A.n: Okay, it's me Mangacookie and you've probably come over here from my DA account in which case you are interested in learning about Akari's (my OC'S) story. First off, thanks for dropping by i appreciate you giving this story a go. Secondly, i am in no way a professional writer. In fact Akari's story is the first long piece i have ever attempted to write so if anyone want's to give me some tips feel free to do so ;). I hope you will stay with me as i upload more chapters and i also hope you enjoy the pictures i will be submitting on DA. Each picture will probably be a scene or have something to do with this fanfiction so you can relate to it. I am now going to ask you to be patient with me. This story does follow the original Naruto timeline but it is obviously different from the anime. In places where XXX's are placed it's because there has either been a jump in time or a jump to another scenery. I tried to remain loyal to the characters as they are in the series and therefore you may find some of them to be annoying or lacking in personalities that they may have developed throughout the series so bare with me i promise they will progress into the characters you now know them to be. Withought further ado i leave you this story.
~Gaining a new team ~
It was as normal as any other day in Konoha. The sun was shining brightly in the early afternoon sky and the citizens were going about their daily lives. One noticeable difference was the lack of students that surrounded the Academy at this hour. Today was the day that all the twelve year olds graduated and got assigned to their respective Jounin captains to begin their career as shinobi of the leaf. Regardless of the amount that made it through the Academy only nine candidates would make it to Genin. The rest would be sent back to the Academy for another six months before they could try graduating again. Strolling down the street lazily was a 14 year old Genin looking for her guardian/sensei. Sighing, she scanned the building for the chakra signature she was looking for only to quickly give up. Why did he always make it hard to be found when he was needed? She needed to hand in her mission scroll before reporting back to the Hokage and he was making it difficult. Jumping to the rooftops a barely audible frustrated sound escaped her lips. If he was with his new team there was only one more place she could think of where he would be. Sending chakra to her feet she sped up making her way over the sunlit village, her brow furrowed in concentration as she remembered the events that had transpired not so long ago.
The unmistakable sound of a key turning in the lock could be heard from down the hallway as she entered her apartment located in the Jounin complex. Sighing she shut the door behind her and started kicking of her shinobi sandals.
"Tadaima" she said making her way across the wooden floor of the hallway unconsciously hunting down the chakra signature of her roommate. By the time she had reached the living room she had registered that said roommate was actually absent at the moment. Turning her head to look over the back of the sofa she assessed the small brown pug that was sleeping on it. He most probably knew she was there but that didn't stop her from rousing him.
"Ne Pakkun? Where's Kakashi?" She said prodding his side.
"Said something about meeting his new team at 10" grumbled the little dog while kicking away the disturbing finger with his back leg not once opening his eyes.
"Hmm I see" she responded offhandedly while glancing at the clock on the wall that hung over the living room television. Quarter to twelve it read. Knowing Kakashi he was probably only arriving at the Academy now, but what if he lingered around town the rest of the afternoon? She had a scroll to give in and needed his signature on it before handing it over to the Third Hokage and she really wanted to go out and have the rest of the day to herself.
"Typical" she commented as she made her way back to the door slipping on her sandals and walking out as she placed her keys in her back pouch.
She smirked as she sighted the mass of silver hair she was looking for. She could just hear him asking the three freshly graduated kids in front of him to introduce themselves to him before she jumped on to the electricity pole that stood behind the railing he was currently sitting on. He turned his head in her direction assessing her after noticing the startled expressions on the three Genin's faces at seeing her appear suddenly.
"You purposefully make yourself hard to find don't you?" she questioned him with an apathetic expression while rummaging in her back pouch and retrieving a scroll before tossing it his way. He caught it with ease giving her his inverted U eye crinkled smile.
"I was wondering when you were going to turn up and start lecturing me."
"I'm not lecturing you Kakashi" she smiled while letting her gaze slide lightly over the three pre- teens sitting on the step in front of her before glancing back at her Sensei, "I'm merely expressing my frustration on the matter of you being hard to track down when I want to find you. I need you to sign that before I can hand it to the Hokage"
"All went well I presume" he said while glancing down at the now open scroll in front of him.
"Kakashi it was a simple C-rank mission of information exchange in a neighboring town, of course it went well, now can you please sign the form so I can be on my way?" she almost whined.
"Humor me why don't you and meet my new team" He said while smiling cheekily.
"You'll sign it if I do?" she sighed already resigning to sitting down on the railing next to him arms crossed and with her eyes closed as if to keep her impatience locked inside her. He nodded while he turned back to the three would be Genin in front of him.
