Chapter 21:
Naruto woke up, still tightly wrapped in Kakashi's arms. He could hear the older man lightly snoring, his breath tickling the back of his neck. Naruto could feel the steady rise and fall of Kakashi's chest against his back. He could also feel Kakashi's cock pressed tightly against his butt. Good ol' morning wood, Naruto chuckled to himself, his own member slightly hard. Feeling a bit cheeky, he rolled his hips a few times, dragging his ass up and down the length. He could feel Kakashi stirring, murmuring lightly in his sleep. Naruto bucked his hip back a little harder, his hand finding Kakashis' on his chest, guiding it slowly down his body. Kakashi woke up with a start and a groan, Naruto dragging his ass down the length again. Naruto gripped onto Kakashi's hand hard, "Sorry, I couldn't help myself." the blonde chuckled, grinding his ass back once more. Kakashi bit into Naruto's shoulder, dragging his hand down to the blonde's crouch, rubbing roughly at his member through the fabric. "Do you trust me?" Kakashi groaned into his ear. A shiver ran down Naruto's spine but he nodded and ground his ass back again, eliciting another groan from the older man. Kakashi pulled off the blondes shirt and tugged down his boxers, "Roll over onto your stomach, hands above your head." Naruto complied with the directions, turning his face to watch what Kakashi was doing. Kakashi stripped off his own clothes and went digging into his pack for something. Naruto's eyes widened when he saw the small bottle of kunai oil, usually used on the blades to hone their edge and keep them from rusting. Kakashi caught the frightened look in Naruto's eyes, the familiar flash of red dancing across his irises. He gave him a reassuring smile, "I promised you I wouldn't hurt you and I meant it, trust me." Naruto tried to swallow back his fear, nodding quickly. Kakashi opened the bottle and poured the oil onto Naruto's back. Kakashi straddled the younger man's legs and started slowly massaging the oil in. Kakashi massaged the tense muscles in his shoulders and upper back, Naruto groaning and sighing under him. Kakashi moved his hands lower, focusing on the muscles in his mid and lower back. Naruto had a particularly stiff knot just about his left butt cheek, that Kakashi massaged deeply, he felt the knot finally loosen eliciting a throaty moan from the blonde below him. Kakashi's dick twitched at the sound, a dark grin twisting on his lips. Kakashi reached for the oil once more, pouring more onto Naruto's lower back. He continued working the muscles just above the blonde's butt, dragging his thumbs down and around his hip bones. Satisfied that all the knots were worked loose, Kakashi's eyes and hands trailed down over the blonde's smooth plump butt cheeks. Kakashi rubbed the oil into the globes, kneading at the flesh. His eyes trailed back to the blonde's head, Naruto had shifted his head from its previous angled position. His forehead was now pressed into the bedroll, hands placed on either side of his head. Kakashi gave the cheeks in his hand a tight squeeze, listening and watching for Naruto's reaction. He heard a faint moan and watched the blonde's upper back muscles tense up and release. Kakashi's dick twitched again at the sight of the blonde trying to hold his composure. He massaged the cheeks a little longer before letting a hand dip between them, coating the crack with oil. He could feel Naruto stiffening beneath him, "Shhhh, I won't hurt you, relax." He listened as the blonde exhaled a shaky breath trying to calm himself. Kakashi rubbed his hand up and down the crack a few more times, his pinky finger grazing the puckered entrance lightly. Kakashi took his other hand and rubbed some of the oil onto his aching length. He climbed off the younger man and pulled him back onto his side, resuming their spooning position from earlier. "Kakashi…?" Kakashi licked at the blonde's neck, "Shhhh, let me take care of you." Kakashi grabbed at one of Naruto's ass cheeks, lifting it slightly to part it. He shuffled his hips forward a bit and wedged his cock in, parallel with the crack, releasing the cheek. Naruto was shaking slightly against his chest, apparently still frightened that Kakashi was going to hurt him. Determined to prove the young man wrong, Kakashi kissed tenderly at his neck and shoulder, nipping lightly