Musical Hands: chapter 11
Summary: Kakashi had been listening to an anonymous piano player for years till silence happened. After years of silence, his heart is picked up by the sound of music once more and goes looking with his comrades. Finding an-inner scarred beauty. Naruto has always hidden her real gender till one day she is no longer able to hide. A scarring incident stopping her from living her life, till she met Kakashi.
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The next four days had been antagonising slow for Naruto as she had sent clones to Jiraiya, Shikaku-sensei and a single clone for Hinata to train with as she herself even ditched Itachi with a few clones when he came to town just this morning. Having spent most of her time at her sanctuary playing the piano and watering Kakashi's plant before returning home for dinner. Naruto had confided in Jiraiya in her situation with Danzo and that only made Jiraiya goes silent and made her swear on her parent's grave not to mention Danzo's courtship with anybody else. Not even Tsunade.
Tsunade would only place Naruto in ANBU without a second thought and keep her there till Danzo died. This would only prove to be forever in Naruto's mind.
Naruto sighed as she watched her fingers glide over the black and white keys. Surrounding her land with a resenting melody under the afternoon sun and looked out to the lake. She stopped playing with a sad sigh. Her muse was gone for some odd reason. First, she played for her Jiji and then for the sake of getting over the mourning and her plight. Though now, Naruto felt her tank run out of juice. Rubbing her face, Naruto stood up. Heading over to the edge of her pier and slipped her toe into the water. It was cool against the hot day and looked around. Everything was clear. Naruto slipped out of her training clothes and dived deep under the cool blue water. Heading to the very bottom of the lake and sat on the sandy surface in a medative position.
She could feel the water in her pores as it surrounded her body and all 726 fishes that lived in her lake. The way the seaweed swayed and shellfish crawling along the bottom. She could feel them in the water as she meditated.
"Are you trying to drown yourself?" The Kyūbi whispered into her ear. The last time she came under the lake to meditate was to hide from the Sandaime Hokage after she had painted the Hokage monument in her male-form. She didn't want to get scolded by him.
"No. My pride if too big to commit such an act. I'm thinking of what to do with my situation. Jiraiya would rather kill Danzo and become a missing-nin before even thinking about allowing that old mummy courting me. I'm thinking of a more productive way, Kyūbi." Naruto replied to her Bijū as her body didn't move.
Kyūbi scoffed. "You already know what to do, My Kit. You just don't want to feel that pain once you go through with your plan nor cause further pain to others. Sacrifices need to be made and pride must be pushed aside for your safety and your future, My Kit. Though not just your safety and future, but also the safety and future of your family and your partner."
"Can't I be selfish just this once, Kyūbi?" Naruto asked sadly. Already knowing the answer.
"Not this time, My Kit. It's too dangerous and you must place your plan in action before it is too late and there is no returning. You have to decide fairly soon, My Kit. Jiraiya, Itachi, Sasuke and Hinata will understand and to some extent, Tsunade. Your plan will work and with Tsunade here in the village, she will accomplish your utmost safety for your return into this village, not as Naruto Uzumaki, but as Naruto Namikaze." Kyūbi relayed his wise words and nudged at her in the mindscape. "Now, resurface. You shouldn't be thinking so intently underwater."
Naruto did as she was told and opened her eyes. Kicking off the ground and swam to the surface. Breaking the water and gulped in the air greedily before swimming towards the pier where Jiraiya was standing, waiting for her.
Jiraiya pulled Naruto up out of the water and handed her a towel. "Your clones are progressing far in the training with completed version of the rasengan. I've even started a third of them on your next affinity. Suiton."
Naruto nodded in thanks and dried her face before moving onto her body and hair. "I want to tell Iruka-sensei everything." She muttered and looked up to Jiraiya. She could sense his worry and anxiousness. Touching his chin lightly and smiled. "Don't think too much, Ero-Sennin. Everything will be fine."
Jiraiya leaned into her touch with a sigh. "How come I feel that when you say that, only pain will follow?"
