Sweet and innocent

"I may not be a Konoha law specialist, but I have a question"

Itachi was not, for a single second, fooled by the innocent glint in Kakashi's eyes. /not a specialist in Konoha law. Yeah, right. Kakashi never opened his mouth without having all facts./

"I have the impression that an inconclusive vote, since is neither one thing, nor another, is not valid. So, that would leave the case with about… 8 votes? Again, Im not an expert but…. There is no, "should he receive 8 votes, there would be a deliberation among the members", that is only for 6 to 7 votes situations. Now, again, Im not the expert, but I do remember reading somewhere, say…. The original scroll where the rules were written, you know… the one destroyed in the last Konoha war —don't ask how it came to me, please—and it said that with 8 votes, there is a NEGOTIATION of both parts, instead of a DELIBERATION of just the members. So the question remains, where do the 8 votes leave us?"

/Kakashi, you beautiful, sadistic, wonderful, arrogant, stubborn, perverted genius!/

And.... ACTION!!!

Itachi tried not to grin. He really did, and he made it, but he couldn't stop his mouth from curving up a little. Kakahi had done the unthinkable!! He had found the mother of all loopholes for them! Oh, he could just kiss him!! Or give a really hard fuck over the nearest flat surface, the kind that he knew would drive the man crazy: all hot, dominating and perfectly dirty, bruises , marks and exhaustation as the aftermath of it.

So, thanks to Kakashi's miraculous intervention, the hearing, instead of a mandatory desicion from teh Council, became a NEGOTIATION between the Council and the Uchiha, giving him enough power to have some say in his little angels's future. It had gone better than expected, Itachi came to the conclusion, as he recounted what had happened:

Mitokado and Hyuuga went over the top with anger, their faces beet ret with indignation at having to negotiate with a teenager a "vital desicion", as they liked to call it, immediately giving fantastic arguments as to why that stipulation should be overruled, the main one was that it would be absurd to discuss things with a teenager and two children.

Itachi did smile when he remembered Haburame's answer: "Yes... a Teenager who has fought more for our village than many other ninjas combined, and somehow also managed to get two children to never skip a day of classes, with good grades, with the bonus that one of those children is the one child we'd never thought to see at the top of the class. Let's just overlook how very capable Uchiha Itachi is, just because it pleases your ego's". Inuzuka barked out a laugh so heartfelt, that her eyes watered up, and Itachi swore he'd heard her say something amongst the lines of "you had it coming, dumbasses". Hyuuga didn't dare open his mouth after that. Mitokado wasn't quite as ready to give up on his path.

It was akimichi the one to intervene on his behalf next, stating that they really had nothing to questiong Itachi's ability. Mitokado retaliated, or tried to, when all of a sudden, just like a tagged kunai, the Head of Interrogation, dropped the bomb:

"Do you really think you can actually control any of these youngsters, Mitokado? Utatane? Hyuuga, Danzo? A 9 year old just cornered an old experiences shinobi into losing control of his emotions and chakra, and an eight year old just burst a top of the notch Interrogation device. Without mentioning that the petitioner has repetedly denied the offer of one of the top ranks amongst the ANBU, just to make sure these children are fine. Seriously, when you get cornered by people younger than ten, you think you'd want to keep on their good graces, and not piss them off." Then, Morino shot Mitokado a look that could chill over a volcano. "I don't expect you to understando strategy thinking much, or even the working of the minds, but the moment you lifted that boy off his feet with your chakra, its been your ass flat on the floor. I agree with whatever terms those three demand"

Then, the cloaked ninja stood, and left the room, not one more word said. Itachi didn't really need him to say anything else. Mitokado turned almost purple in rage, but wisely kept his mouth shut, glaring murder at Sasuke. To Sasuke's credit, the boy acted like he didn't notice what was going on around him, and took his victory with an outstanding detachment, as if he was used to warring the dragons on a daily basis.

