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Sneaking Around Konoha	By : enchanted_nightingale Category: Harry Potter Crossovers > Slash - Male/Male Views: 9779 -:- Recommendations : 1 -:- Currently Reading : 9
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Title: Sneaking Around Konoha

Author: enchanted nightingale

Beta: pussycatadamah

Disclaimer: The characters do not belong to me. I only use them in my plot for fun.

Summary: Loneliness was not for him, Harry knew that. Then he met Kakashi and he found a solution to his problem.

Pair: Harry Potter/ Kakashi Hatake

Chapter 11

The day after Teddy's tenth birthday and the party Harry threw for him dawned too soon for Kakashi's taste.

Sure, the J�nin had given Team 5 time off. He knew that the kids would be impossible to deal with if he tried to train them that day; all they would want to talk about would be the party. Giving his team a free day also meant the J�nin would not have to be up very early either. Kakashi knew he needed to train with his dogs sometime soon but he kept putting this off. The silver haired man opened his eyes. The view of Harry's room greeted him. The J�nin slowly turned his head, searching for his lover. Harry slept on the right side of the bed. The sheet they used to cover them at night had fallen around his waist and Kakashi was treated with a wonderful view of the green eyed man's back.

Kakashi drunk in the sight of that slender body. It did not matter how many times he and Harry slept together, he still felt the need to touch the man. It did not necessarily need to end with the two of them having sex (something Kakashi would never protest against) but the fact that he loved touching Harry and that Harry loved having Kakashi touch him, it was a precious thing for the Sharingan user. It was why he threw away the sheet that covered him and moved closer to his lover.

The J�nin knew Harry was a light sleeper so he tentatively made his move. Gentle, calloused hands touched that slender back.

The shinobi knew his civilian lover was away almost immediately by the way he shivered at his caress, the way he pressed his beautiful face against the fluffy pillow and muffled his moan into it. One of the first things Kakashi had learned about Harry was just how sensitive his body was to the touch and just how wanton he could be from a mere caress to all the right places.

Kakashi, encouraged by Harry's reaction, he continued with his ministrations, slowly caressing and stroking Harry's back, moving his knuckled hand and his palm alternatively up and down the civilian's spine. The first time he had tried this he had been apprehensive until Harry had ordered him to keep doing that and even put a bit more pressure.

"I won't break," had been Harry's response that time and those after it.

And he had not. Merely his body had reacted, getting aroused at the gentle touch and Kakashi had reaped that reward gladly. Kakashi still feared sometimes that he would wake up one morning and find out that he had attacked Harry in his sleep, after waking from a nightmare. Not that nightmares were frequent, at least those he knew of. Kakashi had one saving grace; he could not recall dreams or nightmares after he woke. After a month in the relationship (the word sounded weird even in Kakashi's head) the J�nin had found out that Harry did not have that luxury. He got dreams and nightmares and he recalled them perfectly. They had yet to address his nightmares, just like they had yet to address the times Kakashi woke up from one of his. It was not a healthy attitude but it worked for them, for now. The dark subject was ejected from the silver haired man's mind for now in favour of the man in the mercy of his ministrations.

Harry's back arched a bit and he moved his head, the pillow no longer hiding his moans.

"Kakashi, he muttered as he turned to the shinobi. "Good morning."

"Morning," Kakashi greeted.

Harry hummed his agreement and pulled Kakashi's body to him, then yanked the man's head a bit down and kissed him.

Kakashi returned the kiss enthusiastically, thrusting his tongue into Harry's mouth, making his lover writhe under him and having Kakashi groan at the friction building between their bodies.

They broke the kiss and Kakashi pulled Harry's body on top of him, enjoying the weight of his lover's warm body.

"I have to open the shop," Harry said. There was regret in his voice.

"I have the day off today," Kakashi told him. "And you are the boss of you."

Harry laughed. "It does not work that way."

"Why not?"

"Kakashi..."

"..."

"Nibbling on my neck won't change my mind."

The shinobi sighed. "I can plead pretty convincingly."

"I'm sure you can," Harry replied.

He gave a peck to Kakashi's lips and the man took it again to a whole other level.

Harry gently pushed the man back.

"I really need to get ready," he told Kakashi.

The J�nin sighed. "Fine."

