What If Naruto Became The Mentor Of Strongest Shinobi Disciple Kakashi

Hello friends welcome to the Muse fanfiction how are you all so in this video we will see what if Naruto became the mentor of strongest Shinobi disciple Kakashi but before we start if you want more amazing stuff like this then be sure to subscribe to our Channel and like this video also if possible share this video with your friends now without wasting any more time let's begin the story we're outnumbered Nar declared obviously shoulder-to-shoulder with his Sensei as they HED their enemies they were on a supposedly simple Mission take the hotti Dao back to his home Village unscathed by the band of nin trying to kill him then get back soon enough to catch the big numbers on the paycheck the lack in difficulty in the mission resulted in a mere two-man escort Squad due to the fact that two of kah's very finest ninja had been assigned to the task they were returning to konaha now and they would most likely get there midm morning if they didn't rest though it seemed that fate wasn't satisfying with that five unidentifiable ninja had suspiciously slithered out of the bushes and were blocking their path by their stances and the kanji sewed onto the fabric of their shirts there were two junin and three chunin who are you and what do you want the silverhair Jan spoke evenly behind the book he was reading attention no longer on its Pages something was off about these ninja he could feel it in his gut a feeling that was only developed after a lifetime of acting upon those exact feelings a a canai whizzed between Kakashi and narut not much for talking are they Nar mumbled fingers inching towards his own Kai in preparation for a fight Kakashi looked over the enemy's headbands a perfect circle with two small dashes branching off of it and meeting to a point in the center a symbol he had never seen only heard of before the silver-haired man could faintly remember small wisps of ninja folklore that he had read at some point if memory served him right they were from a nearly distinct group small in number but very very skilled dangerous Naruto he whispered an urgent tone evident in his voice his student who had become his equal paid him no heed Kakashi Sensei you take the chunin and I'll take the pair of Jan okay narut dashed off in excitement in no mood to wait around to be attacked [ __ ] narut wait Kakashi yelled eyes wide this was not good very bad in fact if what he remembered about these ninja was correct it would take an act of God to help them survive the three chunin suddenly surrounded Kakashi and lunged into an attack Nar slashed at one of the Janan only for his attack to be blocked and to be thrown back unexpectedly sliding across the dirt he pushed himself up eyes searching wildly for his attacker the second Jan appeared suddenly out of nowhere at his side and slashed at his arm Naruto recoiled back several feet covering his super superficial wound with his other hand what do you think you were doing the taller of the two asked in a very thick accent that he had never heard before I'm kicking your ass that's what I'm doing narut watched the Jan carefully the one who had spoken had turned his back and started towards Kakashi and the three chunin calling over his shoulder make sure not to kill him leobin he will be essential to Kakashi's survival and Care the shorter junan left standing in front of him grunted turning back to Naro and staring at him casually Naruto spared a moment to watch his Sensei who seemed to be struggling to keep up with the three chunin attacking him why don't you just stay out of the way for a little while the man in front of him said in his own thick guttural language a burst of yellow light hit the blonde in an instant and before he could move his JN and attacker had disappeared he wheeled around blue eyes searching to the sound of chirping Kakashi's Chidori two chunin were lying on the ground motion the third clutching his gut the pair of Jan stood calmly before their wounded teammate acting as a barrier and they began to form a set of strange seals together and chant in a foreign language Kakashi Sensei Naruto yelled scrambling to his feet and running towards them as Kakashi rushed at the Juna ninja an instant later the strange men finished chanting and thrust their palms forward each of them forming a triangle with their hands a blinding white light erupted around them consuming every everything in the clearing causing narut to recoil and shield his eyes he blinked when the light had passed his vision dark in the comparatively dim afternoon light slowly his vision returned it was blurry at first but he furiously scanned his surroundings searching for some sign that his Sensei was all right but saw nothing where the six ninja should have been the strange ninja were gone and only a lump of clothing was left where Kakashi had been he stuttered mouth open and tripped forward before running full speed to the spot Kakashi had been his mind became blank unable to consider what had happened he slid to a halt next to where Kakashi bad bin and realized upon inspection of the clothing that had been left that there was someone left underneath Kakashi's clothes a small boy with short silver hair curled up unconscious inside the clothing the blonde dropped to his knees the boy Naruto realized looked exactly like his Sensei if only in the form of a child what the hell he breathed unsure what was happening he tentatively touched the child's face making sure he wasn't imagining things and jerked back quickly when he felt the smooth skin of a child beneath his fingers he stood up and clenched his fists angrily in his hair what the did you bastards do he stared distraught at the child what kind of Jutsu is this it was obviously Kakashi a much younger Kakashi than the one he knew whatever the Jutsu had done narut surmised Kakashi seemed to only be a few years old old two or three by the looks of it or perhaps the unfamiliar ninja had cast some kind of extremely enhanced genjutsu that was undetectable to the naked eye he knelled next to Kakashi's small sleeping figure he could feel a small chakra pulsing out of him however it was much smaller than it had been only a few moments before the blonde brushed the silver hair out of the boy's face and noticed the scar over his left eye was gone more than that the boy seemed utterly unharmed and Serene as if only taking a short nap Naruto carefully scooped up his Sensei turned child in his arms unused to holding such a small fragile looking human being we'll make camp tonight Kakashi Sensei Naruto started staring down at the boy's peaceful features carefully adjusting the overly large shirt to cover the boy's naked body and tomorrow I'll take you to sunade she'll fix you back to normal for sure the words sounded unsure even to his own ears and he was silently grateful that Kakashi wasn't awake to see him he picked up the adult-sized clothes and Fallen weapons and jumped into the trees to find a campsite Nar didn't sleep that night he had made a campfire and tried to make a soft little bed out of the remainder of Kakashi's clothes but Kakashi hadn't woken up yet he was starting to get worried as he sat next to the fire fidgeting with his sensei's headband in his sweaty Palms but Kakashi's chakra continued to pulse faintly like any untrained young ninja the predicament confounded him he'd never known a Jew that could do this and he wasn't quite sure what to do about it not only that but he had no idea what to do with a little toddler let alone one that was his Sensei he poked a stick into the fire stirring up a furry of Embers and eyed the perimeter of their campsite on watch for the bastards who had done this to his Sensei and hoping they would show up so that he could beat their faces in and force them to turn Kakashi back the morning couldn't come soon enough for the apprehensive junan before the sun was even up narut had gathered their stuff and was soaring through the trees with a slumbering Kakashi held against his chest with one arm Kakashi's head resting on his shoulder he was making good time it had been nearly 3 hours since they had started off that day he hadn't stopped running sprinting since he had started that morning a subtle movement from the small person in his arm made him slow to a stop on one of the branches he carefully moved the boy into both of his arms Kakashi Sensei narut asked cautiously eyes filled with unmasked worry as he searched his sensei's face the silver-haired boy rubbed his eyes groggy with tiny clumsy fists and peered around at his surroundings his expression changed a bit from being tired to slightly scared by the unfamiliar surroundings in person Kakashi Sensei are you okay how do you feel what happened to you Kakashi stared up at him with his young scared and curious gray eyes who are you he asked hesitantly his words mumbled together w narut started a wave of panic hissing him like a train Kakashi it's me narut your student don't you remember me Sensei Kakashi stared back at him with a half confused look on his face before he looked around and pointed at the ground Naruto stared at the silver-haired boy with Innocent gray eyes and untouched features his Sensei was in the body of his child self and he had no recollection of his own student down the boy said pointing again to the round more forcefully than the first time squirming to get out of the blond's arms no I can't put you down now Kakashi you'll fall off the tree he watched Kakashi's frustrated expression Kakashi continued to squirm becoming more unruly down down down the boy demanded growing frustrated and scared that he was being held against his will by this strange man okay okay wait a second narut finally gave in jumping to the ground at a frightening speed for the young boy Naruto carefully set Kakashi on the ground watching his former Sensei balance unsteadily on his own two feet Kakashi looked around fear evident in the boy's expression Daddy he called out searching desperately for his parent narut pursed his lips squatting to his young sensei's level Kakashi your dad's not here he began grabbing onto the boy's hand to keep him from wandering off Kakashi's eyes has snapped toward him gray eyes meeting blue ones he's narut continued having gained the boy's full attention uh on a mission right now yeah he nodded at his own words assuring himself that it would do to Plate the boy for the moment heun on an important Mission and I'm going to be watching you for a while okay Kakashi nodded slowly Nar smiled we should get going back to konaha now let me carry you so that we can make it home on time the silver-haired boy shook his head furiously pouting at the blonde Naruto sighed and stood fine then we'll walk for a while first he grabbed onto Kakashi's hand again holding it within his own and led the boy forward walking at a painfully slow pace as his mind raced with thoughts about what had happened to his Sensei they eventually came to a small village on the way to konaha still quite a long walk from the hidden Leaf Village he was carrying Kakashi on his side by now the boy growing tired from walking shortly after they had begun the citizens of the small village stared at the strange pair as they passed hey Kakashi is it just me or is everyone staring at us narut whispered to the little boy Kakashi nodded and smiled hiding his head abashedly against Naruto's shoulder hey Kakashi Chan narut poked his side You Can't Hide and leave me out here alone Kakashi squeaked and pushed as far away from Naruto's chest as his little arms would reach don't tickle Nissan he ordered with a smile oh all right not where anyone can see your ultimate weakness Naruto winked and smiled beware the attack can come at any moment little Kakashi put on a look of fierce concentration that resembled a pout with his cute baby face as held up two fists Naruto swore he heard A Chorus of awws behind them Naruto stopped to buy Kakashi some clothes that were actually the boy's size and then made his way to a little Ramen stand along the side of the road a little rundown building with faded paint and missing letters in the name ah good afternoon Travelers the old man behind the counter greeted as they walked in hey old man narut waved as he sat down and said Kakashi in the seat next to him to Mis so Ramen please their steaming bowls came out a moment later Naruto dug in and little Kakashi easily broke apart the Chopsticks and carefully lifted one noodle at a time into his mouth well well you're quite the skilled boy aren't y'all the old man noted watching Kakashi use the chopsticks with ease for a child his age Kakashi looked up at the man and nodded narut and the old man laughed he's a handsome young man is he yours the man asked well no his dad is do um on a mission I'm just a close friend like a big brother to little Kakashi we're on our way back home to Kono right now Nar smiled at the man lying with the ease of a well-trained junan granny sunade Nar burst into her office she looked up and set her papers down a narut welcome back how was your mission where's Kakashi she leaned to the side trying to peer around the blonde junan and into the hallways but saw nothing about that he started shifting uneasily you'll be happy to hear that the mission was completed in good time his eyes flickered from the hok to the Village outside her office window uneasily but um something happened to Kakashi Sensei the blonde trailed off glancing to meet tsunade's eyes searching her expression she raised her eyebrows is he all right where is he he's safe he fell asleep on the way home he's at my house resting now but something happened to him on our way back he's not himself Nar frowned looking down we were ambushed by Ninja I've never heard of before their headbands had a clock on them and they used Jutsu I've never seen and they used them so quick I'm sure the battle lasted only two or 3 minutes Kakashi finished off twoo of the chunin but the Janan used some sort of Jutsu and narut stopped talking the idea of explaining what had happened to Kakashi sounding ridiculous even to his own ears and sunade asked leaning forward her eyebrows knit in concern well Kakashi Sensei is a little kid now n Naruto looked up seriously at the hokage's expression that's ridiculous is this a prank narut the busty blonde smiled no no Naruto waved his hands stepping towards her I'm being serious granny his eyes met hers filled with concern and sincerity sunade was silent for several excruciatingly long minutes and she leaned back in her seat confused and surprised a clock was on their headband you said Nar nodded I've only heard never seen of a small group of ninja who practice Jutsu that control and shape time I'm not sure exactly what their Jutsu can do though sunade crossed her arms in thought frowning what do we do what will happen to Kakashi Sensei Naruto asked after the Hokage had been silent for a length of time for now I want you to take care of Kakashi bring him to the hospital tomorrow and I'll do a full checkup on him and I'll decide what to do about his at that time I'll have my people reach research these ninja and what their techniques can do all right narut replied sad that they couldn't help Kakashi get back to normal right away he wanted his Sensei back the man had become a close friend to him one of his important people someone that he looked up to and admired and a person who had practically made him the person that he was today he wanted to do whatever it took to get his Sensei back to normal it's all we can do for now narut he threw up a smile I know Granny sunade I'll write up the report tonight night see you tomorrow he yelled already dashing out of the door here you go Kakashi Chan Naruto spoke as he lifted the little boy from the floor to the examination seat the day after arriving home in konaha now granny sunade is going to come and give you a checkup just to make sure you're not sick or injured okay Kakashi nodded and wiggled in his seat Kakashi had stayed with Naro the entire night Naro had been thankful that Kakashi had slept almost the entire time his little body worn out from the long journey after only a few minutes of waiting sunade walked through the door her presence demanding the room's attention she stopped surprised when she saw Kakashi Naruto was right he was just a child again he looked exactly as he had 30 years ago she glanced somewhat nervously at Naruto and back at Kakashi putting on a warm smile good morning Kakashi how are you today fine he replied watching her come for forward and remove her stethoscope that's good now I'm going to put this against your chest so I can hear your heartbeat just breathe normally Kakashi grimaced at the proximity but let her do her job he wiggled uncomfortably watching the Strang looking Doctor I hear you stayed the night with Naruto last night Kakashi Kakashi nodded because Dad is on a Mission niss San is taking care of me I see and do you like staying with Naruto sunade asked looking into Kakashi's two innocent gray eyes it had been ages since she had seen them they had surely never seen Bloodshed before they were no longer hard and guarded from years of pain and hurt in them she could see true emotion something that partly unnerved her it felt wrong in fact to see copy ninja Kakashi so young and vulnerable Kakashi nodded sunade tested his reflexes and observed his chakra flow all of which resembled a young ninja to be with no training can you tell me anything about what happened yesterday what do you remember sunade asked as she wrote down the results on a clipboard dad is on a mission and Naruto ni is taking care of me like my big brother he waved for sunade to come closer as if to share some big secret that only he knew sunade gave narut a playful glance but leaned in face to face with the young boy Naruto isn't really my brother Kakashi whispered with wide eyes and a serious expression this information was obviously s-rank material ooh sunade gasped figing surprise Kakashi nodded until Dad is back do you remember anything before your dad was on a mission Kakashi [ __ ] the boy frowned looking down and trying to remember he glanced up at narut and then with a small smile miso sunade laughed at the boys shared enthusiasm for ramen anything before that Kakashi it's really very important tsunade's eyes were kind but serious as she searched the boy's thoughtful face I he furrowed his eyebrows after a moment of thought dad was reading Scrolls late so I went to bed myself and then I had a weird dream but I don't know what it was about he quickly looked up and swung his feet anxiously the woman hummed thoughtfully and then smiled you did great today Kakashi if you would excuse me for a moment I need to have a word with narut in the hall Kakashi nodded slowly the two Ninjas stepped outside into the hall and shut the door narut leaned back against it well sunade what did you find out can we change him back according to my examination he's as much a child as any other two or three-year-old running around konaha he is advanced in his motor skills and speech although he's a little smaller than most his age but I remember him to always be on the small side it's certainly no Jen Jutsu and I couldn't detect any sort of loophole to undo the Jutsu she frowned and I also had my people research a little bit and gather some information they've heard speculation about a certain technique that supposedly rewinds a singular person's timeline it's never been done before we can't even be sure that that is what was done to Kakashi he doesn't remember anything either Naruto put in slouching more MH I assume all his memories from before have been locked away possibly even erased as if he's only been alive for 3 years I'm not sure if they will ever come back Nar turned slightly to peer through the window of the door Kakashi was still there where they had left him swinging his feet from the high bench who's going to take care of him I'm not sure he doesn't really have any family unless you count rookie n but you guys are hardly capable of I'll take care of him he said seriously receiving two doubting eyes Naro it's no easy task raising a child Kakashi especially you just wait until he starts the academy he'll be quite a handful he'll need all your attention you won't be able to take as many missions and who knows how long this Jutsu will last it could be permanent and we don't know the kind of effects it will have of his mind or body maybe he'll even stay this age forever Nar there's no way of knowing Nar smiled and looked back at the person who had been somewhat of a mother to him I know Tsunade but I feel somewhat responsible for this and well Kakashi Sensei has always looked out for me now it's time that I look after him sunade smiled proudly that's quite mature of you Naruto hey it happens sometimes he laughed but don't get used to it the blonde leader smiled gently at the boy she cared so much for I'll have funds sent to your account so you will be able to buy anything you might need some new clothes maybe a few toys although I'm sure he'll be just fine without those he never used them before I don't see why he would now and she set her hands on his shoulders good luck Naruto you can come to me anytime for help if you need it narut nodded I'll let you know if there are any changes sunade smiled then walked away to her next patient down the hall Naruto sighed and glanced back at Kakashi through the window in the door and was met with the sight of curious gray orbs focused on him Naruto smiled and walked back in next to the toddler Granny sunade says that you're perfectly healthy and are going to be a really strong ninja someday Kakashi smiled as he jumped into Naruto's arms and was set down on the ground like Dad Nar grabbed little Kakashi's hand as they started walking out of the hospital and back home yep maybe even stronger Kakashi's smile widened as he jumped from one foot to the other matching Naruto's long steps ready go Kakashi yelled before he jumped from the couch onto Naruto's vulnerable stomach Down Below on the floor oof Nar breathed out pretending the young boy had knocked the wind out of him which would be the case had he not used chakra to Shield his torso from the past 30 minutes of being jumped on repeatedly Kakashi giggled as narut rolled around on the ground Naruto n watch this he exclaimed as he climbed up again on top of the couch ready go he jumped and landed on nar's chest and continued to punch him with his tiny fists Naruto played the part well grunting and groaning at each blow Mercy Mercy Naruto begged Kakashi looked thoughtful and then became serious a hakei does not show Mercy he recited as if it had been worn into his brain Nar half frowned trying to laugh it off he wondered where Kakashi had learned that from it certainly wasn't something he had told the boy someone banged at the door narut sat up abruptly causing Kakashi to fall in a heap on his lap his eyes were wide and searching oh no the robe ninja found our hiding place Naruto exclaimed in mock Panic Kakashi scrambled into an upright position on Naruto's lap searching around for the infiltrators his breathing was quiet and at a slightly faster Pace than normal what do we do Kakashi Chan Kakashi whispered a damush narut nodded an ambush he repeated correcting the boy's mispronunciation all right you hide and wait for my signal I'll go distract them Kakashi nodded resolutely and ran around the couch where he crouched down in Waiting Naruto stood and walked to the door oh sakur achan Nar exclaimed opening the door to find his female teammate how long again does it take to open a door Naruto she complained walking past him and into the house she stopped upon entering examining the messy kitchen with dirty dishes in the living room which looked like it had been blown up Naruto what in the world were you two doing this place is a mess you can't raise is a child in this filth she exclaimed with exaggerated hand motions ahaha sorry we were uh you know he smiled and rubbed his head she rolled her eyes as she began picking up thrown off couch pillows she noticed Kakashi hiding behind the couch and turned to Naruto he motioned for her to keep quiet and played off the signal by adjusting his headband exaggeratedly oh that mess Nar exclaimed suddenly Kakashi and I decided that in such a case anyone try and break into our house they would trip over these pillows giving us time to attack them there was a pause and Naruto and Sakura smiled at each other I said Naro emphasized a bit louder we would have an opportunity to attack those darn Intruders oh Kakashi exclaimed popping up from his hiding spot get ready Rouge ninja you're being dbush Kakashi yelled proceeding to rush to un tackle Sakura he kicked her leg and she made a dramatic display of falling down from the injury he instantly jumped on top of her with his tiny hand pushing down on her neck dead no mercy he looked sternly down at her dead she agreed with a smile Kakashi smiled back and slid off of her narut pulled Sakura up to her feet that was some great ninja skills there Kakashi Chan the boy beamed up at him narut smiled at the boy's happiness and crouched down in front of him Kakashi he said seriously drawing the boy attention immediately who told you to show no mercy Kakashi tilted his head in confusion he looked at Naruto and glanced at Sakura his gaze returned dad says a hakei never gives Mercy when did he tell you that Kakashi Chan Sakura asked gently from above narut the little boy was a bit confused looking into Sakura's thoughtful green eyes and Naruto's solemn blue ones last night dad always talks to me when I'm sleeping oh do you have dreams of your dad Kakashi Chan Sakura asked curiously Kakashi nodded and Mama and one time a big scary man with white hair the boy exaggerated Naruto laughed knowing who was being referred to he ruffled Kakashi's hair well from now on we show Mercy to everyone all right Kakashi nodded with a small smile hey Kakashi Chan would you like to go to the park yes he voiced shilly what are you waiting for then go put on your shoes narut exclaimed Kakashi ran to the front door sitting on the Step at the entrance and slipping on his sandals it was sunny and mildly warm the wind rustled the leaves lightly just enough to keep the Air Pleasant Naruto and Sakura walked together on the little Trail around the small Park Kakashi had already dashed to the playground outside of the few people he knew consisting mainly of Naruto Sakura and Tsunade he wasn't much of a social outgoing boy he tended to stay quiet and observe he would play by himself and he seemed perfectly content doing so so Naruto how are things with you and Kakashi Sensei she asked casually he's been like this for a while now 3 weeks right narut nodded as he watched his little silver-haired boy jump from the top of a step and run around with a stick pretending to fight imaginary enemies Kakashi's fine he replied with a distant look in his eyes Sakura stared at him starting to worry I miss him our Kakashi Sensei he supplied looking down at his feet and well he's always looked out for me and now I'm raising him what if I don't do it right I might seriously screw up one of the best ninja in konaha Naruto explained a worried look plastered itself on his face one that didn't seem to fit on his usually happy Carefree face as he walked with hands in his pockets Sakura smiled and elbowed him playfully you're doing fine narut look he's so happy I've never seen him smile like that before Nar Shrugged and mumbled a half-hearted agreement and you two have a strong bond already she continued seeing that her friend needed just a little more encouragement he really looks up to you he's been given a second chance you know heun get to live a happier life now she smiled off into the distance satisfied with her argument I mean before with his mother and father Obito Ren manato he hasn't had such an easy life it'll be good for him and you Naruto Uzumaki are finally learning to act like the mature adult you should be she punched him playfully on the arm ow sakur achan he whined pouting at her be careful I have to take care of a playful three-year-old now you know almost four she chimed his birthday is next week Naruto halted slightly panicking four how can he be four already he just got here what are we going to do Sakura Chan I have to go buy a cake and presents Sakura rolled her eyes gez Naruto relax we have time I'll get hanata and Eno to help plan a party and besides Naruto Kakashi is only that playful because you made him that way seriously you two play all the time she smiled shaking her head you've spoiled him Naruto crossed his arms and pouted have not Sakura nodded knowingly looking over to watch little Kakashi hn but he likes it soccer a Chan Nar eventually rebutted as Naruto waited for little Kakashi to finish his single bowl of instant miso Ramen he happily concluded that dinner was especially delicious if his five Barren bowls were any sign so I was thinking Kakashi Chan tomorrow we'll just stay in bed all day and not do anything at all we'll just relax and read boring history books Kakashi's eyes grew wide and slightly panicked and no Nan we can't do that tomorrow we have important things to do tomorrow Nar smiled slightly whatever would we have planned for tomorrow Kakashi Chan n Chan Kakashi yelled smiling and nearly standing up in his chair tomorrow's my birthday he exclaimed motioning wildly with his hands ooh Naruto exaggerated I guess we might do something maybe he gave a lopsided grin Kakashi mirrored the blond's grin giving his brother a look saying he played around too much now off to bed else you won't have enough energy to read through all 12 volumes of konah haar's history tomorrow Kakashi jumped off his chair and dashed to his room across from Naruto's they had moved into Kakashi's slightly larger apartment shortly after they had returned from the mission in favor of the extra bedroom which sunade recommended for privacy later on as Kakashi grew up narut followed at a slower Pace walking into the room to find his little kosi already tucked under the covers and looking at him expectantly he smiled remembering his own childhood and how nice it might have been to have someone feed him dinner and tuck him into bed each night taking care of Kakashi made him realize just how much he missed the little things in his childhood like someone to come home to and someone who would pick him up when he fell someone to care he took pride in knowing that he was helping Kakashi in this way every kid should have someone who loves them and looks after them he knew what it was like and he had heard that Kashi had