It was still a bit of a shock that Danzo hadn't vehemently argued, but Itachi figured that Danzo had in spades the strategy planning MItokado was severely lacking of at the moment, and decided to give up today, to fight another day. The Uchiha wasn't compleltely comfortable with that, but he figured he'd deal with whatever Danzo wanted to throw at them when the time came.

After that, it all went down smoothly for a while, with a light conversation as to what the Council members expected from Itachi, and what was expected from Naruto and Sasuke under Itachi's guardianship, should it be given to him.

It was all very basic, it went to things that Itachi didn't need to be reminded of, like proper feeding, continous education, a minimun level of grades from the children at the Academy, a set of parameters on behavior, and then of course, not to notice a decrease on his level of performance as a ninja. Itachi agreed to all the terms thrown at him, trying desperately not to grin.

But then, just like Itachi suspected, Danzo had dropped HIS special request: "And of course, you will be under special survilleance for a while, just to make sure you are keeping up with the rules,and that there is no... irregularities happening again, we would not want Sasuke and you to have another argument, and him getting lost"

Itachi's response was not waited. "Of course not, Council Members. It was a terrible misunderstandig, and we have spoken about it already. It won't happen again." Itachi would make SURE of it, Sasuke would never be jealous of anyone again, if he had a choice in the matter.

"So, I supposed you have no objections to survilleance then... just to keep track of how your family dynamics develop" The smile stretching over Danzo's disfigured face was positively terrifying and bone-chilling. Itachi was caught, he knew it, and he didn't fight. It would be too suspicious of him to refuse now, and so he graciously accepted the condition.

So, as a result, he was the official guardian of his two angels, and he would receive some "light, unconstant" survelliance from ROOT ninja's, due to Danzo's intervention, and then the Hokage piping in by affirming that indeed the survelliance would light and unconstant. Itachi breathed better after that, and also didn't even flinch when Utatane suggested that, capable as Itachi was, his hectic schedule wouldn't let him be a constant figure, and that his Guardianship should be, maybe, overviewed by a competent partner, for the times when he was away. The motion was passed, and became a condition. Itachi didn't evne ponder on it:

"I want Kakashi" he said, resolution ringing in his voice. "The children trust him, I trust, we get along, and I'd be uncomfortable with anyone else"

Kakashi's look was priceless. Matter of fact, all Council Members looked genuinely surprised by Itachi's choice, since Kakashi was not exactly a paternal figure. they were even more surprised when Kakashi, shell shocked and all said that "Sure... I'll take good care of the little angels" the way Kakashi said angels somehow sounded more like rascals.

"So, so, so, so.... you're really like, my GUARDIAN!!" Naruto's excited squeal brought Itachi back from his riverie, the blond just almost jumping with every step he took, a large grin that took over almost his whole face. Even Sasuke wasn't inmune to Naruto's contagious energy, given by the large smile on his pale face, and the satistified, almost smug way of walking he had going on for him.

"Yeah.... I was scared for a little bit, but you really did pull it off" Kakashi lazily commented next to Itachi, and even though his demeanor said not really interested, Itachi could swear he saw a hint of a smile just strectching his mask. "Very lucky indeed"

"Yeah... that stipulation was brilliant!!" Naruto yelled, throwing his arms on the floor, and jumping up, twisting his body in midair, so he would look at Kakashi, and then proceeded to actually walk backwards, blue eyes shining with admiration. "I don't really know how you did it, but you really saved our asses"

"Well, well, Naruto... that language is a very nice example of how im NOT supposed to raise you two" Itachi chided, narrowing his eyes a little, but he couldn't find it in himself to put real venom on his words. He didn't need to, though, for the blush that decorated Naruto's face was absolutely mortified... not to mention adorable.

"Please, Itachi... DO scold him more often... look at that blush." That was Kakashi talking, and the grin under the mask spoke of pure evil. Itachi didn't know whether to laugh, roll his eyes and take a deep breath, or to just clobber the older man over the head. He had gotten used to the silver-haired Jouning endlessly teasing Sasuke and Naruto, and so far, Kakashi hadn't dare try to do anything to, or should he say with, any of them, so he found no reason to stop the teasing. And there was also the fact that, for some reason, Naruto seemed to react so much more to Kakashi's teasing than Sasuke, and Itachi surprisingly found that he didn't mind Naruto responding to Kakashi as much as he minded Sasuke.

