SORRY FOR NOT UPDATING IN A WHILE I HAD FINALS AND THEN THE EID AND STUFF. ANYWAY HERE'S WHAT YOU WERE WAITING FOR. THE ACTION WILL BEGIN AGAIN SOON :D

"This is the best ramen ever!" Naruto yelled as he dug into his 13th bowl.

"It sure is" Obito burped as he began to eat his 12th

"Take it easy both of you" Rin warned but both boys paid her no attention

"Forget it" Sakura said disgusted

Sasuke shook his head in dismay

"Is Arashi always this umm… hungry" Kakashi said finding the right words

"Sometimes it's worse" Sasuke muttered

"You should see sensei" Rin said

"He's also a ramen freak?" asked Sakura

"Unfortunately" Kakashi said

"How do you cope with two?" Sasuke asked

"You get used to it" Rin smiled

"Speak for yourself" Kakashi spat in disgust "We have ramen everyday thanks to them"

"I don't know how somebody doesn't get sick of eating the same thing over and over again" Sakura said

Sasuke just shrugged

"I'm going before I have to pay anything other than my share" Kakashi said as he disposed of some money and got up.

Sasuke thinking it was wise to do the same also got up.

"We'll stay here" Rin said hoping that Kakashi will become close to Sakari. He needed a freind similar to him

"Same here" Sakura said

"So what do you want to do?" Kakashi asked

Sasuke just shrugged his shoulders

Kakashi looked at the sky

"Looks like it's going to rain" Sasuke commented

None seemed comfortable with being alone used to others starting the conversations and them just listening in.

"Yup" Kakashi said.

Time crept by as they walked aimlessly around town.

"I'm going to the compound" Sasuke said "Want to come? Obito and Rin came many times but you never did"

"I'm busy" Kakashi lied

Sasuke raised an eyebrow but didn't press any further and went his separate path.

Kakashi headed the other way trying to get the newly opened wounds closed again.

"Finally back" said Kakashi as Sasuke entered

"We've been waiting" Naruto said

"We didn't have an appointment" Sasuke muttered as he sat down

"Anyway" Kakashi said "We have a mission tomorrow so get ready."

"Front lines?" asked Sakura

"We are going to Suna to provide support" Kakashi explained

"Whatever" Sasuke said

"Support from what?" asked Naruto

Sasuke shook his head at his teammate's stupidity

"Enemy nin" Kakashi elaborated

"Hai" Naruto said and they dispersed.

"Back here again" Naruto said as he stood in front of the gate as they headed out

"It would've been a nice small break if not for one factor" Rin said referring to the whole Kakashi might die dilemma

"What matters is that everything is back to normal" Minato sighed

"Do you call being involved in war normal?" asked Sakura

Rin laughed a dry laugh then answered "We were born into war and know nothing else"

"You never lived in peace?" Naruto asked

"Isn't that a myth?" Obito asked

"You mean peace?" asked Sasuke

"It just seems too good to believe actually" Rin said

"Now guys peace is possible" Minato said "Just be optimistic"

"Once I'm the best Uchiha in history the first thing I'll do is make peace" Obito said

"Sure you will Obito" Kakashi said sarcastically "And someday Minato sensei will stop worshiping ramen"

"That's not true for my case" Minato said "I'll always love those delicious noodles"

"Same here" Naruto yelled "Ramen is the best"

"How can somebody not love ramen?" Obito said

"It is possible when you have it every day" Sakura said in disgust

"Everybody has his likes and dislikes" said Rioki

"That's the spirit Rioki san" Minato smiled

"What does that have to do with spirit?" Kakashi hastily replied

Minato just chuckled and ruffled his hair

"Don't do that" Kakashi muttered as he fixed his hair (which can never really be fixed)

And just to irk him Minato did again regardless of Kakashi's attempt to duck away

Older Kakashi (Rioki) smiled secretly as he watched his younger self

"Stop that" Kakashi semi yelled

"Can't help it if my students are cute" Minato joked

"We are not cute" Kakashi and Obito said in union

"Are you sure?" Minato winked at them

"We are Konoha shinobi and it is insulting to call a shinobi CUTE" Obito hollered

"Then how about dead meat" a sudden voice boomed as an exploding tag was thrown at their direction.

They all scattered away as the kunai burst into flames

"Not too shabby" the mystery nin yelled as he attacked Minato and a group of other sand nin attacked

Minato and his enemy danced across the area where as Kakashi was fending off another S ranked criminal at the sides. The rest were trying to fend for themselves against the massive group.

"He's good" thought Minato "I need to end this fast" he looked at his students. Rin was already injured and was healing Sakura and herself, Obito was back to back with Naruto trying to protect the girls and getting injured themselves. Kakashi and Sasuke were fending off well but where getting injured all the same.

"You don't have time to look at your students" yelled his enemy "You die tonight, all of you" and he attacked

Minato used his incredible speed to be able to plant some papers (teleportation) all around the battle field while he fought. After everything was set he did the required seals and was teleporting all over the place.

"What?"

"Can't keep up with my speed means you are going to die" stated Minato and in a flash he stuck a kunai through the man's throat.

Kakashi however was momentarily sticking a chidori in his enemy's gut.

Obito and Naruto were seriously injured and weren't able to fight as Kakashi and Sasuke continued to fight the enemies trying to keep them at bay.

Minato and Rioki simultaneously jumped into action and began killing of the rest.

"Everybody all right?" asked Rioki after all the enemies were dead.

"Somehow" muttered Naruto as Rin was healing a tender spot

"I can't believe I couldn't sense them" mumbled little Kakashi "An entire platoon"

"Don't worry" Minato said "None of us did"

"But I am supposed to be a tracker" he said "What kind of tracker can't sense a semi army?"

"I'm a skilled tracker and I couldn't sense them" Rioki said

"What matters is that they're dead" Obito complained as he fell to his knees

"What if they attack us again" Rin asked

"Then we will kick their asses" Naruto cheered

Rioki shook his head

"How about we discuss this when we are all rested and well fed?" Minato asked

As night crept they all gathered in a circle eating some well needed food.

"I'm going to bed" Obito stated "I don't care how you weren't able to sense them"

"It'll prove useful in coming years so just sit down" Minato said

"But…" Obito complained but was interrupted by Kakashi

"Will you just do as sensei says for once" Kakashi argued

Obito stuck his tongue at Kakashi but didn't say anything

"Anyway" Minato began "They are either obviously skilled in masking their chakra"

"Duh" Kakashi said annoyed as he folded his arms

"Let me finish" Minato ordered

Kakashi obeyed as Minato continued

"I believe that it was likely a jutsu rather than a simple method of masking chakra"

"Most probably" Rioki said

"Some people can mask their chakra completely right?" Rin asked

"Yeah" Minato answered her

"So why do you believe these guys can't?" she asked

"Some were under jounin level to be able to mask their chakra completely" he said "Even I have difficulties hiding my entire chakra"

"So what about genjutsu?" asked Kakashi

"The jutsu they used was probably that of a high level genjutsu" Minato said

"So we just keep saying –kai- for the rest of the journey?" asked Naruto

"Idiot" muttered Sasuke

"I heard that" Naruto almost yelled

"Guys" Rioki said sternly

"We'll just have to notice even the simplest things from now on" Minato said

"You got it" Naruto saluted

Minato chuckled and dismissed them to bed.