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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 14

Harry's revelation of being Jade had been a surprise for Kakashi. Still, things did not change between the two lovers. Kakashi had no idea why. He honestly was not angry Harry kept secrets. His job demanded him having plenty of his own. That Harry was more than he seemed, he knew, but the knowledge was just driven home. The J�nin found himself watching Harry, trying to see if he missed anything, a sign. Sure he knew Harry worked out. The when was something he had not figured out yet? The silver haired man had seen Harry train Teddy in swordsmanship. Harry had the body for it. Kakashi could easily confirm that Harry had the muscles. Still, being fit and being deadly was a bit of a difference. The way he treated Harry did not change in the slightest, nor did the way his body responded to his lover. What puzzled Kakashi was that even unconsciously things had not changed. When he went to sleep at night he still fell at ease next to Harry, not feeling tense or alert. He still trusted Harry, both consciously and unconsciously it seemed.

Kakashi had also confronted Jiraiya. The Sanin had been surprised to know that Kakashi knew Harry's secret and was not doing anything about it. Then again the J�nin did not stick around for long after he told the older shinobi to leave Harry alone. . he had planned to do more and he would, but he wanted to include Harry in this, so revenge against Jiraiya took a back seat for a while as Kakashi had other things to worry about, such as gaining attention Tsunade knew there was some tension between Jiraiya and Kakashi, even Naruto noticed it, but so far no one confronted the two men. Teddy had also picked up on the tension but the young boy was not telling him anything. Kakashi had no idea if Teddy and his godfather had talked and he did not want to intrude and ask.

The J�nin continued training his students like usual, staying with Harry, teasing Asuma and avoiding Kurenai when his next ANBU assignment came.

He was called to Tsunade's office and the Godaime was waiting, looking grim.

"Hokage," Kakashi greeted her, not bothering to slouch, not when the situation was so serious.

"I need Hound," Tsunade told him.

The Hatake nodded.

Harry was reading when Kakashi came through the window.

"Hey," the J�nin said, startling Harry who was engrossed in his book.

The wizard took in the clothes Kakashi wore. "That's one outfit I've never seen you wear."

"I have a mission," Kakashi told him.

Harry narrowed his eyes. At his lover's side there was a bone white mask that greatly resembled an animal. He had seen those masks once before in Konoha and Teddy had mentioned what they were. He realized then exactly how dangerous Kakashi's mission was. He wanted to protest, but what came out of his mouth was nothing like this.

"Good luck," he told the silver haired man.

The J�nin smiled. "See you," he said and left from the same window he left.

The next morning Teddy returned home to inform Harry that he had a new J�nin instructor for a while and that the former Team 7 would take over in Kakashi's place. Teddy in particular would be studying under Uchiha Sasuke.

"Do you know why he's not here?" Teddy asked his godfather.

Harry just shrugged. "Can't say little wolf, I'm sorry."

The young metamorphmagus accepted this without much fuss.

Kakashi being away gave Harry the opportunity to touch up on his own training a bit. The basement under his residence was visited a lot after Harry's lover was on a mission. Harry used his magic a lot these days unleashing all the pent up energy, and improving his accuracy over the targets and then he brewed a few more potions for Teddy while he was at this. The preteen was coming home a bit more battered these days as he had a new sparing partner and the Uchiha was not one to go easy on anyone, even a kid. Harry had mixed feelings about this, but since his godson was still excited and any complaint was more of a whine he did not interfere.

Teddy returned that day from his own practice to find the basement not warded and decided to take a peek to see how his godfather was doing. Harry felt the wards of the property alert him that Teddy was home but otherwise did not give an outer sign to acknowledge the boy and Teddy was quiet, content to see Harry practice.

In fact Teddy was rather in awe of the things Harry could do with a wand. The green eyed wizard was incredibly fast and his reflexes good enough for a J�nin. Teddy had seen Kakashi and even other J�nin make hand signs to use Jutsu and Harry was as fast as them when he dodged or struck with his spells. Teddy was fast and strong but he was not fast enough yet. So he sat and watched and admired his father figure with all the hero worship he had for the man. And when Harry was done, drenched in sweat as he was and exhausted, Teddy tackled him to the ground in a hug.

