Importance
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Kakashi woke up with a thumping sore headache. He noticed that is was dark around him. He could not adjust his eyes. His surroundings were strange to him. He was somewhere in nature; he could hear the singing of birds and the noise of the village and all it sounds was not heard by his sensitive ears. He couldn't remember how he got there. He could remember nothing. As he tried to get up to try to figure out where he was and how he had gotten there, the pain from his head pulsed to strong. He was forced to lie down again by the pain. When he moved his hands to his face in an effort to calm the pain, he noticed that half of his face was covered with bandages.
He was a young boy, alone in a forest with injuries and had no memories of what had happened.
The pain settled down and Kakashi thought about removing the bandages when he heard a sudden voice talking. It was his teammate Rin. He could not hear what she was saying. She was not close enough, but he knew it was Rin. He tried to get up again and succeeded this time. Once he was on his feet he knew that walking would be more difficult than he thought.
He noticed that he was in what seemed like a big hollowed tree. He leaned against the side and began slowly waking forward, following the familiar voice. When he reached what seemed to be the entrance of this place, he noticed that her voice was much louder than before and it was accompanied by other voices.
When he exited the tree, several cloaked figures jumped out of the high tree in front of him and moved closer to him. He stopped concentrating on his balance and fell over. To his surprise he did not hit the ground, but rather fell in the arms of one of the figures. He only saw a white mask with different color lines across it.
He knew that mask. At first he was shocked, but after he realized that the figures were ANBU members he was relived. Why would some of the top ninja warriors be there, and why would they be with Rin? Were they even with her… his train of thoughts were broken by her voice.
"Kakashi, are you okay? You were not supposed to get up! I knew I shouldn't leave you, but I needed to get help…" Rin said as she reached them. Kakashi looked confused. He did not like looking weak, he did not like being helpless, but he knew he needed help at that stage. He tried to sit upright, but failed. He looked up at Rin that was now almost above him and asked: "What happened? Where are we? What happened to my head? Where is Obito?" His head was swarming with more questions, but for now those questions will have to do.
Kakashi saw as the tears gathered in Rin's eyes and started rolling down her cheeks. After a few moments of silence she asked surprised: "Do you remember anything?"
Kakashi tried remembering, but no mater how hard he tried there was nothing. How could he forget how he got in this situation? He got angry and irritated at that. He liked facts. He lived by them and that is what got them through tough missions…
Mission… Kakashi's skin went pale white and ice cold as the memory came back. He remembered how important the mission was to him. He remembered what that had cost him. He knew that a ninja's duty was always to complete a mission, no mater what. They had a simple mission, until the enemy showed up. They simply had to destroy a bridge that enemy ninjas use. Worst of all he remembered the fight they had. He wanted to complete the mission, but his two teammates wanted to turn back. He did not want to be like his father. He did not want to make the same mistakes.
Kakashi's father, Sakumo, was a very respected ninja back in his days. His father believed that comrades and friends were more important than missions. Missions were important, but the life of someone you love is much more important. When Sakumo was sent on a dangerous mission, he had to make a very important decision. He had to choose between saving his comrades and completing the mission. He of course chose to save the life of his friends. The mission was not complete and had deadly consequences. The people of Konoha turned their backs on Sakumo and even the comrades he saved disapproved of his decision. He went into a state of depression and became weak. After a while he decided that taking his life was the best way to go.
Kakashi snapped out of his train of thought when he heard another familiar voice.
"Sorry that I am late, I came as soon as I heard. How is he?"
"He is healing fast, but he needs to rest. I think he is unconscious again. He does not reply to anything I say, sensei." Rin told her teacher.
The handsome young blond man had a look of deeply concern in his bright blue eyes as he turned to his student lying on the cold ground.
"Kakashi can you hear me?"
When Kakashi spoke he was surprised by how little energy he had left. "I am sorry sensei, I failed you. I am sorry Rin, I was wrong. I remember now."
One of the masked men turned to the blond teacher and asked, "Minato, I think we should go to the hospital now and then we can worry about the small details."
Before Minato could nod Kakashi sat upright to his own surprise. Minato looked at him surprised and calmly gestured for him to lie down and said: "You should rest now."
Kakashi shook his head and said: "I have a mission to do I wont rest until it is done." Minato gave him a concerned look but before he could speak Kakashi spoke again: "I know I am not strong enough to do this, but I won't fail to do this mission. Please allow me. Minato knew about Sakumo's history and knew that Kakashi would not give up. He smiled at Kakashi and said: "I will accompany you and Rin until the mission is complete. Is that okay with you?" Kakashi smiled and thanked his teacher for his help before lying down again to rest.
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A/N: Thank you for reading and please tell me what you think…