grown up in a similar fashion both parent dying when he was very young in fact narut realized as he sat on the side of the small twin bed tucking in the sheets on both sides of the little figure beside him he had never heard Kakashi talk of any family or significant other Nan will there be pres Kakashi asked excitedly pulling Naruto out of his thoughts the blonde looked to his young Sensei smiling Kakashi was his family the man had been like a father since he Sakura and SAS had become a team at that point Kakashi had also gained his very own family he was sure that his Kakashi Sensei felt the same way maybe a pet Bookworm or too Naruto replied seriously and chuckled when Kakashi stuck his tongue out at him good night buddy he messed his fingers through the strands of silver blonde hair sleep tight night n Chan Kakashi hummed happily snuggling into his pillow naru retreated silently closing the door without a sound narut startled awake in the middle of the night his hearing trained to hear strange noises while sleeping the sound of tiny feet running across the wooden floorboards and then the sound of a door opening caused him to open his eyes to see his little silver-haired charge Ste cautiously into his room he sat up in bed to see Kakashi peeking around the door eyes puffy and red and lip quivering Kakashi Naro gasped tossing his legs over the side of the bed come here what's wrong he held his arms out inviting the teary eyed child into them Kakashi rushed forward and threw himself into Naruto's arms burying his face into the older man's shirt Nar picked up the small shaking boy and set him on his leg letting Kakashi sniffle against his chest while he wrapped both arms around him tightly holding him close Shish it's all right now kosi he soothed rubbing his back softly lips pressed onto the top of his head I had a really bad D dream the boy sobbed voice hitching in mids sentence Naruto frowned all of Kakashi's dreams so far had been about his first childhood he wondered what had caused this reaction out of the boy Kakashi sniffled and looked desperately into nar's eyes searching for some sort of answer Nar stared back very worried and confused he softly combed the silver hair off of the boy's clammy skin m mom was sick and now she won't wake up dad said that she's dead he weakly sat on nutk lap lip quivering and looking like he was struggling not to burst into tears Naruto frowned petting Kakashi at a loss for what to do to make him feel better death was a painful thing something that all ninja learned at a very young age Kakashi was too young to have to go through it though it felt wrong that Kakashi had to live through such pain for the second time in his life dad said that I can't cry Kakashi told Naruto looking at the blonde with large watery herd eyes his voice shaky and soft a strong ninja never shows his emotions Nar felt like he had been punched in the gut how could anyone tell a child that they couldn't cry oh Kakashi Nar started feeling saddened at Kakashi's grief it's okay to cry in your brother's arms he said softly peeling Kakashi into his chest and holding him tightly there as he began to sob uncontrollably Naro held The Grieving boy for a long while afterward gently rocking the shaking figure in his arms after many long minutes had passed which seemed like forever in no time at all Kakashi regained enough composure to stifle his tears enough to talk Nar n he mumbled into Naruto's now soiled pajama shirt H Naruto replied softly not trusting his voice to stay strong is it true is Mommy really gone narut sadly nodded yeah Kashi it's true tightening his arms around the boy a weak helpless cries slipped undesirably through Kakashi's quivering mouth Naruto felt powerless and desperate he continued to rock and Cradle to soothe and rub the child's back until Kakashi had cried himself out and lay weakly against the blonde come on Naruto said softly into the silver head of hair how about you sleep with me tonight okay Kakashi nodded half-heartedly and allowed Naruto to lay him down in the bed and pull covers up over them both curled up into nutk chest with a pair of trusted and strong arms holding him tightly and comforting him sleep found him quickly tears still sliding down his cheeks Nar only slept a few hours after that he woke early walking out into the kitchen where he made himself a cup of tea and slumped into the couch thinking over Kakashi's dreams and how they would affect him he sat on there for hours lost in his thoughts only to be brought out of them hours later by a tap on the door he frowned momentarily and glanced at his mostly full cup of tea cold by now he sighed setting it aside on the coffee table and pushing himself up his limbs protesting in the process from such a long time sitting still he trudged over to the door opening his and greeting his guest with an in enthusiastic oh hey Sakura her green eyes widened slightly looking him up and down my God Naruto what's wrong you look terrible his hair was a mess dark bags under his eyes and still in his pajamas which were wrinkles and a little soiled looking he motioned for her to come in walking into the kitchen to prepare two new Cups of Tea as she sat against the edge of the kitchen table long night Naruto explained as he poured the tea into each cup he set the teapot down grabbing both cups and handing one to his teammate Kakashi had another dream about his first childhood he found his dead she has been sick for some time now and his dad the bastard told Kakashi he couldn't cry about it Sakura gasped oh poor Kakashi is he all right she asked the worry evident on her face I don't know he's still asleep he must have cried for 2 hours last night Nar held his cup of tea between cued hands letting the liquids warmth fade into his palms and travel up his arms warming him up and hoping that it might help to wake him up he stared down at the liquid thoughts clouding his mind she looked sadly at her teammate and you I'm worried he keeps having these dreams from his past and if it continues then there's going to be a lot of nights like last night he looked at Sakura frowning what's it going to do to him it'll be like living two lives and every night he'll have to relive the past his mother is gone now and his father won't be around much longer either he's still got quite a few left to go and all these things they really did happen when he asks I have to tell him that it's true what am I supposed to tell him Sakura he looked at her desperately his eyes usually a sparkling blue lacked their luster and seemed dull and defeated she set her tea aside and reached out to him grabbing his hand and holding it in two of hers she gave him a small comforting smile for now nothing he's too young to understand next time it'll be his father and he'll have to grieve just like he did last night next it will be obido and he'll be old enough and strong enough to understand and handle all this information you should explain it to him then about what happened and why he's having these dreams okay by then maybe he can come to accept his double life and use this opportunity as a second chance at life narut nodded unly for now just be there for him answer his questions to the best of your ability you're all he's got he needs you Nar she smiled hey yeah he half smiled back the door to nark bedroom creeped open and faint slow patters came down the end of the hall where a small frail Kakashi peered around his little swollen eyes glanced back and forth between Sakura and narut uneasily narut smiled realizing the boy's unwillingness to be seen in a weak State his father had told him that hitaki do not cry and he could understand the boy's unwillingness to disobey his father by showing his weakened emotional state he patted his lap softly and Kakashi ran to him narut picked him up and held him in his lap n Kakashi whines softly my head hurts and my eyes hurt narut looked over to Sakura silently asking for her help she nodded with a smile it'll go away Kakashi Chan he gave the boy a tight squeeze aren't you going to say hi to Sakura Chan Kakashi only gave Sakura a doubtful untrusting glance oh come on it's only sakur achan she'll be upset if you don't go give her a hug Kakashi looked up at the blonde and pouted then glanced shyly at the pink-headed girl slowly he slid of nutk lap and treed to the side of the table head lowered and leaned into Sakura letting her be in charge of the hugging Sakura hugged him tight and activated her healing chakra undetectable to little Kakashi easily nudging away the boy's discomforts narut mowed the soundless thank you she nodded I heard that someone is turning four today Sakura said suddenly Kakashi pulled back and looked up at her with anticipating eyes I'm 4 years old today Sakura he explained as if anyone else could possibly be turning four on this day you are she gasped Kakashi nodded then maybe just maybe I should give those presents over there to you she pointed innocently towards the front door where a bag and two boxes of wrapped gifts lay excitement built in Kakashi's face a half grin growing although his eyes didn't shine quite as brightly as they had even the day before he rushed to the presence oing and aing over them bring them over here Kakashi Chan aren't you going to open narut encouraged smiling at the joy that the gifts brought his young Sensei Kakashi carried each present one at a time to Naruto who put them on the table Kakashi then took his seat on Naruto's lap and pulled one of the presents closer delicately peeling back the wrapping he gasped when he opened the lid of the Box Nar smiled what is it Kashi it's a Kai holster he exclaimed pulling it out of the box and holding it up to have a better look at it Naruto put on on a face of mock Terror socer achan are you insinuating that my boy be a strong dangerous ninja I would never allow it Sakura giggled Kakashi looked up at him determination evident in his tone NE of course I'm going to be a strong dangerous ninja stronger than you and Dad he grew silent his face turning hurt and eyes glazing remembering his parents and the hores his dream held for him Naro winced your mom and dad would be so proud of you Kashi Chan Sakura smiled she reached forward and stroked his cheek lovingly for good measure your parents will be proud to have such an incredibly strong and powerful son Kakashi smiled back a little he set the holster down and moved on to the next present he unwrapped a pair of blue ninja likee sandals in a little Navy and gray ninja outfit he was ecstatic and rushed to go put everything on returning only a few minutes later clad in his new attire narut tried to hide a smile to himself noticing that the shirt and pants were a little bit too big Kakashi didn't seem to care or even notice though his eyes shined with happiness you look like a scary Ninja to me I wouldn't want to fight you Nar admitted they returned home late that night from Kakashi's surprise birthday party Naruto was struggling to carry all the present inside the house and Kakashi dragged along behind clenching a fist of nut's jacket Kakashi had been birthday partied out the blonde was surprised the newly four-year-old was still awake and standing he quickly set down all the presents beside the couch including the present he had given to Kakashi a set of wooden kid to put into the holster Sakura had given him earlier that day they had coordinated presence okay here we go Naruto picked up the half asleep boy holding him with one arm on his side off to bed with you he walked into Kakashi's bedroom and began laying him down but the boy grabbed onto him and wh Kakashi Nar sighed exasperatedly also very tired from little sleep the night before he tried again with more of the same result he was in no such mood Kakashi use your words I don't want to go to sleep NE Naro softened Kakashi knew that going to sleep meant having another dream and he was scared of what might happen this time in his dream you have to go to sleep Kashi Nar said tenderly Kakashi shook his head tucking it into the crook of nut's neck with you all right all right he peeled the small boy off of him setting him carefully on the floor go change into your pajamas and brush your teeth and then you can sleep with me Kakashi tiredly went to change and get ready for bed and crawled onto Naruto's bed while the blonde was busy doing the same in the bathroom narut returned to his room to find an already sleeping boy laying in his bed silver tuft of hair sprawled over the pillows legs tucked up up against his chest and little fists curled in front of his face a thank you so much for watching Kakashi sakur achan Naruto followed Sakura into her quaint living room Kakashi remained at the door dressed in the ninja outfit Sakura had given him on his birthday nearly 5 months prior it still didn't fit quite right he examined the place from the entry a small living room one well-worn couch a large coffee table a nice light good for long hours of study a bright although small kitchen off to the right a toilet and bedroom door to the left one exit two adjacent Windows the place was small and suitable for a single occupant Naruto turned around a flash of reprimand in his expression Kashi Chan come in here it's just saker's house Kakashi silently slipped off his ninja sandals and lined them against the wall by the door before he shyy retreated to Naruto's side and slipped his little hand into the blond's larger one it's no problem Nar she reassured taking the small Satchel of Kakashi's belongings and setting it down on the table I'm happy to take care of Kakashi Chan anytime now where's my hug she smiled and held her arms open the boy reluctantly stepped forward and allowed himself to be hugged he quickly retreated to Naruto's side the older boy Shrugged and gave an apologetic smile at the pink-haired girl's look of disappointment narut crouched down at the Sol boy examining his childlike features and eyes that were already growing hard sorry to leave you Kashi but this mission's really important S rank he gave a wink and the boy smiled a bit at that in the past weeks the boy had grown more serious and played less with Naruto he was also becoming more curious about what it meant to be a good ninja and had been practicing almost nonstop with his new wooden Kai they had been replaced twice already closing parenthesis Dot on top of that he had become more Inward and less social with anyone who was not narut even to Sakura Nar had worried at first as had Sakura but everyone who had known Kakashi as a child knew that Kakashi had not acted much like a child even when he was one you know Sakura he reassured Kakashi and himself looking into Kakashi's gray eyes you've been here lots of times before I know you'll be fine I'll be back in a few days all right Kakashi was silent as he stared into Naruto's blue eyes Okay narut asked again this time playfully tickling the boy's ribs yeah Kakashi replied smiling and pushing the older boy's hands away narut smiled lovingly and gave the boy a big sloppy kiss on the forehead which was quickly wiped away with the sleeve of his shirt by said boy bu Kashi Chan bu sakur achan love you and I'll be back soon he called waving as he hurried out the door and ran down the the street to meet his team on time Kakashi watched his brother through the window a moment before turning back to the older kunoichi so she said brightly hoping her excess Zeal would rub off on him what do you want to do first Kakashi Chan Kakashi had been rather reserved towards her in recent months something she refused to admit hurt her she was sure she just needed to spend more time with her young Sensei of course he would never be the mentor she once had but they could continue to be a team and a family towards each other Kakashi sighed and shook his head slightly before he walked over to his bag and pulled out a book about ninjab Basics sorry Sakura I have to study he said simply as he sat down cross-legged on the couch and flipped his book open to some predestined spot she inwardly wondered just how easy it would actually be to rebuild her relationship with her Sensei Naruto Drew circles in the dirt as he slouched next to the campfire a distant look on his face it had been only 3 days and he couldn't stop worrying about Kakashi his personality had been changing drastically in the recent days and it didn't sit well with him the boy was always practicing with his Kai and when he wasn't practicing he was reading about strategies rules and ninja techniques he no longer laughed or asked to play Ninja with Naruto he no longer wants to go to the park and smiles were becoming increasingly difficult to pull out of the young ninja to be he had tried to force Kakashi to stop training and studying so hard explaining that Kakashi was still only a child and should do more kid things the silver-haired boy had not responded well to that even when being banned from Reading ninja books as best as the young boy could read a book Kakashi seemed to know more and more information each day Naro guessed that he was also learning new information from his first life in his dreams his eyes were what bothered him the most though they no longer held the childlike innocence of a 4-year-old but had become hard and calculating mistrusting and serious he had gone and spoken with sunade about his worries but she assured him that this was how Kakashi was at this age growing up from the few times she had seen him 30 years ago still he also worried about how Kakashi would be with Sakura his new mood was less caring and he knew that Sakura although she understood was hurt by it a little and it made her miss their Sensei just a little bit more Naruto [ __ ] hanata mumbled looking at him worriedly he made no notice of her distracted as he was by his thoughts and she quickly looked down hiding her embarrassment he wondered what he could do to help the situation maybe Kakashi and Sakura just needed more time together Naruto Shikamaru barked the blonde junan snapped his head up in surprise so Troublesome Shikamaru grumbled Crossing his arms this is a delicate Mission please try to pay attention Nar rudo smiled sheepishly sorry this is an s-ranked mission to retrieve classified information from a hidden Source in Kumer about Akatsuki activities there will be attacks from either Kumo nin or even from the Akatsuki themselves so be at 100% alertness he eyed both of his team members tomorrow we begin our mission AK hanata cried as she took a deep cany in the shoulder and fell to her knees clutching the wound Shikamaru scalled in Focus trying to hold four of the Kumo junan and catch the fifth who had attacked hanata damn it Naruto how long does it take to go fetch a scroll he thought to himself hanat is attacker a well-built man with long hair covering half his face and holding two blades turned and started running towards him a malevolent smirk on his lips hanata Shikamaru yelled nervously do you think you could get up please now this was it hopefully Naro could finish the mission without them they had run into strong resistance in Kumer as thought they had been attacked but they hadn't expected so many in order to complete the mission they had decided Naruto should go retrieve the secret scroll if he encountered resistance he would be able to handle himself while he and hanata stayed to hold back these five the Kumo nin lunged at Shikamaru blades already in motion Naruto Shikamaru yelled in shock eyes wide blood splattered everywhere sakur aside finishing up the night's dishes and looking out the window into her backyard where a little boy ruthlessly trained himself he had been at it since afternoon and it had been dark for hours now he had even refused to stop and eat supper little Kakashi worried her plain and simple in the past week all he had been doing was reading and training she had noticed he'd been getting little sleep due to his dreams that woke him up she tried to get him out of the house every once in a while and slip vitamins into his food even so she worried he was so antisocial and isolated for his age much too mature sighing again she dried her hands and walked to the back door opening it and watching Kakashi practice his taijutsu moves Kakashi Chan she called he glanced at her from the corner of his eyes never stopping his movements why don't you stop for the night it's getting late Sakura he explained I have to train if I don't I'll never be a powerful ninja come inside even ninjas need to rest she waved him over he sighed dramatically and picked up his canai and shuriken trudging inside she ushered him to the bathroom and made his bed on the couch while he cleaned up and changed his bare feet patted against the floor as he walked back out setting his gear down next to his pack that lay against the couch Sakura smiled at him as he scooted under the covers his hair was still dripping wet she doubted that he even toweled It Off good night Sakura he said looking up at her and then closing his eyes and curling up under the blanket she ran her hand over his wet hair and planted a soft kiss on top of his little forehead good night Kakashi the next morning Kakashi woke to the clanging of dishes in the kitchen is Sakura prepared breakfast for both of them her bustling and moving about the house annoyed him she was a morning person he was not he sat up groggy and rubbed his face awake his hand lingering a moment over his mouth he picked up his blankets as he would no longer be staying with Sakura and shuffled to the table where the pink-haired ninja set out a bowl of food before him he poked around at it eating slowly eat up Kakashi Chan Sakura encouraged messing through his hair as she passed towards her bedroom we've got some errands to do this morning before Naruto comes back hi he called quickly finishing up and changing into his ninja clothes he swung his pack over his shoulders he was to go home with his brother after meeting him at the gate a little while later they were walking down the path towards the academy a path he remembered from walking to the park with Naruto a few months previous they walked through the Ninja Academy Kakashi looking around curiously as they went down the hallway and wondering what went on behind the closed doors he resisted the urge and dutifully followed behind Sakura half trotting to keep up with her long strides tenton Sakura suddenly called a large smile in her voice Kakashi peaked around here curiously and saw another kunoichi about the same age as his Sakura she waved enthusiastically back at Sakura the girl had dark brown hair pulled into two Chinese style buns a white high collared blouse and red hacka pants hi Sakura the girl called as Kakashi and Sakura stopped in front of her I haven't seen you in a while finally seeming to notice little Kakashi she paused somewhat taken back H High Kakashi Chan how are you he stared back blankly Kakashi Sakura turned to him pulling out an envelope from her pocket would you mind delivering this letter for me she smiled brightly and he tentatively took it from her hand it will be your first mission please make sure it's delivered to aruka Sensei room 3B Kakashi developed a look of determination his eyes gleaming in Hidden excitement he gave a sharp nod before running past the two girls to complain complete his important assignment wow tendon whispered is that really him the two watched him down the hallway until he turned the corner out of sight yeah it's him Sakura replied fondly before the two started catching up Kakashi slowed a moment later as he came upon classroom 3B he wondered what they were learning behind that door surely something very important it was after all the third year class these students would be graduating at the end of the year to join their Jen and teams yes they must be learning something very important and he wanted to know slowly silently he slid the door open a crack and peaked an eye through seeing a stadium of students behind desks some paying attention some not while a teacher aruka he assumed gave a lecture they seemed to be discussing ninja tactics so class the teacher directed turning away from his writing on the board which Kakashi unfortunately couldn't quite make out and scanned his students who knows what to do if you suspect that your team is being followed by a group of three Rouge ninja that are of junan level several hands in the class shot up one paper ball flew across the room Sono the boy thought a moment fidgeting in his seat a bit wouldn't you turn around and attack them we would outnumber them I mean with our Sensei no as Jen and you should never knowing and openly attack unknown ninja of junan or higher levels even with your sensei you would be easily outnumbered Makoto well I think the best course of action would be to cover your Trail and hide until you can decide the best course of action maybe they'll even pass you and not notice she nodded approving of her own answer ninja of that level would never pass you by unless they were trying to trick you none of you would be able to hide well enough to be completely undetected either baruka corrected searching the room for more hands several hands went down obviously having a similar idea the teacher side the correct action to take would be to choose a suitable area where the ninja will pass through that provides suitable cover for your team and to set several traps in the Kill Zone you then hide downwind until the ninjas run into the trap at that time your team should damush the junan team hopefully catching them off guard and giving you the advantage Kakashi cut off the teacher and explained with a serious look from the open doorway everyone stared at him shocked that such a young boy would have an answer that complex and well thought out baruka was amazed on an entirely different Spectrum he had of course heard that Kakashi had been turned into a child again due to some strange Jutsu but he had yet to actually see his old friend Kakashi aruka stuttered that is correct there were many cries of disbelief and dismay that a child a third of their age had gotten the answer right aruka Sensei there's no way that twerp got the answer right and none of us did a boy cried out angrily maybe if you would pay better attention in class you'd get the answer right Kakashi has obviously done his homework aruka rebuked his students after his students had sufficiently quieted he turned back to the silver-haired boy standing in the door what are you doing here anyways Kakashi Kon it was so strange to call someone who should have been his own age who was his Superior that name when he was really only a small child I have a mission to deliver this letter to you aruka San he reported Gravely delivering it to the teacher hand aruka hummed to himself opening and reading the letter before folding it back and setting it on his desk all right thank you Kakashi message received he smiled as the boy's blank face Kakashi nodded once before spinning on his heel and marching out the door Kakashi couldn't help but overhear The Academy students whispering in astonishment at how young of a ninja he was younger than II Itachi whoever the hell that was he made a note to find out he closed the door and started down the hallways back towards Sakura instead taking only a few steps and running into her he berated himself for not paying more attention like a ninja should all done he nodded seriously looking up at her good job she smiled and ruffled his hair now the kunoichi started looking to a clock hanging over a nearby door we should get to the gates Naruto should be here within the next half hour they set off Kakashi again dutifully following soccer's long steps across the village to the gates they checked in with the guards making sure Naruto and his team hadn't arrived early and set into wait Kakashi leaned against the gate Wall playing with a rock with his toe he crouched down to examine it and played in the dirt with his finger for a while growing bored he started examining his hand he had read a few days ago something about chakra exercises he didn't understand everything the book had said but he wondered how he could access it every ninja had chakra Sakura he called still crouching and staring at his hand intensely H she asked leaning against the wall next to him how do I get chakra he looked up at her expectantly she chuckled you don't have to get it Kakashi Kon when you mix your spiritual and physical energies you make chakra which can be released through your chakra points Kakashi hunged looking back at his hand and standing up how do I get physical and spiritual energy through lots of training and studying she walked over to a nearby tree picking a single leave from its branches here she held the leaf against his forehead now focus and try to use your chakra to keep the leaf there little Kakashi looked skeptical but closed his eyes in concentration anyways not opening them until he felt Sakura remove move her hand and the leaf dropped he picked it up again staring at it for a moment and holding it to his head again when he released it it fell to the ground he huffed Sakura are you sure this is how you do it she nodded smiling at his frustration keep practicing that's how Naro learned to control his chakra he sighed continuing to try until Sakura finally decided they had waited enough and there were other things to be done they again set off through through the streets of konaha the two had visited the hospital to check on a few of saker's patients and then headed to ichiraku Ramen where they sat now quietly eating the place was packed with not an empty seat left but the food was hot and fresh as ever sakur is silently worried about Naruto he was seldom late and if so it meant they had run into trouble she had tried to hide her worries but Kakashi kept glancing over at her skeptically Kakashi ate slowly concentrated instead on pondering what made Sakura so anxious Sakura when's Naruto n going to get here I don't know Kakashi she replied shaking her head he thought a moment shouldn't they be here by now his young gray eyes peered up at her inquisitively sakur aside running her hand through her hair and leaning against it Kakashi she had always been a worrior and she knew she was terrible at hiding it the last thing she needed was for Kakashi to be worried too and Grilling her on the subject didn't help any Kakashi felt like he wasn't being told something and worry unintentionally grew itself in the back of his chest he couldn't help but ask questions to find out what Sakura was hiding is Naruto Neo did someone get hurt he leaned forward on the counter trying to get a view of her face Kakashi please she snapped turning to him he shrunk back subdued and looked down