Chapter 1

Where the hell am I? Iruka woke up to find himself in an empty field. He scratched his cheeks to only there was no scar. The hell Iruka ran to a nearby lake and almost screamed. He was a kid ten again. What happen? How did I end up here? Iruka mentally slapped himself. Wait it has to be a genjutsu. He made the necessary hand sign and said, "Release". Iruka almost whimpered. No. No. This can't be happening. What the hell? How did this happen?

Iruka sat by the edge of the water and thought about today, yesterday, whatever day event.

Flashback

Iruka groaned at this rate these kids would be lucky enough to get a position as gate watchers. Iruka smirked at the thought, then he lost the humor in it. Iruka looked at his closet and he could visualize everything in it especially his sword. Nobody except the third knows he can use a special weapon call the Star Sword. Judging by the name it's a very unique sword and only a few people can use. That's why when he was a Genin everybody that meaning just him and the merchant was surprised he can use it. He got it for free too. Everyday Iruka practice with the sword until he was the sword and the sword was him.

Iruka haven't practice with his sword or what the third like to say sword dancing. Iruka was unusually graceful with his moves. Sure when you think it about sword fighting is graceful. But nobody can move the way he does.

On the field that nobody ever visit because of the Kyubbi attack, Iruka dance. He dances with his heart, soul, and body. He laughs, he cried, he felt anger, as well as pain, and loneliness. Iruka dance and dance and he never notice that his sword was glowing and the ground started to open up under him. And before he knew it he was gone.

End of Flashback

Iruka moaned as he fell back on the grass, 'What am I going to do?' I'm a kid again and damn. A thought occurred to him. How old was he? He looked at his reflection in the lake. He could be ten or eleven. Iruka jumped on a tree and thought against it. If he's ten or eleven then he's still in the academy. And if that time past then he's eleven.

His theory was correct, except Konoha didn't look as though it got hit so hard. Businesses were running, but it was slow. People still look upset, but they were trying to be brave for the children. Iruka sigh, he tried to go over the day. He found a calendar and read the date. Three weeks after the Kyubbi attack, so it's November. Plus he was still in school which mean for the past two weeks he has been slacking off by being the class clown.

Iruka was late and he needs to get to class.
"Iruka, you're late," Iruka actually laugh. Who would've thought he would be scolded again.

"Sorry Shibai-sensei, I've seen to lost track of time," Literally.

The teacher stuttered and the day went on. During the time Iruka wonder about what he should do. Should he tell the Hokage? Maybe he should see if anybody is acting any different from what he was and take it from there. Unfortunately, the person he was looking for turned out to be underground. And just like Iruka, he wasn't taking it well.

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Well, with Kakashi you can never tell. Kakashi stared at a medical ANBU. He stared and stared, until the medic had the nerves to ask. Poor thing was barely able to keep the tremble out of his voice.

"Hatake-sama is everything alright?" Kakashi grunted which might have been the wrong thing to do since his chest was on fire. The hell?

"What happen?" He was asking himself that, but the medic answer part of his question.

"You took a blow to the chest and you were out for a couple of days. Lucky you were hit below the lungs." Otherwise was left in the air.

"Kakashi remember that mission except he was still walking after it. At least the mission was successful. But what he wanted to know was how he got here.

Flashback

Kakashi was at the stone again. It seems that the only place he was spending time with was the memorial stone. The kids were all gone and he wasn't needed. He honestly considers going back into the ANBU. It'll keep him out of the village.

Kakashi decide to take a stroll in the one of the fields. Maybe the one nobody ever goes to because of the reminder of the Kyubbi attack.

Swish. Kakashi heard something and thought he was alone. Swoosh. Tap. Kakashi went to the direction of the noise and saw an angel dancing alone. The glistened in the sunlight and its holder dance and twirled, yet struck out and around.

The dance was beautiful and odd and Kakashi didn't notice a black hole forming up under him. Kakashi realize who it was and called out, but he was gone.

Flashback End

Okay so that all he remember and Iruka was there when it happen. Oh gods what day is it. Judging from his hands and his attire he was an ANBU and he was thirteen. He got up and wince he took his mask and left the room.

"Hound-sama," it was Rat and he looked uninjured. He was glad. "I reported to the Hokage about what happen and told Hokage-sama about the mission. So please rest." Kakashi nodded, and went home.

Kakashi flopped on his bed and thought, 'Iruka had to be here. I know it. He's younger then me and he have yet to become a genin, so he's at the academy.' That where I should be at.

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"Don't fall in Iruka," Mizuki was mocking me. At this point I would fall into the river, but I didn't I concentrated on my balancing, and walked slowly on the semi-moving logs. Iruka was still getting used to his younger body. For some reason he came to this time with the same power he develop over the years.

So Iruka had to push back a lot of chakra to achieve his youth strength. Which, might he add that it's extremely difficult as he not trying to overload his chakra paths.

Everybody was disappointed as Iruka didn't play village idiot. Iruka was unusually quite and that was weird.

Class was dismissed and Iruka was the last to leave. The teacher called to him.

"Not that I'm happy that you behave today, but can I count on you to behave tomorrow?"

Iruka bowed and said, "Of course sensei." And he left making the teacher uneasy as he went to the Hokage with his weekly reports.

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Iruka felt empty not that hungry empty that emptiness of not seeing his parents. This is the second time except he wasn't there to see there to see them as he got dragged away and here he is now at the monument. He always shed his tears here as he now knew that Mizuki was enjoying his pain and suffering. He wasn't going to let him win.
"Mizuki I know you're there so come out," Mizuki came out trying to look embarrass and sad.

"I'm sorry," Iruka interrupt his lies.

"Did you enjoy it?"

Mizuki was caught of guard, "Wha- ?"

"Did you enjoy watching me cry? Did you enjoy my misery? I bet you did, but I'm not going to let you get the satisfactory out of my pain, so instead you're going to share some of yours." Iruka did a series of hand signs and genjutsu and made Mizuki spill.

Mizuki went into the time where his own parents didn't except him. He could seem to make friends and he was envious of Iruka who seemed to be accepted by everyone. He thought it wasn't fair. He thought that, maybe if he got close enough to you, nobody would suspect him of breaking him because they were such good friends.

Iruka couldn't believe it, but that backstabbing son of a bitch was actually jealous of him and wanted to rule over Iruka. He kinda of felt sorry for the boy and sent him home still under the genjutsu.

"Kakashi I know you're up there."

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Kakashi was to say the least surprised when he found Iruka in his spot, with another kid? Why did that sent Kakashi nerves on edge? Well that's because the other kid was Mizuki. Kakashi listened in on their conversation and this will hopeful tell him whether Iruka is with him or not.

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After listening to that painful sob story Mizuki finally left up under that genjutsu.

"Kakashi," he heard Iruka said. "I know you're up there."

Kakashi walked up to Iruka. "Good to know that you're here. Now can you explain what happen?"

Iruka just shrug nonchalantly and simply stated, "I would if I could, but I don't know what happen either."

With that they silently panic to themselves.

Well here's another time fic between Kakashi and Iruka. Though I'm not sure whether this should be romance or not.