"Now as I was saying why don't you introduce yourselves?" He said bluntly, half droopy look back in place. To people who didn't know him they would say he walked around half a sleep most of the time.
"Ne ne Kakashi-sensei" blurted out the blond and smallest out of his companions "Who is she?" he stated while pointing a finger at the girl next to his Sensei.
His female companion blushed and berated him "Naruto don't point it's rude what if she's another teacher?" It made sense in her mind; after all they did seem to be quite friendly with one another although she did look a bit young to be a teacher. What was she a year, maybe two older than herself?
"But it's only fair we get to know who she is if she's going to know who we are" protested the boy with his eyes clamped shut. With the whisker marks on his face one would assimilate him to a cat or a fox of some sort. The girl who was still currently under the attack of the blond boys finger as if it was on lock on target chuckled. This kid had a sense of humor and he was obviously a troublemaker.
"Your right it is only fair I introduce myself as well" she said smiling while turning her attention to the teacher next to her "What do you want us to say?"
"I dunno, your like's and dislike's, your dreams and ambitions I suppose" he replied shrugging his shoulders looking thoroughly bored with the world. 'Typical Kakashi' she thought while sweat dropping.
"Hmm well let's see, first off my name is Seishin Akari, nearly fifteen years old" she stated naturally " I like reading and going out to enjoy Konoha's hot springs after missions. Hmm my dreams? I suppose I haven't really thought of that but my ambition is to become a top elite Jounin someday" she finished proudly clenching her fists together and grinning. She observed the three Genin in front of her curiously. The tallest out of the three was a brooding looking dark haired boy. He held his hands lightly interlaced at the fingers in front of him and like Kakashi he seemed uninterested in what was going on but in a different way. He almost looked as if he was locked up in his own world of torment. The blond guy beside him who went by the name of Naruto looked interested and excited. Too excited maybe? It was obvious he was the fidgety hyperactive type. Maybe graduating from the Academy was a really big step for him. 'Too bad you got Kakashi' she thought as her glance trailed over to the only female member on the team. She was receptive and willing to learn that much was obvious however the furtive glances she gave the dark haired boy every so often hadn't gone unnoticed by the more experienced kunoichi. 'So we got one hyperactive kid, one gloomy looking guy and a love stricken girl. They make up quite a trio' she thought.
"Elite Jounin?" questioned the pink haired girl tearing her eyes away from her dark haired teammate. "Aren't all Jounin just the same?"
"Not quite," responded Kakashi "Elite Jounin are the crem de la crem so to speak. Then there are normal Jounin or Chunnin that have only just ascended in rank. And last of all are the Tokubetsu Jounin. Those Jounin are ninja that have reached Jounin level but specialize in a certain field like interrogation, torture, examiners etc. etc."
"Eeeh you know your stuff Kakashi-sensei" smirked the blond haired boy "So what type of Jounin are you?
"Me? I'm an Elite" he responded matter or factly switching back to his unfazed by his surroundings look. He regarded the three kids sitting on the step for a while before continuing "So now it's your turn to introduce yourselves".
"Wait Sensei what about you? Shouldn't you introduce yourself first?" the pink haired girl asked and to which her blond haired teammate proceeded to agree with by nodding his head determinedly.
And so for the next quarter of an hour the rest of the team introduced themselves. The hyperactive blond was Uzumaki Naruto whose dream was to become Hokage. The girl who was in love with her dark haired teammate was Haruno Sakura and the guy who stole her heart was Uchiha Sasuke whose ambition was to "revive his clan and to kill a certain man". On the whole they were interesting and each had their individual personalities and dreams for the future.
"Alright tomorrow we will be doing a mission together. We will be doing survival training" Kakashi explained. At the questioning looks his team gave him he laughed and went on to explaining that the final test at the Academy was to pick out those candidates who were capable of becoming Genin but that only nine would actually pass. In other words it was a test with a 66,6% of failure. The shocked look on the three pre-teens was nothing short of comical and Akari found herself vaguely remembering her first experience when she had finally been placed on a team at the age of nine. Her two teammates had hated her at first always envying the fact that she had graduated earlier than them and underestimating her greatly, claiming she would just get in their way. That was until they had learned to become a proper team and strengthen each other's weaknesses. And then a year later during the Chunnin exams… 'no it's no good thinking about it' she thought to herself while she pinched the bridge of her nose. The memories where painful and not because of the memories themselves but because those years of her life where clouded with fog. Every time she delved into that part of her memory her temples would pulse signaling the start of a headache and all she ended up with was a blank mind. At that instance Kakashi got up and turned around preparing to jump over the railing.
