Disclaimer: Nope don't own Naruto, and I never will. I'm only saying this because I'm at gunpoint. I do own Naruto…I mean I don't!
Story: Naruto is fed up with being treated the way he is. Especially by Kakashi. With Naruto finding a companion in a mysterious person, Kakashi needs to make sure Naruto is safe from the blonde's mysterious new friend. While making up with the blonde himself.
Set after Sasuke returning to Konoha.
Spoilers: Eh, not really.
Warnings????
Pairings: KakaNaru, NaruOthers
A/n: Based on Black-Panther Lover's 'Dreamers,' done with her/his permission. The mysterious person's looks is sort of based on my sweetheart Bradley Crawford, from Weiss Kreuz.

Hurt
Chapter One: Hurt Myself

Naruto grinned, hurrying towards Kakashi. It was going to be his birthday soon and he wanted a favor from his sensei, hoping for once he would be the focus of attention.

"Kakashi-sensei! Kakashi-sensei!" he called out, watching as the silver-haired jounin turned around and looked at him curiously.

"Yes, Naruto? What is it?"

"I was wondering…anou sa, will you train me?" Naruto asked, feeling shy somehow.

Kakashi flinched, "Sorry, Naruto. I can't. You'll have to find someone else to train you."

"Why, Kaka-sensei?" Naruto asked, feeling hurt but not willing to show it.

"I have to focus on Sasuke. Maybe later, Naruto…"

Clenching his jaw, Naruto glared at him, "'Ninja who don't follow orders are trash, but ninja who leave behind their teammates are worse than trash.' What are you, sensei?" he hissed, lashing out.

Kakashi's eyes widened and Naruto saw the jounin's mouth move underneath that mask, but the blonde had already turned and began to walk away. He wasn't willing to hear anything.

"I don't want a sensei who would leave his teammates behind anyway," Naruto sneered, saying over his shoulder.

As soon as he left, Naruto choked on his breaths and ran. He reached his home, collapsing inside and wondering why it was always Sasuke. And now Kakashi probably really did hate him.

All he wanted was for Kakashi to care or to at least take time to train him, if for nothing else.

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For Kakashi, he felt as if he had failed and dropped dead. Naruto's words hurt, but more so because they were true. He didn't mean it like that; Sasuke did need to be focused on.

But so did Naruto, he realized.

He grimaced, wondering how he could make it up to Naruto. He remembered time and time again when he would postpone training Naruto or promise him later and never fulfill those promises. Maybe tomorrow he could take Naruto out to ramen and train him.

Surely that would cheer Naruto up.

Kakashi swallowed thickly, hoping everything would go right tomorrow, and he went in search of Sasuke.

After hours of no luck, Kakashi sighed and went to Ichiraku's. He could pick up something for Naruto and tell the blonde of his plans for tomorrow.

Heading towards the noodle stand, he froze at a very unlikely sight.

Naruto was laughing heartily with a woman, who seemed to be enjoying herself thoroughly with hanging all over Naruto. The blonde jinchuuriki shoved some noodles into his mouth, splashing some broth onto his chin that dribbled down his neck. And the woman scandalously bent her head and licked the juice all the way up to the corner of Naruto's mouth.

Embarrassed and suddenly shy, Naruto laughed it off and rubbed the back of his head awkwardly.

The woman finally lent back fully, leaning against the counter and fully extending her body, with her crossed legs shifted nearer to Naruto. She tossed her head back and showed a smirk on her face, her eyes gleaming at Naruto.

Kakashi immediately was drawn to her throat, where there was unmistakably an Adam's apple.

She was a he.

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Finished crying, Naruto drew himself together and stood tall. He wasn't going to let Kakashi get to him. Not this time.

Deciding some ramen would do him some good, Naruto dug around his apartment, looking for his frog wallet. Clean or not, whenever Ero-sennin was around, his money was always going missing and he had to look around his apartment for his cute wallet.

