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The Next Day…

Saya woke up to an empty bed. She growled lowly to herself and rolled off the bed and onto the floor with a thud. She had forgotten how small her bed was. She got up chuckling to herself that no one saw her and made her way to the bathroom. When she finished dressing she strapped her kunai pouch onto her hip and headed out the door. She would go train with Kakashi-sensei or something until Gaara got back from his meeting. She searched everywhere but Kakashi was no where to be found. Where the hell was he?She shrugged it off and trained by herself for awhile. Meanwhile, at the Hokage tower, the Kazekage and Hokage were being yelled at and lectured.

"You had no right to deal with Uchiha Sasuke without consulting us first!" one of the elders roared angrily.

The Kazekage was finally paying attention. All the yelling was keeping his mind from drifting anywhere else. Tsunade had a frown on her face but was also listening.

"You want us to wait and be patient as Akatsuki plots to destroy your villages, but take hostel action with the only one who can probably defeat Uchiha Itachi! You had no right to have Uchiha Sasuke taken away and hidden so we cannot speak with him!"

Tsunade huffed loudly.

"That little shit tried to kill me! He admitted it too! And he also admitted to harming the Kazekage! I had every right to do what I did!"

The elders were fuming and the Kages were not far behind.

"Lord Kazekage, what say you to this matter?!"

The Kazekage sighed and looked at Tsunade.

"I would have killed him…"

Gasps were heard throughout the office.

"Kazekage-sama, sir, please repeat that statement."

Gaara sighed aggravated.

"I said…I would have killed him…he hurt people Tsunade-sama and I care about…she did the right thing and I stand by her…I would have had him killed."

Silence fell over the room.

"We will let you do what you have to do with Sasuke Uchiha…but we want him alive."

Tsunade nodded calmly.

"I can promise you he will remain alive. But he will want to die…"

The elders shuffled through papers and pulled one out.

"On to our next topic…"

The Kages were a bit surprised. They never discussed more then one topic at a time. One elder in particular cleared his throat.

"Kazekage-sama, this pertains to you in particular…"

Gaara sat up in his seat. What were they going to try to pull on him?

"What is this about?"

The elders stood quiet for a moment testing him.

"We have been watching you lately and you seem to have taken a particular liking to a young, female Konoha ninja."

Gaara eyes raised in surprise.

"You can stop right there…my personal business is none of your concern."

The elders mumbled to themselves quietly.

"It is not the fact of why you have an interest…it's who you have an interest in."

Now Tsunade was listening intently. Gaara put his hands on the table and folded them as calmly as he could.

"Do you have a problem with who I am seeing?"

The elders cleared their throats again.

"Well we ran a background check on her…and we found some things…"

This angered the young Kazekage.

"You had no right to run a background check without speaking with us first!"

The oldest of the elders smirked.

"Like you did with Sasuke Uchiha?"

Gaara growled lowly. The oldest of the elders smirked in victory.

"I know the young girl you're seeing…I am not young like you Kazekage-sama…I knew of when she first came here. I know her past."

The Kazekage huffed loudly.

"Then you know how her parents abandoned her…left her to fend for herself?"

The eldest elder chuckled.

"Did you say abandoned her? Is that what she told you? Is that her little version of the truth?"

The Kazekage did not like how he spoke of her.

"And what is your version of the truth?" he sneered.

The elder smirked.

"I have the real truth…what really happened the night Saya Ryohei came to Konoha."

Gaara had to admit he wanted to know. But he trusted Saya. She would tell him when she was ready. The elder took his silence as a sign to continue.

"I have proof…bring him in."

An elder stood up and walked to the door opening it and Kakashi entered quietly. Tsunade's eyes widened and Gaara was even surprised. Kakashi smiled and waved at them coyly.

"Kakashi, what are you doing here?"

Tsunade asked curiously. Kakashi went to speak but the elder spoke for him.

"We summoned him here to tell a little story…he knows it best, don't you Hatake Kakashi?"

Kakashi looked confused.

"I know many stories…what story are you speaking of?"

The elder gave him a smile.

"The one where you went on the special assigned mission from the Third Hokage with six of your best men…and came back with two…and a child."

Kakashi looked to Tsunade who nodded for him to tell the story. Kakashi sighed. He did not want to relive that day.

"It was a mission to find and arrest a man who had been involved in a number of attacks in the village. We didn't have much of a description on him but we knew he was dangerous…"

The Kazekage listened intently.

"There were rumors that he was trying to bring together an organization of rogue ninja to fight against governments in the countries…"

Flashback:

Kakashi ran through the thick, dense woods on the outskirts of Konoha followed by six of the best Anbu Black Ops he had ever worked with. He was their leader and they had done plenty of missions together. He had received what very little information they had on the guy and were getting nowhere. They couldn't even pick up a trail. He sighed loudly. This was going to be a long night. Meanwhile not far from where Kakashi was, a five-year old Saya Ryohei ran into the house huffing and puffing.

