---I found this awhile ago. It's what this story could have been like. Just for those who are curious. ""
Yeah, the small details of the battle are lame. . . but hey, this is a romance, not an action story. " I've been fumbling with this part for awhile now.
1 Year Later:
Blood splattered the grounds, pools of deep crimson seeping out from bodies lying unmoving. Cries of battle, dismay and triumph sounded the area, filling the young jounin's head, quickening her heartbeat and forcing her legs to pump faster. She had heard the alert too late. Her group had run into some missing nins from a neighboring village while she stayed behind to see a travelling family off to their destination safely. There were a few jounin in it including herself, but it consisted mostly of rookie chuunin. She chided herself over and over again for not realizing what was going on faster. For not being able to move faster. She passed rapidly by her fallen comrades with a grim expression. Suzue was out for blood.
"Atsui!" called another jounin. He pointed to a pair of men, her sight following his finger and landing upon a pair or sinister looking ninjas. They were standing back to back, wide malicious grins spread across their faces as they used jutsu after jutsu to fend off the Konoha ninjas.
"Stop them!" she cried. Suzue didn't recognize the men, but she recognized most of the ninjutsu and genjutsu they were casting. Her eyes danced about in search of one man in particular. She needed her nerves to be calmed and to see his relaxed fighting stance, his silvery hair standing out from the others. She continued to search for him as her fingers flashed in hundreds of seals. Suzue paused in her search only for a moment to release the vast amount of chakra needed to complete her ninjutsu. The missing nins felt the ground rumble below them and collapse just as they jumped nimbly to safety narrowly missing the jagged spears of rock that shot out from the rubble. The others had a small opening and charged, kunai whizzing through tense air.
"Damn, I can't use anything too dangerous, or I may hurt my own. Bah. . . Where is he?" she asked herself. Her eyes caught a glimpse of Kakashi in the heat of the battle. She swiftly joined him, nodding to one another. Together they fought viciously and ordered all ninjas to retreat when possible. Most fled while the jounins stayed behind. They cast somber looks to one another, waiting. The two missing nins laughed joyously as they watched their opponents collect themselves.
"What are your thoughts on the situation, Suzue?" asked Kakashi. They usually stayed together in battle, but showed little to no affection for one another at such times. She gripped her kunai tighter.
That's when things went wrong. All too wrong.
---I'm glad I didn't take this route. A totally different story that wouldn't touch the present time at all.