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CHAPTER I
Dumbledore starred at the young boy standing in front of the Hokage of the Hidden Leaf. The boy couldn´t have been much older than 10 years, 12 at most, even much younger than his own favorite student Harry Potter who was about to turn 15. Surely his old friend Sarutobi had to be kidding or maybe the work load has finally made him go mental, well more mental than Dumbledore himself was.
„Sarutobi-sama, no offense, but when we first talked I had someone different in my mind for this task," he slowly started trying not to offend his old friend and they young shinobi in the room, Of course he knew that things worked different in this world than they did with the magical folks and that it was common practice for young ninja to finish their education as young as 12, or even younger when it came to a few exceptions- the natural geniuses, but even if the boy had graduated younger than 12 it was unlikely that he was any higher rank than genin. A beginner ninja who was taking part in easy task. However the mission he was offering was by no means an easy task. He was hoping to get an ANBU or at least a bunch of jounin.
„Different? Different how?" the young boy asked politely yet giving him a cold glare his eyes turning crimson red with three tomoes.
Dumbledore stayed calm as he was no stranger to the secrets of the shinobi world and immediately realizing that this kid was a part of the famed Uchiha clan. Though to have activated the Sharingan at such an early age he had to be considered a tensai- genius even by the standards of his almighty clan.
„Well, no offense as I said, but in our world you probably wouldn´t even be old enough to start your education and...," Dumbledore start but Sarutobi cut him off.
„Albus, as you know things are different in our world. I know that you might see things different than we do here and by your standards Itachi-kun might seem unfit for this task...however in our lands we tend to measure by strength and wit rather than age and I assure you that Itachi-kun here possesses skills rivaled by few not only in our village, but also in others..." Sarutobi explained preventing Dumbledore from arguing his further points. With that said the Hokage turned to the young Uchiha. „Itachi-kun, if I´m not mistaken you intend to try and join the ANBU soon?"
„Hai, Hokage-sama," the boy bowed slightly and spoke to the head of his village with such respect that he probably reserved for very few people of this world Dumbledore assumed.
„In that case it´s settled. You are the best person for this mission and I´ve arranged matters so that it would benefit you too, Itachi. This is not a solo mission, you´ll be accompanied by a former ANBU captain, who will help you with your training, so that you can join the ANBU as soon as you return. Based on your progress so far you might even become a captain in less than a year...,"
Dumbledore smiled, he could for sure count on his old friend Sarutobi to make all the parties involved happy. Not that he doubted the skills of the young prodigy, but he was much happier indeed to have someone much older with ANBU experience in charge of the whole mission. Dumbledore was torn out of his thoughts as a young man erupted from a poof of smoke. He had spiky silver hair, most of his face was covered in a black mask, his hitaite covering one of his eyes and in his hand an orange novel that he seemed to be completely lost in. All in all he gave Dumbledore the impression of a lazy excuse of a shinobi. And while he was certainly older than Itachi, he wasn´t older by that much. Surely this couldn´t be the former ANBU captain Sarutobi spoke off. But then he noticed the young Uchiha who was looking at the newcomer with eyes full of respect.
„Yo! You called for me Hokage-sama?" the silver haired man greeted without looking up from his novel.
„Kakashi-senpai," the young Uchiha bowed his head slightly.
„I did call you indeed Kakashi-kun, about two hours ago," he added scolding one of his best young ninja slightly.
„Ano sa," Kakashi scratched the back of his head with his left hand: „you see I found this little kitten that seemed to be lost on my way here, so I had to help the poor little things," he gave his apology in his most serious tone of voice.
This led the occupants to reactions of a various kind, Dumbledore who met with Kakashi´s antics for the first time simply chuckled, while the hokage way too tired of even trying to scold his subordinate about his constant lateness and poor excuses after putting up with it for years now just sighed while Itachi shook his head and remarked „That´s a lie, Kakashi-senpai,"remembering his late goofy distant cousins Obito and his poor excuses way too well.
„Haha," Kakashi smiled sheepishly, but then he closed his book and put his way into his uniform, turning to his serious self. „So, Hokage-sama, why have you called us here."
„Right. Kakashi, this is Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, an old friend of mine. He has requested a mission and I..."
„Sumimasen, Hokage-sama, but did you just say Witchcraft and Wizzardry?"
„Yes, Albus, maybe you would like to explain this," he turned to the wizard.
