A/N: Remember, Kakashi is telling the story.

"Tell us a story 'Kashi-san!"

"Story! Story! Story! Story!"

"Stories are for babies!"

Kakashi looked over the top of his bright orange book at the three children in front of him. Part of his training to be a squad leader was to look after three darling children that were due to start the academy next year. Who did he get? The nine tails, the youngest Uchiha and a walking cherry blossom. He had never being so annoyed by three kids in his whole entire life. (Mainly because he avoided them like the plague but that's beside the point.) Honestly, if he has these three in a team in the future, he was not going to be a happy camper. Luckily, there's very little chance of that happening.

Kakashi smiled at them from behind his mask. "What kind of story would you like to hear?" he asked. If it keeps them quiet, he'd sing and dance show tunes. Well, he wouldn't go that far. That was more Gai's thing really.

The three pointed up at the book Kakashi had in his hands. His face flushed to a noticeable pink. He couldn't read to them from that book..... As far as he knows, Jiraiya-sensei didn't write that book for kids. Well, he hoped he didn't. "A- are you sure don't want to hear a different story?" he asked them, scratching the back of his neck.

They shook their heads. Little perverts. Kakashi opened the book to a random page, beads of sweat condensing on his forehead. He couldn't do this. He couldn't read to them from this. He may not like kids but he isn't the kind to traumatize them! Not at this young age anyway.... He guessed he better improvise.

"A long time ago, in a land far far away, lived a valiant knight, a fair maiden and a court jester....."

"KAKASHIIII! RIN-CHAAAAN!" Obito's voice rang out in the castle's courtyard. The young Uchiha ran towards his friends at full speed, weaving in between the village people who were trading for various goods at the market. The bells on his jester's hat jingled with every step he took, earning himself giggles from the young children. Through the bright orange panes of his goggles, he could see his destination looming towards him and he skidded to a stop, causing some dust on the ground to rise into the air.

Kakashi narrowed his eyes. "You're late....." he accused him, his brows furrowing together.

Obito laughed weakly, scratching the back of his neck. "Well, there was this princess who was getting kidnapped by this HUUUGE dragon so I had to go save her 'coz there was no one else around. 'Oh Obito who's waaaay more handsome than Kakashi! Save me!' she called out to me so I HAD to save her then. So I picked up this big ass sword, which was on fire by the way, and-"

"Cut it out Obito!" Kakashi said, rubbing his temples. "We know none of that happened!"

Obito hung his head as Rin giggled. "I liked your story Obito-kun!"

The jester's head shot up, his cheeks tinted pink. "R- Really Rin-chan?" Kakashi swore little pink hearts were popping all around the Uchiha's orange and blue hat.

Rin giggled and smiled sweetly at him. "Of course! It was very creative!"

Obito grinned. "That's exactly what I was going for!"

Kakashi rolled his eyes. "Liar...." he stated, crossing his arms, obviously annoyed with the boy.

"Don't talk like that Kakashi," Prince Minato said, laying a hand on the young knight's shoulder. "You made sure to bring the Princess back safely to her castle, didn't you Obito?" Prince Minato was the next in line as ruler of Konohagakure. Obito, Kakashi and Rin looked up to him as their sensei and he considered them his students.

Obito grinned, placing both of his hands behind his head. "Of course I did! I escorted her there myself! I even carried her shopping bags and everything!"

"You're too gullible sensei...."

Rin sweat dropped. This conversation happened a little too much for her liking. "Oh! Kakashi-kun! I almost forgot!" she said suddenly and handed him a small package. "Congratulations on becoming a knight! You deserve it!" she added, a light blush spreading across her cheeks.

Obito narrowed his eyes at the silver-haired boy. Rin shouldn't like him. Sure he was somewhat good looking and he guessed some would say he was smart but he had all that and much more! He was way better for Rin than him. Unlike Kakashi, he'd return her feelings, tell her how beautiful she is and how much he loves her, letting her know just how perfect she truly is. Stupid Hatake and his dashing good looks, charming personality and all round cool attitude....

Kakashi smiled at Rin from behind his mask and took the package into his gloved hands. Most knights were usually seen in huge armor suits but poor Kakashi was too small to fit in these yet so he was stuck with chain mail. "Thanks Rin!" he thanked her politely and unwrapped the brown cloth from his gift.

Kakashi held up the small medical pouch, showing it to Obito and Minato as well. Rin smiled warmly. "It's so you can treat yourself when you get hurt! Do you like Kakashi-kun?" Rin was training to be a doctor. Nowadays, women becoming medics was normal but in those days, it was unheard of. Prince Minato pulled a few strings for her and managed to find someone willing to teach her. Her teacher was Tsunade-sama, the most respected doctor in all the land. But, she's not important to the story so let's forget about her.

"Loved it, Rin!" Kakashi told her, wrapping his arms around her and kissing her hard on the lips, much to Obito's disgust.

"He wouldn't do that!" Sasuke objected, pointing a small finger at the storyteller.

"Yeah!" Naruto agreed. "That cool 'bito guy just said that 'kashi didn't like Rin like that! Why would he kiss her?"

"Because it's romantic~ " Sakura replied, clasping her hands together and letting out a content sigh. "It would be nice if a handsome guy like him would kiss me..." she added, glancing at the oblivious Uchiha out of the corner of her eye.

