Chapter 42:

Kakashi arrived in Konoha in record time, clearly Naruto's added incentive had worked. He chuckled as he walked through the large gates into the village. Signing in at the desk, he couldn't help but notice a usually lazy and talkative Izumo was stunned silent and wide eyed at his appearance. Apparently word had made its way through the village about his disappearance. Kakashi wondered how much the Sandaime had told his closest Shinobi and how much of that had trickled down to the masses, being stretched and skewed into unimaginable tales. He made his way deeper into the village, stopping over quickly at the blacksmiths. He left the smith with Naruto's reclaimed kunai, paying the man extra to deliver it to the farmhouse upon completion of its restoration. With any luck, this would be the last time he would be in Konoha, at least for the foreseeable future. He doubted Naruto would ever get to a point in his life where he would willingly come back to the village that had treated him so unjustly.

All that remained now was his meeting with the Sandaime, Kakashi steeled his composure, he had to make this work, had to get the Third to agree to his terms. He had made Naruto a promise and he wasn't willing to break it. He walked quickly to the Hokage tower, entering the heavily guarded lobby and signing in. The girl at the reception desk was a new face to Kakashi, she looked terrified of him. He repeated his name once more before sitting down in the lobby, waiting to be summoned.

He waited in the lobby for what felt like hours, although he was sure only a few minutes had passed. Every moment away from Naruto was sawing at his nerves, he felt so on edge to the point he could snap. Closing his eyes, he took in a few deep breaths, pulling up visual memories of the blonde. Naruto smiling brightly after learning how to swim, the look of wonder in his eyes when they were collecting clams on the beach, the look of shock on his face when he realized he was spinning his chakra wrong. So many memories flooded his head, it was incredible that all of these beautiful moments had happened in such a short time. More memories made their way to the forefront of Kakashi's mind, Naruto's eyes filled with lust pinned beneath him, the exhales of ecstasy of their first time. Kakashi's eye quickly reopened, trying to pull himself out of his own thoughts before his desire for the blonde in his mind was too evident. Getting more angry and impatient by the minute, Kakashi breathed in heavily, his legs bounced in front of him. He stood up with the intention of scolding the woman behind the desk just as his name was quickly being called from his left. He eyed the guard who called his name, quickly following him to the Sandaimes office. The doors leading into the office were heavily flanked with Shinobi as well. It was clear that the Third either viewed him as a threat or was trying to posture strength against him. Kakashi pushed his way into the office, ignoring the guards, standing in front of the Sandaimes desk. He waited a few beats before speaking, "Thank you for agreeing to meet with me, Sandaime-sama." Kakashi offered him a low bow before sitting in the chair directly across from him. Hiruzen was watching him closely, puffing on his tobacco pipe, unspeaking. Kakashi noted that the Third had brought in the head of ANBU interrogation, Ibiki Morino, to watch over the meeting. Not willing to play nice, Kakashi spoke first, "I am not here to play games with you or threaten the Leaf in any way. If Ibiki's presence is just some form of posturing, then I understand. I am willing to freely share all of my memories with you and you alone since leaving the leaf. Ibiki's lips curled back in an angry sneer, walking toward Kakashi menacingly. Kakashi sat firm, unbothered, he knew exactly what type of man Ibiki was. He was an honest and trustworthy man, willing to sacrifice himself for the greater good of the leaf; he and Kakashi had shared those same values until recently. The Sandaime lifted his arm, halting Ibiki's movement, "You're dismissed." The ANBU interrogator looked down at the seated Hokage with malice, not overly thrilled with his removal from the situation. The door to the Hokages office closed loudly behind him, Kakashi struggled to keep his appearance neutral. "I would first like to apologize for my inability to complete the mission requested of me, please know that that was not my intention from the start. Upon finding Naruto and speaking with him, I realized I could not force the young man back to Konoha against his will. He had already been through enough trauma in his life, I was unwilling to cause him more." Kakashi was silent for a moment, contemplating his next words. "I have made a promise to myself and to Naruto that I will keep him safe and happy for the rest of his life, no matter the cost." The Hokage raised his hand to silence Kakashi, finally speaking, "I am well aware of your character, Kakashi. You have been a vital asset to the Leaf and to me for many years. Deserting your mission is not something you would do lightly. Now, that being said, if it had been anyone aside from you who had deserted, I would have sent out a task force to hunt them down." The Hokage puffed at his pipe for a moment in contemplation before continuing, "Where is Naruto?" "He is safe." was Kakashi's guarded response. "Answer the question, Kakashi." Kakashi was silent for a turn, he knew Naruto was entirely safe in the hands of his clones and ninken, but he was still hesitant to divulge his location. "He is at my farmhouse to the north. I have left clones and the ninken there to guard him." The Hokage hummed thoughtfully, "What is it you would have me do, Kakashi? I can't very well let the nine-tails jinchuuriki roam about freely, he is a weapon of Fire Country. Other villages would jump at the chance to capture him and use him as such." Kakashi's hands balled into fists, the thought of someone hurting Naruto quickly filling him with rage, "I want you to grant me leave from ANBU, you already said I have devoted more than enough time to the squad. I want you to give me the title of guard to the Fire Country's jinchuuriki, granting me permission to protect and train him without outside interference." "And if I were to say no?" Kakashi's jaw clenched, biting back the urge to scream in the Hokages face, "Then we will leave Fire Country and disappear." "And if I were to arrest you before you were able to leave here?" The thought of being forcefully separated from Naruto drove a spike of pain into his heart, "My ninken have been instructed to remove Naruto from Fire Country if I were not to return. They would take him far away from here and keep him safe." The Hokage pushed himself up from his seat, walking to an open window off to his left, looking out over the village in contemplation. After a few moments he sighed exasperatedly, turning back to face Kakashi. "You haven't left me much of a choice in the matter, have you? I will grant your requests but under two conditions. Firstly, you will keep an eye on the seal keeping the nine-tails trapped within Naruto. If there is any change or you witness Naruto start to lose control you will immediately bring him here. I am well aware that he doesn't want to come back to Konoha but if the nine-tails were to break free it would kill him and anyone else who stood in its way. Secondly, you will report any and all movement you make outside the borders of Fire Country. I want to know exactly where the jinchuuriki is at all times. Understood?"