"Oomph! Teddy! Your are not so light anymore!" Harry complained with a smile on his face.

Teddy grinned. "Stop complaining Harry! You like it when I tackle you."

"Stop pointing out things to me," Harry pouted. "You should be obedient and nice! Why are you not five again?"

Teddy pouted. "You liked me more as a five year old?"

"In a way… You chattered less, heard me more, cuddled more."

"But you have Kakashi to cuddle now," Teddy was the picture of innocence as he said this. Then his smile dropped. "Where is he? It's been a week?"

"Mission," Harry replied.

The boy bit his own lip a bit with worry. "I know I said before that I suspected this, but… is he really ANBU?"

Harry sighed. "What do you think?"

"You know, Sasuke is cool and all. Though Sakura is bossy and she squeaks around me and Naruto is such a goof, I miss Kakashi as a sensei. Especially since he stopped reading those orange books in front of us and actually taught us things."

"Oh?" Harry asked.

Teddy nodded. "And I missed him around the house too. He's here lots of hours, almost all day when we don't go on missions outside the village."

Harry sighed and pulled Teddy over his ruffling the boy's hair. "I miss him too, little one."

The younger wizard gave a soft sigh of his own and cuddle closer to Harry until the smell tickled his sensitive nose.

"Harry…. You reek," Teddy complained.

The raven haired wizard pushed his godson off and stood. "I better wash up then. Can you set the table?"

"I smelled pasta coming in," Teddy said with a grin on his face.

"You smelled correctly," Harry replied.

Sasuke dodged a strike from Teddy's sword and then the second as it came in a barrage of attacks. The kid was getting faster, though he could attribute this to making Teddy run along with him around Konoha's walls every day. Sasuke never before thought about taking a genin team, ever, but the young boy with the luminous eyes certainly existed to change his mind. He was fast, strong, obedient and did not complain overly much. He also wanted to learn and that made Sasuke's job all the more easier.

The Uchiha trained the boy separately most of the week and only every two or three days they met up with Team 5 and his own former team-mates. He had seen the work both Naruto and Sakura had done with the other boys. The Yamanaka boy Sakura had taken under her wing had excellent control yes, but he was not exactly healer material. Still, the boy had a knack for interrogation, as most Yamanaka's usually had and he was not above using medical techniques as a torture devise, something that both horrified and intrigued the pink haired woman. Then there was Naruto and the equally loud kid he had taken under his wing. This Aburame was a loud one, unlike Shino. He was also much more like Naruto than Sasuke liked. He did not have large reserves of chakra or brute strength, but he needed to train his kikai to fight as one and as Naruto's chakra was infinite it was more normal and logical to put those two together and less of a headache for him or Sakura.

Thinking back on the kid he was sparring with, Teddy was really good and the Uchiha had been wanting to meet with the boy's family and ask the man, Harry to spar with him. He knew better than to press overly much, not when he knew that Harry was Kakashi's lover. He and Naruto had finally gotten the truth out of Sakura as to why she was so skittish around Kakashi and Harry.

So when the spar ended and he and Teddy took a much needed break, Sasuke brought up the subject of meeting Harry and measuring up his skills against the civilian.

"I'll ask," was all Teddy promised and Sasuke was happy with this much.

Harry had not wanted to turn Teddy's new instructor down. One of the reasons for it was that he too wanted to see if his skills had dwindled any since the last time he fought. Just because he was living as a civilian did not make Harry want to lose his fighting skills. Konoha had had invasions in the past and Harry was a firm believer in protecting his family. So he accepted with the stipulation that this was not to be turned into a spectacle.

"Teams 5 and 7 can be there," Harry told Teddy and Sasuke when the latter visited Harry's store to talk.

"Agreed," Sasuke replied easily. "My family house has training grounds and a dojo we can use."

