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Gossip	By : emeraldfire84 Category: Naruto > Het - Male/Female Views: 1630 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Is it true? An update? Yes it is! Thanks for waiting and I hope you really enjoy this chapter because I will be going away for two weeks and won't have access to a computer. I know, I know, I'm sorry! But leave me lots of reviews for when I get back mmmk?
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Gossip

�You��

Of all the rotten luck�he just HAD to run into HER of all people. There was no doubt about it; the gods above were having a good laugh at his expense. And the way she had greeted him so calmly, so coolly, it was enough to make him see red.

He pointed an accusing finger at the blonde and was just about to open his mouth to promise a horribly painful death to the evil vixen when another voice stopped him short.

�Kakashi sensei, is that you? Wow, what a surprise to see you here. Usually the only way to get you inside a hospital is to drag in your unconscious body.�

The Copy Nin�s eye widened as he froze. He should have known the two of them would be together at work and he was suddenly grateful for his initial loss for words. If he had ripped Ino a new one in front of his former student, it would no doubt leave him with some explaining to do. As it was he was having a hard enough time biting back his hostility and trying to act normal now that he knew Sakura was in the room.

�H-hello Sakura� Kakashi said, still slightly surprised at her presence.

The pink haired medic had come from a part of the study not visible from the entryway and was now eyeing him quizzically, readjusting a stack of anatomy books in her arms.

�Sensei, why are you pointing at Ino like that?�

The Jounin realized he hadn�t moved since Sakura had first spoken, his finger still jabbed in the blonde�s direction and his mouth gaping open to speak the death threats that had dried up on the tip of his tongue. He must look like a big idiot standing there like that and apparently the woman in the chair found his stupidity amusing as her lip curled into a smirk.

Kakashi closed his mouth with a snap and finally lowered his finger as he bent down to pick up the piece up the envelope he had dropped.

�Oh, no reason, I was just surprised to see her in here since I was expecting to find the Hokage in here.� He replied hastily. While the statement wasn�t a lie, it wasn�t exactly the whole truth either, but he was pretty sure that neither he nor the blonde wanted to disclose the entire story.

�Tsunade is across the hall.� Sakura said slowly, knowing immediately that her ex teacher was suddenly acting very funny. �Are you sure you�re all right?�

�Fine, fine, it�s just that hospitals make me a little nervous.� Kakashi said as he straightened, giving Sakura a happy eye crease that looked a little forced.

�Oh, but I�m sure there are worse things than hospitals,� Ino said, finally speaking up. The smirk on her lips was still present as her aquamarine gaze pierced him coldly. �Like being thrown out on the street without clothes for instance, that would just be horrible, wouldn�t it Sakura?�

The pink haired woman�s gaze shifted from her best friend to her former sensei and immediately it felt as if the room�s temperature had dropped several degrees thanks to the icy stares they were exchanging. She noticed Kakashi�s hands clench a little, slightly wrinkling the documents he supposedly was bringing to Tsunade and the smile on Ino�s face had turned a little too sugary, not matching her glaring eyes at all. The tension between them was suddenly so great that Sakura swore she could feel it pressing down upon her as she responded to her friend�s question hesitantly. �Yes, I suppose that would be horrible.�

Another moment ticked by, the room shrouded in uncomfortable silence as Sakura�s eyes darted between the two in utter confusion. She was a highly intelligent woman and the cogs in her brain were already rapidly turning, analyzing and trying to figure out what the heck had transpired between these two. Any one could see they obviously didn�t care for each other at the moment, the daggers they were throwing with their eyes proved that easy enough, but what was the cause? As far as Sakura knew, the two of them weren�t even that well acquainted. Ino was melodramatic and Sakura had known her long enough to see her like this on other occasions, usually when a boyfriend did something to piss her off, but Kakashi? Kakashi was laid back and lazy and she had only really seen him mad when fighting off enemies in front of her back when she was a Genin, so what could her friend have possibly done to get him so upset? Sakura wasn�t sure she wanted to know.

�Well, Kakashi sensei, you should run along now don�t you think? You shouldn�t keep the Hokage waiting.� Ino said coolly, never letting her frosty stare waver.

