Three Kunai

Thank you all for your encouragement! Sorry, this chapter is a bridge and may seem a little disjointed at times due to the fact I’m covering a lot of time. But it’s a long one with a lot of SEX.

Midknight Killer: I did intend to bring Sasuke into Orochimaru’s attack and have some communication between Kakashi and the Hokage. Your suggestion about Sai is PERFECT! There’s a plot for me; I shall begin planning. I believe it has been insinuated that Sasuke may have been paired with Naruto in hopes that he could control Naruto if needs be (Kakashi as well), so without either of them Danzo would want a close eye kept on him. Also, the possibility of the chunin exam is a good one. Thank you!!!
Jessica: Haven’t decided about Sasuke’s love life yet . . .
bmth-007: I think I might have to have them fight. There’s motive planted in this chapter.

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It was snowing. Two months had passed since Itachi left his lover and brother. Kisame had found a small cave to spend the night and arrived with the firewood. Itachi was just finishing writing a note.

“What’s that?” Kisame asked.

“It’s called ‘writing.’” Kisame chuckled. “It’s just a note. There’s nothing in it to betray our location or mission.”

“I don’t entirely trust you.”

“As the newest member of Akatsuki, I wouldn’t think so.”

“Let me see it.”

Itachi held it up and Kisame snatched it away. Itachi summoned a raven.

‘The final leaves have fallen
Two kunai holstered
One flies without direction’

“What does this mean?”

“It’s a haiku.”

“Who are you sending it to?”

“Who indeed? No one in Konoha. It’s harmless. Give it back or destroy it before I forget what I wrote. It took an hour to compose.”

Kisame gave it back. Itachi rolled up the small piece of paper and tied it to the raven’s leg. He pulled out a dead mouse. The raven took it in a talon.

Kisame grimaced. “I was wondering why you killed that. And kept it.”

Itachi addressed his raven. “You can eat it first, there’s no hurry. You know where to take it.”

The raven cawed an acknowledgement and flew off to eat the mouse.

“Sending poetry to someone? Itachi-san, I didn’t think you’d have a lover.”

Itachi didn’t react, but he lit the fire with a jutsu. Kisame chuckled and threw the dead rabbits on the fire.

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Kakashi followed behind Sasuke as he tracked Uhei through the forest while Ban was off being trained as a ninken. The trail went cold. Sasuke couldn’t see any tracks in the snow or any broken branches.

“He disappeared.”

“Check the depth of the last tracks.”

Sasuke did so. “They look deeper than the others.”

“Why, do you think?”

“He jumped?”

“Very good. Check the tree trunks first.”

Sasuke found a cut in the bark. He looked at an opposite trunk and found a cut a little higher. He looked over the area, knowing Uhei had to have jumped down from there since there were no branches could support the dog’s weight. He found the tracks and followed them to the smirking hound.

“Well done, Sasuke-kun,” Kakashi said. “You’re getting the hang of tracking. Let’s head back and we’ll work on your chakra control.”

Sasuke followed their own tracks back to their home with Kakashi and Uhei following him.

“Kid’s getting good,” Uhei said.

“Thanks, Uhei.”

“Later.” Uhei vanished.

When they came out of the tree line, Sasuke saw the raven waiting for them on the windowsill. Sasuke ran up to him.

“I have a note from Itachi,” the bird said.

Sasuke untied it.

“How is he?” Kakashi asked.

“He looks well. His partner is suspicious, but he didn’t stop Itachi from sending this note. He has a monstrous chakra and doesn’t look human. But Itachi doesn’t fear him.”

Sasuke read the haiku and frowned at it. He gave it to Kakashi. “That’s one way to say he misses us,” Kakashi said.

“His partner is convinced he’s writing to his lover.”

Well, he’s not wrong, Kakashi thought. “Shall I write a similarity obscure response?”

“Safest to keep Kisame thinking Itachi’s writing to a lover.”

He is . . . “I’ll compose a reply. Mind waiting?”

“I’ll come back.”

“Thanks.” The raven flew off.

“That haiku sounded depressing,” Sasuke said.

“He’s missing you. We’ll make our reply a little more cheerful.”

Sasuke looked uncomfortable as they went inside. “Kakashi, what were you and my brother doing?”

Kakashi froze. “What do you mean?”

“The two of you sleep in the same room and . . . I heard things.”

Shit. “We’re very close friends. We went on several missions together in ANBU.”

“It sounded like he was in pain, but I heard him it say it felt good. What was going on?”

Fuck.

“I heard you say you wouldn’t do something to punish him like he wanted,” Sasuke continued.

“Well, that was . . . You know how a massage can feel really good or really hurt?” Sasuke nodded. “It’s the same thing, like a massage. Your brother was feeling guilty about he’d done and wanted me to hurt him, but I would never do that. I lo—Itachi is my best friend, I would never do anything to harm him.”

“If you did, I’d stop you.”

“You’re a little young to taking me on, Sasuke. But I’ll give you the training so if you do ever have to defend your brother, you’ll be able to.”

He decided not to worry Itachi by telling that Sasuke was suspicious, but he’d leave the sex-ed to him.

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‘That my heart could learn how to
I’d track the raven
And bring the stray kunai home’

Kisame was surprised to see the first smile on Itachi’s face as he read the scrap of paper.

“From your lover?”

“Ah.” Itachi tucked the note safely away and the smile vanished.

“What kind of woman is she?”

“Let’s move on.”

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Kakashi was never one to panic, but he nearly did when he felt strong chakra approaching. Ban tensed a few seconds later and started barking as she was taught to do in order to pretend to be a normal dog.

“Nowaki!”

As well as being Sasuke’s false name, it was also his signal to tell Sasuke to transform into his ‘son.’ Sasuke obeyed and Kakashi also transformed.

“Shinobi are approaching. Remember, we’re not a shinobi. Be impressed and scared of them.”

“I don’t really have to fake being scared.”

A man called out to them from outside. Kakashi went to the window. ANBU. Fuck.

“You’re new to this area, aren’t you?” the masked captain asked.

“Yes,” Kakashi said. “Ban,” he said to silence her.

Sasuke couched behind her and hugged her and she quieted down.

“I haven’t been through here in a few months, but my team and I often stop at this stream to fill up our canteens,” the captain said.

“Please feel free to continue to do so.”

“Forgive me for not being able to give you my name; I’m a member of Konoha’s ANBU.”

“My name is Miyagi.” He gestured for Sasuke to join him at the window, still holding Ban. “This is my son Nowaki. My wife isn’t home now.”

“Nowaki?”

“Yeah. He was born during a typhoon. And conceived during an unseasonable one as well.”

“You’re from the coast?”

“Yes.”

“Why’d you move all the way out here in the woods?”

“My father-in-law doesn’t like me or the fact we’re married. So we’d appreciate it if he never found us here. We moved here when my father-in-law tracked us down a few months ago. We feel better about being further away from a town now that Nowaki is older.”

The ANBU laughed. “He must really not like you.”

“Not in the least. No man is good enough for his daughter.”

“Hope I can meet her sometime. I bring my team through here every once in a while.”

“Feel free.”

The ANBU nodded a farewell, joined the others at the stream, refilled his canteen, and vanished into the trees.

“We’ll stay like this for a while,” Kakashi whispered, “just in case.”

Sasuke nodded.

“Good work, Ban,” Kakashi said and petted her head.

Just then another message from Itachi arrived.

“Not a good time. ANBU just came through here.” He took the note and the raven flapped off as if scared away.

‘I wish I could return home
With the new flowers
Perhaps with the cicadas’

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Kakashi dispensed with the poetry this time.