at his lap Sakura breathed calming herself down and berating herself for the Outburst please just eat your food Nar will be back eventually Kakashi only poked at his food narut rushed back to his team having recovered The Scroll after running into a few setbacks and getting an unsettling feeling that something was going terribly wrong he jumped from rooftop to Rooftop using chakra to speed up in the distance he could see the small clearing on the edge of town where his teammates were fighting the Kumo ninja as he got closer he saw hanata be cut down and her attacker headed straight towards a cornered and defenseless Shikamaru narut growled audibly forcing as much chakra as he could to his feet to give him hide and speed he would not let his comrades die because he was too slow he simply wouldn't allow it he jumped from the last rooftop running so fast that everything was a blur faster and faster the only thing he could see was the distance between Shikamaru and the Kumo nin's canai closing drastically he dug deeper and pushed harder throwing himself forward blood splattered everywhere soaking his jacket and covering his face and his attackers he spit up blood and it dripped down his chin splattering on the Kumo Ninja's hand his eyes Fierce and red glared into the Kumo ninja shocked ones Naruto Shikamaru gasped his expression also filled with astonishment no one hurts my comrades and gets away with it Naruto growled with Ferell the Kumo nin jumped away pulling back his canai Naruto staggered as the knife was pulled from his midsection but caught himself and began running towards his opponent and simultaneously pulling out a canai of his own cage bushan no Jutsu he yelled creating 20 clones of himself the Narutos easily overtook him moving on to the other four it wasn't until after that he allowed himself to fall to one knee clutching the Deep incision in his abdomen that was still bleeding furiously Shikamaru ran over to him after first checking on hanata and ascertaining that she would be all right Shikamaru SED grateful for Naruto's timely return the entrance of course had been shocking he hadn't believed his eyes when Naruto had suddenly appeared in front of him he bent down and examined the blond's wound if it had been anyone else a wound like that could have killed a person from blood loss already though Naruto's injury was healing and the bleeding was slowing he laid a hand on his teammate's shoulder come on Naruto let's get you and hanata bandaged and leave before more Kumo ninja come after us it wasn't long before they were off again waiting until deep into the night to make camp and recuperate all right Sakura spoke absent-mindedly fishing for keys in her pocket and balancing two full bags of groceries Kakashi stood behind her silently holding another bag he hadn't spoken the rest of the day not wanting to pester the kunoichi any further Kashi Chan would you like to help me with dinner tonight finally she found her keys and inserted them into the lock H she frowned it's unlocked Kakashi raised an eyebrow hoping they could Rush In And beat up the people that broke in he followed the girl inside until she stopped suddenly he peered around her finding a certain blonde ninja sitting on the couch and smiling at them his eyes grew wide and excited n Chan he yelled dropping his bag and running across the room to jump into Naruto who stood and caught him lifting the little boy and hugging him tightly Sakura looked on fondly as the two greeted each other Kakashi was an entirely different person around Naruto she was glad that he had returned safely Sakura had made dinner for the three all the while Naruto explained in heroic detail the happenings of the mission using wild sound effect and overly dramatic hand motions he showed off his healing wound proudly receiving a scornful look from the little sliver top who scolded his older brother that according to ninja code number 25 ninjas weren't supposed to show emotion in combat to that Naruto and Sakura laughed as Kakashi pouted maybe eventually they would have their Sensei back along eventually Kakashi was focused on one thing and one thing only Nar could hardly even pull him away to eat or sleep the only thing the boy ever wanted to do was train and he asked Naruto to help him daily he did of course help the young version of his Sensei learn to call upon his chakra and teaching him the proper way to wield weapons they often discussed strategies and the like over meals and while walking and the boy always wanted to check out a new book from the library Naruto often wondered if Kakashi had been this interested in ninja related things growing up or if he had been too much of an influence on the boy he guessed the first seeing as how after II Itachi Kakashi had been one of the youngest ninja to graduate from the academy doing so in only one year Kakashi had been living with Naruto almost 8 and 1/2 months now the two were familiar with each other by now and both had adapted to their daily way of living strange had become the normal every day held new challenges to be dealt with each night held new dreams to be dreamt there were many sleepless nights and often times Naro would notice that Kakashi mixed up past and present he never corrected the boy this morning was no different than every other day and that things were not as they normally were this particular morning Nar Rose to find Kakashi sitting on the couch reading a book and wearing his too big jacket zipped all the way up over his face Naruto shook off the odd clothing and moved on to the kitchen fixing up something quick for breakfast Kakashi closed his book and followed Naruto into the kitchen he was a laughable sight the jacket fell below the boy's knees and he could never find his hands in the tunnel of sleeves Naruto chuckled light ly to himself shaking his head he had an idea where this was headed narut ni Kakashi began slowly following closely behind the blonde from one side of the kitchen to the other only a few feet away do you think we could go to the store today I need a mask narut paused and looked behind him as the boy with a small knowing smile why because he started thinking through his words to be a ninja you must cut off your emotions from your duty dad always used to wear a mask as a hakei I have to follow in my dad's footsteps but Kashi Naro playfully whin and rubbed the boy's messy hair then we can't see your cute little face Kakashi frowned deeply at this and pouted Crossing his two long sleeved arms Naruto smiled and tapped Kakashi's chubby cheek playfully come here little one Kakashi turned and trotted after him curious as to what Nar was doing Nar LED them to his closet where he rumed around and eventual pulled out a small blue mask he handed it carefully to the boy who examined it intensely he wasted no time and trying it on pulling it over his messy gray hair and fitting it right over his mouth and nose he grimaced at the confining nature of it he would wear it anyways it was his duty I thought you might want one sometime so I bought one a while ago how's it fit Nar asked smiling still he was sad to see Kakashi's cute little face go but Kakashi was one step closer to being his old self and for that he was happy it feels weird Kakashi complained pulling at it and adjusting it he turned and ran to the couch again cracking open his book continuing life as normal narut followed after him languidly returning to the kitchen but stopped in his tracks a small track of dirt lay in the middle of the kitchen he was sure it hadn't been there before and neither he nor Kakashi wore their shoes inside he scanned the room defensively with his piercing blue eyes all his senses on high alert and feeling uneasy but found nothing a Miss he swept up the dirt and continued with his mourning carefully making a note to talk to Granny sunade and keep a lookout for anything else that was remotely suspicious later that evening the two had gone to the training field to practice as Naruto had promised they were practicing hand-to-hand combat and while Naruto was barely exerting any energy at all the little hakei was out of breath and perpetrating F usely yet he didn't stop going at the blonde with everything he had after several hours in which time Kakashi could still not manage to land a hit on his blonde brother Nar decided they would be done for the day come on Kashi let's go get cleaned up and grab a bite to eat he held a hand out and pulled the boy up to his feet from laying on the grass completely wiped out besides it was getting dark already and he still wanted to visit tady after he had put Kakashi to bed and talk about his concern from earlier that morning he had not noticed anything am Miss after the incident this morning that fact partially unnerved him even more he wondered what someone would even be doing in his house as far as he knew there was nothing valuable there they walked home silently in the near deserted streets by now most people had gone home for dinner and were settling in for the night Naruto lost in his thought and Kakashi was too tired to waste energy on such a thing as talking the boy adjusted his mask they took the shortcut as they always did through the rougher part of town the Parton normal civilian wouldn't want to go down alone drunkards and troublemakers usually waited in the shadows in this part of town but it didn't worry Naruto in the least he could easily protect himself and Kakashi he jumped when three men suddenly appeared in front of them having been lost in his thoughts he recognized them instantly as they had not changed one bit since the last time he'd seen them his heart Fed Up and eyes widened Kakashi he said deadly serious half terrified eyes looked up to him run the boy stuttered and was pushed back before he started running in the direction they had just come Nar took off at the ninja pulling out a canai he would not let them hurt Kakashi again the time ninja attacked him he couldn't keep up he was sliced on the shoulder then across the cheek and leg almost simultaneous he could hardly see but a blur from his attack ERS one of them punched him hard in the face and he fell backwards several feet holding his likely broken nose two ninja took the opportunity to appear at his side and restrain him he fought back thrashing around and received a harsh blow to the chest that knocked the wind out of him and would undoubtedly leave bruises as he heard Kakashi Yelp he froze eyes wide as the third time nin appeared several feet ahead holding a kicking Kakashi tightly to himself his arm wrapped around the boy tightly covering his mouth what do you want with him narut screamed Furious the man in front of him laughed switching to a position that was relaxed and somehow even more intimidating his thick accent ran heavy in the air you see Uzumaki we want to live forever and be the greatest ninja there ever was this new Jutsu we've created will let us continually rewind time thus never die once perfected we will be able to retain all of our knowledge each time we slip back to our younger bodies we need to borrow him to run tests on him and see what parts of our Jutsu need improving you understand his Sly grin Shot Through The Dark and crushed nark Soul no narut growled unconsciously releasing a coat of red chakra eyes turning blood red give him back he pulled out of his attacker grasp and went at them attacking with the ferocity of a beast he received a hard kick to the back knocking him forward and caught sight of little Kakashi's watery terrified eyes looking at him helplessly begging for Nar to help him nark breath caught in the back of his throat in the blink of an eye all four disappeared leaving Naruto alone on the street unblinking and choking on tears he fell forward to his knees seeing and feeling nothing his heart seemed to stop beating Kakashi was gone he had failed to protect his Sensei when he was helpless to defend himself he felt Hollow how would he tell Sakura not not a moment later like a dream Kakashi appeared in front of him falling unsteadily to his feet and looking around wildly in an instant the boy barreled forward running full speed into his chest balling and desperately pleading for Naruto not to let them take him away again unable to think Nar wrapped his arms tightly around the terrified bloody boy and they stayed there Naro silently holding the crying boy in the middle of the road until U had arrived at the scene having noticed the burst of De in Chakra and escorted them to the Hokage sunade had ordered U to double their guards finding it troubling that the time ninja would and could easily walk into konaha Sakura had come over that night to stay with Naruto and Kakashi both having been badly shaken Naruto would hardly let little Kakashi out of his sights and he certainly didn't sleep on that that long unforgiving night his mind kept running over the one-sided fight against the time ninja he had stood no chance against them they were simply too fast they had said something about a Jutsu that could rewind time he thought it quite possible that they could also manipulate time and move virtually undetected they could even if they chose remain near non-existent to the rest of the world something it seemed they had been doing a fairly good job at there was only one Jutsu that he knew of that could possibly keep up with their speed he vowed to master it for Kakashi's sake Kakashi had just had his for birthday and would start school today Naro admittedly was worried for his little charge Kakashi was naturally aloner and somewhat antisocial but since that incident he had grown even quieter and distant from everyone Naruto worried as they walked towards the academy if kids at school would pick on him for his age or personality or if someone would ask questions about Kakashi's condition that would cause problems not only that but Kakashi had been tested and put into both a and third year class meaning half of the day would be spent with the second years and then he joined class with the third years for the other half he glanced sideways as the young boy who walked quietly beside him if the four-year-old was worried he hid it well Naruto assumed that Kakashi was more excited to finally start his ninja training than anything else they stopped outside of the Schoo yard fence where they would part are you ready Naruto asked lightly and forced a smile Kakashi nodded bravely but softened worried eyes looking to the children that were already heading into the school building Naruto smiled softly at the rare moment of emotion Kakashi was displaying I'll be waiting here for you after school okay Kakashi looked back at him with those same eyes and abashedly moved forward hugging the blond's waist tightly and digging his face into the material Naruto embraced him tightly in return but soon peeled the boy off crouching down and looking him in the eye you'll be Kashi you're strong a hakei and an Uzumaki Nar smiled brightly his blue eyes shining Kakashi nodded courage growing in his gray eyes I'll see you after school Nissan the blonde nodded resolutely as he stood back up see you after he replied more to himself as he watched Kakashi walk determinedly through the kids most at least twice his age and into the academy Naruto waited outside well past the start of classes he wanted to be able to come to Kakashi's Aid should something happen eventually he pried himself away from the academy and shuffled down the street not completely aware of where he was headed until he noticed he was headed towards the hospital where his pink-haired teammate was working today he made his way inside not bothering to stop at the front desk but instead wondered the Halls himself eventually he spotted Sakura as she busily went from room to room and carried supplies from place to place stopping and talking to patients and doctors briefly on her way her green eyes spotted him moments later and looked at him curiously he smiled and made his way over to her hey Naruto it's surprising to see you here she greeted smiling back as she slowly set down several rolls of gauze and tape she had been holding on to a small cart what's up Naruto Shrugged nothing really just came by to see you the medic nin gave him a sidelong glance but continued on pushing her card of supplies down the hall narut followed without pause watching Sakura and passers bu with little interest today is Kakashi's first day at school he commented suddenly Sakura glanced back at him smiling it is isn't it I'm sure he's excited about that she entered a patient room picking up a clipboard and scrolling down numbers from the monitors um yay Nar trailed off gazing out the patient window you think he's okay soccer again gave a small laugh not looking up from her task Naruto this is Kakashi we're talking about I'm sure if anyone tries to give him a hard time he'll hit them right back narut couldn't help but smile at that Kakashi walked casually through the Halls rambunctious kids running around him many giving him strange looks he made sure to pointedly ignore them when he finally reached his classroom it was filled with hopeful ninja to be all chatting with their friends from the previous year a large group of kids gathered in the center laughing and joking a few were sitting quietly or sleeping he chose the back left corner it was quiet and it didn't seem he'd be distracted by other students in that area he was hardly noticed as he climbed up the steps and took a seat in the very back row next to a quiet sleeping boy he quickly pulled out his notebook and two finely sharpened pencils ready and excited for class to begin he clenched his tiny fists this was the first step to becoming an actual ninja and serving konaha he would study hard and become the greatest ninja there ever was just like a paper ball suddenly hit him in the side of the head he snapped his head to the source a loud red-haired boy one row down in five seats to his left who held the class's attention he glared metaphorical daggers the boy threw his head back and held his stomach to keep it from bursting with laughter when he contained himself he smirked at little Kakashi what's a shrimp like you doing in a seconde class Kakashi glared harder the only things he could think of to say would likely make him sound more childish he decided to work on his comebacks the night why don't you just go back home to your mommy so she can feed you some milk and then tuck you in for nap time okay the rest of the class joined in the chorus of taunting laughter all right all right everyone take your seats so we can begin a youngl look woman entered the room and dropped her books on the table with with a resounding thud then turned to survey the room Kakashi examined her closely she was certainly not what he was expecting in a teacher young fit Stern attractive she was wearing Navy ninja attire with a black belt and shoes and her black hair was pulled up in a bun she seemed better fit for active duty than teaching Academy students someone whistled at her from the very back of the room her eyes narrowed and a piece of chalk flew through the air and pelted the perpetrator in the middle of the forehead he whined as a few students snickered my name is Oda toshiko and I am the new seconde teacher I will tolerate no disrespect and I expect you all to study hard and do well if you do this you will enjoy this year since I'm new here and don't know any of you let's start by going around the room and saying your name and one thing you like to do each student stated their name and something about themselves starting from the front Kakashi Duty F memorized each person's names and made a note of each person's comment the red-haired boy he found out was named hiaki and was the class clown eventually it was the turn of the boy next to him who was fast asleep Kakashi discreetly kicked the boy's leg he looked up with groggy eyes and examined the room we're going around and sharing our names and something we like motus supplied unsympathetically oh a Tai Chi and I like sleeping I hope you don't get used to sleeping in class taii Mot repli replied as she reigned against her desk arms crossed or you will find yourself spending many afternoons in detention with me TC he lazily rested his head on his hand Miz oda's gaze turned to Kakashi my name is Kakashi and I like taijutsu training with my brother don't you mean potty training shorty hiaki teased the entire class burst out in laughter and Kakashi blushed behind his mask glad for its protection that's enough Oda yelled hiaki if you'd like detention on the first day of school then keep it up the class quieted and she took a moment to look at Kakashi who seemed unfaced besides the way he kept close to himself Kakashi how old are you Kakashi glanced around at all the eyes that were zoned in on him weary of more teasing he spoke quietly for quiet Whispers started up he ignored them as best as he could odk face lit up in recognition oh right the kid who's taking second and third year classes this year isn't this your very first day of school today M Oda meant well Kakashi thought he nodded mutely chattering raced through the class about him everyone make sure you help Kakashi out and show him the ropes around school okay yes Sensei the class chorus good now let's review what you've learned last year can anyone tell me the hierarchy of ninja in the village she turned towards the chalkboard and began began writing everyone's hands went up somehow Kakashi knew it would be a long morning Naro left Sakura to her work after a while and made his way to the library Hands In Pockets and lost in thought when he arrived the librarian welcomed him and asked if she could help him with anything and when he asked she led him to the section about kah's history he skimmed through the titles of books and picked out one called the yandi Hokage namik kazim manado and jutsus of the cages he sat down at a nearby table and began to read the time ninja had been on his mind constantly he still felt guilty for losing Kakashi a second time to them he had vowed to himself to never let it happen again and there was only one way he could think of to keep Kakashi safe and that was to learn namazi monado's most famous Jutsu the flying Thunder God technique to activate this seal the user needs a special seal or technique formula to Mark the destination the yandi placed his seals on canai that were then thrown narut mumbled out loud to himself he leaned back in his chair and scratched his head the time nin attacked in less than 10 seconds the second time with the amount of time they spent with one hit he'd have to throw a canai and it hit its Mark in less than 2 seconds a nearly impossible speed he glanced at the clock oh [ __ ] he snapped the books closed and checked them out before jumping up to the rooftops and making his way towards the academy it was lunchtime and he was curious as to how little Kakashi was fairing Nar found the little silver-haired boy eating his lunch on a bench by himself in the shade Naruto half smiled as he peered down at him from up above in a tree one arm holding on to the borrowed books it wasn't Al together unexpected for him to find little Kakashi eating alone during lunch although he had hoped his young Sensei would have ventured out and tried to make friends then again it didn't really fit Kakashi's personality to do so three kids walked over and began talking standing in front of Kakashi who barely paid them any attention as he continued to eat the sandwich that Naruto had packed for him shorty look at me when I'm talking to you one of the kids in the center with wispy red hair shouted as he snatched the food away Kakashi stood and glared at the older boy his head only reaching the boy's shoulders give it back that's mine what this hideaki asked waving the sandwich just out of his reach Kakashi no hiaki smirk and took a big bite from it before throwing it on the dusty ground his Sidekicks a small mousy haired girl and a tall boy with glasses laughed along Naruto made to jump down to fend for his former Sensei but was stopped by a hand grabbing his arm he whipped his head around to look at the offender odaiko Kakashi's seconde teacher he had met her once before when he had come to meet both of Kakashi's teachers before the boy had started school then her brown eyes were kind and helpful now they were Stern and serious you've got to let Kakashi do this for himself if you jump into help he'll only be picked on more narut reluctantly relaxed and tekashi's hand released him they both turned their attention back to the scene below Kakashi stared down at his half-eaten sandwich now sprinkled with dirt as tiny red ants began crawling towards it it was his favorite kind of sandwich his older brother had packed it especially for him that was the part that angered him the most hiaki laughed and shoved Kakashi's chest so that fell roughly to his butt on the bench and then walked towards the rest of his class the mousy haired girl trailed after hiaki and the boy with glasses soon followed after sweeping Kakashi's lunchbox off the seat dumping the remaining food to the ground Kakashi sat there several moments staring at his lap he hated being bullied just because he was younger and smaller than them then bell rang then suddenly and all the children funneled back to class he didn't want to be late he picked up his lunch tin and headed inside leaving his food to be devoured by the little red ants he walked slowly to his next class with the third year students by the time he had reached his class his empty metal lunchbox and school bag in toe the Halls were empty and Bell had already rung he stood outside his classroom door for several moments preparing himself for more bullying since these kids were older than the last and likely to bully him more for his size and age rubbing his sleeve across his eyes quickly he stood up straight and entered the door proudly eyes hard as he quickly analyzed his new surroundings he could handle whatever was thrown his way he was a hakei strong and an Uzumaki Brave the class grew quiet as he entered all eyes turning to him including a brown-haired Academy teacher with an old battle scar across the bridge of his nose Kakashi bowed at the waist to his te teacher excuse me Sensei for being late to class aruka stumbled on his words that's quite all right Kakashi I'm sure it's confusing here being your first day Kakashi stood and nodded once glancing over at his classmates who were still staring and Whispering aruka followed his gaze all right class this is hakei Kakashi he will be joining our class every day after lunch yes Sensei the class chorist now where to seat you aruka mused scanning the desks for an empty seat over here aruka Sensei a bright-eyed girl squealed pushing a friend from the chair next to her aruka aside shaking his head but motioned for Kakashi to take that desk Kakashi moved quickly to his seat pulling out paper and his two finely sharpened pencils he placed them delicately on the desk in front of him Kakashi Chan how old are you the eager girl next to him inquired smiling brightly the other nearby girls leaned in curiously too four Kakashi replied quietly A Chorus of Oz came from all the girls and his friendly neighbor squeezed his masked cheek Kakashi Chan you are just too cute she squealed and smart too another girl called out when the girl finally released his now sore cheek he grimaced rubbing the pain away I'm a yam by the way aruka watched the girls swarm Kakashi and watched more intensely Kakashi's reactions to all his surroundings it was hard to grasp the fact that Kakashi was once again four years old child no longer was Kakashi the serious skilled copy ninja and pervert he was used to but now he was a quiet and ambitious ninja to be fond memories clouded his mind of his close friend and now he was the only one to remember them he smiled a soft sad smile all right class let's get back to work Kakashi aruka called grabbing the boys shoulder as he was leaving at the end of class with the rest of the students the boy stopped curious eyes staring up at his teacher yes Sensei aruka offered the boy a packet of paper this is our lesson from the first half of the day I trust you'll study it and do the homework for tomorrow the boy nodded taking the papers as he turned to leave his teacher called him again Kakashi if you need any help keeping up don't be shy to ask me all right sure Sensei Kakashi replied before hurrying out of the academy to meet his brother aruka side and sat at his desk to grade the quizzes his class had taken so that he could see how much each of his students knew Kakashi was on top he had been the last one to turn his paper in he had worried about the boy since it had taken so long for him to finish but now he understood why the boy had answered every single question whereas he had encouraged his students to skip anything they didn't know although Kakashi had answered several questions wrong he was surprised at how advanced little Kakashi was he shouldn't have been surprised however Kakashi was of course a prodigy how's the homework coming Kashi Naro asked setting the two plates of food down on the table fine the silver-haired ninja replied still furiously writing in his assignment book with his messily scrolled handwriting Oda Sensei and aruka Sensei gave me a lot of work to do since I have to teach myself what the others learned in the half of the class I'm not there the boy trailed off I see narut mumbled as he chewed a mouthful of salt broiled soury eat your food Kashi Kakashi gave an audible sigh before closing his book and pushing them to the side thanks for dinner yep Naruto replied evenly it's one of your favorites right Kakashi nodded and after pulling down his mask took a bite hey Naruto ni I was looking ahead in my textbook and found someone in there like me his name is II Itachi it said he was a prodigy and graduated the academy in one year too Naruto hummed softly but kept his eyes on his plate well Kakashi continued ignoring his brother's lack of response neither of my books went into much detail about him not like any of the other prodigies at least so I went to the school library but there wasn't any more information on him there either I was wondering if you knew anything about him Nar was quiet a moment Itachi was a prodigy in his time as was his younger brother the reason he's not in any of the books at school is because Itachi is a traitor he massacred his entire Clan and left the village to join a Rouge group called Akatsuki that's all you need to know now eat your food Kakashi frowned but finished his plate quickly so that he could finish his homework and have time to practice his chakra control