Chapter 39:
Kakashi woke up first, Naruto still asleep in his arms. He pulled away gently to gain sight of the young man's face. Kakashi smiled widely, his blonde hair was wildy sleep tousled, his face relaxed in blissful sleep. Deciding to let him sleep a while longer, Kakashi carefully pulled himself free of the young man. He prepared them a quick breakfast to eat on the go and silently packed up the rest of their gear. He lowered himself back down next to the sleeping blonde, peeling back the blankets. Naruto had rolled onto his back, his shirt had ridden up slightly in his sleep, exposing his lower abdomen. Kakashi ran his fingers gently along the trail of blonde hair leading down below his waistband, groaning. He wanted nothing more than to kiss and taste every inch of the young man. Wanted to hear him moaning out his name, lost in pleasure. Kakashi shuddered, lewd images filling his mind. He bit harshly into his lip, pushing back his arousal. There would be plenty of time for that later, only two more days travel and they would be back at his farmhouse. He gave himself a few seconds to calm down before bringing his lips to the blonde's face, dusting it with soft kisses, "Wake up, love. We need to get going." Naruto mumbled and stretched underneath him, his sapphire eyes slowly opening and meeting Kakashis. The blonde smiled brightly, tipping his head forward to press a soft kiss up into the lips of the nin, "Morning, Kashi." "Good morning, love. You ready to go?" Naruto nodded, stretching once more before pushing himself up.
They packed up the tent and the rest of their camp quickly, continuing their travels west along the coast. The weather was far different from the previous day, thick cloud cover had rolled in during the night, offering them a welcomed break from the unrelenting sun. They reached the border into Fire Country within an hour, Naruto cast one last longing glance out over the open ocean. They changed their course slightly north heading inland, the landscape slowly became more densely wooded the further they traveled inland. Another hour's travel and they were passing by the outskirts of Tanzaku Town, the town laying further off to the west. They stayed well concealed in the dense treeline along the outskirts, not running into any inhabitants as they passed. They traveled a while longer before Kakashi decided they should take a break. A slow moving creek near the bordering Land of Rice was the pit stop, the fresh water being quickly collected in their canteens. Kakashi gave the surrounding area a brief once over before speaking, "We are a short distance from the place I want you to see now. We won't be able to linger there too long, unfortunately, but we can always come back another time if you so desire. After we are done there we will continue our travels due west until nightfall. I think we will be able to cover a good amount of ground before then, if that is the case that means that come tomorrow afternoon we should reach the farmhouse." Naruto was practically bouncing from foot to foot, "Hurry up then! Let's go!" Kakashi laughed loudly as the blonde grabbed him by the wrist and started dragging him along. They traveled along a little further before they reached a wide open valley with a deep raveen running through it. Kakashi directed Naruto to the ledge of the cliff looking down into the raveen, the blonde peering down at the water below. "This is the Valley of the End, look to your right, love." Naruto's eyes followed Kakashi's outstretched arm, trailing along the bottom of the raveen up to a massive waterfall pouring from an expansive lake above. Flanking either side of the waterfall were two massive stone figures. "Wow, this is incredible… Who are the two people carved into the stone?" Kakashi laced his fingers between Narutos, pulling him slightly back from the cliff's edge before replying, "To the left is Madara Uchiha and to the right is Hashirama Senju. They are the two Shinobi who built the Hidden Leaf village, once rivals turned allies turned enemies. Hashirama became the first Hokage, much to the dismay of Madara. Madara ended up being shunned by his own clan and eventually defected from the village. He believed his exile from the clan was Hashirama's fault, vowing to return to destroy him and the village they had created together. The Uchiha clan are the possessors of the Sharingan, Madara would use his Sharingan to force the nine-tails into attacking Hashirama." Naruto could hear Kurama growling in the back of his mind, squeezing at Kakashi's hand to draw his attention. "Give me a second, Kashi." Naruto shut his eyes and retreated into the depths of his mind, "You okay, Kurama?" The kitsune scoffed, murderous rage blazing behind his eyes, "The name Uchiha makes my blood boil, if I wasn't trapped in you it would be my lifes mission to murder every last one of those damned Sharingan wielding bastards." "I won't let them hurt you Kurama, besides we have our own Sharingan wielder now. You don't need to be afraid of them anymore." The nine-tails snarled in his face, "I am not afraid of them." Naruto held up his hands, taking a step back from the kitsune, "You're right, I'm sorry… just know that we won't let you be controlled by them again, okay Kurama?" The nine-tails