at the flesh. He dragged his free hand down the blonde's chest, pinching lightly at a stiff nipple. Naruto moaned and involuntarily ground his ass back into Kakashi, earning a growl in response. Kakashi continued his hands trail downward, stopping at the young man's hip. His thumb drew a few lazy circles in the dip of his hip bone, before he gripped it firmly and rubbed his erection between his cheeks. Naruto shuddered and groaned, his back arching harder into Kakashi's chest. Kakashi brought his hand down to the blonde weeping length, grabbing it firmly. The blonde moaned hoarsely, once again rolling his hips and dragging Kakashi's length between his cheeks. "Fuck," Kakashi whispered, biting down on Narutos shoulder, now pumping at the blondes length. Kakashi was frantically pumping the length in his hand, thrusting his hip in time, his cock gliding along the crack of Naruto's ass. The blonde was mewling and moaning wildly under his touch, "Please Kashi…. please.. please.." he was panting out, "please.. I want to feel you inside me.. please.." Kakashi's dick throbbed hard, leaking. "No.." he replied gruffly, fighting to maintain his composure, "..you're nowhere near ready for that yet… trust me." Kakashi could feel the blonde nearing his peak, he ground his length more aggressively, sharply thrusting his hips. "Cum for me, Naruto, I want to hear you scream my name" Kakashi harshly panted out, nearing his own release. Within a matter of a few seconds Naruto back arched, his ass cheeks clenching around Kakashi's erection. The blonde was screaming out Kakashi's name, cumming hard. Kakashi met his own finish shortly after, his hips grinding forward, cumming thick ropes all over the blonde's back and ass.
Both panting, Kakashi kissed along Naruto's neck and shoulder, "You are evil, love, you know that?" He could hear the blonde chuckling around sharp intakes of breath. Naruto shifted onto his back, turning his face to look at Kakashi, a devilish little smirk on his face. Two can play at that game, Kakashi thought to himself with a smirk. There was a small splatter of cum on Naruto's abdomen, Kakashi collected it with his fingers and brought it to his lips, sucking suggestively, moaning lightly. "You taste good too, Naruto." The blonde's eyes went wide, suddenly choking and sputtering on a gasp that tried to escape him. Kakashi laughed loudly, "Come on, let's get up before we spend all day in this tent. Not that that would be such a bad thing." Kakashi gave the blonde's lips a quick playful lick before sitting up and slugging back on his boxers and quickly exiting the tent. "I'll be right out!" Naruto called out to his retreating back.
Naruto laid back down on the bedroll, arms flung above his head. He closed his eyes and withdrew into the recesses of his mind, finding Kurama waiting for him. "Can I ask you something, Kurama?" Like usual the fox didn't give him much more than a grunting laugh. "Why am I still afraid?… I mean… Kakashi has been nothing but gentle and kind and… " Naruto could feel his cheeks flushing. "…he makes me feel really good, I know he won't intentionally hurt me, but I still find myself… I don't know…scared I guess." Naruto watched as the Kyuubi hesitated before answering. "It would be foolish of me to not tell you why you might be feeling that way, Kit. The fault may be slightly mine." Naruto was confused but didn't speak, waiting for Kurama to continue. 'I do not doubt his claim that he would protect you with his life. He is a good man and will be a good mate for you. The hesitance you are feeling is probably something you are absorbing from me. It's that damn Sharingan eye of his." Naruto watched as the nine-tails lips curled back, baring his teeth. "I have been manipulated and controlled with that eye many times throughout the course of my life and the presence of it makes me angry and hesitant to trust the copy ninja. I know it was not his eye from birth but it doesn't make it any less dangerous to me." Naruto nodded in understanding. "How about if you talk to Kakashi? You might feel better if you talk to him. If he is going to be a part of my life that means he's a part of yours too. I don't want you to be afraid, Kurama." Naruto watched as the fox glared at him with benevolence, "Like I would be afraid of anything." "I will mention it to Kakashi, later Kurama."