"Oh by the way, don't eat breakfast" he said giving them his trademark eye crinkle smile "you'll throw up." And with that he leaped over the railing and onto the ground below which was filling up with citizens probably rushing to the market place.
The four adolescents regarded each other for a couple of seconds, three of them curiously eying the girl still sitting on the railing. Akari was tall with long lean legs that had been toughened up after intense shinobi training just like the rest of them. Her hair, which was tied up conveniently into to two pigtails at the sides of her head for practicalities sake, was a smooth chocolate brown color and long, not as long as Sakura's whose hair reached mid waist but long nonetheless. Her shinobi attire consisted of under the knee stockings cut at the toes with the typical shinobi black sandals. They were a pearly color, too pink to be considered white but too pale to be considered pink. She was clad in a pair of black shorts and because of the lack of trousers her kunai holster was placed in a violet colored pouch which was attached to her thigh like a garter and held in place by a sash that made its way round her waist. Her Konoha headband had been conveniently sewn onto the sash. To complete the picture she donned the typical mesh undershirt used for extra protection except hers was exposed seeing as on top of it she wore a sleeveless rich sea blue colored shirt that stopped under her chest area. However the most striking thing about her by far was her eyes. They were deep blue with a dark purple hue on the borders. All in all, she appeared to be refined, calm and serious with a touch of cuteness.
Akari got up and stretched lazily feeling her back bones pop a few time before smiling and getting prepared to follow Kakashi.
"Wait!" Sakura said while getting up "Why did you have to introduce yourself to us today?"
"Oh that, you see if you do pass Kakashi's test then I'll be placed on your team" she responded one foot and hand already on the railing.
"B-but why? We're already a three man cell why would there be a fourth member?" she inquired. 'Shannaro I don't want another girl on this team. She'll probably want to steal Sasuke-kun away from me'
"If you do pass I'll explain why" she responded humorously "But don't fret Sakura, it's not like I'm gonna steal Sasuke from you ne?" And with that and a final smile she leapt over the railing and started sprinting to catch up with her Sensei leaving a shocked faced Sakura, an inquisitive looking Naruto and a serene Sasuke to themselves. 'Did she just read my mind?' thought Sakura sweat trickling down the side of her face.
"Well I'm gonna go and get some Ramen, Sakura-chan do you wanna come?" Naruto asked arms placed behind his head like a pillow and with a heartwarming smile bracing his features.
Snapping out of her thoughts she turned towards him and stuck her nose up in the air "Like hell I'd go with you" she replied before turning on Sasuke with heart filled eyes and a blush crossing her face and saying "Do you wanna go Sasuke-kun?
"I'm going home" he grumbled while getting up and walking away from his two annoying teammates. "You should rest as well you wouldn't want to mess up tomorrow and fail."
"O-of course" she responded smiling sweetly watching him leave.
"Tch who does the git think he is?" mumbled Naruto.
"Don't insult Sasuke-kun!" Sakura screamed pounding him on the head and walking off with her fists clenched and her nose in the air muttering under her breath about incompetent idiots leaving a very sore Naruto on the floor rubbing the bump on his head.
XxX
Akari reduced her sprint to a walk and strolled alongside her Sensei who had his face hidden by his ever present orange book. She smiled contentedly while gazing at her surroundings. "So what do you think of them?" she asked glancing up at the man walking beside her.
He regarded her question for a few seconds before answering-"What do you think of them?" At this the girl let out a small sound something between a laugh and a sigh.
"Kakashi ever since I was accepted back on the mission roster you've failed five teams. I have about as much hope for this one as I did for the last."
"You sound unhappy" he said letting his lazy eye make its way over to gaze down at her. She had definitely grown since she had been put under his tutelage. He hadn't been pleased at first, about having to share his apartment with her. He had had to clear out his training room and transform it back into a bedroom so she could live with him, but being Kakashi he had made the most of the situation and got away with only paying half of the rent which made living expenses really cheap. She also did the laundry twice a week and that, in his opinion was a big bonus. After spending some time around her he also found out that she was an ideal roommate for him. She kept to herself most of the time and never intruded into his personal life. Over the years she had learnt a few things about him but that really couldn't be helped, what with living together and everything, but at least it wasn't because she had prodded or pride at him and he was thankful to her for that. He let his gaze roam over her a moment longer before returning it back to his beloved book. 'Yep, she's definitely grown.'
