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who could be Kishimoto and ask them for Naruto then run away when they
stare at me funny.....maybe I should stop typing heheheheheheh.
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Chapter 4: Kakashi of the Sharingan Eye is Born
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Kakashi walked into the office. He had been sent here right when he got back from scouting and had no idea what was going on. This was pretty much the normal day in the life of a ninja.
The Hokage was standing behind his desk holding a big scroll. In front of the desk stood Heidaki who was receiving instructions from the Hokage. On the right of the door stood three other Anbu waiting to be sent out.
Kakashi wasn't wearing his Anbu mask or cloak; he never did when he visited the Hokage. His blue and white outfit fit the frame of his teenage body while the mask dangled from the side of his bag.
"Ahh Kakashi glad to see you returned in good health." The Hokage smirked then returned to Heidaki. "I don't have time to repeat myself so you can fill him in before you set off. This mission will only take a week so I need you back here Friday."
Heidaki bowed then turned to face Kakashi. The Hokage got up and left through the back door in his office followed by to other Jounins. Kakashi smiled at the other people in the room before he was briefed.
They were heading to a village in the water country. Apparently the governor of a tourist village was awaiting important information from the Leaf. It was a simple get in, give the scroll, and get out with no disturbances mission.
"So pack light and we will leave in 1 hour." Heidaki waited for the four members of his squad to nod in agreement before the all dispersed towards their homes.
Kakashi walked up the stairs to his apartment to find three genins running around after a cat.
"Stupid cat! Get back here!" The dark haired girl growled as she jumped for the feline.
"Got YA!" A small boy grabbed the tail to let it slip through his fingers.
"Guys I told you we need to be gentle with her or else she would run away." The familiar and reasonable voice glared at his teammates who smiled.
"Sorry Iruka-kun.it's just I hate cats!" The girl pouted before she noticed Kakashi leaning on a wall with the cat on his shoulder. "Hey! Who are you?"
"Sorry. Hope I didn't interrupt anything. I was just wondering why three kids were chasing Ms. Meow." Kakashi smiled as he took the cat off his shoulders. "Here Iruka-kun."
Iruka blushed and took the cat from Kakashi. The other two students glared at Kakashi.
"Who do you think you are? Calling us kids.pfft you don't look so much older." The boy grabbed the cat from Iruka and put in the cat-carrying cage.
"And you called MY Iruka KUN! I'm the only one who can do that!" The girl ran over to Iruka and pulled him away from Kakashi.
"Suzume! Guys this is Kakashi! He's my friend and he is an Anbu." Iruka pushed Suzume off him and blushed slightly at Kakashi.
Kakashi enjoyed watching the genins debate whether or not he was a good guy or a bad guy. He watched them bicker for a few more minutes before he grabbed Iruka and slipped into his apartment before the other two students noticed.
"K.Kakashi!" Iruka tried to yell but the Anbu covered his mouth with his hand.
"Shhh.I need to pack for a mission okay. I was wondering if you could watch over my apartment while I am gone? It'll only be for a week." Kakashi slid his hand off Iruka's mouth and headed for his room.
"Okay.but I need a key." Iruka caught the shiny object that was thrown at him and smiled.
Kakashi didn't have to pack much. He only took some essentials and a book he was currently reading about ambushes. He left Iruka watching his apartment and Gai out of the loop. Yep, he was ready to go.
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"You're late." Heidaki scolded as Kakashi ran to their meeting spot.
"Only by one minute.you're right so lets get going." Kakashi thought twice about complaining because as a ninja being late could mean someone's life.
They set out with the other three Anbu and made their way to the water country. Kakashi wasn't surprised that Heidaki's squad had been chosen but was more shocked that they actually had a week. His Anbu squad was known for it's speed in getting tasks done, this mission would probably take 4 days the most.
"So are we going to take our time or just be tourist for a few days when we get there?" Kakashi smiled at the Anbu next to him. "What do you think Kazume?"
Kakashi couldn't see anyone's face because they had their masks on but he knew that a few of them were smiling. Heidaki stopped the group before they took a few steps. There were signs that some groups had been fighting recently on their path. The group nodded as they split up to avoid walking on the path.
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"Iruka where did you go?" Suzume ran up to him as he locked Kakashi's apartment.
"Kakashi wanted to ask me some things before he left on a mission. Hey we should get going before sensei gets mad because we are taking so long." And with that Iruka started to run towards the field that he trained at.
His two teammates looked at each other before they followed him. They had never seen Iruka look so happy in his lifetime and they wanted answers.
