A/N: Okay. So I got this idea during lunch the other day (I don't know how), but for some reason I started thinking about Itachi. What would of happened if he had been raised by someone else? Then I started thinking about the stories I had read where Kakashi is Sasuke's father. And it lead to this.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, no matter how cool that would be. Otherwise Itachi would not be evil, and people I liked would not be dead.

Kakashi stumbled into his apartment and slid his vest off, throwing it onto the couch. He had just finished a mission, and he was so tired, he just wanted to sleep for the rest of his life - literally.

But first, food. He hadn't eaten in hours, and all he wanted was a bowl of ramen, then he could take a shower and sleep. Maybe watch some TV.

But, alas, it was not to be. Someone knocked on the door at that moment, and Kakashi groaned before turning back towards the door. He yanked it open, revealing Asuma on the other side.

"What?" he growled.

"Jeez," Asuma said, smiling, a cigarette hanging out of the corner of his mouth. "Is that any way to greet one of your best friends?"

"If you interrupt my sleep time, you're not my best friend anymore. Gai just took your place." Kakashi said, leaning against the wall tiredly.

"Wow," Asuma said with mock sadness. "That hurts. That really hurts."

Kakashi sighed. "What did you come here for?"

"Can't a man come visit his friend?"

"No."

"Fine. The Hokage wants you in his office."

"Right now?"

"Mmm-hmm." Asuma said absently.

Kakashi pouted behind his mask. "I don't wanna go. I wanna sleep!"

Okay, so he was acting like a child, but he needed his sleep!

"I will drag you there." Asuma threatened.

"Fine. I'll go. Just give me a minute." Kakashi went back into his apartment and into the kitchen. He grabbed an apple and his vest, putting it back on.

He locked the door and slipped the key into his pocket. "Come on."

As he walked, he ate his apple (making sure to pull his mask down and take a bite, slipping the mask back up before anyone noticed) and tried to figure out why the Hokage wanted him. He had just gotten home from a mission, so it couldn't be another one, but what else could it be?

Minato was waiting for them when they got there. He had a small bundle in one arm, and a toddler clutching his pants leg.

"'Bout time." Minato said, smiling. Kakashi couldn't take his eyes off the kids he had, though.

"Why do you have children with you?" he asked.

"Not even a 'hello'?" Minato asked. Kakashi finally looked at his old teacher's face (not that he was old, mind you), and saw in his eyes that he was worried. About what, who knows?

"Hello." Kakashi said. "Now, why am I here? I just finished a mission; there's no way you have another one for me."

"Well," Minato furrowed his eyebrows in frustration. "Some people might call it a mission. I wouldn't, though. You probably wouldn't learn what I'm trying to teach you."

Kakashi raised an eyebrow. "What else could you possibly have to teach me?"

Minato grinned. "Parenting."

"What?"

"Parenting." Minato repeated.

"You've got to be kidding me."

"Nope."

"Why me?" Kakashi whined.

"Because," Minato started. "A) you need to learn responsibility. B) You're the only person I can go to for this sort of thing."

"Why me?"

"Just shut up and listen!"

Kakashi shut up.

Minato sighed. "Much better. Now, you know Fugaku and Mikoto Uchiha, right? Well, they, um, died on a mission. And now we have two orphans. Before she left, Mikoto said that she would feel much better if we found someone who could learn something from her children if she ever died. Or something like that."

"And what made you think of me?"

"You need to learn responsibility. How many times do I need to tell you this?"

Until now, Asuma had been standing quietly next to his friend. He spoke up uncertainly. "Kakashi doesn't know anything about parenting though, Hokage-sama. He'll probably end up killing them."

Minato nodded. "That's why, once a week, someone will come check up on you. If you need help on any other day besides than, you can go to Kushina. She knows probably everything about children."

"I am a ninja. I need to go on missions." Kakashi argued.

"Which is exactly why I will give you one mission a month to start with, because you need to be with these kids as much as you can. Any questions?" Minato said.

"Why me?"

"Kakashi, shut up."

Asuma asked, "What are their names?"

"Oh! This is Sasuke," Minato said, holding up the bundle. He pointed to the toddler. "And this is Itachi."

Itachi looked up at them with dark eyes. He looked tired, which would make sense, seeing as it was really late.

"You should get them home. I sent someone to prepare your apartment for you." Minato said happily, passing Sasuke to Kakashi. He almost dropped him, before figuring out the proper way to hold him. The Hokage picked Itachi up and handed him to Asuma. "Here ya go."

Kakashi scowled at his former teacher behind his mask. "But—"

"Good luck!" Minato pushed them out of his office and slammed the door shut.

Asuma adjusted Itachi on his hip, before sighing and starting forward. "Might as well get them to bed."

Itachi was almost asleep anyways, and Sasuke was already asleep in Kakashi's arms.

"Might as well." he muttered, before following his friend back to his apartment.

A/N: Yay! I finished! Wow, this was almost three pages long. This is probably, like, the longest thing I have ever written. Maybe. Hope you liked it, and I want to know what you think. Be honest. Tell me if there's some wrong information, or something, (besides the fact that Itachi killed his parents; this is obviously an AU), because I'm only on, like, episode 105 or something. I know small things from my sister, but not much.

Please review!