I have two votes for a happy ending, most likely I will go with that but you might need to be patient and wait for the ending. This chapter is not as long as the previous chapter but I promise I will post up chapter three soon. Do enjoy!

At the Memorial Stone

'You must be laughing at me right now, getting myself dumped by a lowly rank Chūnin. I must admit, I did not see that coming. He confessed cheating behind my back, no longer has any feelings for me, sick of being with me and that he wants to end this relation. It is similar to those past relation I have, usually I was the one doing what he speak of and this time, I'm not the one who initiate the breakup, how ironic is that. Somehow, it feels weird. The strange feeling I have inside of me, my heart seem to clench in my chest and the emptiness I am getting right now. Perhaps, this is how you feel when you get dump? It's new and nothing I have experience, what am I suppose to do next, Obito?'

Kakashi train of thoughts gets disrupt when he sense another being approaching.

"I did not expect to see you here."

"Asuma. What brings you here?"

"Visiting some old friends." Asuma inhales the cigarette he has lighted moment ago and continues, "I have assume you will look for Iruka Sensei the first thing you came back from your mission. The both of you have not seen each other for some time."

"I did."

"And?"

"I decide to come here."

"Did something happen between the two of you?"

"We are no longer together."

"I see."

"You seem not surprise."

"No."

"Hmm."

"I know it will happen."

Kakashi is taken back by Asuma's nonchalant reply but his face remains expressionless.

"How?"

"Knowing you more than half of my life time, you are not the kind tied down by a relation."

"Oh."

"None of your previous relations last longer than a month, which included most of the days you are away from missions. I have always wondered if they can be categorised under having a relation at all."

"They can't?"

"My friend, to you, what does it mean to be in a relation?"

"It involves sex?"

"And?"

"Teasing and more sex?"

"Is that all you can think off? Sex?"

"You can only have sex with the person you are having a relation with."

"Is that how you look at Iruka Sensei too?"

"I'm not sure, his ass sure looks firm and tight. His body, you should look at it, his ..."

"Stop! I don't want to know how his body or ass looks like, keep that to yourself. I'm not interested."

"You can say I am satisfy with him."

"Nothing else?"

"Like?"

"What attracts you to him?"

"He is different from other Chūnin I know of."

"How different?"

"His great ass and body shape."

"..." Asuma wants to smack Kakashi on his head right then, 'This is worst than explaining to Naruto. He may be a genius and the most feared ninja throughout the five nations but when it comes to relation, he sure is slow.' "Beside his physical appearance, why did you agree to let yourself into this relation?"

"He asked me."

"You can reject, which you did not."

"I was available and I thought it will be nice for a change. To see how does it tastes like to be with a Chūnin."

"Are you telling me you weren't serious with Iruka Sensei when you agree?"

"Yes."

"Oh kami, if this is heard by Iruka, how will he feel?"

"It does not matter now, isn't it? We broke up."

"Maybe it's a good thing he breakup with you then. I'm meeting Kurenai. Ja ne."

"Ja."

Leaving Kakashi to ponder on.

The roof of the Hokage building

"You've done what is necessary?"

"Yes Tsunade Sama."

"Did he take it well?"

"He did not kill me right on the spot so I guess he will get over it." He is disappointed when Kakashi did not catch up with him or argue any further when he demands to breakup earlier on. 'It's a good thing Kakashi is not too involved in this relation. It will make the breakup harder. It may be a one-sided relation all along and there I thought he love me just like the way I did. I am not sure anymore if he does care about me at all.' Thinking back on the times he shared with his Jōnin lover, the only time Kakashi ever spoke of 'I love you.' was before their love making session. May be it was a way to make Iruka more submissive.

"Are you sure this is what you want? I could send a replacement if you do not want to go, even if the Fire Lord has appointed you as one of the candidates."

"No, I have made up my mind. You know I am the best choice among the rest and I did not want to make your position as difficult as it is already. I am aware of what is happening."

"It's a freedom in this village to be with anyone, same gender or not. It is not my intention to stop anyone from seeing one another."

"I understand."

"And you have made your choice to leave. You have done a great job imparting The Will of Fire to the children of Konohagakure. For this, the village is greatly in debt to you."

"Please do not say that. I have failed one particular student."

"We all have failed someone at some point of the time, didn't we?"

"I should have realise earlier what he is becoming, the darkness consuming him from the inside out. If only I had pay more attention like I did with Naruto, he will not end up this way."

"Blaming yourself will not change anything now. You and Kakashi are alike in this. He doesn't say it out, yet every members in his team means a lot to him, it pains him too not able to save Sasuke from his own hatred."

"It is a mistake I do not want to make again. I am truly grateful for the concern you have shown me, but if this marriage benefits this village, I will agree to go for the politic marriage between the Fire nation and Earth nation."

"Sou ka... Iruka Umino! Receive the order from your Hokage!"

"Hai!"

"Honor the code of the Shinobi of Konohagakure. This marriage is important to the well-being of the two nations. I want you to make sure nothing will stop this marriage and you must go through the marriage ceremony with the female candidate they have chosen. Make preparation to leave in two days time. You will leave one hour after Kakashi leaves for his mission. I want you to take the Northwest route through Takigakure into the Land of Earth, I will send in an ANBU squad with you. Once you cross the boarder, it's on your own!"

"Hai Hokage Sama!"

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