Iruka started to daydream over what cool mission the Anbu squad could be on. He wanted to see Kakashi in real action and not those little competitions he has with Gai. Iruka started to try and think about what Gai in action would be like.
"I wonder what your friend looks like under his mask." Suzume smiled as she caught up with Iruka. "I bet he is very cute."
"Iruka should know right? He is your friend after all. What does he look like?" the boy looked at Iruka.
Iruka stopped in his tracks as he never though about it before. He had known Kakashi for almost 6 years now and had never seen what he looked like without a mask. He turned pale as his friends stared at him.
"I don't know." Iruka mumbled.
"WHAT? You don't know and you said ya'll were friends. That would've been the first thing I did in our friendship." The boy glared down.
"You can always find out when he comes back Iruka-kun." Suzume smiled at him before they found their sensei waiting for them.
"Right when he gets back I'm going to find out!" Iruka declared to himself before he returned to the mission they had finished.
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"What do you mean he isn't here?" Kakashi glared at the secretary who started to tremble.
"I'm sorry but he didn't think you would be here till tomorrow. He had a meeting with another village but he will be back tomorrow." The lady grabbed some papers and started to organize them.
"Well we will just have to wait until tomorrow then." Heidaki said this letting the secretary sigh in relief that they were leaving.
"No need. If you want you can give me the scroll and not have to bother coming back." A mysterious man walked in the room.
The man had a suit on and spoke with superiority. He looked like an advisor or a business partner.
"No I think we will wait." Heidaki stared at the man then at his squad who seemed to agree.
"Oh! But Mr. Gatou is our vice president. He can be trusted with any business pertaining to the village." The secretary smiled at the thought of not having to see the Anbu squad at all.
"No offense to Mr. Gatou but we will obey our orders." Heidaki bowed then headed out the door.
"That was weird." The Anbu to the left of Kakashi stated while removing his mask. "But it looks like we are tourists until tomorrow."
"I don't trust him Kazume and I Morino Abate am a good judge of character." The only female Anbu of the squad took her mask of as they entered the hotel they would be staying at.
"What do you think Kakashi? Daisuke?" Heidaki smiled at the two quieter members of the group.
"I don't know enough about the situation of the village but if its something bad I have to guess this Gatou is behind it." Daisuke nodded.
"Who cares? Now we need to do something to take up our time." Kakashi stretched out and laid on the sofa in their room.
"I saw a bar here when we first entered." Abate smiled and ran to the restroom to change.
"YAY!" Daisuke and Kazume both cheered.
"But I'm not old enough!" Kakashi looked at his teammates then sighed. He hated being so young sometimes.
"Don't worry Kakashi, I don't drink." Heidaki sat down next to Kakashi as they watched the other three members wave bye.
"Let's go get something to eat." Heidaki patted Kakashi on the knee and started walking to the door. Kakashi smiled as he followed.
Kakashi enjoyed eating out with Heidaki mainly because his friend would always pay and because they never got to chat much on the job. After finding a small ramen stand they ate and chatted about things that friends would normally talk about.
"This Iruka is the boy I saw you with on your birthday, yes?" Heidaki slurped another noodle.
"Yeah. He might be young but he has been through a lot." Kakashi smiled as he started to drink the juice that was left over.
"I knew I recognized him! He's that boy who was being tortured in the forest when we first met." Heidaki started to trail off when he saw that Kakashi didn't really want to talk about that. "Something the matter Kakashi?"
"No.well yeah. Me and Iruka have been friends but he never really talks to me, or anyone at that matter. Sometimes I think that he is just trying to hide everything which is going to be hard to deal with when he gets older." Kakashi sighed.
"You're a good friend Kakashi." Heidaki pat his companion on the back, "Some things though.you aren't able to control and all you can do is watch it happen. Just be there for him if he needs anything, that is my advice."
"Thanks." Kakashi laughed.
"So.why do we always find our way to talk about this Iruka-kun of yours?" Heidaki smirked as Kakashi thought about the question.
"He's just so.I don't know. He just always finds a way to get on my mind." Kakashi glared at the wall that was in front of him.
"You're too young to know you swing that way Kakashi!" Heidaki smiled as Kakashi glared at him now.
"I didn't say that."
"But you did."
"No. I only said that I cared."
".About him. You care; also known as love; about him" Heidaki paid the vendor before he stood up to leave as Kakashi tried to hit him.
"Stop putting words in my mouth. Iruka is my friend and that's it." Kakashi glared at the Uchiha who ruffled his hair. "Don't mess with my hair I hate that."
"I know but you remind of a little brother. Hey! That's an idea; we are now brothers. What do you say?" Heidaki smirked as he continued to walk around the town.