The silver haired man was only too happy to duck out of the room before he lost his cool and smashed her pretty little face in right in front of his former student. As he turned to go, the blonde called out one more thing.

�Oh, and I hear you have some test results waiting for you downstairs. Talk to one of the nurses about it.�

Kakashi immediately went rigid at her snide remark. He didn�t need to ask what test she was speaking of because he had already been bombarded by her fabricated rumors on his way up the stairs and apparently she knew it.

He slowly turned to look over his shoulder and sure enough, she was sitting there with an expression that was entirely too smug. The sight of her made his blood boil and for a moment, he let his chakra control slip, filling the room with overwhelming waves of murderous intent.

Both women gasped softly as they felt the anger roll off of him as he gave Ino a poisonous look that might have killed a lesser woman. The soft sounds of their surprise brought Kakashi back to himself and he clamped the lid down on his emotions firmly, hoping nobody else had sensed his distress. But even as he turned to make a hurried exit, he couldn�t help but feel a small amount of satisfaction at the fact that Ino�s smug look had been replaced by one that was almost fearful. Unfortunately, Sakura was sporting the same expression and he knew it was foolish to hope she would remain unaware of the tension between the two of them. She was intelligent and persistent, just like her best friend, and now that they had aroused suspicion, there was no telling what she might do. Well, whatever it was, he would make sure she wasn�t going to do it while he was in the room.

Without another word, he slipped out of the room and shut the door behind him and walked a little ways down the hall to the door he hoped the Hokage was behind.

Placing the manila envelope back under his arm, he lifted his hand and rapped lightly on the door with his knuckles, not wanting to barge in if the buxom blonde was in the middle of something important.

�Come in.� a strong, feminine voice called and the Jounin immediately obeyed.

�Ah, Kakashi, what brings you here?� Tsunade asked from behind a large wood desk, lifting her honey colored eyes from the numerous medical documents spread out before her.

�Iruka sensei asked me to bring this to you.� he said simply, handing her the envelope before stuffing both hands deep in his pants pockets and settling into his usual slouch.

Tsunade�s eyes briefly scanned the papers she pulled from the envelope and gave a nod of understanding before turning her attention back to the Copy Nin.

�Thank you for these. I wasn�t expecting to get them so fast.�

Kakashi shrugged lazily and prepared to make an exit but Tsunade�s voice stopped him.

�One more thing,� she said with a sly smile that he wasn�t sure he liked. �It wouldn�t happen to be YOUR enraged chakra signature I felt just a moment ago, would it?�

The Hokage propped her elbows on the desk and rested her chin on interlaced fingers, looking at the Sharingan user expectantly. Kakashi knew there was no use in lying since she obviously already knew it was him, the mischievous gleam in her eyes told him so.

�Yes, it was me.� He sighed in defeat, his shoulders rolling forward to exaggerate his slouch even more.

�And what�s the cause for such anger, I wonder, especially from someone as level headed as you Kakashi?� she continued fixing warm eyes on him expectantly.

The Copy Nin opened his mouth to respond but nothing came out so he snapped his mouth shut again. Did he really want to describe this real life drama to the Hokage? Kakashi didn�t think he did, especially when it involved one of her medics.

�Perhaps you had a falling out with your boyfriend?� Tsunade supplied helpfully, tapping a manicured finger to her lips as if in deep thought. �I heard you and your mystery lover met in the forest recently. Did things not go as planned?�

His droopy eye widened in shock, an expression he was getting a lot of use out of today. Not her too! Had Ino�s rumors already reached the ears of the Hokage? Well if SHE knew, everyone must know, maybe even Sakura, although she seemed to cover up any surprise at the news fairly well during their recent encounter.

�Hokage, you can�t possibly think that I�m��

�Well why wouldn�t I? It makes perfect sense. You�re odd gravitation towards Jiraiya�s ridiculous books would make the perfect cover up wouldn�t it? You read them all the time and seem to have women on the brain but in actuality, you never actually were after women at all were you?�

�No, that�s not it!� Kakashi said desperately, trying his hardest to defend his tarnished name against the amused woman in front of him.

�Now, now Kakashi, there�s no need to be ashamed.� Tsunade smiled. �I�ve known many great male shinobi that happen to prefer men over women.�

�But I�m not one of them.� He growled, growing increasingly frustrated with the situation.

