Kakashi's Request

Kakashi awkwardly folded and unfolded the request sheet he has on hand. Yes, he is now the official 6th Hokage but he still anxiously waited in line for a request booth to free up so he can submit his request. What make it awkward is not him being Hokage or anything like that but that his request is mundane and the fee he offers is very low even for a genin level.

Kakashi just recently visited his long time friend and rival and just at the door of Gai's house he can already smell a pungent odor obviously from a very neglected apartment.

Gai is typically not a messy guy and do keep his house in certain order. But now with his injuries and being tied up to his wheelchair after his epic fight with Madara, well house chores suddenly become a difficult task to keep up.

So Kakashi felt that he should find some help for Gai. But even 2 years after the war, Konoha is still rebuilding and work requests have been overwhelming.

So to ask for a bi-weekly house cleaning in a shinobi group maybe hard to fill in. Who would like to clean toilets for another ninja? But that is precisely why Kakashi felt he cannot make a regular civilian do the house cleaning for Gai. Gai being Gai can sometimes be overwhelming with his peculiar antics. Oh, and he added there, accompanying Gai to the hospital for his check up and therapy twice a week. Gai has been skipping these to do some "training" thus delaying some of his recovery.

Luckily, Iruka was the one who receive the request. He almost hid his gawking look before professionally asking for a genin.

While he was reading the requirements, all other shinobi seems to just disappear to other booths.

"Any takers?" he hollered for the third time now.

Kakashi was almost about to leave in disappointment when a woman's voice sounded from the far end of the room.

"I'll take that."

Kakashi look at this person and noted she is one of those shinobi from remote villages looking for jobs and providing extra hand to the bigger villages who were still recovering from war.

She was already holding 2 scroll requests, obviously of class D missions, and she approach Iruka's booth walking nonchalantly while reading the requirements of the two she have on hand.

She was not very tall, not very young, wearing a simple short robe with net inside and leggings. Nothing notable about her, she looked a little pale with her black hair pulled up in a messy pony tail.

She wore the village hidden in the plains headband on her right arm and she has a worn out sling bag around her body, probably for some ninja tools.

"Hinatsu, a shinobi from the village hidden in the plains at your service." She said to Iruka without even looking at Kakashi, taking the mission request.

She then walked near the exit door and seemingly done reading and comparing all 3 requests, she made some hand signs and suddenly there were 3 of her by the door.

Kakashi eyes widen as he whispered "3 shadow clones?!"

A lot of questions suddenly crossed his mind like rapid fire. Who is this woman? How can she know the shadow clone jutsu which is a secret jutsu of konoha. And 3 clones to do 3 jobs? Even a class D request need half a day or a day. No regular shinobi can hold that jutsu up for that long except for the likes of Naruto, but for a genin to do so? That means she has a lot of chakra and she should be strong. But then why is she only a genin? Who is she? Is she a spy?

Immediately Kakashi, made a signal and 2 anbus were suddenly standing beside the obviously surprised woman with her clones.

Then Kakashi slowly approached her.

"Hello there" he greeted the woman.

Before he can say anything further 2 young shinobis, around 10 - 11 years old came running.

"Hinatsu... what trouble did you get into again?" Shouted the boy obviously irritated.

The woman turn and just gave an i-don't-know action with her hands and shoulder.

"Are you with them?" He asked the woman.

"Yes, she is with us. Please Lord Hokage if she did anything she didn't mean it, she can just get careless" - the boy responded although not being ask. The other young girl just looked worried.

Kakashi cross his arms and scratch his chin and said "well she has not done anything yet. I just want to know how she can do the shadow clones..."

Before he can continue, the woman hand him some papers. "Hokage sama, this medical report from your medic as well as my village elder's introductory letter will explain everything about me."

Kakashi quickly look at the papers. He looked startled a bit then he made another hand signal and the anbus were gone.

He look at the woman looking him straight in the eye, with no trace of annoyance nor relief nor fear nor anything.. more like a blank look. So he gave her a silly smile and said "ok.. good luck with your missions." Then he turn around with one hand in his pocket and the other whipping out a tiny green book from his back pocket.