Broken Kunai

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And now, a little gloating if you don't mind . . .

DID I PREDICT THAT OR WHAT?!

Ha! If you've read the latest chapter of Naruto, I said something similar in the previous chapter that I published two days before 619 came out. Boo-yeah! I'm just that awesome.

I usually don’t put up Spoiler warnings—because I’m lazy like that—but I will warn that if you haven’t been keeping up with the manga, don’t continue reading until you’ve caught up.

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It was odd, really. As much as history as they seemed to have, as much as they seemed to know each other, they had only known each other for a year four years ago. Sasuke had grown so much as a person and Kakashi had never fully shared anything about himself with his favorite student. Their new relationship was fresh and not really built on anything else.

As impulsive as their first night together had been, Kakashi moved in with Sasuke, completing the move in one day.

They didn’t bother to bring Kakashi’s bed with them.

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Naruto wanted to check on Kakashi and see if his former sensei needed anything. He knocked on Kakashi’s door and got no answer. Then he noticed just how quiet it was and lonely feeling. He peeked in a window and his heart sank: the house was all but empty. He went around to the side of the house and looked in another window and it was the same, only a few discarded pieces of furniture.

One of the neighbors saw Naruto and called out to him. “You looking for Kakashi-san?”

“Yeah.”

“He moved out two days ago.”

“Do you know where to?”

“No, but that Uchiha kid helped him; he should know.”

“Thanks.”

Naruto used the rooftops to cut across to Sasuke house.

Out of politeness—and the knowledge that Sasuke would incinerate him otherwise—Naruto didn’t jump over the wall around the house, rather he pulled on the rope that was linked to a bell in the house. He eagerly waited for Sasuke to let him in.

Finally, Sasuke opened the gate.

“Dobe.”

“Ahh, hey. I went to visit Kakashi and his neighbor said he moved out. You know where he is?”

Sasuke didn’t answer, just turned and walked back toward his house, leaving the gate open as invitation for Naruto to follow him. Naruto did and shut the gate for him. Sasuke let him into the house.

“Kakashi!” Sasuke called.

Sasuke wandered into the kitchen. Naruto stood in the entranceway, completely confused. Soon, the man he was looking for appeared, walking gracefully despite the peg leg.

“Naruto.”

“I was looking for you and your neighbor said you moved out and Sasuke would know where to find you. It’s good that you’re getting out. Where did you move to?”

“Humph,” Sasuke let out as he prepared tea.

“Here,” Kakashi said.

“Here?” Naruto asked.

“Yeah. I’m retired and Sasuke’s under house arrest . . . makes sense for two bachelors to live together, don’t you think?”

Neither of them were ashamed of their relationship, but it was in its infancy and neither were the type to gossip about their lives so they were content to keep it under wraps for as long as they could. And they didn’t voice it, but they both weren’t sure if there might be other consequences.

“I guess so.” He thought about it a bit more with a comically pensive look on his face that was pure Naruto and then came to a decision. “That’s great actually since neither of you get out much or anything.” Translation: since neither of you have many friends and have become shut-ins, it’s good you have someone to keep you from getting too lonely.

“Tea, Dobe?”

“Sure! Thanks, teme.”

Kakashi and Naruto talked while Sasuke just sat there, seeming not to listen, but he would answer properly when dragged into the conversation. Never did Naruto suspect anything about their relationship.

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At last, Sasuke’s probation was over. He was assigned to Yamato’s team with Naruto and Sakura. It seemed overkill to have two incredibly powerful ninja on the same team, but since Sasuke was misanthropic at the best of times, it was probably best to ease him back into the team structure of Konoha via his old team. Kakashi would have been their captain if he wasn’t forced to retire.

Naruto had noticed that Sasuke was far less hostile to him during his last visit when he went looking for Kakashi, but that hostility was back when they met for their mission. Sasuke wasn’t actively hostile, but he glared more than anything. He was silent, but other than putting the three of his teammates off for the first few hours, it didn’t interfere with the mission.

After successfully finishing the mission and being a day’s run from Konoha, they decided to camp for one night. They all needed to bathe after the work out. Sakura went further up river than the males. Oddly enough, Sasuke’s mood seemed to improve as he entered the cold water.