before bed half an hour later he thought it strange that his brother brushed the subject off and hadn't been his normal cheery self since it was a brief thought however and he quickly rained his mind into focus on his schoolwork the bell rang for lunch and Kakashi slowly trailed after his classmates leaving his metal lunchbox behind when he arrived outside he found his enemy in the center of several students it had been the same for the past several days haki's fiery red head the center of many of the students attention Kakashi watched silently from the top of the three stairs outside the school doors he observed his prey as he had been since his first day of school when hiaki and his friends had started bullying him the way hiaki threw his head back when he laughed and the way his blue eyes sparkled when he was being mischievous even the subtle way he shifted his feet on the floor while storytelling Kakashi stepped down the steps and walked towards the group of Rowdy laughing kids his gate was quick and Silent he pushed his way through the children and they moved wondering what would happen next finally the silver-haired ninja reached the center of the group haki stood alone in the center all eyes on him until Kakashi moved forward the four-year-old stopped right in front of the red head ignoring their height difference a face of determination was painted over what was left to see of Kakashi's face and a look of amused curiosity washed over hideaki well well look what the Cat Dragged In hideaki G he grinned moving into a relaxed position with his hands on his sides I challenge you to a duel Kakashi stated bluntly nearly cutting the older boy off hiaki bellowed with laughter and his crowd followed suit Kakashi glared angrily at how the older boy brushed him off he didn't want to be treated as a lesser being by his classmates and today he knew he was going to prove himself better than everyone who had been laughing at him he fingered the cani that were hidden in a pocket in his pants I'm not going to duel you shorty i'm way out of your league hiaki laughed Kakashi's Steely cool face hit his anger inside well inside he was seething no one was going to belittle his strength without a fight in an instant he threw a canai at hideaki not his wooden practice ones his brother had bought him no he had secretly borrowed Naruto's canai fight me now Kakashi yelled running forward and pulling out another canite to wield hiaki caught the weapon from the air Eyes Wide in Surprise and his laughter gone he was forced to quickly block as Kakashi swung at his side from the right what are you doing hiaki demanded seriously holding the younger boy off in a standstill Kakashi locked Fierce determined eyes with haki's shocked ones if I win you stop making fun of me if you win you can do whatever you want to me hiaki scowled but Kakashi jumped back again thr one two three canai as he ran around the birth of the circle the other children quickly backed away not wanting to interrupt her get injured hideaki blocked and dodged out of the way running toward the silver-haired boy you don't know what you're getting yourself into shorty he swung at Kakashi who nimbly ducked out of the way and jumped back the two ran at each other holding their canai ready to strike as hideaki swung Kakashi Dove to the ground sliding under the older and taller boy's legs turning on his back and shoving the red head hard on the backside with his feet hiaki stumbled forward flailing his arms wildly to regain balance he caught himself and spun around in time to block an attack as Kakashi ran and jumped at him hideaki shoved Kakashi to the ground knocking the kai out of the young haki's hand Kakashi reached for another weapon but hiaki jumped on him before he could pull one out you might be faster but I'm definitely stronger ER than you shorty hiaki growled he clenched his hand into a fist and swung hitting Kakashi solidly on the left side of his face Kakashi's head whipped to the right with the force of haki's fist his cheek was bruised and he had bitten his tongue blood cooled in his mouth but he swallowed it so that his mask would not be soiled hideaki grabbed Kakashi's mask H I wonder what's behind here is there something you're embarrassed to show us the red head shoved the blue material down to Kakashi's neck Kakashi acted in Rage without thinking he collected as much chakra as he could into the palms of his hands and thrust them against haki's chest he let the collected chakra explode from his hands as he hit the older boy throwing him up and several feet back hideaki lay on the ground in shock from the burst of chakra they all had learned about the importance of chakra in grade one but they weren't supposed to learn how to use it until later this year hideaki eyes were wide staring at Kakashi H how did you he trailed off Kakashi glared daggers at the older boy as he stood to his feet and shoved his mask back up he pulled a canai from his pocket and threw it in an instant towards hideaki it landed several inches to the left of his head with a dull thumb as it embedded itself into the ground don't you ever touch my mask again [ __ ] Kakashi warned with a deadly voice Oda Sensei ran over then breaking through the crowd of students which had grown much larger by now boys that's enough you both have detention with me after school today and I'm calling your parents right now she yelled giving each a stern look and picking up the metal canai stwn about the ground hiaki picked himself up and dusted himself off hi Sensei he mumbled Gravely Kakashi glared and walked towards the school his classmates and other second years gave him a wide birth an overwhelming sense of accomplishment filled him turning his stomach upside down he had shown hiaki and everyone that he wasn't some helpless little baby he was sure no one would pick on him anymore he gathered his things and went ahead to his next class a proud smirk hidden beneath his mask he hurried to his thirdy year class and sat in his desk even though there were still at least 15 minutes until class started it wouldn't hurt he thought to preview the text for the upcoming lesson eventually the bell rang and students dutifully filed into their assigned seats no sooner had aruka collected all the homework a blonde ninja burst through the door Naruto [ __ ] aruka stammered shocked at the abrupt entrance Naruto froze smiling abashedly ah aruka Sensei what are you doing here the teacher asked hoping the interruption wouldn't take too long Naruto's disposition grew serious Kakashi's seconde teacher just notified me that he started a fight with a classmate during lunch with real canai Naruto looked pointedly at the silver-haired boy Kakashi stood abruptly and slammed his hands on the desk his chair screeching back NE it wouldn't have proved anything if I had used training canai I had to steal them from you this morning and I was going to put them back as soon as I got home he stood and folded his arms it's not like I hurt him anyways I made sure to throw my canai 7 cm away from his head like you told me to do when trying to intimidate an opponent whisper started up all around the classroom I don't care how much control you have you know the rules I was in an important meeting with the Hokage when I was called down here and now you and I have to go speak with your teacher Kakashi packed his books and pencils into his bag with a scowl and walked silently to the front of the classroom sorry for the interruption aruka Sensei Naruto called back as Kakashi walked down the stairs and towards the door Kakashi what have you got to say to aruka sensei Naruto demanded arms crossed Kakashi pushed down his emotions and stealed his face as he bowed low sorry for the interruption Sensei the two left Kakashi walking angrily a few steps in front of his brother he didn't understand why Naruto had gotten so mad at him Kakashi narut called the boy ignored him he jogged a few steps grabbing the boy's shoulder spinning him around Kashi Kakashi glared at him Naruto side and squat to the boy's level Kashi I think it's really great that you stood up for yourself Kakashi raised an eyebrow look just trust me okay the blonde winked his blue eyes sparkling with Mischief I was the number one Troublemaker when I went to the academy so I'm also the best at getting out of trouble a small smirk crept up on Kakashi's hidden face common Naruto stood and began walking we've got to go speak with oan Kakashi turned and followed trotting behind his big brother until they reached his classroom Oda San Naruto started after knocking on the classroom door and she had come out into the hallway I'm terribly sorry for the trouble Kakashi caused today he's normally not like that Naruto's tone and expression held a sad disappointment Kakashi made sure to keep his head down he didn't want to ruin whatever his brother's plan was the woman gave a sympathetic smile I'm sure he's had a rough time starting school and being the youngest in class class write Kakashi Kakashi stared at his feet and fidgeted uneasily Kakashi answer your teacher when she asks you something Naro scolded yes ma'am Kakashi mumbled however the woman continued starting fights is not allowed in the academy especially using Kai someone could have gotten hurt but I made sure Kakashi rebutted he wouldn't be accused of being Reckless no he had planned and calculated several times Oda Sensei I'll make sure Kakashi learns his lesson don't you worry about punishing him what I've got planned for him will be much more effective than detention Naro cut in Kakashi glanced between his teacher and brother good toshiko nodded we've only been in school for 5 weeks so I hope we won't have an issue like this again Kakashi Kon now I've got to get back to my class if you'll excuse me the teacher turned and retreated into her classroom yes narut cheered holding his hand up for a high five we did it Kashi Kakashi smiled and high-fived his brother just make sure the next time you have to fight someone you don't get caught okay that's your newest Shinobi rule to live by Kakashi laughed and nodded Hi Nissan now hurry back to class kiddo the blonde urged ruffling the boy's hair Kakashi yawned standing just barely in the middle of one of kah's training fields the morning was young and darkness still encompassed them the ground was wet with Dew and the plentiful Greenery was Motionless in the absent Breeze Naruto had brought Kakashi out early before school to train as he had many times in the months since beginning the academy Nar had explained that it was never too early to begin training it would help him come graduation ready Nar asked after briefly stretching his limbs Kakashi groggily nodded shifting into a lazy fighting St an cage bushing Naruto called preforming the seals three identical clones popped into existence they all ran at Kakashi throwing punches and kicks Kakashi fended them off dutifully attempting to push past his tiredness and focus on the task he blocked a kick aimed at his head and Whirled around to stop a punch but received another in his side then face as his Focus dropped Focus Kakashi don't let your guard drop even when you're hit one of the Clones and instructed Kakashi jumped out of the way of an oncoming hit jumping from foot to foot to weave around his four opponents the Clones kept at him pushing him farther away from their starting point as he defended against them as much as his tired body would allow he managed to block the kicks and punches aimed at him until his back bumped into a thick tree trunk an unforgiving punch caught him off guard in the gut and he doubled over as the air inside of him was forced out come on the Naruto in the back yelled pushing the Clones out of the way they disappeared with a pop narut grabbed Kakashi's arm and pulled him upright Kakashi glared up at him still clutching his gut what's wrong with you today the blonde demanded his face was hard and Relentless the blonde's blue eyes pierced into Kakashi's Kakashi only ever saw that sort of expression on his brother during training at first it had surprised him but he had grown used to it after the first couple weeks of training it's hardly a fair fight Kakashi rebutted holding his angry glare it's four against one I'm only 4 years old and you weren't even holding back Nar laughed short and amused not holding back a blue ball of whirling wind formed in nark hand and struck above Kakashi's head before the boy could blink the leaves and branches shifted in the artificial wind Kakashi shielded himself and leaned away from the blast looking back towards the trunk of the tree in Surprise once the force had died down the dentist missing bark in the tree trunk was nearly 3 in deep and wider than his head you would die in an instant if I didn't hold back Kakashi Kakashi looked away embarrassed at himself for underestimating his brother and being so arrogant it still wasn't fair he muttered tell me Kakashi if I were a group of enemy ninja would I care if you were small and weak no because my job would to kill you and would be easier because of it Nar continued his tone soft softening as he went on I will train you as I would any other Academy student based on your skill level and not your age Hi Nissan Kakashi resigned why don't you do your chakra exercises for now Naruto suggested taking a seat at the base of one of the trees Kakashi wordlessly turned toward one of the undamaged trees and focused his chakra to his feet he took several steps up it and jumped off Landing feet first on the Solid Ground Nissan he start started standing up again why are you always so serious when we train I won't be in actual combat for a while still Kakashi frowned in thought adjusting his mask is it because that night when those ninja attacked us and took me is that what you're worried about he glanced up waiting for his brother's answer Naruto sighed and was silent for several moments if you want to ask questions about that then you'd better be standing on the side of a tree Kakashi sighed and dismissed the issue from his mind until later he knew and of course Naruto knew that he wasn't quite skilled enough with chakra to stand on the tree and talk he was still trying to focus on staying up there let alone splitting his attention Naruto awoke late on a Brisk Saturday morning to birds chirping the commotion of villager threw his thin window pane as they went about their business around town and the warm early spring sunrays that lit up his room he was quite surprised Kakashi hadn't woken him up already and asked to go training he sat up rubbing the sleep from his hazy blue eyes and stretched his stiff limbs he wandered into the bathroom to relieve himself and take a quick morning shower to wake him before shuffling his way to the kitchen Kashi Nar called glancing at Kakashi's school books which had been left untouched since the previous night he opened the cupboard and began boiling water for tea and a morning bowl of ramen he chased away the nagging voice in his head that was telling him to check on Kakashi in his room he was sure that Kakashi's little body just needed some extra rest he had of course been training and studying non-stop since entering the academy Naruto took his Ramen and tea to the table and sat down after it had finished cooking but his worry preoccupied him instead of eating he twirled his Chopstick around in the ramen mindlessly shifting his glance from Kakashi's books to his room to the window in front of him giving him a view of the rooftops of the city aent ually he stood and padded down the hallway to Kakashi's room and crept open the door Kakashi narut yelled eyes wide with panic and his heart dropping to his stomach inside the small room filled sparsely with furniture and the essentials to ninja training Kakashi's bed lay empty with the sheets thrown aside in a Twisted mess narut didn't care about his own well-being at that moment he didn't stop to think about the effects of his new Thunder God technique a technique that was still in the trial and error more so error phas even after 3 months of training with clones before he knew it he was preforming hand signs and had appeared in saker's living room doubled over he realized that in his frantic haste he had missed one hand sign he hoped he hadn't left behind an organ Sakura his strangled voice called out he coughed up a mouthful of blood into his hand and reached for the nearest support saker's living room couch to help him stay on his feet Saker wanded out of her bedroom a puzzled look on her face carrying a pile of dirty clothes that she had been about to wash the instant she recognized her teammate doubled over the pile fell to the floor and she rushed to nark side narut she exclaimed in horror grabbing onto him arm to help give him support what the hell happened to you never mind me narut grounded out standing up as straight as he could and pushing away the kunoichi his face contorted in pain and his teeth ground get to keep in a pain-filled yell HEK gone he finally replied after he could swallow down his choked tears of pain and worry I woke up this morning and he I couldn't find him anywhere the pink-haired kunoichi's face dropped Kakashi narut shook his head and stumbled towards the door I have to go find him he opened the door and started running down the street jumping from rooftop to Rooftop and checking down each Alleyway Sakura barely able to take in the situation pulled on her sandals in a heartbeat and followed her blonde friend out the door racing as fast as she could to the hokage's tower to alert tady of the situation and recruit more help searching she hadn't even bothered to shut the door in her haste out it was a beautiful Saturday morning oruka thought as he stroe through konaha streets he loved Saturdays like this the wind was a bit chilly leftover from winter but the streets weren't terribly crowded not to mention he didn't have to worry about any of his students it was one of his rare days to himself without other duties and he had decided to brush up on some old skills from before his teaching days he was Rusty to say the least he begrudgingly had to stop training a few hours earlier than he had hoped due to exhaustion it was about an hour until noon as he rounded up his gear and started back on the path to konaha a nice hot shower and a steaming bowl of the leftover tempura dber he had prepared the previous night awaited him at home the thought alone quickened his step he spotted a familiar silver hair student friend that pulled him away from his musings and into slightly different ones he had been teaching his old friend for several months now but each day that Kakashi came to school aruka still could not comprehend that it was the same Kakashi that he had always known grown up with and looked up to Kakashi [ __ ] aruka called with the warm smile of a teacher and Mentor waving his student down Kakashi glanced over with piercing eyes heavier than aruka had seen in him since their childhood they unnerved him like they had 30 and some years ago they were very much the opposite of Kakashi's carefree and happy if determined eyes that aruka had seen in Kakashi only the day before Kakashi sighed deeply stopping in front of the older man and looking up at his with an annoyed expression of impatience what are you up to today baruka asked trying to shake off the shivers down his spine looking into those gray hallow eyes I'm training the boy replied bluntly staring down the brunette his impatience was clearly evident through the way he crossed his arms and continually shifted his weight from foot to foot or how he glanced longingly towards the wide open training Fields aruka smiled and scratched his head laughing I just finished training though I'm ashamed to say I could use some more work where's your brother I figured you'd be training with him I thought you enjoyed how much he pushed you Kakashi gave the teach a questioning look what are you talking about you know I don't have a brother the boy shook his silver head of hair at the wasted time and started past aruka aruka frowned something he felt wasn't quite right he spun around and tugged on the young boy shoulder wait Kakashi [ __ ] Kakashi spun around frustrated at the delay when he could be training and slapped ruka's hand away I don't have time for your silly games today aruka he snapped shocking them both Kakashi's eyes grew wide and the harsh seriousness from before disappeared from his demeanor he fell back a step watching the older man's shocked and hurt expression s Sensei he muttered softly it took a moment for aruka to collect himself enough to think clearly Kakashi [ __ ] are you all right he asked gently Kakashi glanced around slowly examining his surrounding with a slight frown I he started still trying to work things out in his head he tried shaking away his confusion to no avail I don't know what I'm doing here baruka pursed his lips in worry ushering the boy back towards town by the shoulders common Kakashi Kon let's get you home I'm sure Naruto is looking for you Kakashi nodded and let his teacher walk him home when they arrived the silver-haired boy led the way inside he looked around the open kitchen and living room finding only a lukewarm instant Ramen on the table and a cold cup of tea aruka shut the door and took of his shoes before following his student in finding it quite strange that Naruto of all people had left his precious Ramen he must be really worried and left to look for Kakashi aruka thought he decided to clean up the leftover food and wait with Kakashi until narut eventually returned Naruto n Kakashi called running from the kitchen down the hallway to Naruto's bedroom doorway and then his own peering inside both carefully he shuffled back to the kitchen and sat down quietly at the table HEK not here he's probably out looking for me Kakashi mumbled to his Sensei he felt guilty for worrying his brother even if it was unintentional and he hadn't realized he was doing it he didn't know what was wrong with him what he had thought earlier was so different to how life actually was it wasn't normal and he wondered as to the cause of it don't worry about it Kakashi Kon it's not your fault ARA's warm hand on his shoulder was comforting and Kakashi allowed himself to smile behind his mask no sooner had Kakashi wished for his brother to hurry home a certain blonde ninja came through the front door followed by a pink-haired kunoichi narut froze in the doorway causing his teammate to bump into him from behind oomph Naruto you idiot don't stop in the middle of the doorway so suddenly she berated with fake anger narut could not force himself to move standing there and looking at his Sensei no he was more than a Sensei now he cared for the boy as much as if he were his own younger brother Kakashi looked up at the door upon hearing the commotion Nissan he exclaimed jumping off his chair and barreling into his older brother Naruto kneeled down and hugged his silver-haired charge with the worry that had built up inside of him trying not to show just how worried and hurt he was Kakashi where were you he asked after several moment finally releasing the boy and staring into his young gray eyes Kakashi looked away fiddling with a button on his shirt I don't baruka Sensei found me near the training grounds I'm sorry Nissan I was so worried about you Naruto hugged Kakashi again with as much Vigor as the first Sakura smiled with relief from the doorway I'll go alert tady Sama and stopped the searches she said before running off and out of the building are you all right Naruto asked holding Kakashi out at arms length and looking him over for injuries and finding none Kakashi nodded Naro smiled and slowly moved over to take a seat at the table with his Academy teacher Kakashi why did you leave this morning without at least telling me Nar asked looking into Kakashi's eyes Kakashi looked away I didn't mean to Nissan he trailed off you're not in trouble I just want to know why Nar coaxed in Kakashi's hair Kakashi shifted his weight uneasily this morning I woke up and remembered there was no school today I don't I really remember leaving but just wanting to train it seemed like nothing else was as important as me being out on the field training to get stronger to prove myself Kakashi paused and sat in the empty seat next to Naruto he avoided looking at aruka who sat directly in front of him and instead studied the grain of the table I felt dot sad deep down I don't know exactly why there was this pain deep down inside me but when I try to remember it my mind goes blank I didn't remember having a brother Kakashi sheepishly glanced at narut and continued his story when the blond's face remained the same and I thought Kakashi shook his head wondering how he could have made such a mistake that aruka Sensei was one of my classmates I remember talking with him at school we were studying together really he was asking me for help on the homework but today I was determined to train as much as I could and didn't have time for talking it made me angry when aruka Sensei tried to stop me then everything just came back to me I don't understand it is it some mind controlling Jutsu I don't think so Naro spoke up quickly I don't know who would want to mind control an Academy student baruka comforted with a smile he hadn't been told much about Kakashi's situation only what was needed for him to teach Kakashi what Kakashi described though it fit exactly how he remembered Kakashi used to act when they were growing up together it rekindled many memories from his childhood it made him curious as to what exactly the effect of the Jutsu on Kakashi were and he made note to ask narut about it later I'm sure it was just a dream you must have been sleepwalking kiddo Nar forced out a laugh only aruka and himself noticed how fake it sounded I think I should be going now that youve returned Naruto [ __ ] baruka stood I've had a full morning of excitement and a warm meal and shower await me at home baruka showed himself to the door reminding Kakashi of his homework to which Kakashi replied that it had already been finished meanwhile Nar stood slowly and made his way to the couch staggering slightly NE are you okay Kakashi asked after his teacher had left noticing his brother's limp he followed the blonde to the couch curiously y I'm fine Naruto reassured with a smile just sprained my ankle when I was looking for you it's really no big deal Sakura will be back to heal it soon HEI smiled knowing Kakashi wasn't able to see through his mask Kakashi eyed his brother carefully okay he said sitting on the very edge of the couch beside Naruto I'll make lunch first then he suggested bouncing up to his feet Naruto smiled and nodded and Kakashi left to the kchen to prepare a meal it wasn't long before Sakura returned first glancing at Kakashi and then making her way to Naruto on the couch the blonde lay stretched out over the length of the god- awul orange sofa one hand clenching the fabric over his midsection and the other hung carelessly over his face Sakura knelt down next to him are you okay Naruto she glanced towards the kitchen making sure Kakashi couldn't see them over the countertops fix me Naruto groaned in a rough whisper not moving an inch Sakura pursed her lips and removed Naruto's hand from over his stomach what stupid thing did you do that caoi couldn't even heal you Naruto she berated him with a harsh whisper her hands began glowing and hovered over Naruto's midsection your spleen she started her expression one of Amazement it's ripped to shreds what the hell did you do Naruto her furious expression was opposite the careful Healing Touch in her glowing hand it's a new Jutsu narut answered wincing as his spleen was knit back together if the caoi weren't here to save your life you would have fell over in my living room and died Naruto died Sakura nearly broke her whisper and looked towards the kitchen cusing to listen to Kakashi rumage through the cabinets I know I know Naruto replied he finally moved his arm and looked at her it was my dad's Jutsu the Thunder God technique he paused watching her surprised and curious expression I've been practicing it for several months but I just can't figure it out yet I always managed to disfigure myself somehow this time worked better than any of the other times have tried though he mused reaching towards the coffee table for a pen and paper lay still Sakura snapped you see narut continued as if not hearing his pink-haired teammate this time I was in such a rush that I forgot one hand signal sure it tore up my insides but it wasn't nearly as bad as I had anticipated maybe if I slightly modified the hand seal Naruto mused scribbling his ideas down on the scrap of paper I would hate to see what it looks like when you remembered the seal Sakura winced it's sure not pretty Nar smiled my clones complain every time we practice yay I'm sure she grimaced knowing that Naruto experienced mentally everything his clones did if only without the physical repercussions she pulled her hands back and let the glow fade away all better I'm going to go help Kakashi with lunch now yay okay narut nodded furiously scribbling on the paper quickly filling it up she stood and made her way into the kitchen leaving Naruto to his brainstorming hey Sakura he called after her only a moment later standing and following her into the kitchen do you mind hanging out with Kakashi today I've got to uh do some errands he supplemented waving his sheet of scribbles when she looked at him questioningly she nodded yay sure me and Kakashi can hang out right she elbowed him playfully Kakashi smiled beneath his mask and nodded but I have to get some studying done today Sakura smiled at Kakashi's determination thanks I'll see you later then stay out of trouble Kashi he yelled back already rushing out the door soon after lunch Kakashi pulled out his books the ones he had borrowed from the library not his school books since he had already finished his work and set to studying at the table the past few days studying had been difficult for him however he constantly pondered why Naro acted so much more intense and unforgiving during training than normal he knew his brother enough to know that something was up it wasn't in his brother's personality to naturally be that way even if Nar was trying to push him in addition to that Nar had seemed extra worried about him granted anyone would be worried but he though Naruto had freaked out what's wrong with narut he asked suddenly disrupting the silence Sakura paused from doing the dishes wondering if Kakashi had heard her and Naruto talking while she was healing him what do you mean she asked playing it off