/One of those tings you learn to live with, I guess./ Was what he thought, specially now since he was, dare hi think, a co-guardian with the man.

"Anyways, we should celebrate!! do something special! something nice, and delicious and--"

"You want ramen, don't you dobe?" Sasuke's voice, even though moking, was incredibly light.

"Something wrong with that, teme?!?!"

"We're a family now. One would think that we would actually share this as a FAMILY, in our HOUSE" Sasuke kept on digging his scolding in, but they could all see he was barely keeping from laughing. Miracurously, Naruto didn't fall for the teasing, and instead crossed his arms over his chest, pouting, and mumbled.

"Put it that way, and I guess you're right"

"I'll play the lottery. Naruto actually admitted defeat to Sasuke" Kakashi mumbled next to Itachi, and this time, Itachi just couldn't help but bursting into laughter, specially at the look Naruto threw Sasuke, even though it was Kakashi the one to point out the small miracle.

Naruto turned around again, this time completely facing Sasuke, but never missing a step. Itachi marvelled at his balance, comparing it to just how clumsy Naruto could be sometimes. the two kids swiftly deteriorated into a 'who's the best' common argument, with Sasuke edging Naruto on with each passing second. Ten seconds into the argument, Itachi heard the really soft, almost non-audible whisper, carefully mascarated behind the two children's squabble.

"We're being followed" He heard Kakashi's voice. "The moment we stepped out of the Council Tower, there's been two ROOT ANBU's on our tails, 50 meters behind, one is a chakra sensor, the other an infiltrator, by the way he moves and hides."

Itachi waited until Sasuke made a very convincive argument to Naruto, and then nodded at Kakashi's revelation.

/Actually, they've been keeping track of us since we ENTERED the Hokage Tower/ he thought, but was glad to know that Kakashi had been alert enough to locate the shinobi's for such a length of time.

"So far there is only visual survelliance. They don't seem to have any enhanced hearing or smelling. Otherwise, they would've moved to 100 meters instead of 50" Kakashi carried on, taking out his Icha Icha book, and proceeding to read it. "You'll need to check the house for any bugs, or any devices to keep track of all you say and do"

"Hey!! stop reading perverted books, if you're gonna be our guardian! PERFECT CIVILIAN BEHAVIOR!!" Naruto yelled, his face a little red from the argument he was still carrying with Sasuke. It seemed the blond would be on top of anything and anyone that would jeopardize his guardianship.

"That does seem to be the most appropiate thing, Kakashi" Itachi used the opportunity to speak up, giving their followers what he thought they needed to hear, and also answering Kakashi's thought.

"Well, I guess I'll just have to... accomodate to my new rol, as a protector and part of the family, with all I have to offer" Kakashi admonished.

/Translation: he's getting his hound dogs to search the house for any device, and have the dogs tamper with them/ Itachi thought with a smirk. He was liking having Kakashi as an ally more and more.

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Itachi took a deep breath, just before sipping his tea, looking at Sasuke and Naruto in the backyard while they're practiced shooting Kunais. They had found five hearing devices, one in each room in the house, even the bathroom, and also movement sensors in all the bedrooms and the living room. Thankfully, there had been no visual divices within the house, but Itachi and Kakashi agree to do weekly discreet sweeps on the house, just to be on the safe side. It had been a little tricky to tamper them, but they had managed to make them responsive to their chakra, so that with just the right amount of it, all they could hear was nothing but dead air, and the odd sound of maybe birds chirping and of far away voices, as if somebody walking by the house while speaking.