"Brothers." Kakashi smirked under his mask and followed his 'brother' into the next store.
Kakashi admired the small store and all of its weird devices when he spotted a back room. The room appeared to be a mini casino for tourists who were bored of shopping. Kakashi looked at the few people in the room when he spotted a blonde woman standing next to a dark haired woman holding a pig. The blonde woman didn't seem to mind losing her money as the dark haired lady looked like she was on the verge of crying.
"Hey Heidaki I think we found someone famous." Kakashi grabbed Heidaki's attention and went into the room.
The blonde slowly left the table with a small smile of disappointment before she looked up to see Kakashi and Heidaki heading towards her. She squinted then recognized the uniforms they had on. She gave a cocky smile before she approached them.
"Hey brat!" She leaned down a bit so she could smile at Kakashi's masked face.
"Tsunade-sama.you look younger." Kakashi gave her a bored stare before the dark-haired girl approached them.
"Kakashi? Wow you got bigger since the last time I saw you, and you're an Anbu. Maybe you really were a genius." The girl smirked before she looked at Heidaki. "Who are you?"
"Who cares? It was nice seeing members of the Leaf again now if you don't mind we are on our way." Tsunade turned around and headed out the door.
The dark haired lady smiled then gave Kakashi a card that said which hotel they were at. Then bowed at Heidaki as an apology then followed Tsunade out the door.
"Was that one of the legendary three-nins?" Heidaki looked down at Kakashi as the boy put the card in his pocket.
"Yeah I knew I recognized them. Oh well.where to next?"
Both Anbu laughed as they headed out the door. Kakashi had a brother now. Though they were not related, the bond that these two boys shared was one of really close family. They knew everything about each other, it is almost sad that this happiness was never meant to last long.
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"Why are we meeting him at his private house and not his office?" Kazume mumbled under his mask as the Anbu team went quietly through the forest.
"Guys I need you all to remain quiet and follow the guidelines if you see anything suspicious. I have a bad feeling so all of us need to be on alert." Heidaki glared at his squad under his mask before he led them through the route they decided to go on.
The squad went through the forest for about 5 miles without making a sound when the Anbu at the rear suddenly stopped and fell over.
"Abate?" Heidaki appeared over her and checked her vitals to see she was dead. He quickly flung around to warn his squad. "Ambush!"
Two rough looking assassins appeared before them with smiles glued to their faces. "I thought you were the Leafs most prized Anbu squad. To think you didn't even sense us. What a joke!" The purple haired assassin taunted the team.
The fight started when Daisuke found out that his beloved Abate was dead. He headed for a head on attack and threw several kunai at the two assassins. They pulled out their swords and blocked the assault. The Anbu squad jumped in and the leaves of the forest flew everywhere. The Anbu squad should have been able to over power two assassins but these assassins weren't to be taken lightly.
Daisuke was the next to go down. Then Kazume when the other assassins countered his Nin jitsu. The forest became full of action. Weapons flying, people moaning in pain when they went down or were injured, and laughter resounded from the purple haired assassin as each Anbu fell.
Kakashi was able to block the sword of the other assassin but wasn't able to block the dagger that hit his mask. He screamed in pain blood went down his neck. He quickly jumped to a tree to see if he could spot a weakness.
Heidaki had gotten an arm wound when he tried to save the other members of his squad but was still able to hold his own against the purple haired assassin. He threw the assassin back into the trees and watched Kakashi attack the other one. Kakashi went straight forward as a sword hit his back.
A puff of smoke formed revealing Kakashi had used substitution and the assassin felt cold steel across his neck. Kakashi let the dead body fall when he saw the other assassin over him. It was too late he wouldn't be able to dodge. Kakashi watched the sword go down and waited for his end hoping Heidaki would still be able to complete the mission.
Nothing.
No death.
Kakashi was surprised to see Heidaki over him. His brother had taken the blow.
"No!" Kakashi yelled as saw the sword go straight through his brother's chest.
"Don't let this be.the first thing you fail.Kak." Heidaki's body went limp as Kakashi stared in horror.
The young man who Kakashi had grown to love as a brother was dieing before him, and all he could do was watch. Kakashi felt anger surge through his body as he glared at the assassin who was smiling in ecstasy from the blood he spilt.
Kakashi grabbed the sword of the assassin he had killed and held it in the air. The assassin smiled and did the same. They went charging for each other. All Kakashi could think about was the dreams that had been shattered before his eyes.