Tsunade clucked her tongue in admonishment as she shook her head. �Nothing good ever comes from denial. Now that everybody knows, you can embrace who you are openly.�

This woman seemed to only hear what she wanted to at the moment. She�d said �everyone knew�, but that didn�t make it any more true�and just what did she mean by �everyone� anyway?

�Define �everyone�.� Kakashi said, voicing his thoughts aloud, crossing his arms in front of him as he grew defensive.

�Well�everybody� She said simply.

�That doesn�t really help.�

�Well, the whole village is talking about it. Your name is the only thing that seems to come in conversation today and there�s quite a bit of speculation as to who your mystery lover could be.�

�Yeah, I figured as much.� Kakashi said, dropping his arms to his sides as if they weighed too much to hold up. What the hell did Ino do to spread the word so fast? Send out a newsletter? Put a Post-It note on every door? She had a real talent for spreading bullshit, a little too much in his humble opinion.

�Why, I even heard that some of the shinobi I sent to the Sand village heard about it before they even reached Konoha�s gates. It will only be a matter of time before every shinobi village knows about your preferences.�

�No.� Kakashi said in disbelief.

�Oh yes!� Tsunade answered a little too gleefully. �Can you imagine it? The famous Copy ninja Kakashi Hatake will have a little note penciled in next to his picture in every Bingo Book around.�

The woman held up her fingers to form quotation marks as she spoke. �Warning: likes men.�

�I don�t like men!� Kakashi reiterated in a voice loud enough that anyone right outside the door might have been able to easily hear.

�Pish posh� Tsunade said flippantly. �But I�ll have you know, many of the village�s young women are heart broken after hearing the news. You have quite a following just dying to see under that mask of yours. And to think all this time the lucky one you would choose to expose it to would be another man��

�But I�m not like that.� he practically pleaded. He was by no means oblivious to the looks and smiles he would often get from the females of the village. All ages of women seemed to gravitate towards him and the mysteriousness that surrounded him and while he really had no intention of taking advantage of their admiration any time soon, the thought of all of them giving up on him because they believe no amount of eye batting and lip biting would ever get them anywhere was a little disheartening.

�It�s such a shame, really. I suppose there�s no hope now of little Hatake�s running around the village once you found a nice girl and settled down somewhat.�

Ok, was she trying to sound like a mother in law on purpose, just to annoy him, or was she seriously so delusional to think he would ever give up his shinobi life style in favor of a family?

�But Hokage, I never actually wanted��

�Oh but it�s all right I suppose.� Tsunade said lightly, apparently not interested in hearing Kakashi�s clarification. �There�s nothing wrong with being gay.�

�I AM NOT GAY!� Kakashi cried, incredibly flustered after all of the top heavy blonde�s distressing comments. He figured everyone on this floor had just heard what he shouted, including Sakura and Ino, but he didn�t care. Hell, if anything, maybe it would help reverse the rumor. All he wanted was to convince one person, this one single person that he was into women. Because in her current state of mind, he wouldn�t be surprised if she took it upon herself to play match maker and bring him a nice boy to �befriend�.

�Yes I know you�re not.� Tsunade beamed, unfazed by his outburst. �I just wanted to have a little fun with you, that�s all.�

Kakashi stared at her for a moment in utter disbelief before hanging his head in defeat. He could practically feel the huge sweat drop running down the back of his head.

�You�re too much.� He groaned. �So you knew it was a rumor all along?�

�Of course,� Tsunade said a little indignantly, as if he had just insulted her intelligence. �I think I know you better than that Kakashi.�

She began to shuffle through the mass of papers on her desk in attempts to organize them, her gaze momentarily shifting away from Kakashi as he considered her words.

�So�� he ventured cautiously, afraid of how she might answer his upcoming question. �What else did you hear?�

The honey eyed woman paused in her work to gaze out at nothing in particular as a slight smile formed on her mouth. The Copy Nin immediately felt that that smile meant bad news.

�I�ve heard a great many things actually, but I think my favorite one has to be your secret crush on Gai and how you know such forbidden love could never prosper here so you deny it.�

Kakashi had to repress the urge to vomit.