‘If you’re coming home soon, you should know, he’s been asking about ‘us.’ I’ll leave it to you to decide what to tell him. But he’s growing in skill hourly. We had guests, but we’re fine. Don’t worry about us. Love you.’

Itachi burnt this message with a jutsu. Kisame thought that was strange as Itachi had always tucked his lover’s missives carefully away.

They had paused only a moment for Itachi to take delivery of the note and they were off again.

Hours later, having been walking almost nonstop since they woke up, Itachi stopped to rest against a tree. Kisame was even more tired than Itachi and mimicked him, sitting down comfortably. Itachi’s thoughts drifted to Sasuke and Kakashi. Kisame was surprised by a wistful expression on his young partner’s face. Without the perpetual scowl, Itachi was quite lovely.

He felt rather jealous of Itachi’s lover. He wanted someone to look like that when they thought of him.

“Really, Itachi, what she like?”

“Too good for me. Loves me despite everything.”

Suddenly, Itachi realized what he’d said and the walls were back up and the scowl was back.

Then something truly surprising happened. Kisame heard himself say the one word he didn’t think he’d ever said before: “Sorry.”

Itachi looked as shocked as he was. Kisame turned away and didn’t see the amusement that morphed into concern on Itachi’s face.

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Part of Kakashi winced every time Sasuke fell on his back or ass. The other part was silently laughing his ass off. And Sasuke wouldn’t quit. He ran up that tree with more determination than chakra though he was moving up inch by inch. But he was still falling on his ass.

Kakashi stopped him. “Focus. Relax. You need to try and figure out how much chakra you need.”

“I’ve noticed,” Sasuke grumbled. He easily noticed that too much chakra repulsed him and too little made him drop like a stone.

“Relax.”

Sasuke did. He focused his chakra and ran up the tree again. He did make it an extra foot, slashing the tree with his kunai. He tried to jump down from tree truck to tree truck, and succeed, except on the last one.

“Take a break, Sasuke. Let me treat those scrapes.”

“No. I’ll make it all the way up the tree today.”

Kakashi sighed, but at least the kid was determined.

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Akatsuki were mercenaries. In reality, it wasn’t much different than being a shinobi from a village, but it still left a bad taste in Itachi’s mouth.

He and Kisame were acting as a secret vanguard for Kumo. It was a quick slaughter, but slaughter it was. Itachi was good, a natural at killing and all the shinobi arts, but it was obvious to Kisame that he didn’t enjoy it while Kisame visibly loved it.

“Come on, Itachi-san, you’ve got to at least get a rush at putting your life on the line and getting out alive,” Kisame said as they walked away from the bloodbath. “You must get excited at pulling off a mission perfectly; take pride at a clean death.”

Itachi didn’t answer or let even his expression change in the slightest. They were approaching a group of Kumo shinobi who were ignoring these missing-nin’s identities for the moment.

“I’ll talk to them,” Kisame said. Itachi stopped and watched from a distance.

Yes, Itachi was infected with pride when he pulled off missions. And despite his outward stoicism, inside he was seething with adrenaline and just a little satisfaction. Yeah, he liked it, but he could be happy never killing or fighting ever again. But as spotless as he was, he felt like he was covered in blood.

Could Kakashi really still love him as bloodstained as he was? A memory assaulted him.

I’ll suck the sin right out of you. Itachi blushed at the memory of Kakashi’s words. Luckily no one was looking at him.

It was one of Itachi early missions with ANBU. He and Kakashi had been lovers for only two weeks. It had been a bloody battle in the woods; the two Sharingan users were the only survivors. Itachi was having a small panic attack. Kakashi led him beyond the battlefield and sat him down against a tree. Itachi had always been a pacifist, too traumatized by the Third Shinobi War to like killing. But when he saw his comrades being killed and his lover in danger, Itachi’s Sharingan had blazed to life on its own and he turned into a demon, killing every enemy shinobi. Kakashi barely survived his lover’s onslaught because he had a Sharingan. Itachi’s actions had frightened both of them. Itachi’s hands and face were splattered with blood. He was shaking with what he had done.

“It’s alright,” Kakashi told him. “You did the right thing. Calm down.”

“I . . . blood everywhere.” Kakashi tried to calm him. “I don’t like killing, Sempai. I feel . . . soiled.”

“I’ll suck the sin right out of you.” That strange statement focused Itachi’s attention.

Kakashi brought one of Itachi’s bloodied hands up and licked at the blood.

“Don’t, it’s not mine. It’s dirty.”

“Anything that touches you becomes pure. Maybe even me.” Itachi blushed and stared at him. Kakashi leaned in to lick the drops of blood from Itachi’s pale face. “I need you, Itachi-kun. And not just physically. I can’t live without you, my little raven. I love you.”

“I love you, Sempai.”

Kakashi caressed his cheek. “I’ll always be there to clean you up and make you feel pure again. There’s no amount of blood I can’t remove. And every time you’re with me, your spirit will cleansed, like mine is.” It was sappy as hell, but it was working to sooth him.

Kakashi licked up the trails of tears on his cheeks. He pulled off Itachi’s chest plate and pulled up his shirt and his pants down. Kakashi took the young man into his mouth. Itachi clutched his hair and threw his head back. He forgot where they were and what had happened, he just let himself feel the pleasure Kakashi was giving him.

He released into Kakashi’s mouth. Kakashi came up to kiss him. Itachi had no shyness about tasting himself in Kakashi’s mouth. They kissed for a full minute.

“We should gather what we can and take our comrades’ bodies back home,” Kakashi said.

Itachi nodded and they finished their mission.

Itachi was now standing motionless, his eyes distant, and a half hard erection. He shut his eyes momentarily to remember the feeling of Kakashi’s caresses. He wanted to go home. Home to Kakashi and Sasuke.

His eyes snapped open as Kisame approached. He waved a stack of bills as he got closer. “We can go now. We got to leave the cash at the dead drop, then more walking.”

Itachi said nothing; just fell into step with Kisame, a little more content than five minutes ago.

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Kakashi watched Sasuke throw the real shuriken at the post he’d set up. Four out of six hit perfectly. Not bad. Sasuke retrieved them all and tried again. Five. Next time, back to four. He was relentless.

Ban stood next to Kakashi watching. She tensed, fighting the urge to retrieve the weapons herself. She barked happily when Sasuke got all six to line up perfectly. But Sasuke didn’t quit. He did it again and again until he succeeded five times in a row.

“That’ll do, Sasuke,” Kakashi said. “Now I want to start training you in evading throwing weapons.” Kakashi pulled out a handful of wooden shuriken. He crossed to Sasuke and gave him the wooden weapons. “Throw these at me.”

Kakashi moved in front of the post with a kunai in each of his hands. One of Sasuke’s eyebrows rose mischievously. He sent six wooden shuriken at the same time. Kakashi easily battered them away or dodged them. Sasuke’s jaw dropped.

“Your turn. Just dodge for now. Once you get used to tracking the shuriken, then you can try deflecting them.”

Kakashi watched Sasuke move. He had his brother’s grace. He almost danced around the weapons. Kakashi was reminded of his training with a sword. Sasuke would probably be a natural.

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It wasn’t often Itachi and Kisame got money. Pein told them they could keep the commission from their latest mercenary job. Kisame was happier than a shark on a whale carcass as they walked to the nearest town.

“Gonna sleep in an inn for once, the cheap bastards,” Kisame mused. “Gonna get some real food too, no more rabbits and squirrels. Maybe some . . . pleasurable company.”

Itachi fisted the money in his pocket. Sasuke and Kakashi had no means of income at all. The town was in view. Itachi stopped.

Kisame stopped and looked back at him when he no longer heard his partner’s footsteps behind him. “What’s with you?”

“I’m going to camp out here. Go on.”

