Okay so this is my first Naruto Fanfic, and I hope I did well enough on it. I really didn't read over it for grammer mistakes so I'm sorry for that. Overall enjoy!
Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto, I'm much too poor to! Haha!

The rain ran cold down my face, and the dark skies shadowed my home. It was almost too cliché to be real. It was four in the morning, blood spattered across my face. I gazed at the surreal scene with glazed eyes, and then to the man with the bloodied sword. He lowered his gaze to me and smirked. He pointed the sword at my face and a drop of blood went splat against the cold wood floor.

Hs words echoed throughout the silence. "As you are a child I cannot expect you to understand my reasons, but you will thank me later for destroying the kekkei genkai for good this time!"

A cold tear ran down my face. I had lost everything and not a one person in this world knew…
Young and naive I ran away, away from the couple sprawled on the floor, and away from the man that murdered them. Running blind from my tears my father caught me in his arms. The pungent odor of iron filled his nose so he pushed me away from him to inspect me for any possible harm. Once he was certain of my safety he pulled me into a huge embrace. Without a care of my pride I cried in his shoulder, and he slowly stroked my dark brown hair soothingly telling me to hush now. It was after that day I vowed to take a path that my parents never would agree with, but it was all I could do…

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Two Years Later Leaf Village Gates

"Can't we just leave him this time sensei? He could always catch up while we're walking."

"Humph," Minato grunted. "For once Kakashi… You may be right!"

Rin bore an expression of concern.

"However…" he started again. "I'm going to have to discard that option."

The concern melted into a smile of relief on Rin, and Kakashi went back to being bored knowing there was no point in arguing.

"We leave once the team is all here."

Several minutes passed and they finally saw someone in the distance running up to the group. The neon orange goggles could be seen a mile away. The ebony haired boy almost stopped, but fell on his face first. The silver haired boy simply sighed, as Obito rubbed the back of his head only slightly embarrassed.

"Obito! We should have been on the road to the Kurosawa clan at least half an hour ago!"

"I couldn't help it this time honest! Besides you aren't in charge here so why am I explaining myself to you?" Obito shouted.

Rin bit her lower lip at the scene. Surely she could do something? She forced herself between the two and began her plea. "Guys! Kakashi, he's here now can't we get past this, then start the mission?"

Kakashi glared at Obito, and then turned around.

Obito smiled and placed a hand on Rin's shoulder, "Thanks Rin! I'm glad someone agrees with me!"

Rin was about to speak up in protest when Kakashi turned around only to begin the yelling fest again.

Mean while Minato grew tired of the scene. "Enough!"

Silence grew around them before the jonin sighed. "Obito, why are you late today?"

The ebony was confused for a moment before realizing he was asked a question. "Oh! There were some little kids that lost their cat, so I helped them look for it using my shinobi skills as an advantage!"

Minato smiled, "And did you find the cat?"

Obito beamed. "Oh of course I did sensei!"

Kakashi merely shook his head and folded his arms across his chest.

Within hours they could make out the outline of the huge house that their mission had directed them too. They noticed swamp land beginning to develop around them. Obito had even started complaining about how thick the mud was. As they pressed forward however, the air was filled with not the scent of earth like they had expected to find but rather… flowers?

The ground leveled out and became a lush green grass field with the trees evenly spaced but only reaching about four meters high. They had tiny flowers in clusters and the aroma they gave off was almost therapeutic.

Confused Rin gazed all around. "Genjutsu?"

The jonin shook his head and the silver boy spoke. "No this is all real. The Kurosawa must have a liking towards Lilacs?"

"And Weeping Willow," Obito stated pointing to a large weeping tree.

They walked past it and journeyed to the mansion. Grand black gates covered in vines gave way and revealed two people standing and welcoming their guests.

They were a man and a woman both in their finest robes. Even though they were both much higher ranking than the shinobi there visiting they lowered their heads slightly.

"Please come this way!" The man started.

"It's our honor to host shinobi of the Hidden Leaf at such a trifle in our history. Please, make yourselves at home!" The woman finished.

The four shinobi bowed in respect and followed the couple.

"Wow sensei! This place is amazing isn't it? Everyone here is even smiling!"

"Don't gawk Obito!" Rin warned, "It's rude…"

"Oh…"

The woman simply chuckled, and Kakashi was more interested in why they had been hired in the first place. He had seen guards everywhere! They were all on standby and they all looked like they had been put through some strenuous training themselves. Why shinobi was needed he was sure to ask later for sure.

The corridor seemed endless but finally the couple led them through a door to a smaller more private room that was rather out of the way.

"Please take a seat." The man gestured to the mats after dismissing the guards.