"Tomorrow?" Harry asked.

"Noon," the Uchiha agreed.

Teddy looked giddy. "It's going to be so much fun!"

Harry shook his head. "Really? I can just tell I'm going to be sore."

Sasuke's lips quirked. "Is that defeat I hear?"

"Not on your life Uchiha," Harry said in a mock superior tone.

"Are you sure?" Tsunade asked Jiraiya.

The Toad Sanin nodded. "Naruto told me about this and he also made sure to tell me I cannot be there. So I thought you could use old man Sarutobi's crystal ball and spy a bit."

The Godaime threw him a calculating look. "You know, you are awfully interested in Potter Harry, has anyone ever told you?"

"Plenty of times," Jiraiya sighed. "Will you do this?"

"Hm, I admit I am interested to see why you are so eager to see that man fight. I'll do it. Tomorrow you said?"

Jiraiya nodded.

The Uchiha compound was quiet that day despite Naruto being there. The blond and the pink haired medic of Team 7 were there in one of the Uchiha training grounds, seated at the sidelines. With them were the three members of Team 5, all of them looking worried and excited.

"Are you sure Harry is good enough?" Kenji asked worriedly. He liked the civilian and would hate for the Uchiha to totally trash the green eyed man.

Teddy nodded. "Harry knows how to fight with a sword," the ten year old maintained.

"But is he good enough against shinobi?" Akihiko asked. He too liked Harry and would hate for the kind man to get injured.

"I actually talked to him but he would not change his mind," Sakura said. "I even had Kurenai ask him to reconsider but that made her interested to see. She pestered Harry into allowing her to come but Isamu raised a fever and she cannot make it and Asuma is away with his genins."

Naruto watched Sasuke stretch and then his blue eyes focused on the only civilian present. Harry was dressed in clothes he had not seen before. Dark, tight pants and a gi like shirt over them and boots on his feet. He had his sword already drawn, like Sasuke, and was stretching as well. Harry's blade resembled the one he had seen Teddy carry only Harry's had more ornaments on it and strange squiggly writing on the blade. He asked Teddy about that.

"Runes," Teddy replied. "Kind of like seals. They are to keep the blade from going dull. Also, that sword is not what Harry uses outside of training. The other one has the blade coated in venom and it is dangerous. A nick and Sasuke could be dead."

"He owns a sword like that?" Akihiko asked.

"What kind of venom?" Sakura asked. "I have anti-venoms for most substances."

"Snake venom," Teddy replied.

"Well, that bastard has snake summons," Naruto said. "And part of his weird training at some point was to develop resistance to most poisons."

"It would not have mattered," the ten year old said. "The venom in Harry's sword has no anti venom, not really. In under two minutes you are dead."

Sakura shuddered. Not even Manda, Orochimaru's snake was that deadly. "And how did your guardian get this deadly venom?" she asked.

"Killed the beast that made it of course," Teddy replied.

"Oi! Peanut gallery," Naruto said. "They're starting."

Immediately they all focused on Harry and Sasuke. The two bowed their heads lightly at each other and they started circling each other. Harry made the first move. He was quick and swift like a snake. A strike and then he fell back. The suddenness of the attack did not throw Sasuke off, the shinobi easily blocked. Then he gave the second attack. They exchanged hits fast. The clanging of their swords and the sound of their breathing the only sounds in the clearing.

The younger shinobi, apart from Teddy, were slacked jawed as they saw Harry dodge and strike with as much ease and grace as Sasuke exhibited.

Sakura was no less impressed as she followed the two men. Sasuke, there was still some worship there towards him deep inside her. But the way Harry moved so graceful, so fast, so deadly. She had never seen a civilian fight like this. Never expected a civilian to fight like this. And the determination in his face. It was nothing fancy, like jumping around, nothing exaggerated, just pure skill. She had not realized before that Sasuke was that good with a blade. Oh, she knew he was fast, but not like this. So she was enthralled with the sight.

