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This was such a fool move on their part. How could they have just forgotten themselves in the moment? It was a wonder that the man did not try to trap and interrogate them right then and there. Yet, this situation was no better for they had nothing to say that could assuage the man. Naruto and Sasuke seemed at a complete lose of what to say, completely mum at where they landed.

Sakura, who stood behind the man, seemed to be frozen with indecision for a moment before steeling herself to make the move.

"Just who are you really? Are you impost-!" He never finished the sentence. In a matter of seconds, the man crumbled down onto the ground. It was no surprise to the two male at what had happened. Sakura had simply hit the pressure point at the back of his neck, effectively knocking him out. The two males quickly got up and helped drag their sensei to lean against a tree.

With that done, Naruto glanced at Sakura, a frown on his face, "How much time do we have before he wakes?"

Sakura pursed her lips in thought, "Roughly ten minutes. That's the average time with the amount of pressure I put into it," replied the girl. That was not enough time at all. Sasuke cursed under his breath while Naruto closed his eyes, rubbing at his brow. Just what the hell were they going to tell the man? There was so much that could go wrong.

Sakura narrowed her eyes as she turned to the two males, "Of all the stupidest things you guys have done, THIS is by far the worst," she hissed in irritation. "What in the world were you guys thinking?"

Sasuke shot her an equally irritated glare, "Why didn't you stop us? You just stood there."

"Because I didn't think you guys would go that far!" said the girl in frustration. If looks could have killed, they both would have been dead and gone. Sakura was about to say something more when their third teammate cut in.

"Shut it," commanded Naruto, glaring at his two companions, "We do not have the time to put the blame on whomever. We have more pressing matters to worry about."

The two gave each other another glare before reluctantly dropping the subject. They all knew that they royally screwed up. Most of it was to be blamed on their laxness. The future seemed so unreal and at times, they were prone to pushing it to the back of their mind and enjoying the simplicity of the present. The fact that the future they experienced was now only a distant possibility left them to being less careful and doing things without a care. But look at where this led them to.

Sasuke stared grimly at their teacher, "No matter how you look at it, we have no choice but to tell him."

"But how much do we say?" asked Sakura. If they gave too much information then the man would start to act on his own and perhaps, change everything about the timeline. But if they gave too little, they had no way of convincing the man that what they said was true. Another minute passed in silence. This was truly a precarious predicament.

Naruto sighed, "We tell him nothing of our plans, nothing. Basic information and general ideas of what happened can be told, but no names. Whatever he figures out, leave him to speculate."

"That's going to be hard considering the fact that a lot of that basic information can be viewed as complete bull to him," pointed out Sakura, a brow raised in disagreement.

Naruto frowned at the pink haired genin, "Then we'll just have to make him believe it. Tell him things that he knows for a fact is truth that no genin or imposter could possible know."

"And pray do tell, what that would be, oh wise one?" asked Sasuke sarcastically. Naruto glared at Sasuke but before he could reply, their unconscious sensei began to stir ever so slightly.

"I thought you said that he would be out for at least ten minutes…" muttered Sasuke, "I do believe only five minutes have passed. If I recall correctly, this might be because he use to be an ANBU."

Sakura shot a withering glare at the male, "It slipped my mind, Uchiha. Okay?"

Naruto sighed, "Well, there goes anymore planning."

The fox, who had been listening in decided to interfere, 'Stupid kits, sometimes I have to wonder how you all managed to survive so long. Were it up to me I -'

'SHUT UP,' was the collective reply.

Said fox snarled at the genin, 'Brats,'

The three watched their sensei come to his senses in silence. Said man was looked around blearily before jumping to his feet in alarm. His three genin sat a few inches from where he was. He frowned. The fact that they had not fled and that he was not dead or maimed must mean something. He eyed the three suspiciously. The three stared straight back, waiting for the man to speak.

"Alright, spit it out. Who are you people and what have you done to my students?" asked the man, going straight to the point.

The three traded looks of mild amusement before Sakura spoke, "We are your students, Kakashi-sensei."

"No. Mere genin do not possess the ability to use those techniques you displayed. Better yet, where did you learn those, huh?"

"Well, I learned the Rasengan from that pervert-sanin," said Naruto calmly, "Sasuke learned the Chidori from you."

Kakashi eyed the boy in disbelief, "I have never taught anybody that technique. What nonsense are you spouting?"

"We're from the future. That's how," answered Sasuke bluntly. Kakashi stared. Naruto hit his head, while Sakura sighed.

A few seconds passed before Kakashi could find his voice, "Are you trying to be funny?"

Sasuke glared at the gray haired man, "Does it look like I'm trying?" asked the ebony haired male.

