Now What Have I Gotten Myself Into? ~Enter Konoha's number one knuckle head

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Tsunade had over taxed herself with the attack on the village. Mostly there were tents about, housing people and being used as our newest hokage mansion where due to Jiraiya's pushing, the high rank shinobi were delegating tasks to everyone in Tsunade's place. Naruto was running around using his shadow clones to help rebuild the village while his real form was setting back thinking. I could see his thoughts going through his mind. I myself am able to move around freely, my energy now humming through my veins again so I had decided to follow Naruto's lead, against Sasuke's wishes, and had my own Shadow clones helping his. I couldn't stop Pein's attack from decimating the village and it was leaving me wondering if there was really much of anything I can stop with the story line. So far most of my attempts have been thwarted. I've only been able to save a couple people from dying.

So I had decided to tell Kakashi about where the Zetsus are. In hopes that he can have something done about them. With the way everything has continued to follow the storyline I knew that there was going to be a kage summit but this time since Danzo is dead, it will be Kakashi who goes. So I had pulled him into a vacant tent and sat down with him. Telling him everything that I can remember. I didn't want to leave out any details but since Sasuke is in the village and not working for the Akatsuki I really didn't know how much will change. Though when I got up and set beside him he had stood to finish our conversation. Leaving me utterly stumped about the deliberate distance. It wasn't like I was flirting with him or anything so the fact that Sasuke had kissed me in front of everyone shouldn't have been a problem.

When things fell silent between us, I watched as he gently put a hand on my shoulder before moving towards the door of the tent. "Kakashi." My voice left me quietly causing him to stop. The words I wanted to say running through my mind even though I couldn't describe it very well. I refused to tell Sasuke anything that was now at the tip of my tongue and Itachi has been keeping his distance since Sasuke's bold kiss. He gives a grunt acknowledging I had said his name. But I was still trying to put my words together. It was then he sighed and knelt down in front of me, his soft gaze watching me. "There's something wrong." I spoke watching the confusion in his gaze settle in. I bring my right foot up onto the edge of the bench I am sitting on and place my forehead on my knee. The weight of what I am about to tell him pushing on my shoulders. "Ever since I woke up after Sasuke and Itachi had given me their blood." I all but whisper. "There's something in me that shouldn't be. It's not like there is a piece of Pein's metal or anything, but something else. I can feel it."

"Kira." Kakashi breathes before I feel his hand on my shoulder again causing me to lift my head and look back to him. "Sakura checked you over, remember? If there was something she would have found it." Looking away from him I sigh with a frown. "Maybe it's not something she can fix." I mutter to him. "But I know there is something there. Something wrong. I wish I could describe it better, but I can't." Kakashi then sighs and stands up as he slips his hands into his pocket. "I'll ask Aphrodite, see if she can think of anything it might be." He speaks up causing me to look up to him again. Aphrodite? He's right but.. "Kakashi, since when..." I begin before my eyes widen remembering the scent that had been on Aphrodite the day she had hugged me when it was her team that Tsunade had sent to meet up with us. "You and Aphro?" I nearly cringe at the distaste lacing my words. But it was still confusing. Kakashi sighs heavily as he unpockets his right hand and rubs the back of his neck. "Off and on over the last few years." He more mutters almost as if he hadn't really wanted to tell me that. "Oh." Is all I could say as I look away from him. I had chosen Sasuke. This shouldn't bother me right? But why Aphrodite? "Congrats." I speak again and stand up moving to the door of the tent away from Kakashi. "Kira.." He sighs and I just shake my head pausing with my hand on the opening.

"I'm serious Kakashi, congrats. It's just... don't trust her okay.. I'm her cousin and she has no qualms about the things she does to me. I don't want her to hurt you too." As I spoke, each word left me quietly, before I walk out of the tent. Now knowing about Aphrodite and Kakashi I'm regretting telling him what I had. I trust Kakashi. I keep telling myself that, he earned my trust and he hasn't broken it. However Aphrodite, I trusted her and paid the price already. Now, knowing that my feeling isn't human medically relevant and he's going to go to her for her help, I'm not certain if I am alright with it. I trust Kakashi. Right? Actually, last I knew he was kissing me whenever we were alone. Has she sunk her claws into him enough that... he was using me? No, that's not Kakashi... But that is Aphrodite. Sighing I shake my head and move up to the pile of wood boards Naruto is currently laying on. Jumping onto them I sit down before laying back as well.