Even if it held only a little money.

Triumphantly holding it in his hands, though he was disappointed at the lack of weight and mass, Naruto escaped his clean but gloomy apartment. Settling onto a chair, he signaled to Teuchi.

"Oi, Oji-san! One miso ramen, onegai!" Naruto shouted.

"Only one, Naruto?" Teuchi teased.

"Maa, Ero-sennin ripped me off again. I can only afford one," Naruto pouted.

"I can pay whatever else this one wants," a soft voice cut in.

A young woman, maybe in her twenties, sat herself next to Naruto and gave him a small smile. She seemed nice and very pretty, Naruto noted. She had long, dark blue hair that for some reason Naruto itched to touch. Her amber eyes bored into him intensely, but he didn't feel intimidated. Only comforted.

"My name is Minoke Tsuna. You are?" she smiled at him.

He blushed red, "Anou, my name's Naruto, Minoke-san…"

"You're so adorable, Naruto-kun! Please, just call me Tsuna. Okay?"

"Okay, Tsuna. If it's fine with you."

"And before you go on thinking I'm a woman, I'm a man," 'she' said suddenly.

"Nande yo?!" Naruto shot straight up into his seat.

Now that he looked closely, Tsuna really was a man.

"Anou sa! Forgive me for assuming something like that!" Naruto turned red again.

"It's okay," Tsuna smiled and ruffled his blonde locks. "Demo, you should start eating your soup before it gets cold. I can pay for anything else you want, though."

"Um, not that I don't appreciate it or anything, but why are you offering? You don't know me…and if you did, you should hate me," Naruto muttered the last part.

"I just like you. You seem like a very nice person. And you're cute," Tsuna winked at him.

"Maa! Don't tease me," Naruto scowled, flinging a naruto at the bluenette. But his eyes were laughing.

The hour went by and Tsuna kept teasing him, boldly touching and hanging all over him. Naruto laughed easily with Tsuna, finding himself enjoying this time with the stranger.

Unthinkingly, especially knowing Tsuna's character, Naruto shoved some noodles into his mouth and felt some of the broth drip down. He lifted a hand up to wipe it, but Tsuna's hand blocked his, clasping it and lowering it back onto Naruto's lap before leaning forward and languorously letting his tongue glide up to his mouth.

Not knowing what to do in this kind of situation, Naruto felt very shy and awkward, bringing a hand up to rub the back of his head slowly in embarrassment.

Tsuna leant back, comfortably settling himself, smirking at Naruto at the same time.

Thinking it over, Naruto decidedly leant forward himself and shyly pressed his lips to Tsuna's, delightedly surprising the older man.

Someone watching was not as pleased.

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Kakashi's eyes glared at the scene, feeling bothered by it. But why should he be bothered? If Naruto was feeling happier, shouldn't he be happy that his pupil was no longer angry about earlier?

But for some reason, the scene was driving him crazy. Yet, he couldn't drag his eyes, much less his feet, away from the two.

"Naruto, can I talk to you?" he cut in, his voice oddly soft.

Naruto jerked away, his eyes wide. Their eyes caught and Kakashi knew Naruto could see the pain in his eyes, even if Kakashi didn't know why it was there. He only hoped Naruto would be considerate enough to let them talk in private.

"Sorry, Tsuna, I'm going to go. I'll talk to you later?"

This Tsuna smiled at his Naruto and nodded, "Of course. It was nice meeting you, Naruto. I had a great time. I'll just go ahead and pay for your food and I'll be on my way as well."

"Thanks for everything!" Naruto smiled, moving away and heading towards Kakashi.

They had just met? And all of that just happened?

Feeling oddly angered by the knowledge and the situation, Kakashi stiffly waited for Naruto to reach him before roughly grabbing his hand and dragging him away from the stranger.

He headed to the only place he could deem private enough for the conversation he wanted.

Kakashi's apartment.

Started 4/8/07 –Completed 4/8/07