Authors note:
No I don't own Naruto; if I did Kakashi wouldn't be almost dead.
To KakashiKrazed: Thank you so much for reading and reviewing! I fixed the spelling errors in Chapter 1 and I hope I won't make you wait too long to answer your questions.
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They sat in the silent forest for about an hour until finally one of the dogs came running back.
Haru jumped up. "Did you catch his scent?"
"Yes." He turned to Kakashi, who had just looked up from his book. "It's about a kilometer West from here.
"Right." Now focused, Kakashi jumped up into the trees and Haru followed.
"This way." The dog said, taking the lead.
"Sensei." Haru said, jumping from limb to limb, "What if back up doesn't ever come? Will we have to fight him?"
"I don't know. I only know one thing. I do not want you or me to fight Sasuke Uchiha." Kakashi said, surprising Haru.
"Is he really that powerful that a jonnin and chunnin couldn't defeat him? I mean, it's two to one; and you have your sharingan."
"So does he. We are an equal match, or were. He may have surpassed even me. I haven't seen him for a number of years. There is no doubt in my mind that has powers have more than doubled since then."
A shiver ran through Haru but she kept going.
"Here's where the scent starts." The dog said, breaking the silence.
"His hideout shouldn't be much further. Naruto said that he is most likely still in the land of fire. Try to be as silent as you can once we get closer." Kakashi explained. "Yuki, that means-"he stopped talking and running, putting his head down.
He was about to scold the always-loud Yuki. Haru stopped and walked up to him. "It's not the same without them." She commented.
"Yes."
Flashback-
"Yes! This is our first A rank mission as chunnins! I wonder what we will get to do?" Yuki yelled as we walked toward the gate.
"Well Kakashi sensei is late again, as usual." Observed Asuma.
"He should be here any second." Haru said, looking around.
"Well I for one can't wait!" Yuki yelled again, dancing around Asuma, who started laughing.
"You weren't this excited when we had our REAL first mission." Haru said.
"We were only Genin then; and also, that was a D rank mission. This one will actually test our skills! I will get to use my new jutsu!" He was very proud of his new jutsu.
"Sorry I'm late…again. I won't waste another excuse on you guys." Kakashi walked up to his team.
"Sensei!" All three said.
"Well then, what are we standing around for, let's get moving!"
Flashback Ends
Kakashi ran his hand through his hair, smiling through his mask. "Well what are we standing around for? Let's keep going."
He started running again. Haru paused and followed. Suddenly, both Kakashi and the ninja dog stopped. Haru landed next to them, kneeling.
"We are here. This is where his scent stops." The ninja dog informed her.
Haru looked down and saw a small building, the same color as the trees hiding it. She looked at Kakashi and he nodded. "Go."
She jumped down silently and hid behind a boulder. There were no windows on the building and she only saw one large door just ahead of her. There was no sign of anyone staying there. She jumped back up into the trees.
"There are no windows and only one large door just in front of that boulder. Other than that I saw no signs of life anywhere near it. I didn't even sense his chakra."
I doubt he is going to come out for a while, though I believe he is in there. Without backup I don't know if we should confront him or not…" Kakashi's one visible eye looked puzzled. Then he lifted up his headband to expose his sharingan.
Suddenly, both eyes grew wide and he turned around; looking straight into another pair of sharingan.
"You won't need to do the confronting, Kakashi Hatake." Sasuke Uchiha said, smiling.
Chapter 2 is done thank goodness, although I didn't tell you guys much about Yuki and Asuma.
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