"Mother, mother, look what Father and I found!"

The little girl ran up to her mother smiling like crazy. Her cheeks were flushed and all red from the cold. Her big puffy jacket had prevented her from running normally, so she kind of waddled. Her mother laughed softly bringing the freezing child into her arms to warm her up.

"What do you have there Saya?"

Saya opened her hand excitedly and showed her mother the beautiful crystal like sculpture in her hand.

"Father made it for you with his cha-kra!"

Her mother laughed quietly seeing as how her daughter mispronounced the word chakra.

"Oh, it's quite beautiful sweetie…look how it sparkles…"

Saya giggled happily.

"Father is outside…he's waiting for me…I should go back out…"

Saya went to run outside but her mother stopped her. She turned around and became confused by her mother's scared expression.

"Saya, I want you to go follow your sisters out the back door."

Saya shook her head in confusion.

"But…father is by the front door…"

Saya's mother grabbed her roughly.

"I know…that's why you're going out the back! We have to get as far away from him as possible…your father…he's not the same."

Saya began to cry.

"I don't want to leave father!" she cried trying to pull away from her mother only to be smacked roughly across the face by her mother's hand.

Saya cried out in shock and the front door busted open. The mother scrambled back quickly, leaving Saya on the ground crying.

"What did you do to her?!"

The mother fought back tears.

"I did nothing to her! She was misbehaving!"

She shot Saya a pleading look and Saya shut up. The father turned towards her calmly and bent down scooping her up off the floor.

"Are you alright Saya?"

Saya rubbed her swollen cheek.

"H-Hai…"

Her father kissed her cheek softly and put her down about to leave when his ears picked up a sound. He whirled around his eyes flashing in anger and rage. He knocked Saya over reaching for her mother. The mother screamed and Saya ran to her grabbing the father's leg with all her might.

"Father stop, you're hurting her!"

She was knocked to the side and her father stumbled back shocked. His hand was bleeding and he looked to see the mother holding a bloody dagger in her hand.

"You called the Anbu on me?!"

The mother trembled but kept the dagger high.

"You left me no choice! You were plotting to kill the Third Hokage! You are different ever since you started that organization!"

The father's rage seemed to deepen.

"Put the dagger down. You're scaring our daughter…"

The mother shook her head and raised the dagger.

"I can't do this anymore…not after what you did…you're a murderer…and I helped protect you all this time."

She looked at Saya.

"Forgive me baby…" she said as she drove the dagger into her chest.

Blood spatters hit Saya's face and her eyes widened.

"Mother!" she screamed as her father caught the mother in his arms.

Her sisters came running out of their rooms and screamed when they saw their mother dead. They looked up and both ran off out the door. The father stood up and walked passed Saya about to go after them. The Anbu had reached his door then. Kakashi stepped forward about to arrest him when he saw the woman lying dead on the ground and a little girl standing in her pool of blood. His eyes widened. The Hokage never told him he had a family…a little girl. Kakashi looked up and the father smirked doing a quick jutsu while grabbing Saya and disappearing. Kakashi followed the scent he left behind with Pakkun, his trustworthy companion. He was fuming. This guy had no morals. The father dropped Saya to the ground and grabbed her shoulders roughly.

"Run away Saya and don't look back no matter what you hear, do you understand?!"

Saya was shaking. It was freezing out and she didn't have her coat.

"Why…why did mother do that?"

This earned her a smack in the face.

"She does not matter anymore! She is dead and we are alive! Let's keep it that way! Now run!"

Saya was about to when she turned around.

"But…Setsu and Riku?!"

The father turned to her.

"They're dead Saya! The Anbu killed them now run!"

Saya cried as she ran. She had never run so fast in her life. Her family was dying because of these strange men in masks. She heard four huge explosions and one that made the ground rumble. She looked back and saw a huge blue wave of chakra. She screamed as she thought she heard a lot of birds chirping. (Chidori, Kakashi's special technique, sounds like a thousand birds chirping) She tripped over a tree branch, or what she thought was a tree branch, and twisted her ankle. She cried out and looked to see what tripped her. It was the bodies of her two sisters. They lay there in a bloody little pile, their eyes held no life in them anymore. Saya screamed and tried to get up. She heard rustling in the bushes and her heart stopped and her blood ran cold. For some reason she hoped it was not her father. She backed away slowly limping towards a tree. She felt someone's presence and she thought they were going to kill her. She cried harder.

"Please, I don't want to die! Don't hurt me!" she gripped onto the tree with all her might.