“The only decent pay we’ve gotten since the beginning and you’re not going to take advantage of it?”

“I’m fine out here.”

Kisame stared at him for a moment before he went on to the town. At least he wouldn’t have to worry about Itachi hanging around him. He was a killer, but Itachi was still only thirteen.

Itachi hunted up a rabbit and made a fire. As the rabbit cooked, Itachi summoned a raven and tied the money, save for a few bills, to his leg.

“Take this to Kakashi. And please be careful not to lose it.”

“When have I ever lost anything?”

“Just be careful. It’s the only help I can offer them right now.”

“I’ll be careful.” The raven flapped off and Itachi regretted not keeping him around a little longer just for company. He felt incredibly lonely without even Kisame around.

Itachi woke up at dawn and ate the cold pieces of rabbit he set aside last night. He waited for Kisame to return. It was a few hours before the Kiri-nin appeared.

“Sleep well?” Kisame gibed.

Itachi gave no sign he even heard him. He stood up, ready to leave. Kisame threw him a bag. “What’s this?”

“Milk candy and some fresh sushi. I know you don’t enjoy rabbit.”

That was perfectly true. “But why did you—?”

“I know you’re hoarding your money. Sending it to your sweetheart, right? Just take it, Itachi-san. The sushi’s better breakfast than cold rabbit.”

Itachi was truly shocked. The words were a little hard, but he managed, “Thank you.” Itachi sat back down and ate the sushi, completely confused by these turn of events.

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It kind of bothered Kakashi he didn’t know this ANBU captain. He didn’t know everyone in ANBU, but he thought he knew all the captains. Damn, he was sleeping with one of them. But having not known the man made this acquaintance safer; Kakashi kept his guard up but this man couldn’t know any very Kakashi-like ticks that might slip. Nevertheless, Kakashi did not like the number of ANBU who were going by every few weeks. Yet it did keep them on their toes.

The captain liked to talk. Perhaps not the best trait in an ANBU, but it also might have been politeness since the man was intruding and using their stream. You lot could go fifty meters up or down stream, Kakashi thought.

Today he was trying to impress Kakashi and entertain Sasuke with war stories and showing off one or two jutsu, jutsu that even Sasuke could perform.

Suddenly, Ban starting barking happily and ran off into the woods. She came up on Itachi and jumped up in his arms. If he wasn't familiar with Kakashi's Ninken, Itachi might have attacked or at least defended against the dog running at him.

“I know your scent from the notes you send,” Ban said hurriedly. “There’s ANBU passing through, chatting with Kakashi. I’m Ban by the way. You should transform into Akane before they come looking for me.”

Itachi was amused, though slightly worried about the presence of ANBU. Since when do we have a dog? He transformed, faked up some traveling gear, and picked Ban up. Ban whispered the story Kakashi’d been telling the ANBU Itachi continued to walk.

When Sasuke saw his brother—albeit disguised as a woman—he ran to him. Itachi let Ban jump down and he bent down to hug Sasuke. He would have picked him up if not for the fact slight Akane should not be able to.

“I’ve missed you.” He forced Sasuke to let go and he walked over to Kakashi and their guest with a hand on Sasuke’s head. He came up and kissed Kakashi on the lips briefly.

“This is my wife, Akane,” Kakashi introduced as he held Itachi tightly against his side.

“Nice to finally meet you, my lady,” the ANBU said with a bow. “Forgive me that I can’t give a name. We always seem to miss you.”

“Nice to meet you. It was a long trip. My father didn’t want to let me leave.”

“Miyagi-san was telling me about it. Well, I shouldn’t stay and ruin your reunion.” He bowed and left.

Itachi fell to knees and took Sasuke in his arms, not breaking the transformation. “I missed you so much.”

Kakashi watched them. He knew Itachi didn’t want to show too much affection between them in front of Sasuke, but he wasn’t jealous; he knew how much they meant to each other.

“The coast is clear,” Ban said.

Itachi didn’t let go as he let the transformation drop. Kakashi was a little shocked to see the unfamiliar Akatsuki cloak. Kakashi and Sasuke let the transformations drop as well.

“You’ve gotten taller,” Itachi said. Itachi stood and picked his brother up nevertheless. “I love you so much.” From the looks of things, Sasuke had no intention of letting him go. “A day hasn’t gone by that I haven’t thought of you.”

“I missed you, Aniki.” Sasuke finally pulled away. “Let me show you what I can do.”

Itachi let him down. Sasuke ran up the nearest tree and then on the underside of a limb, he stood there. “See nii-san!”

“That’s impressive, Sasuke!”

Sasuke bounced off the tree trunk to land on the ground. “Kakashi’s taught me how to track and taijutsu and some new ninjutsu!”

“But are you any good at it?”

“He’s an excellent student,” Kakashi said. “He is very much your brother.”

Itachi tried not flinch at that.

Sasuke made a shadow clone and fought him. Itachi watched approvingly. Kakashi came up right behind him and placed a hand on the small of his back.

“I’m glad you’re safe,” Kakashi whispered.

“Thank you, for everything.”

“Not a problem. I love him too. He’s like a son or younger brother.”

“Don’t try to steal him from me,” Itachi said with a hint of threat in his voice.

Sasuke noticed his brother’s lack of attention. “Itachi!” Sasuke was staring at him angrily.

“Sorry, Sasuke. Kakashi was just telling me how much of a brat you’ve been.”

The scowl Sasuke—and his clone—gave Kakashi was withering.

“He is just like you,” Kakashi sighed then held up his hands in a consolatory fashion. “Your brother is just trying to get me into trouble.”

Itachi took off his cloak and handed it to Kakashi. “Show me what you have, little brother.”

Kakashi watched the brothers spar and couldn’t help being proud at what Sasuke had learned.

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Itachi slept with Sasuke that first night, each clothed in their night clothes, Itachi’s arms tight around his precious little brother.

After breakfast, Itachi took Sasuke down to the stream to talk to him. They sat next to each other on the bank.

“Kakashi told me in his last note that you asked him about our relationship, that you heard us.” Sasuke blushed at being caught eavesdropping. “I was hoping to wait to explain, but . . . You didn’t really see how much our parents loved each other, but Kakashi and I love each other sort of the same way. I wanted to hide it from you since our relationship isn’t exactly normal since neither of us is a girl.” Damn, this was hard to explain. “There’s really nothing wrong with the fact we’re both men, but it’s unusual and I don’t want to influence you because I hope you’re meet a girl one day and get married and have a bunch of kids. I also didn’t want you to be uncomfortable or jealous when Kakashi shows me affection or I him. If you’re uncomfortable with that, we won’t do anything when you’re around.” He finally looked over at Sasuke who was staring up at his brother. “Do you understand?”

“I think so.”

“I love Kakashi. It’s not the same way I love you. You’re my brother, but he’s . . . You’re both my family, but you’re blood and he’s not. I think this would be easier if our parents had shown their affection more in front of you, it’d be easier for me to explain.”

“I think I understand.”

“If we ever do anything that makes you uncomfortable, let me know. I don’t ever want you to feel shut out or jealous. It’s a different kind of love.”

“I get it, Itachi.”

“I just also don’t want you to think you should fall in love with another guy. I didn’t want to influence you.”

“I get it.”

“Okay.” He hugged Sasuke. “You are the most important thing to me. Kakashi’s the second.” He kissed his forehead. “So, do you mind if Kakashi hugs me and kisses me and stuff like that?”

“That’s fine.”

“Good. Thank you. But really, no listening at our door.”

“I didn’t do it on purpose!” Sasuke blushed. He did listen in on purpose the second time.

Itachi hugged him tighter. “I know. I love you.”

