Musical Hands: chapter 16
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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Seven months later: Konoha, Tsunade's office
Tsunade sighed as she looked over the request before her and the team in her office. The time had come. Although Tsunade was ultimately glad, she just hoped everything would play out well. This was far from over. She addressed the team before her. "Team Kakashi. I have a B-rank escort mission for you all. Well an A-rank considering who sent the mission in." she muttered under her breath. Looking up to Sakura and couldn't help but hold respect for the girl's father for pulling Sakura back from her mother and Aunts' brainwashing…though Sakura still retained her pursuit for the mask-less Hatake. Tsunade mentally shook her head and hoped the girl wouldn't do anything stupid while out of the village walls. She glanced to Yamato who looked slightly nervous in the presence of Sai. 'Odd. Perhaps they are together.' The Hokage thought and brought her attention to the mask-less Hatake. The entire village were in an uproar when Kakashi announced that he was off the markets, but that didn't stop a few hopefuls throwing themselves at him or trying to break into his apartment that he no longer lived in. Instead, the man had reopened his family home on the outskirts of the village surrounded by forestry.
"Who has requested our mission, Hokage-sama?" Kakashi asked as his eye was trained on the Icha-Icha book in hand. Only the Hokage knew that he wasn't actually reading the book, but rather staring at nothing in particular.
Tsunade released a sharp sigh. "Before I get to who requested this mission, I will give your team the run down. The four of you will be travelling to the Land of Lightning to Kumogakure no Sato to retrieve and escort home a woman…and to some extent her brothers, but the woman is the main priority here. As you have known, Danzo has become bitterly old and is currently not going to survive the month. You are to escort this woman back to Konoha unharmed to see to Danzo while he still breathes. It is his dying request to see this woman one last time and get answers from her."
"Hokage-sama, who is this woman? Is there a picture or profile to go by so we know who she is?" Yamato spoke up and gulped when Sai stood closer to him. He tugged at his collar nervously.
Tsunade replied. "You will know her when you see her…or when the Raikage calls for her when you see to him for this woman's consent to leave the village. I must advise you all not to pressure the woman or her brothers to return home to Danzo, but do try to convince her before Danzo dies. Even if he has been a pain in my backside, Danzo is still an elder of Konoha and has privileges."
"Does she or her brothers have names?" Kakashi questioned.
"Before I say names, I must have your word that you won't harm this family. They are greatly important to Konoha and her future. Can I have your word?" she looked namely to Kakashi and Sakura for this. Neither understood why, but all four of them nodded their promise. "Good, I have no current pictures, but the woman you are picking up has her rightful place in Konoha and is, by birth right, a Namikaze."
Everyone's breaths stilled. The last known Namikaze was the Fourth Hokage.
"Hokage-sama, the last Namikaze is…" Kakashi trailed off and glanced to his team. He didn't want to discuss this with them.
Tsunade just nodded. "I know very well what you mean, Kakashi, but the Namikaze family originally came from Kumogakure before the first shinobi war to stay in Konoha. There may be no Namikaze in Konoha, but there is one living in Kumogakure. She is the one you must escort back to Konoha for Danzo to speak with. You not only have to get Miss Namikaze back home, but also her brothers and caregiver…though I doubt the caregiver will need much convincing." She licked her lips in anticipation. She hadn't seen Jiraiya in months and couldn't wait for his return to her side…and bed.
Kakashi and his team all glanced to one another. Kakashi was thinking about how Naruto had a living relative and wondered if this woman knew about Naruto.
Tsunade could easily read Kakashi's face and spoke up. "They know each other. More than you'll ever know." She smirked at the confused looked Kakashi gave her. "It takes three days to get to Kumogakure with your teams speed and perhaps more than three days to get back. You have a week to convince Miss Namikaze to return home to Konoha to see Danzo…and Kakashi, I'm sure you have a lot of questions for her, but be careful. She is…dangerous in her state." Although Tsunade wanted to throttle Kakashi, she doubted Naruto would be happy about it and would want a piece of the Hatake before handing him around. Tsunade had spent the last seven months doing up Jiraiya's home for Naruto to return and even had a few genin to clean up the Uchiha compound for the return of the Uchiha brothers. No doubt Konoha will be having a rave about having their dojutsu back and completely forget the Uchiha brothers are missing nins…then again, Tsunade did send Jiraiya two fresh Hitai-ate for the boys. She tossed the mission scroll to Kakashi and stated. "You are to meet with the Raikage concerning your escorts and please remember to be on your best behaviour in foreign lands. One step out of line and I'm sure the Raikage will wage war with Konoha. Dismissed."
