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Truth	By : emethyst Category: Naruto > Yaoi - Male/Male > Kakashi/Iruka Views: 4096 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
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iruka lay on his back, staring at the ceiling. he'd finally told someone one of his darkest moments, he knew he should be terrified of them running to the hokage or ibiki with the knowledge, but he was oddly calm about the entire thing. silently he prayed that he wouldnt make a fool of himself again tomorrow, he wanted to hold onto some of those horrible memories and spare the group from hearing what he had endured. no one needed to know how close he'd come to being like his sensei. how at one point he had just wanted the torture to end and was willing to do anything asked of him just to have a respite from the pain. closing his eyes, he let his hand wander through mayonaka's fur as he drifted off to sleep.

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kakashi knew things were most likely only going to get worse as they continued iruka's training, they were bound to find more horrible events in the man's life, especially with his lengthy time under orochimaru. the jounin couldnt help but wonder how the man had kept it all quiet for so long, how he had just endured the pain brought on by the one person who was meant to protect him while he became a shinobi. sighing he got up and checked on the chunin, he wasnt surprised to find the man asleep, leaving him to rest he decided to catch up on some reading.

**********

iruka jolted awake at the knock on the doorframe. taking a deep breath to calm himself he craned his head up to see kakashi leaning against the wood.

"time to get up-another wonderful day of training awaits you"

letting his head flop back to the bed he couldnt help but call out.

"you enjoy this too much"

he heard the distinct laughter of the jounin as he made his way down the hallway. it didnt take long for them to go through their morning routine and head off for the training field. quickly meeting up with kakashi's team they started the day off bright and early with raidou trying to kick iruka's skull in with taijitsu.

the group watched highly amused as iruka tried his hardest to get the upper hand on raidou, but no matter what he seemed to try, raidou either blocked it or caused his own advance towards the chunin causing iruka to back off suddenly. it was a game of cat and mouse, with iruka being a very pathetic mouse.

"is he sore today?"

kakashi shrugged before commenting that iruka hadnt complained about being sore.

"he sure is avoiding raidou today isnt he?"

the group nodded as they watched iruka skirt by another move of raidou's barely avoiding contact from the other man. this continued for some time, before iruka got hit square in the chest causing them all to wince as the chunin crashed to the ground and rolled.

"well i dont think he can avoid him anymore-he's getting tired"

iruka coughed, bracing his chest as he tried to draw air in from his compressed chest. that kick had been hard. looking up he saw raidou was patiently waiting for him to get up to continue instead of just attacking the already downed man. climbing to his feet he approached his teacher once more before they started another match.

iruka was panting, sweat was dripping down his face and not even his hitae could keep it out of his eyes. raidou was definatley not going easy on him. he was sure that the man was holding back, but he was no longer using the kiddy gloves he had before.

the group watched as raidou continued to hand iruka his ass, landing the chunin on the ground over and over again until he finally called it quits when the chunin was having trouble getting back to his feet. stumbling back to the group iruka was relieved when he was able to sit down. he just hoped he wasnt going to be expected to face off against asuma or genma right away. it seemed that the group had already decided his fate because kurenai cleared her throat to get his attention. ah yes the genjitsu. wiping his forehead he smiled at the red eyed woman and nodded that he was ready whenever she was.

it didnt take more than a second before he fell away into the illusion.

***********

iruka didnt have time to think about where he was or what was going on because we was suddenly thrown into a fight against an faceless enemy. dodging the weapons thrown at him,iruka tried to run for cover only to feel the slice of his ankle, his tendon giving way to the sharp blade. crying out he tumbled to the ground. he knew his leg was useless now, he wouldnt be able to run, he'd barely be able to defend himself. turning over he waited for the enemy to strike. but there was only silence. holding a kunai infront of him prepared for anything he nearly dropped the weapon when an anbu stepped out of the forest.

"anbu-san?"

he could tell it was an anbu of leaf, the mask he wore was decorated in the typical fashion konoha used. he watched as the faceless man kneeled in front of him, watching him. taking a shuddering breath iruka questioned.

"were comrades-why'd"

the anbu pulled out a kunai from his leg pouch, studying the chunin before him carefully, as if deciding if the man was worth the effort to kill. frowning iruka demanded to know what was going on.

"answer me why are you attacking me"

"i know the truth"

that was all the anbu said and although it was ambiguous it made iruka's heart freeze. pulling away from the image before him, iruka fought the illusion, he'd had this nightmare many times before and knew that it wasnt going to end well for him. pulling against the invisible barrier that kurenai had placed around his mind he was able to force her to relinquish control.