Once everyone was settled Minato started. "We understand that we've been asked to protect Kurosawa Hitomi and Kurosawa Emiko from a band of thieves?"

"Yes that's right!" They both kept unusually happy expressions on their faces.

"But with able bodied guards, why are shinobi needed for this mission?" Kakashi eagerly questioned.

The smiles faded, and the couple's heads fell while despair radiated from around them. While the woman remained silent the man addressed the quad. "We are fully aware that your efforts are needed elsewhere in this time of need. But we cannot even trust those that were in our home before the incident. They aren't merely thieves, they're bandits with jutsu and they kill people they feel need to leave this earth for there to be peace in this world." He drew a breath and pulled his head back, continuing his story. "The Kurosawa clan has been a host to one of the strongest known kekkei genkai. The people known for holding this priceless gift were known for their extreme care and kindness, especially skilled in medics and arts. However people, over the years, only saw it as power to be gained, so they sought it out, while some saw it as a power keeping restraint on the world."

"So in other words they were simply sought out and killed?" Minato assumed.

"Yes," he nodded. "That's exactly what happened. They were thought to be extinct decades ago; however a handful of especially skilled people foresaw this and hid among the Kurosawa. A grand clan that was only a few blood lines from them. So we hid them. This clan that we hid within our own for years… It was the Maki clan."

Minato's eyes nearly budged out of his head. "D- Did you say… the Maki clan?"

"Who is the Maki clan sensei?" Rin asked.

"They were a group of fighters with a very powerful kekkei genkai. They often used it for medical purposes though. It was said that they understood the human body perfectly, and it was almost impossible to learn what they practiced without the kekkei genkai. Many called it the divine eye."

Obito, Rin, and Kakashi were staring at their sensei.

"Ah… Someone who's heard of them eh? But mind you only a select few were picked to be warriors, and that's only because they were attacked so often. They were still easily picked off though…"

"But…" Obito stuttered, "If they have 'the divine eye' wouldn't they be very powerful?"

"I hate to agree but he has a point," Kakashi muttered.

"You're all losing the point! They never wanted anything to do with battle, so they never fought back. They placed their pride and values above everything else, and they were peaceful and proud! While powerful assassins were hired to tear down their defense system, and with those trained to fight gone… their numbers dwindled. Up until two years ago… only two had survived."

"Then why are we here to protect your daughters if the instigator of the issue is gone?" Minato questioned.

For the first time in a long while the woman spoke. "Because now they want to kill Hitomi and Emiko! There have been rumors of someone possessing the kamigon, the divine eye, wondering the forest of Lilacs. They think it's one of our daughters but neither of them posses the kekkei genkai!"

"I see…" Minato's eyes were downcast.

The quad was split in two groups. Minato and Rin watched the two year old Emiko while despite much of Kakashi's arguing he and Obito were teamed up to watch Hitomi.

"It's smart you know…" Obito started, "For them to have her practice in self defense."

Kakashi nodded, "Hm," and agreed as they watched the child struggle to keep up with the guard general. A series of punches and kicks were thrown at the six year old. Barely dodging them all she tried a weak counter attack by attacking his legs, but by a swift dodge and motion he grabbed her wrist and flipped her on her back. A sharp yelp escaped her breath.

The two shinobi flinched forward. "Miss!" Obito ran to her side to see if she was alright. Kakashi kept a wary eye on the general.

"You weak and pathetic child, I'm going easy on you! Do you think that the enemy would hold back on you?" He loomed over Hitomi and Obito, nostrils flaring and his dusty brown hair a mess.

"N- No… sir." Hitomi stammered.

Obito bared his teeth and glared into the man's soul even though he seemed unfazed by it. He was about to snap before a swift call of his name by his comrade brought him back down.

The man arched his back and laughed hysterically. "I, General Ryusaki, was asked to train this girl to defend herself. You two are a discouragement to her training! I haven't a clue as to why they would ask me to do this then turn around and hire shinobi to do a simple task! So I'll say this, and I'll only say it once… Back Off!" He spat.

Both shinobi were appalled, but you don't interfere in a student and sensei's affairs.

"Obito."

The ebony glared at the man, fists clenched. "Kakashi! How can you stand there and let that pig of a man yell at her like that? She tried-"

"OBITO!" Kakashi yelled, "That is not our place…"

"Ha!" Ryusaki snorted. "At least one of the famed hidden leaf shinobi understands the rules of student and sensei."

He grabbed the girl's wrist and stood her back up on her feet. They immediately went back to their sparring.