When he had first met her she was barely thirteen and emotionally unstable. Wrapped up into herself much like Sasuke had been today. Constantly brooding on memories she couldn't even grasp at properly and with a constant scowl set in place. It wasn't until he offered to train her a couple of times a week and got her confidence in herself back, that he had started to see an improvement in her personality. She went out more and met people and started to recover her determination to be someone she wanted to be. Heck she even got along with Genma the neighbor above them and one of his lifelong friends. Now she walked alongside him, her stance laidback but proud and well on her way to womanhood. Her chocolate brown hair gleamed in the sunlight and her blue eyes, almost purple in Kakashi's mind, sparkled with hidden strength and a great will to push through things.
"No of course I'm not unhappy. I'm just not expecting much that's all. I know you wouldn't pass a team just so I could finally go back to doing team missions again. I don't expect you to do it and I'm not asking you to. But I do know the day you decide to pass a team you'll have made the right decision" she finished off smiling brightly up at him. "Oh by the way my mission scroll, did you sign it?" He responded by nodding and fishing out said scroll from one of the many pockets of his Jounin vest his good eye not once leaving the page he was reading. "Thanks, I'll be on my way then, see you tonight" she said while pocketing her ticket to freedom back into her pouch and turning around to make her way to the Hokage tower.
"Don't forget tomorrow 5am I want you there to watch them training" he replied while carrying on walking down the street. As she took to the rooftops she couldn't help but smirk. "11am in your world huh Kakashi?"
XxX
It was nearly eleven o clock and already the sky held the telltale signs of another warm sunny day. Konoha was well known for its lovely whether practically all year through except for maybe during the rainy season in April. As she turned the corner and made her way down the steps to training ground three she could see three figures across the field, all in different positions trying to fight down the lack of sleep and grumpiness that was clear on their faces.
"Morning!" she said cheerfully retrieving one hand from her shorts pocket to wave before placing it back into the warm material.
"Where the hell have you been you're just as late as Kakashi-sensei is?" said Sakura irritably. Akari just chuckled.
"No I believe I've arrived at a decent time" she said while sitting down on the grass next to Naruto. The boy in question looked at her before blurting out-"So say how come you know Kakashi-sensei?"
"What do you mean how do I know him? He's my Sensei of course" she responded skeptically as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"But then why is he being offered a Genin team if he's already got you?" Akari sighed. Hadn't she agreed to tell them why she was joining up with their team if they passed? She regarded the short boy next to her. It was obvious from his expression she wasn't going to get away without answering.
"I need a team to be able to go on team missions. A three man cell is normally the most common number for a shinobi team but it is not the norm. Some missions require more members and others require less like two man teams or just one shinobi if there are solo missions. Didn't you learn that at the Academy? She asked irritably although she didn't receive an answer seeing as at that instance a greeting from behind them had Naruto and Sakura whipping around and shouting out-"YOU'RE LATE!"
It was Kakashi of course who else could it be, scratching the back of his head sheepishly and proceeding to give out a lame excuse as to why he was late. After the rules where explained Akari sat down with her back against one of the three cut down tree trunks sticking out of the ground and looked up at the alarm clock. Quarter past eleven. That gave them exactly 45 minutes to retrieve the bells from their sensei. 'So let's see how the three of you fair against Kakashi. Will you be able to see underneath the underneath or will you lose this test to each of your own selfish reasons?'
"Fight me fair and square!" Naruto bellowed across the field. Akari's face fell and her mouth pressed into a grim line.
'This is gonna be a long 45 minutes.'
XxX
An hour later the three young Genin were sitting in front of the very same trunks Akari had been sitting against while she watched them fight for the bells. Well to be more precise two sat, the other was currently tied up to the middle trunk.
"Do you really have no idea why ninjas are placed in three man cells?" Kakashi asked anger evident in his voice as he regarded them from his standing position with his arms crossed.
"That's why we asked you already, just spit it out" Naruto shouted fighting against the ropes that tide him down.
"Teamwork" was the answer they got. It was funny really. Every team Kakashi ever had placed under his tutelage for the survival training never failed to receive the same shocked facial expression the three wannabe Genin had on their own faces right now. All it took was that one simple word- teamwork. The answer was so damn obvious most people failed to see it.