"Be at the main gates in an hour." Kakashi ordered with all four disappearing from the office.
Tsunade sighed heavily. "I'm glad I'm not there when Kakashi and Naruto meet again." Her spine shivered.
Kumogakure: TWO days later
Naruto was tended to her small garden when she sneezed. Sasuke immediately by her side and touched her forehead. "Are you sick?" he asked.
Naruto frowned and slapped away his hands. "I'm fine, Sasuke. Aren't you supposed to be with your brother going over the treaty between Kumo and Konoha?"
"Itachi may be the ambassador for Konoha in Kumo, but he does not need my help and last I checked, your seven months pregnant and shouldn't be doing such tasks." Sasuke scolded the pouting blonde.
"There's nothing wrong with watering my plants, Teme." Naruto muttered as she continued to water her plants. "The Raikage was kind enough to let us live in this mountainside home free of charge for the first three months and even gifted me this terrace for my small garden. This is the only productive thing I can do besides reading, cooking for a large group, being co-assistant to the Raikage and hanging out with Bee whenever he's in the village. I may be pregnant, but I can still give you one hell of a beating, Sasuke Uchiha."
Sasuke looked down in guilt. Naruto hated being cooped up inside the house, but he couldn't help it. She was with a child and many men had their eyes on her…even though she was pregnant, many tried to court her if he didn't cut them down a few pegs. Though there was one he couldn't get rid of and even though Naruto kept saying he was joking, it still ticked Sasuke off. "What are you doing after this?" he asked the blonde as she started to prune a few plants.
"I have an appointment at the hospital at noon." She held up her hand. "And no, you're not going to escort me. Somebody already volunteered a week ago."
Sasuke's eyes narrowed. "And who might that be, Dobe?"
Just as Sasuke asked, the front door of their home opened to reveal a lazy looking jonin that waved limply at them. "Hey, Naruto. Am I early?"
Sasuke hissed and pointed at the dark-skinned man heatedly. "He's taking you!"
"He has a name, Sasuke. Use it and he is the Raikage's right hand man. I will be fine. Isn't that right, Darui?" Naruto nodded to the white-haired, dark-skin man that was dressed in Kumo's shinobi uniform.
Darui nodded. "Although it's dull, I'll escort Naruto to the hospital and back. Perhaps getting a bit of lunch on the way back home. How does that sound, Naruto?" he winked with a small smile.
Sasuke turned tomato red and looked to Naruto as if saying not to go with him. Naruto just shook her head. "You're a Konoha shinobi, Sasuke. Do anything against the Raikage's right-hand man and I'm sure Uncle A will have your ass if you do."
"But it's him of all people!" Sasuke argued as he followed Naruto back into the house. The one man Sasuke couldn't keep away from Naruto.
Naruto headed to the kitchen. "Have you had breakfast, Darui?" she asked the jonin that sat at the kitchen island and watched her move about the kitchen with a trained eye.
"I woke up about an hour ago and came straight here after I got cleaned up." The Kumo-nin replied to the blonde.
"Sasuke, do you want to eat too?" Naruto asked as she got started on whisking some eggs.
"I'm not eating with him!" Sasuke stormed out of the house leaving Naruto to sigh.
Darui just chuckled as he rested his elbow on the bench and placed his head in his hand. "Sasuke-san doesn't like me, does he?"
"Just when you're around me, he doesn't like you, Darui." Naruto replied as she heated up the pan. "Are you hungry too, Kisame?" she asked when she heard a door open.
Kisame exited his room with a wide yawn and only in a pair of baggy pants. "Did I just hear the baby Uchiha?" shaking his head and sat next to Darui. "Yes please, Princess. So, how are you and the baby?"
