Love Arranged Chapter 19

Disclaimer: Rallybabe89 does not own Naruto.

Dedication: fujikaya who so fondly reminded me that I missed my deadline to update. Thanks for ur support

and to all my loyal readers. Arigato, Gracia, Shukria, and thanks.

"So have you thought about my question yet?" asked Arune stepping out of the bedroom that she had taken at Yasuo's apartment with her suitcases and Pakkun.

"Arune when I told you I cared very deeply for you, I meant it. If you need me to take you to my father then I will. Let me know when and how many people are going to go," replied Yasuo looking down at the rug beneath his feet.

"Thank you so very much. I think there will be about two other people coming to see him with me. Whenever you want to leave is fine with us, the sooner the better," she told him.

With that Yasuo stooped down and picked up Arune's bags and headed out the door. They had agreed that Yasuo would drop her off to her teammates and then meet back the next day to head out and find Yukio.

"Welcome home, Mrs. Hatake," shouted Naruto as soon as Arune stepped inside the hotel room. Kakashi greeted his wife by taking the luggage from Yasuo and putting in their temporary room. As of right now he was being strictly formal, especially in front of the man who was essential to their mission.

Walking over to the couch, Naruto sat to the side of Kakashi and Arune while Yasuo sat by himself.

Yasuo looked over at the masked man who had yet to introduce himself and Arune, and judged by the way they were sitting that he must have been the man Arune was married to. He couldn't help but wonder why Arune would choose a masked man over the man who was completely-well almost completely- open with her. Did she like mystery? Well if she did then he could have given her mystery. What about the fact that she wasn't married to that man when she first met Yasuo? Did that mean that he had a chance at one point but didn't ask her first? Yasuo sat and came to the understanding that the stoic masked man probably did not love Arune let alone ask her to marry him. There had to be some form of arrangement binding her to him.

Kakashi coughed to gain the attention of everyone in the room.

"I'm Kakashi Hatake, I don't think we've been properly introduced. As Arune's probably told you, we are on a mission to find your father, who is heading the underground money laundering system. We strongly apologize for betraying you like this but we did not want to attack you as well. We do not like to make criminals out of those who are innocent," said Kakashi.

Yasuo sat astounded by the words of Kakashi. He did not expect him to apologize. The silver haired man had made no reference to his relationship with Arune but placed his arm around her waist. Yasuo could feel his blood boil slightly but continued to think of a response to Kakashi's statement.

"So we'll leave tomorrow morning. I will inform my father that we are coming so his workers will allow us through and so I know where he is," Yasuo finally said.

"Good but what will you say to him? I don't believe that your father will not suspect anything especially since you've just come back from seeing him," asked Kakashi, thinking of every possible outcome.

"Well for that I'd have to ask you permission to let me use your wife. I had told my father that I was going to ask Arune to marry me when I came back from meeting him. So if it's okay with you, I'd like to say that she said yes and that I want him to meet her. That way she can come along and not be suspected of anything." Yasuo had once fantasized bringing Arune as his own to meet his father but now knowing that she was someone else's love brought him much grief.

"You have my permission. She is a vital part of this mission before she is my wife," Kakashi said through gritted teeth.

With the rest of the preparations discussed, Kakashi escorted Yasuo to the street. Once he turned the corner he pulled out his cell phone and dialed a number.

"…Yes tomorrow. Are you sure you have everything I will need? The woman I love will be coming with me so I don't want anything to go wrong," he said while walking home.

The next morning came too early for Yasuo.

As he walked to the front of the town to meet Arune and her boys he felt an awful breeze surround him.

The same could be said to Kakashi. He didn't like the feeling he had in his gut about today. Something was going to go wrong and his intuition was begging him not to go. But he couldn't sacrifice his mission. That was one of the ninja rules that he would not break unless his teammates, in this case wife and brother-in-law as well, were in danger.

As everyone greeted each other at the entrance to the forest that surrounded the village the sun was being covered slowly by the clouds. The shelter of the forest was looking more comforting by the moment.