Kakashi was tired…he had used his main attack Chidori to save his teammates and it saved only two. The man was a powerful enemy. He literally slaughtered his whole family except this little girl. So when he stumbled upon her after being separated from the rest of his team…or what was left of his team…he was relieved to see her alive. He walked over to her and his voice though deep, tried to be comforting. Kakashi was still young himself…he didn't really know how to act around little kids. He was mature, sure, but not for this.

"Are you hurt?" he asked quietly.

The little girl turned around somewhat. It was dark but he could tell she was a cute one.

"I-I twisted my ankle…m-my m-mother and m-my s-sisters…t-they're d-dead…" she began to cry.

Kakashi sighed.

"Come with me…let's see what we can do about that ankle…"

She looked at him then. Her green eyes met his black and red one.

"Father s-says…s-says you killed our f-family."

Kakashi sighed.

"I never touched your family…but you know that already, don't you? You are smarter then what your age gives you credit for…"

Saya eyed the strange man with white hair.

"My f-father isn't the best of shinobi…but he's my father…no matter how bad he is…"

Kakashi nodded.

"You're just going to have to trust…that I am a better shinobi then he…"

Saya's eyes widened somewhat.

"What's your name?"

Kakashi was finally getting somewhere.

"Hatake Kakashi, leader of the Anbu Black Ops. And what's your name?"

Saya sniffed slightly.

"Ryohei Saya, the youngest and now only one left of my family."

Kakashi looked down. He walked up to her.

"Will you trust me?"

Saya nodded slowly reaching up her arms towards him. He smiled slightly and scooped her up in his arms. He took off an extra shirt he had on due to the cold and put it on her. It was way too big for her but warm…and that's what she needed. She snuggled into his chest and closed her eyes trying to forget about everything. Then there was a snap in the woods.

"That girl belongs to me…"

Kakashi's eyes widened. The bastard was still alive? After two Chidori's! Kakashi instinctively pulled the girl tighter to his chest. How the hell was he going to do this with her in his arms?! He couldn't pull off another Chidori, he would die for sure. Saya opened her eyes to see her father standing before them.

"Father don't hurt him…he's my friend."

Her father looked at her.

"Then you have chosen the life you want to lead…a life, against me…go ahead…take her, but remember this…I will come back…and you will all die…"

With that said, he vanished. Saya cried into Kakashi's chest. He held her closer and found the rest of his squad. They headed back to Konoha were he got lectured for what seemed like forever while Saya waited outside trying to listen.

"You brought her back here?! What were you thinking?! Have you learned nothing in your training?!"

Kakashi lowered his head. Well…this sucked.

"I could not simply just leave her there. Her family was dead right there before her. She was in the cold. She was going to die."

The elder huffed loudly.

"She was not your concern! Maybe if you focused less on her and more on the task, then you would have brought back six men instead of two and a child!"

Kakashi flinched at his words. Did they have to be so direct?

"What do you plan on doing now?! What do you want the Lord Hokage to do with a pathetic child that is the daughter of a vicious murderer?! You put the whole village in jeopardy due to your lack of thinking, I hope you know!"

Kakashi felt the anger boil inside of him but he contained it. The Hokage finally stood and the elder sat down.

"Now…if you are done doing my job…I hope you will let me speak to the head Anbu that I appointed myself?"

The elder bowed his head in embarrassment.

"Kakashi what do you plan on doing with the child?"

Kakashi looked down.

"I'm not sure Hokage-sama…I acted on instinct and I apologize for inconveniencing you…"

The Hokage smiled slightly.

"You acted on instinct, huh? Then it's settled."

Everyone looked to the Hokage including Kakashi.

"What is settled Hokage-sama?"

The Hokage smiled.

"I'm going to have her enrolled at the academy…and you are going to look after her."

Kakashi's eyes widened.

"But Hokage-sama, I…"

The Hokage cut him off.

"If you cannot do it we will put her in the care of the council and she will probably be shipped off to who knows where."

Kakashi sighed loudly. Why did he always get himself into these predicaments?

"Hai Hokage-sama…I'll look after the girl…"

The Hokage smirked.

"Oh and Kakashi before you go…know this…whatever the elders say…you did the right thing, and that's coming from me…that's the only opinion that really counts. You did your team well…they are very happy to have you as their leader and I, personally, am proud to have you as a ninja of Konoha."

Kakashi smiled wide and looked to the elders who were embarrassed. The Hokage was so cool. Kakashi left the room and Saya was outside waiting for him, still in his big shirt. She was sitting shaking her legs back and forth on the bench trying to touch the ground.

"So…what are they going to do with me?"

Kakashi offered her a smile.

"You're going to stay with me…from now on. Is that okay with you?"

Saya's eyes widened.

"You're going to look after me?"

Kakashi nodded hoping she would accept him. She hopped off the bench and reached up for him to pick her up. He did and she hugged him tightly.