Sakura cut in, "What he said is true. If you think about it, there is no possible way for the two of them to know those techniques."

Kakashi raised his brow, "Oh? And you just simply expect me to believe that the three of you are supposedly from the future?"

He was met with silence. "What if we were to tell you things that no genin or any imposter, for that matter, would know?" suggested Naruto, a thoughtful look on his face.

Sasuke and Sakura traded glances. Just what was the blonde planning to tell? Kakashi scoffed in disbelief, but did not deny the blonde.

"Well, in the future, we learned many things about you that you yourself told us. One in particular would be about Obito and Rin," said Naruto with a raised brow. He was pretty sure Kakashi never told a soul about that incident.

Sakura nodded as she recalled the memory, "Rin was your team medic, while Obito was an Uchiha who sort of acted like Naruto."

Sasuke continued quietly, "It was during a mission against the Stone country that you received your eye. However, it was at the cost of the death of your friend."

The three could remember it clearly. A couple of weeks before the man died, they had been trading stories after a particularly successful mission. It was then that the man regaled them with tales of his past. It was then, they found out about his life as a genin. It was the first and last time the man spoke so much and so in-depth.

There was no expression from their sensei now. He stood stock still, as if lost in his own world. And indeed he was. As the three talked about the incident, the man could not help but recall in detail what had happened. Those memories that he had kept, locked away deep in his mind. He had never told anybody who he received the eye from. So these people really were not lying. Things made so much more sense now: their team coordination, the jump in abilities, the increase in knowledge, as well as their maturity. It was unbelievable but what else could he put it as?

The man looked at the three that sat before him, waiting for his response. He sighed, before sitting down before the genin, "So what brought you back to the present or is it the past?"

"Present. Let's just say that things did not end as well as we had hoped it would," answered Sakura. There was sadness in her voice. An emotion which could only be called anguish showed in her eyes.

Kakashi furrowed his brow, "What do you mean?"

Sakura traded a hesitant look with her two teammates before speaking, "Well, there was an organization that grew to be powerful enough to declare war on all the nations."

"What organization would this be?" asked Kakashi in curiosity. Could it be the one that Jiraiya was currently following?

Sakura shook her head, "I can not disclose that information. However I can tell you what the outcome was. The war essentially caused the annihilation of all the main villages. We did win in the end."

"You can't call that winning the war!" muttered Naruto vehemently. The look on his face was so bitter and sad that it left Kakashi to wonder just how much the three experienced.

Sasuke jabbed his teammate's side, leveling a glare at the male. "Let her finish talking first, idiot." Naruto was about to say more, but reluctantly gave a small nod.

Sakura continued softly, "Near the end of the whole war, we had begun to work on a scroll that the Kyuubi provided us with. It contained a time travelling jutsu that was only partially completed. We used it and here we are now."

Kakashi frowned, "You all know about the Kyuubi and what it had done to our village." The three nodded their heads. "Yet you speak of him as if he were close to you."

Sakura objected, "It was not the fox's fault. There was someone one else pulling the strings during that time."

"Let's just say that someone from the organization caused it, and that he will pay dearly for it as well," said Naruto coldly. Yes, that man would pay for all the lives he had taken.

"The Kyuubi was simply used," muttered Sasuke darkly, "Just like everybody else." Clearly this man was despised by the three. Kakashi could simply feel the anger and hate oozing from the three genin.

Kakashi gave a small nod, "Seeing that the jutsu was a success, how are you going to make sure the future does not end up like that once more?"

Naruto spoke up, "What happened in the future or our present is only one of the infinite possibilities. It doesn't have to happen the way it happened and believe me when I say, it will never happen."

"Is there anything else that you would like to add?" asked Kakashi with a raised brow. There was definitely a great deal of information that the three had left out but whether or not they would tell him was the problem.

Sakura shook her head, "The less you know the better. If we give out too much, you might decide to act on your own. I have a feeling that things will change drastically if you do."

Kakashi frowned at the answer but gave a reluctant nod, "Very well."

"On the bright side, you don't have to hold back as much when training us all," piped Naruto with a grin.

Kakashi raised his brow, "Oh really? We'll see about that."

At first the three were unsure whether or not the man really believed them or not. He showed no change in behavior nor did he continuously ask questions as they had expected of him to. However, the man did up the amount of training, each new routine more strenuous than the next. Sparring sessions became a lot more dangerous as the man seemed to have stopped holding back. More often, than not the one on one session left each of the three completely down while Kakashi looked simply refreshed and barely winded.

Today was another one of those days. Tsunami had just finished cooking dinner and was beginning to set the table when there was a knock on the door. She opened the door to find the three once more, very beaten up.