-----

Kakashi cherished the new license to touch his lover, but he was careful not to be too obvious in front of Sasuke. The brothers went off hunting together while Kakashi went to town for some extra supplies so they could have something approaching a celebration for the brother’s combined birthdays.

For desert, Kakashi gave Sasuke a box of extra dark chocolate—and nicked a few for himself—and dangos with honey for Itachi. Then it was time for presents.

Kakashi gave Sasuke a bokken. “I’m going to teach you swordsmanship,” Kakashi told him. Sasuke actually looked happy about that. Kakashi turned to Itachi. “He seems to have a natural talent for it; a natural grace. Kind of like his brother.”

Itachi demurred a little. “I’m afraid I got you something practical too,” Itachi said. He handed Sasuke a case. Sasuke opened it to find a complete, brand new set of kunai and shuriken. “I really didn’t know what to get you.”

Sasuke’s eyes sparkled as he looked at the weapons. He always wanted to be a shinobi like his brother and this, to him, was like receiving a Konoha headband.

“Thank you, Aniki.”

Itachi turned to Ban. “If I knew you were here, I would have brought you something too.”

Ban curled up next Itachi affectionately.

“I’m surprised you cat people get along so well with her,” Kakashi said.

Sasuke hugged Itachi. “Just seeing you makes me happy. But I didn’t know what I could give you either, Aniki. Sorry.”

“That’s alright. I really shouldn’t carry anything with me anyway.”

“That’s why I didn’t get you anything,” Kakashi said.

“Well, you aren’t getting anything for your birthday either,” Itachi teased Kakashi. “Sasuke, being okay with us is gift enough. And you,” he said looking at Kakashi, “taking care of Sasuke.”

-----

Itachi pointedly shut their window when they went to bed.

“The walls are thick,” Kakashi assured him.

“Maybe I should have brought him earmuffs,” Itachi said as he slipped into bed—and Kakashi’s arms—completely nude. “I need you so bad that I almost don’t care if he hears.”

“But I have to live with him. No screaming. He threatened that he would defend you if needed. All I need is to have you balancing on my balls at the brink of passion and have your brother burst in with a kunai drawn.”

Itachi laughed a little. “I love him. But I need you right now.”

“Hmmm. Tell me exactly what you need.”

“I need everything. I needed you out there.” The pained look in his eyes reminded Kakashi at that night when he had to comfort the young ANBU with a blowjob.

Kakashi turned Itachi onto his back. He kissed Itachi deeply and felt his thin body. Itachi was still bony; Kakashi would scold him about not eating later.

He kissed down Itachi’s body quickly to claim his prize. He wrapped his lips around the head of Itachi’s cock and swirled his tongue around it, then poked the slit, tasting his precum. He slid his upper lip up and down the smooth head.

“I love sucking you, baby,” Kakashi said before deepthroating him. Itachi was silent for a while and just enjoyed Kakashi’s talented mouth. As he got closer, he looked down to see Kakashi’s hallow cheeks and lustful eyes and moaned.

Kakashi gave it all he had, pleasing Itachi in every way he knew how, finally sucking a load of cum from his body. Itachi put a hand over his mouth to stop himself from crying out. Kakashi didn’t appreciate until now how much it sucked to be a parent or raise any child.

Kakashi savored his lover’s essence and gave his deflating cock a kiss. “You taste wonderful, Itachi.” Itachi blushed.

Kakashi brought out the lube and started fingering Itachi’s ass. Kakashi watched Itachi’s face as the other enjoyed his lover’s attentions, his face going slack and sighing. Kakashi was glad Itachi was so tight. Not that Kakashi didn’t trust the younger man, but he worried about the fourteen year old running around with older S-class criminals.

“Please fuck me,” Itachi pleaded. It was only then that Kakashi realized he’d been fingering the young man for several minutes while watching him; Itachi was already hard again.

If there was one command Kakashi could not disobey, it was that one. Itachi lifted his ass a bit and Kakashi pressed in, Itachi’s body gripped him.

“Fuck, you’re so tight, Itachi.”

“It’s been months, sempai,” Itachi sighed.

“Does it hurt, babe?”

“A little. But don’t stop.”

Kakashi would have if Itachi asked, but otherwise he had no intention of stopping. In the intervening months he’d been jacking off thinking about this. And it was better than his fantasies. Itachi’s body was so slick, tight, and hot. But the best part was being able to look down and see his lovely raven, hear his grunts of pleasure, and smell him. Having developed a rhythm, Kakashi leaned down to smell Itachi’s sable hair.

“I love you so much, Itachi-kun,” Kakashi whispered into his ear.

Itachi’s response was to tighten up to try to pull Kakashi deeper inside him and rub his hands down Kakashi’s sides.

“Really, the only bad thing is that I can’t see your body while you fuck me,” Itachi said.

“We can solve that problem,” Kakashi said. He moved so that he didn’t need his hands to brace himself. He took Itachi’s hand and helped him make the hand signs to create a shadow clone. Once the clone appeared, Kakashi went back to making love to the real Itachi and nibbling on his neck.

The clone watched Kakashi rock into him and the play of his lean muscle as he moved. He looked at his own closed eyes and blushed cheeks. The clone got on the bed too and caressed Kakashi’s muscular back. Kakashi growled, loving where this was going. The clone’s hands explored Kakashi’s back and ass, leaning back to appreciate the sight.

“Would fucking your tight ass dispel a clone?” the clone purred in Kakashi’s ear.

“I really don’t know.”

“Being a clone, I think I have an even better idea.”

Beneath Kakashi, the real Itachi was bucking up into Kakashi more, turned on by his own clone’s plan. Kakashi hadn’t caught on yet, but he rocked into his lover’s body a little quicker.

Then Kakashi thrust in hard and stayed there in shock. The clone had just licked Kakashi’s asshole. The clone spread Kakashi’s cheeks open. Kakashi didn’t want to move as the clone tongued him, lapping at his entrance and poking at it. His tongue slithered in, forcing the tight ring open.

“Fuck, Itachi.”

“I’ve wanted to try that since you did it to me when you joined us,” the real Itachi said.

“Fuck, that feels good.”

The clone used his lips to rub the area around Kakashi’s tight hole. It felt like Itachi was kissing him deeply. It felt so damn good.

Itachi dispelled the clone. “You aren’t paying me any attention,” Itachi said.

“Damn, babe, that was great. You can’t expect me to do anything when you’re tonguing my ass.”

“The great Hatake Kakashi can’t multitask; likes it up the ass too much to even fuck a gorgeous young thing in front of him. I’d put out that rumor if we were still in the village.”

“You can be a vicious, vindictive, little imp,” Kakashi agreed. “But it’s true.” Kakashi started rocking into Itachi’s body again. “I love you anyway I can have you.”

“Maybe tomorrow night we’ll trade off.” That sentence was difficult for Itachi as Kakashi was hitting his prostate. “Ah, fuck me, sempai.” Itachi was trying not to yell, but he forgot why for the moment.

Kakashi lost himself. He was inside of Itachi and he never wanted to find his way out. Itachi rotated his hips to get different angles, savoring the feeling of his lover for the first time in months. Kakashi was doing the same. He’d had one lover before Itachi and he couldn’t remember feeling so much pleasure with her as he did with his precious little raven. He could put it down to the tight heat of his ass compared to her looser body, but he was certain that wasn’t all. He truly loved Itachi, enough to abandon his village and devote his life to his little brother. But fuck his body felt like heaven.

Whereas Itachi briefly forgot why he had to keep it down, Kakashi remembered that there was a nine year old in the house and kissed Itachi to swallow his scream when he cam. Kakashi moaned with his own orgasm as he cam into the lithe body beneath him.