Harry rolled out of bed and headed for the bathroom, leaving his lover disgruntled in bed. He would have to make it up to the man later that day.

Jiraya was glad to see Konoha's walls again.

It had been a while for him. The guards at the gates smiled at him.

"Jiraya-sama," they hounded around the Sanin.

"Is the latest issue out?" another asked.

The Toad Sanin smirked. "The book is being printed as we speak," he told them. He looked around. "Tell me, Tsunade did not actually follow through with her threat, did she? She did not actually ban the series?"

"Not really," one of the chunin guards admitted.

"There's a rumour that the Fire Lord is an avid reader," another said.

Jiraya grinned. "Good to know."

They allowed him inside without any fuss and Jiraya took to the roofs, as soon as he passed the doors. He was greeted by other shinobi and continued until he reached the main street and finally he joined the crowd. His first stop was the bookstore. The owner was quite happy to see the author and Jiraya spent about half an hour being informed by the man about his book sales. After that Jiraya decided to visit the Hokage tower. He did not have any pressing information to deliver to Tsunade but he might as well get it out of the way so he could have time alone to continue his research.

He was leaving the bookstore when he caught sight of a man carrying pots and boxes inside what looked to be an herb store. What made Jiraya stop short was the man's appearance. The Toad Sanin was staring at that messy black head (it had once been longer, much longer), that familiar face, those piercing emerald green eyes. They were warm and clear but the last time the Sanin had seen them they had been frosted over. There had been rage on that face and the need for revenge.

"Jade," Jiraya muttered.

Flashback...

Ishigakure, known as the Village Hidden in the Stones was a rather small shinobi nation, a bit of land surrounded by the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth. It was a minor shinobi village that depended upon the Land of Wind for protection after the Second Shinobi War ended with Iwa defeated. The terrain was a harsh one, a mix between the vast sands Suna had and the rocky terrain in Iwa.

Harry stood at the borders of the village, showing the guards at the gate his papers. With a flick of his wrist and the use of the Elder Wand Harry had copied the papers from a merchant he had met during their short travels with a caravan that came from Rice country. They had parted once they reached Suna and Harry and little Teddy continued towards Ishigakure after two weeks of stay in the capital of the Land of Wind.

The shinobi at the gate grunted. They barely spared a glance at the small kid perched on Harry's hips and the bags the man carried on his free shoulder. Harry himself had long hair that reached his waist, braided down his back. He wore a kimono that reached his knees and underneath it he wore comfortable pants and boots. His sword was hidden away from prying shinobi eyes. Teddy was dressed similarly to his godfather. Both of them wore greys and blacks to blend in with their surroundings better.

"Everything seems to be in order," the guard said. "Welcome in Ishigakure."

"Thank you," Harry replied, took his papers back and entered.

The houses were made of stone, all kinds, and various colours but stone none the less. The village reminded Harry of the stone village by Giza, the one most archaeologists stayed at, right next to the Egyptian branch of Gringotts.

"Goblins?" little Teddy asked. His amber eyes were inquisitive as they looked around, his soft turquoise hair ruffled by the wind.

The wizard smiled. "No, Teddy," he replied in their mother language, English. "No Goblins here."

The kid sniffed.

"Come on little guy, just because you can cause no mischief with them does not mean we cannot have fun just the two of us," Harry cajoled.

The four year old child pouted and Harry bit back a chuckle. He still could not understand his godson's fascination with Goblins, but he could certainly understand why the Goblins seemed to be sweet (as sweet as Goblins could be) when dealing with Teddy. They passed through the market. It was more modest than the markets in Suna and the presence of the shinobi was everywhere. Harry worried a bit about this. They had been standing at a stall looking at some fruit that had odd shapes and colours, something that Teddy found funny.

"Ah, noticed them, have you?" the merchant asked.

Harry turned to the balding man that did not seem to be older than forty.

"Yes. I just came from Suna and they were not this alert," Harry commented.

"There have been attacks by rogue shinobi and bandits all over the area," the merchant told him. "You were lucky not to be attacked on the way here."

"Is it that bad?" Harry grew a bit worried.

"I am from Ishi, the small fish village that is on the northern part of the town, near the small river," the merchant told the wizard. "I cannot leave town to restock. This is my last batch."