Naruto rolled her eyes yet a hand unconsciously rested on the large swell on her middle. "Fine just as always. Better yet, weren't you supposed to head back to Kiri last night?" getting some bacon in the pan too.
"Why should I when you're going to pop any minute soon?" Kisame retorted with a snort.
"I'm due in three months. As I told you several times, female Jinchuriki are pregnant for 10 months instead of the standard nine. Now, stop being a prude and head back to your village by the end of the week before I make Itachi send you off." Naruto threatened as she served Darui and Kisame their breakfast first.
The two jonin grumbled thanks before digging into the meal before them.
Naruto turned to get her portion of food when she squealed as a pair of strong arms encircled her waist and a hot breath ticked her ear. "Naruto, didn't I tell you to not do so much work in the morning?"
"I-Itachi-nii-san." Naruto stammered and tried to get out of his grip, but stopped when he stated caressing her belly. She sighed and leaned back into his toned chest. "I was just making breakfast."
Itachi looked over his shoulder to the two men who nodded in confirmation. "Very well." he muttered before leading her over to the counter by the men and had her sit down before plating her food. "I have news for you, Naruto." he voiced.
"Good or bad?" she asked.
"Both. Depends on how you think of this." Itachi voiced as he started to clean the dishes before Naruto could even think of cleaning. She was hard to keep still when she was heavily pregnant. "An escort team from Konoha is coming to Kumo to speak to the Raikage tomorrow morning."
"Okay?" Naruto raised a brow. Not knowing where Itachi was heading with this.
"Jiraiya-sama and a team of Kumo-nins went to the meeting point to guide them here early this morning. They must be in contact by now and are currently resting." Itachi made himself a cup of coffee. He hadn't slept due to his work and wouldn't mind a rest. "Jiraiya-sama seems to know why there is a Konoha escort team, but I have no clue. Though my ravens have spotted quite an interesting team to come to Konoha." He looked to Naruto for this with a small smirk.
Naruto's eyes widen as she dropped the fork mid-way to her mouth. "You're joking." Her hand unconsciously going to her collarbone where the mark lay and rubbed gently. It hummed under her touch.
"No joke, Naru-chan." Itachi teased lightly and chuckled at her glare. Easily dodging the fork she threw at him.
Kisame and Darui just looked confused and shrugged their shoulders at one another. Both cleaning up their plates.
Naruto scoffed. "Well at least this gives me some time to gather my thoughts and deal with…Sakura. Since you don't know why they are coming here, I plan on staying hidden. They're coming tomorrow, right?"
Itachi nodded. "Morning. They have a meeting with the Raikage. You know there is a chance that this escort could be about you, Naruto."
"Me? Why?" Naruto whined.
Itachi just smirked and replied. "Well for starters, Tsunade-sama has sent Team Kakashi instead of any other team available in Konoha." He got a harsh glare from Naruto. "That's one sign. Another is that Jiraiya-sama went to pick them up with a couple Kumo-nins. Third, you also have assistant duty tomorrow with Maui for Raikage-sama. I'm confident this sudden meet and greet is about you, My Naru-chan."
Naruto flicked her last piece of bacon at Itachi's face. "I hate you right now." hoping of the stool and made her way into her bedroom. Itachi's information had just made her tired beyond anything else.
Itachi followed Naruto and gave orders to Kisame. "You should really head back to your village, Kisame. I'm sure leaving the Mizukage waiting will be bad on your health." He heard Kisame groan and asked Darui. "What will you be doing, Darui-san?"
Darui yawned and walked out onto the terrace. "Take a nap before Naruto's appointment at noon."
Itachi entered the room behind Naruto and closed the door. Immediately pulling her close and felt her shudder in her arms. "How are you holding up?" he touched her forehead and found it slightly burning up as she sweated a bit more than before. He checked her mate mark and found it pulsing heavily with Kakashi's chakra.
Naruto breathed heavily. "It's getting worse by the day. I can only assume this is because of Kakashi's instincts to find me and our child and take us back home where he can protect us as much as he can. He's holding these urges back because I asked him to. I can feel what he feels and it's hurting. Everything gets so hot and painful at times." Leaning back into Itachi as a wave of nausea hit her like a brick wall.