"Because it will." Naruto whispered honestly.
Jiraiya nodded and released her hand. "Then you may go and tell Iruka. Though please be careful on your way there."
Naruto pulled her training gear back on and nodded. "I'll stick to the shadows like you taught me, Ero-Sennin. I'll be back late tonight…"
"Kakashi's coming home tonight…" Jiraiya understood and patted her shoulder. "Do what only you think is right, Naruto. You mean a lot to me, brat." Disappearing before he got all emotional and mushy with his goddaughter.
Naruto left as soon as Jiraiya did and headed towards the Academy while taking to the shadows. There was a frown on her face as she easily sensed Danzo's ANBU surrounding the outline of her property and was glad she set up those security seals her mother had created. It was easy slipping by all of them and into the bustling afternoon mood of Konoha. Quickly making her way towards the Academy and scooped out Iruka's chakra within the building and deemed that he was alone in his classroom. Naruto smiled gently. It had been too long since she last felt Iruka's chakra this close. It was so comforting and relaxing. Naruto took in a deep breath and landed on the windowsill and knocked on the open window as she sat on the ledge. Gaining his curious chocolate orbs and grinned. Giving the two fingered salute. "Hey there. Are you free right now, Iruka-sensei?"
Iruka blinked in confusion and looked around the room before pointing at himself in shock. The blonde woman nodded with an approving grin. "Me? Are you sure you're looking for me?" He quickly noted her sagging shoulders and waved about his hands in apology. "I mean, of course I'm free. Please, come in."
Naruto nodded and climbed inside the room and sat before Iruka's desk.
Iruka held out his hands in embarrassment. "It seems you know me, but I must apologise, I don't remembering seeing you before. I'm Iruka Umino. Is there a student in my class that is of relation of you?"
Naruto shook Iruka's hand and shook her head in a negative. "No. I came to speak to you, Iruka-sensei." Releasing her hands and snapped her fingers.
Iruka jumped in surprise when all the windows slammed closed along with the doors. Feeling chakra pulse throughout the room and immediately went on guard with a kunai out. "Who are you?"
Naruto finished sealing the room for privacy and looked to Iruka sadly. "Don't you know me, Iruka-sensei? It's me…" She saw his suspiciousness and curiosity. Naruto sighed sadly and released a nervous chuckled as she rubbed the back of her neck as she directed her gaze elsewhere. She stiffened when the kunai hit the floor and Iruka voicing in shock.
"N-Naruto…?" Iruka squealed in surprise. He would know that nervous habit from anywhere. Even when Naruto was wearing a superb henge, but sensed no henge on the beautiful blonde before him. Iruka rushed around the desk and knelt before the blonde. Taking her hands in him and hushed her gently when she flinched at his touch. "I'm not going to harm you, but is that you, Naruto? Naruto, look at me please." Iruka requested gently and caught the blonde's two-toned eyes and looked deeply within them. They were the eye he knew Naruto wielded, but there was always something distinctive within Naruto's eyes no matter what he was henged was. Iruka spotted it and gasped. It was the faint, almost invisible, flash of a lonely child. Iruka touched her cheek and questioned. "What happened to you? Who did this to you? You're a girl, Naruto! Does Tsunade-sama know? Oh my, Naruto. Don't worry! We'll find something to fix this."
Naruto sobbed and knew only Iruka would know it were truly her and flung herself at him. "Iruka-sensei!" She cried.
Iruka was shocked before it melted away into worry and hugged Naruto back. "Sshh everything is going to be okay, Naruto. I'm here for you."
Oh dear kami, those were exactly the words Naruto needed to hear from Iruka. She hugged him tighter before pulling back and wiping her tears.
Iruka only pulled her hands away. "You're going to make it worse by rubbing like that, Naruto. Here, use a tissue." Handing over the cotton sheet for the girl to use and stroked her damp hair out of her face. To think that his surrogate little brother would come to him as a little sister was a big shock to Iruka and wondered what really happened to Naruto. The girl didn't even have the trade mark whisker marks and the bright blue eyes were now a darker blue with purple hues. "Naruto, you have to tell me what happen so I can help fix whatever happened."