"I'll give you one more go, those of you who are willing to try can eat lunch first" he said while walking away, " but don't give any to Naruto it's his punishment for trying to eat the food on his own". He turned around and looked at the three of them sternly. "Understood? I make the rules here." And with that he disappeared in a puff of white smoke. Regardless he wouldn't be far away. He never was. Akari silently observed her companions for the day as they ate. She didn't miss the furtive glances Sakura was giving her out of the corner of her eye and the nervous shifting she was making.
'Maybe we can get her to help us get through this test or at least give us some clues about Kakashi-Sensei's weak points. The question is how to bring up a conversation with her. She's a weird type of person, or mysterious to be more precise.' Sakura shifted her gaze down to her bento box for a while before turning it back towards the brown haired girl that was causing her discomfort only to look straight into the deep pools of dark blue that where staring right back. 'Those eyes, it's almost as if they can see right through me, as if nothing can escape their gaze.' She looked back down at the food in front of her. 'What am I doing I'm supposed to figure out a way to get her to tell us about Kakashi-Sensei's weaknesses. Unless…I suppose I could offer her some food, she isn't eating with us and it's a good conversation opener, but will she see through my real intentions? I'll have to tread carefully'
"No thank you" came the curt reply. The two males looked at Akari as if she'd grown a second head for speaking up so suddenly and even more for speaking up and not making any sense. Sakura however was looking at her shocked, her chopsticks slipping through her fingers slightly.
"W-what?" she asked back not daring to think this was possible. This was the second time in roughly 24 hours she thought Akari could read her mind.
"I don't want any food" she replied to the bubble gum pink haired girl sweetly. "I had a late breakfast and I haven't been up since 5am like you three have so I don't really need to eat anything just yet."
'This can't possibly be true' her mind screamed. The boys were just staring at the conversation taking place not understanding what was going on. "H-how can you…?" Sakura stammered her voice just above a whisper.
"Huh? Oh how did I know? I'm good at interpreting body language. It kind of becomes a sixth sense once you've been in this profession for a while" she explained to her smiling "The way you kept fidgeting…" She never managed to finish the sentence as a loud rumble had three of them turning their heads to look at Naruto.
"I'm fine really don't worry I'm perfectly…" Rumble~~ "…fine." Akari just looked at him with pity while smiling to herself. 'Poor guy, what with no breakfast and having his teammates eat in front of him. It happens every time and every time they all fail to see the…' her trail of thought was cut off as she observed wide eyed as Sasuke offered to share his food with his tied up teammate. 'He can't be possibly thinking about…?'
"Aaa Sasuke-Kun Sensei said not to feed him" said Sakura glancing around furtively for any signs of their teacher making his way back towards them.
"It's alright; I can tell he isn't nearby. Just as long as…" he trailed of glaring at Akari as if daring her to protest.
"I won't tell. I'm only here to get to know you better and check out your fighting skills so really it's none of my concern if you feed him or not" she said still not daring to believe what was happening. Out of all the teams Kakashi had ever submitted to this test along-side herself, this was the first to ever have the courage to feed their starving teammate. Giving Naruto a couple of bites out of their bento's was all it took before a gush of wind wailed loudly around them sending leaves flying in all directions and surprising the three young ninja as Kakashi appeared glaring down at them.
"YOU GUYS! Any last words?" he said making his way towards them slowly while performing a few hand seals.
"B-b-but Sensei you said…t-teamwork, that's why they…" started Naruto quivering against the ropes binding him.
"We're a three man cell and we'll fight together!" proclaimed Sasuke
"Exactly, the three of us are one!" said Sakura getting to her feet.
'These guys', thought Akari while she observed the determination in their eyes. 'These guys really did understand… they were able to overcome their own desires and stick together as a team.'
"Oh? So you three are one?" Kakashi regarded them for a moment before replacing his stern look for a genuine smile. "You all pass." To say they were surprised was an understatement. They all looked at Kakashi in awe not daring to believe what they had just been told. "A ninja must be able to see underneath the underneath, all the other students I ever got were idiots who only did what I told them to do. You see in the ninja world those who disobey the rules are trash, but you know what? Those who abandon their comrades are even worse than trash."
Akari smiled. She had heard it all before naturally but hearing Kakashi say those words never failed to send ripples of admiration and excitement through her body.
"From now on the five of us are a team, and as from tomorrow Team 7 will be going on missions together" he told them giving them a thumbs up before starting to walk off with three of his students, all with different degrees of happiness on their faces, in tail. The other was left shouting at them still tide to the tree trunk.
