Kakashi and his Raven part 2
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Death of the Ghost
Thanks krito1389! I hope the nosebleed didn’t stain anything too badly. ^_^
Short one.
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Sakura went back to Konoha once they moved Sasuke to one of the better furnished and hidden Uchiha base and Sasuke was deemed stable. Kakashi remained. The three members of Taka did not mind his presence as Kakashi had feared they would.
Sasuke had woken up on Juugo’s back a few times as they fled Akatsuki’s territory, but he would just close his eyes and either rest or go back to sleep. His chakra was restored by the time they made it to the base which housed the ninja cats. Even without catnip, the cats led them deeper into the hideout on seeing the state the last—now truly the last—Uchiha was in. Sasuke hadn’t woken up since they arrived.
When he did, Kakashi was at his side. Sasuke smiled up at him. Kakashi had to wonder if it was his student smiling at him or the ghost of his lover trapped in those eyes.
“Where are the others?” Sasuke asked.
“In their own rooms.”
Sasuke’s eyes turned red and Kakashi felt a presence behind him. He turned and there was Itachi. It was a younger Itachi as he looked before he slaughtered his clan. Itachi didn’t even look at Sasuke, just at Kakashi. Kakashi shoved himself back.
“You’re not real.”
Itachi came closer. Kakashi pushed at his shoulder, expecting it to go through the illusion, but the shoulder was solid.
“Sasuke, stop this. This can’t be real.”
The ninja cat that stayed with him, the same he summoned as a messenger, came over and stuck his claws into Sasuke’s arm. Sasuke cried out, more out of surprise than pain and Itachi dissolved to nothing. The cat jumped up onto Sasuke’s chest.
“Just what were you trying to do?” The cat walked up to sit on his throat and batted gently at Sasuke’s temple. “What’s going on in that head of yours?” Sasuke didn’t seem to take much offence, apparently used to the ninja cats behavior. “It’s those eyes of your, isn’t it? Madara had similar trouble when he took Izuna’s eyes. I will help.”
The cat jumped off Sasuke’s chest. “Kakashi, bring that mist-nin in here with his prickly sword.”
Kakashi obeyed.
“What are you going to do?” Sasuke asked, sitting up.
“Lay back. It won’t hurt. It’s Itachi’s chakra. It’s messing with your head and impairing your judgment. I know about him and Kakashi. I think Izuna’s memories were part of the reason Madara went a little nuts. That sword should be able to suck his chakra out of ya.”
Kakashi and Suigetsu came in. “Kakashi, put your headband over Sasuke’s eyes just in case. You have control over that sword?” he asked Suigetsu.
“Sort of.”
“Truly confidence inspiring. Hold the sword over Sasuke’s eyes. Kakashi’s help him. Just keep it there until Sasuke doesn’t feel Itachi’s chakra anymore. Shouldn’t take long. Might take longer if his chakra has traveled throughout your body.”
“My chakra just recovered.”
“A little food and rest will bring it back, now shut up and let it go.”
After about twenty minutes—which Suigetsu was sure was only because Sasuke was a sadist—Sasuke finally told them he couldn’t feel Itachi anymore. Suigetsu was tempted to drop the heavy, unruly sword on Sasuke, but he pulled it away and Sasuke took off Kakashi’s headband. He looked at Kakashi without any trace of lust and threw the headband to him.
“I think it worked.”
“Good, now we can avoid another Madara. Don’t need our last master going nuts like his great-great-grandfather.” The cat strutted away with his tail raised high.
“What was that all about?” Suigetsu asked still rubbing his tired arms.
“Itachi’s chakra was making me . . . see things. Thank you for your help, Suigetsu.”
Suigetsu left muttering about his arms and improper use of a sword.
“You really okay?” Kakashi asked.
Sasuke looked straight at him. “Yeah. I’m sorry for how I acted. Itachi must have really loved you.”
“I believe he did. I’m going back to Konoha. The cats assure me you’ll be safe here. The Hokage will already be pissed that I left without telling her.”
“Sounds like a wife.”
“Ha. She’ll act like one too. Should I send one of my hounds here when we have a plan, or will the cats take offence?”