After several hours of brutal practice Hitomi slipped away from the two boys just to get some air. She made her way to the bridge in the forest of Lilacs. She stretched up on her toes to see the tree lying over the stream swaying slightly in the soft breeze. She closed her eyes and smiled, it was almost perfect until she felt the presence of someone standing behind her. Opening her eyes she turned to meet the gaze of the silver haired shinobi.

"You know, you're a lot of trouble. A little too much trouble for my comrade though… He's still searching for you." He folded his arms across his chest.

Hitomi's eyes slightly went wide and she hesitated. "H- How did you find me?"

"You have a pungent odor, and I followed it…"

"Wait..." she exclaimed. "Are you saying I smell?"

Kakashi just realized that what he said could be taken as an insult, and this girl could go into an all out tantrum. "Well… It's not an unpleasant smell…"

"…Huh?"

"Nothing!" He held his hands out in front of him as if to stop an invisible force with his eyes screwed shut. How does one talk to someone so young? He thought.

When he opened his eyes again she was smiling up at him. "What?" He narrowed his eyes at her.

"You're an especially strong shinobi right? Can you train me to be just as strong?"

He stumbled back at the question. "Huh? I'm still learning myself, and you already have a teacher, I couldn't possibly!"

"Please!" she begged. "I will listen to everything you say and I will never get in the way!"

Before Kakashi could even register everything that was said Obito came running up from behind, panting. He stopped and leaned his hands on his knees trying to catch his breath as he spoke. "Good, job… Kakashi! You... found her!"

Kakashi gazed into her lime green orbs looking for some sign that she was only joking, but the determination never left her eyes.

Hitomi pulled her hair free of the tie that held it back, and allowed her long hair to fall over her face. Kakashi saw her lips curl into a slight smile. "We have more in common than you think… Mr. Hatake…" Then she turned and walked away.

Kakashi stood frozen, while Obito tried to catch up with the brunette.

What does she mean "More in common?" He began to wonder.

Night finally began to fall and everyone got cleaned up for dinner and all was silent except for a few noises made by the two year old.

Hitomi stared at her food, feeling the lack of appetite overwhelm her. She had too much flowing through her delicate mind, and even visions of the past stirred in the corners of her mind.

Kakashi too stared at the meal in front of him. He hadn't even bothered removing the blackish mask covering the lower half of his face. The girl's question had been bothering him since it happened. He may have been a chunin for four years now, but to take on a student at the age of 10? Was that even right? No, it couldn't have been. Then again he couldn't remember anywhere in the ninja code on an age you had to be before taking on the title sensei. He was sure that there may have been something… But he couldn't torture his mind like this. There is a war going on, and he's still on a mission! That's why he mustn't take on a student. He was sure of it. Unless…

"Hitomi?" The voice of the girl's mother brought him out of the prison of a mind he had.

"Hitomi, you aren't eating anything. Are you alright?"

She sat there with a blank face and blank eyes. "Yes mother. I'm fine, I'm only a little tired… May I please go to bed?"

Almost everyone was taken by surprise to the way the six year old spoke. Kakashi had somewhat expected this however after their encounter earlier.

"Um, yes of course dear. Do you need anything?" She struggled to say.

"No mother… I'm fine." She stood and courteously bowed. "Thank you," then she turned and left.

Both parents cast their eyes down, and Hitomi's father sighed.

"Two years she's been like this I'm sorry."

"Jealousy from her younger sister perhaps?" Minato suggested.

"No that's impossible, she loves Emiko dearly. In fact she insists such rigorous training periods to protect Emiko." Hitomi's mother said sadly.

Adding onto his wife's observations the girl's father started. "Yes, rather it was something that I think she never came to terms with. Two years ago she witnessed the deaths of Maki Isamu and his wife Maki Amaya. She was never told about the power they possessed. As far as she's concerned they were wonderful friends of the Kurosawa, who happened to die a terrible death."

"Well this puts things is a slightly different perspective." Minato said flatly. He glanced over to the silver haired shinobi. "Kakashi!"

This caught the boy by surprise and caused him to snap to attention at his sensei. "Y- Yes sensei?"

Since when does Kakashi stutter his speech? Rin questioned.

Obito merely stared as he slurped his noodles silently.

"You've enjoyed your meal as much as Hitomi and I see you didn't even bother taking your mask off." The jonin observed.

"My apologies sensei… Just some things in my mind I'm trying to work out."

"… I understand…"

SO I hope you enjoyed the first chapter! I'm a real lazy writer but I'm trying to work on that! The next chapter will not be out for a while yet but I will do everything in my power to make it well worth the wait! Please any feedback is welcome, yes any... and for you flamers out there at least try to keep it clean as possible! ^^' thanks!