Itachi rubbed her arms gently and led her over to the large bed. "Will you survive?" he asked in concern.
Naruto looked into Itachi's eyes and voiced honestly. "Kyūbi won't let me or the baby die. I swear if I knew this was going to happen, I wouldn't have slept with Kakashi. That fucking bastard wolf." She cussed as Itachi tucked her under the covers before joining her and held her in his arms. "I'm so tired, Itachi." She muttered lowly.
Itachi pushed back her hair and rubbed her back soothingly. "I will find a way to get rid of you pain, Naruto. I promise. For now, rest. You didn't get much sleep these past weeks."
Naruto snuggled closer to Itachi and released a small comforting breath. "I can't help but feel something impending is going to happen and neither of us are going to like it one bit."
Itachi just hummed in agreement and held Naruto. They were both exhausted. Especially with Jiraiya's nagging every now and then that Naruto needed to release some tension through sex. Sasuke had fainted the first time Jiraiya suggested through Naruto's hormonal times when spicy food and water did nothing. Kisame had offered teasingly with a toothy grin and Itachi, he just took Naruto to bed and slept. There was no way Naruto was going to sleep with any other man that Kakashi. It was impossible due to the bonding seal around Kakashi's neck and Itachi had theorised that Kakashi would know if somebody tried to lay a hand on his mate intimately and no doubt track them down and kill them.
Itachi looked down to Naruto and found her purring softly in her sleep and smiled. Pressing a kiss to her forehead and allowed him-self to rest. Tomorrow was going to be a long and hard day.
Next Day: Raikage's office
A read the scroll he was handed by the Konoha team. It was from Tsunade pertaining that an Elder's dying wish was to see his missing fiancée. Said fiancée seemed to be the blonde girl that nearly every man in Kumo was interested in despite her current state. Naruto Namikaze aka Narumi Yuki. An alias. A sighed heavily and closed the scroll before turning to the toad Sannin beside him. "Privileges?"
Jiraiya nodded with folded arms. "Sadly, yes. If I had any say, she wouldn't go back to Konoha to that man, but that is not my decision to make. It's hers and I have no idea how her mind works." He glanced to the team that stood before him and the Raikage. They were shocked yesterday when he come with the pick-up team but just told him that he had work in Kumo which was entirely true.
The Raikage stood from his seat and overlooked his village. "Darui won't like this. He and the Namikaze girl have gotten close over the time."
Jiraiya raised a brow. "They're not like that, Raikage-dono. Just close friends that have found a mutual hobby." Teasing Sasuke Uchiha. Jiraiya mentally added and knew the Raikage was thinking the same thing.
A knock was sounded at the door and gained everybody's attention. "Come in." The Raikage boosted.
Itachi and Sasuke walked through the door looking utterly drained as if somebody gave them a tongue lashing. Team Kakashi stiffened.
Jiraiya raised his hand to stop anything from happening. "Stand down, Team Kakashi. They are with me. They were my agents undercover for the Akatsuki and Orochimaru. They're free now that those two are no longer living." The Uchiha brothers stood next to Jiraiya. "What happened to you two?" he asked.
"Don't ask." Sasuke muttered and clicked his jaw. Finally able to take in Kakashi's mask-less face without looking to Naruto's sketch. He stopped himself from whistling in appreciation.
"Sasuke-kun…" Sakura whispered in disbelief of seeing her childhood crush again. He just glared at her as if she was nothing to him. Because she was. Sakura flinched and shuffled to stand behind Sai.
Kakashi looked to his former student and brother before looking to Jiraiya. "I was told that Namikaze-san was joining this discussion with her brothers and caregiver, Jiraiya-sama."