“I’ll allow you to summon me for a while,” the cat said from his bed. He stood and grabbed a scroll with his mouth. He deposited it in Kakashi’s hand. “Just keep those mutts away from us.”
“I promise.” He turned to Sasuke. “What will you do once you kill the elders? Come home to Konoha?”
“I won’t be very welcome. I don’t know. I’m not too keen to go back.”
“You do have friends there.”
“Naruto and Sakura.”
“I’m sure there are others among your peers who will welcome you home. And Iruka.”
“I don’t want to see any of them. I decided not to destroy Konoha, that doesn’t mean I forgive them. I can’t forgive that village. I may not kill them, but every time I think of them smiling or laughing it feels like scorn. Everything they do is at Itachi’s expense. Don’t you feel that too, Kakashi?”
“Itachi loved the village, that’s why he did what he did. I don’t feel their happiness is an affront to Itachi, I think it’s what Itachi wanted. Don’t hate them for something they have nothing to do with.”
“I can’t help it. If they don’t try to burn me at the stake, I’ll try to live there.”
“Good. If you don’t return, you will be hunted down by ANBU; you’re already in Root’s Bingo Book, though not in ANBU’s. Tsunade is giving you a chance.”
“I’ll try, Kakashi. Thank Sakura for me.”
“I will.”
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Tsunade did scold Kakashi on his return, but also gave him news of a plan to lure out Donzo. Kakashi told her Sasuke was in no state at the moment to fight him; they had time to fine-tune the plan.
Kakashi gave Sakura Sasuke’s tanks and returned home. Someone had been in his home, probably because he went missing. Kakashi was thankful he hid Itachi’s picture. Kakashi opened the book and stared at Itachi’s face. No one had found it.
“You’re little brother has become a powerful shinobi, ‘Tachi. I’ll bring him home.”
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Ha! Little fake out! I didn’t mean it to be one. Just attribute it to whim; it my nature as a writer. There will be no Kakashi/Sasuke in this story. I did consider Sasuke using his eyes to make Kakashi believe he really was Itachi, but I didn’t like where that would take me. So, sorry. Only one or two chapters left to go.
Short one.
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Sakura went back to Konoha once they moved Sasuke to one of the better furnished and hidden Uchiha base and Sasuke was deemed stable. Kakashi remained. The three members of Taka did not mind his presence as Kakashi had feared they would.
Sasuke had woken up on Juugo’s back a few times as they fled Akatsuki’s territory, but he would just close his eyes and either rest or go back to sleep. His chakra was restored by the time they made it to the base which housed the ninja cats. Even without catnip, the cats led them deeper into the hideout on seeing the state the last—now truly the last—Uchiha was in. Sasuke hadn’t woken up since they arrived.
When he did, Kakashi was at his side. Sasuke smiled up at him. Kakashi had to wonder if it was his student smiling at him or the ghost of his lover trapped in those eyes.
“Where are the others?” Sasuke asked.
“In their own rooms.”
Sasuke’s eyes turned red and Kakashi felt a presence behind him. He turned and there was Itachi. It was a younger Itachi as he looked before he slaughtered his clan. Itachi didn’t even look at Sasuke, just at Kakashi. Kakashi shoved himself back.
“You’re not real.”
Itachi came closer. Kakashi pushed at his shoulder, expecting it to go through the illusion, but the shoulder was solid.
“Sasuke, stop this. This can’t be real.”
The ninja cat that stayed with him, the same he summoned as a messenger, came over and stuck his claws into Sasuke’s arm. Sasuke cried out, more out of surprise than pain and Itachi dissolved to nothing. The cat jumped up onto Sasuke’s chest.
“Just what were you trying to do?” The cat walked up to sit on his throat and batted gently at Sasuke’s temple. “What’s going on in that head of yours?” Sasuke didn’t seem to take much offence, apparently used to the ninja cats behavior. “It’s those eyes of your, isn’t it? Madara had similar trouble when he took Izuna’s eyes. I will help.”
The cat jumped off Sasuke’s chest. “Kakashi, bring that mist-nin in here with his prickly sword.”
Kakashi obeyed.