Kakashi disengaged to lick up Itachi’s cum. “I love the way you taste, babe. I need to get my fill before you leave again.” He crawled back up and pulled Itachi into his arms.

“You only cam once,” Itachi said.

“You made me cum hard enough I feel like I cam three times. I wager there’s two loads inside you. Now I just want to hold you.”

“I love you.”

“I love you more.”

“If that’s the most we can fight about, I’m happy.”

Kakashi snuggled his face in Itachi’s long hair. “I’m beyond happy. Get some sleep. Though I might just stay up all night to look at you.”

“That’d be creepy if I didn’t love you.”

-----

Sasuke woke up a little early. His brother and Kakashi were still asleep. Ban looked up when Sasuke got up, but just went back to sleep.

Being nine and used to going into Itachi’s room at night, Sasuke was only slightly worried about going into the room his brother was sharing with Kakashi.

Sasuke carefully opened the door. Kakashi was spooning Itachi, nothing scandalous to Sasuke since Itachi was doing that to him the night before. Sasuke was more concerned about waking his brother or letting him sleep. But being around his brother was so rare now he wanted to spend as much time as possible with him.

Sasuke came up to the edge of the bed. Itachi was facing him, the blanket pulled up to his chin, hiding the fact he was naked and that Kakashi’s arms were coiled around him.

“’Tachi?” Sasuke whispered.

Itachi was in a deep sleep, but Sasuke’s voice cut through his dreams. He opened his eyes to see Sasuke standing by his bed. It was too like a year before to realize he should be concerned that his brother was in the room he shared with his lover after they’d had sex a few hours before. He smiled at his little brother.

“Good morning, otouto.”

“I didn’t know if I should wake you.”

Honestly, Itachi would rather sleep, but he also wanted to spend time with his brother. “It’s alright.”

Kakashi woke up at the sound of whispering voices. He peeked over Itachi’s shoulder and his eyes went wide. Kakashi hid his face behind his lover. Itachi blushed realizing the situation, but he kept cool. He pulled Sasuke to him and kiss his forehead.

“Go wait outside and I’ll come make you breakfast,” he said with a smile then poked him in the forehead like he always did. Sasuke smiled and ran out, shutting the door.

“You know I’ve developed a new greatest fear,” Kakashi said. “I was fearful of being caught with you for legal reasons—and your father—but I think being caught by your brother would be worse.”

“Not much different than my father probably.” Itachi sat up. “You can go back to sleep. I take care of him.”

“I’ll try after that heart attack. I’m glad I didn’t wake up first with a hard on.”

“Save that load for tonight when I fuck the shit out of you.” Itachi kissed him and then got up to take a quick shower and started getting dressed.

“Has he seen your face?” Itachi asked as he pulled on a clean shirt.

“No.”

“Just wondering. I like being one of the few to have seen it.”

“You and maybe four others.”

“Good. Wouldn’t bother me too much if Sasuke sees it, but I just like the exclusiveness. He does trust you, right?”

“I think he does. I think he trusts your judgment enough and I have been training him, he knows he’s getting stronger so yeah, he trusts me.”

“Trusting a masked man . . . Where did my parents go wrong. With both of us.”

-----

Itachi was just happy to hold Sasuke on his lap and Sasuke was just as happy to be held. Kakashi thought Itachi was morphing a little into a mother rather than a brother. Come to think of it, Kakashi was becoming a father figure. They were becoming a proper family. If only Itachi could stay home with them.

But that night Itachi showed how much of a man he really was. It was times like these Kakashi forgot how old Itachi was. He’d learned quickly from Kakashi and had his own dominate side.

Itachi pushed Kakashi down onto his back once he put Sasuke to bed. Itachi believed more in the fact blowjobs were a dominate thing to do; he liked reducing Kakashi into a mewing mess with his mouth. Itachi would let Kakashi fuck his throat sometimes, but he’d rather take control.

He held Kakashi’s hips down, looked up with dominance in his eyes, and began teasing him, licking and sucking him like a lollipop and playing his lips and tongue on just the head of his cock while teasing his ball sac with his fingers. Itachi knew what he liked and he put his all into doing that for his lover.

Tight lips slid down Kakashi’s thick shaft, the vanguard to Itachi’s sensuous tongue. Itachi easily took Kakashi into his throat, swallowing in order to convulse his muscles around the invader. Seeing Itachi with his cock all the way down his throat was a great turn on, especially with Itachi looking right in his eyes as his stretched lips held on tightly to the root of his cock. Itachi back away. Kakashi’s cock emerging from Itachi’s mouth reminded Kakashi of a sword being drawn from a sheath.

When Itachi held only the head in his mouth again, he lightly gnawed on it, rubbing his teeth on it, and dragging the points over it. He knew just how much pressure to use. Then he gave the same treatment to the entire shaft.

“Fuck, Itachi, I’m going to cum soon, damn it.”

Itachi slowly pulled away, letting the head go with a ‘pop.’ “Can’t hold it, old man?”

“No one could hold it when you’re sucking their cock.”

Itachi used the hand not stroking Kakashi’s balls to stroke Kakashi’s cock as he spoke. “You know I love sucking you. I love how powerless you become, I love the way you taste and feel in my mouth. I even love the feel of you in my throat. I love your cock.” Kakashi groaned, loving the way Itachi talked when he was in this mood. His quiet, often demur lover, almost had a split personality when it came to sex.

Itachi stuck out his tongue and poked the slit. He dug his tongue in as far as he could, twisting it and fucking it with his tongue the short depth he could go.

“Fuck, baby,” Kakashi sighed, leaning his head back in pleasure.

“Don’t hold back, sempai; I want to taste you before I fuck you. I want to fuck you with your flavor in my mouth.”

He went back to sucking Kakashi. Kakashi took his advice and let go of his control. It didn’t take long for him to cum into Itachi’s willing mouth. Itachi came up with a mouthful of cum. He moved it around his mouth, savoring it. Kakashi watched. Itachi put two fingers on Kakashi’s chin and pulled his mouth open. Itachi leaned in and spit some of Kakashi’s cum into Kakashi’s mouth. He used those fingers to wipe the bit that hit his lip and pushed it into Kakashi’s mouth with the rest. He stroked Kakashi’s open lips, staring at them with lust as he touch them. Kakashi watched Itachi’s eyes. Kakashi licked at those fingers and Itachi put them into Kakashi mouths to suck them, mimicking many of the things Itachi had been doing to his cock.

Itachi’s eyes flew up to look into Kakashi’s after a watching Kakashi’s cheeks hallow to suck his fingers and his lips tighten around them. Kakashi’s Sharingan had opened. Itachi leaned over to lick the scar going through Kakashi’s eye, forcing Kakashi to shut it. He knew Itachi didn’t like to see it.

Itachi moved down to prepare Kakashi. A little lube and the same two fingers that Kakashi had been sucking penetrated him. Itachi was only worried about stretching him at first, trying to get him as loose as possible. After a managed a third finger and did a little more stretching, Itachi retracted the third finger and searched for Kakashi’s prostate. Kakashi’s body twitched when he touched it. Itachi smirked and played with it a little, his long fingers, still a little thick with baby fat, able to reach it and tease the flesh around it. It was torture. He wouldn’t stroke it long enough for Kakashi to get very much pleasure, just tease it. Kakashi growled in frustration.

Itachi removed his fingers and pressed in, no longer able to wait himself. He went slow because of the amount of time since the last time, gave Kakashi a few slow thrusts, then went at it with wild abandon. Kakashi had to turn his head and shove the end of the pillow into his mouth to muffle his grunts of pleasure. It hurt a little, but it felt so damn good especially when Itachi shifted his angle a bit to ram his prostate again and again. It’s been so long since Itachi had taken him hard like this.