Naruto giggled and touched Iruka's cheek. "Silly. This is what I really look like, Iruka-sensei. I just wanted to tell you the truth and everything because I can't do any of this alone anymore. It's too heavy." She sobbed loudly with Iruka hugging her again and rubbing her back soothingly. "What am I going to do, Iruka-nii-chan?!"
Iruka could only hug Naruto till she calmed down enough to speak. He stroked her hair and said. "Naruto, whether you are a boy or a girl makes no difference to me. You are and always will be Naruto to me and my special little brother…I mean, sister, I guess." He grinned when she snorted in laughter. Pulling back he held her hand and said. "Let's start right from the beginning then, Naruto. Tell me what you can."
Naruto nodded. "I guess I should start right from the beginning and that being the Kyūbi attack and my parents…"
Kakashi:
Kakashi lagged behind his team as his frustration was at an all-time low from Sakura's sexual advancements. He finally pieced together what she was doing after he overheard Yamato speaking to Sai about the matter and to keep quiet or else suffer the pinkette's wrath. After three hours of walking back to Konoha, Kakashi had managed to pry Sakura of his arm and stayed a long way away from her as he needed to see Narumi badly. There was a nagging feeling within him that something bad was going to happen to either him or his intended-mate. Hence, why he was glaring at Yamato, Sai and Sakura whenever they tried to talk or walk by him. He was so terribly close to snapping and allowing his inner-demon come forth and does his damage. He needed to find Narumi fast to assure himself that she was safe from harm.
Sakura didn't go near Kakashi. The last time she did, he threw a kunai at her in warning. She huffed in annoyance and crossed her arms. Oh well. Now she had the time to muse on how she was going to beat the blonde haired bimbo six feet under for the murder of her uncle. She inwardly cackled happily. Being a medic had its perks. The woman would pass naturally and nobody would know that it was truly poison. Yes, Sakura had to see the girl again and discreetly get the poison into her system. The foolish girl would die within 2-4 months after a mysterious illness. Nobody would suspect foul play. That slut would pay.
Naruto: 5.55pm
Naruto had spent the better part of three hours explaining her situation to Iruka in his classroom when her stomach sounded off. She blushed in embarrassment yet glared at Iruka when he laughed at her.
"Come on, Narumi." He winked as she stood up with his hand held out to her. "Let's get some ramen. It must have been a long time since you last had some."
Narumi's eyes sparkled and took Iruka's hand with an eager nod. "Baa-chan won't let me eat food high in sodium. Sometimes Ero-Sennin sneaks me some ramen, but not a lot because the smell lingers."
Iruka chuckled as he grabbed his wallet and left the Academy with Narumi close to his side. He felt horrible after hearing her story, but understood hers and the Sandaime's actions. Livid when she confessed about her abduction and laughed about the funeral burning being her after not wanting her offender getting off easily. Though he did notice that she was hiding some information for his safety more than anything else. (Itachi) He was surprised to know that Naruto was actually in a secret relationship with Kakashi and that she actually confided in him with it. He had only shouted death threats before Naruto sent a paralytic lightning jutsu through him as a warning. Though when he heard about Danzo's plans to court Naruto, Iruka grew worrisome and promised Naruto that he wouldn't tell anybody since Jiraiya didn't want anybody else to know. At least he knew why Naruto looked similarly like the Yondaime Hokage now.
Iruka immediately noticed the stares Narumi was getting and slid his hand into her with a reassuring smile that she would be fine.
Narumi smiled. "Thank you, Iruka-sensei. I'm not allowed in public without an escort."
"I can see why." Iruka grumbled with a frown as he rubbed his chin. Devising a plan in which to scare of the male population and ward of the interested females. Yes, he would enjoy planning his scare tactic against Konoha. It had been a while since he last released his inner-prankster.