"Thank you for fighting for me Kakashi-san. I think I will grow to love you…"

Kakashi's eyes widened. She definitely was wise beyond her years. He hugged her back softly.

"I think you're already growing on me…"

This earned him a tighter hug. The guys are never going to let me hear the end of it…She climbed on his back and he raced out of the Hokage tower.

"Kakashi-san, everything's moving by so fast…I think I'm going to be sick."

Kakashi slowed down. That's the last thing he wanted. Throw up in his hair.

"You need clothes don't you?"

Saya nodded.

"I can build a home in this shirt of yours!"

Kakashi chuckled and a thought came to his mind.

"I might actually like having this kid around…"

End Flashback.

The room was silent. An elder cleared his throat.

"So…Kazekage-sama…do you still think her parents…what did you say…abandoned her?"

All eyes fell on Gaara. Kakashi looked confused.

"Abandoned her? I don't understand…"

The young Kazekage looked up, his face remained stoic but Tsunade knew he was itching to kill someone…even if he looked calm.

"Saya told me her parents abandoned her…"

Kakashi's eyes widened considerably large and he stood up turning to the elders.

"You forced me to betray her?!"

The elders jumped at his fierce tone. Even Tsunade and Gaara himself were taken back by his harsh tone. The oldest elder was feeling bold though and continued now yelling and becoming hysterical.

"You seemed to have left out the fact that her father did accomplish putting that organization together and it goes by the name of Akatsuki! She is the daughter of a man who leads an organization that killed you and tried to destroy your village! She has her father's blood running through her veins! She will have his murderous intent! She's a liability to the village! And here's the best part…she doesn't know it yet!"

He pointed to Tsunade and Gaara. Gaara's eyes widened as well as Tsunade's. Kakashi rarely ever got angry…but when he did…hell hath no fury like Kakashi's anger. His Sharingan eye swirled at the oldest elder as he slammed his fists onto the table and Tsunade gasped.

"Kakashi, don't!"

She put her hand over his eyes and his body seemed to slowly relax. The oldest elder was shaking and sweating profusely. He sat down with the help of the others. Tsunade removed her hands and Kakashi had his eye under control.

"My apologies, Tsunade-sama, but Saya is very important to me…and anyone who tries to hurt her is going to suffer a fate worse then death…"

Kakashi's tone dripped with venom as he stared at the elders. With that said, he turned around and stormed out of the room. Tsunade turned to the elders.

"It was unwise of you to attack Saya and use Kakashi to do it. He looks after her as if she were his own…you sunk low and I probably am going to regret not letting him Sharingan your asses…"

Gaara stood up and Tsunade looked at him.

"Gaara-sama…is everything alright?"

Gaara thought about it for a minute.

"I will be leaving for Suna tomorrow…I think I have been gone long enough…"

Tsunade looked a little surprised.

"Gaara-sama, but you don't leave for another week…why so early?"

Gaara looked down.

"Things have come up…besides…I miss home…"

And with that he left. Tsunade turned once again to the council.

"Well…this meeting is adjourned…"

Everyone filed out and Tsunade sat down with a loud sigh. She didn't know that all of that happened to Saya. She felt bad for her pupil. Saya never told her about her past and Tsunade never asked. Saya was such a good person…to have a past like that…she didn't deserve it. Meanwhile, Gaara calmly knocked on the door to Saya's apartment. Saya pulled the door opened and smiled.

"Gaara, you're back early!"

She hugged him before he could walk through the door and he returned the hug softly. He walked in and took off his gourd laying it on the ground gently. Then he sat down on the bed and let his fingers lazily roam through his ruffled hair. Saya tilted her head and walked over to him, sitting next to him.

"Hey, what's wrong? Did the committee upset you again? I swear you should just blow them up…I'll cover for you!"

He let out a small smile.

"I'm going back to Suna tomorrow…"

Saya's eyes widened slightly in shock and she looked down.

"Wow…that's…that's tomorrow…you were supposed to leave in a week…what changed?"

Gaara looked at her then.

"Did your family die by your father's hand?"

Saya's heart stopped and she paled. Damn he was direct.

"W-What did you say?"

Gaara looked at her and she saw a bit of pain mixed with anger.

"Do not make me repeat myself…you heard me…"

Saya flinched at his tone.

"Yes…my father killed my family…"

She went to speak but he cut her off.

"Why did you lie to me?"

Saya looked down at her feet.

"I didn't want you to know about it…I didn't want you thinking any different of me…"

Gaara scowled.

"Why do you think I would think different of you?"

Saya shrugged.

"I'm not sure…"

Gaara shook his head.

"That's not a good enough answer…"

He got up and walked to the door.

"W-Where are you going?"

He didn't bother turning around.

"I think I'll get a head start to Suna now…" he said as he walked out.

Saya let a few tears fall and she began to tremble. What was going to happen now?

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