"They are my brothers and caregiver." A soft melodic voice came from behind with everybody turning to face the newcomer. Yamato gasp as Sai's eyes widen fractionally. Sakura turned paled as her knees grew weak. Kakashi…well Kakashi was gaping as his heart thudded miserably as his body burned at the sight of the woman at the entrance. She was wearing a light-blue summer dress that touched her ankles, yet everyone could still see the bulge in her middle where a slender hand rested. Her golden blonde hair was let loose down her back in stunning waves as her tanned skin practically glowed. Her two-toned blue purple orbs held great amusement, annoyance and a bit of anger. A black clothed Konoha Hitai-ate tied around her neck as she pushed in a tray filled with teas and snacks.
Kakashi was the first to react and took a step forward. "Narumi…" he said breathlessly.
"Nope." The blonde chuckled at she still stood at the door. "The name's Namikaze…" she glanced to the fellow Konoha Nins with a smirk. "Naruto Namikaze."
The Konoha shinobi froze once more. Sakura was shaking visibly at the sight and news. She had tried to kill a Namikaze…a very pregnant Namikaze. Wait…Naruto…
Before anybody could react, a teasing yet lazy voice filled the room. "Naru-chan! You left me behind! How dull of you!" Darui came in from behind Naruto and wrapped his arms around her shoulders playfully and pecked her cheek.
Jiraiya groaned. Itachi slapped his face. Sasuke just turned red in anger. The Raikage just found everything amusing.
A ton of Killing Intent soon filled the room as Kakashi growled threateningly at the unknown shinobi. "Release her…NOW!" about to pounce till a pair of stern two-toned eyes kept him in place.
"You will do no such thing, Hatake-san." Naruto voiced steely before she looked to Darui. "And I didn't leave you behind. You fell asleep and wouldn't wake up. Even when I threw a wok at your face." Gently untangling her-self from the jonin and got him to close the doors behind him before anybody interrupted. She saw the Raikage and moved to his side with a large grin. "Yo Uncle A."
The Raikage couldn't hold back his chuckled and placed a large hand over her growing belly. "How is my favourite blonde doing? How's the baby?"
Naruto allowed the man to touch her middle as she answered. It was funny seeing the tough and bulky Raikage dote on her unborn child. "The doctors say I'm alright and the baby is doing fine…but great news." She clapped her hands together. "I can finally eat ramen without throwing it up."
A chuckled and patted her head before sitting back down. "That is splendid news, Naruto-chan, but let us leaves that talk for later. We have guests that are here for you." he watched as Naruto looked to the Konoha shinobi carefully before she nodded up at him. He patted her head again and said. "Let's take a seat." Clapping his hands twice with a large table appearing from the ground with chairs around the table. The Konoha escort team sat on one side as the Raikage, Jiraiya, the Uchiha brothers and Darui sat on the other.
Naruto went around distributing tea and snacks. She first started off with Sai and whispered in his ear. "Are you and Yamato-Taicho together or something?"
Sai muttered back. "I knew you were dick-less for a reason, but by the time we reach Konoha, then yes, yes we are together." He pulled back with a smirk and thanked her for the tea.
Naruto moved to Yamato next before Sakura and Kakashi. She didn't make eye contact with the last two and ignored Kakashi's silent plea for her to look at him. She sat down between Sasuke and Darui after serving the people on her side. "So, you're here for me." she began and immediately everything was tense. Naruto looked confused and looked to Sai. He wouldn't stall or bullshit her. "Sai?"
Sai nodded and explained. "A request has come for you to return to Danzo-sama's side on his death bed. You are his final wish before he passes on. Tsunade-sama says he wishes to speak and I have seen for myself the condition Danzo-sama is in. He's bound to a bed and is likely to pass within the end of the month. Giving us not that much time. He has requested that his fiancée, a Namikaze, return home for his final breathe."
"Oh. Is that it?" Naruto voiced casually. Hiding her bitterness and disappointment from everyone present for coming to get her about Danzo's wish.
Sasuke stiffened along with Itachi. Jiraiya straight out gasped and said. "What do you mean, oh is that it?! That man has tired nothing but to control, kill or marry you and that's how you react!"
Naruto just glanced at Jiraiya. "He was bound to die someday. He is old after all and as his 'fiancée'." She hyphenated sarcastically. "Yes, I would like to kill him for all the shit he's put me through, but, I do owe him something, though I must say Danzo's fiancée wasn't a really me. He was obsessed with Narumi Yuki's power. Not me. Though I supposed I can take that name back on…maybe." She frowned and tapped her chin. "Not that I want to go back to Konoha for any reason right now. I'm quite content with my life in Kumo."
