Tsunade was trying to relax in her office after a day spent finishing up paper work when Kakashi came up to one of the large windows behind her and tapped on the glass. Worried that something else may have happened to Naru, she quickly got up and let him in and was a tad bit startled when he dropped two Rock country headbands onto her desk then growled.
"I want both of the men who wore these dead."
Quietly stepping away from the window she scrutinized him, wondering why he would demand such a thing when she was feeling inclined to have the intruders questioned and dealt with according to prodocol. After all she couldn't kill every outsider that entered the village. Even if some of them had less than honorable intentions.
It just wasn't right.
Not only that but depending on who the intruders knew- killing them could start a war. And she just wasn't willing to put her people through that just to sooth Kakashi's- Come to think of it, why did he want the men dead?
Why not simply maim them in a less life threatening way and leave it at that. Why did he specificly come here to her office to demand their deaths?
"Why do you want them dead Kakashi?" She asked after a moment or so of silence, her golden brown eyes taking on a calculating look. Kakashi looked a little bit uneasy but then answered her.
"I think those men were sent here by the ones who hurt Naru." Tsunade tensed visibly and cocked her head.
"I thought that you used a demon contract to keep them from coming after you both."
"I did. But that doesn't mean that they may not hire others to come after us." Kakashi said, putting emphasis on the word 'hire' to point out to her that even demon contracts had loopholes. Tsunade's jaw dropped open in shock and horror as the implications of his words sank into her mind.
Dear god in heaven- If the nins that had signed the contract that Kakashi created, had found out about the loophole just mentioned and decided to use others to finish Naru and Kakashi off using more dastardly deeds than were used before...
She put a hand over her mouth as bile rose up in her throat.
Now she understood part of the reason Kakashi was always acting so paranoid. Why he refused to leave Naru's side for long. He had known about the loophole and had been looking for trouble from the beginning. His desire to prevent another tragedy from happening was admirable but- "Kakashi you know that I can't kill them without proof that they were sent by those men. They would also need a reason to come after you both after so much time has passed."
"The reason is obvious Tsunade- They came here to see if we were dead and to kill us if we weren't." Kakashi snarled angrily. Tsunade understood his feelings, especially since Naru was expecting but she still in good conscience kill the two nins from Rock. At least not until she knew for sure that they had been hired to seek out Kakashi and Naru specifically.
"Calm down Kakashi. I get where your coming from-"
"Do you? Really? I somehow doubt that." The copy nin said in a rumbling tone that was neither calm nor pleasant. She sighed and rubbed the spot over her left eyebrow, feeling an headache coming on.
"Kakashi, it's normal that you- as a man and an expectant father, would feel as you do now. And I'm not saying that your fears aren't founded or valid. They are. But I cannot kill those men simply to put you at ease. However if we learn that they came to the village to do harm to you or Naru, they will be dealt with accordingly. Now... why don't you go back to Naru and see how she's doing, hm."
Kakashi looked mutinous for several seconds but then gave a curt nod and headed for the door and slipped out without another word. Tsunade was going to be a pain in the ass for him about this. But she was right, he needed to check on Naru.
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Ibiki draped a wool blanket over Naru as she lay dozing on his couch then stepped away and looked at his clock. Kakashi had been gone for about two hours now and while it wasn't unusual for him to be late wherever he went, Ibiki couldn't help wondering where he was or if he was okay.
Naru made a small noise and curled up even more on her side, drawing his dark eyes to her for a moment before he stepped in close and brushed her soft hair back from her face and whispered.
"Sleep easy Naru. He'll be back soon-" She settled and her breathing pattern changed to indicate sleep and Ibiki smiled a little bit and muttered softly to himself. "Good girl." Then stepped away from her again and moved over to one of his other seats to sit down and do some light reading while he waited for Kakashi to come back.