"How come you cannot hire a genin team or a guard?" Harry asked.

The merchant scoffed. "All they care is the main town, not us civilians." There was bitterness there.

"When do you need to leave?" Harry asked.

"Tomorrow," the man told him. "Why are you asking?"

"I can provide protection," Harry admitted.

The merchant seemed dubious. The wizard's appearance did not seem threatening like a shinobi's usually was.

"I can," Harry assured the man.

"I cannot pay you much."

"How about information and snacks for the road?" Harry asked. He did not need money but information was worth a lot.

"Call me Shigure," the merchant said.

"I am Harry and this little giggling monster is Teddy."

Ishi really was not far from Ishigakure, only a two hour road on foot and normal speed. They needed to do a bit of climbing on a rocky hill.

Harry found Shigure's fear to have a reason when during the very short distance they encountered at least two decaying corpses. Distracting Teddy during that had been easy as vultures had given away the place of the dead bodies before they got too close. Shigure did not seem disturbed, merely resigned to this fate. He kept true to his word and treated Harry and Teddy to fruit from his stall. During the two hour road journey Teddy was carried piggy back by either his godfather or the merchant. Harry had shrunk his belongings and stored them in his pockets easily. He had opted to have his sword visible, something that had calmed Shigure. During those two hours the merchant told them many things about the Land of Fire and the Land of Wind, how their rivalry turned into an alliance, how Fire and Earth had been on a war about fifteen years ago and how that war, the Second Shinobi War brought a lot of fear and death in the Lands, how Konoha was now flourishing despite the numerous attacks and enemies. It was the first time Harry admitted to liking how Konoha sounded and he got tempted to take Teddy and go there next, but his wandering heart did not want to settle just yet.

"Here we are," Shigure told them. "This road leads to the village and the lake. We also have a mine here."

Harry blinked. "Really?"

"We export salt," Shigure said. "Or at least we used to until the attacks started. Now men cannot stay underground for long and leave the women and children unguarded."

Teddy frowned. He eyed his godfather. Harry had his lips pursed and his green eyes had darkened.

"Harry?" the child asked.

"Everything's fine," the wizard responded. "Let's reach the village, okay?"

Teddy nodded.

In half an hour they were at Shigure's house, meeting the man's wife and four daughters. Harry and Teddy were invited to stay with them as there was no inn in that town. Harry and Teddy did not mind the small mat and the hard pillow. A bit of transfiguration and a couple of charms and they rested just fine.

It was during breakfast the next morning that Harry decided to stay a bit in Ishi and Ishigakure in general. His conscience would not let him up and leave when there was trouble he might just help with. But the green eyed wizard put his godson first. Should Teddy not like this place or when it proved too dangerous they would leave, even if Harry had to Apparate back to Suna.

Shigure was happy to be their host and Harry insisted that he leave something to help the family. The merchant was in a difficult position and he accepted Harry's money. Harry on his part asked around and talked with the people to see what was going on. It was tragic that a place with two hundred people had an orphanage that housed fifty kids. Shigure's wife Kaoru looked sad as well when she informed him that they had all been orphaned in the past five months. All this made Harry's blood boil. He had not felt this much anger since the days Death Eaters terrorised his home country.

Harry on a whim decided to actually visit the place, meet with the kids. He took Teddy along and met the matrons, two elderly women that had grandchildren among the orphans and had decided to help but could not really do much.

"And there's talk of a war brewing between Konoha and Sound," one of the old ladies told Harry. They all called her Grandma while the other woman was Auntie. It worked for Harry.

They were in the kitchen, preparing lunch for everyone. Harry was helping those two along. None of the kids were old enough to help in the kitchen, they were all outside playing. Teddy was with them, running along and creating chaos. Harry had given the kids half a dozen balls and a rope and immediately they had new games to play with.

"So Suna cannot help," Harry surmised.

"They try," Grandma said. "Their Kazekage is a good one, better than the last one, but still... We are a small nation here, and in wars the smaller nations suffer."

Harry sighed. "I know."

"Shigure said you had a sword," Auntie remarked from where she was making the rice.

"And I know how to use it," Harry added.

"You don't seem like the kind to settle," Grandma rightly guessed. "We cannot count on one man to always be here and help."

