An Uchiha's True Worth

Too Close For Comfort

Shinpi stretched before she stood up. She had slept very well. She would have to thank her Captain when she reported in today. As she dressed, she felt a gust of wind blow through an open window. She looked outside and saw the overcast skies. As she closed the window and then the curtains, she felt something tickle her bare feet. When she looked down, she found a single black feather. Interesting. She put it in the top drawer of her dresser and put her hair up in front of the mirror. She went to the kitchen and fixed herself a cup of tea. As she sat down at her kitchen table, she thought about being able to go back to work. She was curious what her new position would be. She hoped it was an active position, she was no fan of being a bodyguard to anyone. Even the Hokage. The absence of the Uchiha clan would be felt by many. She was thankful that she had a job to keep her mind occupied. She thought about the feather she had found. Only one person she knew used crows like that. So he was watching her. Her heart ached. How was she supposed to move on if he was going to continue to appear to her? She truly cared about him. It took everything in her not to worry about what he could possibly be doing. After massacring his entire clan, what couldn’t he do? She checked the time. She would need to leave now if she was going to make it on time.

As Itachi followed his new partner, he found his thoughts returning to Shinpi. He hated that everything had happened the way it did. Shinpi was smart so he hoped that she understood why he had to do things in a particular way. He had every intention of seeing her again. How or when was still unknown. The Leader intended to keep them busy with his many errands as they worked towards their goals. A nagging voice in the back of mind began to bother him. What if he had to dispose of her at some point? Could he do it? After what he had done in front of Madara, he may have alerted the Leader to a potential weakness. He shook his head. He would need to bide his time. It was selfish of him to expect Shinpi to be faithful to him. And her feelings toward him told him that would be the case. He would need to find a way to make her move on, no matter how much it hurt. What would actually happen when they met in person again, remained to be seen. He knew he would most likely ravage her. It wouldn’t matter if she were involved with someone else. He took her innocence, so she belonged to him. As mean as that sounded. That seemed to be the way every male Uchiha believed when it came to the women they chose. If things had been different, he would have married her and they would have had children. In his heart of hearts that’s what he wanted. But as a true Shinobi, the village was the most important thing right now. Kisame Hoshigaki watched him curiously. Itachi picked his pace up to match his partners and put his mind back on the task at hand.

Shinpi walked into the Anbu headquarters and reported in. When she saw the new Captain, she was surprised. Tenzo. She bowed. “I wasn’t expecting you to finally except the rank of Captain.” She tells him. Tenzo smiled when he looked up. “You’re not the only one. This was Kakashi’s doing.” Shinpi chuckled. She knew Tenzo better than she did Kakashi, they had worked together on quite a few missions together in the past. “Thank you for the herbs.” She tells him. He smiled. “That was Kakashi’s idea.” Shinpi blushed. She may not know Kakashi very well, but she knew he was hot as hell. She took a breath. “So, what mission do you have for me?” Tenzo nodded motioning behind her. Kakashi was leaning against the wall reading his book. She blushed again. “Sir,” She says as she bowed. “I guess I have you to thank. Sorry about my behavior before.” “It’s nothing.” Kakashi responded waving a hand. Shinpi waited. “Senpai,” Tenzo chimes in. “I suppose you intend on being late as usual, but have mercy on Shinpi would you? She has to develop a reputation of her own without you messing it up for her.” Kakashi chuckled. “I’ll vouch for her.” Tenzo rolled his eyes. “Come on, then.” Kakashi says as he goes outside. Shinpi followed him. “Isn’t this an Anbu mission?” She asked. She had expected to be given her mask and her gear. “Not exactly.” Shinpi raised an eyebrow. “I need a date.” She stopped. Kakashi turned and smiled. Shinpi blushed but didn’t find this as humorous as he did. “I’ll explain on the way. We will need to do some shopping before we leave the village.” Shinpi sighed and followed him as he headed into the heart of town. They stopped at a handful of stores. Once they were finished, Kakashi had her follow him to Ichiraku and they ate dinner. “I’ll be going under cover as well.” He tells her. And smiles. Okay, she thought. Why was he pointing that out, that was the part of the mission after all. After they had eaten, he walked her home. “Get some rest, I’ll be by to pick you up in the morning.” With that he waved goodbye and walked away. Shinpi sighed as she went inside and slid off her shoes. She got undressed, took a quick shower and lay down. She fell asleep more quickly than usual but considering they were leaving early, she didn’t care.

