Disclaimer: All characters from Naruto are well... from Kishimoto, or else I'd be having fun with Kakashi instead of WRITING about it.

A/N: This is my first fic for a very very very long time. This is the first chapter of 25, and I'm just hoping for some reviews. 'kay, I hope you like it...

Cheers.

Chapter I
Nariko Moriko, painful past

"You should know better Hatake!" A young woman, with red hair pulled up in two small ponytails and brown eyes ducked Kakashi's Kunais. "I didn't spend almost a year of my life training to be hit by some simple kunais!"

"Really?" Kakashi asked, right behind her. "Your cockiness is your weakness Nariko…"

"Right back at you Kakashi-kun!" She kicked him, and jumped onto a tree. "Now what about we do this seriously?"

"Hm… I guess you got better" Kakashi admitted, uncovering his sharingan, but taking out his Icha Icha Paradise, using it to mock her.

"Are you mocking me?"

"Excuse me? Did you say something?"

"That's it!" She did quickly some hand seals. "Don't bother copying it copy-cat! Your body won't take it! Animal Jutsu: Feline Fury!" claws grew, just like a tail and a pair of leopard ears.

"You are such a sucker for cats…"

"Shut it!"She fell right on top of him, and kicked him on the chin.

"Do you think you're the only one with new tricks Nariko?" Kakashi laughed, and kicked her away, running for the water and cloning himself.

"See?"

"C'mon Hatake? You met another mist ninja?" She laughed, throwing some shurikens at the clones.

The fight from that point got a fantastic speed. Both Nariko and Kakashi were fighting for real. She was able to duck from his strong taijutsu, while he escaped her deadly claws.
At some point both of their attacks hit and they were thrown against opposite trees. Luckily for Nariko, being a leopard wasn't just for show, she was able to quickly regain balance and throw enough shurikens to pin Kakashi to his tree.

"I…" she got close, pulled his headband into his eye and took one of her shurikens. "…Win. The score is 57-56, Hatake."

"Hm…"Kakashi released himself, held her by the waist and pinned her to the tree. "I'll want a rematch…soon."His lips touched hers, through the mask and she closed her eyes.

"Kakashi-sensei!" Sakura ran, yelling for him, and he quickly got away from Nariko.

"Moriko!" Tsunade yelled. After her came Jiraiya.

"Nariko!" Naruto ran In her direction, hugging her.

"Naruto-kun!" She hugged back, spinning him around. "You took care of Iruka didn't you?"

"Sure! And Kakashi-sensei just got owned!" Naruto yelled.

"I did?" Kakashi was reading again.

"Yes, you did… Nariko is good to see you!" Jiraiya grinned and winked at Nariko.

"Jiraiya-sensei! Thanks for the books! Great company for one-year alone!" Nariko smiled.

"You were perverted-hermit's student? And you read the same books as Kakashi-sensei?"Naruto was shocked.

"She read it before me!" Kakashi stated, uncaring.

"That's impossible! She is younger than you Hatake…" Tsunade said, before looking at Jiraiya "You showed her?"

"Pervert!" Sakura muttered.

"Nariko help!" Jiraiya jumped behind Nariko, trying to hide from Tsunade.

"Ok, ok, stop it! Why are you here Tsunade-hime?"

"Nariko, that's no way to talk to the Hokage…" Kakashi stated before flipping a page.

"Hokage… what about the third?" Nariko asked unsure.

"Nariko come here…"Jiraiya pulled her away from Tsunade the kids and Kakashi. "Orochimaru attacked, and the third died. Tsunade is the new Hokage…"

"I… damn I should have been here!"

"Nariko no one blames you from being away. You were training, and what we need now is strong ninjas, like yourself."

""Ok… "She mumbled "Tsunade what do you want?"

"We need you to train a team…"

"But granny Tsunade…"

"Shut up Naruto! She's training you!"

"Hm..."Nariko watched the three kids "but don't you have a sensei already?"

"They do." Kakashi closed his book. "I'm their sensei."

"TSUNADE –HIME! I'M NOT GOING TO TEAM UP WITH HIM! HE IS A COCKY, WANNA-BE, SMARTASS, BASTARD…" Nariko started to whine.

"OH YEAH?" for the first time his team heard Kakashi yell.

"YEAH!" Nariko yelled back.

"HELL YOU ARE A SELF-CENTERED, WHINING BITCH! YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED WITH THE REST OF YOUR FAMIL…"

"ENOUGH!" Tsunade interrupted "You two are working together, wanting it or not."

"Fine. I need to go now. Bye. Tomorrow I'll be here. If I don't die!" She looked at Kakashi and was about to leave when Jiraiya and Naruto called her.

"Let's get some ramen Nariko. I'll buy!"

"You do perverted hermit?" Naruto smiled.

"He will." Nariko said and the three left.

"You better work your way with her Kakashi, or I'll make her train Naruto alone." Tsunade warned.

"That'd be great…" Sasuke mumbled.

Kakashi just started in the direction of the red-haired woman left, and sighed, slowly walking away.