Naruto couldn’t help looking at Sasuke as he joined him in the river; he hadn’t seen Sasuke naked in almost four years and he was curious how Sasuke had changed. Sasuke’s paleness struck him first, then the fact Sasuke had a remarkably nice body and his limp cock was a bit longer than his own. Naruto didn’t—or couldn’t—dwell on that because of the small bruises all over his friend’s body.

Sasuke’s collar had covered the two on his neck, but Naruto also saw a few on Sasuke’s chest, side, hips, and even his inner thigh as Sasuke carefully stepped into the cold water.

“What’s with all those bruises?”

Sasuke stopped hip-deep in the water. “Hn?”

“The bruises. You have a bunch of them all over you. You weren’t hurt during the mission.”

Sasuke looked down at his body and a smirk crept over his lips. “I forget how easily I bruise. They’re nothing, Naruto.”

“But they’re all over you, even on your thigh.”

Sasuke lifted it to look. He blushed seeing the mark there.

“I’m fine. They’re nothing, really.”

Sasuke cut off any further discussion by turning away and walking deeper into the river and slipped under water to wet his hair and begin bathing.

Yamato had taken more care stripping and folding his clothes and now joined the other two, spying the marks on Sasuke’s lower back and his neck when he turned. Sasuke moved off on his own and Yamato slipped into the water. Naruto was clearly still thinking about the marks and how his friend could have gotten them.

In a low voice, Yamato explained, “They’re love bites, Naruto.”

“Huh?”

“They’re love bites. Sasuke’s lover gave them to him.”

“Lover?” Naruto was wise enough to keep his voice down.

“Whoever it is, they’re rather rough; some of those are fingerprints.”

“He has a lover?”

“I assume so. Is that so surprising? He was always adored by the girls in your age group, no?”

“But he’s been under house arrest and a lot of people don’t trust him. Even Sakura gave up on him. And now he’s living with Kakashi-sensei.”

The thought crossed Yamato’s mind that the simplest explanation was that Kakashi had given Sasuke those marks, but he couldn’t believe it. “While under house arrest, he was still able to go out and be visited by people. It really wasn’t much of a confinement as it was supervision. Maybe it was even a member of his ANBU guard.”

“Hmmm.”

Meanwhile, Sasuke heard the sounds of their voices, but he didn’t concentrate on their words. The cold water was like ice on his joints. Despite training all this time, he had been relatively immobile recently and his joints were sore. He also appreciated the cold water right now because it was killing his erection that threatened to grow at the thought of the marks Kakashi had left on his body.

It didn’t really embarrass him for Naruto or Yamato to see those marks; he was actually a little proud of them; he wanted to show them off now that they had been seen. They were a way to say ‘I have what I want, I’m happy, I have a lover, I’m special because my lover gave these to me,’ and so forth. He smiled to himself.

Clean, he let himself float on the surface and think about his lover at home waiting for him. That idea gave him a lot of joy; he had someone to go home to, someone was waiting for him. He didn’t care how sappy his thoughts were; he was happy and he was in love.

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Naruto couldn’t just ask Sasuke about this mysterious lover; anyone else and he would have, but Sasuke was easily offended and Naruto had just gotten him back, he wasn’t about to take the risk.

What he was really planning, even Naruto wasn’t sure, but after dinner and being bored, he decided to go eavesdrop on Sasuke. Maybe he’d catch Sasuke talking to Kakashi about his lover or catch him with her.

Most of the lights were out in Sasuke’s house, but there was a light coming from the bedroom window. Naruto looked inside and witnessed the last thing he ever thought he’d see.

The light was dim because it was actually coming from the bathroom to just give enough light to see by, but not too bright. But Naruto could see Sasuke on his hands and knees on the bed, his body covered by a taller, but equally pale body. His face was hidden on the other side of Sasuke’s head, but the brush of white hair was a dead giveaway.

“Kakashi, please . . .” Sasuke sighed.

Sasuke sounded pained and Naruto tensed, thinking Sasuke wanted Kakashi to stop.

