Disclaimer- I don't own Naruto or the characters (at least not physically, I do mentally.)
Heres my first fan fiction to this site. Thank you for reading this and I hope you like it enough to want to continue reading it. ^^
There was one thing that Kakashi knew for sure, and that was that he would protect his team no matter what the cost. The only thing going through his head was that he wasn't going to let pain come upon his students. Then with that thought he stood his ground as the sharp blade pierced through his skin.
He was losing his blood and his vision blurred but he still managed to pull out his own blade and plunge it into the heart of his attacker.
,,, Sacrifice,,,
-Chapter One-
Naruto stood near the edge of the camp they had set up and glanced around casually for any signs of the team they were meeting up with. Team 7 consisted of Kakashi, Sakura, Sai, and him at the moment and they were meeting up with team 8- Kiba, Hinata, and Shino who were lead by Kurenai.
The two teams had rarely gone on missions together in the past. It was a last minute decision for Kakashi's team to go with Kurenai's but it was a good choice and Naruto wasn't about to complain.
Kakashi built a small campfire while he waited for the rest of his team to finish the tasks he had sent them on. Within a few more minutes they were all gathered around the fire working quietly on cooking there dinner.
"Great job you guys." Kakashi commented casually to his students. Naruto's face shifted into his goofy grin. Kakashi smiled in amusement under his mask and then turned to the edge of their camp. At that moment Kurenai stepped into view followed by Hinata, Kiba, and Shino.
"You guys weren't too hard to find." Kiba remarked as he plopped down next to Sai and reached for something to eat.
Hinata blushed as she approached the group and sat near Kiba and Naruto. Naruto was grinning again and he excitedly started to chat with Hinata and Kiba about the mission. While the younger ninjas got caught up, Kurenai and Kakashi slipped away from the campfire.
"This mission… even though we need the skills of all of our teams, it's risky with the numbers." Kurenai exclaimed once they were out of the hearing range of their teams.
"My thoughts exactly." Kakashi replied with his hands in his pockets. "There is nothing we can do about it though."
Kurenai thought about it for a moment before nodding her head in agreement. Then, before she could rejoin her team, Kakashi shifted his stance and continued. "We should split up our teams appropriately before we continue." His uncovered eye closed for a second in deep thought. Kurenai glanced at the younger ninjas as her mind tried to catch up to Kakashi's. He was most likely going to lead the attack part of their mission.
"Kiba can lead Sakura and Sai, Hinata can lead Naruto, and you and Shino will come with me." Kakashi exclaimed. He was visualizing the enemy's base and how they would each enter while putting into consideration every team's unique skills. Kiba, Hinata and himself were the only capable trackers and therefore needed to lead.
Without further notice Kakashi walked off to explain the new groups to the rest of them. Naruto was trying to make sense of the new pairing and had almost blurted out in complaint before Kakashi had the chance to clarify his selections. "You all should know who is capable of tracking and that's why Hinata, Kiba, and I are leading. I'm going to try and explain this mission in detail." He sat down in front of the fire with the others following before he continued.
"So what's this mission about?!" Naruto shouted getting a bit impatient. Kakashi ignored Naruto, which angered the spiky-haired ninja a bit, and then continued.
"There are two major parts to this mission, and three major roles. First- we need to infiltrate the town and locate the secret base at the outskirts of the Earth Village. So far we know for sure that the base is hidden under ground." He paused for a moment to think of how to approach the next subject. "…We also know that they are holding several leaf ninja captive."
The mood grew tense after that. Naruto looked frustrated and tried to hide his eagerness to continue the mission and rescue his comrades. Kakashi also wanted to get going and tried to hurry up with the rest of the explanation. "Hinata and Naruto won't enter the village; you two will be monitoring everything outside. Kiba, your team will go to the south part of the village while my team heads to the north. If either of us gets any leads, we meet outside of the town by Naruto and Hinata." Kakashi stopped and thought over what he had just said to make sure he covered the important parts. When there were no questions from them he finished, "This mission isn't going to be too complicated or long so just stay as alert as you can until it's over with." And with that, he put the fire out and they headed to the village.
