Disclaimer: I do not own (nor will I ever own) Naruto. Nor will I ever own or do anything Naruto related except for this story.

Author's note: I know I said I wasn't going to post anymore new ideas until I finished some of my other works, but this Naruto idea keeps bugging me. And it will not go away until I do some good, hardy typing. I think I've actually wanted to do a Naruto based story for a while now though… Anyways, I will stop talking and start writing! You must stop reading MY words and read (the story) and review!

Outcasts are always trying to hide their horrible pasts. But sometimes its best to talk about things…

Chapter 1

"Excuse me…" a shinobi slid the door open, "Lord Hokage?"

"Yes? Did you deliver my message?"

"Yes, Lord Hokage. It has been received by one of their ninjas."

"Good."

After a pause, the waiting shinobi asked, "Are you sure about inviting—

Hokage interrupted before the shinobi could say the name, "Yes. Although it may seem like a mistake, it may actually be a good thing to invite that person back to the Village of the Hidden Leaf."

"But…"

"Do not worry. This person will be under strict rules and observation once they get here, and if any of my rules are to be broken by this person… well, you should know what will happen."

The shinobi's eyes narrowed slightly, "Yes, Hokage-sama. I understand." With a small, almost imperceptible bow, the shinobi left.

After the shinobi left him, the Hokage of the Village of Konohakagure let out a barely audible sigh. 'I'm getting too old for this. I never thought I would be the one to invite this person back here. Then again, they can't refuse the offer I have made. After being raised in that particular village… being banished from their homeland… It will be like getting a second chance at life, I suppose…'

A FEW DAYS LATER…

"ARGH!" Naruto's shout scared some birds out of the nearby trees, "Why are you always so LATE, Sensei?"

Kakashi just smiled, "Hello to you too, Naruto." He waved to his gathered cell from his perch on the railing of the bridge.

"And don't sneak up on us like that!"

"Um… Kakashi-sensei?"

"Yes, Sakura?"

"Why did you wake us up this early? You even said yourself that there aren't any urgent missions for us to take on."

Kakashi decided to pick the excuse: "Well, it's not good for shinobi to just sit around not doing anything. I figured I might as well give you guys some good, old-fashioned, training while we wait for something to come up."

Sasuke's eyes rolled at this, "You've got that right…"

"So, what kind of training do you have in mind, Sensei?"

'Good question, Sakura… Even I don't know that yet.' Kakashi thought to himself while keeping the casual look on his face although, in reality, he was frantically wracking his brain to think of some ninja task to give his cell.

Fortunately, Kakashi did not have to labor his brain for very long. For he soon was interrupted by a new voice, "Kakashi."

He turned to face the direction of the nearby trees for this was the direction the voice came from. It didn't take Kakashi long to spot the figure of Iruka (because Kakashi is an elite ninja and that's just how much skill he possessed). Kakashi noticed within a few seconds that Iruka seemed more serious than usual. 'He must need to tell me something important.' He thought briefly before turning again to his cell and saying, "Then again, I need to take a rain check."

"SAY WHAT!" Naruto's jaw would have hit the planks of the bridge if not for Sakura's conveniently placed fist, "What was that for? I didn't do anything wrong!"

Sakura, arms folded across her chest, stated plainly so that even Naruto could understand, "Are you the only one who didn't hear Iruka-sensei calling for Kakashi-sensei?"

"What do you mean? Of course I did!" Naruto stuttered. He obviously hadn't noticed Iruka's abrupt appearance at the other end of the bridge.

"Idiot." Sasuke interrupted.

"Like heck I'm the idiot, Idiot!" Naruto spat back in return.

"Idiot." Came Sasuke's simple reply as he turned to walk away. Naruto and Sakura following.

Leaving Sasuke to put up with the arguing Naruto and Sakura once again, Kakashi turned to approach the waiting Iruka. "So what's up?" he asked. Kakashi: the ever casual.

Iruka seemed to gather himself before saying, "I'm told that Lord Hokage needs to speak with you."

Kakashi's one visible eyebrow shot up, 'Lord Hokage wants to see me? Why?' But in these kinds of moments, even when he wanted to ask a question about being summoned somewhere, Kakashi remained silent. It was usually best to remain silent at times like these anyway. Kakashi: the always careful. He followed Iruka in the direction of the Hokage's dwelling.

Author's Note: Haha! And you thought the chapter would keep going! Well… I outsmarted you! Anyways, I know it's really annoying that I started yet another idea without finishing at least two of my other works (aka: Red Snow and A Robin's Story), but this idea was really bugging me! I am also considering removing some of my other ideas because as far as I'm concerned, they have turned out to be total dead ends (aka: Dueling 101, Another exile). Anyways… I hope you all find this idea quite amusing. The short Kakashi epithets are in a style taken from Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar novels. I find those quite entertaining. And they fit Kakashi's mindset in my opinion. Hee hee.

I hope you all enjoyed it so much that you will want me to continue this story. I am trying to write stories with more than 10 chapters as you can probably tell from my recent additions (aka: Red Snow, A Robin's Story, and Return). I am also trying to lengthen my chapters some as I am writing, because I've noticed that some of my chapters are very short.

That aside… Please be kind enough to review! –HOWLS-- riawolf