*********

they watched as the pair fell into the trance like state.

"so what do you think their seeing?"

genma asked while he chewed on a senbon. asuma shrugged before stating.

"she had a hard time last night-after what happened"

they nodded, they all felt bad about it, but there was nothing they could do. the events had taken place years ago, there was no way to undo the past. they watched as the pair suddenly blinked and iruka smiled at kurenai who was smiling back.

"good work iruka"

"thanks, though i have to ask why did you choose that?"

kurenai wasnt sure she wanted to reveal the real reason she had chosen that particular scene. the truth of the matter was she was wanting to know if he was afraid of them. unfortunetly iruka was able to counter act the jutsu before she could get her answer.

"i found it interesting, a weird nightmare to be sure"

iruka shrugged before idly commenting.

"i used to be afraid of masks in general, couldnt stand to come out around festival time. it was like a walking nightmare to me"

"why masks?"

genma asked suddenly.

"m'not really sure to be honest, i think it was something from when i was younger, before my parents died because i can remember them trying to soothe me when i got scared."

kurenai told him to get ready and iruka nodded his consent.

*************

he was walking, that much he could tell, but it took a moment for the scenery to become clear. he appeared to be in the forest, where he wasnt sure. until he saw the marked up trunk of a tree. instantly he started to pull away from the illusion, but it held strong. iruka continued down the unmarked path, following the small marks on the trees until a small cabin came into view. pulling against the mental restraints again he tried desperatly to stop the jutsu before he was forced to see it again. still the jutsu held. coming through the last thicket, he drew closer to the cabin, it was in disrepair but was still usable. coming to the door, he saw as his hand reached out to push open the door. he instinctivly knew it was unlocked. iruka winced, he didnt want to look,but he was forced to look through another version of himself as the door swung open to reveal a variety of things. the foremost thing was a large table in the middle of the room. chains were draped acrossed it, deep staining covered most of the surface of the table. a deep brownish red. blood. shuddering, iruka tried again to outmanuver kurenai, but she was already a step ahead of him. gritting his teeth he watched as the figure he was inhabiting moved through the cabin, knives and senbon littered the floor and walls. it looked like a battle had taken place here. coming around the only partition in the cabin revealed a younger version of himself dangling off the ground, held up by two senbon, one in each shoulder. a growing puddle of blood was accumulating on the already well stained floor. the younger version of iruka's head bolted up as the figure entered the room. his nearly naked frame shaking in terror.fear showed in the eyes of the young boy. still the figure crept closer and closer until it was just a hairs breath away from the boy. iruka watched as a hand came up revealing a kunai aimed at the boy.

getting frustrated, iruka thrashed against the genjitsu, but it wouldnt budge. kurenai was good at what she did, that much was for sure. gritting his teeth iruka watched the scene unfold.

the younger version of himself had his eyes locked onto the weapon that was threatning to come down to cut him. his eyes pleading for mercy, when he knew that no mercy would be given. in a slow motion the kunai was dragged across the boy's bare stomache, drawing a thin line of blood across the tan skin. showing just how delicate the membrane was to the sharpness of the knife.

pulling against the mental barriers, he finally started to feel them give way, he continued to struggle as the scene played out.

the blade came up to be shown to the boy, a small bit of blood collected on the blades shiny surface. rather suddenly the blade was struck forward, embedding in the wood next to the boy's face, cutting the boys cheek in the process. the younger iruka winced at the cut, his cheek beginning to bleed immidietly.

iruka's struggled continued as he watched as the boy's broken arm was picked up, a harsh hand squeezing the discolored swollen limb, elliciting a cry of pain from pinned boy. then as quick as a flash something darted out and struck the boy's wrist. iruka cried out as two holes began to bleed in his wrist. the tiny punctures not showing just how dangerous they really were until later.

finally finding an edge to the genjitsu, iruka tore at it and shoved with all his might. the jutsu crummbled. just as the boy was once again struck in the neck by the same two pronged object.

**********

it seemed that whatever illusion she was using was taking a longer time then usual. they'd been submerged for a quite a while, but neither seemed to be effected by whatever they were seeing.

