Title: Family In All But Blood
Rating: T [Since there will be some curse words thrown around, when Kakashi and Inner Sakura curse, it's always within the confines of their minds. Other's who are adults or teens will curse... sometimes their curses words will be countered, muffled, blocked, or it'll just lead to worse words.]
Summary: After receiving a letter of complaint, Hiruzen Sarutobi can't do anything besides sending Kakashi Hatake on a C-Rank mission to babysit one Sakura Haruno as punishment. Oh, how the mighty fall.
Author: AMMiss
Pairings: There won't be any pairings right now but during the ninja years, there's a slow (sort-a, kind-a, haven't really planned it out yet) GaaSaku along with a few other character pairings.
Note From De Author;Since this is my first time writing a Naruto fan-fic, please send in reviews of what you think about it! I'm a bit worried of how this story will turn out, but this story will progress beyond the childhood area and go into ninja years.
Also, this story is an AU where Naruto's parents are alive, the Uchiha Massacre didn't happen, Gaara has his mother, there are different major enemies, and the Akatsuki are still a multinational organization but they aren't after the Jinchuuriki.
Enjoy~!
1: Narrative/Kakashi Hatake POV
Kakashi Hatake could only stare flabbergasted at Hiruzen Sarutobi, the 3rd and current Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village.
"Ah-are you serious?" Was the only intelligible and most respectful words that the almighty Copy-Cat could utter at the current time through his spandex mask.
"Very. Because of your inappropriate behavior towards the client's wife and daughters', you have been demanded to be punished."
"But does my punishment really have to be a C-Rank mission within the village?" Kakashi asked as he tried to wrap his mind around his punishment for the gazillionth time, during these past 25 seconds he's heard the words out of his Hokage's mouth, in his head.
"Yes." Hiruzen answered. Although the Hokage's face was impassive, his eyes and voice had all to much sadistic joy in them.
"Couldn't you just give me a C-Rank mission that has me escorting a caravan, or dealing with bandits, or even having me deliver a message to a neighboring country?" Kakashi knew full well that he was grasping straws and begging, without literally begging, to have any C-Rank mission besides the one that his Hokage was telling him he had to go on! But he could care less right now.
"Nope." Dear Kami, Kakashi could hear Satan's dark laughter echoing up from the pits of Hell.
"But does my C-Rank mission really have to be a babysitting job?" Yes ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, you have heard the Kakashi Hatake, or otherwise known as Kakashi of the Sharingan or the Copy-Cat Ninja, whine to the Hokage.
"Absolutely." Oh great ancestors, this time Hiruzen is smiling. A wicked, wicked smile. "Think of it this way, Kakashi-san..." Hiruzen places his elbows atop his desk and interlaces his fingers. "There have been reports from the multiple sitters that this civilian child has been showing the signs of using chakra to get away with her pranks. Young Sakura's parents are Kizashi and Mebuki Haruno. You could use these two weeks to see her potential. If she has her father's intelligence and her mother's strength, I'll have her put in the Ninja Academy when she turns 6. It's only two weeks Kakashi, her parents will be back from trading in Suna then, and you'll be free to continue your Jonin and ANBU missions." Hiruzen assured.
"But-"
"It's either the babysitting C-Rank mission or a handful of D-Rank missions." Hiruzen's facial expression said it all;
PICK. YOUR. POISON.
Glumly, Kakashi slumps and murmurs, "C-Rank babysitting mission."
Standing up from his chair and walking around the desk, Hiruzen hands Kakashi the mission scroll. "Here's the scroll." Kakashi does a double take on Hiruzen as the old Hokage walks over to the door and opens it. Turning back to Kakashi, Hiruzen says, "Well, come on, I'll take you to the Haruno house. I need a fresh breath of air form all this paperwork, anyways."
It take some minutes for the two seasoned shinobi to arrive at the Haruno household. During of which, Hiruzen briefly greeted and waved to several people, and between intervals of said greetings', Kakashi pried for some more information about this 'Sakura'. He discovered that his temporary charge is 5 years old and has Kizashi's hair color.
Poor kid.
When they arrived at the house, Kakashi took note on how it was painted a cream color with a nice trim, and has a nicely kept front yard with some flower boxes on the second story windows. Disgruntledly looking down at the note that the parents left behind in case their young adolescent managed to scare off the three nanny's that they were only able to contact before leaving for Suna, Kakashi rereads that the spare key is underneath the third flower pot from the door.
Well, Laughter, Butterfly; so much for your nannies. Kakashi though with half-hearted bitterness.
"Here's to hoping that these two weeks just fly by!" Kakashi muttered darkly. He promptly ignored how the current Hokage behind him, poorly concealed his chuckling at Kakashi's pain of soon-to-be boredom.
Before Kakashi could reach down to tilt the third flower pot from the door to retrieved the spare key, the faint but obvious clicks of the locks resound past the door and catch Kakashi's and Hiruzen's attention. Straightening up and taking a step back, Kakashi waited for the door to open, but raises a curious eyebrow upon hearing the scrape of a stubborn stool against hardwood floor from so close on the other side of the door. When the door knob finally turns, Kakashi is prepared to see the unfortunate genes that this child had been mixed with from the blood and genetics of the Golden Butterfly and Last Laugh Kizashi.
What the alive, infamous Hatake didn't expect to see when the door opened was a tiny, petite, cute, fair-skinned girl, holding a black stuffed rabbit that is half her height. The girl is dressed in a blue and white summer dress, and she has soft, pink, cherub lips! The whole ensemble is complete with big jade-emerald eyes that suit her very much, and has cotton-pink hair that matches the color of her lips!
Kizashi. Mebuki. I think you just condemned your daughter to be a live target practice dummy by giving her that godforsaken bright, pink hair. Kakashi thought privately to himself.
Before Kakashi could speak his usual greeting first, the tiny, pixy-like girl opened her mouth as she took a breath. "My first thoughts of you;-"
Oh this should be good.
"-I don't like you!"
Flabbergasted, twice in not even an hour, Kakashi could only stare as this brat, as he has so kindly decided to dub her, but only within his mind, while Hiruzen chuckled loudly and gleefully at the lovely little show that has been brought to his attention, which he will be subtly checking into every so often during these next two weeks.
Oh these are going to be a LONG 14 days! Kakashi complained within his mind before stepping into the house and closing the door.
A message from AMMiss;
FYI for those who haven't noticed yet, Kakashi is dramatic and sarcastic throughout the period of this chapter. Next chapter is from kawaii Sakura-chan's POV!