Kakashi sat dumbfounded, he was shocked and relieved to hear the Sandaime grant his request, quickly agreeing to his terms. Pushing himself to his feet he bowed low before the Hokage, "Arigato, Sandaime-sama." The Hokage shook his head, sighing, "Do not make me regret this Kakashi. Dismissed." Kakashi nodded, hastily making his way to the open window, opting to leave through it rather than walk through the hall of guards. He leapt from the window to a neighbouring building's roof then down to the street below. Casting one last glance up to the Hokage tower, Kakashi sprinted through the village toward the gates. He couldn't wait to tell Naruto that they were free. An overwhelming need to hold and kiss the young man tugged at his chest. He dashed through the gates, a bewildered Izumo shouting at him about signing out. Kakashi didn't care, nothing was stopping him from making his way back to Naruto.

Naruto eyed the now naked clones hungrily. He made his way to stand directly in front of one, rubbing his knuckles up the ridges of his stomach. "We are going to have a little fun. I want Kakashi to have some interesting memories when he disperses you later. Neither of you are allowed to cum and you will stop when I tell you. Understood?" His eyes danced between the two clones standing before him. They were both wide eyed but nodded in agreement. "Good." Naruto purred, dropping his head down to lick at the clone's nipple. Capturing the nipple between his lips, he bites down on it gently. The clone growls low in his throat, his hands clenched into fists, awkwardly pressed to the sides of his thighs. Naruto chuckles, licking his way up the clone's chest to his neck. He sucks at the flesh while slowly dragging his hand down to the clone's groin. The clones already hard length throbs in his hand, Naruto strokes it slowly, pulling himself back from the clone's neck. Naruto eyes the other clone, the other clone had his lip bite between his teeth, his length hard as well. Naruto pulls the other clone closer to him by the chin, dragging his tongue across his lips, lowering his hand down to his length. Slowly stroking both of the clones, he alternates between them, licking playful at their mouths. The clones groan in unison, earning a chuckle and a smirk from Naruto. He stills his hands squeezing tightly around one length, "I want you to go sit on the bed with your back to the headboard." He releases that clone and brings his attention to the other, "And I want you to go kneel at the foot of the bed." The clones are quick to comply. Naruto strips himself out of his sweats and moves around to the side of the bed. Pulling the lube from the nightstand drawer, he climbs up on the bed. Squirting a large amount of lube into his hand, he brings his attention to the clone on his knees. He wraps his lube covered hand around the clone's length, stroking it until it is well coated. Bracing his other hand on the clone's shoulder, he brings his lubed hand back and around to his entrance. Satisfied that he is well coated, he turns his attention to the clone sitting with his back to the headboard. He kneels between the clone's legs, meeting his eyes. "Remember what I said, no cumming..." He looks behind him to the clone on his knees, "... and you stop when I say so." Facing forward once more, Naruto gets down on all fours and licks the length in front of him. He wiggles his ass and whispers, "Gently" as he feels the clone wrapping his hands around his hips.

The clone pushes into him slowly a low growl leaving his lips. Naruto moans loudly, sucking the other clone's length into his mouth. He sucks and bobs, moaning around it. The clone behind him has set a steady gentle pace, his fingers digging harshly into Naruto's hips. Naruto drags his teeth up the length, releasing it from his mouth he pants out, "Harder." He trails his tongue up the clone's stomach to his chest, flicking his tongue across his stiff nipples. The clones groan in unison once more, the clone behind him thrusting into him harder now. Naruto licks his way up to the clone's face, plunging his tongue between his panting lips. He moans lewdly into the clone's mouth, feeling himself edging closer to climax. Naruto pulls his tongue free, capturing the clone's bottom lip between his teeth. He meets the lust heavy eyes of the clone, grunting out "Stop." The clone behind him pulls himself out with a pained groan, moving away from him and sitting back at the foot of the bed. Naruto frees the lip in his teeth, laying himself down on his back between the clones. Closing his eyes, he brings his hand up to his length and starts stroking it viciously. It's not long before he reaches his release, screaming Kakashi's name and cumming heavily all over his chest and abdomen. Eyes still shut, he pants out, "Lick… me…clean." The clones did as directed, hastily licking the cum from his body. The feel of their tongues on his body quickly rekindling his arousal, "Fuck, Kakashi, hurry home."

The clones remained knelt at his sides awaiting further instructions. Naruto looked between the pair, blushing slightly at their still very erect lengths, "Sorry for not letting you finish, I couldn't run the risk of you dissipating before Kakashi gets home. You can get dressed now... I'm going to be in so much trouble when he gets home, aren't I?" The clones crawl off the bed laughing, one replying, "Definitely." A smirk played across his lips, "Good."

Naruto pushes himself up off the bed pulling back on Kakashi's gray sweats. He searches through the dresser for a shirt before making his way back out to the living room to wait for Kakashi. He makes his way first to the kitchen to grab himself something to drink, while the clones seat themselves back at the bar. Checking the time he notes it's been about six hours since Kakashi left, hopefully he should be home in the next hour or two. Sighing heavily, he makes his way into the living room, sitting down on the couch next to a still sleeping Bull. He busies himself with reading more of 'Icha Icha Paradise', hopeful that the book will help the time pass quickly.