I mean the silver hair boy started looking up in thought and fidgeting with the top of his mask during training he's always so he pushes me really hard I mean it's good because it'll make me a stronger ninja but I don't understand why maybe because he wants you to be safe she suggested knowing how much Naruto worried for their young Sensei he won't always be there to protect you you know but Naruto ni is a really strong ninja Kakashi rebutted stronger than I even know he showed me some kind of win technique the other day during training it was really incredible Sakura smiled no which Jutsu Kakashi was talking about he is strong but there is always someone who is stronger than you ninja are always learning and creating new Jutsu so you can never truly say that you are the strongest or the best ninja it's simply impossible she glanced up at her former Sensei to judge his expression his mind working intensely to figure out some unknown thought as he mindlessly twirled his pen Kakashi read over several sentence from his strategy book and scribbled down a note though ninja the ones that attacked me and Nar they're the ones that are stronger than Naro Sakura hummed wondering how to answer Kakashi's question yes she spoke slowly after a moment of thought Kakashi frowned and made scribbles on his paper are they after me he asked carefully I don't remember what they did do but they took me last time are they going to come back is that why Naruto ni was so worried today Sakura dried her hands and leaned against the counter she nodded slowly yes that's one of the reasons Naruto pushes you to become as strong as you can and why he trains every day to get better Kakashi nodded slowly and continued reading Sakura walked over to her former Sensei wondering at how backwards life had become Nar and I will do all we can to protect you Kakashi we would die before we let them take you again Kakashi looked up to her studying her with eyes that seemed nearly too knowing for his age I know Sakura but last time all you can do wasn't enough his words hung heavy in the air with truth and struck Sakura painfully though she wouldn't show it I need to get stronger too Kakashi continued turning back to his book I won't be so weak that you a KNE have to die for me Naruto staggered through the door covered in sweat and dirt his mind and body were both thoroughly exhausted from a day of intensive training he shuffled through the house to his room with barely enough energy left to lift his feet off of the floor he set his load of books and Scrolls on the table next to his bed and collapsed onto his bed a heavy sigh escaped his lips tired but satisfied with his progress with his Thunder God Jutsu he had been experimenting with the revised hand sign he had happened upon earlier that day when Kakashi had disappeared he had run into some major failures of course such as clones accidentally leaving behind a heart or its intestines even the entire lower half of his body none of the memories had been too Pleasant once the Clone had popped out of existence but that one had been the worst of all he shuttered just thinking about it each of them was an accomplishment in a way though it was a trial and error learning process it's not to say that all his efforts had turned out badly though he had managed to complete the Jutsu with only minor injuries that caoi had been capable of healing it had been his main accomplishment and breakthrough for the day and filled him with a wave of encouragement it was with this thought that his body forced him to finally fall asleep from exhaustion soft snores escaping him Kakashi quietly slipped out of his bed having been woken up by the closing of the front door and someone walking through the house he opened his door and peered down the hall into the living room finding nothing he crossed the hall to nut's room the sound of his feet patting against the floor loud to his own ears he found his brother scrawled out on the bed still wearing his filthy nin gear and clothes Sakura had left him some time ago as she had been called to the hospital for an emergency and Kakashi had been left by himself wondering just where his brother had gone off to by his brother's dirty appearance and exhaustion Kakashi inferred that Naruto had been training all day he started to retread to his own room when the books on Naruto's bedside table caught his attention the books had not been there before the blonde had come home and he was curious what exactly his brother had been trained so hard for and why he had left so suddenly earlier that day his features shifted of their own accord into a curious frown and tiptoed across the room to the side of Naruto's bed he gingerly lifted the scroll on top and Naruto snored loudly mumbling incoherently and shifting Kakashi froze eyes darting to carefully watch his brother to see if he would wake after several moments he turned back to the scroll examining the writing on the outside a seal he had never seen locked its contents from his crying eyes he set the scroll aside and examined the stack of books the first one read theories of atomic structure pertaining to Healing techniques there was only one bookmark sticking out from its many pages Kakashi wondered what his brother would be doing with such a book it seemed like something Sakura would be more likely to read not Naruto he flipped the cover open to the bookmark page which had been filled completely in the margins with barely legible scribbles Naruto had circled a small paragraph only a few short sentences long from which all the notes came transferring techniques Kakashi whispered under his breath his eyes dropped from the section's title to a couple lines which had been underscored many times the only advancement in transferring organs came from the yandi Hokage who theorized that by connecting healing Jutsu to long range summoning techniques one could transport organs or entire bodies over large distances for medical help his theor include the use of seals no other data could be found Kakashi's thoughts were spinning as he read he shut the book quietly and moved on to the next the second book was titled yandi Hokage he passed over that book in favor of the third a book of forbidden Jutsu the corner of one page was folded down and he quickly turned to it becoming more and more curious as he wondered what exactly his brother was doing with all this information and how he had acquired a book of forbidden techniques he scanned the tag paged until he stopped with wide eyes on the Jutsu he knew his brother was learning the flying Thunder God technique Kakashi Naruto's Stern voice startled him from his stuper causing him to Flinch he berated his ninja skills for not paying attention to his surroundings the silver-haired boy looked towards his brother who had woken up and was staring at him with a frown and intense blue eyes the blonde quickly took the books from Kakashi's grasp standing and walking across the room you should be in bed the blonde placed the books inside a drawer in his dresser and placed a seal to lock them in place a are you really trying to learn the yami's technique Kakashi asked speculatively he in his thirdy year class had learned all about the yandi The Village's hero and his techniques which had caused enemy ninja to flee with their tails between their legs upon sight of the fourth Hokage common Naruto's feet dragged sleepily across the floor and his eyes were heavy lited as he ushered Kakashi back to his room no one but the yandi can preform that Jutsu the third forbid is because it was so complex and dangerous to the user Kakashi continued unperturbed by his brother being so tired and trying to get him back to bed Kakashi crawled into his bed allowing the blonde to pull the covers up over him and tuck in the sides no one else has ever done it before besides this is top secret Kashi Naruto buted in he looked over his former sensei's Young innocent and curious features trying to picture the same emotions playing out on the face of the Kakashi he once knew but finding it strangely difficult and taxing Kakashi grew silent nodding once slowly Naruto half smiled and stared at the boy for several moments longer however young he knew that Kakashi understood the importance of secrecy as a ninja it didn't worry him too terribly he knew the silver-haired boy wouldn't let out his trump card for fighting the time ninja he ruffled Kakashi 's silver hair once before shuffling towards the door Nissan Kakashi called just before Naro could close the door to his room the blonde paused and looked back at his little charge can you really do it the Thunder God technique Naruto couldn't help but smile a little he raised a single finger to his lips and winked good night Kashi Kakashi's mind was whirling as his brother shut the door and went back to bed he could hardly believe that his brother his own brother could preform the Y's most feared and difficult technique his previous idea of his brother's strength was washed down the drain if his brother was truly that strong he was sure that Naruto would be able to defeat the time ninja even so he was determined not to be so dependent and fight for himself several hours had passed before his busy mind allowed him to fall back asleep hey Granny Nar greeted as he stepped into the hokage's office ah Naro how's your training going she asked as she continued to signing and reading the file she had before her biting back a comment about her age and resisting the urge to throw the tall morning stack of papers at the younger blond a not too bad he drawled coming to a stop near the door sunade looked up to him wondering why he didn't come fully into the room in an instant the younger blonde threw a canai directly at her she gasped white-eyed when the blonde disappeared and reappeared only a few feet in front of desk before she could even realize it Naruto's eyes met hers a wide range of emotions playing out on his face first was a grin but it quickly turned to a shocked Grimace as he gasped stepping forward but unable to hold his own weight leaved heavily on the desk blood pulled in his mouth and dripped slowly down his chin from each corner of his mouth sunade stood up abruptly knocking over her chair Naruto she yelled nearly falling over the table to reach out to him Naruto coughed splattering blood onto the desk and the papers covering its surface a cloud of smoke engulfed him and he popped out of existence it still needs a bit of work Naruto frowned sunade spun on her heel to the blond's voice she found Naruto easily lounging in the window sill staring painfully Without Really seeing the spot where his clone had been as the memory of the injury washed over him sunade sighed heavily clutching her beating chest pulling her her chair upright she fell into it heavily God Naruto don't scare me like that she bered trying to calm herself in her worry she glanced up to the young man who had not moved and was still staring into space although she was sure his brain was turning furiously well I'm glad you're at least making progress hn yeah narut agreed stuffing his hands into his pockets and walking in front of her desk slowly but surely sorry about your desk he offered noticing the splotches of blood she waved his apology away noting his fading disposition due to the clone's painful end unfortunately she started digging through one of her mounds of paper and pulling out one particular folder she held it out to him I'll have to distract you from your studies for a while a mission he uttered slowly taking the offered folder an srank Mission but you'll be able to handle it I'm sending Shikamaru with you it's an INF ation and information gathering assignment but a good chance of a fight I'd guess it'll take a good week or two to complete Naruto looked up sharply Kakashi's graduation is next week sunade grimaced leaning back in her chair I know you've been on leave for a while though and I really needed to give you this Mission I've got my hands tied behind my back with the elders I trust you to protect Shikamaru konaha can't loose a strategist like him Naro sighed heavily I guess I'll go break the news to Kakashi then sunade nodded you leave in the morning Kakashi stood in a line of his third-year peers he was next up glancing sideways he noticed that he wasn't the only one nervous students fidgeted from foot to foot fiddling with buttons and practicing hand seals they had all taken the written exam the previous day and passed those who hadn't there were only two were forced to retake the year now they only had to pass the Jutsu portion of the exam before they were all promoted from M Academy students to jenin of konaha he turned back to looking at the door behind which one student was displaying his skills for a panel of three judges he was ready he knew that he was although he wished that his brother hadn't had to leave on a mission and miss several days of training he had trained with Naruto on far more difficult exercises than these Academy level Jutsu but being tested worried him he had never before been graded on his skills and that alone made him nervous the door to the testing room suddenly opened in the dead silent room the girl that had been inside walked out slowly looking just as nervous as when she had entered shooting glances towards all of the kids looking at her before leaving to go home hataki Kakashi one of the instructors called Kakashi stealed his nerves unwilling to show his weakness to these teachers who were grating him and entered the room with his head held high he shut the door after himself and made his way to the center of the room his cool gray eyes studied the panel of Judge two of whom he did not know but had seen around the academy we will grade you know differently than any of the other students simply because of your age one of the instructors who sat on the far left spoke suddenly in monotone without glancing up at the boy as he scribbled something down aruka smiled at him do your best Kakashi [ __ ] first we would like to see the shadow clone technique the first Ninja spoke again he had yet to glance up Kakashi nodded once in acknowledgement Shadow clone technique he spoke forming his hand into the required seals as he had practiced countless number of times in the past few months aruka stood at the front of the class going on and on about how proud he was of them all for passing the Jutsu exam the previous day and how he expected them all to serve konaha well and live up to their new rank jennin a hint of a smile grew on Kakashi's lips as he looked around to his third-year classmates all wearing brand new Kates he had graduated Kakashi wiggled in his seat a feudal attempt to keep his excitement and curiosity in check hakei Kakashi the silver-haired boy snapped his eyes to his teacher pulling himself away from his musings pay attention the brunette chunin snapped continuing on in his speech unfortunately our graduating class has an odd number of students to fit perfectly into three-man teams therefore you will be on a team by yourself Kakashi Kon Kakashi frowned pondering the implications of his lack of teammates Sensei Kakashi started tuning out the class's loud Whispering I thought Jen and were put into teams of three so that they will develop teamwork and use each member's skills to the fullest why am I the one who has to go without a team that's true however because of your age the Hokage has decided that you will be given a team in a few years to lessen the age Gap aruka explained evenly with a sigh somehow he knew this would happen Kakashi fumed inwardly trying to hide his emotions behind his mask as any decent ninja should be able to his attempts were feudal there was only one thing that really truly angered him and that was when people judged his skills based off of his age the entire year he had been coddled and treated like a 5-year-old not like a third-year student in the academy but Sensei I'm just as capable Kakashi yelled standing up embracing himself against his desk it's out of my hands Kakashi aruka interrupted sternly staring down the boy he didn't much like being yelled at and talked back to by one of his own students now sit down Kakashi growled inwardly the class was silent probably silent enough to have hear him and was intensely watching the staring battle between Kakashi and aruka who's my Sensei do I even get a Sensei maybe I'm too young to be taught at a Jenine level huh he spat folding his arms over his chest as he continued to stare down his teacher aruka rubbed the bridge of his nose warding off the beginnings of a headache you obviously are too young to handle some things Kakashi now that you are a genin I could report this immaturity of yours as subordination he waited a few tense moments letting his words sink into Kakashi's thick skull the Hokage hasn't yet decided who will be your Sensei this is [ __ ] Kakashi yelled descending the stars of the classroom towards the door with a simmering anger the class and aruka were silent at the vulgar words that came out of such a young mouth and the usually quiet boy Outburst anyways I'll read off the genen and teens now aruka resumed as Kakashi left the room to aimlessly walk the streets of konaha until finally deciding to vent his anger through training it was well after dark when Kakashi finally allowed himself to stop training falling into an un ninjal likee Heap at the bottom of a large tree to catch his breath he had worked away his anger though part of him still felt slighted he had come to realize that he would get a different sort of missions than other jenin teams his missions would most likely not be centered around open combat but infiltration information gathering and diplomatic missions it would give him time to get stronger and give him experience in an area that the Jen and teams wouldn't for quite some time he would just have to work on his teamwork later he rested his head back against the tree with a soft thump and glazed lazily through the shifting leaves overhead in the darkness he hardly noticed the change in light when his eyes slid shut slowly and his worn out body fell asleep the ambo dropped to the grassy field of the training ground the sound of his Landing sounding more like the slight breeze that had been blowing that night his white porcelain mask blowing like a second moon in the darkness his Keen eyes shifted to a small boy his charge resting nearby with a messy tuft of silver he approached the boy lightly the kid Kakashi had fallen asleep an hour or two ago and he had decided that the boy wasn't going to wake up again that night once standing over Kakashi he looked over the boy he had been told of Kakashi's condition it had come as something of a shock to him he had heard of the famed copycat ninja haki Kakashi who had once been one of the most elite Inc capable ninja in U now Kakashi lay sleeping his mouth hung open slightly sucking in small breaths of air which caused his small chest to rise up and down a messy head of hair that for one looked nearly the same the childish and innocent features of a child who had never taken a life and two perfectly gray eyes the amboo slid his arms under Kakashi careful not to wake him and held him close against his chest a soft chuckle escaped him he really couldn't see the kid being one of the most elite and deadly of kah's Elite Squad shaking his head at the notion he made his way unseen back into the village into the uzumaki's apartment Kakashi woke blur eyed and Confused to his own room the next morning his ninja clothes and gear were still on and smelled disgustingly like sweat and dirt he rolled out of bed forcing his sore muscles into submission and walked into the living room Naruto ni he called wondering if his brother had returned from his mission found him and brought him home the bedroom living room and kitchen were quiet and empty the only sound being the pattering of his own feet and his own breath haki San a voice spoke unexpectedly Kakashi spun around to the voice that sounded behind him and stopped short in front of him in his own living room crouched one of konah hasano the hokage's elite ninja his mouth gaped open in awe and his eyes Shone as he stared at theu silent fluid movements and ghost white mask as if he were a civilian child entering a candy shop hi he managed to Hokage Sama wishes to see you please make your way to the Hokage Tower Kakashi nodded not trusting his voice and wondering if he had been assigned a team after his Outburst in class the previous day the ambo disappeared in an instant before he could even think to Blink he ran into the bathroom already pulling off his gear he had to be descent to meet the Hokage of the village of leaf and get on her good side he was of course going to be one of her best ninja once he was a little older he would prove himself to the Hokage and to everyone else who doubted him because of his age how was your mission sunade asked lightly sipping at the tea her assistant had brought her Naruto laughed I thought you said it was an srank seemed more like a c rank to me I mean really granny when are you going to give me something challenging Ma you would say something like that Naruto Shikamaru grumbled playing with the cigarette in his mouth and itching to light it so Troublesome sunade smiled a well we'll see I'll expect your report by tomorrow morning yay yay the blonde waved her off rolling his eyes I got to go Granny G to try and catch Kakashi before he leaves to meet his team I'm assuming he passed easily I mean how could he not since I trained him the blonde rambled animatedly Shikamaru nodded following Naruto to the door actually the Hokage interrupted suddenly shifting through her papers she pulled one out finally and scanned over it for several moments I would like both of you to take on a Jenine team this year W Naruto's smile faded as he stared questioningly at the Hokage Shikamaru sighed rubbing his temples you're one day late to meet your teams but in this case I really don't think that will matter too much this is too Troublesome me a Jen and Sensei are you going scile old lady he dodged a book that was thrown at his head as he spoke I don't know if I can handle molding a team I mean Kakashi Sensei beat us over the head with teamwork all the time and look at us now that was a peculiar situation Naruto I'm sure you won't have any difficulties like that Shikamaru your team will be waiting for you to test them tomorrow morning at 10: on training ground 3 hi hi he voiced nodding his head once and waving over his shoulder as he left what about me uto urged crossing the room to stand in front of sunade once again a knock sounded at the door cutting her short ah that would be your team now she smiled folding her hands on the desk in front of her come in narut turned around as the door opened and a small boy stepped in slowly Kakashi narut questioned looking to sunade with an unbelieving and questioning glance sunade merely nodded in response looking back to the boy Nar o KN Kakashi exclaimed as evenly as he could upon seeing his blond-haired brother standing in the center of the hokage's office his brother's clothes were dirty and traveled in he could even smell the forest on him from a few feet away he imagined that his brother had just returned from his mission welcome back he smiled behind his mask something Naro could pick out only after several months of living with the boy Naro smiled glad to see his kid Sensei once again in noticing the shiny new his on the boy's forehead you passed good job Kashi I'm proud of you he smiled and congratulated Kakashi beamed and he walked to the center of the room with his brother glad to have done something to make Naro proud of him and Naro ruffled the mop of hair on his head after a moment he remembered where he was and bowed low to sunade you called for me hok Sama the blonde woman smiled softening her features as she spoke well I'm glad Naruto hasn't corrupted you with his disrespect ful manners yet it was still strange for her to see the Jun and Kakashi that she was used to ordering around always late in Reading adult novels in the body of a child with a young Ninja's attitude I must apologize for not having a team or Sensei for you yesterday it's my understanding that you got quite upset in front of the class Kakashi blushed furiously and was glad for his mosque's protection his feet shifted nervously but he kept his eyes fixed on the old lady even as he felt Naruto's Gaze on him anyways I've chosen a Sensei for you she said motioning to Naruto H he questioned wide-eyed and looking up to his brother Naruto grinned and scratched the back of his head how about that Kashi Kakashi was silent for several moments looking from his brother to the Hokage and back finally he spoke closing his eyes and Crossing his arms over his chest okay you can be my Sensei because you're pretty much the strongest ninja I know after you of course hok Sama he began narut smiled at Kakashi's statement and the boy accepting him as a Sensei it was just like Kakashi the blonde thought to himself however the boy continued looking at his brother seriously now young gray eyes met older blue ones I have two conditions one during training in Mission you can't call me kosi orchan only Kakashi this is to reinforce my second condition that during training in missions you can't base your decisions off of me being your brother but a qualified jenin of konaha who has earned his right to join kah's ranks Naro stammered pretending to look hurt but Kashi Chan the blonde wh you are my little brother and I have to take care you Naro grabbed the seriousl looking young boy and squeezed him in a too tight affectionate hug Naro smiled as Kakashi protested and tried to wiggle free really n Kakashi shouted over nutk cing and continued to push against his brother's chest and extricate himself from the blond's grasp you too sunade muttered with a warm smile at the boy's Antics Naro finally let go of Kakashi who made a show of straightening his clothes and gear I accept your offer Kakashi Naruto started seriously I would be honored to teach a hakei he held his hand out in offering Kakashi smiled up at his brother and grabbed the blond's hand shaking it resolutely okay we'll go get our first mission tomorrow today we will start with a bowl of ramen to celebrate my return home and get right to training Nar cheered humping a fist into the air and marching animatedly out of the office Kakashi's smile grew and he bowed quickly to sunade muttering A hurried Hokage Sama and followed his brother half jogging to catch up I'm interested to see what will happen with you too Uzumaki she muttered to herself standing and walking to one of the windows lining her office to look out over her Village Kakashi plopped down at the kitchen table with heavy eyes as Naruto bustled about the kitchen fixing a quick breakfast a small pug with short tan fur and a dark wrinkly mug trotted after Kakashi and folded up underneath his feet closing his eyes and going back to sleep good morning Kashi Naruto greeted cheerily as he set breakfast on the table for Kakashi and continued to the kitchen cleaning in a frenzy hn Kakashi grunted slowly starting to eat the offered meal Naruto paused to watch his little brother Kakashi had never really been a morning person the sight of Kakashi in the mornings amused him he walked to the young ninja and ruffled his silver tuft of hair I've got a meeting at the Hokage Tower again today Kashi Naro announced as he hurried back to the kitchen to clean the last of the morning dishes Kakashi hummed in acknowledgement at his brother go with pacun to the mission's office after breakfast hi when you're done with that you can go to the academy for sparring aruka sensei's class should be sparring today I'm sure he won't mind much the blonde continued shouldering his junen vest and strapping on his sandals no NE Kakashi spun in his chair with a scowl on his young features and lips pulled tight in anger I hate sparring at the Academy he whed it's not even a challenge for me besides of already graduated why do I have to keep going back Naro had to keep from smiling at Kakashi's unhappy face he loved being able to see Kakashi's expressions in the morning before they were covered by that blue mask of his Naruto Shrugged because you need practice working with a team and sparring different people than just me I'll spar with my pack then me and pacun against the whole pack Kakashi suggested nearly standing in his chair as he pleaded his case you need practice with humans Kakashi sparring with the pack is just fine but you have to fight differently against animals than humans you're going to the academy and that's final Naruto concluded walking to his charge and kissing the top of his head do your best Kashi I'll see you later today he ruffled the boy's hair one last time before hurrying out the door Kakashi huffed loudly and turned back to his food pacun stretch and jumped to an empty seat and then to the table and sitting in front of Kakashi he makes a good point pup Kakashi shot a scowl in the dog's Direction you're not supposed to take his side pacun I thought you were my nin dog the Pug examined his paw and licked it until he deemed it clean enough I can still think for myself and I agree with Naruto [ __ ] it is good to practice sparring at the Academy until you get your own teammates Kakashi stuck his tongue out at the dog who raised a wrinkly eyebrow pacun shook his head come on hup let's get going before everyone gets around to picking up a mission he jumped off the table and headed to the door Kakashi took his bowl to the sink and followed pakum strapping on his shoes and pulling up his mask before leaving with the dog out of the apartment and through the streets of konaha Kakashi trudged down the dirt path towards the Hokage Tower hands shoved into his pockets villagers smiled and greeted him but he barely cast them a glance in his foul mood he kicked a pebble as he walked which flew and hit pacun rear end who was walking just ahead of Kakashi pacun barked in shock from the offending Pebble watch it pup he growled turning and looking at the Young ninja Kakashi looked pointedly away sorry they continued walking in silence Kakashi sighed finally not only do I have to go to the academy to train but I'll get a stupid Mission because I'm with you why can't Naruto NE take me on a dangerous mission to fight Rogue nin in rock or Rain Country I take offense to that the small dog grumbled Kakashi stood at the end of The Academy training ground watching the students Spar each other while aruka traveled from group to group correcting stances giving advice and intervening when necessary he spent several minutes