Naruto was also sitting there and staring but the reason he was doing this was entirely different.

Tsunade was frowning at the crystal ball her old teacher had left her along with the Hokage position.

"That was too good for a civilian," she muttered. Raising her eyes she met with Jiraiya's face. The Toad Sanin's glance was still on the fight that was on. "You somehow knew this would happen Jiraiya," the Godaime told her old team-mate.

Jiraiya looked a bit uncomfortable and nodded.

"What do you know?" Tsunade said then.

"Plenty," Jiraiya replied. "But my tongue is tied. You could ask that silver haired brat once he gets back. I know Potter told him."

Tsunade considered this. "What can you tell me Jiraiya? A man I thought was a civilian is on par with one of the best J�nin in Konoha. Now I learn that you knew and that Hatake knew as well. Is Potter a danger for my village Jiraiya?"

"No."

"And I suppose I should take your word for it?" Tsunade challenged him.

Jiraiya winced. "Tsunade…"

"I want answers."

"I cannot really give them."

"And why is that?" the Godaime demanded.

Jiraiya clutched his head. "Potter is dangerous, I'll give you that much. But only to those who threaten his kid."

"Go on," Tsunade demanded.

Jiraiya bit his lip, trying to decide exactly how much he could get away saying to Tsunade before that seal Potter put on him activated.

Naruto's mind was wheezing. The attacks and defences were making his mind ache. The familiarity of the dance Harry and Sasuke were involved in… the blond clutched his head. No one else noticed, not Sakura, not the kids, that's how engrossed they were in the fight. So they missed his wince of pain and the way blue eyes fogged over as the Obliviate that had been cast on him broke. Harry noticed the magic fade, felt it as it had been his handy work, but he could do nothing about it but block the next hit from Sasuke and press on.

The spar ended in a draw twenty minutes after it started by mutual decision from both Harry and Sasuke as the only way this fight could otherwise end was with a killing strike and they were not fighting to kill this time around. So both raven haired man tried to catch their breaths and accepted the awed looks from the kids and Sakura. Only Harry noticed the glare of those blue eyes and the horror.

"I got to go!" Naruto hurriedly told them and jumped away.

"Naruto! Don't be rude!" Sakura yelled but the blond was already off.

Harry stared after him.

"Harry! You were so good!" Teddy gushed. Then he turned to Sasuke and repeated the admiration.

The adult wizard sighed and ruffled his godson's hair, his mind not on the spar but on the blond that had just left. The feeling of impeding doom pressed into him.

Naruto felt his brain overload. Memories he did not remember having were pressing in.

Harry, whom he could have sworn he never remembered having such long hair was there, in Ishigakure, in the front lines, looking like death incarnate, fighting side by side with him and Jiraiya.

Teddy, who used to have hair that changed colour, laying in his own futon asleep and Naruto just watching the small boy with wonder.

He recalled Harry's snakes nesting around the man while they waited for the second part of the attack.

The blond remembered the rain of blood, the bodies at Ishi, the dead at Ishigakure when the enemies entered the city and tried to hurt the unarmed people, the bloodbath that started when the hotel Teddy was in was set aflame, the sheer power locked away in that man with the emerald eyes.

Then the light he sent towards him, locking away all that he knew.

And then Jiraiya's face came into his mind.

The Toad Sanin ought to know something. And there were two places the man could be.

"You can't go in there!"

Tsunade and Jiraiya looked up.

They had seen Naruto leave the Uchiha Compound so seeing the blond barge in the Hokage's office was not that great a surprise. The look on his face was a cross of shock and anger as he rounded at Jiraiya and glared at the Toad Sanin. The man had not been at the women's hot springs and the Hokage's office had been the second place Naruto thought to check out. He was unnaturally serious and this alerted the two Sanin's that something was up Tsunade sent her secretary out and the ANBU back to their spots.

"Did you know?" Naruto demanded of Jiraiya.

"Know what?" the white haired Sanin asked.

"Did you know Harry is Jade the whole time?" Naruto demanded. "Did you know that beam of light was to take away my memories?"