Harry wanted to kiss the woman and then introduce her to wizards in his home country, really she was so sensible he loved it.

Becoming a part of the village was not hard. Helping out with various chores was not hard either. Harry helped both Shigure's family and around the makeshift orphanage and that had made the people of Ishi like him all the more. After a long time Teddy got to spend time around children his age and he was setting up traps and alerts around the village of Ishi when he felt some of them go off.

"Fuck!" Harry cursed.

He stood, Elder wand out and his sword at the ready and he Apparated back into the village in his and Teddy's room. His godson was not there and Harry guessed he was at the orphanage. Acting quickly the wizard cast a spell.

"Serpensortia legionis," Harry muttered, summoning an army of snakes to him. Snakes of all kinds, shapes and sizes filled the room. The wizard eyed them. Keeping his Parseltongue abilities had been a huge bonus and he used it to suit his purposes. Snakes made wonderful scouts and the poisonous ones made fine guards. Now that he had them Harry could begin with his plan. This time the rogues would not kill as they wished, he would not allow them to. Harry started hissing out orders to the trackers; he needed to know with how many people he was dealing with. Then he ordered the rest of them to follow him. The most pressing thing was to evacuate the village so the enemy did not have any hostages to take, women and children being the weakest link.

Grandma and Auntie were surprised to see him appear suddenly in front of them, not unlike a shinobi. His clothes surprised them as well. Harry had opted for dragon hide made trousers and top and boots. The clothes gave him a more dangerous look. His sword strapped to his waist along with a pouch, a mole skin, bottomless pouch that held everything he owned, including potions and anti-venoms should he need them.

"They're here," he told them before they had a chance to speak, "The rogues," he clarified.

The two women gasped and looked around immediately, worried for the kids.

"The children..." Auntie gasped. "We need to keep them out of harm's way!"

"And we will," Harry responded. "That's why the snakes are here."

The two women stared at him.

"Teddy!" Harry called out.

The boy heard him and moved closer along with a couple of kids. They noticed the snakes and gasped in fear, all but Teddy who looked alarmed. He approached one of them and scooped it up. The snake, Hisatis if Harry recalled correctly, let his tongue slip out and tickle Teddy's cheek. The kid smiled a bit at the snake. Then he looked up at Harry.

"What happened?" he asked his godfather.

"The bad guys are here," Harry told him.

Teddy clutched the snake to him and Harry pulled him into a one armed hug. Teddy clutched him tightly.

"Hisatis will take care of you," Harry told his godson. "As will the rest of the nest. I just got the number of the rogues approaching. It is about sixty of them."

The women paled and the kids that were old enough to know gasped in fear.

"You guys are leaving for Ishigakure, it is more protected," Harry told the kids. He turned to Grandma and Auntie. "Will you go along?"

"Of course!" Grandma exclaimed.

Auntie eyed the snakes. "Are you sure about them?"

"They have orders to protect the kids and you, so don't lose them, okay? Gather as many people as you can, mostly children and women."

Auntie called all the children around her, from the younger ones to the older ones, those being around seven. The infants were more vulnerable. Grandma sent three of the kids to alert the village and went ahead to contact Shigure and his family. The last thing he did before leaving was applying a spell on Teddy and reminding the child the password for the Portkey that would take him to Suna. Harry tied the Portkey; a small beaded necklace made of yarn and sea shells, on Teddy's arm and spelled it unbreakable. For good measure he made the kid drink a drop of Felix Felicis.

"Come get me soon?" Teddy asked his godfather.

Harry smiled. "Of course."

He would not see his godson for at least six hours.

Jiraya had expected trouble. He had heard the rumours after all about the state Ishigakure was in. His spy network was efficient.

"Naruto," he called out.

The blond turned to him, holding a beef jerky in hand with another in his mouth.

"Stay close," Jiraya told him. "I need to ask around. There are just too many shinobi and in a state of alert.

Naruto swallowed what he bit off and considered Jiraya. It was the second time he was travelling with the man; Tsunade had insisted he made contact and formed bonds in each country, something about it being easier for him when he became Hokage.

"The old lady at the stand said that there was an attack at a village nearby. Their messenger just came along with a caravan of survivors. Women and children mostly," Naruto told his sensei.