watching each group as they sparred their clumsy movements and attacks using the few techniques that the academy taught students Kakashi sighed heavily not looking forward to his encounter with his old second-year classmates he walked forward towards the group and stopped just outside the group several of his former classmates stopped to look at him some with confusion and surprise and others with scows aruka Sensei he called from his spot arms crossed while pacun dutifully sat next to him the brunette teacher paused and looked up a smile growing on his face Kakashi [ __ ] he made his way through his students who had completely stopped practicing and followed their teacher to crowd around the young ninja and dog what brings you two here how are you pacon aruka asked pleasantly just fine thank you aruka the dog replied evenly the students whispered about the talking dog Their Eyes Wide in Surprise Kakashi's visible features were masked in apathy Sensei sent me here to train oh aruka uttered unintelligently well that's fine I guess you wouldn't have many opportunities to fight as a team it'll be interesting for my students as well he smiled and turned to his students get in groups of three you're your group will fight each team tournament style until one group is declared the winner the winning group will have no homework for the rest of the week the students hurried into groups as aruka turned back to his visitors unfortunately you will not be allowed to use your ninja weapons baruka informed eyeing Kakashi's full pouch of metal canai Kakashi sighed rolling his eyes and unstrapped his canai pouch handing it to pacun and folding his arms in front of his chest the dog scowled all of your weapons pup Kakashi shot a scowl at the traitorous creature he extic Tu canai from his sleeve several some Bon from the bottom of his sandals and a spool of wire from one of his pockets that's more like it well I'll leave him to you aruka the dog announced picking the gear up from the ground aruka nodded thank you hakum it was nice seeing you again the dog disappeared in a puff of smoke holding the weapons in his mouth all right Kakashi [ __ ] aruka smiled wrapping an arm around the boy's shoulders and leading him forward luckily we have a student missing today so you will fit nicely into a group with Hiroshi and tana aruka stopped in front of two students one a tall lanky girl with formal clothes dark black hair that was no longer than her shoulders and pale eyes while the other was a boy just a bit taller than himself with brown hair and unremarkable features the teacher left quickly noticing two groups arguing I thought thought you graduated Hiroshi spoke evenly Kakashi barely wasted his time squinting his eyes at the offending words it's nice to see you again Kakashi [ __ ] Tana smiled Kakashi managed to smile a bit beneath his mask at her words he remembered Tana as always being polite and nice to him though she usually spoke very little he glanced at the teams around them many of which were chatting he rolled his eyes looking back to his temporary teammates the two of them were talking quietly so what now Hiroshi asked looking to Kakashi with doubt we need a strategy Kakashi nearly cut him off what are your skills Hiroshi stammered what are yours tracking strategy taijutsu and chakra control Kakashi replied unfazed Crossing his arms over his chest Hiroshi frowned obviously put out that Kakashi was skilled at more than he was despite their age difference well I'm good at the Clone technique and transformation technique Kakashi nodded looking to Tana I'm good at Jen Jutsu and I have the Bakugan but I'm still learning to use it properly Kakashi nodded and thought only a moment before Ruka started assigning opponents and hollered at them all to begin so what's our plan Hiroshi asked as they faced their opposing team just follow my lead Kakashi instructed already going through a set of hand seals well well shorty I never would have thought that you and your thrown together team of Misfits would make it to the final round against my team the older redhead sneered in the way Kakashi remembered all too well from his school days I'm not here to talk hiaki my Sensei sent me here to train but it's been more like a day off the silver-haired boy replied as he shifted into a fighting stance his teammates followed suits having figured out that Kakashi actually knew what he was doing despite his young age hideaki scowled your going down this time [ __ ] his teammates the small mousy haired girl and tall boy with glasses voiced their agreement the six stood still for the shortest of seconds as the rest of the class and aruka watched them before Kakashi ran forward shun shining past hideaki and Diving to his hands throwing his feet out to sweep out the mousy girls and glasses boys feet from underneath them the two gasp as they fell to their butts scrambling to dodge out of the way of Kakashi's next attacks hideaki spun to follow Kakashi and nearly forgot about Kakashi's two teammates as they came upon his backside he spun on his heels managing to block tanana's first attack and countered hiroshi's kick with a kick to the midsection Hiroshi backed up gasping to catch his breath again and attacked Tana entering a dance of blows with her until he managed to hit her solidly across the face he turned to run towards Kakashi who was easily beating up his teammates Kakashi he yelled stopping several feet in in front of his rival Kakashi stopped his fight and turned towards the older redhead carefully watching mousy girl and glasses boy from the corner of his eye the two boys suddenly ran at each other as if at a signal Kakashi concentrated chakra to his fist and arm strengthening his muscles and hardening his fist he threw the first punch to which hiaki blocked with the side of his arm Kakashi's fist landed with a loud crack and haki's eyes widened with pain but Kakashi didn't let up and instead used the opportunity to push hiaki back and keep him on the defense he noticed his teammates regain their composure and collide with haki's teammates in a fairly even battle hideaki stumbled on his feet tripping backwards Kakashi crouched and swept his foot into hiaki causing the boy to fall onto his back with a loud thump Kakashi jumped onto him and aimed a punch towards the redheads throat stopping short hiaki lay still beneath Kakashi his eyes wide and breathing heavily Kakashi quickly jumped up to help his teammates finish off the last two enemies after a few minutes the fighting stopped and Kakashi and his teammates were left standing over haki's defeated team well done students baruka congratulated them all Hiroshi and tana as I said you two won't have any homework for the rest of the week Tana smiled and Hiroshi cheered Kakashi brushed off a patch of dirt from his pants Kakashi I'll give a good report to your Sensei the silver-haired ninja nodded sliding his hands into his pockets now if the six of you would make the reconciliation seal aruka instructed Kakashi made the seal to his opponents as did his teammates the mousy girl and glasses Boy made the seal as well but hiaki scowled I'm not making amends with that shorty he yelled holding his injured arm tenderly baruka frowned it was a fair fight the redhe head pointed at the stoic Kakashi next next time I'll beat you you can count on that shorty Kakashi sighed he turned to aruka I should get going aruka Sensei I'd like to find my Sensei and drag him to get me a decent Mission today still aruka nodded thank you for joining us today Kakashi [ __ ] Kakashi walked towards the academy Gates hands still shoved into his pockets while aruka took the class inside and sent hideaki to the nurse Kakashi sat patiently and in one of the many Halls throughout the Hokage Tower he kicked his feet idly twirling two pebbles in midair above his palm using chakra and listened to his surroundings with his eyes closed training his hearing busy ninja walked past his up and down the hall carry papers leading teams are scurrying from one room to another he didn't bother to look up at them none of their footsteps matched the sound of his brother's footsteps another group's footsteps started down the hall one person's agile and quiet while the other three were were clamorous as they scraped along the floor and fell heavy to the ground with each step the voices that belonged to the footsteps were Juvenile and animated jenin the footsteps stopped suddenly in front of him first the silent footsteps and then the three loud ones the Pebbles he was twirling fell to his palm and he looked up to the figures before him in front of his stood a Jenine team students he remembered from his third year class and there Sensei a tall intimidating man in white robes with long dark hair and intriguing eyes Kakashi looked over them passively as he began to twirl his Pebbles with chakra again Kakashi [ __ ] the tall dark-haired man spoke with a deep voice Kakashi raised an eyebrow at the man ignoring his former classmates ogal at his chakra exercise who are you the man smiled the only break in his emotionless mask my name is Nei hyuga I'm a friend of Naruto's Kakashi nodded and continued staring up at the man urging him to continue what are you doing here sitting in the Hokage Tower Nei asked his Jen and team shifted impatiently behind him waiting for my Sensei he's been in meetings every day for the past couple of weeks what about your training a small girl with pigtails asked Kakashi looked to her noticing her ninja gear and pack looking to the rest of the team they were all outfitted with gear for a mission out of the village I've been training with my sensei's shadow clone or my summons are with the third-year students at the Academy I see Nei spoke thoughtfully glancing towards his students Kakashi Shrugged today I'm making him take me on a serious mission I've only been getting dranked missions every day because I'm with pacun but no more Nei examined Kakashi he had seen the Jun and turned child around town it was an altogether different experience seeing the silver-haired boy up close and interacting with him he wondered why Naro had been neglecting kashi's training with so many meetings though he knew Naro well enough to know that the blonde wouldn't neglect his kid Sensei would you like to come with me and my team on our mission then who knows if narut will get out of his meeting anytime soon Kakashi's eyes widen slightly really Sensei what are you talking about one of the boys in the team protested the others voiced their protests as well but were quickly quieted with a sharp look from Nei well there Sensei asked Kakashi caught himself for a moment should I wait for Naruto ni would Naruto ni approve of this Nei San is right though I don't know when Naruto ni will get out of his meeting it could last all day this is just the sort of mission I was hoping for anyways a mission that doesn't involve babysitting or searching for lost pets or planting gardens Kakashi nodded and hopped down from his chair I accept Nei smiled again great come on then we're on our way to receive our mission from the the Hokage herself we'll leave a message with her for Naruto he waved them all forward again in their Trek down the hallway Kakashi shoved the Pebbles and His Hands into his pockets eyeing his temporary teammates the girl seemed the most Adept at least her gate was the least clumsy one boy had shoulder length hair messily tied back with some strands falling out and a large scroll tied horizontally to his waist it must have been filled with weapons Kakashi thought to himself the other boy seemed the most incapable of them all as he tripped from foot to foot from what he remembered of the boy in the academy he was Lively and carefree but had excellent chakra control I believe you all know each other from the academy Nei asked to interrupt the silence that had descended over the group yay his team chorused and Kakashi nodded though he knew Nei could not have seen it they soon found themselves inside the hokage's office teim Nei it's nice to see all of you sunade greeted as the five ninja filed into her office she eyed Kakashi curiously and looked to Nei for an explanation sunade Sama he greeted and bowed his head his team and Kakashi followed suit we have come to receive our mission I was hoping also to bring Kakashi kunun along for this Mission he told me that Naruto has been in meetings lately and has not been able to take him on missions ah sunade uttered an understanding she smiled as she leaned forward forward in her chair resting her elbows on her desk that sounds like a fine idea I'll be sure to let narut know Kakashi nodded a smile hidden behind his mask your mission is to escort a carpenter back to his home in the land of wave and protect him from Thugs and mercenaries that may want to steal his cargo he will be waiting for you at kahk Gates understood the Jen and chorus thank you hok Sama Nei spoke as they all turned to leave oh Nei sunade called before they could leave she pulled out a small slip of paper and wrote furiously on it before handing it out to him if you would read over this message and relay it to hiashi it is of the utmost importance Nei accepted the note and quickly read over it Nei please keep a close eye on Kakashi the ninja that changed him have come back once before to take him and it is quite possible they will again though I do not think that is very likely he is to be watched at all times especially outside of the village I will leave him in your capable hands Nei nodded handing the note back to sunade I will do as you asked sunade same good thank you good luck on your mission team Nei she called after them turning back to her piles of paperwork team Nei walked along the dirt path escorting a rough frail man with worn wrinkly skin and a balding head they were escorting the man back to his home along with his cart of goods pulled by mule who walked with a slight limb in his rear left leg the genen and of Team Nei chatted amongst each other talking about the best way to make a trap and switching between bickering about who was more of an idiot and answering the Carpenters questions Kakashi released a large breath and looked up at the sky they had been walking for several hours and the sun had hidden itself behind dark gray clouds the whole time which had left the Earth looking dull and Sullen he closed his eyes and breathed in deeply through his nose It Would Rain by Nightfall he guessed he could smell the storm in the air it would be wise for us to set up camp before the rain starts don't you think Nei spoke suddenly from Kakashi's side causing the boy to look towards the junin Kakashi nodded I think it'll be here pretty soon we probably won make it to wave today Nei smiled probably not he admitted to the boy we'll stop here for the night and set up camp Nei broadcasted causing their group to come to a halt what I thought this was just a quick day trip Sensei the boy with the scroll tied to his pack complained Nei nodded walking to the side of the path just under the trees and set his pack down it is but it will rain soon we're not in any rush and it will be a much more comfortable trip if we're all dry after we set up camp we get in a bit of training before the rain comes they all set down their packs Building A Fire and setting up tarps and Tents to keep dry through through the night the carpenter settled by the fire feeling the cold ache of the rain in his bones as the Jenine gathered around their Sensei on the wide dirt path you two and I will work on Jutsu Nei spoke to the girl with pigtails who smiled and nodded animatedly and to the Carefree boy Toya you will spar with Kakashi Kakashi I wonder have you ever sparred with a weapon before Nei asked studying the boy's face he remembered that the Kakashi from the past had been well instructed with the tono he had also heard that sukumo hataki Kakashi's father had wielded a white chakra blade which he had passed on to his son after his death surely Kakashi would have learned how to use the weapon at an early age shortly after his father's death he wondered if this Kakashi knew how to wield a similar weapon Kakashi shook his head Sensei hasn't taught me to fight with weapons other than kai sban and wire yet Nei nodded thoughtfully there's no better time than the present to learn Toya would you lend Kakashi a Tanto teach him the basics of using it and then do some light sparring yes Sensei the boy dropped to his knee pulling the scroll from his pack and unrolling it he preformed a seal bringing forth a Tonto as long as Kakashi's forearm he picked it up gently with two hands as if it were his own newborn child and handed it to Kakashi Kakashi accepted the blade holding it lightly in his hand he stepped back at and swung the blade a few times it felt familiar to him his body acted as if it had been fighting with a Tonto all along and his muscles knew how to handle such a weapon I thought you didn't know how to use a tono Toya spoke up with a speculative air to his voice seeing the ease with which Kakashi handled the weapon Nei watched Kakashi carefully wondering as to the full extent of Kakashi's condition and what the boy retained from his previous life I haven't Kakashi replied evenly but it seems easy enough Toya snorted picking up his own weapon of choice and rolling up his scroll to set it aside Nei LED his other two students away and began training with them as Toya stood with his Katana and faced Kakashi let's just start fighting when I see something for you to fix then I'll let you know that seems like it'll be the easiest yah Kakashi nodded Toya began by swinging over his head towards Kakashi to which the silver-haired boy blocked easily followed by several strikes at Kakashi's side each attach grew more complex requiring greater Knowledge from the defender in order to block each attack Kakashi gritted his teeth blocking an attack but using the full force of his muscles to hold the opposing weapon at Bay another disadvantage to being young he made a note to himself was that he was much weaker than others at his level he decided then that he would start strengthening his muscles Toya swung again and he trusted his instincts and body to block the strike their swords met with a loud Clank underneath the heavy clouds like [ __ ] you've never used a Tonto before tooya growled fighting at his normal strength now trying to outmaneuver Kakashi Kakashi ignored the boy and let his mind go blank he didn't know why his body knew what to do but for whatever reason it did and he tried not to think about it too much for fear that it would cause him to hesitate and get struck by Toya good Kakashi you're learning well Kakashi grunted in acknowledgement decided to try his hand at offense he pushed forward swinging at Toya now swing with your whole body not just your arms he did and his Tonto hit Toya Katana with an even louder clang drawing glances from Nei and the other jenin the clouds above them thundered shaking the Earth with their power Kakashi saw the katana coming towards his head wielded by his blond-headed Sensei and jumped to the side rolling a few Paces before he stood and faced his opponent again where the hell are you going I'm the one on defense here Troya yelled in frustration you fight just like your father Kakashi Kon the blonde smiled sheathing his Katana at last he plopped to the ground as if he were a kid inside contentedly as he lay in the grass Cool Breeze blowing his blonde locks I'm nothing like my father Sensei Kakashi rebutted sourly Troya stared at him strangely putting away his sword and keeping his distance from the silver-haired boy Kakashi Nei called as he walked towards the boy Kakashi looked up from his thoughts and into the man's pale eyes you seem very Adept with the tono you should speak with Naruto and ask if he might get you one Nei began Kakashi listened to Nei but his mind was preoccupied with watching the other three jennin Toya twirled his finger near his head he's crazy guys really he was talking to himself and blocking attacks that weren't from me not to mention the kid said he never used a Tonto before but he was keeping up with me easily me I tell you that kid's nuts maybe he's so good because he's crazy the girl Whispers petting one of her pigtails nervously the three of them shot glances at Kakashi he looked away but listened still his hert hid behind his emotionless mask I mean the girl continued still Whispering as if no one could hear her we were all in class with him how can a little kid be that good of a ninja well maybe his ninja skills are so incredible that it's making him crazy the last boy suggested loudly throwing his hands in the air Kakashi decided to stop listening and then and returned his full attention to Nei train with my friend tenton you're welcome to come and train with tooya anytime also Nei Sensei Kakashi cut in with emotionless eyes thank you I think I'll go back to camp now Nei nodded watching little Kakashi walk back to the camp he sighed knowing that the boy hadn't been listening to him at all he walked over to his gen and team who quieted their gossip at his arrival before you come back to Camp you are all to run down to that tree he pointed to a lonely fat tree who base took up half of the pathway and back five times the jenin groaned in complaint and Toya squinted trying to make out which tree was being discussed in the distance also the last person to finish must run down and back twice more the jenning's eyes widened the Carefree boy took off without warning sprinting towards the tree the other two sputtered taking off after their teammate as Troya shouting angrily at his cheating friend Nei grinned knowing Lee and guy would be proud of him he glanced back at Young Kakashi who had taken a seat next to the old carpenter wondering what else the boy would surprise him with during this Mission Kakashi smiled as the old man chatted with him about he reminded him of his grandson he stood I think I'll go collect some more firewood before it all gets wet Kakashi walked out of the camp pushing through the underbrush for some way until he found a Shady Tree to sit underneath he leaned against it and slid down pulling his knees close and tucking his face in them a loud Clash of Thunder rumbled through his ears and Tiny droplets of water fell from the sky he wondered if everyone thought he was different people certainly acted strange around him adults always acted just weird around him and they all knew his name the jenin and students he was always around thought of him as a child or a crazy freak he rubbed his eyes from the wetness that tried to pull up in them it was raining harder now and the cool drops had drenched his figure causing him to shiver slightly he preformed a seal summoning two of his nin dogs hakun and book who looked at him with dark droopy eyes pup hakun spoke up looked looking at him with a tilted head what's wrong Kakashi Shrugged it's cold book trotted lazily next to him and curled his body next to Kakashi's resting his head in the boy's lap Kakashi smiled petting the dog's tan fur fondly hakun took a seat next to him and Kakashi affectionately petted him as well what are you doing out here in the forest by yourself the dog asked I'm on a mission with Nei Sensei and his team they sat in silence for a while simply listening to the pitter patter of the rain as it his the tree leaves and fell down to the ground with a muddy Splash he wondered again why he was so different he was sure it had something to do with those ninja who had kidnapped him and how Naruto and Sakura were so protective over him Sakura had told him that the ninja would probably come back for him what was it about him that made them so interested in a 5-year-old jenin he briefly wondered if it was okay for him to have come on this Mission with Nei and his team Naruto would be devastated if something were to happen to him it was all okay he assured himself he was with Nei Sensei who seemed like a decent ninja and now he had pacun and BEP to protect him the bushes nearby rustled startling Kakashi and causing his dogs to look up in curiosity book growled and pacun stood up ready to pounce Kakashi bered himself then for straying away from Camp he reached into his Kai holster slowly wrapping his fingers around its handle in preparation for a fight some bushes shifted in his sight and he cursed the rain for covering up all of the scents around them of course this would be the perfect time to kidnap me Kakashi thought to himself I'm far away from Naruto ni away from my team and the rain will cover up all of the tracks and scents the tree above him shifted and he eyed it acutely I'm surrounded there's no way I'm getting out of this a figure pushed through the brush in front of him his long black hair and white robes as soaked in he was Nei Sensei Kakashi uttered dumbly inconspicuously letting go of his Kai Kakashi what are you doing out here Kakashi stood I'm sorry Nei Sensei I just wanted to be alone Nei pursed his lips but nodded letun get back to camp and dry off our clothes huh Kakashi nodded and followed Nei back hakun and book Loy following him they quickly stripped down and hung their clothes up to dry Kakashi quickly made his way into his tent with his dogs as the genen and team had even come back from their exercise he zipped up the tent front and curled up under his thin blanket letting his dogs curl up on either side of him as he listened to the team Carry On Together the great Naruto Bridge Kakashi read as they reached the end of the land of fire where a wide Bridge extended over the water as far as the eye could see it was named after your brother who was a large reason the bridge was able to be finished Nei supplied stopping a moment to look at the bridges title Naruto Uzumaki is your brother the old man asked with glowingly curious eyes Kakashi nodded looking over the bridge in wonder that his own brother helped with something this amazingly huge Naruto Uzumaki is a hero around these parts the old carpenter hobbled to the bridge affectionately patting one of its many beams he smiled pleasant memories filling his thoughts a hero the girl asked walking next to the man and peering out at the expansive bridge in awe it made her feel so small and insignificant very much so the carpenter began explaining what had made Naruto Uzumaki a hero to his town Kakashi walked to the side of the bridge after noticing two gravestones there he stared down at them with curious emotionless eyes Zabuza and Haku he voiced aloud do you know them Nei asked Suddenly at his side he wondered if Kakashi remembered this too from from his previous life Kakashi hung the names they sound very familiar oh those two the old man exclaimed in excitement at being able to tell such a great story about his homeland to the group of Kahan ninja he hurried over to the two graves in the way only an old man can Zabuza and Haku were ninja hired by a powerful man named GD who aimed to control the land of wave by limiting the accessibility of trade between wave and fire Kakashi crouched down to get a better look at them they were well-kept considering they fought for a man who had tried to suppress the land of wave Naruto and his team fought these too and many others so that this bridge could be built then after all of it Naro had these two buried right here that boy has a very big heart if I have to say so myself the old man laughed fondly causing the skin around his eyes to rinkle he continued onward the Kahan ninja following him onto the bridge the old man continued on in his story I never would have believed the story if my son had not been a good friend of the bridge builder tuna Kakashi hit his fist to his hand a I know where I remember them from he interrupted in an unusually childlike manner the group looked at him questioningly I once read a book about the demon of the Mist who killed over 100 aspiring ninja which went on to talk about his tool Haku Nei nearly tripped over himself he forced a fake smile at the boy not quite what I had expected the Kahan ninja safely escorted the old man to his home they had to politely decline an invitation to dinner and to stay the night in the comfort of the old man's home and instead left back towards the land of fire in hopes of reaching konaha before nightfall how much longer are we going to have to walk Toya complained Shifting the pack on his back in an attempt to give a break to his aching shoulders and back maybe you shouldn't have brought such a big pack Kakashi supplied with desent he rolled his eyes at the look Toya shot at him they were all complete idiots in his mind unnecessary items just get in the way on a mission then maybe we shouldn't have brought you Troya yelled stopping short when two Ninjas suddenly appeared before them the ninja were wrapped in tan and white clothing the two looked nearly the same one with wrapping coing the lower half of his face and the other with a hood that hung low over his head shielding his eyes Nei was immediately on alert get behind me Nei called he glanced to the Ninja's headband where a crude image of a clock was portrayed his gut felt heavy and uneasy are these the ninja Tsunade warned me about he glanced briefly to Kakashi noticing the boy Frozen still I can't take both of these guys on my own and protect all four of my jenin the best option is to avoid a fight who are you and what do you want Nei commanded trying to uphold a pretense of calmness we will be needing the boy the ninja with the hood spoke in a deep guttural accent Kakashi couldn't help but stare in fear no matter what he did he couldn't make his body move to even pull out a canay to defend himself why why did I ever leave konaha he screamed at himself I should have never left Naruto ni I'm afraid you can't have him Nei replied smoothly slipping into his gentle fist stance Kakashi stared as his temporary Sensei knowing the situation could only get worse St you can't beat them Sensei prepare to fight Kakashi Kakashi froze how could this man who he barely knew who had a team of his own to protect be willing to risk his life and the lives of his team for him that is very how you say unfortunate I was hoping to handle this in a civil manner for your sake the hooded ninja disappeared only to reappear a blink later behind Nei Nei World activating his Bakugan and sending a barrage of punches to towards the enemy nin faster than the eye could see Kakashi pulled out a weapon just in time for the other time nin to appear in front of him the ninja said something Kakashi couldn't understand and reached forward to grab his arm Kakashi ducked out of the way and performed several seals Shadow clone technique four more Kakashi popped