"I see that Kakashi-sensei hasn't been any easier on you three," she said with a small sigh, "Are you guys alright?" The three tired kids looked at each other and groaned but nodded nether the less.

"Come to the kitchen, I restocked the medical kit. Dinner is going to be served soon, Inari, help me set the tables," commanded the petite woman. The three nodded and followed while Inari scrambled to get the dishware. They figured out the first day after the brutal training began that if they didn't listen to Tsunami, bad things happened.

Naruto who seemed the most bruised out of the bunch declared in a plaintive voice, "Kakashi is the devil incarnate! Where the hell did he learn those training methods! I swear he's just playing with us."

Sasuke and Sakura nodded their heads in tired agreement. Compared to what they had thought to train themselves with, Kakashi's methods were extreme and highly un-recommended for beginners who had no control. At one point they could have sworn that the man was muttering something about changing it to Anbu styled training. As grateful as they were for the willingness to train, this was stretching it. They were still growing for kami's sake.

"This is like what, the third package of bandages we've been through?" muttered Naruto as he dabbed ointment onto the scratches on his arms. The fox had yet to regain enough power to properly heal its host, leaving Naruto fending for himself. That did not dither the blonde from continuing his outrageous trainings. More often than not, Sakura had the chance to practice her medical techniques on the wounds he would sustain.

"Well at least he's willing to help us," commented Sakura before moving to help Tsunami set out the foods on the table. Still, the three could not deny that they were improving. Kakashi had after separately sparring each of them, created separate methods for them to train alone in their particular specialties.

It was at this point that Kakashi and Tazuna walked in to the room. Kakashi had taken to leaving them to train alone while heading to the building site alone with Tazuna. The bridge building process had progressed rapidly as Kakashi's constant presence seemed to give many of the hire hands a second thought on attacking. Kakashi looked to the table he saw three glares aimed at him.

He gave a slight smirk, "Why so glum? Oh, I know, now. Don't worry, I will think up some new training routines for you three since you don't seem satisfied," commented the man thoughtfully, "Then again that trashing that you three received must have tired you out today."

"Trashing?" scoffed Naruto, "You have no idea what a real trashing is. If I had my old-OW!" Naruto glared at the Uchiha who had jabbed his side.

Sakura in the mean time piped up, "What he means is that we will definitely beat you soon."

Kakashi raised his brow in mild amusement before taking a seat at the table, next to Inari. Tazuna chuckled at the antics, thinking nothing of the conversation. Instead he favored taking swig from his ever present bottle of sake.

"Father! What did I say about drinking before eating? It's not good for you!" said Tsunami with a small glare. The table was set with an array of delicious delectable's waiting to be eaten.

Tazuna held up his hand in defeat, "I'm an old man. Cut me some slack," said the man though he did put down the bottle, albeit reluctantly. He glared when he heard muffled sounds of snickers from the two male genin. "Don't laugh you twerps."

Suddenly, there was a loud slam. Inari had brought his fist down on to the table glaring at the three genin that were sitting across from him. "How can you guys act as if nothing bad is going on?" asked Inari, quietly, his eyes burning in anger, "You're just kids. But watch, anybody who goes against Gato will die. You're all going to die!" shouted the boy. Sasuke and Sakura traded looks of unease; the reason was their third teammate. The blonde had his mind shut from them completely, not allowing any contact. Though he looked completely relaxed, the two could feel the anger building up.

Tsunami gasped in shock and anger, "Inari! Don't be rude. They know what they're doing!"

"What?" said Inari with a glare, "Really? I don't think so. All they do is complain about their 'training'. They don't even go to the bridge. What do they know of what we're going through? I bet they regret coming here anyway."

Naruto chose this moment to speak up, "Really now. And why do you think we regret this decision?" asked the blonde curiously. Kakashi narrowed his eyes slight at the sudden change in demeanor. It seemed like the blonde had forgotten himself and was reverting to his later years. He had to say, he would have never expected the boy to be so collected. Then again, the look in the preteen's eyes was anything but calm. Tazuna was about to speak up but a nudge from Kakashi stopped him. The old man raised his brow but understood what the jonin was trying to tell him silently. He then sat back and poured out a cup of sake for himself.

Inari seemed to notice the slight change as well but answered, "All you guys do is complain and joke around like you don't have a care in the world while other people are suffering."

Naruto raised his brow before turning to Sasuke, "Hey, Sasuke-teme. The kid's talking about suffering. Isn't that strange? What about you?"

Sasuke narrowed his eyes; the Uchiha was beginning to see where this was heading, "I do not care. I have my own business to settle."

