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Iruka was fast, but Yuki was faster, and while Iruka made it a point to train every day for at least some amount of time, when your main activity of the day was working behind a desk….well….

So Yuki caught up.

But being a teacher had it's ups as well as it's downs. Yuki got quite a shock when he reached out to grasp the young mans arm, only to have him disappear in a puff of smoke.

"A Shadow clone!" He snarled, spinning around, looking for the real Iruka. He spotted him, quite a distance ahead of him leaping roof to roof in the direction of (where else) Hokage tower.

"Dammit!" He swore, leaping forward. Zabuza and Haku would have his head on a platter if he failed to get the scroll away from a chunnin! He sped up, gaining ground quickly.

Iruka risked a glance over his shoulder. The jounin was defiantly closer now then he had been a few moments ago. Iruka swallowed, forcing more chakra into his legs, trying to speed up. He doubted the shadow replication would work a second time.

" 'common Iruka, think! Weren't you just bragging to him the other day that you were one of the best tricksters Konoha has ever known!" Iruka worried his lip a little, looking around for something, anything, that might help him now.

He had made it to the edge of town by now. Hopefully that meant two things; the crowds would, as he had originally hoped, provide him with some cover and time to think, and Since there was only one of Yuki in a village full of leaf ninja, he would be more careful of causing a commotion. After all, Iruka blended in here. Yuki, guest or no, did not. The town was to his advantage.

Dropping to the ground, Iruka ducked quickly into one of the more busy shops that lined the street. Walking as swiftly as he could without attracting to much attention (it would be more advantuouse to him if Yuki was the one causing the commotion) he headed for the back door to the ally. As he left, he preformed an quick henge no jutsu, changing his appearance to that of a small child. It wouldn't fool Yuki completely, not if the jounin sensed his chakra, but it was something the jounin might not expect, and so therefore might buy him some time.

With that thought in mind, he headed out of the ally and into the streets where he blended perfectly with the crowed.

"If you can't beat um'" He thought cheerfully to himself as he watched Yuki enter the shop from the corner of his eye "outsmart um'!"

With Yuki in the Shop

Yuki tried to be patent. The shop was crowded and clustered with leaf nins, and he couldn't pick up on Iruka's chakra because of it. He looked around, trying to spot the familiar roosters tail and dark skin, but the teacher was nowhere in site. Cursing to himself, he turned and ran smack into a green spandex covered chest.

"YUKI-SAN! HOW WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU ON THE BEAUTIFUL SPRING DAY!" Everyone around the pair edged slowly away.

"Uh yes, Gai-san, was it?" he continued at the affirming nod. "I was actually looking For Iruka-sensei. I could have sworn I saw him duck in here a moment ago."

Gai clutched his chest dramatically. "AHHHH YES, LOVELY IRUKA-SENSEI! THE WONDERFUL TEACHER OF OUT VILLAGE'S YOUTH! SUCH A POLIT AND CARING PERSON! I SAW HIM LEAVE BY THE BACK DOOR JUST A MOMENT AGO!" Turning and cursing to himself, Yuki ignored the puzzled look Gai shot him and headed for the back of the shop. Of course Iruka would have take the back way out.

Leaving through the door, he leaped up onto a roof, scanning the road. He could find no trace of the sensei, but that didn't mean he wasn't there. Iruka was clever. So far, Yuki had just been expecting to be able to catch up with the younger man and take both him and the scroll without much trouble. He had overlooked how tricky being a teacher to weapon wielding ten year olds could be. Iruka would have to be clever to survive a job like that.

So, the question was, if he were an exceptionally clever teacher who had had a reputation as a prankster and trouble maker himself when he was younger, how would he avoid getting caught?

He headed in the direction of Hokage tower. At least he knew where his prey was headed. He continued to scan the crowd. After a few moments, a movement caught his eye. It was a young boy, probably not much older than that kid that was so attached to Iruka….what was his name…Naruto? It was an ordinary boy, nothing suspicious, but there was something….

The chakra the boy was using.

"A jutsu?" Yuki muttered out loud. "Henge no jutsu!"

Back With Iruka

He could sense Yuki's chakra almost right on top of him, and he had the distinct feeling of being watched. He wasn't sure how much longer he could hold onto the jutsu without suing enough chakra to where himself out. The amount of chakra he was using now combined with the chakra he had used to try and run from the jounin was quickly adding up.

