Kakashi was not in a good mood.

No, make that worse. He was in a mood so bad, it could be considered good that he hadn't taken every weapon he had access to and killed half of Konoha by now.

And it all started with a visit to ANBU headquarters.

"What the hell are you teaching that kid?" asked one of the ANBU captains. "I mean taking care of one country is something, which I will attribute to luck, but to free two countries in a short time?"

Kakashi raised the eyebrow on his visible eye, "What are you talking about?"

Anko grunted as she looked at the one eyed bastard. "We looked up the last mission you were on, and decided to send someone quick to see what happened in Wave. How the hell did Naruto become a hero there and get a fucking big bridge named after him?"

"Oh. That. Could we not mention it? I would like to forget that mission." Kakashi stated with a grimace that could be seen through his mask.

The people around the table were looking at the man in front of them. A mission that Kakashi had rather forget? It had to be worse than he made out, and probably understated in his report. Snorting, Anko decided to continue. "Well, lets see. According to Zabuza, he can set water on fire."

"Zabuza? Who ran into him?" Kakashi said with a tiny drop of sweat running down his forehead.

"He's joined Konoha, because of the kid. Now what have you been teaching them?"

Kakashi sighed, "How to walk up trees. Teamwork, strategy, ambush techniques, endurance, and some hand to hand."

The table boggled, and Tenzo shook his head, "I can't believe that's all you taught them Taisho. I mean, we're on alert now because of Naruto starting to teach."

Kakashi coughed up water into his mask that no one had seen him take. "WHAT! You've got to stop him before he creates a set of monsters!"

Immediately upon finishing this he stood up, and was going to rush out of the room when Yugao stopped him with a hand on his shoulder. "He's teaching them how to play pranks, and what do you mean, making them monsters?"

Kakashi groaned and sat back down, then explained about Naruto's weapons, and his being able to form Kage Bunshin. He also explained what the Hokage said to him in the office. Sitting back, he enjoyed the slightly stunned expressions that were on various faces.

Anko's eyes rose. Then she frowned. And finally laughed. "Well, that explains what our observers saw yesterday. According to them, he was practicing with targets and kept setting them on fire. Do you think he'd make one of those for me?"

Now everyone was interested. If Naruto had a new type of weapon, and if they could convince him, then perhaps they could do with an update of their equipment. It was at least worth a thought, and Anko was going to go see the brat in his office as soon as she got the chance. Not that she would tell the others until it was done. Strangely, or perhaps not so strangely, the others were also planning to see 'Hokage Junior' as well.

Ibiki nodded slightly and then grumbled, "Maybe I should ask him to come in and give me a hand in interrogation some time. He might have a few things he needs to test out."

Kakashi just shivered at the thought.

That had been the first visit of the day, and talking with the rest of the Jounin in charge of the rookies was not much fun either.
"So I hear you have a budding genius on your team, Kakashi." Asuma said as he tossed back a drink.

"Sasuke, from what I've seen is not a genius." Kakashi stated flatly. "In fact, I would say that he's only been getting everyone to think so based on his name."

Asuma laughed, "He wasn't the genius I was talking about. Hell, everyone is talking about how Naruto saved at least two countries, one of them on a mission with you."

Kakashi mused on this for a few seconds, having heard the same thing from ANBU earlier. It must have been one of those classified missions that were blacked out in Naruto's file. "I guess so. How much do you know about Naruto."

Asuma frowned, "Only what my dad's told me, and the scrapbook showing some pictures of Naruto's pranks. One of the pictures I enjoyed was the aftermath of the 'Rain of Pies' that came from the Hokage mountain."

Kakashi remembered that day clearly. entire paths leading up to the top of the mountain had been booby trapped with everything from grease to tar and feathers. When people finally got up there a good half hour later, all they had found were automatically resetting catapults that were on swivels with a loader for all the cream pies that had been coming down. They never knew who had done it before, but now that the Hokage told him about the B ranks, and given Naruto's ingenuity with devices, it made sense. "ANBU still don't know who did it, you know. And they can't figure out how that equipment got up there either. They were well set into the ground."

Asuma laughed, "Yeah, don't you wish for the days of whoopee cushions?"

"Why are you interested in him anyway?"

Asuma chuckled. "With Ino spreading what Naruto's been doing, Shikamaru wants to have a match with him."

Kakashi raised an eyebrow, "He's challenging him to a fight? Is the boy crazy?"

Asuma was striving to keep his laughter from breaking out. "No, he wants to have a few games of Shogi with him."

"Kurenai, can I speak with you for a moment?"

Kurenai looked up from the paperwork she was doing, "Certainly Kakashi-san."

"What do you know about Naruto?" he asked.

"Uzumaki Naruto-san? He has blond hair, blue eyes, has S-class secrets about him, is a prankster, has tactically sound planning given all his pranks, is an infiltration and stealth specialist given his clothes, can move silently, high endurance, can sense and avoid weapons and other objects, knows Konoha like no one else given his escapes, can hide at a drop of the hat, has at least one specialized genjutsu that can distract and somehow knock out most males even though they know it's fake, is admired by the younger generation, and has at least one girl who loves him, but is too shy to talk with him. He has an office in the Hokage tower, which was originally his playroom, is mechanically inclined, can strategize, is studious, and has written a few papers on possible uses for high level ninjutsu. He has the Kage Bunshin, knows how to deploy a team, has rescued at least two countries, is responsible for raising up our own security, and can teach at a drop of the hat." Kurenai answered. "And that is just the start of what I know about Uzumaki Naruto-san."

"If you know all that, then why aren't you his sensei?", Kakashi boggled, 'Hell I didn't even know half of that.'

"I only learned it after the teams were formed, Kakashi-san. And I will not tell you who told me. It was held in confidence. However, I will tell you a few things that you should know, if you will help me set up Naruto-san on a date with Hinata-san."

"Hyuga Hinata?" Kakashi asked, having remembered the name of the girl from that first day.

"Yes. She is the one who has the crush on Naruto, and is too shy to approach him. She has a tendency to faint around him."

Kakashi sighed, "I'll see what I can do. Do you have any hints for me at least before I do this?"

Kurenai nodded slightly, "I would recommend that you look at some of the councils papers from several years ago. The agreement you find may surprise you."

The only person left to visit was Gai. Something he was trying to avoid.

Seeing him, Kakashi was going to try a new tactic. "Gai, would you like to help me 'fan the flames of youth' in one of my gennin?"

He was going to gargle with a lot of mouthwash after this.

"Yosh! I would be happy to do so!" Gai shouted.

"Great. I have a student named Uzumaki Naruto who could use a few pointers on how to fight." Oh this would be great revenge on the orange wearing maniac.

"Wonderful! When I meet with him in the morning for our usual training session, I will ask what he will like to learn more about!"

Kakashi stood like a stone statue while Gai continued on his way walking on his hands.