The first thing Hatake Kakashi felt upon regaining consciousness was that huge migraine in his head. He had trained himself and prepared himself for injuries of any kind, but nothing prepared him for the pain he felt in his skull right now.

Well, not that he expected himself to fall through the sky. Or at least, that was what it felt like.

Kakashi allowed himself an audible groan as he struggled to comprehend what just happened to him. Despite what it had felt like, Kakashi was sane enough to realise that he couldn't have fallen through the sky. He last remembered taking a step back from the Konoha Shrine and losing his balance. What happened next, well, was this.

He took his mind of the situation for a moment, taking in his surroundings at once.

Kakashi saw that the soil was rough and uneven, with traces of overturned soil. His ears heard nothing at all, no birds singing, no cicadas chirping. His olfactory organs took in the faint scent of dried blood and they were not his. All this told Kakashi one thing – He was in a battlefield and definitely no longer in Konoha.

A few more minutes spent on finding clues to his whereabouts yielded nothing, even his Sharingan could not detect any Chakra nor any movement. Finally, Kakashi bit his thumb and performed a set of hand seals.

"Kushiyose no Jutsu" said Kakashi.

Nothing happened.

The usually calm and collected Jounin now broke into a sweat, re-performing the same seals.

"Kushiyose no Jutsu" Roared Kakashi.

Nothing happened.

"What's the bloody problem!" hissed Kakashi, cursing and swearing under his breath. Without Pakkun, Kakashi seriously felt intimidated. Resignation filled him as he started moving, breaking into a run as he flung himself through the forest.

At least I have chakra... thought Kakashi, flying through the dense forest at a superhuman speed. It was not long till he reached a bridge. But it was that same bridge that cast chills down the jounins spine.

"This is ..." exclaimed Kakashi, a horror on his face unlike those he had when he gets the latest series of Jiraiya-sama's Icha Icha novels.

Right in front of Kakashi was the very same bridge the Fourth Hokage, Rin and himself had destroyed 17 years ago. It was rebuilt ... no ... impossible, since the bridge's structure and been blasted to bits by his sensei and could not be rebuilt so identically. The sharingan also told Kakashi that all the materials were aged and not newly rebuilt.

Realisation struck Kakashi like a nail in his head. He had been teleported back 17 years.

Realisation of this fact brought back a myriad of dilemmas within Kakashi. His gut feeling was to run back to wherever Obito was, to save him, to save Rin. But he knew that doing so would change the world that he knew, and that doing so would not allow him to go through life with Obito anew. For one, he was a 30 year old man, whereas obito would be 13.

Hatake Kakashi was lost in his thoughts when a shuriken came whirling towards him, aimed at his head. Shocked, Kakashi swerved to the side, then dove into the shade of the trees.

Canine instincts took over Kakashi in a flash, as said ninja quickly analysed his situation. Whoever his enemy was, had totally disappeared from sight, leaving no traces of himself.

This was one strong shinobi and Kakashi didn't even get to take one look at him.

Time ticked by as Kakashi waited silently, comtemplating his actions. I can't summon Pakkun, so this fight is purely ninjutsu and taijutsu. Unless...

Hiding on the other side of the bushes was the one Konoha proudly called its "Yellow flash". Mastery of speed and teleport jutsus allowed him to seize even the strongest ninjas by surprise.

The future hokage Arashi winced at his luck, knowing full well that this adversary was by far no piece of cake.

Damn... if only I can determine his location. The yellow flash of Konoha paused, readying himself. It seemed like he had to lure the enemy out by using himself as bait.

At the count of 3, he jumped out of his hiding place, revealing himself, as well as around 10 kunais, thrown at random locations. A quick set of hand seals instantly teleported this ninja between all 10 kunais, allowing him to detect enemies from all sides.

There! And he spotted his enemy, who by now was engulfed with fear which showed in his eyes, or right eye. That white hair and face...

Hatake Sakumo?

NO! Sakumo-dono had already died... this imposter! Anger raged within the ninja as he raced towards the other man. As quickly as lightning the two ninjas engaged in kunai combat, moving at such speeds that all one could see was the flashes of light.

Neither seemed to have the upperhand.

Hatake Kakashi was petrified with both fear and joy. Here was his long missed Arashi sensei, a solid proof that Rin and Obito must both be still alive. But this same sensei was attacking him, ready to cut him down at the tiniest sign of weakness.

Kakashi had to make him stop.

Moments later, at the best opportunity available, Kakashi pulled his headband away from his left eye, revealing the sharingan. Now, Kakashi saw the world at a slower speed, and his sensei didn't seem quite fast as before.

As his student, Kakashi knew where his sensei's weakness was. Now with his sharingan, Kakashi could reach behind the other man and place a well aimed jab at his ... butt.

"Sennen Goroshi" Muttered Kakashi.

The resulting shriek was extremely unhokage-like.

Like it? this is a brand new effort into the world of naruto. Will feature other characters and pairings heh heh... R&R please