Leap into the forest as soon as everyone was ready, Kakashi stopped realizing that Yasuo wouldn't know how to use chakra to keep up with the three shinobis. As he turned around he spotted Yasuo trailing right next to Arune on the leaves. So this guy was trained in the shinobi arts, but why hadn't Kakashi, Arune or Naruto noticed this in the few days that they spent with him? Once again Kakashi's gut feeling was erupting. There was definitely something wrong about to happen.

"Yasuo you should lead. I have no idea where to go" Kakashi said so he could keep an eye on the man.

Yasuo headed to the front and took charge. He beckoned Arune to join him but she drifted in between Kakashi and Yasuo to finally decide that she would stick with Naruto instead. There was no way she would choose Yasuo over her husband but then again he was vital to the mission.

The travel should take about 2 days because they were travelling at ninja speed while Yasuo previously travelled at normal speed. At the end of the first day Yasuo suggested that they should rest for a while. Kakashi was a bit upset at how Yasuo had suddenly taken it upon himself to be the leader. All Kakashi had given him permission to do was show them the way, not dictate.

As Arune and Naruto set up the tents, Yasuo and Kakashi prepared dinner. Sitting on the logs in front of the fire place Kakashi was joined by Arune on his left and Naruto on his right.

Finally after all the clouds in sky had turned black, the rain had started pouring down on them extinguishing the fire. Trying to run for cover Kakashi sensed chakra that was bordering on the line of killer intent.

"Arune, Naruto -stand guard. There's something wrong," he ordered activating his sharingan and searching the area for unwanted presence.

What he found was more than one person. In fact it was four unwanted people.

Knowing all too well that he could handle the intense chakra of these four, he motioned for Naruto to come towards him.

"Naruto, there are four people here. I don't know who they are but their chakra levels are amazing. They are either missing-nin or part of Akatsuki since Yasuo's father is in charge of them. Send some clones to Konoha and ask for back up. We can't handle Akatsuki by ourselves- one is ok and even two would be fine but four high level Akatsuki is too much. Request for Sasuke and see if anyone else is free. Preferably Jiraiya."

Naruto created a busshin and ordered it to do as Kakashi told. There was no way he was losing his loved ones again. Akatsuki was probably after him again. They had never gotten his demon and they wouldn't. He would not let them hurt anyone. Ever.

"so I see we were noticed. Well that was expected of the not-so-great Copy Nin Kakashi. Don't worry we won't harm you. Yet."

One by one the red cloud cloak clad members of Akatsuki stepped down from the trees.

Tobi, Pein, Kisame and Zetsu all made their appearances known.

Arune stood shocked. She wasn't able to fight Akatsuki. Yes she was skilled but. But she had never fought someone with such caliber. Akatsuki was brutal, they were vicious and from what she heard they killed anything and anyone.

But she had also heard that they had tried to harm her brother in more than one way. They had tried to steal his soul, his demon and maybe even his life. What if they were here again for him? What if Yukio had told them that Yasuo was coming and that's how they found out about Naruto.

No, she had to be strong. For herself, for her brother, for the mission and most of all so she wouldn't be the weak little girl that Kakashi didn't like.

A/N: SOOOOO sorry that I didn't update when I promised. Just been soo busy with school and work. Then I got sick. Being sick sucks.

My muse ended up being a double-crosser playing around with my heart while being someone else's boyfriend. Could you believe that?

Heartbreaks suck too…but once again I bounced back and one of the cute guys in my Art class has taken a liken to me. He's sweet so maybe I'll give him some time. Lol

Ok guys I was going to put the battle in here but I'm not. The next chapter will be short but it'll include the battle and that'll be the end.

There will be an epilogue. It's been written…but chapter 20 hasn't so…it'll be out right after 20 will be. (March 17-21st…sometime between then. )

On the sequel: I still don't have a title so I need help with that.

IF THERE'S NO TITLE THEN I WON'T WRITE THE SEQUEL…

Threats seem to work.

Next update with at least 90 reviews...i get about 100 hits per chapter yet only one or two reviews

Listen up with only one chapter and the epilogue to go press that damned purple-blue button and write me a review...

�Happy Spring Break to all