Not really wanting to cause a stir in the street, but knowing he was exposing himself by leaving the crowd, Iruka headed into the nearby tree cover of the park, dispelling the jutsu once he was out of site. Then he leapt into a tree with every intention of running again.

That plan was nipped in the bud, however, when he felt an arm slide around his waist, the other forming hand seals by his head.

"My own special jutsu." Yuki's voice came, hot breath once again on his ear. Iruka felt as if his entire body was flooded with ice water. He wanted to vomit but he couldn't move properly.

"It's like the Nara family's me-and-my-shadow technique that that Naruto kid was going on about, only I can hold it a lot longer, and you don't do everything I do, you do everything I tell you to do. I just force some of my chakra into your body and let it mix with yours for a bit, and there you have it!" Yuki smirked. "Care for a demonstration?" (a/n: for the record, I made that up that's why it's so cliché (just in case someone didn't know))

Iruka most defiantly didn't want a demonstration, but when he tried to say so, all that came out of his mouth was a muffled growl.

Yuki laughed, stepping around Iruka on the branch and leaning against the trunk of the tree.

"I've never really had to use this trick before." the jounin admitted. "I prefer to not leave anyone who knows I'm a spy. It would be bad for my health." He smirked. "But I'm not planning on leaving a treasure like you behind. Now hand over the scroll." Iruka growled again, but his hand moved of it's own accord, reaching into his vest and extracting the scroll. Yuki, grinning with triumph, snatched it away. Iruka closed his eyes. Now Yuki was going to kill him so he couldn't blow his cover. Then he was going to go after Kakashi and the kids.

Iruka blinked when instead the jounin leaned forward, stopping when they were nose to nose. "you're clever, but not clever enough. I still caught you." With that said, Yuki pressed his lips forcefully to Iruka's who was more mortified than anything when he realized that he couldn't pull away. Especially when the jounin's tongue forced it's way passed his lips and into his mouth.

"YOU PERVERT! GET AWAY FROM IRUKA-SENSEI!" Was all the warning Yuki had before a small foot slammed forcefully into his head, sending him careening into another tree.

"Ne ne, Iruka-sensei! Are you alright!" Iruka gazed down at Naruto, who was looking at him with wide, worried blue eyes. He was unable to speak, and could only stare at the confused boy with a look of horror on his face.

"Iruka-sensei?" Naruto asked, reaching towards him.

"Kill that brat. Then kill Hatake." Yuki's voice drifted into Iruka's mind, and he wasn't sure whether or not the man had spoke out loud. All he knew was that his hand was moving toward the boy on it's own, gripping a kunai tightly.

"Naruto! Move!"

And the next moment Iruka's hand was slicing open air. He turned to see Kakashi lowering the boy down on another limb not to far away. That man looked exhausted and was white as a sheet, but he had his Sharingan uncovered.

"And now" He heard Yuki laugh behind him "the fun really begins!"

Kakashi's Point of View

Kakashi had never thought he would be glad for the Inuzuka energy tablets he carried around with him just in case. But he was. Yuki had a hold on Iruka's chakra, and by combining his own with Iruka's, he could force the chunnin to do just about anything he wanted him to. Kakashi shuddered at the thought, though his mind was conjuring up images more along the line of Iruka laying naked under Yuki, unable to protest as Yuki slipped his hand…..

Kakashi shook his head, determined to lose that mental image. That was never going to happen to his teacher. He was going to make damn sure of it.

He moved to one side, pushing Naruto out of the way as Iruka brought his kunai down forcefully into the wood where they had been standing. Naruto looked like he was vaguely in shock, not wanting to die, but not wanting to hurt his favorite teacher either. Kakashi caught the mixed look of panic, shame, and relief on Iruka's face as he pulled the weapon out once again.

The teachers motions were jerky, Kakashi noted as he lunged at him again, and his chakra was jittery, almost spasmodic. It was good, meaning that Iruka was fighting Yuki's hold on him.

"Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura! You three handle Yuki. He's the one pulling the strings!"

The three students nodded and took off from their respective branches. Kakashi jumped forward and grabbed Iruka before he could intercept them.

"I don't think you want to do that." He said gently. "I'll be your opponent."

Me: I feel like there is something wrong witht his chapter, but since I have been angisting over it for two weeks now and still haven't figured out what it is, I think I'm just going to post it, and if anyone knows what's wrong with it, tell me so i can take it down and re-write it, k? Please and thank you