A/N: Me: YES! Ahahaha, I got the story updated!
Leo: *kicks me in the shin* Took you long enough.
Me: Ow! Ne, Naruto! Leo-chan hurt me!
Naruto: *pats head akwardly* I'm sure she had a reason.
Me: *nods and snaps back to reality* OK THEN! FIRSTLY I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE REVIEWERS! YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE! AND NEXTLY, YAAAY! FLASHBACK AT THE END OF CHAPTER!
Me/Leo/Naruto: READ AND REVIEW PLEASE!
Seeing Naruto suffer, Leo sighed and jumped down from her sitting position. He looked at her in confusion, "Idiot, just stay still while I feed you." She said, picking up a piece of meat with her chopsticks. His eyes widened and he was forced to chew as the meat was shoved in his mouth.
"Why are you doing that? Kakashi-sensei said to not let him eat." Sakura said, upset that Leo was breaking the rules. Leo looked up at her in a glare, "Because if he doesn't have his strength, then we won't be able to fight like a team when Kakashi-nii-sensei comes back." She deadpanned, giving her a 'are you that stupid?' look.
Sasuke grunted in agreement and Naruto looked at the albino in shock.(A/N: Leo: Did you just call me an albino?! Me: Yes, because you kind of are.) "And anyways, Naruto is our friend and our teammate. It wouldn't be right if we left him to starve, in fact it would be down right cruel. If you want to treat your friends like trash, be my guest, but I will never stoop so low as to abandon my friend and comrade. Get it." She growled out, scaring Sakura slightly.
"Very well said Leo, very well said. And you are completely correct. Those who break the rules are scum, but Those who abandon their comrades are worse than scum. You're the first team," Kakashi appeared before them, shocking all but Leo and Sasuke. "First team to what, ne, Kakashi-nii-sensei?" Leo asked, slightly confused.
"To pass, all the other teams did exactly what I said, and fell into every trap." Leo looked even more confused and Kakashi sweat dropped, "You didn't even pay attention to my previous speech, did you?"
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"Uh, what speech?" Leo asked, tilting her head. Kakashi shook his head and sighed, "Pay attention next time."
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The trio that weren't talking finally realized what Kakashi said, "We… pass?" Sakura asked cautiously. Kakashi nodded, "Yes!" She said happily. Sasuke nodded with a smirk on his face and Naruto teared up. "He's, you know, he's kinda cool."
"The exercise is over, everyone passes, Squad Seven starts its first mission tomorrow!" Kakashi said, putting up a thumb. Sakura grinned and jumped up and down. Sasuke just looked content as he sat on the ground and Naruto was wriggling around and repeating "I did it!" over and over again. Leo sighed in relief and winced, putting a hand to her head.
Suddenly a weight fell on her head and she looked up into a single onyx eye, "Let's go home." She grinned, pushing the pain away and nodded, "I'll be there in a little while." Sakura and Sasuke followed after their sensei and they left the sight.
Leo looked over at the stump where Naruto was tied and deadpanned, "They forgot about you." She sighed and walked over, grabbing a kunai from her pouch and sliced the ropes binding him.
"Thanks Leo." He said, with sparkling eyes. Leo shrugged and put an arm over his shoulder. "You're my friend, so don't mention it. No how about you and me find Iruka-sensei and make him buy us some ramen?" Naruto grinned at that, then looked confused, "How do you know Iruka-sensei?" She looked at him with a blank face, "Cause I'm freaking special like that! I know everyone, and Kakashi took me to meet him once. He talked a lot about you." Naruto grinned and excepted the answer. "Ramen! Ramen! Ramen!" He repeated, half dragging Leo with him.
Later that night, Leo laid on her bed and starred at the ceiling. Her migraine was back and the thoughts swirling in her head didn't help it. "Naruto, is like me. But not like me." She murmured, closing her eyes only to see scenes of fire and blood behind the lids.
She sat up and rubbed her head, "Damn, one of my only friends is the container of the Nine Tailed Fox demon. And me… my dad is the Ten Tailed Cat. A demon not to be reckoned with. How in God's name did my life get so screwed over?"
"Maybe its not screwed over." Leo jumped in shock as Kakashi stood in the doorway. "And for that matter, maybe you just need to look at your situation in a different manner. Maybe God is trying to tell you something. And I suppose I don't have to tell you to keep what is sealed inside of Naruto a secret. Not even he knows."
