Damn it! Why do I want to read that Makimono, so badly. There's something wrong!!! There's something that's going to happening to me. Images of my past keep appearing in my head as I sleep. It like I'm reliving those horrible moments, that night. The night Nine-Tails Demon Fox tried to destroy Konohagure No Kuni was the last time I've been home, and my mother's dead body was the last thing I saw of my family. Why am I seeing this again? It was almost thirteen years ago. I already know my mother's death was my own fault. Why do I keep dreaming of that night? I'm sorry I couldn't stop myself. Do I have to go back home. I can't return, and face the rest of my family. I may hurt them as well.

Konohagure No Kuni (the day after Sasami's disappearance)

Half of the ninja of Konohagure No Kuni gathered outside the Ninja Academy, early the next day. The council member of the village sent word to all the shinobi the day before to meet. An important mission-for-fire has been issued, and they wanted all to be present. The sun was already up, and all the shinobi were waiting. Naruto wonder through the crowd searching for his friends.

"Naruto!" yelled Sakura from the front of the crowd. She stood on the step of the academy, waving to him. A moment later, Naruto appeared right next to her in a wisp of smoke.

"Ohayou!" greeted Naruto, in his usual cheerful mood. Sakura jumped in shock when Naruto greeted her, and ended up tripping over her own feet. She fell hard, and right in front Asuma. Sakura quickly got up, and grabbed Naruto by his collar.

"Baka! Why do you think you're doing?" she yelled. Naruto was practically blown away by the volume of her voice. INNER SAKURA: I could kill him here and now, but not in front of the council.

"Ohayou, Naruto-kun," greeted Hinata shyly, who was standing on the opposite side of Sakura. She was doing that thing she does with her pointing fingers, and blushing; again. Behind her were Neji, Iruka, Konohamaru, Shikamaru, Lee, Tenten, Ino, Kiba, Kurenai, Gai, and Akimichi. They all have given assigned the same assignment as well.

"Where's Kakashi-sensei?" asked Naruto, realizing that his old teacher wasn't present.

"You won't find him working during the first week of summer," said Asuma, light up a cigarette. Naruto was confused (with a bunch of question mark hovering over his head); it wasn't a holiday or anything.

"Why is that?" asked Sakura, as Naruto started to scratch his head trying to figure out why this pacific week.

"Because it would be the week of his mother's and kid sister's birthday," replied Asuma, calmly.

"He has a little sister??" repeated Naruto. Trying to image what she looked like. What came in to his mind was a girl with grayish hair, and a mask like Kakashi.

"I don't know that he had a sister. He has never mentioned anything about his family, I think?" Sakura started to think back trying to recall a time Kakashi had mentioned his family.

"He wouldn't mention it," answered Jiraiya, appearing next to Naruto in a wisp of smoke like Naruto did earlier. Naruto fell backwards (like Sakura did) in shock, and accidentally slamming his head in to the ground. "His Oka-san (mother) died the night the Nine-Tails Demon Fox was trapped inside Naruto, and his Imoto-san (little sister) mysteriously went missing the same night. As for his Oto-san (father), he's still alive, but he and Kakashi don't talk." in the background: Hinata stand over fallen Naruto. 'Naruto-kun, are you okay?' Naruto's eye's are like in a spiral as if dazed

"That's understandable," said Sakura, nodding. "It must be hard. Does he blame himself?" background: Hinata helps Naruto stand up, but when he's up he starts to stagger away aimlessly. Hinata runs after him. 'Watch out, Naruto-kun!!" then Naruto runs into a pole, and falls back again.

"He does," whispered Kurenai.

Meanwhile, Hatake Kakashi walked down a street of houses. At the end was there was large 3000 sq ft. house with Hatake engraved on the name plate at the gate leading into the front yard. The grass in the yard was longer then usual, as if no one cut it in three weeks. His father wasn't home. He usually wasn't. Hatake Kyou still worked as a ninja, and was usually gone for weeks at a time. Like Kakashi, Kyou tried his best to avoid the house. At this time of year Kakashi always visited his mother's grave, and home; while his father was never home during the first week of summer.

Kakashi's sister had no grave for them to visit, because for the last thirteen years Kyou and Kakashi never gave hope on Mizuko. They expected her to return one day all grown up and happy-go-lucky like she was as a child. She'd come with the man of her dreams. She'd be eighteen, now. Her birthday was on the first day of summer (June 21); five days before her mother's.

He entered the house, and was greeted by Ocha. Ocha belonged to Mizuko, but was only a two month old when she disappeared. (Ocha's a golden retriever) Kakashi remembered how she had begged their Oto-san to get her a dog and how it had to be a golden retriever (because she had heard from Oka-san that they were the smartest and friendliest). As he made his way up the stairs Ocha followed right behind him. Kakashi didn't go to into his old room, but passed it and entered Mizuko's room.

Her room was actually the same as it was thirteen years ago, only bit dustier. Her stuffed animals untouched on the shelves, and a couple her children's book still laid on the floor in front of the book shelves. Pictures of the cousins, aunts and uncles, and grandparents hung that hung on the wall where out of date. All of their cousins were almost or are adults, while their some of their uncles lost hair, and aunts' hair grew gray. Kakashi opened the drawer of the night stand, and pulled out a picture of a five year old girl.

Her hair was dark brown almost black like her Oto-san, but her hair was waist long. She wore a cute floral dress, and a bonnet, which she struggled to keep on in the summer breeze. Mizuko was running towards the camera after puppy-Ocha. Kakashi recalled it was the day their Oto-san had brought Ocha, and they had gone out to the lake to play. Mizuko had gotten mad at Kakashi that day for teasing the name she had given the puppy. Kakashi had always teased his sister on just about everything, and played small pranks on her.

The sound someone opening the front door, snapped Kakashi out of Lala (AKA: Memory Lane) land. A familiar voice rang through the house calling for Ocha. At the call of his name, Ocha ran out the bedroom door to greet Kakashi's cousin, Akina. Kakashi placed the picture back in the drawer, and headed down stair to greet his sixteen year old cousin. His cousins took care of Ocha while Oto-san was gone. When he reached the first floor, Akina was putting a leash on Ocha.

"Ohayou, Kakashi!!" greeted Akina, cheerfully. Akina was one of the few Hatake's with dark hair (most have whitish-grayish hair), and wasn't a shinobi. His cousin was in school, and worked in her parent's ramen shop. Akina was an attractive young lady, and as a tot she was considered Mizuko's little twin. "I think someone's waiting for you outside. A girl a year or two elder then myself." Kakashi was thought for a second, and didn't recall knowing a girl that age exactly. "Dark brown almost black hair, tattoo on her lower back of a tiger surrounded by flames,"

Author's note: Ocha mean green tea in Japanese. I like green tea, but I prefer to drink melon tea from Okinawa. 