scoffed, rolling away from him to indicate he was done talking. Naruto pulled himself back out of his mind, blinking rapidly before leveling his gaze with Kakashis. The nin was watching over him carefully and patiently. "Sorry, I had to talk with Kurama. He was a little riled up." Kakashi gave him a bright smile, "I know, love. It's okay, don't be sorry. Now where was I? Oh right, the battle. Their battle took place here, in the Valley of the End. The landscape didn't always look like this, this valley was carved out during their deadly battle. Hashirama in the end was the victor, saving the village from destruction. He would use his wood style technique to subdue the nine-tails, later sealing the beast into his wife, Mito Uzumaki." Naruto's hand tightened in Kakashi's, "Another Uzumaki jinchuriki huh…" Kakashi nodded, squeezing back, "Your clan have been the vessel for the nine-tails for quite a long stretch of time… The two stone statues were eventually carved alongside the waterfall to commemorate the battle, positioned in the traditional 'Shinobi Sparring Seal of Confrontation' pose, which is protocol when two Shinobis agree to duel. Hashirama cared for Madara like a brother but was unable to prevent him from turning to darkness, eventually killing him for the sake of the village and his people. It is a beautiful area with an interesting history, I thought you would like to see it." Naruto turned back to face Kakashi giving him a bright smile, "It is incredible, I would like to come back one day and explore it more when we have the time. Thank you for bringing me here, Kashi." Kakashi pulled him in for a tight hug, "Of course, love. Now… we should be back on our way."
They quickly set back out, tracking due west, traveling for a few more hours before the sun started to set low in the sky. Kakashi was very familiar with this stretch of land, in fact most of Fire Country's vast lands were well known to him. He led them through a dense patch of treeline that hugged a rock wall. Along the wall was a small, long abandoned, bear's den that he deemed would be the perfect place to sleep for the evening. "It's a little cramped but this way we don't have to bother setting up the tent tonight. We are quite a distance from any villages and well off the properly beaten path. I think tonight we can have a small fire and make ourselves one last hot meal in the wild, how does that sound?" Naruto nodded happily, quickly searching the ground for tinder. A short while later and they were sitting in front of the fire enjoying their meal. Kakashi was staring intently into the fire, mulling over a plan in his mind on how to deal with the Sandaime. He was well aware the Third could easily have him arrested and even killed for abandoning his mission, but he doubted that the Sandaime would go that far. He was a good and kind man whom Kakashi shared a long history with. He was certain he would be able to plead his case and ask for forgiveness. He would just have to convince the Sandaime to let him leave the ANBU, as he had already suggested, and request permission to become the guard for the Fire Country's jinchuuriki.
Naruto watched Kakashi as he stared off into the fire, lost in his own thoughts. The silver haired nins brow was furrowed, a small scowl on his lips. "Kashi?" The nin stayed silent, still staring unblinking into the fire before him. Naruto gently rested his hand on the older man's shoulder, giving it a squeeze, repeating, "Kashi?" Kakashi jolted, quickly composing his features before smiling at the blonde, "Yes, love?" "You're worried, aren't you?" Kakashi gave Naruto his most reassuring smile, "No, not worried love. Just trying to plan out how I am going to handle the Sandaime. Everything will work out, I promise." He pulled the blonde into a side hug, pressing a soft kiss to his forehead. "Let's head to bed. We are only about a half day's travel from the farmhouse now." Kakashi pushed himself to his feet, stirring down the fire, before leading Naruto into the small den. The area inside was slightly smaller than the tent they had been sharing, but it was warm and dry. Kakashi laid down on his side, pulling the blonde's back up close to his chest. He ran his fingers through his hair, burying his nose in deep to inhale his scent. The alluring and intoxicating scent of him quickly stirring his arousal, his length hastily hardening against the blonde's ass. Naruto gasped in surprise, quickly dragging his ass against the cock pressed against him. Kakashi grabbed hashly at his hip, biting gently into his shoulder, "Fuck… tomorrow, love, tomorrow. We will have the blessings of hot running water and a soft bed." Kakashi rubbed his length wickly against the blonde's cheeks, shuddering and biting back a moan, "I will take you over and over again in our bed until we can both barely walk." Naruto moaned at the words, his back arching slightly pressing harder into Kakashi's chest. Kakashi was so aroused it hurt, but he bit it back, gently kissing the blonde on the neck, "Go to sleep little fox, we can have plenty of fun tomorrow. I love you." Naruto whined, his own arousal very evident. Kakashi pulled his hips back from him, trying to relieve the pressure of him from the young man's ass. "I love you too, Kashi."
