A/N: Two chapters at once, because I got really bored waiting to be able to connect to internet. And Congrats on making this more popular than all my others combined. This is more of a filler chapter than anything.

Chapter 16: Team Twelve! Jozun's Rage!

It had been three months since Itachi returned, and Sasuke had finally accepted the truth, with many headaches on Naruto's part. The Uchiha brothers were living together, but Itachi and Naruto were both jumpy. They had yet, in three months, to see Jozun and Kisa, despite how quickly the news of the Uchiha's return spread.

Naruto, Itachi, Sasuke, and Asuma were currently in the market, getting ingredients for a dinner at the Sarutobi house, when a violent fit of coughing and wheezing, which couldn't possibly belong to Gekko Hayate, as he was out of the Village, caught their attention.

"Jozun," a feminine voice clucked sternly. "I told you to take your medicine before we went out in public!"

"I'm fine, Kisa," panted an obviously very tired male voice. "It hasn't killed me yet." Itachi stiffened a little. Glares, he quickly got used to. But his Genin team?

"Naruto?" he said lowly. The blonde hummed, watching for the duo. "What rank are Jozun and Kisa?"

"Jounin and Chuunin." the Uchiha cursed quietly. But not quietly enough.

"Jozun? What's wrong?"

"Limit Break: Comet!" came a loud cry, followed by a wave of dense Chakra. Itachi didn't have time to even flinch before a fist buried itself in his face, sending him backwards into a wall. Where he stood, there was now a tall, dark-haired young man with fury in his eyes. He stood a moment longer, before hunching over and coughing violently into his hand. When he rose, wheezing heavily, he looked to his target, but only saw a log. A heavily splintered, sad little log.

"COWARD!" he roared as a young woman about his own age, standing about 5'2", ran up to him and swatted him on the arm, which he ignored. "COME OUT AND FACE ME SENSEI" he spat the word with such malice, a ring was quickly cleared around him. The civilians and Shinobi alike knew of this man's temper. Itachi felt his heart break as he shunshin'd in front of his student.

"Jozun. I see you've grown." the young Jounin spat at Itachi's feet. Everyone noticed the ball of saliva was mostly red, but none dared comment.

"You have the nerve to show your face here after what you did? What you put us through?" Shimizu Kisa was silently standing to the side, trying to decide between stopping the Sekazu, or joining him.

"We were treated like scum, because YOU mentored us!" Continued the towering man. Despite being only sixteen, he was already easily six foot. Itachi noted his glasses were gone. "We were more hated than Anko-sensei!"

"It was not my intention for my actions to impact you." the calm response seemed to finally set the teen off, because he bolted forward with a roar, a tanto leveled to pierce Itachi's heart.

"Limit Break: Demon!" came the belated cry, which caused Kisa to gasp loudly and cover her mouth, tears welling in her eyes. Itachi jumped away, and lucky thing, considering where Jozun had just stabbed was literally disintegrating under the force of the impact. Moments after his attack, Jozun doubled over on his knees, and hacked up a wad of blood.

"Jozun, stop!" Naruto cried, finally deciding to intervene. The Kekkei Genkai user just glared at him with one eye, the other being closed in pain as his right arm wrapped around his abdomen. "If you use it any more, it WILL kill you."

"I...don't...care..." panted Jozun as he rose unsteadily to his feet. "He needs...to answer... for breaking Kisa's heart. He needs to be punished... for getting Shikozu killed."

"He didn't mean to do either, Jozun."

The man fell to one knee in pain with a hiss, tears leaking down his face. Kisa ran to him, fussing. She completely ignored Itachi as she ran right past him. She reached into a pouch and pulled out some pills, trying to push them into Jozun's hand or mouth, but he struggled to rise and forced them away.

"This isn't about either of them, is it?" Itachi said quietly. Jozun snapped a glare to him. "You're mad at me for what I did to you."

"SHUT UP!" Jozun rushed his former teacher once more, but was stopped when Itachi buried his fist into Jozun's gut. He doubled over the arm.

"I didn't mean to abandon you, Jozun. I didn't keep my promise, and I'm sorry." he set his student down as Kisa came up next to him and began shoving a couple pills down the panting Jounin's throat, while simultaneously activating a Mystic Palm Jutsu to try to heal him.

"When did you become a med-nin?" Itachi asked calmly as he stood back from his students.

"Right after you left," spat Kisa. She'd finally managed to even out Jozun's breathing, and he was unconscious. She stood and tried to lift the man, so as to take him back to his apartment. Naruto moved forward to help, but she smacked at him with a growl. "I can do it."

"How bad has he gotten?" Itachi asked softly. The question caused Kisa to tear up. She turned away slightly as she adjusted Jozun's arm around her shoulder.

"Bad enough that the only person able to help him is Tsunade. Now, I have to get him home." with that, she began in the direction of the Jounin housing, Jozun's feet dragging, considering his much greater stature.

Itachi barely managed to suppress a small sob at the news that his student was dying. He fought, but his weakened immune system was waging a war of attrition. Cell by cell, organ by organ, Jozun was dying. His Chakra was poisonous to him, and his body was fighting itself. The man's very chemistry was ripping him apart. It seemed he would lose another person he cared about.

"Nii-san, who were they, and why did he attack you?" Sasuke asked. Everyone had totally forgotten the boy was even there. Asuma coughed as he rested his hand on Naruto's shoulder.

"Let's... head home Naru. I'm sure sis is ready for these ingredients."

"Good idea," replied the blonde, before they both beat a hasty retreat, leaving Itachi with his brother.

"Hn. Chickens. Sasuke, those were two people I mentored when I was a Jounin." the youngers' eyes widened, before Itachi noted everyone around them was still staring. He released a bit of his KI with a glare. "Don't you all have somewhere to be?" the crowd quickly dispersed.

"You... taught a Genin team?"

"Hai." Itachi was fully unprepared for the swift kick in his shin, which made him double over to clutch the injury.

"And yet you never had time to teach me anything?" bit out Sasuke. Hey, just because he accepted the truth, didn't mean he totally forgave his older brother for everything. Itachi frowned at his beloved little brother.

"Otouto, I taught you more than you know. Plus, I didn't request to be a Sensei, Hokage-sama ordered me to. But if you feel THAT strongly about it, I'll begin teaching you."

"It's no use now!" Sasuke said with a huff. "Naruto is already training me." he turned away and crossed his arms. His high-collared blue Uchiha shirt shifted with the motion. Itachi's eye twitched violently.

"He's what?" Sasuke smirked, knowing he'd struck a nerve in his older brother.

Vengeance was so sweet.

Jozun: Oh sure, make me look like the asshole why don't you?

Hybrid: Dude, you're basically me. We ARE assholes.

Jozun: Oh yeah.

Asuma: Man, I never want to train a Genin Team. So much Drama.

Naruto: Tou-chan you're so freaking lazy! And stop smoking! You're going to give ME lung cancer!

Hybrid: Okay guys calm down. But seriously, Asuma? You're still teaching Team Ten.

Asuma: Oh come on! I'll be a worthless Jounin Sensei! I'll just play Shogi with Shika, and make all their team meetings teamwork exercises! I'll make them get any real training from their parents!

Hybrid and Naruto: THE HELL YOU WILL!

Naruto: I'd think you'd have learned a few things about training kids while raising me, you lazy bum! How the hell are you the son of a Hokage?!

Hiruzen: Naruto-kun you should know better than anyone that the sins and skills of another should never be passed on!

Naruto- I just meant his laziness! Seriously! You'd think with his Dad being Hokage he'd be a bit more motivated!

Hybrid- Well looks like we're out of time! See you all later! Ja Ne!