Naruto slowly opened his eyes, regaining his grip on reality. He sat up slowly, feeling the bedroll sticking to his back. He looked down at himself, realizing he was an absolute mess as a result of his mornings "mission". He chuckled lightly, peeling himself from the bed roll, pulling up his boxers. He collected the bed roll and their blankets, deeming them very much in need of a wash. Outside the tent, Naruto found Kakashi, still only in his boxers, had made a fire and was working on their breakfast. Naruto smiled, Kakashi really was a good man and he felt a little better about his feelings after talking with Kurama. It made sense that the Kyuubi would be scared and that his feelings resonated within Naruto, intentional or not. Naruto dragged the bed roll and bedding to the river, bringing them and himself into the water. He gave them a quick scrub, draping them over a rock nearby. He removed his dirty boxers, giving them a quick scrub too. Finally he rinsed himself, rubbing his hands along his stomach, back and butt to clean off some of the mess from the morning. A small proud smile played over his lips, he was able to seduce his gray haired lover. Finally feeling a bit more clean, Naruto worked his way back out of the water, carrying the damp bedroll, his boxers and blankets with him. He laid out all the items on the drying rack. Satisfied they were positioned well enough to dry quickly, he turned and made his way back toward the tent. Naruto caught the eyes of the older man, he was looking him up and down, hunger clear on his face. Naruto couldn't help but notice that both of Kakashi's eyes were open, he had been doing that a little more frequently lately. Feeling a bit bashful under the scrutiny of the older man, Naruto cupped his groin, feeling his face flush. Naruto hurriedly made his way back to their tent, collecting a fresh change of clothes and pulling them on. By the time Naruto was done dressing, Kakashi had finished preparing their breakfast. "I figured today we could maybe go collect a bit more wood. We could also do with some sturdy branches that we can turn into spears. I would like to try and go spear fishing at some point, either today or tomorrow. Clams and crabs are nice and all but we could do with a bit more protein." Naruto nodded, replying, "I know how to set up simple snare traps, while we are up in the forest collecting wood, I could set up a few." Kakashi smiled at the younger man, "That is an excellent idea." Finishing up their breakfast, Kakashi went to get dressed while Naruto cleaned their dishes in the river. They set out, quickly reaching the edge of the forest they had been in the day before. "Alright, you set up some snares, and I'll collect some tinder and find some good spear making wood, we will meet back here in an hour." Kakashi gave the blonde a quick kiss before setting out. They reconvened about an hour later, Kakashi's arms were laden with tinder and 4 long thicker branches that Naruto assumed would be spearing poles. It hadn't taken long for Naruto to set up 4 traps along, what he assumed were, smaller game trails. With his spare time, Naruto had collected more elm bark strapping and a few bundles of tinder. Kakashi had deemed that they still had plenty of edibles from the previous day's forage so they made their way back to camp.
Dry tinder set next to the firepit and the new cording material set down next to their gear, Kakashi sat himself in the shade and went about sharpening the fir branches he had collected. Out of all the readily available wood in the area, the fir was the strongest and best suited for the job at hand. He peeled back the bark of the branch and honed the end into a sharp point. He looked over his handy work, trying to see where he could improve his techniques on the next pole. Kakashi's mind was pulled from the task at hand, seeking out the blonde. He found Naruto at the river's edge, carefully flipping over their blanket that was situated on the drying rack in the sun. Kakashi didn't know how he had managed to gain the love and trust of the younger man but he would cling on to it tightly. He still wished he could go back and change everything, even if it meant Naruto wasn't his lover. He wished he could change the life the young man had had, the struggling and pain. The loneliness. Kakashi realized the blonde had at some point looked over to him, his head tilted slightly to the side in question. Kakashi shook his head and tried to give the blonde a bright smile as he made his way toward him. Naruto sat beside him, taking the fir branch from Kakashi's hand and examining it, "And you say I'm easy to read, what's bugging you Kakashi?" Kakashi picked up a fresh fir branch and started working on it, busying his hands as he spoke. "I was just thinking… thinking about how I wish I could travel back in time and do things differently. I still harbor resentment for myself, I wish I had taken care of you when you were younger… kept you from all that pain. I… I don't deserve your love or affection… but I am grateful for