Heidaki Uchiha. At the age of 21 was hoping to be able to be the next legend of Konoha Village. He wanted his younger cousin Itachi to grow up to be the best heir to his clan the village had ever seen. Heidaki wanted to marry his girlfriend and have three children who would grow up to be great shinobi. At the age of 21 Heidaki Uchiha died protecting his friend he considered a little brother.
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Kakashi walked up to the village. Blood ran down his face and he was carrying the body of his squad leader. Some of the tourists saw this and ran to the nearest store as they watched the battered teen drag the corpse.
"Kakashi!" The dark haired girl ran to him as the pig in her hand squealed. "What happened?'
"I need to take this to the governor." Kakashi held a scroll tightly in his hands before he collapsed as the girl caught him. She did a few symbols with her hands as they turned into a puff of chakra smoke.
The dark haired girl cleaned up all the blood on Kakashi before she laid him down on the bed. She ran to go get Tsunade and told her what she thought had happened. Tsunade inspected the body before her face went grim as if she didn't want to know what she had found out. He would lose his left eye.
The dark haired girl took the mask off the corpse Kakashi had been carrying and inspected his eyes. Tsunade knew what the girl was thinking.
"What if he can't handle the stress of the Sharingan eye? It uses a continuous amount of chakra. His body could reject it and he could die." Tsunade looked down at her companion.
"This will have to work." The dark haired girl whispered as she took her needles to the corpses face.
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Kakashi stopped at the entrance of his village. He smiled at the view of his home, where people knew him. He put his hand over his left eye and winced from the pain he still got from it even though it was covered with an eye patch and his forehead protector.
The Hokage stared at the teen that had just entered his office.
"The mission was completed and I am back on time. You said Friday right?" Kakashi let his one eye stare at his former sensei.
"You're a stubborn brat Kakashi. I sent three other teams when I found out what happened and gave you two weeks of bed rest because of that surgery." The Hokage stood up from his chair and put his hand on his former student's shoulder. "I'm sorry about what happened."
Kakashi just nodded as he slowly felt a tear roll down his cheek. This was the first time Kakashi had ever cried (except when he was a baby) and the Hokage let the boy sob on his shoulder. Kakashi was a strong ninja but even the dead needed to be mourned.
"I want you to stay in bed for two weeks." The Hokage ordered as Kakashi nodded, then left.
Kakashi walked down the streets to come up to his house. His house seemed cleaner then when he had left it, he had noticed this right when he entered. Kakashi was happy to be home and slowly made his was to his room when he heard the sound of someone sleeping.
Kakashi turned around slowly to see Iruka fast asleep on his couch. The boy had his hair down over his face and was wearing an outfit you would normally wear for spring-cleaning. Kakashi laughed because he had forgotten he left his place in Iruka's care while he was gone. He walked over to the boy and nudged him.
"Iruka.Iruka.wake up Iruka-kun." Kakashi smiled when he saw how peaceful Iruka looked and decided to let the boy be.
He walked over to his room and threw his cloths off as he entered his restroom. He let the hot water of the shower fall on his body but kept his head clear since the patch wouldn't be able to get wet for a while. He stayed there for about half an hour before he got out and put some of his pajama pants on and a turtle neck sweater to cover his face if Iruka woke up. He was about to get in his bed so he could sleep when he saw someone enter his room.
"Kakashi! Welcome back!" Iruka went over to him and seemed worried when he saw the eye patch. "What happened? I heard that."
Kakashi stopped the boy from talking by putting his hand over the boy's mouth. He smiled under the cloth of his turtle neck and fell back on his bed to show Iruka he was tired and wanted to talk about it later. Iruka smiled with a worried expression and watch Kakashi slowly go to sleep.
/ This is my chance! I can see what he looks like under his mask since he is so tired and probably wont notice. /
Iruka crawled onto the bed very slowly so not to wake Kakashi up. He made it to where he was over the Anbu and put his hand gently on the cloth. He slowly started to move the cloth when he saw Kakashi open his eye and glare at him.
"What are you doing Iruka?"
"I was.I was just che." Iruka was cut off when Kakashi flipped him over so Kakashi was on top of him with his one eye staring down at him. "I want to know what you look like without your mask." Iruka whispered very quietly.
Kakashi had his body in between the boy's legs and had his hand holding down Iruka's wrists. He smiled to himself when he saw the position they were in but then looked down at Iruka who stared straight back at him. The brown eyes showed curiosity and worry over the Anbu.
"What do I get in return?" Kakashi smirked down at Iruka who was trying to think of something.
"What?"
"If I let you see my face you have to give me something."
