Kakashi was still shaken by the sight of her, Suki. It had been almost six years since he had last seen her, even heard of her. He sat in a lounge with Asuma and Kurenai, across from them sipping tea to calm his nerves.

"What's the matter, Kakashi? You're quieter than normal and that's saying something." Asuma flicked his cigarette in the ash tray next to him. Kurenai looked at him closely.

"Just had a flash back is all. They sometimes creep up on you when you least expect them." He shook his head while rubbing the back of the neck.

Asuma chuckled, "I know what you mean. Sometimes I see people's faces I haven't seen or thought of for years."

"Oh how right on you could be," Kakashi took another sip of his tea.

"Huh?" Asuma straighten up. "What is it Kakashi? What it a flash back of Obito?"

Kakashi smiled inward, grateful for a friends concern. "Kinda, you could say something like that. Remember Suki?"

"Wait, who's Obito?" Kurenai questioned both looking to face to face of Asuma and Kakashi.

"I forget that you're a new Jonin, Kurenai." Asuma sighed. He looked to Kakashi then looked to his unlit cigarette. "Obito was a ninja with Kakashi, they were a team, and they're leader was Minato. Obito died in a secret mission to put us at advantage during the secret war. Suki was his younger sister. They were the family of the clan leaders, like royalty. They have an even rarer Sharingan than what they are known for. When the Uchia clan was wiped out, Suki and two others were on a mission, when they returned the ANBU snuck them out of the country and hid them from Itachi before he could finish all others than Sasuke." He took his cigarette to his mouth, lit and inhaled deep.

Kakashi had his head down with his elbows resting on his knees. He could feel Kurenai watching him and was thankful yet bitter when Asuma explained. He was assured enough to know that he had trust in these two but he hadn't heard the story spoken in years. "As far as anyone knew they were dead. The village that was sheltering them, until the AMBU could retrieve and bring them back, was destroyed by a group of rouge ninja. Although no one thought it was a random attack. Their bodies were never recovered in the brutal slaughter." Kakashi could feel himself shaking now. His tea was now cold he barely could place it down without knocking it over.

"And so this girl, Suki, she's here now? Why? Wouldn't the Hokakge have realized it was her when she was registering? Did no one ever think of the possibility of her and the others returning?" Kurenai was asking all the questions Kakashi mind had only began to scratch the surface of.

"We don't ask questions. The AMBU said they did all they could. They were able to find and kill the group of ninja that had. They had no accusation with Itachi. So it was left. As you should too, Kurenai." Asuma glared at her from the side. Kakashi's breathing began to steady. He had a plan. He was to go to the Hokakge and ask him these questions straight away.

"Well, it looks like my cue to exit." Kurenai looked embarrassed. "Don't worry; I need to see the Hokakge anyways. This was just a good excuse to not be late this time." He smiled at her and waited till she returned it. He waved to Asuma and slowly walked out the door so to not have them think he was racing to get away. Once out of the room he used his transportation jutsu.

"I think you test was a little too easy, Ebiki." Anke turned to him as she looked at the most students she had seen in five years.

"Well they're yours now. Good luck. See if you can at least cut the numbers in half." Ebiki spoke through gritted teeth. Although he wasn't looking right at her, his glare was fixed to a girl near the front. She was leaning backwards in her chair. Right away she could understand Ebiki's annoyance. She looked smug with not a single worry line or a drop of sweat from his test. Either he was getting soft or this girl looked at cool as her expression.

"Alright, we'll meet first thing tomorrow. Be prepared for the worst time of your lives." She left them with these final words. As the room cleared, she turned to Ebiki and said, "Do you have some stories to share?"