"See! You guys don't even want to be here!" Inari growled in anger, "WE would have been a happy family. But because Gato was here, he got killed and I watched him die! You don't understand how much I suffered!"

Naruto nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes. But say, we defeat Gato? Will you stop mourning and get up? Or are you going to wallow in the past and blame someone else?"

"What the heck are you talking about?" shouted Inari, "Gato will get you! It's impossible. You guys will probably just run home back to your safe little house with your parents to comfort you! You're just a fake-!"

Sakura, who was about to rise, was held back by Sasuke, 'He knows what he's doing. Trust him.'

The pink haired girl raised her brow but relaxed herself. Tsunami gave a small gasp while Tazuna only tightened his hold on his cup. Naruto had grabbed Inari by the collar of his shirt and single handedly pulled him up from across the table.

Naruto tooted disappointedly, "Why must you act like such drama queen? The world does not revolve around you." The polite look in Naruto's eyes was replaced with cold icy blue anger, "You, who judge us by what you see in only a couple of days, you have not tasted suffering yet. Really, if you think you life is a sob story then my teammate, this Sasuke-teme here has lived a life of tragedy."

Naruto continued, "He lost BOTH his parents and every single one of his relatives in only a night. Not only that but he was forced to relive their deaths over and over again."

Inari stared with wide eyes, unable to move, "Yes, he cried and mourned but he did something you are too scared to do. He moved on! He got up again."

Naruto dropped the boy back into his seat, anger still no completely gone, "And here you are complaining when you still have people who care about you! What about them? Don't you care about them?" growled Naruto. The blonde gave a frustrated sigh before leaving the table, food untouched.

Tears welled up in Inari's eyes and the kid bolted to his room, while the adults tried to collect themselves. Sasuke and Sakura were traded worried looks; the blonde was pissed. There was no telling what he would do.

Kakashi sighed, "Don't worry about Inari. I'll go talk to him. You two, go calm down your teammate." The two quickly left without another word. Meanwhile Tazuna helped Tsunami clear the barely touched food. It seemed that everyone had lost their appetite. Tazuna did not know what to think of the blonde, his first impression had been that the brat was a kid and didn't know any better. But gradually, he could see that all three were just something else. They seemed to understand hardship and pain very well for being only preteens. The man gave a small sigh; thankfully, he had decided to stay a bridge builder.

Kakashi made his way to the boy's room, knocking gently on the door. The door gave way and there sat Inari on the floor with his knees up to his chest. He looked so lost that Kakashi could not help but feel slightly bad, "Hey, do you mind if I talk with you for a moment?"

Inari looked up and shook his head. Sakura sat across from the boy, taking out his book, "Look, Naruto isn't usually like this but he really cares about you." Inari looked at the man incredulously. Kakashi scratched his head, "Yes, for all his talk, he isn't the type to not help others."

Inari looked down, "It didn't seem like it before."

Kakashi looked up from his book, "Let me tell you something. There was once this boy. His parents had died when he was only a baby. Nobody liked him because they thought he was a demon and everyone shunned him He had no friends and every day, he would wonder why. But one day he got fed up with all the wondering and crying…and he stopped. He decided that he would become the Hokage and prove to everyone that he would be a hero." Inari listened to the silver haired man, "Then that boy went on a mission and he found a boy that was going through something similar to what he had gone through and he wanted to help."

Inari looked at the man in shock as he realized where this was heading, "Naruto?" he whispered.

Kakashi nodded. "Naruto can be a bit blunt with what he says but he means what he says."

Inari looked down and twittered his thumbs. "I'm sorry…It's just that, dad was like my ray of hope. He would always tell me to never give up. When he was gone I felt like I lost my ray."

Kakashi got up with a small groan before giving Inari a pat, "Don't feel that way. I'm sure your father wouldn't want you to give up. He wanted you to fight for what you believed in. He fought for what he believed in and you should be proud to have someone like that as your father."

Inari gave a weak smile "Yah I suppose so… I shouldn't have put all my troubles on you guys and Naruto."

Kakashi gave a small smile, "Don't worry. Just apologize to him. I'm sure they won't mind." Inari nodded and smiled even wider.

"Now let's go get something to eat. I'm sure you're still hungry." A growl sounded the room and they both looked at Inari's stomach. He blushed and ducked his head. Kakashi gave a small chuckle before ushering the boy to the kitchen. Once the boy settled down to eat, Kakashi looked back at the book he held. He hoped that the three did not get into any trouble.

Hope you all enjoyed it. Feel free to critique and comment. I understand that some points of the story so far have seemed rather unrealistic but hopefully i will get that sorted out. Anyway, feel free to critique and comment. :)