Naruto and Sasuke, of course, knew nothing of this yet, or at least Itachi thought as much, and had already set a plan into motion to remedy that. All Sasuke had to do was open his closet, which was placed in a position where no one could see it from outside, and he would find a sheet of paper, giving him specific instructions of what was happening, and how to let Naruto know about it. Sasuke had been into his room after they had made it home, but Itachi had yet to perceive any changes in neither of the children's usual behavior, but after today at the Hearing, Itachi was ready to expect anything and everything from his little devils.

Then, like they shared an empathic link, Itachi saw Naruto give one of those smoldering looks he had before he would jump anyone, and come close to Sasuke, with a move that defenitely said he wanted to at least give him a peck, but Sasuke deftly moved out of the way.

"Dobe!! come on, let's have a race to the lake, I bet you couldn't possibly beat me" and then Sasuke sprinted out, with no warning whatsoever, but just before he ran out of the house, for one single second, Sasuke looked back at him, and winked.

"Smart boy" Kakashi mumbled next to him, and Itachi tensed, not expected an admonishment like that. "I mean, he scored all the Kunai's, right on the middle. Naruto failed a couple tho. They'll be graduating from the Academy in no time"

Apparently, their watchers were only supposed to watch Kakashi and him, or maybe just Itachi, because none of the three moved from the spot when Sasuke and Naruto left, and no clones had been formed.

Itachi relaxed, looking over at Kakashi, who gave him a very determined look, one that usually meant 'I'll fuck you into the nearest wall after this'. And Itachi smirked, not really caring, and prematurely accepting. They wanted a great behavior from Naruto and Sasuke, not Itachi and Kakashi, and it WAS common knowledge that Kakashi slept around a little, and that Itachi had male preferences, even if it wasn't publicly discussed, and he'd be damned if Itachi would be denied whatever was making Kakashi look at Itachi as if Itachi had never fuck Kakashi before, with an intensity that made the hairs on the back of his head stand on attention. It was one of those things that signaled Itachi that whatever was going through Kakashi was nothing but unforgettable. And also, taking into consideration how much Danzo wanted Itachi, he'd probably get an aneurysm if he heard he'd been giving it up to someone else right under his nose for long, specially after Itachi had told the mummy he wasn't interested in any relationship whatsoever.

"You look.... evil" Kakashi stated, raising his visible eyebrow, and even thought his voice was cautios, his gray eye spoke of volumes of excitement.

"Does that frighten you?" Itachi asked, looking at the older male sideways.

"Its a rather unusual look on you... but I've learnt to appreciate it" Kakashi calmly said, and Itachi could even imagine the wheels turning in that dirty mind of his. "you think they'll take long?"

"Lake's 5 miles away, and I don't think they'll resist diving in. Then they'll run back. About two hours, three at the most." Kakashi's answer was not to be waited.

"My place, then?" the silver'haired asked, and Itachi felt a hand settling on his thigh, gripping. He felt one of his survelliances shinobi's chakra perking up, clearly shocked at the gesture. Itachi almost smiled.

"You've always complained we don't change our scenario" Itachi rebutted, enjoying how he could just FEEL Kakashi growing desperate, the hand of his thigh squeezing, moving dangerously close to his private areas.

"Let me get this straight. You wanna have se with me, in your house, on the first day of your watched over guardianship?" to his credit, Kakashi sounded genuinely surprised... and amused. Itachi let himself smile, feeling how the second ROOT member's chakra spike up just every so little. He continued to play stupid.

"I guess you're right." Then, Itachi turned, and gave Kakashi the most blinding smile he could pull off, if only just for show and emphasis. "Im really glad you accepted to be my co-guardian" And then, much to Kakashi's amazement, Itachi rested his head on the older man's shoulder.

"you owe me for that" Kakashi simply said. "Dumping that kind of responsability just like that on me" he mumbled, but Itachi realized he really didn't mean it. "I can't even read Icha Icha in public now!"

"You can do it in public, just not in front of the children" Itachi tried, he really tried, but he couldn't keep the mirth from his voice. Ever since it became official that Sasuke and Naruto would remain with him, he felt like he was floating!

"Right." Kakashi begrudingly agreed. "well, off we go!!"

And with a puff of smoke, they were gone.