When they had the main entrance in view, Hinata and Naruto wished everyone luck and took up position on a tree branch high above while they waited. Sai and Sakura were relieved to get rid of Naruto and quickly followed after Kiba who had walked away without them. After everyone else had begun the mission, Kakashi, Kurenai, and Shino did some quick adjustments to their weapons and slyly made their way to the gate.
Hinata sat on the branch and activated her Byakugan when the other teams were in the village. Naruto held a kunai in one hand and was leaning on the tree with the other hand. In his head he was replaying what Kakashi had told him a few days ago. He wasn't paying too much attention at the time so it was hard to recall if he had all the information right or not.
Kakashi had told him something about the akatsuki that sounded important but he only caught the part about Sasuke. His mind jumped to his former team mate and he almost didn't hear Hinata say his name.
"Naruto, they already signaled that they found something…" Hinata said with her usual blush. Naruto snapped out of his deep thought and turned to the village. He obviously wasn't seeing whatever she could see with her eyes.
The three entered the village at about the same time as Kiba's team despite their head start. To avoid looking suspicious they all disguised themselves according to the current fashion in the earth village and with a quick recon of the surroundings, Kakashi confirmed that the enemies they were up against might possibly be amateurs.
At first glance, the shops lining the crowded streets were the first thing you notice upon entering the village. For him and most of the others they probably noticed the dense chakra surrounding a building further away from the lively streets.
He headed that way assuming that everyone else sensed it also, giving off the signal to Hinata and Kiba. Kurenai and Shino followed closely on either side of Kakashi. "Did you find something?" Kurenai asked without turning to look at Kakashi. He was surprised that she didn't notice and wondered if Shino or the others did.
"You mean you didn't notice?"
"Notice what??" Kurenai replied and came to a halt.
Kakashi stopped too, "What about you, did you notice?" He asked Shino.
Shino turned towards the two jonin "No." He said, trying hard to sense whatever Kakashi had. Shrugging, Kakashi continued towards the building.
"That building has a strong concentration of chakra all around it." He pointed out, still confused that he was the only one who noticed.
Kiba's group hadn't gotten far before Kakashi signaled that he had found something. He led his group towards Kakashi's scent and informed Sakura and Sai that the other team had a lead.
"Is anyone else getting a weird feeling?" Sakura said once they were closer to the building. Before the others could answer, she felt a sudden wave of concentrated energy that made her stomach twist.
Simultaneously, Kakashi and Sakura clutched at their stomachs in pain causing everyone to tense.
I just had to do this. Leave the first chapter off with such a suspensful event =J
Since this is the shortest of all my chapters that I have out at the moment (when I wrote this, it was 3 chapters.) I decided to add an extra note to the end =D So, you don't need to bother reading the following unless you are interested in some other good Naruto *cough* Kakashi *cough* fan fics.
I have read other Naruto fan fictions, and I'm a bit skeptical that mine is really nothing new. After I finish this story up, I plan on putting the characters in a more original setting and hopefully it will attract more attention if I present some new ideas to everyone. My favorite characters to write about are Kakashi and Naruto. I love to read the stories of the two of them having a brotherly relationship. If you are looking for some awesome Naruto fan fics, here are some that got me hooked...
-Anything and everything by KakashiKrazed (forgive me for any errors in the titles...I'm writing this without a reference cuz' I'm too lazy to open one up.)
--Long Road Home
--A New Path Traveled
--Lessons Learned From a C Ranked Mission
--The Sixth Hokage
-Fox and the Hound by Jedi Honor Bound Ninja
-Revival of the Fallen by Dragon Alchemist
and some of the other random Naruto stories that I have favorited... The one kind of story that I don't really care for are the time travelling fics. Most of the time these leave out a lot of important details and seem pretty vague so I tend to avoid them. I have read a few, though, that have caught my interest. For those of you who bothered reading this- you should go to the next chapter now if you haven't already read it.