"What's going on?" Kakashi finally spoke up, but he was looking directly at Narumi…Naruto. Sakura was still pale and shaking. Yamato had squealed when Sai placed his hand on his thigh as the boy just smiled.
Sasuke whispered to Naruto. "They don't know, remember, Dobe?"
Naruto sighed. "I was getting to that, Teme. I was trying to stall for time so I could get together for what I was going to say. It's harder than you think." She took a deep breath. "Well were should I start. The beginning…" she tapped her chin again and ignored how Sasuke kept smacking Darui's hand away from her middle. Itachi stopped the two with a fierce glare. Naruto sighed and stood up. Leaving the room suddenly and slammed the door behind her.
Jiraiya sighed. "Guess I have to explain things then. This subject is still raw for Naruto."
"That's really Naruto, Jiraiya-sama?" Yamato squealed when Sai's hand moved further up his thigh.
Jiraiya rubbed his temples and nodded. "I guess I should start right at the beginning with Naruto's parents. Eighteen years ago when the Kyūbi attacked, you were all told that the Yondaime killed the Kyūbi, but that was impossible as it is a mass of pure chakra. On October 10th, a Kunoichi by the name of Kushina Uzumaki went into birth with her daughter with the aid of Sarutobi-sensei's wife, few medics an ANBU guard and the Yondaime Hokage, Minato Namikaze. Minato and Kushina were secretly married and had a child on the outskirts of the village, but on that day, the Kyūbi was released from its container, Kushina Uzumaki by an unknown man. As you know the details of the battle between the Yondaime and the Kyūbi, you were informed by male-Naruto that the Kyūbi was sealed into her by her very own father." Jiraiya sighed again. This was difficult to explain.
Itachi took over. "The Naruto Uzumaki you all knew never existed. All you saw was a mask of Naruto Namikaze. Naruto as you know is a male, but a male under the protection of the Sandaime Hokage…" Itachi paused when Naruto walked back in and sat back down in her seat. "What happened to you?"
"I needed to pee." Naruto blushed in embarrassment. "So where was I?"
"We've explained up to when the Sandaime came up with his plan." The Raikage informed.
Naruto nodded. "Okay." She faced the Konoha-nin before her and retold with cool eyes. "The Sandaime did all he could to protect me to the best of his abilities without hindering any of the laws in place, but times were getting harder as I got older and almost lost myself to my inner-darkness. As a female Jinchuriki of the Kyūbi, my life was immensely in danger than if I were a male. There are higher chances of physical, mental abuse and rape…especially because of my heritage." She heard Kakashi's breath suck in tightly. "At a young age, the Sandaime taught me an advance henge that is only known to Jiraiya and Itachi since I taught him the technique. The Sandaime, Itachi and I worked for countless nights creating an image for the village in order to protect myself from harm and self-harm if the choice ever came up." She closed her eyes as a painful memory resurfaced. "As I entered the Academy, my image was perfect. I became the male Naruto Uzumaki the village loved to hate and hated to love. I became vibrant, loud-mouth, dense and a punk. When Itachi left the village for his reasons, I almost slipped back into myself if it wasn't for the Hokage and Hinata whom I trusted with my life to tell. That Naruto is a complete lie. He doesn't and never will exist now that the seal the Sandaime placed on me had completely crumbled away almost 8 months ago. That Naruto and I are completely two different people. Before I returned home with Jiraiya after my training, I was attacked while I was in my natural body. I was kidnapped during the middle of the day in the markets and held captive for 7 long days where I was…subjected to the Sandaime's nightmare…Jiraiya killed them all once he found me, but I was left…scarred and was nowhere near prepared to be around anybody but those who knew about me. I was even tempted to become a missing-nin and never return to the village as I am." She opened her eyes and they were cold and distant. "Staying in the village did more harm than good."
Sakura trembled.
Kakashi looked hurt and confused.
Yamato and Sai were having their own battle that caught the attention of an amused Kage.