it." Kakashi gave him a weak smile, continuing, ".. I don't really know how or why you decided to forgive me… why you believe in me or give me any of your trust.. I honestly don't deserve it. But I will strive for the rest of my life to be worthy of it." Kakashi tried focusing on the branch in his hands, blinking back unshed tears. Naruto regarded him carefully before responding, "I was never your responsibility to begin with, I am not your child, I am not your sibling. You felt connected to me because of your mentor, my father, a person I never knew. If anyone was lucky to have love and affection, it was me, in the earlier days and even now. I have never harbored any ill feelings against you. What I went through was not your fault and I doubt there would have been much you could have done to change it. You have more than earned my trust and my love and affection. Please stop beating yourself up… I love you." Kakashi met his eyes, a single tear rolling down his cheek, "I love you too." Naruto caught the older man in a tight hug, squeezing him firmly. "Now.. there is something else we need to talk about…"
Kakashi regarded Naruto with curiosity. The blonde pulled back from him, sitting directly in front of him with a serious look on his face. "We need to talk about the nine-tails.." Kakashi was confused but nodded for Naruto to continue. "As I have mentioned before, I can communicate with Kurama in my subconscious, he has been with me for as long as I can remember…" Naruto struggled to gather his thoughts, "... I… I love you Kakashi and I trust you, with my whole heart but something has been nagging at me. An underlying fear I couldn't place." Naruto paused, unsure how to continue, Kakashi placed a reassuring hand on his knee and gave it a squeeze. Naruto continued, "I knew that in the beginning, it was my overall lack of contact with people, aside from the… painful moments…" Naruto flinched at the unwanted memories flooding his brain, "..that made me hesitate around you. Made me fearful of you. But.. you gained my trust, you made me less fearful. You gave me nothing but your love and care. But again, even this morning, I was fearful of you… scared you would hurt me." Kakashi's eye widened, "I am so sorry, Naruto, I would never hurt you, not intentionally, I … I didn't mean to scare you, I… I shouldn't have…" "STOP!" Naruto blurted out harshly, sucking in a calming breath "...sorry… please, let me finish.." Kakashi kept his mouth shut and waited for Naruto to continue. "I was scared of you and I didn't know why. I wanted you, all of you, whole heartedly, but there was a nagging fear in the back of my mind… When you left the tent this morning, I held back to talk to Kurama about my feelings…it may seem silly to you but Kurama has watched over me my whole life and I trust him." Kakashi nodded, "I understand, it's not silly at all." Naruto's eyes dropped down to his hands, fidgeting uncomfortably. Kakashi collected the fidgeting hands into his own and gave the younger man a reassuring smile, "Please, Naruto, continue, help me understand." Naruto's brows furrowed as he continued, "I talked to Kurama and he explained that the fear I had of you was not my own, it was his fear. His fear of you and your Sharingan. He has been manipulated and controlled by Sharingan eyes in the past and apparently you having one scares him." Naruto watched Kakashi's eye widen with understanding, "I could understand why that would be the case.." Kakashi murmured. Naruto continued, "Now I want you to understand, your eyes do not bother me at all, I promise, but I have noticed you looking over me with your Sharingan a couple times… why is that?" Kakashi's cheeks took on a soft pink hue at the question, "Well, you see… just as I am able to memorize jutsus upon seeing them, I can file away images and memories for recall later…" Naruto thought back to the moments he remembered seeing Kakashi's Sharingan, his cheeks instantly flushing, "oh…". "I was.. ummm… I wanted to save those memories, in the moment… " Kakashi scratched at the back of his head nervously. "Would you be willing to talk to him, Kakashi?" Naruto could read the look of confusion on Kakashi's face, "You can talk to him through me, I would just need to let him take over my body for a bit." The look of confusion was replaced with trepidation. "You can do that? Are… will… will you be okay? That sounds terrifying, Naruto. I am willing to talk to Kurama but not at the expense of your safety." Naruto smiled softly, Kakashi's concern for him tugging at his heart strings. Aside from his bond with Kurama, Naruto had never had anyone care for him before, it felt good. "I'll be fine. I will be able to hear and see you while you are talking to him, I just won't be able to speak…Alright, let me see if that miserable fox is willing to talk to you right now."
Naruto closed his eyes and Kakashi panicked, "WAIT!" Naruto's eyes flew back open, "Promise you will be okay Naruto, promise me." Naruto leaned in, giving Kakashi a soft, reassuring kiss, "I will be fine, I promise."