“Don’t . . .” That didn’t help dissuade Naruto. But just as he was about to rush in and save his friend, Sasuke muttered, “So close. Don’t slow down, damn it.”

Kakashi growled and slowed to spite his lover. Sasuke’s eyes tightened in pain. Naruto couldn’t see it, but Kakashi was biting his neck hard. The arm Kakashi had wrapped around his chest moved down. He stroked Sasuke’s hard cock.

“Fuck,” Sasuke sighed. He rocked back, trying to increase the sensation in his ass and around his cock.

“You’ve already cum tonight,” Kakashi purred. “I want you to cum with me.”

“Then hurry up, Yarou.”

“Say something sexy. Like you did that first night.”

“I don’t think I remember.”

“I think you do. Something about cuming inside you, using you for my pleasure.”

“Now you’re making things up.” Sasuke rocked faster.

“Say it.”

“Cum inside me, please. I want to feel your cum inside me.”

Kakashi growled again. He pulled Sasuke’s chin up to kiss and gnaw at Sasuke neck close to his throat.

“You should stop that,” Sasuke said. “Naruto saw the bruises.”

Kakashi hummed. “Who else has seen them?”

“I think Yamato.”

“Good. They’re as good as a sign: ‘Hands off.’ ‘Mine.’ Mine,” he sighed as he went in for another bite.

“All yours,” Sasuke sighed.

Kakashi sped up. Sasuke’s head went back for a few seconds then down against his chest as Kakashi brought him closer and closer to orgasm. “Kakashi,” he moaned.

“Cum for me, Sasuke.”

“Ahhhh . . .” Sasuke cam with a prolonged sigh.

A few harsh thrusts and Kakashi cam inside Sasuke’s relaxing body. He growled against Sasuke’s neck. Sasuke’s neck relaxed and Kakashi slumped over Sasuke’s body.

“You’re heavy.”

Kakashi’s head turned to kiss Sasuke’s cheek. “I love you too.”

Together, they lowered their bodies to the bed, all without revealing Kakashi’s face to the window Naruto was looking through.

Show over—and Kakashi’s face still not being revealed—Naruto slunk away. His head was spinning.

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Sasuke was as hostile as ever when they met up for their next mission. Naruto tried to get a look at the new bruises Kakashi gave Sasuke, but Sasuke always favored high collars.

By the end of the mission, Sasuke’s hostility almost became comforting; a feeling that meant all was well. It only stopped when the Uchiha was asleep.

Naruto had a hard time trying to sleep when Sasuke was on watch because that would be the best time to ask—at least during a mission—about Sasuke’s personal life, but he was scared that he’d give something away that he knew who Sasuke’s lover was.

Naruto couldn’t believe it. He’d been blind to Kakashi’s annoyance at his constant talking about Sasuke, but he didn’t understand how they could have become lovers. Sasuke was still so emotionless and self-contained that Naruto thought it must have been someone using a henge in Kakashi’s bed. Then again, some parts of that night did seem to ring true as Sasuke.

Sasuke sat with his back to the fire with his sword leaning against his shoulder. Naruto stared at his back for a while. He didn’t know what Kakashi’s face looked like, but he couldn’t help imaging him kissing Sasuke’s back. Sasuke’s face as Kakashi made love to him and as he cam was seared into Naruto’s mind.

Girls! Girls! He had to stop thinking about Sasuke and think about girls! Sakura’s cuteness, Hinata’s buxom chest . . . Sasuke’s sighs and words . . . No! No! No! He was not going to lust after his best friend!

He forced thoughts away from Sasuke and from sex. They went back to Hinata. They were hanging out, but they had yet to really date. There was one thing unique about her: she loved him. Everyone liked him, many respected him, but she was the only one who loved him. He always liked her—she had an awesome body—and she had not only confessed to him, but she had risked her life to defend him and fought alongside him. Their grief over Neji was also something that brought them much closer. Neji’s death was still fresh. Getting Sasuke back had made Naruto feel better for a while, but he really missed Neji. He still felt shame that Neji had died to save him, that he hadn’t been able to protect him.