XxX
The sound of keys in the lock made his presence in the house known. He took off his ninja sandals and made his way into the living room to find his companion sitting on the sofa, her legs curled up by her side, reading a book.
"I bought take away." He said holding up the plastic bag to emphasize his point. Akari kept her eyes on the page finishing off the line she was on before dog earing the slightly yellowing paper and standing up. Silently she made her way to the kitchen, Kakashi following behind and proceeded to place plates and chopsticks on the table.
"You never answered my question before" she said while pulling out two glasses from a cupboard.
"About what?"
She was silent for a moment as she placed the take away boxes on the table and started layering the plates with food. "What do you think of them?" she finished off while sitting down.
"They're interesting enough" he stated flatly. "Why, disappointed already?"
Akari merely chucked. "I told you when you passed a team you would make the right decision, I'm not questioning your judgment on the matter."
They sat in comfortable silence for a while eating and drinking comfortably. "However" she continued sceptically when she noticed Kakashi's plate was already empty " I can't seem to get it out of my mind that I know those two boys from somewhere I just can't put my finger on where."
"What do you know?" Kakashi asked making sure his voice sounded even and uninterested.
"Naruto, I've seen him around town a couple of times normally causing trouble but it's the way the villagers look at him that's weird, as if they all hated him on a personal level you know?"Kakashi hummed in agreement not keen to openly participate in the subject.
"I've also heard a couple of people say he's that monster" she stated looking at her companion puzzled. Kakashi tried to still his thoughts but was a couple of seconds too late. "No way!" she said staring at him in disbelief.
"I wish you wouldn't do that" he said eyeing her with his good eye sternly.
"I couldn't help it you practically shouted it out to me, even if I do block myself out of your head you know I can't help it sometimes" she said her eyes bugging out still shocked. "It's your fault you can't control what you think anyway. Just be glad I have enough control to stay out of your mind most of the time." She finished off shuddering at the thought of hearing his mind process the words of his favourite orange clad book. The silence that accompanied her statement made the air around them feel thick making it hard to breath. They just stared at each other and when Kakashi thought he couldn't take it any longer and it was time to retreat into his bedroom Akari spoke up again. "Is he really the Kyuubi container?" she whispered as if afraid that just by voicing her thoughts something terrible would happen.
Kakashi assessed the girl sitting opposite him for a couple of minutes before answering.
"Yes he is. The Third Hokage ordered nobody tell him and no one is to know. Only those who survived the Kyuubi's attack on the village twelve years ago know and they blame him for what happened. When people don't understand something they tend to be afraid of the situation and like in this case fear leads to hate. They hate Naruto for being the Kyuubi container but they also fear him because deep down they believe him to be the Kyuubi himself."
Akari gripped the table hard. What Kakashi was saying was true but even if she had only met Naruto yesterday she could tell he was many things from hyperactive, loud and a bit annoying but he had a smile that could light up the world and he seemed to have a heart of gold. A far shot from a blood lusting demon.
"So what about Sasuke?" Kakashi asked hoping to change the topic somewhat.
"What about him?"
"You said you had the feeling you knew the boys from somewhere, so now I ask you, what about Sasuke?
Akari let the question roam around her head for a bit. Where did she know him from? It had been bugging her ever since she had seen him introduce himself yesterday and her interest had only risen once she heard what his goal in life was. But alas as much as she thought it through, she couldn't come up with an answer. Heck she was positive she hadn't even seen him until yesterday afternoon.
"I think it's not a question of knowing him. It's more the name. Uchiha, I know I've heard it somewhere." When Kakashi gave a barely concealed chuckle she glared at him. "The heck so funny?" He just continued to stare at her with that crooked smile of his, not that she could actually see it what with that stupid mask he wore but she could tell it was there nonetheless. The fact that he was staring at her with both mismatched eyes helped a lot she supposed. And then the answer hit her like a ton of bricks.
"Oh!"
"Oh indeed" he said getting up and piling the dishes in the sink before sitting back down and helping himself to another refill of iced tea.
Akari laughed dryly at her stupidity. She'd had the answer staring her right in the face all along. Literally.
"Well, all in all I think they make up a great team and I'm looking forward to training with them" she said sincerely and without further ado she picked up her glass and rose it in the air getting ready to toast, "To a new team"
Kakashi rose his own glass and clinked it with hers "To a new team."
A.n: There you have chapter 1, hope you enjoyed it and i appreciate reviews, comments and any tips you may have to help my improve my written work.