smiled as Iruka smiled even brighter.
"Yes this is going good so far!" Iruka started to head for the door when he heard the Hokage clear his throat.
"So what are you up to Iruka?" Iruka blushed at the ground before he smiled at the Hokage.
"Kakashi's birthday." The Hokage gave Iruka a look before he glanced at his calendar.
"Iruka....Kakashi's birthday isn't for another three months."
"I know but he is always busy around then so I never get to celebrate his birthday. I wanted to celebrate now since missions seem to be on the low due to the relations with the Hidden Cloud." Iruka had a small blush on his cheeks as he played with his short hair.
"Well it was a good idea Iruka. Go ahead and have some fun but remember your still kids." Iruka nodded and left the office as the Hokage glanced out the window.
It was a beautiful day in Konoha Village as the clear sky let the summer- sun shine over all the people in sight. Kakashi walked down the streets hoping to find clues to whatever game the Hokage was playing with him but was sad to find nothing.
"Yondaime used to do this to me! Ugh!" Kakashi hit his head on a tree before climbing up it and sitting on the biggest branch.
He remembered how his old sensei would make him go on useless missions just to see how long it would be before the boy would break. The tall blonde always smiling until the situation got serious. Kakashi hated to admit how much he missed those days; it had been almost two years since Yondaime died.
"If it isn't my arch rival Kakashi!" Kakashi moaned as he closed his eyes wishing that the scroll belonged to Gai.
"Hey Gai."
"Hello! Hey can I barrow some of your books you have at home? I'm going on a mission so I need something to take up the time." Gai hopped onto the branch and sat in front of Kakashi.
"Only if I can barrow some of your good looks." Kakashi smirked under his mask.
"Yeah right! You wish you were the beautiful green beast of the Hidden Leaf village but the only thing you are is a two-bit talent. Kakashi do you hear me you are just a lazy bum who is only good for training against." Gai smiled as he glared at his foe.
"Sorry Gai did you say something?" Gai turned away and shook his fist at the air.
"I will let that slide Kakashi. You are cool like that, that is why you are my rival!"
"I guess I will go get you a book then." Kakashi jumped off the branch as Gai followed. "I guess I am the only one playing the Hokage's game then."
"Game?"
"Don't worry about it I will find the answer before he brings in another puppet." Kakashi continued talking more to himself than to Gai.
"Where is Iruka?" Gai looked up the street. They were almost at Kakashi's house.
"Oh Iruka is on a mission. Talk about lucky, he got a mission even when he hasn't been chunin for longer than a day."
"So have you asked him out yet?" Kakashi's eyes widened but quickly went back to normal. Gai was always blunt so why did it surprise him. Gai had known about Kakashi's crush for a while.
"Sort of....I will tell you about it later okay. I'm not in the mood today." Kakashi sighed as Gai nodded. "I'm so tired!"
"Here we are!" Gai jumped on the first step as Kakashi walked up and unlocked the door.
"Here you go Gai." It didn't take Kakashi but one step in the house before he saw a book he had left on the table next to the door and handed it to Gai.
Gai smiled and left happy that he was able to get some reading material. Kakashi turned around and flipped on the lights to his house. It seemed to be really empty for some reason but he just brushed it off as fatigue and went to his room. With Iruka gone for who knows how long he would probably have to keep himself from trashing the place.
Kakashi took off his mask and threw off is sandals before he fell on his bed. It didn't take long before he a light sleep started to over take him but then he felt something move on his bed.
Kakashi didn't move and waited for his bed to move a little bit more before he turned around with a kunai in his hand that had been hidden under his pillow and threw it at the object trying to get on his bed. Kakashi saw Iruka dodge the kunai barely before the kunai lodged itself into the wall.
"Iruka?" Kakashi stared as the boy who was holding his chest.
"I try to do something nice but no I get attacked. Gosh Kakashi my heart stopped beating for a few seconds." Iruka hit Kakashi with a pillow before Kakashi laid back down on his bed.
Kakashi closed his eyes as Iruka crawled over next to him. Iruka smiled as Kakashi seemed so defenseless and let his hand slide on Kakashi's back. Kakashi shuddered form the instant chills from Iruka's soft touches.
"So do you have my scroll?" Kakashi opened his eyes and turned over to see Iruka smiling at him.
"Your scroll?" Kakashi glared at the teen as he pulled out the scroll Hokage had handed him and gave it to Iruka.
"Actually its for you." Kakashi looked surprised as he opened the scroll to find in big letters 'Happy Really Early Birthday'.
"Birthday?"
"Yep!" Iruka hugged Kakashi around the waist burying his face into Kakashi's chest. "Happy Birthday Kakashi!"