"I will give you.anything you want. Now let me see." Iruka smiled at his answer and was happy to see Kakashi let go of his wrists.
Kakashi put his hands over the turtle neck and pulled the cloth down to reveal his smile to his small friend. Iruka lifted his hands and traced Kakashi's facial features. Kakashi started to blush slightly at this and grabbed one of Iruka's hands.
"There is nothing wrong." Iruka looked confused as he stared at Kakashi.
"Was there supposed to be?" Kakashi glared down at Iruka.
"Yeah actually no. Gai told me that you had burned the bottom of your face off in a freak accident." Kakashi seemed to be annoyed at that and sighed.
Kakashi was about to say something when he heard the front door of his house open and close. The figure seemed to be making it's way to Kakashi's room when Gai entered the room. Gai looked at the two boys at the bed, then at the position they were in.
"Never mind." And with that, Gai left Kakashi's house with a confused Iruka.
Iruka smiled because he had finally seen Kakashi's face and traced it one more time with the hand Kakashi hadn't grabbed when he remembered.
"So what do you want since I got to see your face?" Iruka tried to think of things he could suggest when he felt Kakashi's lips press against his.
Kakashi smiled as Iruka's eyes went wide. Kakashi let go and crawled off the boy so he could finally take a nap. Iruka just stared over at his friend with millions of questions going through his head.
"Kakashi?" Iruka whispered causing his friend to turn over and face them so they would be staring at each other.
"Hn?"
"Never mind. Get some rest I'll see you later." With that Iruka jumped off the bed and left the room.
Kakashi stared at the ceiling after he heard his front door shut signifying Iruka was going home. He remembered the mission and all that happened. He put his hand over his eye patch and wondered how he would explain it to Iruka or Gai.
He sighed before sleep caught up to him and his eyes shut. His last thought on how he hoped Heidaki would have been okay with the operation, after all Kakashi now had his Sharingan eye.
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This was chapter 4!
What will happen next chapter? The Nine Tails Demon Fox!!!!!!!
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Bishiehuggler: Yeah Iruka definitely is cute with a scar.but did you know that Kishimoto originally created Iruka without one? And I don't know what beta-reader is.if that means some one I could get to read my stories before I put them on then I'm game!
IF ANYONE WANTS TO BE MY BETA-READER THEN JUST EMAIL ME!! OR INSTANT MESSAGE ME!!
JadeDragoness: Thanks (If anyone is looking for another great Naruto fanfic I suggest 'Birthday Present' by JadeDragoness! It's a great story! I have become addicted!)
Iceheart19: when I said "is a legendary three-nin" I meant there were more legendaries but he was one.but I can definitely see what your saying so I will try to be more careful *blushes due to slight embarrassment * and I had no clue what to call the third so thank you for that information lol.
Sonha: I hope I haven't made Iruka too angsty.* starts to worry over whether she should change the categories of the story to romance/angst. *
SquirrelOfShadows: lol thanks I'm glad see fellow glompers!
Chronic-fever: Thanks for being straightforward!! I hope you like it till the end.
Muchacha: I decided to let Gai and Kakashi kind of be on their own.I don't know anything about their parents but I figured since they are advanced starting at such a young age they would be able to take care of themselves ya know!
Kami Beverly: Me hentai...nooooo of course not * snickers * I am as innocent as the person next to me.which doesn't say a lot since there isn't anyone next to me lol
Morien Alexander: Iruka-kun is definitely sweet and innocent but will he always be that way? Bum bum buuummm question of the day lol yeah I feel bad for Iruka-kun when his parents die..*tear * and thanks for reading
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Chapter 4: Kakashi of the Sharingan Eye is Born
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Kakashi walked into the office. He had been sent here right when he got back from scouting and had no idea what was going on. This was pretty much the normal day in the life of a ninja.
The Hokage was standing behind his desk holding a big scroll. In front of the desk stood Heidaki who was receiving instructions from the Hokage. On the right of the door stood three other Anbu waiting to be sent out.
Kakashi wasn't wearing his Anbu mask or cloak; he never did when he visited the Hokage. His blue and white outfit fit the frame of his teenage body while the mask dangled from the side of his bag.
"Ahh Kakashi glad to see you returned in good health." The Hokage smirked then returned to Heidaki. "I don't have time to repeat myself so you can fill him in before you set off. This mission will only take a week so I need you back here Friday."
Heidaki bowed then turned to face Kakashi. The Hokage got up and left through the back door in his office followed by to other Jounins. Kakashi smiled at the other people in the room before he was briefed.
