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Black Market (16310 words) by Sandyclaws68
Chapters: 4/4
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Implied Namiashi Raidou/Shiranui Genma
Characters: Umino Iruka, Hatake Kakashi, Haruno Sakura, Shiranui Genma, Hagane Kotetsu, Kamizuki Izumo, Namiashi Raidou, Tatami Iwashi, Yamashiro Aoba, Hyuuga Hinata, Aburame Shino, Inuzuka Kiba, Hatake Kakashi’s Ninken, Akamaru (Naruto), Original Characters
Additional Tags: Post-Fourth Shinobi War, Mission Fic, Hot Springs & Onsen, Kimono, Iruka in female guise, Hopefully Humor, Genma can drive anyone crazy, Mild Language, Mild Sexual Content, Developing Relationship, Get Together
Summary:Being assigned a mission with Hatake Kakashi was bad enough. Being assigned to pose as the other man’s mistress was that much worse.
Iruka honestly believed that it wasn’t possible to make the situation more bizarre than it already was. But between Genma, Izumo, and Kotetsu’s clumsy attempts at matchmaking and Sakura repeatedly threatening to grind them all into dust he just might be proven wrong.
Just Dance the Night Away (1489 words) by megyal
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Original Characters
Additional Tags: Mission Fic
Summary:
There was a creeping thing waiting in this maze of a cavern, breath soft and claws waiting.
Vestiges (30585 words) by teawill
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Yamato | Tenzou, Shiranui Genma, Mitarashi Anko
Additional Tags: BAMF Umino Iruka, Mission Fic, Slow Burn, Betrayal, Canon Compliant
Summary:Iruka is many things. A good man, a good teacher.
He isn’t a traitor.
He is however, Mizuki’s oldest friend and as evidence of his involvement in Mizuki’s scheming mounts, he is called upon by the Hokage to prove his innocence. With the help of Hatake Kakashi and Shiranui Genma, Iruka might just make it through it all intact.
Maybe.
Naruto’s Holly Jolly S-Rank Mission! (17724 words) by hkandi
Chapters: 11/11
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka, Umino Iruka & Uzumaki Naruto, Dai-nana-han | Team 7 & Hatake Kakashi, Dai-nana-han | Team 7 & Umino Iruka, Haruno Sakura & Uchiha Sasuke & Uzumaki Naruto
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Uzumaki Naruto, Uchiha Sasuke, Haruno Sakura, Kamizuki Izumo, Hagane Kotetsu, Mitarashi Anko, Christmas Spirit - Character, Ramen - Character
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Holidays, Mission Fic, Naruto means well, Naruto is Just Naruto, Team 7 is dragged along, Festive activities, Iruka won’t say no to Naruto, Hatake Kakashi is a Troll, Lots of training…, Iruka will be tired, Not the Santa story you probably thought you’d get…, More as the story goes on!, Eat holiday snacks while reading, Listen to holiday music too!, Christmas Cookies, Winter Solstice, Complete
Series: Part 9 of Valentine’s Day, Halloween, and Winter holiday stories
Summary:“Are you inviting me to spend the holidays with you and Naruto?” Kakashi asked, surprised.
“No!” Iruka shouted. “I’m demanding you accept responsibility for telling Naruto that Santa Claus is a missing nin who wears a red uniform and is going to infiltrate the village one night! Now Naruto has all these plans on how we should protect my apartment, as well as the whole village, and how to use these new holiday customs that are coming into the village to trap Santa!”
Kakashi blinked at him.
A winter holiday themed story, told in real time. Dates as chapter titles.
In Too Deep (2643 words) by HazelBeka
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka
Additional Tags: Iruka is a badass seals master, Pre-Slash, Mission Fic, literally 2.6k of Iruka kicking ass and saving Kakashi’s butt, seals and traps
Series: Part 6 of 101 Uses for a Barrier Seal
Summary:“The hokage would probably scold me if I accidentally killed a superior," Iruka said. His face brightened. “Although I suppose I could have blamed it on those guys who were chasing you and no one would have been any the wiser.”
That was a little too much enthusiasm for Kakashi’s taste. He decided to turn the conversation away from how to get away with his murder.
Or, the one where Iruka straight up murders three bad guys with a well-placed trap and Kakashi literally swoons
Like Leaves (3572 words) by InkRavens
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Additional Tags: Canon-Typical Violence, Mission Gone Wrong, Light posioning, beheading (of an enemey), flirting on a mission, Poison induced confession, confessing under the influence, Action, hand holding, Trust, Idiots in Love
Summary:The whole forest seemed to be holding itself back from exploding into summer. Letting spring drag on in bleak days of rain clouds and mud puddles. Even the flowers had dulled their colors.
Or maybe it was just that the undercover mission Iruka had been forced to take time off for, dragged on for what seemed like an impossible amount of time.So far the mission had been a roaring catastrophe of disasters, even by Kakashi’s standards. Between the weather and the seemingly natural animosity between Kakashi and Iruka, it had gone from bad to worse.
The objective had been simple.
Figure out why groups of missing-nin were gathering near the southern border. Don't get caught. If caught—leave no survivors.
But nothing is ever easy.
Something special (3405 words) by radkoko
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Naruto
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Hatake Kakashi/Umino Iruka
Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Umino Iruka, Uzumaki Naruto
Additional Tags: Pre-Relationship, Kidnapping, Rescue Missions, Minor Violence, Sneakiness, Community: kakairu_fest, KakaIru Month 2015
Summary:Kakashi is sent on a mission to rescue the kidnapped jinchuriki, but he’s not too fond of the companion on his mission.
Why would the Hokage of the village send a green chunin on the mission with an ANBU?