So turned on before he started fucking him, Itachi was close. He took Kakashi’s cock in his hand and stroked him fast, his hand blessedly lubed. Itachi held back his orgasm waiting for Kakashi. He didn’t have to wait too long. Kakashi’s body squeezed his cock and Itachi let go. He slowed down his thrusts, but didn’t stop fucking him until he’d deposited every drop into his lover.

Itachi pulled his limp cock out and rubbed his face into the shots of cum on Kakashi’s stomach. He hovered over Kakashi then with a face covered in cum. Kakashi licked it away and they kissed.

“You are the sexiest thing in the world, Itachi.”

Itachi smiled. “No one else could turn me on like you do, sempai.” Itachi kissed his lips briefly then got up to clean up. “Maybe we should both clean up and dress for bed just in case Sasuke decides to give us another wake up call.”

Kakashi nodded and followed Itachi’s example.

-----

Itachi could only stay for four days before he had to head out to meet up with Kisame.

Sasuke was growing in skill in the ninja arts as well as swordsmanship, so well he was developing a very unique style. ANBU stayed away. Until October.

“Where’s Akane-san?”

“She’s buying supplies. She likes going into town more than Nowaki and I.”

The rest of ANBU moved on to the stream except one. Tenzou couldn’t stop looking at the house. Something clawed at the back of his mind until he remembered. He remembered making this house! He remembered Kakashi and his hound and Itachi.

Kakashi noticed the one ANBU who remained with his captain rather than going to the stream. He felt a chill. He recognized that mask and hair. Tenzou. He continued in the pleasantries with the captain as Sasuke played with Ban as if nothing was the matter.

But Sasuke watched the captain. Tenzou noticed the perfect attention. Sasuke was keeping an eye on the captain, watching him. This nine year old was a shinobi. And Miyagi. He knew that was Kakashi.

“Sempai?” Tenzou whispered.

“You say something?” the captain asked.

Kakashi looked over at the cat masked ANBU fearful of what Tenzou might say. Sasuke looked frightened as well. Kakashi looked straight into Tenzou’s eyes pleading with him silently not to say anything more. Just let us be.

The message was not lost on Tenzou.

“I was just admiring the house.”

Kakashi let his relief show, but hid it before the captain could see it.

“Have you topped off your canteen?”

“No, sir.”

“Let’s go then.” The captain turned back to Kakashi. “See you later.”

The squad of ANBU finished filling their canteens and moved out. Tenzou remained in the rear and he made a clone. The clone went back to the house.

Kakashi was waiting for Tenzuo without his disguise.

“You remembered.”

“I did.”

“Itachi and I felt bad about doing that to you, but we needed a home and we’re not carpenters.”

“Where is he?”

“I don’t know.”

“What’s going on?”

“There’s more to the Uchiha massacre than we were told, Tenzou.”

“The kid, that’s the brother?”

“Yeah. Itachi was supposed to kill him too. But he couldn’t do it.”

“I don’t understand.”

“Itachi . . . was under corrosion. Just leave us be, Tenzou.”

“I can’t.”

“Itachi’s working as spy right now, a spy for Konoha. I’ve just sort of retired. Without permission.”

“I have to report this to the Hokage.”

Kakashi shifted. “Only the Hokage. Perhaps this is for the best for Itachi. Itachi can give me information and I can give it to you or someone else who can swing by here every once in a while. But if it’s someone else, I don’t want them to know who we are or that Itachi’s involved. You and the Hokage must be the only people to know about us.”

“I will speak with the Hokage when I return then.”

“I just ask that you keep our secret. Itachi hasn’t betrayed Konoha. Nor have I.”

“I will mention this to no one but the Hokage.” Tenzou’s clone turned to wood and dropped. Kakashi decided that it’s human shape would make a good target for Sasuke.

-----

Tenzou finished his report of meeting Kakashi. The Hokage sat back and considered.

“It’s true that Itachi is still a Konoha shinobi. This is top secret though. Only the elders and I know. Kakashi joining him and Itachi taking Sasuke with him were not part of the plan.”

“May I ask, what plan?”

“No. Itachi chose to play the villain and join our enemies to spy on them. As someone who massacred our most powerful clan, his own, he carries a certain amount of respect in the criminal world. He’s already joined them. This is good. I approve of Kakashi’s suggestion. But you will not be our go between. Jiraiya has already taken an interest in this group because Orochimaru is a member. I will tell Jiraiya of this information source. What is Kakashi’s fake name?”

“Miyagi.”

“I will have you escort and induce Jiraiya. How is the boy?”

“He was transformed, but the fact he could do that means he is very skilled for his age. He looks healthy.”

“I’m glad. It might have been good to have him inside the village, but with Kakashi taking care of him and training him, I’m sure he will grow to be an excellent shinobi. You are friends with Kakashi?”

“He was my sempai.”

“Well, if we need to contact him I’ll send you. It would be best if you didn’t visit him otherwise.”

“I understand, Hokage-sama.”

“You understand also that you are to mention none of this to anyone.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Good. Wait a moment and I’ll send you back to Kakashi with a note explaining the new situation.”

-----

Kakashi read the Hokage’s note in front of Tenzou. Sasuke sat with Ban watching the pair, transformed, unlike Kakashi.

“I think this will work. I want Jiraiya-san not to know anything but that I can funnel information to him; I want to be able to spin my own story. Thank you, Tenzou.”

“Thank you for not killing me to hide your secret.”

“I wouldn’t do that to my kohai.”

“The Hokage asked about Sasuke.”

Kakashi glanced at the nine year old who was scowling at Tenzou. “He’ll be more powerful than me or Itachi. He’s strong, healthy, talented. He’s benefiting from personal one-on-one training.”

“I’ll let him know. He did say he would have liked Sasuke to stay in Konoha.”

Sasuke’s expression darkened even more and he tensed. Ban lowered herself, ready to attack. No one was taking Sasuke away from Itachi and Kakashi.

“I don’t think it’s wise. Anyway, once his Sharingan appears, he’ll need Itachi or I to train him. He’s safe here.”

“Very well.”

Tenzou left.

“Don’t worry,” Kakashi said to Sasuke as Sasuke let his transformation drop, “I won’t let anyone take you away. I would take you and join Akatsuki before I would allow that to happen.”

-----

‘Please visit soon. I have much to tell you.’

Itachi hadn’t been gone that long; he wondered what happened and if he could get away. He wanted to ask Kakashi to put it in a note, but Kakashi would have if he felt it was safe. Three months. Could he justify it with Kisame?

His thoughts were written on his face and with him holding a note from his lover and staring over it assured Kisame that Itachi wanted to return to his lover.

“Want to see your lover?” he asked. Itachi scowled at him. “Go on, kid. If I had someone I’d be aching to see her too. More often than every few months would be pushing it, but three months . . . go on.”

Itachi stared at him without any emotion for a second, measuring him. He nodded. “Thank you, Kisame.” He gathered his things. “I’ll meet you at the same place.”

“One week.”

Itachi hesitated. He was thinking only three days. “Thank you.” Itachi leapt away.

-----

Itachi ran the whole way and was out of breath when he arrived. Ban was barking happily in greeting and Sasuke ran to meet his brother. He’d grown again. Kakashi stayed back, letting Sasuke be the one to rush him. Itachi hugged him and it took all his strength to pick Sasuke up.

“You’re getting too big for this.” He walked up to Kakashi. “As much I love seeing you both, this better be important. It’s not easy for me to get away.”

“Sorry, but you should know what’s been going on here.”

Itachi saw Sasuke scowl out of the corner of his eye. They went inside and Kakashi told him everything.