"What?"

The blond shrugged. "Apparently there's a small army of rogues attacking."

"And this place does not have walls big enough to stand a siege," Jiraya muttered. "I don't like this."

"We are helping them, right?" Naruto demanded. He could not stand the thought of not helping people in need. "Gaara will send help, right?"

"The nearest outpost of Suna is too far for help to arrive. Not to mention they are preparing for an attack on Sound. It's a wonder that Tsunade allowed you to leave Konoha at all, we need all the hands we can get. Anyway, the rogues are following the people. They are already around town."

The mere thought made Naruto swear.

"Hey! Mind that mouth," the Toad Sanin warned.

Naruto shrugged. There was shouting from a distance and the two Konoha shinobi took off. They reached the northern gates, the ones that faced Iwa and the nearest village, Ishi.

"Refugees," Jiraya guessed correctly, his face dark.

Naruto gasped beside him.

"Children! They're all children."

"And they are led around by snakes," Jiraya added.

"Snakes? Summon snakes? I thought Sasuke ..."

"They are not Orochimaru's," the Sanin responded. "They are not attacking the kids. They are escorting them."

The revelation left Naruto speechless.

"Definitely not Orochimaru's then," Naruto said.

One of the twenty women that were escorting the kids, the oldest one, turned around.

"Are shinobi here? Please?" she shouted.

Some of Ishigakure's shinobi did approach. Jiraya and Naruto started to listen into the conversation, not that it was hard to do. Apparently they were the first batch of kids and women sent over from the village of Ishi. Among the kids there was one that had unusual characteristics. The hair was a blue colour and the eyes a warm amber. He was also clutching a snake to him; one that Jiraya's senses were screaming that it was poisonous. The Sanin took a good at the other snakes and nearly gasped; they were all highly poisonous.

"What's wrong?" Naruto asked.

"The snakes are moving," Jiraya said. "And we are following."

Naruto dropped the food and followed after the Sanin.

Ishi was burning to the ground. The second batch of people had been sent off and only Harry remained behind.

Every nerve ending was alert, his whole body thrumming with magic. Harry raised the Elder Wand to his eyes.

"Just you and me," he whispered. Just him, a wand and a sword against a small army. Harry had not done something this crazy in years and there was no time to rethink. He waved the wand in front of his face and a mask formed, a mask of jade. He was not going for a vigilante look; he was just aiming to keep his face a secret. He was willing to stand up to protect innocents but he would not have his enemies tracking him down after he was done with them; he would never put Teddy in this much danger, never.

Throwing a last look around, Harry decided to forget his Invisibility Cloak in favour of a disillusionment charm and started his mission.

He attacked from the back during his first surprise attack on them. He used the wand to make about ten of them drop like flies. The times when he shot stunners and the 'Expelliarmus' like candy had long passed him by. His Auror training had taught him a couple of things and the main one was never let your opponent get back up lest you wanted to have to face them again. After knowing what the use of the Unforgivables and 'Avada Kedavra' in particular did, Harry had opted for using other spells, ones that did not mutilate the soul.

"Sectumsempra!"

The spell flashed as it took them down. They fell to the forest ground bleeding out. Severed body parts followed. Harry did not linger. After they fell their accomplices noticed that something was wrong.

"Show yourself!" they yelled at him.

Harry's reply was to blast the man to pieces with a 'Bombarda' that took down five more. Their comrades look horrified at the carnage. Half of them seem to get angrier while the rest of them looked ready to flee. Not that Harry would let them, they were too dangerous to run around and they might want revenge later, he would not put it past them.

"He's in the trees!"

The wizard let them think whatever they wanted. He walked among them, completely invisible. Another 'Sectumsempra' later and another one was taken down. Harry had been close to this one and he was sprayed with blood. Unconcerned the wizard continued with his task, now employing his sword as well. A jab in a man's stomach, a spell to behead another, he practically danced around them.

The fumes from the burning village reached them before the heat from the fire did.

"The village is burning," Naruto urgently yelled at the Sanin.

"I can see that!" Jiraya yelled back.

They picked up the pace and reached Ishi in under ten minutes. The smoke from the fire was too thick for them to reach the village. It made their eyes sting and their breath catch. They could not get too close as the air was too hot to breathe.

