TITLE: Nakōdo

SUMMARY: AU A mysterious man with a strange talent. A beautiful woman with a dark secret. And a love fated to break all the rules. (KakashiSakuraSasuke) Dark Fic. LEMON.

DISCLAIMER: I do no own Naruto. The story is inspired by the story The Matchmaker by Kay Hooper. I do own Mirokawa, Hiroto, Kōun Hatake, Mari.

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PROLOGUE

"This child is The Sun, born of great things. His father was a prince, his mother a poor girl, but a good girl seduced by one immeasurably above her. The Gypsy foretold a special destiny for The Sun, provided he was put into Fortune's hands. I so deliver him to Fortune, in good health."

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It was early one chill December morning when he was found in a basket on the doorstep of an elegant mansion in Konoha, Fire Country, wrapped snugly in several clean & new woolen blankets. A housemaid, coming out to sweep the step, nearly fell over him. The maid shriek, a sound that should have awakened their neighbors, seized the basket by its handle & dragged it into the house.

Within minutes, a small group of servants surrounded the basket, all staring down at the baby with mixed emotion such as bewilderment or concern. The baby boy, though obviously an infant, was not a small one. He didn't seem the least bit disturbed by his apparent abandonment, chortling at them. The infant's little hand clutched a wrinkled & damp piece of paper.

The butler named Mirokawa, bent down & took the note from the child's hand. He smoothed the note & held it out. He read the note out loud in shock. "This child is The Sun, born of great things. His father was a prince, his mother a poor girl, but a good girl seduced by one immeasurably above her." He cleared his throat & cast a glance at the young housemaid who was blushing furiously.

"The son?" one of the footmen said. "That's a peculiar way to put it."

"Not s-o-n. S-u-n," Mirokawa corrected. "Like the sky."

"Wonder if he really was a prince?" the same footman murmured, nudging thoughtfully the basket with the toe of his boot.

Mirokawa ground his teeth audibly. "—by one immeasurably above her. An old & wise Gypsy foretold—"

"Gypsies & princes?" the footman queried critically. "Doesn't sound right to me."

"Hiroto, if you say one more word!" Mirokawa glared at the footman until he assumed the properly respectful expression. He cleared his throat again & read the remainder of the note. "The Gypsy foretold a special destiny for The Sun, provided he was put into Fortune's hands. I so deliver him to Fortune, in good health."

The servants looked at one another, & it was the cook who said practically, "Well, of course the poor mother wanted her baby brought up in comfort, and Kōun Hatake-san has the finest house in Konoha. I don't doubt the girl chose him because of that. And it's natural she'd want to make up a fine-sounding story, hoping to make the baby more acceptable."

Hiroto replied with a heavy emphasis, "She picked right all the way around, didn't she?"

Mirokawa silently agreeing sighed & look somewhat mournfully toward the stairs. "I suppose I'd better…"

The other servants disappeared promptly, giving no more than one or two muffled grunts as elbows & feet collided in the doorway, leaving only the timid housemaid & the butler in the entrance hall. She twisted her apron between her nervous fingers & said hesitantly, "Mirokawa-san, shouldn't we get the baby out of that basket?"

Mirokawa looked down his nose at the infant that is now staring back at him with very wide & very black eyes. "He looks comfortable enough to me. Stay here with him, Mari. I'll go inform Hatake-san." He decided.

With that, he went up the stairs, returning minutes later wearing a resigned expression. He stood eyeing the child for a moment, then bent down & grasped the handles of the basket.

He went & carried the basket upstairs. The child was perfectly quiet & still. The butler delivered the basket to the master bedroom, suffering the indignity of being greeted by a shout of laughter & the words: "Mirokawa do bring babies, after all!"

He had expected it. He knew Hatake Kōun rather well.

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Nakōdo - Matchmaker

Kōun Hatake – wealthiest man in Konoha. Kōun means fortune.

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