Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, I don't make any money with this story, the rights of the owners are not touched in any way.
I could have walked of course, as the distance between the two camps was less than a kilometer, still I was glad about our radios – I would not have wanted to talk to him face to face now.
„We have met them", I said. „Sakura and I have decided to stay with them as well."
„You should have called earlier. We have already begun to develop plans about how to rescue you.
„Not necessary."
„And did I understand you correctly? You plan to join them as well? It is one thing that you allow Naruto to leave. It's another thing that you decide to leave yourself."
„I am not leaving. Our mission was to capture Itachi, to find Ssauke and to take Sasuke back to Konoha. We have found him, now we concentrate on capturing Itachi."
„You don't have to. He was only a means to find Sasuke. You can bring him directly."
We cannot, I thought. He is probably too strong for us.
„Anyway", I said. „One day we will have to hunt down Itachi, or Naruto will never be safe. And you know just as well as me that Sasuke, when he is a full-grown man, is the only one who can defeat Itachi."
„And is he?"
„I am not sure yet. That's why I am staying."
„I am not convinced that you are doing the right thing, Kakashi. We will now to return to Konoha and report what has happened. I will try to make your actions look in a favorible light."
I hope so too, I thought, and we bid each other farewell.
I looked at my team: Sakura, chatting happily both with Juugo and Suigetsu, Sasuke still trying to come to terms wit the fact that we were now with him, and Naruto, dreamy-eyed and thougthful and even insecure as I had never seen him before.
What a mess they had got me into!