They were heading to a village in the water country. Apparently the governor of a tourist village was awaiting important information from the Leaf. It was a simple get in, give the scroll, and get out with no disturbances mission.
"So pack light and we will leave in 1 hour." Heidaki waited for the four members of his squad to nod in agreement before the all dispersed towards their homes.
Kakashi walked up the stairs to his apartment to find three genins running around after a cat.
"Stupid cat! Get back here!" The dark haired girl growled as she jumped for the feline.
"Got YA!" A small boy grabbed the tail to let it slip through his fingers.
"Guys I told you we need to be gentle with her or else she would run away." The familiar and reasonable voice glared at his teammates who smiled.
"Sorry Iruka-kun.it's just I hate cats!" The girl pouted before she noticed Kakashi leaning on a wall with the cat on his shoulder. "Hey! Who are you?"
"Sorry. Hope I didn't interrupt anything. I was just wondering why three kids were chasing Ms. Meow." Kakashi smiled as he took the cat off his shoulders. "Here Iruka-kun."
Iruka blushed and took the cat from Kakashi. The other two students glared at Kakashi.
"Who do you think you are? Calling us kids.pfft you don't look so much older." The boy grabbed the cat from Iruka and put in the cat-carrying cage.
"And you called MY Iruka KUN! I'm the only one who can do that!" The girl ran over to Iruka and pulled him away from Kakashi.
"Suzume! Guys this is Kakashi! He's my friend and he is an Anbu." Iruka pushed Suzume off him and blushed slightly at Kakashi.
Kakashi enjoyed watching the genins debate whether or not he was a good guy or a bad guy. He watched them bicker for a few more minutes before he grabbed Iruka and slipped into his apartment before the other two students noticed.
"K.Kakashi!" Iruka tried to yell but the Anbu covered his mouth with his hand.
"Shhh.I need to pack for a mission okay. I was wondering if you could watch over my apartment while I am gone? It'll only be for a week." Kakashi slid his hand off Iruka's mouth and headed for his room.
"Okay.but I need a key." Iruka caught the shiny object that was thrown at him and smiled.
Kakashi didn't have to pack much. He only took some essentials and a book he was currently reading about ambushes. He left Iruka watching his apartment and Gai out of the loop. Yep, he was ready to go.
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"You're late." Heidaki scolded as Kakashi ran to their meeting spot.
"Only by one minute.you're right so lets get going." Kakashi thought twice about complaining because as a ninja being late could mean someone's life.
They set out with the other three Anbu and made their way to the water country. Kakashi wasn't surprised that Heidaki's squad had been chosen but was more shocked that they actually had a week. His Anbu squad was known for it's speed in getting tasks done, this mission would probably take 4 days the most.
"So are we going to take our time or just be tourist for a few days when we get there?" Kakashi smiled at the Anbu next to him. "What do you think Kazume?"
Kakashi couldn't see anyone's face because they had their masks on but he knew that a few of them were smiling. Heidaki stopped the group before they took a few steps. There were signs that some groups had been fighting recently on their path. The group nodded as they split up to avoid walking on the path.
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"Iruka where did you go?" Suzume ran up to him as he locked Kakashi's apartment.
"Kakashi wanted to ask me some things before he left on a mission. Hey we should get going before sensei gets mad because we are taking so long." And with that Iruka started to run towards the field that he trained at.
His two teammates looked at each other before they followed him. They had never seen Iruka look so happy in his lifetime and they wanted answers.
Iruka started to daydream over what cool mission the Anbu squad could be on. He wanted to see Kakashi in real action and not those little competitions he has with Gai. Iruka started to try and think about what Gai in action would be like.
"I wonder what your friend looks like under his mask." Suzume smiled as she caught up with Iruka. "I bet he is very cute."
"Iruka should know right? He is your friend after all. What does he look like?" the boy looked at Iruka.
Iruka stopped in his tracks as he never though about it before. He had known Kakashi for almost 6 years now and had never seen what he looked like without a mask. He turned pale as his friends stared at him.
"I don't know." Iruka mumbled.
"WHAT? You don't know and you said ya'll were friends. That would've been the first thing I did in our friendship." The boy glared down.
"You can always find out when he comes back Iruka-kun." Suzume smiled at him before they found their sensei waiting for them.
"Right when he gets back I'm going to find out!" Iruka declared to himself before he returned to the mission they had finished.
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"What do you mean he isn't here?" Kakashi glared at the secretary who started to tremble.
"I'm sorry but he didn't think you would be here till tomorrow. He had a meeting with another village but he will be back tomorrow." The lady grabbed some papers and started to organize them.