"Let's not get closer," Jiraya told Naruto.

The blond looked conflicted. "What if there are people there?"

"Then it's too damn late," Naruto's mentor commented. "Now come this way. I can sense chakra signatures."

Naruto's eyes hardened. "The rogues?"

"Probably."

The younger shinobi took off.

Jiraya went after him. Through the trees, keeping their distance from the village that was burning down. Jiraya knew it was not possible for a fire to spread so easily naturally. The village burned due to a chakra induced fire. That meant that some of the rogues were training shinobi, what level he did not know. The Sanin caught up with Naruto who for once was stopped short.

"What are you waiting for?" Jiraya asked.

"That... that's not possible!" the blond said in a low voice.

Up ahead was a clearing. They were still far away to be unnoticed and close enough that they managed to see what was happening. Jiraya pushed a bit of chakra in his eyes, a trick to help him see better. It worked too. He could see a pool of blood had formed. It was a macabre sight really. But it also helped because he could see footprints.

"Definitely who," the Sanin muttered.

"What do we do?" Naruto asked.

"We need one of the rogues alive for questioning," Jiraya responded. "Stay here?"

"I can fight!"

"I know, but you are as subtle as a Ransegan to the chest."

"So are you," Naruto retorted but he stayed put, kunai out and ready to fight just in case.

Jiraya nodded approvingly and joined the mess in the clearing when it was just five people left and two more had run off. He was a shinobi, used to death, distraction and carnage but he still found the sight overwhelming. The body count was just too high to be done by one person.

"Hey! Whoever you are, don't come at me! I came to help the people of Ishi," Jiraya announced, thinking that whoever was attacking the rogues was their enemy and could very well possibly be an ally for the people under attack.

Harry felt odd. It had been a while since he had used this much magic and so many powerful spells. Never mind that dark magic always gave him a bit of a jittery feeling. And it made him a bit detached. They had been warned during Auror training and again when he joined the Curse-breakers for a while, that powerful spells were capable of giving the caster a feeling of euphoria, a high. Sectumsempra, Severus Snape's spell, was among those. After the first five times he cast it the whole fight was just as if it was another living it. His whole body was taken with adrenaline and the power of magic, so much magic. He had not had the chance to cast anything and let go of some of the energy for so long.

He felt the man before he saw him. He was more powerful than the worms Harry was tearing down, and another one was at a distance, just watching. The man that approached had long white hair and marking on his face. He also wore odd clothes and a headband. Shinobi then.

"Hey! Whoever you are, don't come at me! I came to help the people of Ishi," the man said and it made the wizard pause. That was all his enemies needed to flee, but Harry did not care, he could find them easily enough.

"Who are you?" he demanded of the new comer.

"Jiraya."

The name was familiar.

"The Toad Sanin," the Jiraya went on. "A shinobi of Konoha."

Harry relaxed a bit. "And what do you want Jiraya?"

"Can I get a name?" the man asked.

The wizard stayed silent.

"I'll call you Jade then," Jiraya tried to blackmail him but Harry nodded. There were after all worse names to be called.

"Acceptable," he replied.

When the stranger accepted the nickname without much fuss Jiraya felt a little better, just a bit. He was still alert. The stranger could be a dangerous opponent.

"Well, all these men..."

"Pigs," Jade replied. "The village of Ishi counted already fifty orphaned kids from these pigs. They were back for more."

Jiraya was a little disturbed at the revelation.

"You are from Ishi then?"

"No."

"Ishigakure?"

Jade's reply was again negative and Jiraya was at a bit of a loss.

"Then why did you step in? Why did you help these people?" the Sanin asked.

"Why are you here? Such a long distance from Konoha, and worrying about civilians not part of Fire Country," Jade returned.

Jiraya smirked. "I get it, you help because you can."

"Because nobody else could, certainly not the merchants and the farmers," Jade commented. "Now, I need to catch up with them."

"About that... I need a couple of them alive, for questioning," the Sanin told the swordsman.

"About seven of them got away..." Jade mused.

"Three will do. Mind if I join you?"

"You can even tell the guy with you to join," Jade replied and took off, running through the forest at impressive speeds.

"Naruto!" Jiraya called out. "Keep up!"