Narumi's spine shivered and looked to Iruka. Her eyes widen as she recognised those eyes anywhere. Her male-part had those eyes whenever he planned something big. "Please don't kill anyone, Iruka-sensei." She pleaded.
"Oh I won't kill them, My Cute Little Sister." Iruka chuckled deviously.
Narumi just groaned. Great. Now even Iruka was calling her 'Cute Little-'. Why couldn't they just use her name like a normal person?
Iruka opened the way for Narumi into Ichiraku before following her into the stand. Making her take a seat by the wall as he sat next to her. He wasn't going to give any strange pervert any chance to sit next to his surrogate sister. "Two large miso pork, Teuchi-san." Iruka ordered for the both of them.
"Right up." The old Ichiraku commented as he began on the noodle dish.
Ayame had spotted Iruka with his lovely companion and giggled as she leaned over the counter to Iruka. "Who's your pretty girlfriend, Iruka?"
Iruka and Narumi choked on the water they were given and gasped for air.
"Y-you're mistaken, Ayame." Iruka quickly denied. "I'm here with a cousin of mine." He quickly weaved the story. "Ayame Ichiraku, meet Narumi Yuki. Narumi meet Ayame."
Narumi held a hand out to Ayame and smiled politely. "It's nice to meet you, Ayame-san. It is nice to have dinner with Iruka-kun after so long."
"Cousins?" Ayame first said as she shook the blonde's hand. "Ahh I knew something was off when such a pretty lady like yourself came hand-in-hand with Iruka."
Narumi chuckled while Iruka blubbered why Ayame would think such a thing.
"Two large miso pork for our favourite teacher and his pretty lady." Teuchi served and made the two cousins choke again. Ayame giggled and filled her father in. "Ohohoho. I knew something was up with Iruka being in the presence of such a fine lady. Perhaps she has single friends to set you up with, Iruka." Teuchi teased and made Iruka blush. The boy was so easy to mess with.
Narumi thanked the old man for the food and snapped her chopsticks to the ready. "Thank you for the food." Digging into the food in a calm manner that she got a suspicious look from Iruka. Chewing the noodles before swallowing, Narumi looked to Iruka with an arched brow. "What?"
"You're eating ramen…slowly." Iruka whispered the last part quietly and made Narumi laugh out loud.
"Silly, Iruka-kun." She poked his side and continued to eat her ramen.
Iruka just shook the shock away and dug into his own ramen. It had been a while since he last ate with somebody.
Narumi was almost finished with her bowl when both she and Iruka tensed. Narumi moved to grab Iruka, but it was too late. Iruka was already dragged out of the booth and across the street. Narumi panicked and chased after the groaning Iruka. "Iruka-kun!" she screamed.
"Narumi, run!" Iruka shouted as he tried to get back up, but a silver and green blur had kicked him through a wall.
Narumi's eyes stung. "W-what's going on?" she didn't listen to Iruka and went chasing after his beaten form. Throwing her body in front of the protesting chunin and held up her hands as she saw the movements of the attacker. "Hyōton: Ice dome!" Narumi shouted and barely made the ice wall in time when the attacker's fist was rammed into the ice and halted their attack. Narumi had only theorized if she could use ice chakra due to her chakra nature and large reserves.
"N-Narumi…runs…" Iruka gasped and held his side.
Narumi looked behind her with her eyes widening. A stray kunai had impaled Iruka deeply in his side and was bleeding profusely. Narumi whimpered as she crawled over to Iruka, only to be halted by a dangerous growl.
"Narumi, stay away from him!" Kakashi barked as he pulled his fist from the ice his mate had created. What a surprising girl.
Narumi shook her head as she placed her hands over Iruka's wounds. "No!" she shouted. "I have to heal him!"
Kakashi broke through the ice with his eyes narrowing. "Narumi! Get back!" he growled at his stubborn mate.