Naruto continued. "Yet I stayed in the village by some miracle and met people and old friends. They helped me overcome some of my fears and paranoia. Though many times I wanted to leave and never look back."
"A question." Kakashi spoke up and wanted more than anything to have his secretive mate look at him. "Is…who…? Have you lied to me?" he desperately needed to know.
Naruto just raised a brow, but she didn't meet his gaze. "I just lied about my name and the fact that Iruka is my cousin. Everything else is the real me. I am not hyperactive, dense nor a punk, though I do have a temper that I have under control at times." Sasuke and Itachi rubbed their jaws in remembrance. "My skills are different from who you all know as is my way of thinking. Everything I did was to protect myself and those precious to me." Naruto looked to her belly when she felt a kick. Rubbing her belly slowly and looked to Sakura. "I would like to have a private word you with, Haruno-san. Follow me." she stood up along with a shaking Haruno.
"Wait!" Kakashi called out as the two women were by the doors. He barely caught Naruto's eyes till she looked elsewhere. "Will you come back to Konoha with me?" he didn't care that his question sounded like a plea.
Naruto's eyes turned dead cold. "As so long as that man is alive I will do no such things…Excuse me." walking out the door with the pinkette trailing after her.
"Is it okay to leave Naru-chan alone with that girl?" Darui asked with concern.
Kakashi growled dangerously. "Don't speak so familiarly with her."
The Raikage and Jiraiya found this all amusing. They both knew, along with Itachi, that Darui enjoyed teasing people. Sasuke was mad at both of the jonin, but didn't do anything in front of Itachi. Though it was amusing how both men had one of their eyes hidden by either Hitai-ate or hair.
Darui raised a brow. "Oh? And just who might you be to my Naru-chan?"
"The father to her child." Kakashi gritted through his teeth.
Darui narrowed his eyes and folded his arms. "Father to her child, huh? Then where the hells have you been these past seven months, Father? Where were you when I took Naru-chan to her very first baby appointment? Her check-ups? Ultra-sound? Granted, Naru-chan had her brothers and guardian, but I was also there to tend to her every whim and needs. Where the hell have you been?"
The Raikage and Jiraiya were trying their best not to laugh. This unfolding was just too amusing. Itachi was busy keeping Sasuke in his seat as to not maim Darui and beat Kakashi.
"Right where my mate said I should be to ensure her safety and the safety of our unborn child!" Kakashi growled lowly as he leaned forward on the table in an almost threatening manner. "You don't think I wanted to be there for my mate through all of that?! It killed me every damn day I was away from her not to leave our village to hunt her down and keep her in my arms to protect her the way I should have! You have no idea how useless I felt knowing that I couldn't protect my mate in the safety of our own village! I wanted more than life to be by her side! I would've have done anything to have been in your position, but a request from my mate left be unable to do so! You try telling her otherwise when she's is begging for you to not interfere and trust her, and boy, do I trust her! I wouldn't care if she was a man, a missing-nin or the person that kills me! She is my soul mate and I love every part of her! Even if she is Naruto Namikaze, I know her and understand damn well why she kept such a secret for me! If I were in her position, I would've done the very same thing."
"So what then? You're just going to take her back home and marry her? Not on my watch!" Darui bit back through a narrowed gaze.
"If Naruto wants to come home then yes, I will marry her and I will never stop my courtship if she refuses my hand in marriage. This has absolutely nothing to do with you and is between Naruto and me! Not you, not Jiraiya-sama, not her brothers and certainly not the Kages but between mates." Kakashi replied heatedly to the dark-skinned man.
Just as the two men were at the heat of their argument, the offices door were tossed open with a pink blur rushing to Kakashi and latched onto his arm. "Kaka-sensei!" Sakura wailed miserably as cried into his shoulder. Trying her best to crawl onto his lap.
Kakashi stiffened. Immediately uncomfortable.
"GET THE HELL OF MY MAN, HARUNO!" Naruto stormed into the room with a deadly pissed off aura. Both hands on her stomach when her eyes widened at Sakura's actions. "YOU BITCH!"
Sakura had just placed her lips on her unwilling mate.