�You can�t be serious.�

�I�m quite serious.� The busty blonde chuckled. �In fact, I�ve heard stories that the reason you two are such rivals is your deep and hidden love for him and your mystery man in the forest has grown quite jealous of it.�

He was not hearing this. He refused to believe it. Kakashi pressed a palm to his forehead and groaned.

�Just for the record, you know not a word of that is true right?�

�Oh course.� Tsunade said, resuming her shuffling. �You may be odd Kakashi but you�re not insane.�

�Yeah, but what the hell am I supposed to tell him next time I see him?�

�Tell him that things could never work between you two and you don�t find green spandex the least bit alluring.�

�Funny.� Kakashi grumbled irritably.

�Don�t worry so much.� Tsunade said, waving a hand dismissively. �In a few days, something more interesting than your homosexuality will make its way through the rumor mill and all of this will be forgotten. Until then��

�My life is a living hell.� Kakashi interjected bitterly, rolling his eyes skyward in hopes that maybe, just maybe, someone up there would mercifully put him out of his misery.

�Oh stop feeling so sorry for yourself.� The tawny eyed woman smirked. �Self pity does not become you.�

The elite ninja sighed dejectedly and at that moment, wanted nothing more to be back within the protection of his apartment, away from the whispers and stares of the villagers. Maybe if he went to bed and didn�t wake up for a week, this would all be over.

�Is that all Hokage?� Kakashi asked wearily, ready to make his exit and return swiftly home.

�Almost� Tsunade said, settling back in her chair and crossing her arms over her ample chest. �I just have one more question.�

�Hmm�?�

�What exactly did you do to her?�

�I�what�?� Kakashi stuttered, totally caught off guard by her question.

His reaction seemed to only amuse the woman further. She smiled knowingly at him as she continued.

�I am not a fool Kakashi. I know my shinobi better than you might think and no one but the Yamanaka girl could have spread so many ridiculous rumors so efficiently. I also know that she wouldn�t do something like this without the proper motivation.�

Kakashi had to fight the urge to fidget nervously under the buxom blonde�s scrutinizing stare and to his credit, he managed to maintain his usual cool exterior.

�So my question to you now is, what did you do to her Kakashi? I didn�t think girls like her were your type.�

�I didn�t do anything.� He answered stubbornly, matching her stare with his own.

�Nothing at all�?�

�Well��

�Spill it Kakashi.�

�I�we kissed.�

�Oh?� The Hokage replied, one golden eyebrow arching gracefully.

�And after that she seemed to take it upon herself to follow me everywhere I went, constantly trying to get more than a kiss from me.� Kakashi growled, getting angry at the mere memory of it.

�Is that so? It must have been some kiss.� Tsunade mused from her chair.

�I don�t know what her problem is. She even broke into my house last night but I threw her out and now she has this vendetta against me.� The silver haired Jounin groaned, running his hand absently through the already messy strands.

�And that�s why she�s mad at you, because you threw her out?�

�Yes.�

�Is that the only reason?�

�Well she�she wasn�t really wearing much when I kicked her out�� Kakashi trailed off in an uncharacteristic display of nervousness brought on by the woman before him that could easily snap him in two.

�You threw her out onto the street while she was naked?� Tsunade asked, surprised that the man before her would do such a thing.

�I�m not the one who took off her clothes.� Kakashi said defensively, fisting his hands at his sides. �She had already stripped by the time I got home and was sitting on my bed and��

�My dear Kakashi,� Tsunade interrupted with an irrepressible laugh. �I can�t believe you managed to get Ino to try and seduce you. I thought she only had eyes for the Uchiha.�

Seeing Kakashi�s lips turn down beneath the mask peaked her curiosity even further.

�So why didn�t you let her stay until morning, or at least let her put her clothes back on before you tossed her out?�
�I didn�t touch her if that�s what you think.� He growled. �And I�m a little surprised that you�re endorsing this behavior Hokage. I would have thought you�d frown on that sort of thing.�

�What do you mean Kakashi? She�s a pretty girl and both of you are shinobi. There are too many uncertainties that come with the life of a ninja so why not take what you can while you can get it?�

The usually composed man felt his jaw go slack beneath his mask; had he heard right? Was Tsunade, the one he thought would be most upset with the situation, actually approving such a fling?