"maybe its zombies again?"

the rest of the group snorted at genma. they seriously doubted that kurenai was going to go that easy on the chunin after what he had been through yesterday. the whole idea was to desensitize him from his memories so they couldnt be used as a weapon against him. they watched as kurenai frowned, her brow creasing whether in effort to keep the jutsu or because of what she was witnessing they did not know.

iruka suddenly gasped, taking in a harsh breath catching their attention. the jutsu was still in place, but it appeared it was beginning to effect the chunin. it was only a couple more minutes before iruka too started to frown.

"well their thinking hard about something"

asuma said around his cigarette. his teammates just watched as the jutsu still held the two in an illusion. finally after what seemed like forever the pair blinked, iruka coughing a bit as if he was trying to expell some dust from his lungs. kurenai leaned back against asuma and watched as iruka caught his bearings.

"what was that?"

she had to ask, she thought she knew, but wanted to make sure she was correct. iruka smiled through his coughing fit, finally getting a hold of himself he raised his wrist, showing off the scar of the snake bite.

"i thought so, but without actually seeing a snake, i wasnt sure"

iruka nodded confirming what the kunoichi had suspected.

"you did well, you didnt panic but you fought against the flow of the illusion."

"thanks, you put up a hell of a barrier, i was beginning to think you forgot what we were doing"

she smiled before admitting.

" i might have gotten carried away out of curiousity"

iruka just laughed. shaking his head he had to state.

"i would think that you saw enough bad things while in anbu, why want to see more"

kurenai smiled at the kind man before her before replying.

"because its different when its a friend"

iruka froze, they thought of him as a friend? he couldnt believe what he was hearing. this kunoichi who could spend her time with anyone in the village easily, thought of him as her friend.

"thanks"

he muttered, a slight blush to his cheeks, much to the amusement of the other anbu. asuma cracked his neck suddenly and asked.

"well now that you've had a little break why dont we see how you do against me today"

standing asuma waited for iruka to stand and follow him. as the two walked away, kakashi asked kurenai.

"you saw him being bitten by snakes"

"yeah, it was another part of a memory i've seen before, there's still pieces missing though, he really doesnt want to give all the information up. i dont know if he's doing that because he doesnt want me to see him like that, or just is embarresed at what happened to him when he had no power over the situation"

the shinobi listened intently to what kurenai had to say about the matter before turning their attention onto the field where asuma was making iruka dodge his trench blades up close and personal. iruka was doing a fair job of it, making sure to give extra allowence for the chakra flare around the knives. he had a kunai in each hand and was trying to make asuma have to dodge his own weapons, which wasnt working out too well for the chunin. iruka kept stumbling backwards to avoid being cut and couldnt get close enough to make any damage of his own on his opponent. jumping backwards they watched as iruka fiddled with something in his weapons pouch, asuma raised a brow but allowed the chunin to prepare for whatever trick he was going to try.

iruka pulled the shuriken out of his pouch, he knew he propably only had one chance of hitting asuma, he also knew that the man would be expecting him to use snake venom, which was precisiouly why he wasnt using any. he was determined to use asuma's own blades against him. launching a shuriken at the man, he wasnt surprised when asuma deflected it like any shinobi would. when he threw the second one he could see asuma beginning to call into question his sanity of wasting weapons.

shaking his head asuma dodged the other shuriken before stalking towards the chunin. he was able to dodge two more shuriken and two kunai before getting close enough to take a swing at the chunin who apparently wanted to use up all his own ammo on attacks that werent going to land. about to swing his arm around to strike at iruka's chest, asuma found that he was frozen in place. looking to iruka he saw the cocky smile on the teachers face. but looking at himself found no cuts from any weapons, so how could he have paralyzed him?

they watched as asuma suddenly froze as he was walking to iruka.

"snake venom?"

"maybe"

they watched as iruka brought his hand up to his own neck and asuma seemingly copied him, iruka made sure to allow for the chakra around the blades, he didnt want to hurt asuma, just wanted to make a point about charging blindly at his opponents. watching as his own arm came around to point his own weapon at himself. asuma's eyes widened at the implications, then he saw it. wire. wire was wrapped around his arms and looking down found it to be wrapped around his torso and legs as well. but when had the chunin had time to get wire in place to stop him from progressing?

their eyes widened as they watched the two stop at a standstill. it was obvious that iruka had won the match, but it still left the question as to how. they heard asuma curse before iruka let his hand drop, which in turn allowed asumas hand to drop. iruka let go of the wires in his hand, effectivly releasing asuma from his trap. once he was no longer trapped asuma followed the wires to see they were embedded in the tree's surrounding the field. the kunai and shuriken he had dodged having embedded the wire into the bark of the tree's. he had effectivly trapped himself without knowing it. turning to look back at iruka he nodded his head.