When they got home in the afternoon, Naruto decided to go train for a while before taking a shower. He dropped off his stuff and headed for the training grounds.

He finished his normal regimen and sat down to practice his Senjutsu. It was amazing feeling all the chakra around him. The trees, the grass, the birds in the sky, the insects in the dirt. He could seek out the chakra of anyone he wanted in the village. He felt Sakura in her apartment, Yamato was hanging out in the Hokage Tower. He sought out Sasuke, but he wasn’t at home. He felt Sasuke and Kakashi nearby.

Naruto got the urge to follow them. He did so after only a moment of hesitation.

Sasuke and Kakashi were walking toward the forest that skirted the empty training grounds. Naruto jumped up into a tree to watch. They just walked silently for some time as Naruto moved silently from tree to tree. It was good practice after all.

After a while, Kakashi put a hand on Sasuke’s shoulder. “I need to rest.”

Naruto shrank back as Sasuke looked around. He didn’t see Naruto, but he saw a fallen tree trunk. Sasuke led Kakashi to the trunk and sat him down. Kakashi rubbed at the end of his thigh were his organic leg was cupped by the artificial limb. Sasuke knelt in front of him and removed the prosthetic. He massaged it for Kakashi. Kakashi sat back and enjoyed being pampered by his young lover.

Sasuke then pulled at the waist band of Kakashi’s pants without a word and Kakashi let him pull them down, revealing the scarred stump. Naruto hadn’t seen it before and looked as hard as he could. But he didn’t have a lot of time as Sasuke leaned in and started kissing and licking it. Kakashi’s head went back in pleasure. Though many of the nerves were destroyed, many of them remained and were ultra sensitive. Sasuke was caressing Kakashi’s thigh as he lavished the end with attention.

Naruto suddenly felt enormously guilty for spying on this. It was one thing to sort of walk up on something like he did the other night and stay because he thought his friend was being raped and sort of get lost in watching them once he realized it wasn’t rape, but to follow and consciously watch Sasuke . . . worship Kakashi . . .

It got worse when Sasuke moved between Kakashi’s thighs and pulled Kakashi’s cock out of his boxers and took the hardening length into his mouth. As uncomfortable and guilty as he felt, Naruto couldn’t look away as Sasuke gave Kakashi a blow job right there in the middle of the forest.

Kakashi sighed Sasuke’s name and put his hand in Sasuke’s hair. Sasuke was taking his time and it took a full ten minutes before Kakashi’s hand tightened in Sasuke’s hair. Naruto was getting close as well, jerking off as he watched. Kakashi tried to be silent as released into Sasuke’s mouth, but Naruto could hear the groan. Sasuke continued to suck and bob on Kakashi’s cock until Kakashi was spent and clean.

“Now I’m ready for a nap,” Kakashi said.

“Just like an old man,” Sasuke said playfully. He helped Kakashi redress and remained kneeling before him to reattach the prosthetic. Sasuke looked reverent kneeling there looking up at his lover.

Kakashi pulled Sasuke up, pulled his mask down—in such a way Naruto still couldn’t see his face—and kissed Sasuke. Sasuke straddled Kakashi’s thighs and played his hands in Kakashi’s wild hair.

Naruto clinched his teeth to keep himself silent as he finished jacking off.

“Let’s go home,” Sasuke said. “I’ll feed you and put you to bed.”

“Make me sound like a child.”

“You know what they say: ‘an old man is twice child.’” [AN: Hamlet]

“Does that make you a pedophile?”

“Offsets the age difference I think.”

“I cursed my luck when I lost my leg, but I think that was just leveling the scales; you being in love with me was the luckiest thing in world.” He kissed Sasuke’s neck. Sasuke tilted his head back and to the side to give Kakashi freedom to do what he liked and moved his hips to rub his clothed cock against Kakashi’s body.

Naruto could hear Sasuke’s soft sighs even from this distance. He couldn’t even conceive of what Kakashi was doing to make Sasuke sigh like that and what was taking so long.

When Kakashi finally pulled away, Sasuke’s neck was bruised with sucking and red with bite marks and smeared blood from where Kakashi’s teeth broke the skin. Naruto couldn’t see that.