Jiraiya spluttered. "You remember?"

Blues eyes narrowed.

Naruto as well as Tsunade were now focused on him.

"Of course I remember!" Naruto yelled. "Why didn't you tell me? And how come you never forgot! Jade did something, right?"

Jiraiya sighed and nodded.

"Why do you keep calling Kakashi's lover Jade?" Tsunade asked.

"Do you have an Iwa or Suna issued Bingo Book?" Jiraiya asked her.

The Godaime frowned. "Why?"

"It's self explanatory really," Jiraiya told her.

Tsunade yelled for her secretary to come in and the Bingo Book she requested was on her desk not three minutes later. In another three she had scanned Jade's profile in said book and Naruto started telling her exactly what he recalled from those days in Ishi and Ishigakure with Jiraiya being able to only confirm some of the things as the Toad Sanin was still bound by Harry's curse.

That day Tsunade ruined another desk.

"I want him in my office now!" the Slug Princess demanded.

Jiraiya and Naruto both shot her questioning looks. It was dangerous when Tsunade lost her temper. That a civilian had managed to do this spoke volumes. Tsunade did not like being taken for a fool and that sparked her temperamental behaviour. Still, Naruto could not help but think of his first J�nin instructor. It was obvious that Kakashi cared for the green eyed man. Naruto was still learning the protocol about dire situations such as dealing with traitors and those who infiltrated the village, all part of his training to take over after Tsunade. The blond teen had a soft heart, not having lost faith in humans like Tsunade had so he could not help but worry about Harry. Sure, the man had tampered with his memories but had never actually hurt him or anyone he cared for, certainly no one from Konoha.

"You are not actually going to imprison him, are you?" Naruto asked the kunoichi that ruled Konoha's shinobi. His voice held some reproach at the prospect of Harry being thrown in jail or, worse, being sent to the T and I department

Tsunade, though still angry, just sighed and deflated. "For what? Killing bandits and missing Nin? Hardly. But I want answers and I want reassurances that he's not a danger to my village. Just because he has been laying low for a while now I don't care. Also, I want to hear why Kakashi did not mention anything to me about this. And I want to know why Naruto could not recall anything before today. And Jiraiya, I know that this mess is somehow your fault. The only reason I'm not handing this questioning over to Ibiki is because I have no idea where Kakashi is more loyal to, Konoha or me. And while he might kill his lover if I asked him to, I know Kakashi will never again be the same."

Harry had never been summoned to the Hokage's office before.

It was a day after the spar with Sasuke and Teddy was away, training with his team when one of the ANBU came with the summons from the Hokage.

"Let me close the shop first?" Harry told the man in the bone white mask.

He received a nod and then he was whisked away.

Harry had seen Tsunade three times total. The first was when he was petitioning to enter the village and saw her pass by. The second was when Teddy graduated the Academy. The Godaime had been there to congratulate the new shinobi that entered the ranks. The third had been in his shop. This was the fourth time and Harry was dreading this meeting.

Her office was prim and proper and closely guarded. He had a brief flash back to his student years when he was called to Dumbledore's office, with all the knick knacks and curious devices that this place seemed to lack. There was colour and it was coming from Naruto and Jiraiya, both of them were there.

"Mister Potter," Tsunade said. "Do you know why you are here?"

Harry glanced at Naruto. The blond would not meet his eyes. "I know."

"Do you know?" the Godaime asked.

"Hm, I felt it fall away, Naruto remembers now," Harry replied. "For all that's worth, I'm sorry. But I would do it again. Everything for Teddy."

Naruto met Harry's face and nodded at the man.

"Jade," Tsunade said, getting the wizard's attention back to her. "Take a seat."

It was worded as an order and Harry complied to this, taking a seat in the chair directly in front of her desk and a distance away from her.

"Not the name I answer to Ma'am," Harry told her as he sat down.