Kakashi listened carefully to Naruto's breathing, waiting to hear the young man fall asleep. Many minutes passed with the blonde still laying awake, rubbing his thumb gently along the back of Kakashi's hand that was around his waist. Kakashi ventures a guess that his young love was too aroused to sleep, his own need still flaming within him. He hesitates before slowly dragging his hand from Naruto's waist down to his groin, brushing his knuckles down the blondes achingly hard length. Naruto whimpers at the touch, a shudder running down his spine. "Trouble sleeping, love?" The blonde nods, a small whine leaving his lips as Kakashi knuckles drag back up his length. Kakashi brings his hand back up, pressing it firmly to the young mans abdomen, his fingers rubbing the soft trail of hair there. He growls deep in his throat, shifting his hips forward to press his, still very hard, length back harshly against the ass of the blonde. Naruto groaned, his back arching once more. Kakashi pressed his hand down the abdomen of the blonde, his fingers making their way below the waistband, tightly wrapping around the weeping length within. "Kami, Kashi… please." the blonde moaned out at his touch. Growling once more, Kakashi buries his face back into the blonde's hair, inhaling with a shudder. He strokes viciously at the throbbing length in his hand, rubbing his cock slowly up and down the blonde's backside.
Naruto's arm reaches around behind him, grabbing onto Kakashi's hip. "Stop" the blonde whispers. Kakashi stops immediately, holding both his hips and hand still. "I'm sorry love, did I hurt you? Here… let me…" he starts to release the throbbing length in his hand, Naruto replying, "No, leave your hand there… let me…" The blondes fingers tighten on Kakashi's hip, he slowly starts shifting his hips, dragging his ass firmly up and down against Kakashi's length, which inturn makes him thrust himself into the silver nin's hand. "Oh… fuck… Naruto." Kakashi grunts out, lowering his head to nip and suck on the blonde's neck. Naruto's fingers are digging in harshly to Kakashi's hip, his rubbing and thrusting becoming faster, more aggressive. The blonde is panting hard, loud moans escaping his throat. Kakashi's free arm is under the blonde's head, he brings his hand up to his mouth, stuffing the lower meaty part of his thumb between his lips. "Bite down, little fox," Kakashi growls into his ear. Naruto complies immediately, biting harshly into him. Nearing his own peak, Kakashi grips the blonde's length tighter, pressing himself harder into the back of him. Naruto moans darkly, biting harder into Kakashi's hand, his ass grinding faster. "Kami, Naruto… I'm so close…cum for me little fox." Kakashi moans out before biting down on Naruto's shoulder. The blonde spirals over the edge, pulsing in the nin's hand. His loud release, muffed by the hand stuffed in his mouth. Pulling his hand free from the blonde's mouth, Kakashi quickly rolls him over onto his back, plunging his tongue deep into his panting mouth. The blonde moans loudly into his mouth, hastily grabbing onto Kakashi's ass as he thrusts himself against his hip. Kakashi finds his release quickly, a dark groan reverberating in his throat. He pulls his tongue from the young man's mouth, pressing gentle panting kisses to his lips and cheeks. "Feel better, love?" Kakashi enquiers, finally pushing himself off the blonde and onto his back. Naruto hums happily, rolling himself over to cuddle up against his side. "Much." he whispers into Kakashi's neck. The nin chuckles, pulling him in closer, pressing soft kisses to the crown of his head. "Good, sleep well little fox." Naruto hums again, quickly falling to sleep.