Kakashi started rubbing Sasuke’s cock between them. “You think we’ll meet anyone on the way home?”

“Most likely,” Sasuke said.

“You’ll have to wait ‘til then I guess.”

“Pleasure denied is often the most powerful,” Sasuke murmured seductively.

“Now you’re making me jealous.”

“I love you so much.”

“I love you more than anything.”

Sasuke put his arms around Kakashi neck and just hugged him while Kakashi wrapped his arms around Sasuke’s waist.

“You know, if you suck me off too, then there won’t be any evidence for passersby to see.”

“Lay down on this log and maybe I will.”

Naruto grew attentive as Sasuke did as he was told and his head moved out of Naruto’s line of sight to Kakashi’s face. But the teme kept his hand pressed to Kakashi’s cheek. Now Kakashi didn’t entirely have his back to him, but he couldn’t see his face as he unwrapped Sasuke’s lower body. Kakashi swung his good leg over the tree trunk and Sasuke’s body to straddle the log and then bent down to take Sasuke into his mouth.

Naruto couldn’t see anything more than Kakashi’s head bobbing up and down and Sasuke stretched out on the log. He couldn’t take another round anyway so he slowly made his way out of the tree and to his apartment. He still wasn’t sure what to make of their relationship. He felt a little left out because neither of them said anything to him. Wasn’t he a friend? Why wasn’t he told? It depressed him more than anything. And a bit of a turn on.

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He was turning into a stalker.

Naruto followed Sasuke home at a distance, practicing hiding his chakra from his teammate as he did.

They were fresh from an A rank mission and had been away for days. As Sasuke peeled off from their team to head home, Naruto felt his hostility bleed off. Maybe it was a state of mind for missions. Sasuke was calm as he came to the gates of his property.

Naruto stopped on a neighboring rooftop as Sasuke unlocked the gate. He debated getting closer. He wanted to know more about their relationship. As Sasuke opened his front door, Naruto sprang down inside the walls and went up to the window.

Kakashi had fallen asleep on the sofa while reading his favorite book—three guesses. Sasuke was as silent as a shadow as he approached.

Sasuke eased onto the sofa, straddling Kakashi’s thighs. Kakashi took a deep breath as he woke up, looking up at Sasuke and smiling behind his ever-present mask. Sasuke sat down on Kakashi’s lap.

Kakashi combed Sasuke’s hair back with his fingers and put a hand on his waist. “So young and beautiful. Why are you here?”

Sasuke smiled. “It’s my house.”

“I mean here.” Kakashi put his other hand on Sasuke’s waist as well and tightened his hold on Sasuke’s body a moment. “You could have anyone you wanted, why choose me?”

“If love were logical . . .” He didn’t know how to finish that thought and just lowered his head to lay it on Kakashi’s chest, shimmying his body down Kakashi’s to be more comfortable. Kakashi loosened his hold to allow the younger man to ease into the more comfortable position.

“You have no idea how long I’ve wanted this,” Sasuke said.

“Give me an idea.”

“Hmmm. That day I left Naruto at the falls, I expected you to come after me. I didn’t slow my pace for you—I was wounded and tired and couldn’t go any faster or slower. I was disappointed you didn’t come for me. When things got hard while I was with Orochimaru or I felt lonely or missed . . . home—I didn’t really think of this place as home; I missed you more than I missed Konoha—my first thought was of Naruto of course, but my second was you and that was the one that sustained me and made me want to come home. I tried to kill my memories of you just as much as those of Naruto because I needed to focus and not be homesick. But I missed you terribly.

“I wanted to come back or you to come get me. I thought that maybe we could finally be equals. We rarely were able to fight alongside each other and I didn’t have an opportunity to fight beside you after you taught me your Chidori. I wanted to fight side by side and be acknowledged as your partner. That was before my feelings became romantic.”

“I regret we’ll never have that chance,” Kakashi said.

Sasuke pulled back to look at Kakashi. “If the village is attacked, we might.”

“I’ll keep my fingers crossed.”