Kakashi sweat dropped at his students, smiling behind his mask. "Um.... How about Kakashi shook her hand instead? Is that better?"

"Hn."

"Believe it!"

"*sigh*"

After shaking Rin's hand and not doing anything inappropriate or out of character to her in the slightest, Kakashi strapped the medical pouch to his leg. He looked over to Prince Minato, who was grinning down at him.

"This is from me!" he said, handing him a small weapon. "It's a special sword. I know it's lighter than a regular sword because it's so small but you'll get used to it after time. Don't be fooled by its size, it can pack quite a punch!"

"Thanks!" He looked over to his friend Obito. "Well? What did you get me?" he asked, crossing his arms expectantly.

Obito scratched the back of his neck and smiled weakly at him. "Well.... Heh heh.... I kinda um... forgot about it....? Heh.... Whoops?" he stuttered out, trying to avoid Kakashi's cold glare. When he didn't say anything to him, Obito asked "I'll let you wear my hat?"

Kakashi didn't even have to look at the blue and orange accessory with the silver bells to know his answer. "Pass." he stated, rolling his eyes. "You can carry my stuff instead."

"WHAT?" Obito exclaimed, pointing a finger at him. "It's a mystery how you became a knight!" The court jester looked down at his feet for a moment before pointing up at the sky, a determined look on his face. "I am Obito Uchiha of the Uchiha clan! I will surpass you and be a better knight than you will ever be! I just have to awake the sharigan...."

"Obito was an Uchiha? Like me?" Sasuke exclaimed, his eyes wide. "But he doesn't act anything like Itachi-nii or Dad! He sounds more like Naruto-baka than them...." he added, crossing his arms and sending a glare in the blonde's direction.

Naruto grinned, brushing off the glare as if it was nothing. "He must be a pretty cool guy! Waaay cooler than Sasuke-teme! Believe it!" he exclaimed, earning himself yet another cold glare from the young Uchiha.

Sakura raised her hand, ignoring the bickering between her two classmates. "'Kashi-san? What's a sharigan?"

Kakashi smiled at her. "The sharigan was a type of magic the Uchiha clan possesses. It allowed them to see a couple of minutes into the future so they could see what attack their opponents were going to use on them. It was very useful to knights such as Kakashi."

"But 'Kashi-san! 'Bito isn't a knight!"

"No, he wasn't. The other Uchihas didn't think he'd make a suitable knight. His carefree attitude and the fact he didn't awaken the sharigan yet, made him disrespected among them and the other villagers. Kakashi especially....."

Kakashi raised an eyebrow at Obito. "The Uchiha clan are all elite knights, aren't they?" he asked him. "That's what I thought but...."

"Whaaat?"

"Okay guys, that's enough!" Prince Minato interrupted them. "The four of us have a quest to carry out!" This gained the teens attention. The three of them turned to face the Prince, eagerly awaiting to hear what he has to say. Obito, Kakashi and Rin loved going on quests with their sensei. It made them feel like heroes, like they were important to the villagers' lives. Not to mention how fun it is.

Prince Minato pulled out a map, inked onto parchment and unfurled it. "See this line here?" he asked, tracing over the bright red line. "Currently, trolls from Iwagakure are invading Kusagakure, the village where the pixies and fairies reside. We have information that there are already a thousand trolls at this line. Even though the fire country borders Kusagakure, if we wait too long, we'll be too late. Our quest is here," he said, pointing to a bridge on the map. "To sneak in behind the enemy and destroy the bridge they need to retrieve their supplies. Then, withdraw quickly."

"Got it!"

"I'll distract the trolls away from you, so you have a better chance of sneaking in," Prince Minato informed them, rolling the map back up. "We'll go to the border together but from them on, our quest begins!" He put his hand out in front of him. "Everyone understand?" The three of them put their hands on top of his and nodded.

"Then let's go!"

"Let's go Sasuke!" Itachi said, holding out a hand to his younger sibling.

"But Itachi-nii! The story isn't over yet!" Sasuke whined.

Kakashi smiled. "Aren't you the one who said 'stories are for babies'?" he asked. The Uchiha pouted, earning a chuckle from the Jounin. "I have you three again tomorrow anyway. We'll finish it then!"

Sasuke smiled at the older man before climbing onto his elder brother's back. "Bye 'Kashi-san! See ya tomorrow!" he said, waving his small hand. Itachi gave the Jounin a nod before leaving the classroom.

"Me too 'Kashi-san! I'll see you tomorrow as well!" Sakura smiled, holding onto her Mother's hand. "I can't wait to hear the rest of the story!"

"Thank you Hatake-san!" her Mother said, bowing to the silver haired man. Seeing her mother bow, Sakura did too, giggling as well.

Kakashi smiled and nodded his head. "You're welcome Haruno-san!"

Sakura's mother held out her free hand to Naruto. "Come on, honey. Hokage-sama asked me to pick you up for him. He couldn't make it...."

Naruto sighed and took it. "Thought so.... Bye 'Kashi!" he said, grinning and waving at him as the pink haired woman tugged the two children out of the room.

Kakashi smiled and gave them a half-assed wave. He looked down at his bright orange book and began reading it again. This time, he actually read what the book said, rather than the child safe story he told the children. There was no better story than the ones Jiraiya wrote, after all.

Well, to him anyway.