“I don’t like it, but we have little choice. I guess it’s the best way to precede, but I don’t like anyone from Konoha coming around here. I want to protect Sasuke more than anything. Fuck Konoha; Sasuke is the most important.”

Sasuke was sitting next to his brother on the sofa across from Kakashi’s armchair. Sasuke nuzzled closer to Itachi. Itachi put an arm around him.

“But I trust the Hokage,” Itachi continued. “If Jiraiya realizes who Sasuke is, or you, paint me as a villain, that you’re protecting Sasuke from me. You took him where I would never think to look. If I could . . . do what I did, I could sneak into Konoha to get him.”

Kakashi nodded. “Just send me any information you have and I’ll pass it on to Jiraiya.”

“I’ll dictate everything I know to you now; I don’t know if Jiraiya would be able to recognize my handwriting so I don’t want to take the chance.

“Kisame suggested I take a week, so I have five days I can spend here.” Sasuke smiled brightly and Kakashi grinned behind his mask.

-----

Nine days after Itachi left, Jiraiya arrived with Tenzou. The three of them sat at the table to talk.

“The Hokage tells me you have a line in on information on the Akatsuki.”

“My wife has a source. She travels a lot and meets with various people who can give her small pieces of information. Here’s what she’s been able to gather so far.” Kakashi, in disguise, handed Jiraiya several pages. Jiraiya read through it.

“That is good information and I can confirm some of it from what I’ve heard and observed.” Jiraiya looked out the window at ‘Nowaki’ playing fetch with Ban. “Why would your wife take such risks with a child at home?”

“She’s a free spirit and not very maternal. I love Nowaki so much I don’t mind taking care of him by myself. She loves him too, but she hates being tied down. I think Nowaki understands that she loves him and he’s always so excited to see her when she comes home.”

“How often is that?”

“Two months. Sometimes longer. She likes running with the darker side of the shinobi world, but she sides with Konoha.”

“I don’t like putting a family in danger.”

“She’s doing it anyway; Konoha might as well take advantage of it.”

“Alright. You should have information every two months?”

“I may not have any every time, so I’d say four months.”

“Very well. I’ll try to come around every four months then.”

Kakashi showed the pair out. Jiraiya stopped and observed ‘Nowaki.’ “The kid looks like he has shinobi potential.”

“No,” Miyagi said quickly. “We don’t want that for him. We’ve known enough shinobi who’ve died. Not for our son.”

Jiraiya nodded. “True enough. I’ll return in four months.”

Jiraiya and Tenzou left. Kakashi considered for a moment. He didn’t know Jiraiya well, but he was his sensei’s sensei.

“Nowaki. Why don’t you hunt for a bit. Don’t go too far.”

Sasuke nodded. He knew they didn’t need to hunt, but Kakashi wanted him to now and in disguise. Kakashi watched him go into the woods and then started making lunch. This might be interesting.

Ban growled when Jiraiya approached ‘Nowaki.’

“Nowaki, right?” Sasuke nodded.

Tenzou came up behind him. “I don’t think this is a good idea, Jiraiya-sama.”

“I know your father doesn’t want you to be a shinobi, but what do you think? You want to be a shinobi?”

Sasuke looked at him, a little amazed. So Kakashi expected this. He must want Sasuke to say, “Yes.”

Tenzou groaned. He knew who this kid was, he knew he was being trained as a shinobi, but he REALLY didn’t think Jiraiya should mess with Itachi’s kid brother.

“You have strong chakra; I think you’ll be an exceptional shinobi one day. The next time I come by, I’ll leave some instructional scrolls right here for you. Okay?” Sasuke grinned and nodded. Jiraiya laughed. “Good boy. I’ll see you around. But remember: don’t tell your father. Or your mother.”

Sasuke nodded and the pair of shinobi left.

Sasuke hunted up a pair of rabbits and returned. He laid the rabbits on the preparation counter, dropping the transformation when he did.

“You knew he was going to ask me if I wanted to be a shinobi.”

“I thought he might. I didn’t think he was one to allow potential go to waste.”

“You know him?”

“My sensei’s sensei.”

“He said he’d leave me instructional scrolls.”

“Basics at first. But you’re ‘a quick learner.’ You’ll get a chance to show off a bit. Maybe with his help we can get you into the chunin exams in a few years. But that will be tricky; you need a team of three and allegiance to a village. A single young shinobi, even if officially from Konoha . . . I’ll speak with Itachi when the time comes. Let Jiraiya secretly train you. Hide your true powers, but show you’ve mastered what he’s left for you.”

“I understand. I don’t think Itachi wants me to become a real shinobi.”

“No, I don’t think he does. But he wants you to be able to defend yourself against even the greatest shinobi. If we can’t return to Konoha, we’ll be rouges. You’ll have the two of us though, so don’t worry about it.”

“I don’t want to be able to defend myself; I want to defend Itachi.”

Kakashi smiled at him. “Me too, Sasuke-kun.”

-----

Kakashi told Itachi about Jiraiya’s desire to secretly train Sasuke. That amused Itachi even if it worried him a little.

“Just make sure he doesn’t realize he’s training an Uchiha. Sasuke, if you’re Sharingan reappears, hide it from Jiraiya. Speaking of training . . .” Itachi took out a book and tossed it to his little brother. “A book on swordsmanship. Kakashi’s been telling me how much you’re enjoying it and how good you are. You should enjoy this.” Sasuke’s eyes did widen. Itachi worried about him: he didn’t like sweets and he was happy about a book. “Go on and look at it; I want to spend a little time with Kakashi.”

Sasuke gave him a knowing, long-suffering look and ran off to his room with his prize to leave his amorous brother and sensei alone.

Itachi waited until Sasuke’s door shut, Sasuke giving him one more sly look, then Itachi was on Kakashi like a hungry cat on a mouse. Sasuke’s spine straightened when he heard their bodies hit the floor, but shook his head. It had been four months since Itachi had last come home and they were both suffering from blue balls.

Itachi grinded against Kakashi as he ravished his mouth. Itachi was taking the lead today. Kakashi spread his legs in invitation.

Itachi grabbed Kakashi’s crotch and roughly grabbed his package. He wanted to take Kakashi right here on the floor next to the table, but he knew they should take it to the bedroom if for no other reason than politeness to Sasuke.

Itachi suddenly stood up and Kakashi thought he wanted to move to the bedroom, but Itachi was standing ramrod straight, staring at the front door. Then he felt it. Kakashi felt a large chakra approach. Ban was off being trained by Kakashi’s ninken so he didn’t get any other warning. But what chilled him was Itachi’s aura. It was cold, cruel, merciless, dominating, imperious. Kakashi felt like a child in the presence of a blood soaked tyrant. Itachi could subjugate the Raikage with this aura. He couldn’t see Itachi’s eyes since Itachi was looking away from him, but he could imagine utter coldness.

Kakashi stood up.

“Stay with Sasuke.” Itachi’s voice matched his aura. This was a side of Itachi Kakashi was completely unfamiliar with. He was frightened by his sweet, kind, young lover.

Sasuke felt his brother’s chakra and rushed in though he was frightened of him. He was reminded of that night.

Itachi ignored Sasuke and walked out to meet that chakra that almost frightened Sasuke as much as Itachi’s chakra did.

“Kisame,” Itachi said in a hard cold voice. “We agreed that we wouldn’t intrude on the other like this.”

“I couldn’t help myself, Itachi-san.”

So that’s Kisame, Kakashi thought. Sasuke had made a hole in the wall some time ago to watch the ANBU when they came through without being seen and he crawled to it now to see his brother’s partner.

“Where’s your paramour? I’ve been dying of curiosity; what kind of woman would you fall in love with without killing even though you killed your entire clan?”