„Of course, it would be my pleasure. I have come from a different dimension than yours. Where I come from we use what you call chakra differently, we call it magic and we manipulate it using our wands," he took out his wand after the boys gave him a puzzled look. „Anyway, unlike shinobi of the Hidden villages we wizards do not fight much and most of what we teach our children has nothing to do with combat. For the most part we live in peace, however right now we´re at the brink of the war after almost 14 years of peace. During this time we have grown extremely comfortable and few of us could properly deal with a threat. That´s why I have turned to my old friend Hokage-sama for help and have requested some of his best shinobi for a special mission. Sarutobi, I suppose you´d like to explain the details of the mission yourself," he gestured to the other old man.
„Yes, but I guess I should properly introduce them first. This is Hatake Kakashi, 19 years old, current rank jounin however he was a captain of a ANBU squad and he only retired from his duties as such recently. And this is Uchiha Itachi, the heir to the famed Uchiha clan, 11 years old, he was just promoted to jounin and as you´ve already heard he plans to join the ANBU soon himself. Now to your mission, it will consist of two equally important parts. First one is to protect one boy Poteru Hari, who plays a very significant role in their war..."
Itachi interrupted him: „ So our mission is to babysit some gaki?"
Kakashi forcibly coughed probably trying to hide his chuckling at the fact that a kid was complaining about having to babysit some other kid Dumbledore guessed.
„As I said this child plays a huge role in the matters of their world, he is four years older than you Itachi...anyway, that´s not all, why you´re to keep your eyes on him, your mission is also to protect the school and its other occupants from other outside harm. Furthermore there is a second part to your mission, as Albus explained in their world they haven´t been at war for long years and they are all unprepared, you both know what war is like, so the 2nd part of your mission is to prepare the youngsters of the wizarding community for war. You might even teach them some jutsu if you feel it´s necessary, but I have to warn you that few of them seem to display much talent when it comes to using chakra our way. However that is no different when it comes to a ninja trying to use wand magic and that´s why I have selected the two of you for this task. You both have excelled in our world, so it is likely that you´ll be able to exhibit similar talent in their world as well. Also as you both posses the Sharingan you can learn their language in an instant, which makes it easier and your eyes might even be a help while using the wand magic who knows...Kakashi, you´ve failed two genin teams in a row after becoming a jounin instructor, but someone will pass your test eventually, so you can use this as an opportunity to practice your teaching skills. And Itachi here wishes to join the ANBU soon and while not denying his powers I don´t think he´s ready for that yet, but a year of training under a former ANBU captain could do the trick for sure..."
Kakashi questioningly looked from the hokage to the young boy and he sheepishly asked: "Hokage-sama, no offense, but I´m sure the Uchiha clan won´t be too happy about their heir to work ad train under someone like me for a whole year."
„Kakashi, the Uchiha clan might not be too happy about that, however I´m the leader of this village and I decide who goes to on what mission...so unless young Itachi himself here minds...?"
Itachi shook his head, giving Kakashi a small smile: „Kakashi-senpai, while my clan and my otou-san might believe differently, I assure you that I´m not one to judge people by their blood, clans or family ties. Your powers and talents are rivaled by very few even in the famed Uchiha clan."
Dumbledore would swear he heard a snort when Itachi said famed.
„In that case everything´s settled. You will leave with Dumbledore here this evening, I´ll give you some time to say sour good byes before you leave, you will meet Dumbledore at the memorial stone at 8 pm. And Kakashi try not to be late for once, getting to Hogwarts could become troublesome if you are," he sent him a warning look.
„Hai, Hokage-sama."
„You´re dismissed."
Itachi turned to the door waiting for Kakashi to join him, but the silver haired jounin had different intentions: „Go ahead, Itachi-kun, I have something I wish to discuss with Hokage-sama in private. I will come pick you up this evening."
When the door closed behind Itachi, Kakashi turned to his leader and with a somber expression he asked: „Hokage-sama, if you don´t mind asking me what are your motives behind this? Is this about Orochimaru?"
Dumbledore noticed the changed in the young man compared to what he looked when he first arrived, he was alert in full serious Kakashi mode. Orochimaru he said? Dumbledore seemed to remember that name, oh yes right, he was one of Sarutobi´s former students, one of the three sannin, who had left the village after committing numerous evil deeds. He wasn´t that different from his own former student when he thought about that. They even had the snake thing in common.
Sarutobi studied his young subordinates face: „So you figured it out, Kakashi? As expected from you...I received a message some weeks ago from Jirayia..."