"Well we will just have to wait until tomorrow then." Heidaki said this letting the secretary sigh in relief that they were leaving.
"No need. If you want you can give me the scroll and not have to bother coming back." A mysterious man walked in the room.
The man had a suit on and spoke with superiority. He looked like an advisor or a business partner.
"No I think we will wait." Heidaki stared at the man then at his squad who seemed to agree.
"Oh! But Mr. Gatou is our vice president. He can be trusted with any business pertaining to the village." The secretary smiled at the thought of not having to see the Anbu squad at all.
"No offense to Mr. Gatou but we will obey our orders." Heidaki bowed then headed out the door.
"That was weird." The Anbu to the left of Kakashi stated while removing his mask. "But it looks like we are tourists until tomorrow."
"I don't trust him Kazume and I Morino Abate am a good judge of character." The only female Anbu of the squad took her mask of as they entered the hotel they would be staying at.
"What do you think Kakashi? Daisuke?" Heidaki smiled at the two quieter members of the group.
"I don't know enough about the situation of the village but if its something bad I have to guess this Gatou is behind it." Daisuke nodded.
"Who cares? Now we need to do something to take up our time." Kakashi stretched out and laid on the sofa in their room.
"I saw a bar here when we first entered." Abate smiled and ran to the restroom to change.
"YAY!" Daisuke and Kazume both cheered.
"But I'm not old enough!" Kakashi looked at his teammates then sighed. He hated being so young sometimes.
"Don't worry Kakashi, I don't drink." Heidaki sat down next to Kakashi as they watched the other three members wave bye.
"Let's go get something to eat." Heidaki patted Kakashi on the knee and started walking to the door. Kakashi smiled as he followed.
Kakashi enjoyed eating out with Heidaki mainly because his friend would always pay and because they never got to chat much on the job. After finding a small ramen stand they ate and chatted about things that friends would normally talk about.
"This Iruka is the boy I saw you with on your birthday, yes?" Heidaki slurped another noodle.
"Yeah. He might be young but he has been through a lot." Kakashi smiled as he started to drink the juice that was left over.
"I knew I recognized him! He's that boy who was being tortured in the forest when we first met." Heidaki started to trail off when he saw that Kakashi didn't really want to talk about that. "Something the matter Kakashi?"
"No.well yeah. Me and Iruka have been friends but he never really talks to me, or anyone at that matter. Sometimes I think that he is just trying to hide everything which is going to be hard to deal with when he gets older." Kakashi sighed.
"You're a good friend Kakashi." Heidaki pat his companion on the back, "Some things though.you aren't able to control and all you can do is watch it happen. Just be there for him if he needs anything, that is my advice."
"Thanks." Kakashi laughed.
"So.why do we always find our way to talk about this Iruka-kun of yours?" Heidaki smirked as Kakashi thought about the question.
"He's just so.I don't know. He just always finds a way to get on my mind." Kakashi glared at the wall that was in front of him.
"You're too young to know you swing that way Kakashi!" Heidaki smiled as Kakashi glared at him now.
"I didn't say that."
"But you did."
"No. I only said that I cared."
".About him. You care; also known as love; about him" Heidaki paid the vendor before he stood up to leave as Kakashi tried to hit him.
"Stop putting words in my mouth. Iruka is my friend and that's it." Kakashi glared at the Uchiha who ruffled his hair. "Don't mess with my hair I hate that."
"I know but you remind of a little brother. Hey! That's an idea; we are now brothers. What do you say?" Heidaki smirked as he continued to walk around the town.
"Brothers." Kakashi smirked under his mask and followed his 'brother' into the next store.
Kakashi admired the small store and all of its weird devices when he spotted a back room. The room appeared to be a mini casino for tourists who were bored of shopping. Kakashi looked at the few people in the room when he spotted a blonde woman standing next to a dark haired woman holding a pig. The blonde woman didn't seem to mind losing her money as the dark haired lady looked like she was on the verge of crying.
"Hey Heidaki I think we found someone famous." Kakashi grabbed Heidaki's attention and went into the room.
The blonde slowly left the table with a small smile of disappointment before she looked up to see Kakashi and Heidaki heading towards her. She squinted then recognized the uniforms they had on. She gave a cocky smile before she approached them.
"Hey brat!" She leaned down a bit so she could smile at Kakashi's masked face.
"Tsunade-sama.you look younger." Kakashi gave her a bored stare before the dark-haired girl approached them.
"Kakashi? Wow you got bigger since the last time I saw you, and you're an Anbu. Maybe you really were a genius." The girl smirked before she looked at Heidaki. "Who are you?"