�B-but she�s so young�� Kakashi breathed, trying to justify his decision to the honey eyed blonde.

The older woman simply smirked at him as she stood from her chair to look out the large window behind her.

�Quit being so old fashioned Kakashi. You�re hardly ancient and Ino is a lot more grown up than you would like to think. She�s strong and smart, just like Sakura.�

�But�the best friend of my former student�� Kakashi sputtered, still not believing what he was hearing. �Won�t that get the villagers talking? It seems�wrong.�

Tsunade chuckled heartily without turning back to face him, her hands clasped behind her back.

�The village does not center around you, you know. There are far too many shinobi who constantly�let�s say indulge themselves for the village to be concerned with one more fling. You�re a good ninja Kakashi, one of the best, and the people of Konoha will remember that over all else. I mean, look at Genma. He�s the world�s biggest womanizer and yet he is not shunned in the least. I honestly didn�t expect such thinking from you. Even though you�re a weapon of this village, you are not a machine and should enjoy a little fun during this quiet time while you can.�

The Copy Nin still had not picked his jaw up off the floor and simply stood gaping at the Leaf Village�s leader. While his face remained stupidly blank, his mind was in over drive. If what she said was true, then that means all his self control, all his anguish and frustration was all for nothing. He could have jumped her bones last night and had his way until she was too tired and sore to attempt another go with him for at least a week. He could have showed that presumptuous little witch just how much he knew about pleasing a woman and most of all, he could have prevented all these rumors from being spread. Unfortunately for him, he had done none of these things and he was now the topic of all of Konoha for the worst possible reasons and worst of all, he still hadn�t felt that silky skin or heard her pleasured gasps. Life was most definitely ironic, cruel and unfair.

�Well, I think my time for enjoyment with her has come and gone. After what happened last night, I don�t think she�ll ever speak to me again.� Kakashi said, finally regaining enough of his senses to respond with a somewhat intelligent sounding sentence.

�A pity� The Hokage answered, finally turning away from the window to regard him evenly. Her face softened a little when she saw how dejected he looked and Tsunade could hardly believe the once proud ninja had been reduced to this by one manipulative woman. While Ino�s antics had amused her to no end, she could understand his distress. This would take a while for him to live down and in the mean time, he had to face people he knew with his head held high.

�Do you want me to talk to her?� The Hokage offered. �I could see if she could put that big mouth of hers to use and do some damage control.�

Kakashi shook his head and straightened slightly.

�No. It�s fine. Worse things have happened and there�s nothing monumental at stake.�

Except maybe his dignity and his pride of course.

�I�ll just tell people myself the rumors aren�t true and word will eventually get around.�

�All right� Tsunade nodded, understanding his wish to get through this without the blonde medic�s intervention. She had already done enough and the last thing he probably wanted was help from the girl who set out to socially destroy him in the first place. �You�re free to go.�

Kakashi turned and made for the door, throwing up a hand over his shoulder in a silent farewell with the same careless air he often had about him. Tsunade wasn�t sure whether to laugh or sympathize with the poor Jounin. The thought of a naked Ino on his bed trying to get into his pants while Kakashi fought his hardest to restrict her was hilarious, but at the same time, rather sad. A man needed more in his life than dirty books didn�t he?

Within minutes, she could see the silver headed man exit the building and walk out into the sunshine below her. For his sake, she hoped all facts pertaining to his sexuality, fertility and love life were set straight soon. She also couldn�t help but hope that maybe, just maybe, fate would give the two a second chance now that Kakashi knew the young temptress wasn�t forbidden. As different as they were, she could see them being good together, even if it was just a fling, and hell, if nothing else, the sex would probably be great with all those books of Jiraiya�s he read.

Shaking her head with a smile, Tsunade sat back down at her desk and resumed organizing the never ending stack of papers. What she wouldn�t give to be young again.
For those of You hoping for a blood bath in the medical study, sory for the dissapointment. It would have been fun to have a scene where it was Kakashi with the kunai in the study (hooray for Clue!) but that's not how the story goes. There wasa lot of dialouge and not too much action so sorry about that. I DID enjoy making Kakashi's life a living hell though and I hope my attempt at humor was successful. Thanks for reading!
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