„Jirayia-sama? So he´s still trying to track Orochimaru down...?
„Yes. Anyway Jirayia received Intel that Orochimaru was planning a plot to kidnap Itachi. Itachi is very strong for his age, but even he couldn´t win against Orochimaru...not yet at least...I realized it is too dangerous to send Itachi on missions here, but his clan wouldn´t accept it if their most talented prodigy was to be hidden and protected...that s why when I heard from Dumbledore I considered his request the perfect opportunity...for a year Itachi could be safe and sound in a world that Orochimaru doesn´t even exist...and not only that in that one year he can become strong enough to protect himself from Orochimaru...I picked you to be his mentor, because I trust you more than any other Sharingan user in this village, Kakashi...However, I also believe this mission can do you some good as well...you´ve been in the ANBU for years and I think you need to use this mission to fully return to the world of the living...One last thing, Kakashi, for now I believe that Orochimaru has no means to get to Albus´ world, however things might change...if this were to happen, I order you not to even try and fight him yourself, depending on your situation immediately call for reinforcements or rather retreat and abandon the mission."
„Abandon the mission, Hokage-sama?" Kakashi asked disbelief in his eyes. While he no longer was the kind of scum who would follow the rules no matter what, this still sounded unbelievable coming out of the hokage´s mouth in front of his customer no less.
„Yes, abandon the mission. The safety of Konoha lies ahead of any mission and Albus here is kind enough to understand that. You´re dismissed, Kakashi."
„Hai, Hokage-sama, Dumbledore-san," he bowed to the two men before disappearing in a poof of smoke.
Five year old Sasuke was on the verge of tears. He couldn´t believe that his aniki would have to leave him for such a long time. A whole year, by the time he returned Sasuke would probably be ready to start at the Konoha Academy.
„Sasuke, a shinobi must not cry," his older brother scolded the child but was unable to hide his smile.
Sasuke tried to stop the stream of his tears as hard as he could and spoke up: „Demo, aniki...you´re leaving for so long...I was hoping you´d play with me tonight...and now we won´t play for a year..."
Itachi gestured with his hand, calling his Brother to come closer, as he poked his forehead with two fingers.
„Itte," Sasuke cried out touching his forehead.
"Yuruse Sasuke... Mata kondo da." Itachi smiled at his Brother. „Maybe we can arrange a visit, so you´ll be able to come and see me during their holidays. What do you think, okasan?"
„We´ll see," Uchiha Mikoto smiled at her two sons.
When Dumbledore arrived at the memorial stone he was surprised to find Kakashi there already waiting.
„I´m surprised, I didn´t expect you to be here so early."
Kakashi smiled at him sadly touching some names at the monument carefully with his fingers: „I´ve come early, so I could say my good-byes before we leave."
Dumbledore studied the young man in front of him with a somber question, not pushing further with any questions not wanting to prey. It didn´t take long and they could hear a young child shouting: „Kashi no niichan!"
They both turned to see Itachi arriving accompanied by a woman, probably his mother and a small boy no older than five who had to be Itachi´s younger brother.
Kakashi slightly ruffled the young boy´s hair: „Sasuke-chan, Mikoto-san," he greeted Sasukeś family.
Mikado smiled greeting the copy nine and the stranger, unlike most of the Uchiha clan she had taken an immediate liking to the boy and was not happy about the way her fellow clansmen including her husband treated him going as far as calling him a thief. Then again she was one of the few in the clan that was very fond of the goofy Uchiha Obit, so it was no wonder she had a soft spot for his best friend and rival.
„Kakashi-san, I´ve come here to ask you a favor. Please promise me you will make sure our Itachi will be okay."
„I promise."
„Taku, kaa-san, I´m not a kid anymore."
„I know, Itachi. But it still doesn´t stop me from worrying about you. So don´t forget to eat well and wash your teeth regularly and above anything don´t forget to write to you kaa-san"
„Hai, hai," the young ninja said hugging his mother. Then he ruffled Sasuke´s hair: „Otouto, train hard and get stronger while I´m not here."
„Hai!" Sasuke replied flashing a big smile.
„And in return I will try to arrange for your visit, ne?" he turned to Dumbledore.
„I´m sure we´ll be able to arrange that," he smiled. „But we really have to go now. This is a portkey," he explained pulling an old magazine out of his robes. Please touch it at least with one fingers..."
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