Title: Half Without Another One: Chapter Thirteen
Author: branchandroot
Genre: Drama, Angst
Rating: R for angst (see notes)
Pairing/Characters: B, Jiraiya, Kakashi, Naruto, Nine-tails, Sakura, Sasuke, Tsunade
Word Count: 9744
Notes/Warnings: Brief section of suicidal thoughts.

Summary: The larger ninja world starts talking about Akatsuki, and what to do about them. Naruto is hustled off to the Island Turtle with his team, where he meets B and reaches a certain cooperation with the Nine-tails.

Kakashi slid past the Hokage's door rather warily and waved a handful of message-paper strips at her. "Latest batch from the relays; Shizune asked me to bring them up with me." He swapped himself reflexively with the coat hanger as a cup went hurtling past where his head would have been and smashed into shrapnel against the wall. "I can see why she did," he added.

Hi. Just discovered this comm, so I thought I'd share my fic here.

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