Hello, dear readers. So last month I entered Nanowrimo November challenge and I decided to write Naruto fic. Unfortunately, I didn't win the 50,000 words challenge; not even by half of it (life got in the way and all that) but I do plan on completing this story. It'll be my main dish until it's completed. Enjoy and please read the author note below.

Warning: There'll be some OOC, drama and adventures. Please be warned that I'm not a fan of angst. XD

The piece took place three years after The Third Shinobi War (the current manga chapters). It's picked up from after Pain attacked Konoha and it'll go AU from there. I didn't put any specific events of what happened in between. It might go differently from the current/future manga or you guys could fill in the blanks yourself. And please, don't ask me about Sasuke. ;)

Kakashi trudged alone through the thick forest that surrounded the Fire Country, dragging his left leg behind. That leg was not the only one injured besides his whole aching body. He lost count on his wounds after the third sword stab to his abdomen. Still, the silver haired jounin was grateful that none of his bones were broken. This was getting old. A simple B-class mission turned into an S-class mission just by adding in three missing nins (jounins if you must asked) and an S-class criminal to the mix and voilĂ . You got an upgrade of a couple of mission class level.

Three years had it been after the Third Shinobi War. Many lives had been lost; shinobi and civilians alike. The village had lain in crumble and for a period of time, the morality rate of the Konohans almost in the brink of collapsing. Living people suffered the aftermath of the war, no food to fill their bellies, no vegetation, and no jobs. The economy of Konoha and other shinobi villages had became stagnant to the point of crumbling.

But the village stubbornly held strong. Thanks to one Uzumaki Naruto. The blond sun-shine never failed to bring up the spirit in his friends and people overall with his optimistic attitude. All the Rookie 9 had this insane thought that they could and would rebuild Konoha and brought glory back to their village.

The Godaime had stepped down from her position as the Hokage and named Naruto as her heir. Being the only Sannin alive, Tsunade was too worn out physically and mentally from the wars and loses she had experience in her long life. Of course the council was against it; more so when the person who will be succeeding the chair was Naruto. Her selection was met with disapproval from the higher council as well as the civilian head representative. They claimed that his association with the traitor Sasuke and his inclination to go against the rules and the code of shinobi would bring disgrace to Konoha if he was to become their leader.

Tsunade was very firm with her decision and refuse to be told otherwise. So they had come to a compromise. Tsunade-sama had agreed to be Naruto advisor until his inauguration was accepted by all the villagers. Until then all decisions and suggestions would have to be approved by the Godaime and the council before they could be implemented.

What a load of crap.

That's what Kakashi thought and had tried to defend his student. All his friends shared his sentiment but surprisingly, Naruto stopped them from bringing this up to those stuck up hags and bastards. The blond said that if that's how they want to do it, so be it. His dream to be a Hokage would not be deterred by their doubts and sceptical points. He'll have their acknowledgement in his own way. Naruto had shown his maturity which was beyond his age.

At that moment, never had Kakashi feeling more proud of his blonde student. He felt honoured that he had contributed something in Naruto upbringing albeit his was slighter than the other. Iruka sensei and Jiraiya-sama had made an impact on the young blond's life, making him the man he was today. But they had not been there to see the fruits of their labour.

An unnoticed root extruding from the ground caught his foot and Kakashi lost his balance. This was really getting old now as he fell not for the first time that day. His vision had became blurry and his limbs refused to move. Kakashi knew he mustn't fall here. He was the only person left. Naruto's only teacher that was still living; even Iruka sensei was…

Oh well, he's inside the Fire Country anyway and Konoha was only a day away by shinobi pace. Kakashi felt so tired, too worn for this kind of action. Seriously, a jounin his age should retired from the field job and maybe had a family, a kid or two. Damn, he sounded like Shikamaru. Kakashi was not a family man type and he knew the Hatake blood would end with him.

His eye had become heavy and drowsiness began to cloud his brain. Just a little while would be fine. He'd wake up as soon as he had gathered some energy, or maybe a couple of Anbu patrol would find him and bring him back to Konoha instead.

Kakashi closed his eyes and let slumber took him away from his consciousness. He didn't even notice a pair of feet making its way to where he was lying.

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A/n: As you can see, this is unbeta'ed. So what I need is a beta to do some beta-ing for me. English is not my first language, so you can see that my grammar (it's not the only one) a little messed up. So all a beta has to do is to help me with my grammar, spelling and sentence composition. I'll also need you to spot any plotholes if they exist. The pros of being my beta? You get to read my story a chapter earlier than the rest in full unbeta-ed glory. Please put away any sharp objects before attempting to read it, less you'd gouge your eyes by accident. XD