Naruto dropped his head forward and closed his eyes. Kakashi watched Naruto carefully, the seconds ticking by, twisting at the feeling of dread building in his stomach. After what felt like an eternity, the blonde lifted his head. Naruto's lips were peeled back in a sneer, revealing a pair of sharp canine teeth. His eyes flicked open, gone were the beautiful baby blues Kakashi was so fond of. Naruto's eyes were now an angry shade of red, glaring at him with malice. Kakashi wasn't prepared for the change in Naruto's physical appearance, both of his eyes snapped wide open in fear, scrambling backward to put distance between them. A warning growl rumbled from Naruto. Kakashi realized his error right away, slapping his hand over his Sharingan. "Shit.. I'm sorry…" A few tense moments of silence passed between them, the Kyuubi's malevolent gaze pinning Kakashi in place. "So…Kurama is it?" "You can just call me Kyuubi if that is easier for you to swallow. Not many people know my name, or rather care to know my name." The dark deep timber of Naruto's voice caught Kakashi off guard yet again. It was hard to believe Naruto was living with such an imposing and hostile creature dwelling inside him. Struggling to regain some composure and get this conversation over with, Kakashi replied, "Well, Kurama, Naruto has informed me that you are scared of me and that…" "I am not scared of you human, I could kill you where you sit right now. Naruto has relinquished control of his body to me at the moment, he would not be able to stop me from ripping you apart." Swallowing back the lump of fear in his throat, Kakashi continued, choosing his words more carefully, "Okay, so you are not afraid of me but of this eye I possess correct?" the Kyuubi just continued to glare at him, giving him no reply. "I have no interest in hurting you or controlling you Kurama, doing either of those things would hurt Naruto in kind. I possess this eye and know full well the amount of power it affords me. But I can promise you that I would never do anything to hurt Naruto, I love him deeply and wish only for his happiness. Naruto is fond of you, you are someone important to him, therefore you are important to me too. I will protect Naruto with my life and in turn protect you as well." Kakashi watched as Naruto's red eyes squinted slightly, seeming to peer directly into his soul. "I also want to thank you Kurama. I will be forever indebted to you. You kept Naruto safe when I was unable to. You have my humble thanks." Kakashi bowed his head at the fox, he heard Kurama huff out a laugh, "All of these are just words, but I will consider them carefully. I will be watching you diligently from within Naruto, if you hurt the boy I will not hesitate to murder you slowly and painfully, Kakashi Hatake." Kakashi lifted his head to meet the piercing fiery gaze of the nine-tails. "If I were to hurt Naruto, I would gladly die at your hands, Kurama." Naruto's eyes began to fall closed, another scoffed laugh escaping his lips as his head dropped forward. A few seconds ticked passed, Kakashi unsure what to do. Finally, Naruto's head lifted back up, his eyes were back to normal, shimmering brightly, a sheepish grin on his face. Kakashi launched forward, almost tackling the younger man in a strong hug, "You're back, thank Kami, are you alright?" Kakashi had Naruto by the chin inspecting him carefully. Naruto laughed and cleared his throat, "Yes, yes I'm fine. I told you I would be. That seemed to go fairly well, aside from the multiple death threats." Naruto's eyes quickly glazed over, a look of anger flashing over his face. Scared that Naruto was slipping away from him, Kakashi gripped his chin harder, "Naruto? Speak to me, please." Naruto blinked a few times, eyes back to normal, "Sorry, I was just scolding Kurama for being such an asshole." Kakashi sighed in relief, loosening his grip on Naruto's chin. "Maybe warn when you plan on having an inner monologue with him, you're going to give me a heart attack." Naruto laughed and smiled timidly, "Sorry." Pulling the blonde back in for another hug, Kakashi replied, "It's fine, I'm sure I will get used to it eventually. It's impressive that you have managed to form a bond with Kurama… he comes across as so hateful, he's terrifying." "Well, I didn't really have much of a choice, he's stuck in my head, there is nowhere for me to hide from him, or for him to hide from me." Kakashi was once again struck with how difficult this young man's life had been, a hint of rage twisted in his gut. Rage over his own cowardice, rage over the leaf villagers who would abuse a child and rage at the Sandaime who turned a blind eye. Giving Naruto one last squeeze, Kakashi finally released him, "I should send the Sandaime a report, it's been a few days. It's probably about time I inform him I have no intention of returning to the village." Kakashi watched Naruto's face cloud with worry. "It will be fine Naruto, I can be quite convincing when I need to be." He gave the blonde a reassuring smile, standing up and making his way to his pack.