“What are you going to do?” Sasuke asked, sitting up.
“Lay back. It won’t hurt. It’s Itachi’s chakra. It’s messing with your head and impairing your judgment. I know about him and Kakashi. I think Izuna’s memories were part of the reason Madara went a little nuts. That sword should be able to suck his chakra out of ya.”
Kakashi and Suigetsu came in. “Kakashi, put your headband over Sasuke’s eyes just in case. You have control over that sword?” he asked Suigetsu.
“Sort of.”
“Truly confidence inspiring. Hold the sword over Sasuke’s eyes. Kakashi’s help him. Just keep it there until Sasuke doesn’t feel Itachi’s chakra anymore. Shouldn’t take long. Might take longer if his chakra has traveled throughout your body.”
“My chakra just recovered.”
“A little food and rest will bring it back, now shut up and let it go.”
After about twenty minutes—which Suigetsu was sure was only because Sasuke was a sadist—Sasuke finally told them he couldn’t feel Itachi anymore. Suigetsu was tempted to drop the heavy, unruly sword on Sasuke, but he pulled it away and Sasuke took off Kakashi’s headband. He looked at Kakashi without any trace of lust and threw the headband to him.
“I think it worked.”
“Good, now we can avoid another Madara. Don’t need our last master going nuts like his great-great-grandfather.” The cat strutted away with his tail raised high.
“What was that all about?” Suigetsu asked still rubbing his tired arms.
“Itachi’s chakra was making me . . . see things. Thank you for your help, Suigetsu.”
Suigetsu left muttering about his arms and improper use of a sword.
“You really okay?” Kakashi asked.
Sasuke looked straight at him. “Yeah. I’m sorry for how I acted. Itachi must have really loved you.”
“I believe he did. I’m going back to Konoha. The cats assure me you’ll be safe here. The Hokage will already be pissed that I left without telling her.”
“Sounds like a wife.”
“Ha. She’ll act like one too. Should I send one of my hounds here when we have a plan, or will the cats take offence?”
“I’ll allow you to summon me for a while,” the cat said from his bed. He stood and grabbed a scroll with his mouth. He deposited it in Kakashi’s hand. “Just keep those mutts away from us.”
“I promise.” He turned to Sasuke. “What will you do once you kill the elders? Come home to Konoha?”
“I won’t be very welcome. I don’t know. I’m not too keen to go back.”
“You do have friends there.”
“Naruto and Sakura.”
“I’m sure there are others among your peers who will welcome you home. And Iruka.”
“I don’t want to see any of them. I decided not to destroy Konoha, that doesn’t mean I forgive them. I can’t forgive that village. I may not kill them, but every time I think of them smiling or laughing it feels like scorn. Everything they do is at Itachi’s expense. Don’t you feel that too, Kakashi?”
“Itachi loved the village, that’s why he did what he did. I don’t feel their happiness is an affront to Itachi, I think it’s what Itachi wanted. Don’t hate them for something they have nothing to do with.”
“I can’t help it. If they don’t try to burn me at the stake, I’ll try to live there.”
“Good. If you don’t return, you will be hunted down by ANBU; you’re already in Root’s Bingo Book, though not in ANBU’s. Tsunade is giving you a chance.”
“I’ll try, Kakashi. Thank Sakura for me.”
“I will.”
-----
Tsunade did scold Kakashi on his return, but also gave him news of a plan to lure out Donzo. Kakashi told her Sasuke was in no state at the moment to fight him; they had time to fine-tune the plan.
Kakashi gave Sakura Sasuke’s tanks and returned home. Someone had been in his home, probably because he went missing. Kakashi was thankful he hid Itachi’s picture. Kakashi opened the book and stared at Itachi’s face. No one had found it.
“You’re little brother has become a powerful shinobi, ‘Tachi. I’ll bring him home.”
----------
Ha! Little fake out! I didn’t mean it to be one. Just attribute it to whim; it my nature as a writer. There will be no Kakashi/Sasuke in this story. I did consider Sasuke using his eyes to make Kakashi believe he really was Itachi, but I didn’t like where that would take me. So, sorry. Only one or two chapters left to go.