Kakashi wanted to back Itachi up and prove he hadn’t been lying about why he was coming out here. With his second—though much less important to Itachi—reason, spying, he needed to prove Itachi only wanted to visit his lover. He transformed into a stunning, strong woman with white hair and piercing gray eyes. A good female equivalent to Kakashi, but beautiful and strong enough to deserve Itachi. But he kept his height down to Itachi’s. He dressed like a wild Kunoichi as well. He stepped into the open doorway, glaring at the intruder.

“Ahhh, beautiful. Another Konoha traitor?”

Itachi didn’t look back at Kakashi, but he could feel him readying for a fight. Itachi’s chakra flared out to intimidate Kisame and tell Kakashi to stay back. Kakashi couldn’t help thinking this was a man protecting his family.

Kisame flung two shuriken toward the wall of the house, where Sasuke was hiding. Kakashi moved in and blocked them both.

“Who’s the little one? Already have a kid, Itachi-san? You’re too young for that. Or is it your little brother? I heard you killed him too.”

“We’re leaving Kisame,” Itachi said in a commanding voice. When Kisame didn’t step back or stand down, Itachi’s chakra became frightening, his Mangekyo appeared.

“Yeah, yeah. I’ll leave, Itachi-san. You stay with your paramour, I was just curious.” Itachi’s eyes didn’t soften in the slightest. “I won’t betray you of all people, Itachi-san.”

“Afraid of his Sharingan?” Kakashi asked in a feminine voice that matched his features.

“I’m man enough to admit it. But we work well together. I’ll keep your secret Itachi-san.” He chuckled and walked away. Itachi didn’t move until his presence was completely gone.

“The good thing about him is that he can’t possibly hide his presence.” Itachi’s voice was still hard, but Kakashi saw him take a deep breath and his entire frame fell a little from his puffed up posture. When he turned around, his eyes and aura were back to normal. And so was his voice. “Are you alright, Sasuke?”

Sasuke climbed up to look over the windowsill and nodded.

Kakashi broke his transformation. “You think you can trust him not to say anything?”

“He has no more loyalty to Akatsuki than I do. We’re all in it for ourselves. He will use it as leverage against me at some point, but I’m not easily influenced or cowed. Sorry to scare you, Sasuke.”

Sasuke smiled weakly. Itachi was hurt, but understood that he had really frightened his brother by using the same aura he had that night. He went around through the door to get to Sasuke, not moving fast so to put Sasuke at ease. That had been a traumatizing night for both of them. Sasuke didn’t move away, but let Itachi pull him close and ruffle his hair.

“Trust me, I scared Kisame as much as I did you. Maybe more.”

“Am I getting you in trouble?” Sasuke asked.

Itachi smirked. “I may be shorter and younger than Kisame, but I’m in charge for the most part. He’s the one who’s in trouble right now. With me. And no one messes with your brother. Never think that you’re a burden.”

Their libidos killed by Kisame’s arrival, Itachi decided to help Sasuke with his swordsmanship as much as he could.

After dinner Itachi sat Sasuke in his lap and went through the book he got him. Sometimes he made a clone to demonstrate for Sasuke and Sasuke made a clone too as practice for making shadow clones as much as to learn the moves. He put Sasuke to bed and then joined Kakashi.

The fire was back in his eyes and they stripped quickly and got into bed, Itachi on top as they had been earlier.

Kakashi reached for the lube and tossed it to Itachi as the younger man moved down take Kakashi into his mouth. Itachi caught it, but he laid it down and went to work on Kakashi’s burgeoning erection. He didn’t start slowly with just the head; he took the entire length into his mouth and throat. He let Kakashi feel the back of his throat with the head of his cock. He got enjoyment at letting Kakashi feel him, loving the power of it.

Even Kakashi was sometimes fooled into thinking of Itachi as a child and innocent because of his delicate beauty. Kakashi could be more fooled because he knew the needy, coy sex kitten. He forgot the harder edge to Itachi, the side of Itachi at allowed him to be a member of ANBU and allowed him to slaughter his own family; as much as it hurt him, traumatize him, and horrified him, he was able to do it.

Itachi was above all an Uchiha and Uchiha were masters of mind games, they were powerful and masterful and somewhat sadistic. They were regal and imperious in appearance and action. Seeing Itachi today reminded Kakashi what he was. He started to fear Itachi. That rarely happened, but it did when he saw him fight and seeing him in protective mode today. The Uchiha had their own heart of evil deep down, a sadism that came to the fore now in the form of control.

How would it manifest in Sasuke down the line? Itachi and Kakashi could already see Sasuke’s eyes darken. He had Uchiha blood and would have the same imperiousness, the same pride. Itachi showed that they could be sweet and even submissive, but only when they wanted to be. Their natural setting was ‘imperious.’

Itachi let himself salivate so much that Kakashi could feel the warm liquid drip down his cock and to his asshole. He wanted to tell Itachi to forget the lube and just use what was already there. Itachi teased his entrance with the saliva.

“Fuck me, Itachi.”

Kakashi had two things protecting him from Itachi’s potential sadism: Itachi own fear of it and how much Itachi loved him. But Itachi was feeling his Uchiha blood more tonight than ever before with Kakashi. Kisame’s intrusion had set his protective, possessive blood boiling.

Nevertheless, Itachi took up the lube and prepared Kakashi. Itachi’s Sharingan burned into Kakashi’s gray eye. Kakashi inwardly sighed: this was going to hurt. But that wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Itachi was quickly about stretching him, bringing his third finger in early.

“I’ll stop or slow down if you ask,” Itachi said. That was somewhat comforting.

“I’m not sure I’d want you to do either.”

“Good.”

Itachi spread a little lube on his cock and shoved it into his older lover. Kakashi covered his own mouth to trap the cry that ripped out of him at the sudden, stinging penetration. Itachi had shoved half way in, but he stopped. Kakashi took a breath then nodded to him to continue. Itachi gave him an evil little smirk and shoved the rest of the way in. It hurt, but it was also a thrill.

Itachi hesitated before giving in and fucking Kakashi hard. Itachi bent down to brace himself with a hand on either side of Kakashi’s waist, thrusting for all he was worth. The room filled with the sound of their flesh slapping each other. Itachi grimaced as his balls smashed into Kakashi’s ass, but he didn’t stop or slow down. Kakashi was in a similar position, but it wasn’t as bad. The brutal thrusts were moving Kakashi’s cock, making it rub against his abs.

Kakashi gritted his teeth and kept his mouth shut, but he grunted nonetheless. Somehow the thought they could get caught by Sasuke this time made him more horny, but he tried not to be too loud. Itachi was dead silent most of the time, just a moan of pleasure/pain every once in a while.

Itachi tucked his head in against his own chest and held himself deep inside Kakashi as he cam hard. Itachi remained braced with his hands clutching the sheets for a few moments catching his breath. Kakashi hadn’t cum and Itachi wasn’t about to allow him to go without. Itachi went down on him with abandon, but he pulled away when Kakashi cam, letting it land on his face.

When Kakashi looked at him again, the fierce Itachi was gone and the little sex kitten was back. Kakashi sat up and Itachi met him half way. Kakashi took in the sexy sight before licking up his own mess.

“You when you get in a mood . . .” Kakashi said.

“Sorry. Kisame made me angry.”

“Don’t be sorry.” Kakashi wondered if as Itachi got older, he’d become more and more an Uchiha. Sasuke too.

Itachi yawned. He’d arrived late that morning, confronted Kisame, did a little training with Sasuke, and had just had vigorous sex. The boy was exhausted. Kakashi pulled him down to curl up on top of him and he quickly fell asleep. Kakashi stroked his hair until he fell asleep too.