Kakashi smiled in bemusement as Iruka ran ahead to open the door and wait a full minute before the jounin walked through. The chocolate-eyed chunin walked quickly to keep up with him.

"Do you think he'll be ok, Kakashi?"Iruka whispered.

Kakashi shrugged, smile fading a little as he carefully kept his eyes ahead, not wanting to look down at the unconscious form of his student that had just attempted suicide. He would once again start an inner conflict with himself, wondering why Naruto had done this, could have he done anything to prevent it, how could he have missed the signs, how could he have-

"T-thankyou..Kakashi sensei.."

"For what?" Kakashi asked, kicking a stone out of the path as they continued on through Konoha's streets in silence for a few minutes.

"If you hadn't been there..I..might not have gotten him there in time..I was so nervous..you were so calm."

The silver-haired jonin chuckled, wincing inwardly when he saw Iruka's face get red.

"Its not funny! Naruto could have died! It would have been my fault!"

Kakashi sighed and shifted the blonde's weight slightly to get more comfortable, turning down a street and trying to ignore the both friendly and unfriendly gazes of the villagers."I wasn't suggesting that it was funny, Iruka chan. I was just laughing because..who wouldn't be scared when someone as seemingly bright and happy, not to mention loud and troublesome as Naruto tried to kill himself.."

The other man deflated, looking faintly ashamed," Oh..well I..I just wish I knew WHY.."

"So do I. So will everyone who finds out. And Im pretty sure Naruto won't be too happy. That's why, even if you needed a little help before, you can more than make up for it and be there for Naruto when he wakes up. Don't beat yourself up over this, it won't help you or Naruto."

He stopped before a shabby looking door, sweatdropping and turning to Iruka to ask him for the keys. He stopped dead and smiled sadly when he saw tears swimming in iruka's expressive brown eyes.

"Kakashi..I don't know what I'd do without you."

Kakashi flushed faintly then cleared his throat, raising a hand to scratch the back of his neck and completely forgetting about the boy in his arms. Naruto's head starting to slip off before Iruka squeaked and Kakashi quickly caught him.

Seeing his friend swell with an impending outburst, the jonin quickly kicked open the door and brought Naruto inside."Help me get him setup."

"..You're lucky, Kakashi." Iruka muttered before looking around his friends home. He sweatdropped and twitched."How can you even stand living here? Its a mess! There's mold on your CLOTHES for godsakes!"

"...Oh..I was wondering what that was."Kakashi smiled before walking into the bedroom, stepping over various dirty dishes, empty pocky containers, some volumes of random porn, and mold infested clothes. Surprisingly, when iruka followed him into the bedroom, he found it near spotless.

"Why.."

"I sleep in here. I barely spend time in any other part of the house." Kakashi chuckled, laying Naruto on the covers and turning to Iruka.

Iruka blushed when he found Kakashi staring at him."What!"

"well, since Im assuming you also spotted the porn novels on the floor, you'll be the one wanting to change Naruto."

Iruka smirked,"You assumed correctly, Kakashi sensei."

"Well..I don't believe I have any clothes that will fit him, but since his clothes are so filthy..it'll just have to do." The jounin muttered while rummaging through his closet and pulling out black pants and a long sleeved black shirt.

He threw them at Iruka and pushed his hands into his pocket, strolling from the room to lean against the hallway wall outside.

"Psh..geez." Iruka smiled to himself and gently propped his adopted son up before sliding off the mud-caked blood-stained shirt. He winced at the amount of blood and mud mixed in that flaked off and fell to the clean wood floors of Kakashi's room. He then peeled off the black pants and sighed in relief when he noticed the boxer's underneath weren't NEARLY as dirty and Naruto wouldn't need them removed. Iruka was almost certain Kakashi was watching somehow and would tease him about it later.And he didn't want Naruto thinking he was a pervert like a certain jonin he knew..

The teacher took Kakashi's clothes and pulled them onto the blonde, sweatdropping at the way the sleeves were hanging by about a foot off of the blonde's hands to splay on the bed, and the pants had to be rolled up about ten times before you could see Naruto's small tan feet. Iruka smiled softly at how cute the sleeping Naruto looked.

He felt his eyes fill with tears again when he thought of how Naruto had nearly died. If Naruto had succeeded in his suicide attempt.. Iruka shook his head and cleared his throat. Jumping, he spun to glare at Kakashi.

"Wow, he really is a chibi." Kakashi laughed, eyeing the way his clothes fit Naruto.

Iruka smiled soflty.

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Well, this chapter isn't really that long. And kinda just focused on Kakashi and Iruka. But that's the way it has to go, i suppose. I guess I already have kinda made them act like a couple, but they aren't yet. I was thinking about having Gaara appear..but..-shrugs-. I don't really think I want this story to go in the direction of narugaa. I want it to sasunaru, no matter how much Sasuke doesn't deserve him...-twitch-. I do want to do a Kiba/Naruto fic extremely soon though. Hopefully as soon as I finish this story, because Im thinking about wrapping it up with this story after about three or four more chapters. -shrugs- it all depends what you guys want.

So in your reviews, could you please give me your opinion on the idea of a kiba/naruto fic? Thankyou!-glomp-