"remember that for your exam"

iruka broke into a grin, it wasnt often that asuma gave praise, in fact he couldnt recall the man ever giving praise so openly. walking back to the group asuma shook his head as he explained what had happened. the anbu were thrilled with iruka's ability to think on his feet. genma was chomping at the bit to have his turn with the chunin after the embarressing fiasco yesterday with his arm.

"my turn"

iruka groaned before commenting that genma was way too thrilled to be beating on him. the anbu just walked past him, grabbing the chunin's arm to drag him along.

the group laughed as they watched genma drag the tired chunin back onto the field for ninjitsu training. they both dissapeared the instant their match started, leaving the other anbu to talk with each other.

"if he uses that trick with one of the judges he'll get high marks for sure."

"if he has the opportunity too, they might all attack at once, then he's going to have a lot tougher time not only defending himself, but giving as good as he gets."

raidou commented, which brought up the subject of when they were going to train with multiple people fighting iruka at the same time. kakashi shrugged and said they could start tomorrow since it was iruka's last day off before he returned to work for a couple days.

"he's gonna love you for that, he'll be so sore after tomorrow"

kakashi smiled before retorting that it had been his idea for the chunin to just take some time off to better prepare for the exam, but that iruka was too stubborn to do so.

"mah he's always been a workaholic, if he passes i doubt that will change"

kakashi nodded his head, asuma was right, they hardly ever saw the chunin just out in the village, he was always at the school, the mission desk, or the hokage office helping with one thing or another. if he made jounin rank, the man would have to make some tough desisions on what he wanted to do.

they felt the wind whip around them as a jutsu was cast off in the distance. they paid it little mind.

"so did you two talk about yesterday?"

"no, he went straight to bed, i think it was a little too much for him"

raidou nodded his head, it wasnt surprising that the chunin didnt want to talk about his painful memories after having just revealed them by force through genjitsu. he knew he wouldnt be so open to the idea of talking about it if it were him. a couple explosion tags went off in the background catching their attention for a minute.

"are you going to tell him about what we have planned for tomarrow?"

"part of me wants to surprise him just to see the shock on his face, but the other part of me wants to give him fair warning that tomorrow is most likely going to suck for him"

the other anbu laughed, leave it to kakashi to be torn between having fun at anothers expense or being a nice guy. they saw a couple tree's tip over a little ways back, but nothing else happened so they returned to their conversation.

"do you think we should go easy on him for his first time against a couple of us?"

kakashi shook his head, he meant it when he said they couldnt baby him anymore, not if they wanted him to not only survive his exam but also pass it. the others understood his reasoning, not that it made it any easier for them to hurt the kind man, especially knowing how much pain he had endured while 'training' under orochimaru.

rather suddenly iruka came skidding to a stop through the tree's he was panting like crazy and looking over his shoulders.

"problem?"

raidou asked with an evil smirk on his face.

"i lost him-i cant find him"

"ah, keep running"

iruka paled at that, but darted off into the forest. once he was gone they broke off into laughter at the chunin's expression. hearing a large explosion they watched as black smoke filtered through the trees into the open sky.

"i think genma found him"

they nodded, genma was known for using smoke bombs to confuse his enemy. they had no doubt that is what they had just seen go off.

it was only ten minutes later that genma came walking back, leading a very dissorientated iruka by the hand. the chunin was covered in a black tar like substance, that they knew was one of genmas favorite imbolizers.

"have fun?"

iruka spit, a glob of black sludge coming from his mouth.

"that stuff is vile"

"well your not supposed to eat it"

genma retorted as he shook his head. iruka glared before comenting

"i didnt have much of a choice when you appeared right in front of me and detonated the damn thing"

genma started laughing at the chunin, which only made iruka glare harder.

"yeah but your face was priceless"

the others smiled at the pair arguing. standing up kakashi didnt bother to try and touch the covered chunin, but instead suggested that they head back to the apartment so the man could take a shower to rid himself of the black tar.

"this better wash off"

genma snorted before telling him it would come off eventually. that got him another icy glare from the chunin. kakashi motioned for iruka to start heading for the exit, not touching him lest he get some of the black sludge on himself. iruka waved goodbye before making his way out of the training field. kakashi right behind him.

"you'll love this gen, we get to train him as a group tomorrow"

genma's smile stretched from ear to ear as he thought up ways to torture the chunin without actually hurting him of course.
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