Iruka glared at the copy-nin and voiced. "I-it's not what it looks like, K-Kakashi…" Narumi was getting scared. The more she was frightened then all hell would break loose when Jiraiya would sense Narumi's distress and come barrelling after her.
Kakashi had snarled and in a flash had punched Iruka thorough a set of shops. Standing before his startled mate in a crouched position. Daring anybody to touch her right now.
"Iruka!" Narumi shouted and tried to go after him, but Kakashi had pushed her back to the ground. She looked up into his eyes and flinched. He was pissed…but extremely pissed and she had no idea why. She had whimpered when Kakashi tried to touch her and retracted from his touch.
"Narumi…" Kakashi whispered though growled when he heard Iruka's voice. About the run after him again to teach him a lesson when suddenly he was engulfed in ice and Narumi was running past him and towards Iruka. Kakashi was beyond coming back from his anger now. His mate was running off towards another man. His mate!
Narumi slid before Iruka and started to weave through some handsign. She saw him move his lips and hushed him. "Don't! You're losing blood! I have to stop the bleeding!" placing her hand over top of Iruka's wound. Instead of the normal green glow of medical chakra, Narumi's palms glowed yellow to heal Iruka twice as fast. "K-K-Kashi…I don't know what's w-wrong with h-him…I'm sorry…" she cried as she heard Kakashi break free from her ice. "It's my entire fault…" her tears dropping on Iruka's pale cheek.
Yamato tried to restrain Kakashi with Sai, but both were tossed off with ease by the enraged Hatake. Yamato had paled at Kakashi's monstrous strength. This was her…Yamato looked down the street to the unknown blonde woman…that was her. That was the woman that held Kakashi's heart and now he was pissed finding her out at dinner with another man. Oh shit.
Sakura had seen the blonde girl and was about to extract her plan but was too frighten of Kakashi to move. She could only hear the cries of the blonde woman trying to heal her old Academy Teacher.
Narumi had barely saved Iruka and closed up his wounds when she sensed Kakashi coming. She was royally pissed now and, in a flash, stood up and landed a solid kick to Kakashi's middle. "YOU ASSHOLE!"
Kakashi growled when he was slammed against a brick wall. "Narumi, get away from that man. He's as good as dead now."
Narumi faltered a bit. Although Iruka's wound was sealed, he needed a blood transfusion. "He's already dying, Kakashi! What the hell is wrong with you?! You can't just attack people like this!"
"I have my rights!" Kakashi howled at his angered mate. She was with another male without him deeming him safe.
"On what fucking grounds, Hatake!" Narumi hissed right on back. When she heard Iruka cough weakly, she lowered her guard and knelt beside the weakened man. "You need to drink…" she whispered and noted his confusion. Bring her wrist up to her mouth, she bit down hard till she drew blood and held it to his mouth. "You can't die. Drink my blood. Hurry before my wound closes." Narumi pleaded and sighed in relief when Iruka did as he was told. She heard Kakashi growl and take a step forward, but stopped him in his place with a sharp and dangerous glare. "Don't you dare harm my family, Hatake." She hissed.
Kakashi froze. "Family? That man had taken you to dinner!" He growled at her as he stalked the man drinking from his mate's wrist. Why was she feeding Iruka her blood? What was so special?
"I'm allowed to have fucking dinner with my family!" Narumi shouted. She didn't care that people were staring at the two. "The Umino family originally came from the Water Country as did the Yuki clan! We're fucking cousins and you want to kill my family, I will kill you right here, right now!" As to make her statement true, ice clung to the ground and crawled towards Kakashi. The standbys all rushed away in a panic from the ice.
Kakashi got down on his knees and whimpered pathetically in hopes to appease his mate. "N-Narumi…I didn't know…I'm sorry…I didn't…"
"Of course you didn't know!" Narumi shouted as she pulled her arm back from Iruka's mouth as the wound closed. The man had passed out but would survive. She really needed to thank the Kyūbi profusely after this. Her blood would be able to fully heal Iruka in a few hours as he rested. "You just assumed that I went out with another man! You're supposed to trust me like I trust you, Hatake! Obviously I was wrong to place my faith in you." she whispered bitterly and placed Iruka on her back and stood up. She needed to get him back to her place to rest.
