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Chapter 2: Kakashi Arrives

"Yo."

Kakashi blinked when he saw the shocked faces of his superiors. Although they were probably shocked for two different reasons. His teacher would be shocked that he hadn't been an hour late and the Hokage would be shocked that he had shown up late in the first place. Maybe he should give a good excuse to make up for it? Nah. That would dishonor Obito's memory.

"Sorry, Minato-sensei, Lord Hokage, I saw a black cat cross my path and had to take the long way here. Did I miss anything?"

A person looking through the window at Kakashi would have thought he was giving a report on one of the most mundane missions in the world looking at the expression on his face (or lack thereof). The tone of his voice and unbelievably bad excuse made the Sandaime wonder if this was the same uptight child he had appointed to jounin a year ago.

"Ummm...it's okay, Kakashi," said Minato. "We had just gone over the basics really."

"Yes, as I was saying, you and Minato will be going undercover at a wizarding school to protect students from a dark wizard that my friend, Albus Dumbledore, fears may be regaining power. You will join Minato on October 31st for a Triwazard Tournament that is taking place at the school and you'll be staying there until the end of the school year, or June 30th. While you are there you'll be representing our village and Minato be there as a practical defense teacher. He will teach them to use their 'magic' like chakra which is essentially the same as chakra except we use our 'magic' for battle and healing. Do you have any questions?"

Kakashi looked at the hokage for a moment, what they could see of his face was carefully blank.

"I'm sorry," Kakashi said after a few more seconds had passed. "Wizards?"

Minato snickered a little at Kakashi's typical bland reaction, or as Gai might have put it, his "hip" and "cool" reaction. Sarutobi just sighed and took a long pull on his pipe.

"Yes, wizards."

"And their 'magic' is essentially chakra?"

"Yes, those of us who can manipulate chakra can also use magic. However, it is rare for a wizard to train themselves physically, meaning that it is harder for them to use our techniques."

"What do they use their magic for then?" Kakashi asked incredulously. If they couldn't do the same things that ninjas could, what would they use their energy for?

"They use magic for household chores and transportation as far as I can tell. Mostly it's used to make their lives easier."

"So they're just lazy, peaceful ninja then, Lord Hokage?"

Sarutobi rubbed at the sides of his head again.

"Uh, hey...you never said when I would be leaving for this mission," asked Minato.

"Right. You'll be leaving on August 21st. The school year starts on September 1st, Dumbledore has made arrangements for you to arrive early so that you can prepare yourself for the wizarding world. This will also be a great opportunity to learn about the dark wizard that everyone seems to fear.

Kakashi, you'll be leaving 10 days before October 31st. The both of you will be arriving at a place called 'Diagon Alley' to meet with a guide. Now, I'll send Dumbledore our acceptance letter and he'll contact us with more information. You're dismissed."

Both Minato and Kakashi bowed to the Hokage and walked out of the office. The Sandaime put the pipe that he had set down earlier back in his mouth as he took a deep breath. Dumbledore was lucky that he was a friend; Sarutobi wasn't sure if he'd go through the stress of sending his shinobi to the wizarding world otherwise. He remembered the shock he had gone into when he first met Albus.

"Well Kakashi, what do you think of the new mission?"

The two of them were walking out of the Hokage tower and onto the street.

"Hmmm...well it sounds like a pain, but otherwise it might be interesting. I never actually thought wizards might be real before, have you?"

"No, I haven't, but from what the Hokage told us most of them are harmless. I wonder what this Albus Dumbledore is like."

"Probably an old man like the Hokage."

Minato chuckled, "Yeah...you're probably right."

The two of them walked for a few minutes, enjoying the comfortable silence that had settled between them. It was only broken when Kakashi stomach made an angry sounding growl. Minato grinned at his young charge, especially when he saw the tips of his ears redden in embarrassment.

"Hey, let's go for some ramen!"

"Ramen again? Can't we eat something else for once?" Kakashi scoffed, despite the painfully obvious state of his stomach.

"What's wrong with ramen?" Minato asked, puzzled. It wasn't like Kakashi had complained about it before.

"Nothing," Kakashi sighed, knowing that he was probably fighting a battle he couldn't win. "It's just that, maybe I don't want to eat it every single day."

"Whatever," Minato scoffed. "Come on Kakashi, I heard they opened up a new ramen stand and the food is supposed to be the absolute best."

"Senseeeei, are you even listening to me?"

"Sure I am, but I am your teacher, so I know what's best."

"Junk food is what's best for me?"

"Ramen isn't junk food."

"Have you even read the nutrition facts on ramen?"

The blank stare that Minato gave him in response was all the answer Kakashi needed and he sighed.

"I didn't think so."

Minato grinned in triumph at the perceived victory and grabbed Kakashi's hand.

"C'mon grumpy, we're going to go eat!"

Konoha was met with a strange sight that afternoon. A tall blonde jounin was dragging a masked silver-haired kid around yelling something about how they would be eating ramen or else he wouldn't train him for a month while the young boy yelled something about nutritional value and sodium intake. They both looked fantastically happy.