Sasuke hummed with amusement. “Or maybe we can go for a walk and happen upon some bandits or something.”

“We can only hope.”

They smiled at each other for a moment, taking in the light in the other’s eyes even while Kakashi remained masked.

Kakashi broke out of the spell first. “Oh, you have mail.”

“Mail? From who?” Then his face turned from confused to hopeful.

Sasuke stood and made for the table Kakashi had gestured toward and practically attacked the envelope. Kakashi watched the uncharacteristic display.

“Expecting something?”

“I really didn’t think I’d get a response so quickly.” Sasuke read the letter. He smiled and looked up mischievously at his lover. “I hope you don’t mind my going behind your back on this—”

“This doesn’t sound good.”

“—but I contacted Gaara. They have the only puppet corps to speak of and it’s no doubt the best. I asked if there was anything they could do for you. Gaara has agreed to have Kankuro make something for you. He’s invited us to Suna. Do you want to see what Kankuro can do?”

“Of course.”

“Then I’ll go talk to the Hokage now. I’ll turn this into a diplomatic mission and make it essential.”

Sasuke headed for the door, then stopped and turned back to Kakashi. “Unless . . . do you really want it? I mean, would you rather stay retired? I’d rather know you were safe than anything. I just want you happy. If you’d rather stay retired . . .”

“I doubt I’d be put back on the active roster even with a fancy false leg, but at least I would feel more confident than I do with a stick for a leg.”

“Then we’ll go.”

Naruto sprang back and over the wall before he could be detected and pulled the bell rope.

Sasuke shed the happy look on his face by the time he got to the gate. He held his sheath in his hand and cocked an eyebrow at his teammate.

“Hey, I thought you might want to hang out or something,” Naruto said.

“I have something important to take care of. Maybe later.” He walked off, sticking his sheath in his belt as he went.

Since he was here, Naruto decided to pay Kakashi a visit. He knocked on the front door and Kakashi called for him to come in. Even with Sasuke gone, Kakashi looked happier than he had in years.

“Hey, I wanted to hang out with both of you, but I caught Sasuke leaving.”

“He has some kind of business to take care of. Would you like some tea or something?”

“Just water. I’ll get it.”

Naruto was happy to go into the other room, nervous about facing his former sensei, knowing what he knew, seeing what he saw. He down an entire glass of water then refilled it.

“I can bring you anything?” Naruto asked Kakashi.

“No, thanks.”

Naruto came back into the living room and thought up a way to get what he wanted to know.

He let his nervousness show. “Um, I hate to talk about Sasuke behind his back, but I just can’t ask him about this. He’d either brush me off or get offended. Um, he had some weird bruises and Yamato-taichou said they were love bites. Do you know who he’s with?”

Kakashi was a well seasoned shinobi which meant he was an accomplished spy and interrogator. He could see in Naruto’s eyes that he already knew the truth; he was just trying to get confirmation from him. However, it was his right to lie and keep his private life private. But this was Naruto.

“You already know.”

Naruto blanched.

“I don’t know how you know—and I really don’t care. It is what it is. I don’t want any gossip,” he warned with a stern eye. “We both value our privacy.”

Naruto nodded. “Why didn’t you guys tell me?”

“We haven’t told anyone. It’s entirely our business. His ANBU guard knows, but they are sworn to secrecy about anything like that. If it didn’t have anything to do with security, they don’t even report it.”

“I just feel like . . . you guys don’t trust me. I thought you’d tell a friend, you know?”

“Not about this. Anyway, we just got together. It still early.” He almost gave voice to his misgivings, but these things were not to say to Naruto. “I’m sure Sasuke will tell you soon. He’s really happy.”

Naruto couldn’t help scoffing. “Not around us. I think it might be the missions. He’s so . . . angry on missions, but he’s not that way with just me.”

Kakashi looked pensive.

“But maybe he just doesn’t like being away from you.” Naruto smiled broadly and reassuringly.

Kakashi smiled back.

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*Yarou is bastard in Japanese, more harsh than teme. I wanted to make the distinction that Sasuke’s not using Naruto’s nickname for him. Nor is it Sasuke’s nickname for Kakashi.