The moment Kakashi finished his conversation with Tsunade, the woman decided to go ahead and walk with him to the tower.

She wanted to see first hand what dirty, and horrible things the newly engaged copy nin was going to do to the last of the Uchiha. Anko and Ibiki had theories. That they were voicing rather loudly. And all of them sounded awesome to the sanin. Really they did.

"I bet he cuts his balls off." Anko said cheerfully. Ibiki snickered. Oh no, Kakashi wouldn't go for the balls. Not right away. His woman's reputation was on the line. First the copy nin was going to beat a healthy dose of fear and respect into the Uchiha, then he would go for the balls.

And if that didn't end Sauske, well, Ibiki knew some guys in Anbu who had a fondness for physically wrecking snotty little pretty boys like the Uchiha. All Kakashi had to do was say the word and Sauske would be their sex toy for the rest of his miserable life.

Tsunade would allow it. Hell after this, who in their right mind wouldn't allow it.

Naru was their hero for fuck sake! No one in the village would still be alive now if it wasn't for her. Yet this was how some of the villagers repaid her years of sacrifice and service. It was mind boggling, but it didn't really matter since the ones responsible for burning down Naru's home and the lynch mobs would soon be caught and he would get to tear into them for the trouble that they had caused Naru.

"He won't go for the balls..." Ibiki said and nearly grinned when Anko gave him a dirty look. Kakashi turned his head a little bit and glanced at them before saying.

"He's right Anko. I'm saving his balls for last."

"Then what are you going to go after first?"

"His pride as an Uchiha." Because it was what Sauske valued above all things.

Kakashi had always known that Sauske's superiority complex would cause trouble, but he hadn't had the heart to tear him down before. He had more than the heart to do it now because he wouldn't be able to face his mate like a man unless he did something.

Sauske's pride would be torn to shreds first. Then his heart. Then his body. And anyone stupid enough to try and get in the copy nin's way was going to get a foot up their ass.

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The moment that the group reached the tower, Tsunade and Shizune went running to distract the council so that Kakashi wouldn't get thrown in prison for knocking the worthless little shit around. Leaving Kakashi with Ibiki and Anko, both of whom had decided to keep anyone else form interfering with the smack down that Kakashi was going to put Sauske through, both of them ran on ahead of him to clear the way.

Kakashi shook his head at their antics then let his mind wander as he walked down the hall to the room that Tsunade had placed Sauske in.

Here we go. Kakashi thought as he reached out and pushed the door open forcefully.

The door swung open and slammed into the wall behind it, leaving a deep crack in the plaster as Sauske stopped pacing and looked at him with wide curious eyes. "Sensei?" The raven said stupidly as Kakashi's tightly leashed temper finally snapped.

He was across the room and in the raven's face in the blink of an eye, one hand shooting out to strike the younger man as Kakashi snarled at him. "You worthless little weakling-" Sauske's head snapped back as Kakashi's fist connected with his broken nose, spraying blood all over the jounin as it broke again.

Sauske yelped and staggered back a few steps as his eyes teared up. Confusion clouding his mind. Why had his former sensei hit him? Kakashi didn't stop, didn't give an inch, he merely reached out and grabbed the raven by the front of his bloody shirt and hit him again as he roared. "Who the fuck do you think you are attacking Naru in such a way?"

Sauske's eyes narrowed at his former sensei as it dawned on him that Naru must have gone running to him for protection. And Kakashi being the descent guy that he was, had seen her tears and heard her lies and had come to defend her without knowing the truth.