The Godaime pinned him with a glare. "Do you know that that Kage of both Suna and Iwa are searching for you even now? Suna is easily taken care of as they are hardly about to apprehend you but Iwa, they are another story. I have no idea as to their motives."

"Jade was born in Ishigakure and died there," Harry told her.

"Is this your way of saying you won't go on a killing spree in my town?" Tsunade demanded.

"I don't kill for sport," Harry replied, trying to keep his tone polite even though the woman's words angered him.

Tsunade leaned back on her chair. "And what happens when your godson is hurt? He is after all shinobi. Who will you blame for his injury or even death? Konoha? The Hokage? His killers?"

Harry realized what she was doing and relaxed a tiny bit.

"Teddy won't be hurt," Harry told her with conviction.

"Awfully confident," Tsunade said. "And completely oblivious to facts. He's shinobi. His life is fighting and death."

"And I know this. I am just saying that Teddy will not be dying before he reaches eighteen. I can ensure at least this much for him," Harry stated. "I don't take his wellbeing lightly. I know when he is hurt, I know when he is in danger. I also know that nothing can stop death when it is time and that I cannot protect Teddy forever. I gave him all the skills I can and protect him for as long as I am able, but I will not try and fight his battles or smother him out of a misguided opinion that this will keep him safe." Harry, when he had had to take care of Teddy on his own had decided to never become Molly Weasley or Albus Dumbledore in regards to his godson. There were no lies between the two either, omissions yes, but nothing too hurtful, and never with the intention to deceive, even under the guise of protecting Teddy or Teddy protecting Harry.

Tsunade was silent as she pondered over Harry's words. Jiraiya was silent and the wizard was ignoring him. Naruto was also keeping his mouth shut and merely listening.

"This method of yours," she finally settled for asking. "Could it be used for all shinobi?"

Harry shook his head. "Only for family. And I'm surprised it works with Teddy; we are only distantly related. My grandmother and his were Blacks and very distantly related members of a now extinct family. One more generation and this method would not have worked."

"And what was your original village?" the Godaime asked next.

Harry cocked his head to the side. "None."

The Hokage narrowed her eyes. "Don't get smart with me!"

"I am not. I am honestly not from any of the villages in the elemental nations," the wizard answered her.

"That is impossible," Jiraiya blurted.

"Hm, not impossible. Just improbable," Harry responded. "Neither Teddy or I are coming from any other village, not Suna, not Iwa, not Whirlpool, none of the places you know or have even heard of."

"How about?" Naruto spoke up tentatively. "How about another land?"

Tsunade and Jiraiya were shaking their heads now but Harry cocked his head to the side again and offered a small smile to the blond.

"What kind of land?" Harry asked.

Naruto bit his lip. It looked like he was listening to another's words because when he spoke it was like he was quoting another.

"The land Atlantis once existed in," the demon vessel said. "The land of the pyramids and the pharaohs and the roman emperors and Merlin himself."

Harry sighed. "Quite an accurate description of something you have never heard of Naruto. Because I've searched all over those lands and there is not mention of the ages you described, the places or Merlin."

"Naruto?" Jiraiya asked.

"You mean he speaks of real things and not made up?" Tsunade asked. She then blinked. The Slug princess realized that this information could be traced to the fox inside the blond teen. Her mind started whirling with possibilities and she was not alone in this. Jiraiya was also considering all this information and Naruto's eyes were slowly going wide.

Harry sat back and let them reach their own conclusions. Then he could work his way from there. He was not about to admit he was a wizard. The rules and laws of his old world did not matter here, but safety was equally important. Magic was power and it was equal to a bloodline limit. A limitless bloodline limit that opened so many possibilities for shinobi. While Tsunade might not want to exploit this someone else might. Harry and Teddy could be in danger of either being cut up, imprisoned or used as broodmares to produce soldiers. Harry had read a few books and heard rumours in other countries aside Fire that shinobi with dying or rare bloodlines were required and even demanded to reproduce offspring for the armies of their nations. Harry was not taking that chance.

"That's impossible," Tsunade decided. "It cannot be!"

