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Chapter 1

(Towards the end of the Fourth Shinobi War)

Kakashi POV

(Stands in front of the makeshift memorial wall inside the war room headquarters while other generals and the Kages are talking strategy behind him)

Sighs... When will this stop? I have lost so many... that...I... I can't stand to see any more names written on this wall, these people are more than just a name on a wall or carved on a stone. They are my friends, comrades, and subordinates. They had a life before this war; they each were special and loved by many. This war needs to end now!

I turn around with a determined look that takes Lady Tsunade by surprise. She says, "What are you thinking about Hatake?" "With all due respect, there are several holes in this plan," my infamous genius mind working a million miles a minute trying to rework their plans to decrease casualties. Nara Shikamaru might be a great tactician and all about planning, but I knew my fellow shinobi better than anyone in the room. I took in all I saw with the sharingan over the last battles and knew our weaknesses ,but most of all I knew our strengths. The jutsu I had in mind was unheard of and never tried before, but I knew that it needed to be done in order to finish this war. I had worked with Sakura and Naruto on this and they believed that we could do it, I just needed the rest of the people who would be involved in the jutsu and I needed the Kage's approval. "I'm proposing something that has never been done before but, if successful, will cut anymore casualties." Lady Tsunade leaned forward from her chair and said, "Well, out with it, but if it's what you and your former students have worked on, know that you have my full support" I looked at her incredulously for a second and then regained my composure, of course Sakura would confide in her shishou about any new jutsu that we might attempt that would put her skills to better use on the battlefield. Gaara looked from Tsunade to me and said, "Well, what is your plan?"

Sakura's POV

I know that I probably should have told Kakashi that I was going to ask Tsunade's opinion about the jutsu that he wanted to create but he should probably be figuring this out at this very moment. Ha! Glad I can still surprise him, after all this time. During the last three years of fighting this war, I began to understand why Kakashi had been so traumatized during the Third Shinobi War, so much death and carnage that could even make a medic sick to her stomach, and he was just a kid when that war happened! Like him, I began my own little ritual of looking at the list of the dead every night after the end of my shift to find some way to cope with the sense of loss. Kakashi noticed this, and began standing silently beside me giving me his strength and support. Through all the pain and death that surrounded me everyday, I enjoyed the moments that I spent with him. The air felt lighter around him and I was able to smile and just simply breath that I knew deep in my heart that my feelings toward him were changing. No man, not even Sasuke, could make me feel like he did. I know that there wasn't a list of men that I was with, actually I had never been with a man before, because I simply had no time for a relationship or they were too scared to approach me. I secretly think that Naruto had a hand in chasing away potential suitors because he is so overprotective of me; he's like a brother to me and I love him so much.

Last year, Kakashi came in suffering from chakra exhaustion and on the brink of passing out as he performed a transportation jutsu and arrived in my operating room with 3 men with near fatal wounds on his back. I swear that man would rather die than let anyone else die under his command. During his recovery period, we would have late night talks or when I had a really troublesome day, he would summon his ninken and let me pet them and relax while they told me funny stories about their boss. Pakkun took me aside one night and told me that he knew for a fact that his "Boss" had the hots for me because he could smell the pheromones that we were both emitting. My shriek startled all the dogs and Kakashi glared at Pakkun with so much killing intent that his aura was turning a weird purple color. After I calmed down enough I began thinking that A) Kakashi was a pervert, B) He was lonely or C) He really felt something genuine for me but had enough self-control to never let me suspect that he had any feelings for me. I knew that the difference in age meant nothing to a shinobi because of the nature of our work. We accepted happiness when we had a chance to get it and did not look down upon any relationship that was between two consenting adults. I think that he was my former sensei was the motivating factor for his secrecy but I could not understand why he never approached me about it. The Great Copy Nin afraid to open up to some girl, Huh?

The year went by with our regular late night talks or early morning vigils at the wall but as time went on, he slowly started opening up to me even more than before. One day, about a month and a half after his heroic entrance to my operating room, he came in to the medical tent all full of mud and some open wounds to see me. I cleaned him up, dressed his wounds and as I was putting on the last dressing, he grabbed my wrist to turn me around and hugged me. It felt like he needed someone to hold him, and so I did just that. This war was taking a toll on his mind. I had never seen Kakashi so desperate for human contact before. It was no secret that Kakashi and I were becoming involved and with Naruto and the Hokage's blessing no one seemed to think twice about it. Ummm, I wonder if I should tell Kakashi about… "Sakura-sempai! We need you in OR 3, there is a group of ANBU that was ambushed and two are in critical condition!" The day never seemed to end, hopefully the Kage's agree with Kakashi and we can try to carry out the new jutsu.

A/N Well Guys this is my first chapter on my first fan fic ever! Please read and review and I accept all forms of reviews, just please keep it clean and so will I. Most of the story has been planned out but I accept any suggestions on ideas. Please don't feel offended if I don't use them, it might just be that they don't fit the story that I have in my head now. All I can say is that this story is inspired by a song, but when we get to that point I will make sure to give proper credit where it is due. But we have ways to go till that scene, so anyways please enjoy and see ya next time!