"On it!" the blond yelled and the three of them started hunting down the rest of the rogues. It did not take long, just half an hour to track all of them down and one more hour to return to Ishigakure's Hidden Village with three captives in tow.

What followed was a nerve racking day for the Sanin. Jiraya had asked Jade to stick around on the grounds that he would vouch for the man so he had no trouble with the authorities. Jade had accepted however reluctantly that was. The shinobi of Ishigakure did the questioning and under a day the guys had cracked. Apparently there was a movement of rogues that were not accepted in Sound and wanted to become something themselves. They had thought Rock country an easy target due to the upheaval all over the countries. They had been right about that too.

"Not good," Jiraya told Naruto and Jade when he exited the prisons.

"An attack is planned against Ishigakure," Jade stated.

Naruto gasped. "No way!"

"I'm afraid so," Jiraya said.

"Gaara..." the blond started.

"He's sending help alright but the rogues, we have no idea what their numbers are," Jiraya said.

"My snakes have not noticed anyone at least a day's distance from here," Jade added. "I can send them further."

"Those snakes are your summons?" Jiraya asked.

"No."

The Sanin realised that he was not getting anything more out of the man and wanted to pout.

"Excuse me, my name's Shigure; I'm a merchant from Ishi."

"Yes?" Jiraya turned to the man.

"Have you seen a young man, green eyes? Long black hair, pale skin. Answers to Harry. He was supposed to return by know."

Jiraya noticed how tense Jade looked.

"Friend of yours?" the Konoha shinobi asked.

"He stayed behind while he told us to evacuate the village."

"Former village," Jiraya told Shigure. "It was burned to the ground."

Shigure winced. "At least we survived it."

"I bet the guy is alive," Jiraya told the merchant.

"Thank you! He has a child too, that little guy should not be alone, thank you!"

Once there was no one around Naruto turned to Jade.

"Now, I know I'm usually a bit thick headed, but are you that Harry guy?"

Jade shrugged. "Does it matter?"

"Not really," Jiraya cut in. "But it would be nice to know."

"But not safe," Jade cut in. "Got a place we can go to?"

Jiraya smirked. "Of course I do. What about your boy?"

Jade turned to Naruto. "I cannot go to him, but you can. Just tell him that Prong's son said it was okay that he follows you."

Naruto blinked. "That's it?"

"The boy's name is Teddy; he has blue hair and amber eyes."

"Hey! He was the kid that held onto that snake!" Naruto exclaimed.

Jade nodded.

"I'm going!" the blond exclaimed.

"I'll lead the way to the hotel," Jiraya told Jade. He eyed the bloodstained clothes.

Jade noticed. "I'll take care of this in private," he assured the Sanin.

Jiraya as it turned out was staying at a pretty nice hotel. The room was spacious enough. It had two futon beds, enough for the Sanin and the blond teen, Naruto.

Harry, nicknamed Jade by the Sanin, got inside.

"This is it," Jiraya told Harry. "Now will you do what I asked?"

The green eyed man reached for his mask and wordlessly spelled it to disappear.

"No way!" the Sanin exclaimed. "No way!"

Harry blinked. "Pardon?"

"You are a guy?"

"Obviously," Harry was a little bit affronted.

"Life's not fair!" Jiraya despaired. "Those green eyes..."

Harry groaned. "You are that Jiraya? The author of those smut books?"

"They are a whole lot more than smut!" Jiraya protested.

The wizard snorted. "Keep telling yourself that."

"But you read them!"

"No, I barely finished a chapter. They were really, really boring."

Jiraya was spluttering. "What do you mean boring?"

Naruto and his godson found them later arguing about the Icha Icha series.

... End flashback

Jiraya was left staring at the man. Yes, there was no debate, this was really Jade, the fighter that defended the people of Ishi, the sword master that had helped defend Ishigakure against the onslaught of enemies and the man who later created a river of blood. He looked a bit older, his face more relaxed, the hair a whole lot shorter but it was him. Jade. Harry. And he was in Konoha.

End of chapter

A/N: Ishigakure (Village hidden in the Stones) is according to the 'Naruto Pedia wikia' the land between the Land of Wind and the Land of Earth

Before you ask, Naruto did not remember Harry not just because it has been while. That and a couple of other things that will be explained later on.
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