"I'll be back in a little while Naru. Then I'll mark you, if you want." Kakashi said in a calm voice despite the fact that he could feel himself shaking a little bit, his desire to claim her as his, clawing at his mind like a wild animal. His canines started to ache a little bit, the gums around them throbbing with the need to sink into tender skin as he drove himself into her-

His mind went blank, sparing him the rest of those thoughts. Thank god.

If his mind kept sliding into the gutter like this then he'd be a big needy wreck by the time he went to deal with Sauske and the council. Naru looked up at him and blinked, her expression still a little dazed. "M-Mark me?" Naru asked stupidly when she finally managed to articulate her thoughts.

She didn't know much about the Hatake clan's mating habits, so the fact that Kakashi had said that he would mark her seemed just a little odd and...possessive. But then she had noticed that his touch was rather possessive to begin with. Maybe it's a clan thing. Naru mused as Kakashi looked at her and nodded his head slightly as he fisted his hands at his sides to keep from reaching for her.

He knew that she didn't understand, but he didn't really have time to explain.

He pulled his mask back up into place and made sure that his clothes were straitened and his head band was pulled down over his left eye. He couldn't take the chance of showing up before the council and Sauske looking like he had done something naughty because Sauske was no doubt aware that Naru would be at his place.

And the last thing he needed to do was add fuel to the fire. "I'm sorry Naru. I don't really have time to explain about the mark-" He started to say, but Naru waved his explination off.

"I don't need you to explain. Just go do whatever your going to do." Naru said. Kakashi's lips curved up in a smile under his mask as he walked over to her again and grasped her slender shoulders in his hands and brushed his cloth covered lips across her temple.

"Make sure to stay in the apartment. Sakura and a few others will stay with you to protect you until I get back. Neji, Shino and a few others have gone to inform Tsunade that your okay so that she doesn't worry. I'll be back in a little while." He said gently as he pushed her away form the door then opened it and slipped out and paused for a second when he found Iruka, Sai, Sakura, Ino, Ebisu and a few others with their ears pressed against the wood next to the door.

The group looked at him and flushed as he rolled his eye. "I'm leaving Naru in your hands. Don't. Let. Anyone. Near. Her." Kakashi said warningly as he brushed by the group of blushing nin's.

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Sauske paced the room that Tsunade had put him in excitedly.

If he had known before how effective placing a genjutsu on a picture would be, then he would have ruined her before he had defected and left her in the nearest brothel to serve her masters accordingly.

On her knees like the bitch she was.

But this...this worked to serve his purposes too.

He just couldn't get over how easy it had been to ruin her. It was as if the people of the village were always looking for the worst in her. The fools. Not that it mattered much to him, he didn't care if they believed his lies or not. He just wanted her to learn her place.

He was better than her in every way. Yet she had always looked down on him. Had become a hero to the people of the village while he had become a traitor. It was her fault. Everything was her fault. He never would have defected all those years ago if she had simply given in to him like she should have.

But instead of giving into his whims, she had struck him when he had touched her. Spat in his face when he had tried to force her compliance. She had even tried to bite his dick off when he had tried to force it into her mouth.

But no more. Soon. Soon he'd have her. Over and over again. He'd make her scream and beg and cry. He'd break that spirit of hers into pieces and show the village her true colors, then he'd pass her on to the next person to with as they pleased.

And when it was all over, he'd stand over her corpse and laugh.

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Kakashi was half way to the tower when he ran into Tsunade, Shizune, Genma, Ibiki and Anko, whom were all on their way to his apartment. "Kakashi!"Shizune said happily as she ran up to him and hugged him. Kakashi blinked at the action and lifted a hand to pat her back.

"Oh, hello Shizune. Everyone. What are you all doing here?"

"We were on our way to your apartment to check on Naru ourselves. What are you doing here Kakashi? Weren't you protecting Naru?" Tsunade asked, her golden brown eyes narrowed as she looked him over.

"Well, I was. But someone has to beat the ever loving hell out of Sauske since Naru is currently being looked for by a group of villagers out for her blood and her body... Besides, I left a group of very able bodied nin's who adore her to keep her safe until I can get back to her." Kakashi said as Shizune finally let him go and moved back away from him.

Tsunade made a humming sound as a smile curved her lips. Ah, so that's where all of the rookies were. Tsunade thought.

It was nice to know that they weren't getting into trouble. Tsunade had been a mite worried that the group would go looking for Sauske so that they could lynch him. "And why are you going to deal with Sauske?" Tsunade asked curiously. Hoping that Naru had given in to Kakashi after the talk that she and Neji and Shino had had.

Kakashi gave her a brilliant smile from behind his mask and Tsunade had to suppress the urge to shriek with happiness. It looked like things in the village would be getting very interesting from now on.