Naruto One-Shot (Yaoi)

The Fox and his Hound

Oh how he wished he’d never seen that sneaky, sly, secretive, gender-hiding bastard without his mask on...

“Maa~ Kurama-nii, you’ve done nothing but scowl and grumble since we got here... you don’t have to stay, you know?”

Although, to be fair, he had been the one who’d gone investigating; during the first two days of his new life the confusing dual scent wafting from the silver haired jonin made for instinct-over-common-sense reasoning and so, after a quick snoop around (using nature-chakra to cloak himself completely) he’d discovered the truth about the extraordinary beta called Hatake Kakashi.

“Not that I don’t want you here... or that I don’t appreciate you helping me study all of this stuff for the exam, but if you’re really that bored...”

They’d been cooped up in Iraka-sensei’s classroom since breakfast and yes, he wasn’t above admitting that his human face was making all kinds of displeased expressions but he felt that he’d every right to because now that he’d smelt the male’s true gender he couldn’t get that enticing aroma out of his nostrils.

“Hmm? Naa~ Naruto, I’m afraid he’s got no a choice but to stay and learn with you if he wants to become a genin or higher... mm, I do remember saying that he had captaincy potential when we were out on the battle-field... Ano... it has a certain ring to it, um? Kurama-taichou?”

Flashing his fangs at the smug creature perched upon the teacher’s desk (that ridiculous little book in hand), those damned eyes doing that irritating parody of a smile, the fox-jin allowed the nine, slender tails he’d started braiding around his waist to fan out, the gold of his own eyes deepening around diamond pupils. “Why not come to the training grounds with me and I’ll show you what my potential can do” he growled, his smirk spreading when a flare of chakra ruffled the crimson strands of hair (so much like Kushina’s in length and shade) about the vulpine ears which crowned his human head.

“Maa~ nii-san, you really shouldn’t...”

“It’s okay, Naruto” Kakashi offered with a sheepish chuckle; “this is my fault, really, I seem to have been antagonising our newest citizen, quite unintentionally I might add, since we all came home and started to live our lives once more” he commented whilst he and the blonde regarded the kitsune.

“Huh, now that you mention it, Kurama-nii is really on edge when he’s around you” the youngest of the classroom’s three occupants murmured, a frown touching his lips; “so what’s the problem, neh? You promised me that you’d try your best to get along with all of my precious people...”

“And Uchiha Sasuke being alive and in the cells isn’t proof enough of that for you?” the fox-jin huffed whilst crossing his arms and pointedly looking away from the pair of ningen. “Honestly, here I am, a new-body, a whole new way of living and just because I’m stuck holding an ungrateful, oblivious, dog-loving moron’s secret you’re giving me a guilt trip...”

“Eh?”

“Nani? A secret?” the blonde perked up, a mischievous grin alighting his features as he stood, his empty sleeve flapping in the wake of him standing to turn from fox to sensei; “ooohhhh! I want to know a secret about Kaka-sensei! Tell me! Tell me!”

“Tch, aren’t you the one who taught me how important it was for a ninja to keep them to yourself?” the cerise alpha snorted, his look narrowing on the steel-eyed Hatake whom regarded him with a coolness that would have a lesser creature shuddering.

Whoops...

“Aww... I’m sure Kaka-sensei wouldn’t mind~”

“Hmm... let’s wait to see what Kaka-sensei thinks about the information Kurama-nii claims to have before we go around sharing it, nah?”