into existence ready to fight nei's Jen and team stood Frozen What do we do Troya asked unconsciously backpedaling we have to help the girl voiced determination in her voice he may not be a part of our team and he may be weird but Nei Sensei is risking his life for him so we should too she pulled out several shuriken and threw them at the bandage ninja running forward with a drawn cany hoping it would be a distraction enough for Kakashi to make a move Troya and the other boys set their face in determination pulling out their own weapons and following their teammate the ninja glanced at her in annoyance dully noting the shuriken flying his way Kakashi and his clones took that Split Second of inattention to jump at the ninja the time nin disappeared leaving Kakashi and his clones to fall into the path of the shuriken two of the Clones popped out of existence and Kakashi suppressed a Yelp holding his arm where one of the shuriken had sliced him he glared at the girl only to see her shocked expression and decided that she hadn't meant to hit him pain exploded in his face as a boot connected with his Jawbone and he fell backward feeling even as a part of his mind screamed at him to move that the pain would be nothing compared to what would happen if he didn't do something he forced his body to roll to his feet even as his vision swayed back and forth from the impact a hand grabbed his hair pulling it roughly up making him scramble to his feet he gasped clawing at the Ninja's arm Nei struggled to keep up with the time nin as he continued his barrage half of his strikes didn't even hit the ninja and the others were too slow to hit any any of the Ninja's chakra points I told you it would be much easier for you had you given the boy up the ninja spoke with no sign of exhaustion at avoiding nei's attacks a palm came out of nowhere striking nei's chin and causing his vision to go black for several moments the force of the blow sent him flying backwards to land with a thump onto the dusty Earth his breath being forced out of him as a cloud of dirt blew into the air he coughed staring up at the ninja he began a set of seals eight trigrs Mountain Crusher he spoke softly jumping to his feet as he finished the seal a wall of chakra burst from his palm flying towards his opponent he used the spare moment to catch his breath and glance at his genen and team Kakashi was being held by the other nin while his Jenine surrounded the man a wave of hopelessness washed through his body causing him to doubt himself I'm afraid attacks like that will not work on me and only serve to waste your chakra the hooded man appeared in front of him smiling maniacally he pulled out a canai and then disappeared nei's eyes widened in shock a canai sliced him on his arm then again on his leg and back he grunted straining his eyes to find the opponent more Cuts appeared on his chest and limbs he's trying with me Nei thought trying in vain to protect himself from his unseen opponent what can I do he's too fast for my attacks I'll have to take him by surprise cries and hope he's not fast enough to avoid my attack Kakashi the girl screamed drawing nei's attention from his own fight into where the other ninja had been the time ninja and Kakashi were missing and all he saw left were his three Jenine bruised and blooded his opponent continued to attack him he closed his eyes ignoring the cuts that continued to appear on him in his worry about Kakashi and his team and carefully performed seals in his head at trigrs Palm revolving heavens he spun wildly creating a dome of chakra the cut stopped and he cautiously released the Jutsu wondering if maybe he had succeeded in hitting his opponent he strained his senses searching for any sign of the enemy nin he blinked and in that moment a canai was thrust into his chest the time ninja in front of him smiled arrogantly twisting the canai slightly inside of Nei Nei coughed nearly doubling over if the ninja did not still hold the canai inside of him blood cooled in his mouth and ran down his face this canai of mine is millimeters away from your left lung it will not kill you however breathing may become Troublesome for some time in the future the ninja Twisted the canai even more causing Nei to gasp in pain and real forward the ninja leaned in dangerously close to nei's ear stay alive and deliver Kakashi back to his caretaker in konaha he whispered threateningly in his guttural accent before roughly pulling out the canay and disappearing s say the girl yelled as he doubled over falling to his knees and holding his wound with his arm using the other to brace himself against the ground his team ran over falling to the ground next to him Sensei are you all right the Carefree boy asked looking worriedly at his teacher ah Nei coughed stopping short when a wave of pain washed over him he tried to hold back his coughing but could not his face squeezed up in pain and blood dribbled from his mouth what happened to Kakashi he forced out scanning their surroundings quickly for any sign of the boy or the time ninja we don't know Toya applied his expression confused and worried he just the girl began chairs welling up in her eyes they just disappeared with him what are we going to do Sensei don't worry he rasped wincing as he tried to force down a cough well get him back a wave of chakra came from the area his jenin had been fighting and he looked up up ready to protect the rest of his genine team even in his State instead his eyes grew wide with what he saw his team turned to see what he was looking at sounds of surprise escaping them like waking to a dream Kakashi blinked open his fuzzy eyes to two Bright Lights lined in two rows above his head he squinted as the light pierced through his eyes and into his skull forcing him to close his eyes again until his eyes adjusted his tongue felt huge and sluggish he found after his senses had more or less come back to him that he had been gagged he tried to sit up but found that his chest was strapped down at the shoulders his wrists too held down by a tightly bound thick leather strap he pulled with all of his strength thrashing his body in a wild tantrum finding that his legs had also been bound at his thigh he left his struggle finding it helpless to free himself he scoured the room with his eyes the room was small but well lit he decided definitively that he was in a surgery room however there were no monitors merely surgical instruments bins and a sink the door opened and he heard before he saw two men enter holding a conversation in a language that he could not understand the two came into sight and he recognized them as the two time nin that had attacked him with nei's genen and team he growled ah he's awake said the man who stood to his right whose eyes were mostly covered by a beige head wrap that twisted around his neck and over his head we just wish to take a peek inside you the same man said with a chuckle as the other the man whose face was covered and whose eyes were dark and tired looking smeared some cold liquid across his abdomen Kakashi yelled behind his gag and pulled at his restraints the dark eyed man who seemed to be the doctor examined Kakashi's panicked face tell the boy not to worry and to relax we are not going to hurt him he spoke in the Deep guttural language the hooded man pulled up a chair and sat back in it cropping his feet up on the table doctor says when you thrash around so much he might do accidental irreversible damage Kakashi yelled angrily at the men cursing angrily at them with as many words as he knew you're no help at all the doctor spoke softly shooting his friend a callous look I will do this myself he raised a finger up to his own lips and spoke in a low even voice that emitted calmness come now be still and it will be over soon yay it will be painless if you will behave Kakashi calmed slightly not understanding what the man was saying but reading by the way the doctor was speaking that he was not here to torture him you are too soft the hooded man scoffed asked how has his health been commanded the doctor is not that your job the hooded man laughed as he leaned forward and examined Kakashi tapping the boy's cheek and stating cheekily he seems well enough to me just get on with it doctor Kakashi glared at the hooded man and glanced wearily to the doctor he wondered what they wanted to look at inside of him the whole situation was confusing an alien and he just wanted it all to be a bad dream but it wasn't and here he was a captive of some unknown ninja that were about to do Cami knows what to him he resolved that he would figure out what was going on and Escape as soon as he could Naruto had been training him all this time for this very moment the doctor quietly placed two fingers on each side of Kakashi's head energy began to flow through his head sending a hot tingle through his veins Kakashi's muscles constricted painfully and he thrashed weakly as his vision began to grow fuzzy Hush Hush it will be over in a minute the doctor murmured Kakashi's Vision grew dark and his veins burned but he could not move them in the least he struggled to stay awake but the darkness called to him and soon he was in a fitful sleep his body was tingling with streams of fire in the darkness that encompassed his Vision his veins were flowing with lava and at the same time his chakra stayed continuously depleted his mind was forced to find a safe place to hide from his body's plight and the image of his brother presented itself to his weary mind Naruto always had a way of making him feel better with his laughter goodh humored jokes and optimistic personality he had always been there for him as long as he could remember his brother had taken care of him and looked out for him let's go get some ichiraku Ramen his brother would say to him Ramen fixed every sort of problem his first day of school had been daunting and he had been picked on most of the time he had been there but Naruto had been there waiting for him every day after school and they had gone to get Ramen together each time when his Sensei trained him and pushed him extra hard they would go get Ramen together Sensei I don't like Ramen Kakashi would rebut nonsense his brother sheathed his prom canai and pulled a twig from his golden mop of ha hair miraculously if was the only Speck of dirt on him even his white robe was spotless I need to go home and study the books are due back to the library tomorrow Kakashi muttered as his Sensei ushered him forward towards the business district of town he sighed heavily his blonde Sensei led him through the streets nodding to the people he passed by the blonde brushed aside the curtains outside of ichiraku ah manado good to see you today Kakashi duck under the curtain and looked towards his Sensei with a slight frown of confusion manado greeted The Man Behind the Counter eagerly and smiled down at Kakashi Kakashi sat down next to the blonde man and watched him interact with the people around him they all acted normal just as they did when he and Naruto came and yet they all addressed him as manado I'll have a big bowl of miso his Sensei said with a smile and turned to him what would you like Kakashi I'll have the saw he he started looking up to the man behind the counter and noticing that his Sensei looked a bit different a bit longer face smaller eyes longer hair he frowned perplexed by the change and stared at his Sensei sorry the blonde man that sat next to him asked miso for me as well Kakashi muttered softly manado talked animatedly to the man behind the bar and Kakashi listened sitting quietly as always his surroundings changed and he barely noted how weird such a change was in real realityy by the time he made note of the change he was at home and his Sensei Shrugged off the cloak and made himself comfy on the couch in the apartment they both lived in manado Sensei Kakashi called following his Sensei slowly H the blonde mused resting his head on the back of the couch what happened to Naruto Kakashi asked standing just a few feet away from his Sensei Naruto the man questioned sitting up and looking at the boy with a confused tilt of the head I am Naruto Kashi Kakashi frowned as he continued to stare at the man Nar was manato he didn't notice Blackness creeping around his vision until his body began to burn more as more until the only thing he could see was his teacher's face he found himself screaming and watched his teacher's face turn worried before his vision turned black and he curled himself into a ball Kakashi what's wrong where are you his teacher's voice echoed behind his own pained gas Kakashi The Voice called worried I'll find you Kakashi don't worry I'm coming he yelled even as his voice became more and more faint until there was no sound other than the pulsing of his heart and the rush of his labored gasps and resounding clang woke him and he lifted his heavy head to quickly examine his surroundings he was in a stone room laying on a white cot the only piece of furniture in the room besides a small bucket in a dirty Corner his body felt numb clothed in an overly large white shirt and tan WRA pants he slowly pushed himself up wincing as shots of pain came from his abdomen the door to his room opened bombarding him with light and distracting him from his bodily pains he threw his hand up to shade his face and looked away two men spoke in their foreign tongue from the door suddenly one of the men were standing next to him and looking down at him come with me child the man spoke he wore a white tunic and beige wrapped pants like the two people who had captured him and preformed surgery on him Kakashi looked up to him and the man waiting at the door whose face was wrapped except for his eyes the man grabbed his arm with a firm grip and lifted him to his feet Kakashi stumbled surprised by the quickness of the action and winced as the skin around his injury was pulled and stretched he was dragged out of his room into the blinding light noting that the lock on his door would not make it possible for him to escape from his room later on they were in a hallway outdoors with only a roof to protect those who walked through from the elements a small square grass Courtyard was in the center several steps down which the walkway wrapped around in it five men practiced a mix of catas and stretches in such an arrangement that Kakashi had never seen before above them was The Bluest Sky dotted by puffy clouds and singing birds Kakashi was guided forward nearly Halfway Around the courtyard to a large set of wooden double doors where two men stood to each side they wore a similar outfit to the other men he had seen beige wrapped pants and a long white tunic with a head wrap that covered their head on some way the guard allowed Kakashi and his guides entrance and pushed open the doors before his was a lush garden with a multitude of flowers and trees with a stream that peacefully cut through them in the center of it all was a wide flat grass area which displayed a bright red open walled Temple which stood at the center of it all they started into the garden following the path towards the temple as they approached Kakashi made out a man sitting in the center of the temple incense and flowers laying around him and a guard to either side of him the man was old and stately his War all white and his bald head was left bare the wrinkles on his face and hands made him look old and weathered Kakashi walked up the steps at his escorts guidance and stopped several feet in front of the old man one of the men pushed his shoulder roughly making him fall to his knees he winced as the wound on his abdomen was Jarred the two escorts muttered something ritually in Union and lowered to one knee with their heads several minutes the stood again pulling Kakashi up with them who struggled to find his footing Kakashi hataki the man rasped out the words seemed to take enough effort for him to say that he was out of breath he said nothing else seeming to take the time to catch his breath and regain his energy what do you want with me why do you people keep following me and attacking in me Kakashi demanded staring down the Ancient Man with the proudness of both the haki and Uzumaki Clans one of his escort smacked him roughly in the back of the head do not disrespect the elder child Kakashi frowned rubbing the spot and glaring at the offender the old man groaned then his arms shaking against the arms of the chair instantly the two men on either side of him grabbed the old man underneath his arms and lifted him gently helping him to stand up he stood on skinny shaky legs and was given a nled wood cane to support his weight the man took shaky steps forward his eyes locked on the young hakei until he stopped right in front of the boy we must test you to see your progress young hakei do son of konah White Fang the man reached out and touched both sides of his head just above his ears with a grip that betrayed his old age Kakashi struggled to slip out of the old man's grasp but his escorts held him firmly in place not allowing him to move or struggle let us have a look inside your head the old man rasped a force thrust itself inside Kakashi's head and he gasped at the intrusion he pushed back against it with his own mind grinding his teeth at the effort and saw that the old man began to sweat his brow furrowed viciously the forced in his head pushed back with astounding ferocity tearing through his thoughts and digging deep into his past memories of his young childhood flashed before him and seized his mind he remembered waking up in the forest barely clothed with his brother Naruto and wondering where his dad was the pressure dug through more of his memories stopping on the one where he slept walked into town and come across aruka all of a sudden the memory was released and the force shuffled through many more pausing briefly at memories that Kakashi thought had no significance Kakashi gritted his teeth as the pressure overwhelmed him he pushed against it as much as he could but the battling forces made his brain feel close to explosion the old man stopped at a very recent memory of him battling Toya and feeling one with the katana he was using good Kakashi you're learning well Kakashi grunted in acknowledgement decided to try his hand at offense he pushed forward swinging at Toya now swing with your whole body not just your arms he did and his Tonto hit Toya Katana with an even louder clang drawing glances from Nei and the other jenin the clouds above them thundered shaking the Earth with their power Kakashi saw the katana coming towards his head wielded by his blond-headed Sensei and jumped to the side rolling a few Paces before he stood and faced his opponent again where the hell are you going I'm the one on defense here trya yelled in frustration you fight just like your father Kakashi [ __ ] the blonde smiled sheathing his Katana at last he pled to the ground as if he were a kid inside edly as he lay in the grass Cool Breeze blowing his blonde locks the pressure inside his head retreated suddenly Kakashi gasped and fell to his knees his head pounding and his body feeling weak and distant that will be all the man breathed turning to walk back to his seat he stumbled weakly back Breathing heavily bring our brother Le Awin one of Kakashi's escorts picked him up and carried him back to his room laying him down on the bed the man retreated and the door was shut and locked casting Kakashi Into Darkness the pounding in his head continued the only defense he had against it was to curl up and fall asleep it was late as Le obn made his way through the through the darkness of the garden easily finding his way with slow easy steps the sky was the deepest shade of purple now lit only by the Serene glow of the half moon far above the air was fresh and energizing after several long days hold up in his study as he researched ways to improve a on his Jutsu it had become his art his passion he craved for it to come to completion and become something perfect and beautiful he would become a master nearly Godlike able to forego death and alter a human's age at will his previous versions of the Jutsu left much to be desired they were an accomplishment but nowhere near what he expected of himself and what all of his brothers were expecting of him he silenced his thoughts gliding up the three stairs into the elders Temple he bowed his head low chanting a ritualistic greeting to the Elder you have summoned me and I have answered your call elder the Elder sat before him seated regally in his throne the incense around him still burned tendrils of smoke wafting up around him and the flowers which were draped around him the flowers had began to droop weary and dying from their long day of work candles inside of glass lanterns hung from the ceiling dimly lighting the small Elder waved his hand and his two guard bowed and left silently is missed from their Duty for the night it was several minutes after they left before the Elder made any motion to speak brother Lewin you have been quite busy how fair is your studies the old man questioned head held high in voice weary and faint I still have much to learn Elder but my research has progressed after seeing the effects of my Jutsu firstand I have gathered even more information than the previous time we had the child with us it seems the effects of the Jutsu are more apparent as he grows older I have seen a similar pattern in my search replied the Elder motioning with his frail wrinkled and shaking hand for Lewin to approach Lewin the throne and kneeled in front of the old man the Elder leaned forward and placed his cold wrinkled hand on lewin's forehead I will share with you what I have seen hither to in the boy's mind you will see the effects of your last modification of this incredible technique a presence and entered his mind alien and forceful it displayed a multitude of pictures into his thoughts he battled to suppress the urge to force the presence out of his mind finding it uncomfortable the bear the images overwhelmed his senses and he could do nothing but relive the moments in time that they protrayed when the presence retreated it did so suddenly leaving him breathless and gasping for air as was the old man who dropped his hand and fell tiredly back into his chair the images shown to him fixated themselves at the Forefront of Le obnk mind he weeded through each one of them learning as much as he could from them you will travel and find out if what we have seen is true if it is it will mean great things for your Jutsu take pangar with you should you run into any trouble the Elder smiled weakly absent-mindedly rubbing the arm of his chair in habit As You Wish Lewin nodded standing to his full height we will travel with great speed peace be with you in your Journeys my brother Lewin the Elder replied and dismissed him with a nod Lewin glided through the garden towards the main rooms with haste his mind eagerly churning the new information he had been given it would not be long not until he perfected his Jutsu into a magnificent art for his people when Kakashi woke up he didn't know how long it had been Echoes of pain from his encounter with the old man beat through his head at a more tolerable level and allowed him to sit up and examine his room there were no windows only stone walls he noticed a bowl of bread on a small stand next to his bed through the darkness accompanied by a jug of water he grabbed the meager Loaf and tore it in half eagerly eating it he sat back on his bed and leaned against the wall grimacing as he was reminded of his earlier injury he peeled up his tunic and began unwrapping his bandages beneath it all a neat hand length cut lay vertically on his chest it was precisely sewn together with delicate shiny stitches it seemed to have healed up a bit it must have been a few days since the operation he though to himself as he threw the bandages in a ball to the floor he pulled down the shoulder of his tunic to examine the cut on his arm from battling with his temporary Jenine team it too had been stitched and was healing quite well he lay his head back against the wall pondering what he would do to get out of this place if he could only get free of his cell the building seemed to lack any serious security that would his freedom he would just wait until someone came to feed him again it had been a while since he had left and seen the old man in the garden no one had come to get him or check on him since nor had he been given any more food or water he kept himself occupied by planning his Escape he kept from moving around to save energy there were only a a few bites of bread left and he had drunk all of his water he wondered how long he was to stay here and what exactly the old man had had meant when he had said he wanted to test his progress he couldn't help but replay the memories the man had searched through over and over in his head somehow there was information in them that the old man needed but he couldn't understand why these people needed information from him of all people he couldn't wrap his head around what they were trying to do with him the old man had mentioned his father he was sure they were trying to learn secrets of the hakei family through him but he knew very little of his father kak ASI could hear the water trickling somewhere he pressed his ear against the wall halting his breath to listen in dead silence below he dropped to his hands and knees and found a little trickle of water near the floor it came from a crack in the wall and quickly drained out a hole in the corner of the floor he put his face against the wall the water running across his cheek and lips and greedily slurped it up after several minutes he wred himself his stomach grounded against itself loudly and he retreated to his bed to lay down and sleep he was weary and his body felt very weak he didn't know how many days it had been but he had slept more times than he could count on his fingers his food and water had been consumed long before was he meant to sit and die in this little dark room no he assured himself they would not have given him food and drink if they meant for him to die then what were they testing him yes they must be he laid in bed and stared into the darkness at the seil feeling because that's all he had the energy to do his thoughts were focused on inhaling and exhaling a clamor startled him in the door to his room open blinding him his arm raised to cover his face a man called out from his room and came to him Kakashi didn't know what the man said all he could think about is that he might get food now the man pulled him up out of bed and his feet speaking in his foreign language Kakashi tried but couldn't keep his knees locked underneath him the man was left to hold up most of Kakashi's weight as he was led outside Kakashi's eyes still couldn't adjust to the light and he found himself following blindly wherever the escort was taking him they descended a few stairs and continued walking into the center of the grassy Courtyard they stopped and Kakashi was left to stand on his own wobbly legs his escorts retreating from the courtyard and exiting down some Hall he squinted around noticing two forms before him the doctor Lewin stood before him who spoke something in the ancient language looking frazzled he came towards Kakashi he was accompanied by the other man who had translated for the doctor and who stood unemotionally watching the doctor and Kakashi with disinterest Lewin spoke quickly and heavily and he circled the boy feeling the pulse on Kakashi's neck checking his temperature with the back of his palm and finally lifting his shirt to examine the healing of the incision we leave for just a little while and the brothers forget to care for my experiment the experiment is a child it must be taken care of fed exercised intellectually stimulated or it will become weak and die did it not occur to any of them that this experiment is the key to our people's survival Lewin spoke shaking his head at the stupidity of his Brethren I am sure he will be fine Lewin you worry far too much the other man spoke casually examining the dirt beneath his fingernails his body is weak and he has a slight fever but he will recover quickly such is the nature of the specimen I have chosen he is from strong blood Lewin replied smiling at the boy and patting Kakashi's silver tuft of hair see to it that he is fed and clean hungar the doctor demanded walking across the grass and up the stairs towards the guarded double doors where are you going hungar called after him angrily dismayed that he was being left with this Outsider child I must speak to the Elder about this mistreatment of my test subject pangar frowned glaring at the doctor as he passed through the doors and disappeared as they closed Kakashi watched the two carry on not understanding a word of what was going on the man left standing in front of him looked down at him and huffed a sigh you will come with me hakei the man began walking in the opposite in the opposite direction as the doctor ascending the stairs and headed down the hallway Kakashi followed feebly knowing he was in no state to resist or put up any sort of fight they left the courtyard where his room and the double doors to the Garden Temple were and traveled down a dim hallway into another Courtyard similar to his own but nearly twice the size instead of being lined on all sides by doors there was one great open room covered by a roof but open to the Courtyard in it there were several tables and an array of food displayed in the great room many ate happily talking while others casually walked from room to room the court yard was filled with activity as well two children played in the grassy Courtyard chasing and tackling each other laughing all the while they were overseen by an older boy who sat borly on the steps that led down to the courtyard and idly chewing on a strand of grass the translator LED Kakashi through the great room causing the people around them to turn and stare halting in their conversations and meals Kakashi fidgeted under their stairs reaching to his face where his mask would normally be to adjust it a nervous habit of his instead he found himself itching his cheek awkwardly they stopped in front of the display of food an arrangement of fruits vegetables and breads take what you wish pangar instructed handing him a small plate Kakashi took it and scanned the food he thought it strange the change in the way they were treating him but left the thought for another time he eagerly grabbed food piling it onto his plate until it could not hold another piece of food the man led him to a a table and motioned for him to sit Kakashi did so without