"Kyuubi says it is," Naruto insisted. "He says he comes from Atlantis, whatever that means and Konoha was not the first village he tried to ruin. He mentioned places…"

"Babylon, Mycenae and Troy?" Harry asked.

Naruto blinked. "How do you know?"

"Because after Atlantis fell at the hands and paws of the nine demons they had created those beasts travelled across earth, spreading pain, terror and death and ruining great civilizations," the wizard responded. "Until they were banished, forced through portals and forbidden to ever return."

"You are talking of another world," Jiraiya spoke slowly, trying to get used to the insane idea himself.

"Am I?" Harry mused.

Tsunade groaned. "You are a headache."

Harry smiled. "Do you want me to be? I can take the memories away, you know."

"I'd rather keep them," the Godaime back-pedalled.

"Me too," Jiraiya and Naruto said together.

Harry shrugged. "I'm not doing anything."

"Yet you took my memories last time," Naruto said.

"He," Harry started while pointing with his thumb at Jiraiya, "Wanted to force me to become a shinobi."

"What?" Tsunade asked, glaring at her former team-mate. "I knew you somehow got this whole mess started."

"He had and still has potential," Jiraiya protested.

"And you are sounding like Sarutobi," Tsunade told him, "No, worse. You sound like Danzo."

Jiraiya sat stupefied at this while Naruto shuddered at the mention of Danzo.

"I do not sound like either of them!" the Toad Sanin protested. Then he paused and reconsidered. "Oh, god! Do I?"

Tsunade left him shuddering in revulsion as he realized this and turned her focus back on the man that had started, even without wanting to, this whole mess. So far she had gotten very few answers and many more questions had popped up. Another world, her mind was still reeling. Then she caught up with the fact that Naruto had spilled an S class secret in front of this man and mentioned however indirectly that he was housing Kyuubi. Then the man, Harry, mentioned he knew how the demons came to exist. No, Tsunade decided. She did not want to answer more questions. In fact she feared what the answers would be. As she caught those eerily luminous green eyes, she realized that Harry, at that moment, could tell what she was thinking. The slug princess gave a shudder of her own.

"I want things from you," she told Harry. "Assurances that you will not betray Konoha or harm the people. Not intentionally. I know that had you wanted to hurt or kill my shinobi you would have already done so. You certainly had your chances," she said, recalling the incident of a chunin harassing the green eyed man. "And I want an evaluation of your skills. Just in case. There might be a time I might need help, my village might need hands."

Harry nodded, conceding to her point. "I can do this much."

"I'm not done," Tsunade told him. "I also want you to never tell a living soul about the talk we had in this office, nothing on Naruto's words."

"I had considered telling some things about me to Kakashi," the wizard told Konoha's Hokage. "I cannot make a Vow so generalized."

"A Vow?" Naruto asked.

Harry smiled. "Jiraiya still cannot say I was ever Jade, can he? Yet you two still can."

"I had not noticed," Tsunade realized.

"I can make Vows more permanent, tied to souls and life force. More binding and more absolute than my mere word."

The shinobi all looked at the wizard.

"Your abilities sound dangerous," Tsunade finally said. She glanced at Naruto, more specifically his stomach. "Creating demons?"

"That knowledge is now lost," Harry said, his voice grave. "That mistake was done once and the price was too high. The next generation learned. I'm sorry you people paid the price for something my people did thousands of years before I was even born."

"What are you?" Naruto asked. "Kyuubi won't say. He mentions fairies, banshees, elves, centaurs, mermaids and sirens and others, creatures I've never heard before."

"I'm not any of those creatures," Harry allowed. "Though I have met a few of them."

"Don't answer," Tsunade told Harry. "This is one case I believe ignorance is the best course of action. And that Vow thing you mentioned…"

"There are several kinds," the wizard told her. "I have scripts about them but not in any language you know. I can translate them though."

"Do that. Then we can talk again," Tsunade told him. "You can go, for now. But we will talk again."

Harry nodded.

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