I know that this is late, but my muse decided to up and jump off of a cliff, so I had to wait for him to come back to life
:LINE:
Deity
Part One: Of What Was Lost
Chapter Four: Of Truths
:LINE:
Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the characters with are in any way, shape or form dealing with the series.
:LINE:
There are a lot of things that your kind is not destined to understand. But then, there are things about your kind that I do not understand. Is that surprising? True, I used to be counted among your ranks as a mortal human, but that was a long time ago. I understand your kind no more then when I was part of your species. I understand your king no less than when I was part of your species. I had no friends, no one to care for me, no one to teach me, no family to love me since they disowned me. I never was human, just a shell of your kind. You don't like those that aren't of your species and yet in the same breath you reject those that are. There are some things about your kind that I will never understand.
:LINE:
(Age: 22)
"Uncle Naruto! Uncle Naruto!" an eight year old Kitiara called out to the twenty two year old blonde.
"What is it Kit?" he asked as he picked her up and set her atop his firm sculpted shoulders.
"I have an idea for what you were discussing with mom."
Naruto's eyebrows drew together into a slight frown as he remembered the discussion about the defense of Konoha with Sakura earlier that evening.
"Well, what are they?" Naruto's voice had turned serious. He had learned to always listen to Kit regarding plans of war.
"you're defenses are to strong on the north eastern border when what you really need is three to four groups of jounin there. You need to get the Hokage out of the village, but don't send all of your ANBU with her. Have Sakura lead two teams of ANBU around the southern most borders. That's where you will find the main body of Akatsuki. Make sure 'Raven' and 'Hawk' go with the Hokage while you, Sakura, and 'Panther' go to the border. We don't need their emotions clouding their judgment, so make sure those two don't know what your team will be doing."
"But we might need 'Raven' and 'Hawk'. Their Sharingans would be a very valuable asset."
"Anything that they would accomplish would still lead to the same end result. Their coming would just complicate matters for the village and for mother and me."
:LINE:
P.R.E.S.E.N.T.
"Have you asked her yet?"
"No, I'm waiting for her sixteenth birthday. But I know that she will say yes."
"Gaara, thank you for waiting."
"I know what it did to you, and even though I'll be there for her, I don't want to put her through that. Fuck, it almost killed you."
Sakura let out a small sigh and slouched in her chair, her head back and her eyes closed. "No, it did kill me. But that can't happen to her, He wouldn't let it. He sees her as a granddaughter you know, even though the last, hell, the only time she ever saw him was when she was waiting for my awakening."
"The emotions are too strong for her to control. You can hardly control them. They will take control and your secret will be out, it is inevitable."
"I understand that, that's why I have finally agreed to bring her to Konoha. I'm so tired of running Gaara. I'm just so tired of having to look over my shoulder, always wondering if I've done too much or too little even though I know that I will live to see the empires fall. Win that war or not. Kit needs a father, she needs a home. She deserves it."
:LINE:
(Age: 13)
"Kakashi-sensei! Where are you?" Sakura screamed out into the night.
"Kakashi-sensei! Answer me damn it!"
"Someone your age shouldn't be saying that." A voice said behind her, causing her to jump slightly from being startled.
"Well someone your age should be responsible enough so that a thirteen year old doesn't have to go looking for you!" She instantly blushed and her hands covered her mouth in embarrassment for letting her inner self escape, even if she did agree.
"Yeah, well, today I got lost on the-"
"-road of life." She finished for him. She blushed at the sound of his deep chuckle.
"You're starting to know me better than some of my friends, Sakura," he lightly teased the still blushing girl.
"No, you're just getting to be too predictable sensei." He ruffled her hair and squatted down in front of her. The fire from their camp shined in her eyes, even when they still had to walk almost half a mile through the dark forest to reach it.
She cupped her hands together and a small green ball of chakra appeared, illuminating their faces. The nighttime shadows stood even darker in the presence of the soft glow.
"You're getting stronger everyday, Sakura." She blushed at the comment, but she couldn't hide the look of sadness on her face. "What is it Sakura?"
"I'm never going to catch up to them, am I?"
He gently cupped her cheeks and wiped her tears away with his thumbs. "You'll be strong in your our right. They are skilled as a ninja, true, in all senses of the word. But you, you show a true value for life. They will lead a life as I have, and would never wish on anyone."
He leaned forward and placed a small kiss onto her forehead. As he started to pull away, she suddenly leaned forward and placed a chaste kiss onto his mask covered lips.
As she pulled back, she placed all of her focus onto the slowly rotating ball of chakra that was in between them, still gently cupped in her hands. She kept her head down, trying to let the bangs of her short hair cover her red stained cheeks.
"Thank you, Kakashi." There was a small, true, smile on his face, and he was happy knowing that he was the one that put it there.
He also didn't mind the missing honorific.
He stood, and together they walked back to their tents.
One hand in his, the other holding that glowing green ball of chakra, lighting their way through the forest.