As soon as Shinpi had gotten up and dressed, there was a knock on her door. A gentleman stood there. Brown hair, brown eyes and dressed casually. He held a camera in his hands. “Can I help you?” She asked. The gentleman smiled. “I guess the disguise works.” Shinpi’s eyes widened. “Kakashi?” He nodded. She tilted her head. “If you’re a photographer....” Oh no, she thought. Kakashi only smiled. “That’s right. You’re my model and we are going to be using a photo shoot as our cover in the village we were hired by.” “Oh, no, no, no.” She put her hands up. “No way in hell.” Kakashi walked in and shut the door behind him. Shinpi backed up. Kakashi sighed and shook his head as he sat down. He pulled out his book and waited. She would have to come around and soon. She was the one the village elders had requested. They had contacted the Hokage and explained that a child had disappeared from the village nearly twenty years ago. They believed that Shinpi was that child. If her identity matched that of the child, she was the rightful leader of their village. The village had been locked in conflict since she had disappeared. Her paternity was the very cause of the unrest. There were two factions in her clan. Those that lived in the village and those that hid themselves away. The outsiders were shunned and persecuted. Their Kekkai Genkkai was feared by everyone. Their ability was lethal. They had the capability of dehydrating their victims instantly. Until nothing was left but a fine dust. They were rumored to be an offset of the Uchiha because of their similar physical traits. But they never developed the Sharingan. The only history that existed of the clan was that they had found their way to the village generations ago. Due to one incident, the clan was barred from being a part of the main village. The story went that a member of the clan had found his mate with another man. In his rage, he killed everyone in the home. When he had retreated, he had killed nearly fifty men before he was subdued by a visiting Hyuga. The elder of the village had the remaining members of that clan removed, but allowed them to live outside the village as farmers and craftsman so that they could still be of monetary value to the village. They were best known for their crafting of armor using the what they had found in the mines that lay outside their compound.

While Kakashi typically had a reputation of being late, he was on someone else’s timeline. Shinpi was sitting on the floor hiding her face. “You’re going to have to get over being camera shy if this mission is going to be completed.” “I’m not shy.” She told him. “Could’ve fooled me.” Shinpi grabbed her supplies and stormed out the door. Kakashi hurried after her. He easily kept pace as they made their way out of the village. “Shinpi, talk to me.” He tells her. Shinpi ignored him, hoping that he didn’t notice the full body blush. She was a lucky woman to get to see Kakashi in all his glory without his mask. Fact was, her body responded to it. Suddenly, Kakashi stepped in front of her and in a swift movement had her up against a tree. His palms against the tree as he held her in place. Shinpi refused to look at him. She could feel her body heating up just being this close. “If all this is because you’re attracted to me, ” He whispers in her ear, his breath tickling her. “This makes our cover that much more believable.” Shinpi squeezed her eyes shut against his words. She felt him put his hand on her cheek and force her to face him. Then he kissed her. Pushing his tongue past her lips, he kissed her deep. She relaxed into it then. She sighed as Kakashi put his hand up her dress. Using a knee he spread her legs apart so that he could shove his fingers into her. He pumped his fingers and then pulled out suddenly allowing her juices to hit the ground. She blushed again. “Now, that we’re better acquainted, we need to hurry or we will be missed.” With that he smiled, winked and watched as Shinpi adjusted her dress and took his outstretched hand. As they continued he explained the mission as promised. They were going undercover as a couple that did photo shoots of villages that were involved in village infighting so that the Land of Fire could document it and send help without alerting the opposing parties. She would model in certain places and Kakashi would take intel photos to be given the Intel Division where they would be analyzed later. When they arrived at the village, it was nightfall. They were met by the local authorities and taken to the village leader immediately. The leader demanded a dna sample from both of them. Shinpi looked at Kakashi for permission. He nodded. It was all part of their cover. She submitted to it and once they were done, they were taken to an inn furthest away from the village leader. This was so that no one could draw conclusions or spies weren’t alarmed that a simple photographer was calling on the village leader.