question and began to dig into his food the translator stared him blankly eyes hard what Kakashi demanded after several minutes mouth half full of food he squinted at the man not liking being stared at so openly Pung our side and looked around at the other men in the great room and Courtyard we are simple people we live naturally and happily in this place time does not bind us to the world and we do not share the same worries that your people face it is quite easy for us to be lost in time unaware that it has passed Kakashi frowned deciphering what the translator was saying so you don't age and die the man laughed once we are not Immortal haki so you use your Jutsu to manipulate time Kakashi asked curiously hungar looked at him with piercing eyes before looking away and falling silent Kakashi tucked the fact that the man refused to answer his question question to the back of his mind for later thinking any information he could gather would help him escape and later if he would be faced with battling the time n again a man approached their table his strides long and slow wearing clothes the same as every other person Kakashi had seen in this place he shot a curious glance at Kakashi before bowing his head to the translator and speaking in their native tongue the Elder has commanded that Kakashi hataki join the other children after he is fed and bathed Pung grimaced banging his fist on the table the Elder wants to put hakei with our children he has gone mad what would we do if something were to happen to the children Kakashi stared at the two startled at the sudden Outburst the messenger stood silently waiting for pongos rant to subside who is to take care of him he growled already knowing the answer the Elder had requested that you keep watch over him in the event that he should attempt to harm anyone or try to escape hungar h loudly waving the messenger away with an angry swipe this is all lewin's doing curse him Kakashi stared at the translator curiously as he continued to munch on his much needed meal hungar stood suddenly come hakei we will go Kakashi sulked internally hesitant to leave his food as he was far from Full stuffing one more bite in his mouth he stood and jogged after the translator to catch up is he real he looks like it Kakashi w watched the three in Fr of him there were two boys roughly his own age and one who was much older he remembered seeing them earlier that day in the courtyard during his meal the smallest of the bunch a small boy with a clean shaven head reached forward cautiously and quickly giving him a sharp pinch on the arm Kakashi swatted the boy's hand away an annoyed expression taking over his face he glanced behind him where pangar sat under the cover of the great room at one of the tables leaning forward and watching ing him intently he turned back to the boys wondering what the hell his captors were doing with him of course he is real you idiots what is your name the second of the younger boys asked he had short brown hair and many freckles powdered on his nose and cheeks Kakashi stared at the odd Bunch noting how curious and intrigued their expressions seemed to be he ignored them for the most part he turned on his heel and walked away to a small dirt patch in the grassy Courtyard he fell into a squat dragging his finger through the dirt making nothing in particular why would they group their prisoner with their kids he muttered to himself speculatively hey the short-haired boy called he is getting away quiet the oldest boy said chewing on a piece of grass as he watched the young strange boy he wore a similar outfit as all of the men his long shoulder length brown hair was pulled back sloppily into a ponytail some strands falling out and falling into his face he blew them out of the way he does not speak our language what other language is there the youngest exclaimed the younger boys stared at the newcomer in amazement while the oldest walked towards Kakashi squatting next to him the newcomer glanced at him scribbling something in the dirt Now flanked by his younger companions he watched the small silver-haired boy Mark in the dirt wondering what it all meant what is he drawing the bald boy wondered aloud the the oldest Shrugged he waved catching Kakashi's attention and pointed to himself my name is DUIs Kakashi stared at the older boy they obviously wouldn't leave him alone he sighed wishing he could go back to his cell he never did like talking to people his own age even at the Academy they always seemed so unintelligent and emotional it was a distraction from his goals he figured he might as well see what they wanted the older boy repeated what he said exaggerating it slowly my name is Du l u s DUI l u s the other boys giggled at how silly the oldest sounded to them Kakashi frowned working his brain to understand DUIs he repeated slowly the word feeling thick and foreign on his tongue the boy smiled showing off a mouthful of teeth the strand of grass still held between them yes he replied excitedly pointing to himself once more and nodding I am feel the youngest boy burst out loudly hardly able to contain his excitement at having a new friend and I am godor their names they were teaching him their names names of three of the children of the time ninja there had to be some way to use this opportunity to his Advantage he didn't know what the time ninja were aiming at and surely he would have to figure that out first but he was damn sure he would find a way to make this situation work in his Advantage if he ever wanted to escape and get back to konah he turned back to the dirt sweeping his arm tunic and all across his writing with one swift motion he scratched the conji of his name into the freshly cleared dirt trying his hardest to make them legible his Academy teachers always did complain about his illegible penmanship when he finished he looked to the boys pointing at himself Kakashi he said giving them the friendliest smile he could muster the motion was awkward and uncomfortable the three echoed him quite excited at their butchered attempt of his name and their newly formed friendship children a voice called suddenly the three turned immediately sobering Kakashi followed their gaze to a Stern looking old man with white hair shooting out of his Loosely wrapped head scarf the boys immediately stood and quickly lined up in front of the man Kakashi watched them from afar seeing how they moved in unison at the old man's words the way the boys and the old man Act towards each other reminded him strangely of his relationship with Naruto when they trained he must be their Sensei he muttered to himself walking up to them he was curious to see what type of fighting skills they possessed in this Village he fell in line next to the oldest boy on the end and mirrored his at ease stance he looked to the old man who was staring at him with an irritated expression what do you think you are doing boy the older boy duelist stared at at Kakashi Shing him away with a quick urgent flick of his hand Kakashi shook his head staring at the old man with determination please allow me to train with you Sensei he bent over hoping his show of respect would allow him to stay and learn pangar the old man yelled Kakashi recognized that word he peaked up holding his bowing position to where pangar had been sitting the man was smirking a certain Amusement in his eyes take your prison away from here we are training I cannot have this experiment getting in the way of my children's lessons pangar laughed it does not appear that he will be of any trouble see he is asking your permission to train Sensei the old man snorted a pompous Heir in the way he now held himself it is not safe for the children hungar was suddenly serious as he eyed the teacher you know that I am concerned for the safely of time's children as much as you are he stood walking forward to the edge of the courtyard I will leave him to you then as I have matters of my own to attend to he left without a reply venturing off somewhere Kakashi knew not the old man huffed walking to Kakashi stopping directly in front of the boy Kakashi rited himself and met the old man's stare with a stare of his own very well but if you get in the way child you will leave immediately Sensei he does not speak our language feel the youngest started silence he yelled turning on his heel and walking down his line of students begin your exercises count loudly so I can hear you yes Sensei the three chorist already moving in unison into their first position their weight shifted to their left foot as their bodies opened up and arms moved into a ready position in front of them one the boys shouted Kakashi shuffled awkwardly into the same position straining his neck to see around the older boy to make sure he was in the correct position before he could entirely be certain that he had gotten the right stance they moved again turning on the pads of their feet and bringing one knee to their chest and shifting their weight back two Kakashi echoed their movements hopping on the foot he was left standing on CH to he shouted several seconds too late trying to mimic their words the best he could the other boys his age giggled the older trying to hide a smirk pull yourself together the old man shouted at his three boys they shifted moving their way to their opposite leg and falling into a low stance arms stretched far above their head Kakashi copied sinking low into his legs arms stretching High the old man walked by him speculating him cooy Kakashi ignored him until he was shoved in the back AK he yelped loosing balance and falling forward waving his arms wildly he fell to the ground barely able to catch himself before his face hit the boys laughed lower your center of gravity you are balanced and centered again the old man instructed Kakashi picked himself up brushing the dirt off of his tunic front the old man was staring at him expectantly he lowered into position again raising his arms up the man tapped the top of his left leg Kakashi lowered even more another tap on his right heel and he spread his foot further a hard tap on the back and he pushed out his chest the old man again shoved Kakashi in the back the silver hair boy wobbled but managed to stay balanced much better the man drawled three they moved again and again the old man correcting him each time Kakashi was sure that they had been practicing for hours by the time they were finally allowed to stop they must have gone through more than 100 positions the boys returned to in at ease position and Kakashi copied them his body was sore from the strange movement but he was far from tired they had barely done anything compared to his training sessions with Naruto very good now we will meditate children the boys nodded sitting down on their knees on the soft grass Kakashi stared at them in their Sensei wondering what kind of training they were doing he watched them several moments but the three boys simply sat there with their eyes closed Sensei when do we fight the old man looked at him giving him an agitated stare you know Kakashi continued when they were all looking at him with blank stairs sparring training fighting Kakashi duelist questioned looked dumbfounded Kakashi frowned shaking his head and wondering how to communicate with these people DUIs he started reaching for the older boy's arm and pulling up DUIs looked to his Sensei receiving a nod of approval and stood Kakashi half smiled at his small achievement he fell into to a familiar fighting stance Spar uh duelist drawed he tentatively mimicked The Stance Kakashi reached forward in a mock hit bracing his arm against DUIs Spar when to we get to actually train he asked looking from the older boy to the old man DUIs expression was as confused as ever the old man held an unreadable expression somewhere between confusion and disgust hum Kakashi hummed in thought wondering if there was another way to explain himself an idea popped into his head then and he couldn't help but Smile as his own genius he clapped his hands together Shadow clone Jutsu one Kakashi popped into existence as the smoke cleared Kakashi noted curiously the amazed look on the boys faces even the old man seemed amazed though he stifled it well Kakashi ignored his audience and turned to Kakashi clone dropping into a fighting stance the Clone dropped into to a fighting stance as well without signal the two Kakashi began sparring throwing Fist and foot at each other after only a few minutes they stopped and Kakashi looked to the boys and old man Spar he repeated once more all three boys looked amazed watching him with wide eyes the old man on the other hand looked enraged the old man stomped towards Kakashi grabbing his mop of silver hair the Kakashi clone disappeared in a puff of smoke the the old man pulled Kakashi back to the line and shoved him down into his knees into a meditating position like the other boys were in no Spar he growled at Kakashi's face The Old Man released Kakashi and moved back to the front of the line facing the boys and kneeling to meditate as well Kakashi winced rubbing the tender spot on his head he had many questions questions that he was sure would go unanswered DUIs Kakashi whispered across the wooden table the three boys were studying in a small closed-off Library type room a small Lantern was situated in front of each of them so that they could easily read besides that the room was dimly lit and damp with few lanterns situated throughout the room Kakashi had picked out a thick book one with many pictures inside he flipped through the pages glancing briefly at each picture without really paying attention to them the older boy glanced up barely pausing in his reading to acknowledge the silver topped boy Kakashi scooted forward in his seat and leaned far over the table talking in a hushed whisper why no Spar he asked in his best imitation of their thick language he had been with the time children for as best he could tell about 2 weeks he had slowly picked up their language although he was far from being able to fully understand any of them the boys especially DUIs had also picked up some of Kakashi's language helping in the learning process even more DUIs raised a single brow um the older boy looked around unconsciously tucking a loose strand of hair behind his ear he glanced at Kakashi's book he grabbed it and pulled it towards himself flipping decidedly through the pages until he stopped at an elaborate image of some sort of deity garbed in white and with a bright light surrounding him the deity was surrounded by men bowing and meditating beneath him as well as ornate designs and gifts our father he does not allow us to spar it is against our nature to harm our Brethren he explained simply shaking his head to make sure the message was realized hn Kakashi responded thinking over the explanation DUIs had given in trying to work out its meaning in his head he looked down at the displayed picture studying it but the world is based upon ninja defending their Village and completing missions no Spar DUIs repeated smiling as he pushed the book back to Kakashi and turned back to his book Kakashi looked at the book flipping a few more pages he looked up to DUIs who seemed to be intent on studying DUIs Kakashi whispered again shrinking as he noticed hungar give him a fierce glare at Interruption to the boy studies DUIs looked up smiling at Kakashi's persistent questioning Kakashi pointed to himself I am good at sparring very strong he smiled flexing his arm DUIs looked at him wearily we do not Spar Kakashi few here fight pangar and liwin Spar Kakashi rebutted quickly DUIs nodded slowly they have devoted themselves to the father and yet they are destined to a life of sin Warriors are not allowed into the Afterlife it is very bad to us Kakashi frowned fighting is exhilarating and challenging he couldn't help but remember training with his brother nearly every day he missed Naruto and konaha I will teach you to spar Sensei he said finally pointing at himself DUIs lip twitched with the slightest of a smirk but soon vanished into a frown the time boy looked discreetly to pangar and then down at his studies deep in thought Kakashi waited patiently for several minutes until DUIs finally looked up you will teach me to spar Kakashi nodded duelist eyes bore into him and a smile grew on his lips I would like to learn but we must be very careful do you understand no one can know else we both will be in very much trouble Kakashi nodded slowly piecing what he could together we will have to wait until the time is right I will come and get you Kakashi couldn't understand what DUIs had said but he knew that he was going to teach duus to fight and gain a valuable friend and comrade in this foreign Place their only worry was that no matter what they could not be caught he didn't want to be left in his cell for days on and ever again is it going to work this time pangar asked picking up a small vial containing some sort of preserved organ that he could not identify I know not however I have uncovered an essential piece of information based on the elders investigation and our own during Kakashi's past childhood in these past weeks that will help to release Kakashi's locked memories if I am able to give the child's Memories Back le owin explained never looking up and continually scratching words into a book of papers it should be an easy task to alter the Jutsu to make the person retain all of his techniques and knowledge hungar approached the doctor peering down at the desk full of papers all filled with writing or intricate diagrams of the human bodies or sigils will you be able to complete the Jutsu in time Lewin stopped for the first time his pen held in mid-sentence and looked up to His companion eyes serious and direct for the first time I can't tell you with assuredness yes pangar nodded glad that their lifetime of work would be rewarded by accomplishing the task that they had set forth to do go go and retrieve young hakei I am ready to test my altered Jutsu Le obn instructed standing and collecting his papers into one neat stack very well the other replied nodding and taking long strides toward the door of the small research office Kakashi opened his eyes immediately alert when he heard his cell door unlock in the middle of the night he sat up as the door was opened and two time nin hungar and another that he did not recognize stepped through it is time time hakei hungar spoke taking large intimidating steps forward the man grabbed Kakashi's arm dragging him out of bed into his feet the other man shoved a foul burlap bag over his head as hungar roughly tied a rope too tight around his wrists behind his back time for what Kakashi wondered wearily as he was yanked forward out of the cell they hadn't treated him this way since he had been captured and they had preformed surgery on him several weeks before he could only assume that they were going to experiment with him some more they walked several minutes the two men leading him roughly I have to get out Kakashi thought struggling with the ropes behind him they were tight and carefully nodded each guard kept a hand on his arm keeping him from running for now he could do nothing until they let go of him they finally entered a large open room as best as Kakashi could tell by the slight Echoes of their bare feet several steps into to the room a door was closed loudly and the bag was removed from his head Kakashi blinked his eyes to a dimly lit room pangar shoved his shoulder down and he fell ungracefully on his tailbone wincing as he thought he felt it crack against the stone floor pangar quickly ran a piece of rope between his hands and tied it to a small metal Loop stuck in the floor it was tighten so that his hands were forced to touch the ground and he had to hunch his back and pull his shoulders lower in order to sit without leaning back on his tail bone he took a moment to sweep his gaze around the room it was completely empty besides himself hungar the other escort and Lewin who stood several feet away shuffling through several sheets of paper the ground seemed to be marked with some sort of white chalk forming a large triangle around the central point where he happened to be sitting around him were a serious of circles with the scratchy symbols he was sure was their written language pangar retreated standing behind Lewin with crossed arms the man grunted something that Kakashi neither recognized nor could make out liwin nodded and handed him the paper looking to the silver-haired boy with analytical eyes the doctor stepped forward stopping at one of the triangle sides he closed his eyes slowly raising his hands into a sort of prayer Kakashi pulled at his rope ignoring the aching in his backside and knowing that whatever they were about to do to him would not be to his benefit stop he yelled unable to hide his masked fear which was growing stronger as Lewin hardly flinched at his yells the doctor began chanting or praying Kakashi couldn't tell as he continued his voice grew louder filling the air with noise in the small stonewalled room please Kakashi cried unable to hold back the wetness Welling in his eyes why are you doing this just please stop the sigle began glowing faintly at first but growing brighter with each word that the doctor chanted the room was cast into a blue soft light three beams at the points of the triangle began to form shooting to the ceiling of the room and growing brighter with white light and emitting a vibrating energy Kakashi's body began to be consumed with the pressure of the energy which filled his chest Limbs and head his head felt like it was filling up and squeezing his brain while his chest felt heavy and full the sound of blood pounded through his ears to the beat of his racing heart he winced in pain thrash ing at his binds suddenly Lewin stopped talking and the doctor slammed his hand to the ground on the edge of the CLE white light burst forth from where his hand was touching the outside of the triangle and raced along the glowing lines of the sigle until it reached Kakashi Kakashi screamed as the light reached him and beat into his body with the force of a mountain his body became rigid and his eyes rolled back in his head as the energy consumed him he could hardly breath but his body forced him to scream as the energy filled him to a point past exploding his brain felt like as was being dissolved into goo by acid and his body was stiff and unresponsive there was a flash of light and then the energy disappeared as his conscious drifted Into Darkness Kakashi sat uncomfortably on his knees in the grass yard with the other three boys doing their morning meditations hungar sat with them meditating a few feet away he shifted carefully as his bum pained him when he sat on it he was sure it was at least bruised to sitting for long periods of time and sleeping had become uncomfortable and painful at the same time his body felt weak and tired from the night before as if he hadn't slept in several days its responses were slow and clumsy his head felt hazy and congested and his thoughts were sporadic and jumbled the noise in his head and the pains in his body made it hard to still himself enough to meditate duel as eyed Kakashi peeking secretly from one eye as the silver-haired boy squirmed and seemed not to be able to calm the thoughts inside his head evident by the boy often shifting eyes and fidgeting hands Kakashi are you well Kakashi glanced at the older boy looking down to his lap tired he replied simply not having the energy to think up a whole phrase in the foreign tongue did you not sleep well duus asked pulling the grass stand from his mouth and reaching for a new one Kakashi sighed deeply feel sick DUIs made a motion of nodding thinking deeply for several minutes you will teach me ah Kakashi replies his cool gray eyes looking to the brown haired boy curiously DUIs looked to pangar brother pangar hn he grunted nearly agitated at being disturbed during meditation Kakashi is feeling ill might I escort him back to his room until he has recuperated DUIs asked hungar finally opened his eyes staring at Kakashi with suspicion Kakashi did not have to act sick in the least he was sure his face looked as lushed and tired as he felt see what will happen if you try something rash H Kakashi hungar threatened staring at the boy Kakashi made a show of gulping and nodding DUIs Rose to his feel helping to pull Kakashi up to his feet Kakashi winced as a jolt of pain shot up his spine but ignored it following duelist slowly they left the main Courtyard and walked down the hallway which led to the smaller Courtyard yard which housed Kakashi's cell DUIs grabbed his arm and in an instant they disappeared down a dark deserted hallway where are we Kakashi managed to say unable to see but following the sound of duelist bare footsteps as they patted against the stone in front of him this is the old Wing we were once many people but we are few now we are monks and a very ancient people we do not engage in sexual intercourse in The Villages which once surrounded us from which boys and young men devoted themselves to our lifestyle have long moved to far reaches of the land near where your people now live DUIs explained as they continued walking passing door after door which had been covered in spiderwebs and other creatures of the darkness how old your people Kakashi questioned surprised that such information was being openly given to him his friendship with DUIs it seemed was beginning to pay off many hundreds of years older than the people who were from the place you call home several years in into the future how Kakashi could barely keep from interrupting the older boy we have devoted out time to manipulating time Kakashi before the death of one of our brethren we preform a Jutsu that will revert the elderly one to their childhood age though nothing is retained from that past life the men who are here today have been reincarnated shall I say many times before they came to another small grassy Courtyard which looked decrepit and forgotten a weak light shown in from the hole in the ceiling the only view of life in the area the walls were cracked with dead and decaying Vines growing up and the grass had grown somewhat wild and unkempt small flowers finding their way into the emptiness Kakashi's steps slowed as duelist continued down the three steps into the shinh high grass wait so I traveled back in time when you guys captured me duelist turned and looked at Kakashi curiously unable to make out the words when said so quickly you take me through time he struggled to formulate even such a phrase in his shock yes we manipulate time to us there is an endless amount of time available at our disposal Kakashi's eyes were wide and searching putting together all the pieces in his mind these people were not Immortal but manipulated time in order to cheat death he felt as though his purpose in all of it was closely related but his fuzzy mind refused to function properly and analyze everything he had picked up from being in this place well shall we Spar then there is not much time Kakashi looked up seeing DUIs eager and expecting expression grass straw still in his mouth he nodded descending the stairs and joining the older boy as he forced his mind to settle and leave the thinking for later there are three simple techniques he started struggling to place the words he was trying to express it is ninjutsu Jutsu and tautu Ninjutsu Jutsu tautu dualist copied awkwardly I show you Ninjutsu only it is sparring Kakashi explained slipping into the fighting stance he had shown DUIs and the others some time before Kakashi corrected DUIs copied stance with small Taps to the areas which were off Ninjutsu is fight and defend okay I hit you block and continues what is the purpose duelist questioned as he raised an arm to catch the soft punch Kakashi aimed towards him purpose Kakashi sounded feeling the word on his tongue to prove worth and show strength DUIs made an oh sound but he was sure that the older boy didn't really understand try to hit me do whatever you think duus nodded throwing his arm out towards Kakashi's head Kakashi of course easily lifted his arm to the slow assault and deflected it downwards the punch was followed by another attempt and another what else you know I am better think other ways to attack DUIs paused a moment in thought a smirk appearing on one side of his lips in a blink DUIs disappeared from Kakashi's sight and he gasped as a hand hit him on the back of the neck he turned and stared openly at the Elder boy DUIs held a smug expression on his face I have just learned to spar and still I have beaten you Kakashi ah he agreed unnerved at the thought DUIs came a voice from the hallway booming and echoing against the lonely walls duus face dropped and he turned slowly towards the voice until his eyes came to rest upon pangar and Lewin watching them with anger and disappointment be brother Lewin and pangar he stuttered nervously swallowing Kakashi's heart picked up pace his senses tuned up and adrenaline pumped through his veins as the air around them turned tensed and hostile he glanced like a cornered deer to each of the three people refusing to go through what they had done to him the night before he pushed off his foot and ran man jumping on top of the roof and pumping his legs as fast as his feet would carry him he had to get away now was as good of a chance as any he had before the compound extend away but beyond that he could see Forest beyond that he did not know but could see no signs of anything else pangar growled watching Kakashi jump up and disappear his Fierce Angry Eyes shot to duus who looked scared for his life you have much to explain he growled through gritted teeth I think it is best we deliver Kakashi home now Lewin added looking to his comrade hungar nodded and jumped to the roof as well running after their hostage lewin's gaze lowered to DUIs you have broken our greatest command DUIs something must be done with you now you have sinned against our fellow mankind what have you to say for yourself DUIs averted his eyes to the ground I was curious brother Lewin I will face any judgment you and the father SE fit is retribution for my actions very well Lewin scowled holding his arm out come young duus duus nodded walking to his Elder and allowing himself to be ushered forth his eyes never left his feet as they traveled back through the darkness brother liwin what will you do with Kakashi Lewin sighed wondering if his wish to let Kakashi join 's children had been a mistake he will be take care of the end remember to subscribe and like this video see you in the next video

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