"Narumi…" Kakashi whispered as he crawled forward a bit.
Narumi glared at Kakashi. Stopping him in his tracks. "I was wrong about you. So wrong. You're just like everybody else. I never want to see you again, Hatake-san." She dismissed and disappeared in a whirlwind of snow.
Kakashi felt his heart break completely as he howled out in pain before he too disappeared in a burst of speed. He needed to vent his anger.
Everyone that was a witness wondered what the hell just happened.
Sakura on the other hand was pleased that she didn't need to kill the bitch just yet. This was the perfect opportunity to make Kakashi see her as the ideal woman. The only woman for him.
Yuki compound:
Naruto had placed Iruka in the spare bedroom and moulded her body into Itachi's frame as he hugged her gently. She cried her heart out to him as Jiraiya was around the property setting up more seal to protect Naruto from Danzo's men. It was only luck that Danzo's men didn't catch Naruto in the market district, but the rumours would indeed spread to Danzo's ears.
Itachi gently picked Naruto up and took her upstairs into her room. Climbing under the covers with the crying blonde and pulled her close to his frame. "Give this time, Naruto and everything will see out as they are intended to be." Itachi had known about the Hatake line, but for Kakashi to be this dangerous right now would be bad on everybody's health. No doubt, Itachi knew that Kakashi would be deep within training ground 44 taking his anger and failure out on the forestry and animals that dared to challenge him. Itachi silently placed Naruto in a genjutsu to sleep the night with ease and moved out of the bed. Quickly disguising himself as Raiden and left the property to hunt down the rabid Hatake.
Raiden quickly found Kakashi in training ground 44 and simply watched the man run amuck. Destroying everything in sight. Although Raiden wanted to speak to Kakashi, he knew better to get in the way of that beast and just watched. Though he did spot out of the corner of his henged sharingan eyes a pink-haired woman shouting Kakashi's name and approaching him at high speed.
Kakashi whirled around and growled at Sakura. "Get out of here! Leave me alone! Why can't you understand my words, Sakura!" he barked loudly and startled the pinkette. He had hurt his mate in the worst way possible. He had hurt her family and hurt her heart in the process all because he jumped to conclusions and didn't walk back into Konoha with a clear head. It was thanks to Sakura's constant pursuit that he had snapped when he saw Iruka with his mate. Kakashi hissed at the girl when she tried to approach him.
Sakura sobbed and yelled at Kakashi. "Stop pushing me away, Kakashi-sensei! I'm just trying to help you. Why can't you understand that what I'm doing is for you?!"
"Shut up!" Kakashi snarled. His heart wasn't stable enough to hear out Sakura's pleas. "Leave me alone!"
"NO!" Sakura yelled defiantly. "I love you, Kakashi-sensei! I love you! So please, I'm begging you right now, don't push me away and let me love you like you should be loved!"
Kakashi snapped and roared. "LEAVE!"
Sakura whimpered and leapt up onto a tree. Tossing over her shoulder before she fled. "I'm not going to give up on you, Kakashi-sensei. I hope you come to your senses soon and realise what is right in front of me."
Kakashi waited till Sakura was gone before sliding to the ground and cried weakly into the forest floor. Narumi was always right in front of him and he wanted nobody else by her. How was he supposed to make it up to his mate? He couldn't live without her…even though he hadn't mated with her Kakashi felt that his soul was already entwined with Narumi's. Oh dear kami, Kakashi never felt so guilty in all his time of living. "My Lunar…what have I done to you, My Precious Lunar?"
Raiden closed his eyes and left the forest. He didn't need to hear his former ANBU Capitan mourn like that. Heading home, Raiden slipped into Naruto's room and dropped the henge. Sliding back under the covers with her and released the genjutsu now that he was back. If Sasuke were here now, he would find this entire situation hilarious.