Kakashi looked at the scroll then at Iruka as his cheeks flushed. He smiled and hugged Iruka back.
"I don't think I understand but this is definitely the best early birthday I have ever had." Kakashi kissed Iruka's forehead causing the boy to blush as Iruka tried to kiss him back.
"It's because we don't get to celebrate it in the fall since you are always on missions." Iruka kissed Kakashi on the cheek as he jumped off the bed and grabbed Kakashi's hand. "Follow me."
Kakashi obeyed as Iruka lead him through the rooms and into the kitchen where there was a small cake in the middle of the table in 16 and a half candles. Kakashi looked at the cake a little weird since it was the first time he had ever seen only half of a candle but smiled when he remembered he wasn't 17 just yet.
"Okay first open your gift and then we can have some cake!" Iruka smiled as he made Kakashi sit down and he sat down in front of him.
Iruka handed Kakashi a big box with a blue bow on top. Kakashi smiled as he unwrapped the box but only found another smaller box inside.
"Hn?" He looked at Iruka who was just smiling at him.
"Keep going Kakashi!"
Kakashi was able to unwrap seven different boxes before he came to a bag. He smiled when he realized the boxes were over and opened the bag to see a small box inside. Kakashi glared at Iruka before sighing. This present was taking forever to find.
"C'mon open it!" Iruka pushed all the other boxes aside as Kakashi opened the small box to reveal a small silver necklace of a dolphin.
"Wow." Kakashi stared at the beautiful carving along the silver and the blue stone that was located on the dolphin. He remembered seeing this in the store.
"Remember you took me to that new jewelry store just to see this necklace. You kept talking about how beautiful is was I couldn't not buy it for you." Iruka smiled. "I like to think I am the reason you like dolphins sometimes."
(For those who don't know Iruka = Dolphin in Japanese)
Kakashi put the necklace on before he kissed Iruka. Iruka blushed as Kakashi started to nibble at his bottom lip but gently pushed Kakashi away and brought him back to the table.
"We still have cake to do!"
It wasn't long before the cake was gone and Iruka was cleaning up all the paper that was thrown everywhere. Kakashi smiled as he fiddled with his new necklace.
Iruka felt two arms wrap around his chest as Kakashi rest his head on the younger teen's shoulder. They stayed like that for a few minutes before Iruka turned around and kissed Kakashi.
"Thank you Iruka-koi." Kakashi whispered in Iruka's ear as they both went to their rooms. Iruka paused at his door before he turned and went into Kakashi's room.
Kakashi looked up at the teen as Iruka crawled next him and lied down near the wall. Kakashi laid down next to him wrapping one arm around the boy before he started playing with Iruka's hair. Iruka curled into Kakashi's warmth before closing his eyes welcoming any sleep.
Kakashi kissed Iruka on the forehead before he placed his head down and got comfortable. He was still really tired but he had never been so happy in his life that he could remember at this moment. Kakashi smiled at the sleeping Iruka in his arms as he closed his eyes for sleep.
Unknown to Iruka this was the first birthday present he had received in two years.
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*bows down to the readers* PLEASE FORGIVE ME! I promised to update in two weeks and it took me four! And then this chapter wasn't as long as I wanted it to be.....then I had exams for school! But the worst part was right when I got back from Texas I had WRITERS BLOCK! *cringes* Why me?
Well to make it up to you guys I am going to give you a preview for the next chapter. I don't think I will do this every chapter but since it has taken me forever to update I think you deserve it! *smiles*
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"Who is that?" Hitomi whispered under her breath as two teenagers walked into the office.
"Hn? That's just Kakashi and Iruka; I guess they are here to see if they have any missions. Now about where you will be staying for the time being..." The Hokage watched Hitomi walk over to Iruka with a smile on her face.
"There isn't any food in the house so I thought we could go out...." Iruka stopped as the girl stood in front of him. "Hello?"
"HI! My name is Hitomi, what's your name good looking?" Hitomi grabbed his hand and shook as she smiled.
Iruka just stared at her while a blush crept on his cheeks. Who is this girl?
"I...I am Iruka." Iruka looked up at Kakashi who just seemed to be amused by the girl.
"Hitomi...I need you to come back here so we can plan your stay at Konoha." The Hokage sighed as he continued to smoke his pipe.
"Can I have a body guard?" Hitomi ran to the Hokage grabbing Iruka dragging him with her.
"Hn?" The Hokage looked up as he realized what she was about to say next.
"I can pay for it! I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem since you have so many shinobi here! Can I have a bodyguard! Can I have Iruka?"
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Thank you for reading! Please R&R!!