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"what the fuck was that, Itachi?!?!?!" Kakashi asked, the moment they re-materialized in the Jounin's house.

Itachi gave him a look, which he hoped to convey the feeling that Itachi believed Kakashi should sense how his mind work better than that.

"It was an act, now come closer and kiss me, they'll be following us pretty soon" He said, and even though he DID wanted to do the dirty with Kakashi, he started to mechanically take off his shinobi assets, starting with the pouch attached to his hip.

"Not that I'm complaining, but.... what is exactly the plan?" though his voice sounded dubious, Kakashi began pulling his mask down, and sipping down his vest, as he came close to Itachi.

"The plan is... we've been fucking for months, just kept it silent, and we ADORE each other, and that's why I choose you as my co-guardian, and you accepted" Itachi kissed Kakashi, wrapping his arms around his neck, feeling the oh-so-subtle chakra stopping at about 100 meters from them, and then began to whisper. "cos you love me too... and we're going to be the most loving, dedicated parents Konoha has ever seen, keep the attention on what we do to EACH OTHER, instead of other... activities"

Kakashi moaned, as Itachi lowered his hands to cup his ass, pressing his body impossibly closer against his own, and then wrapping an arm around his hips. Kakashi swiftly picked him straight up off the floor, to get him caught up against the nearest wall, bodies flushed against each other.

"You plan to keep on corrupting the little ones, then?" Kakashi whispered against his ear, tongue peaking out to lick the shell, sharp teeth biting on his earlobe. "Showing them all those fantastic little things they should've never learnt under the age of 10, specially by their Big Bro."

Itachi felt intoxicated, hearing those seemingly innocent words, that meant something so much darker and perverse, while Kakashi was grinding his hips against his own, their cocks touching through their clothes, that mouth doing things almost as hot as they ones it said.

Itachi chuckled.

"Like you're any better." He stopped, but for just long enough to help Kakashi pull his shirt over his head, and immediately pulling a pink nipple, enjoying the soft hiss the older man let out. "I get dips on Sasuke"

Kakashi's laughter tickled his neck and ear, and Itachi once again felt those sharp canines toying with his neck. His eyes rolled back a little, and he licked his lips in anticipation. Itachi just loved when Kakashi went a little animalistic on him.

"I knew you had less than noble plans with your brother..." and with that, Itachi felt his cock being grasped by Kakashi's very capable hand, and even throught his pants, the older man knew just how to stroke him, making his legs feel a little weak.

"I thought you were against me having anything to do with Sasuke" Itachi whispered, his hands working expertly on Kakashi's pants. the moment he opened them, Itachi moved his hand inside, grasping the impressive erection, stroking it in time with Kakashi's teasingly slow rythm.

"Well, its a family matter. Im family" Kakashi stopped to moan, as Itachi squeezed the base of his cock with just a little more pressure than usual, a little pain intensifying his pleasure. "I get to watch now"

It was Itachi's turn to chuckle, and he pulled Kakashi's head to him, sealing their lips together, their tongues dancing a little posesively around each other, claiming, taking all they could take. This session would not be about the usual need to release pleasure, Itachi realized,it was about containing it. About holding themselves for just a little bit more, while the time came when each could satisfy their real hunger.

Without warning, Kakashi set Itachi to the ground, and turned him around, his hands making quick work of Itachi's pants, and pulling them down, exposing his ass. Expertly, he rubbed his cock between Itachi's firm ass cheeks, enjoying the feel of it, wetting it with his precum, and he felt Itachi shamelessly pushing back. Kakashi knew there was something about his little brother that turned Itachi into the most horny state the normally stoic Uchiha would ever be, and he was planning to tak advantage of every second of that. He poised himself at the tight, dry entrance, and was pleasantly surprised when Itachi only reached behind him, towards the back of Kakashi's neck, and pulled him even closer, making his head press more firmly against his ass.

"I got a feeling, luv... This is gonna be so fucking great"

And then, Kakashi pushed in, the Uchiha's name a grunt in his mouth.