"And why would I tell someone that the demon that almost destroyed to village is sealed inside a hyperactive, prankster named Naruto." She deadpanned. Kakashi chuckled and put his hand on her head. "Get some sleep kiddo, big day tomorrow." Leo could clearly see his face, because he didn't sleep, at his house at least, with it on. His scarred eye was closed, though. Leo nodded, "Goodnight, Kakashi-nii." Kakashi looked down at the albino girl and smiled softly at her use of 'brother'. He ruffled her hair and started to leave the room, but stopped when he heard, "Ne? Kakashi?" He turned back to see a pair of sleep filled violet eyes, "Thank you, for everything." He watched in silence as the two orbs closed and Leo's breathing softened.
He sighed and shut the door to her room and walked to his own. He laid down, fully clothed, with his hands behind his head and one knee up. Memories flooded his mind, when he found Leo and then adopted her(basically).
*~*FLASHBACK*~*
He ran towards the burning village, desperation in his stride as he hoped to reach it in time. Jumping from another branch, he quickened his pace. It was only a few months after the Kyuubi attacked, and now this had happened.
Hanau, a small neighboring village of Konoha, was being attacked by… something. His breathing hitched as he entered the village, blood was everywhere. On the ground, walls and even on close trees. The hair on the back of his neck stood on end as he made his way, quietly, through the village.
"Please help us!" A voice screamed in fear. Kakashi turned his head towards the scream and flash stepped there. A woman with white streaked hair was cowering away from a man with flaming red hair and red and black eyes.
"WHERE IS SHE!" The man growled, his voice demonic. The woman cowered away, "She'll never be yours, and she'll never be mine. I took her away and left her. How could you lie to me about what you are!?" The woman screamed back, yelling in pain as the man stabbed through her stomach.
"I don't care if you left her to die or hid her, I will find her and raise her to hate you humans. Or at least that is what I would say if not for my power being cut in half. I am weakened now, but when I heal I will be back for her." The man tore his hand from the woman's chest and disappeared.
Kakashi hurried forward and took the woman into his arms, "Are you alright? I'll get you to a medic soon." He stood up and was stopped by a faint whisper, "No, find my daughter. She's in the woods, under a oak tree with a symbol on it. Please, it is to late for me, please protect her from that man." The woman coughed up blood. "What's your name and hers?" Kakashi asked, setting the woman down. Blood stained lips smiled, "My name is Karishu Hanabusa. And my daughter's name is Leo. Don't tell her what happened, make something up. I don't want her to know, that her father destroyed her village." Kakashi nodded and watched as the life faded from the woman's, Karishu's eyes.
He sighed and stood back up, following her directions to a tree with a soul symbol on it. He touched to symbol and a little catch appeared. Opening it he was amazed to see and baby, with downy white hair and pale skin.
He reached forward and picked the baby up, cradling it gently. Suddenly two people in masks appeared next to him, "Kakashi! What have you found?" One asked while the other stared at the baby.
"Their village was attacked by a red haired man and everyone was murdered, except for this baby. Leo from the Hanabusa Clan." He stated nodding his head towards the baby.
"Hanabusa Clan? Aren't they the ones that specialized in a secret type of Genjutsu?" Kakashi shrugged. "Don't know, can't ask them, they're all dead except a little baby. And I don't see how she would know." He deadpanned.
The two masked people chuckled and looked away, embarrassed blushes on their cheeks, thankfully hidden by the masks.
"Well then, lets get back to Konoha." Kakashi said, moving quickly forward. "Right!" The two said, following quickly behind.
*~*FLASHBACK END*~*
Kakashi sighed and rolled over. "I'll think about it later." He said, pulling out a little orange book and beginning to read.
Me: *sweatdrop* That figures, and I told you there was a flashback. Though he might seem a little OoC, oh well.
Leo: *eyes covered by Naruto's forhead protector* Wait, what happened, why can't I see the flashback?
Me: Cause you can't and neither could Naruto.
Leo:... where is Naruto?
Me: Um... *looks discretly at closet* He left.
Leo: Oh, ok. I'll leave his protector with you then, bye! *leaves*
Me: Phew, ok now PLEASE... *pauses as dark figure bursts out of closet*
Naruto: *glares at me* REVIEW! While I let ElricFan0731 have a peice of my mind.
Me: *backing up* You heard the ooc man, gotta go! *speeds off*