"Who cares? It was nice seeing members of the Leaf again now if you don't mind we are on our way." Tsunade turned around and headed out the door.
The dark haired lady smiled then gave Kakashi a card that said which hotel they were at. Then bowed at Heidaki as an apology then followed Tsunade out the door.
"Was that one of the legendary three-nins?" Heidaki looked down at Kakashi as the boy put the card in his pocket.
"Yeah I knew I recognized them. Oh well.where to next?"
Both Anbu laughed as they headed out the door. Kakashi had a brother now. Though they were not related, the bond that these two boys shared was one of really close family. They knew everything about each other, it is almost sad that this happiness was never meant to last long.
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"Why are we meeting him at his private house and not his office?" Kazume mumbled under his mask as the Anbu team went quietly through the forest.
"Guys I need you all to remain quiet and follow the guidelines if you see anything suspicious. I have a bad feeling so all of us need to be on alert." Heidaki glared at his squad under his mask before he led them through the route they decided to go on.
The squad went through the forest for about 5 miles without making a sound when the Anbu at the rear suddenly stopped and fell over.
"Abate?" Heidaki appeared over her and checked her vitals to see she was dead. He quickly flung around to warn his squad. "Ambush!"
Two rough looking assassins appeared before them with smiles glued to their faces. "I thought you were the Leafs most prized Anbu squad. To think you didn't even sense us. What a joke!" The purple haired assassin taunted the team.
The fight started when Daisuke found out that his beloved Abate was dead. He headed for a head on attack and threw several kunai at the two assassins. They pulled out their swords and blocked the assault. The Anbu squad jumped in and the leaves of the forest flew everywhere. The Anbu squad should have been able to over power two assassins but these assassins weren't to be taken lightly.
Daisuke was the next to go down. Then Kazume when the other assassins countered his Nin jitsu. The forest became full of action. Weapons flying, people moaning in pain when they went down or were injured, and laughter resounded from the purple haired assassin as each Anbu fell.
Kakashi was able to block the sword of the other assassin but wasn't able to block the dagger that hit his mask. He screamed in pain blood went down his neck. He quickly jumped to a tree to see if he could spot a weakness.
Heidaki had gotten an arm wound when he tried to save the other members of his squad but was still able to hold his own against the purple haired assassin. He threw the assassin back into the trees and watched Kakashi attack the other one. Kakashi went straight forward as a sword hit his back.
A puff of smoke formed revealing Kakashi had used substitution and the assassin felt cold steel across his neck. Kakashi let the dead body fall when he saw the other assassin over him. It was too late he wouldn't be able to dodge. Kakashi watched the sword go down and waited for his end hoping Heidaki would still be able to complete the mission.
Nothing.
No death.
Kakashi was surprised to see Heidaki over him. His brother had taken the blow.
"No!" Kakashi yelled as saw the sword go straight through his brother's chest.
"Don't let this be.the first thing you fail.Kak." Heidaki's body went limp as Kakashi stared in horror.
The young man who Kakashi had grown to love as a brother was dieing before him, and all he could do was watch. Kakashi felt anger surge through his body as he glared at the assassin who was smiling in ecstasy from the blood he spilt.
Kakashi grabbed the sword of the assassin he had killed and held it in the air. The assassin smiled and did the same. They went charging for each other. All Kakashi could think about was the dreams that had been shattered before his eyes.
Heidaki Uchiha. At the age of 21 was hoping to be able to be the next legend of Konoha Village. He wanted his younger cousin Itachi to grow up to be the best heir to his clan the village had ever seen. Heidaki wanted to marry his girlfriend and have three children who would grow up to be great shinobi. At the age of 21 Heidaki Uchiha died protecting his friend he considered a little brother.
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Kakashi walked up to the village. Blood ran down his face and he was carrying the body of his squad leader. Some of the tourists saw this and ran to the nearest store as they watched the battered teen drag the corpse.
"Kakashi!" The dark haired girl ran to him as the pig in her hand squealed. "What happened?'
"I need to take this to the governor." Kakashi held a scroll tightly in his hands before he collapsed as the girl caught him. She did a few symbols with her hands as they turned into a puff of chakra smoke.
The dark haired girl cleaned up all the blood on Kakashi before she laid him down on the bed. She ran to go get Tsunade and told her what she thought had happened. Tsunade inspected the body before her face went grim as if she didn't want to know what she had found out. He would lose his left eye.
The dark haired girl took the mask off the corpse Kakashi had been carrying and inspected his eyes. Tsunade knew what the girl was thinking.
"What if he can't handle the stress of the Sharingan eye? It uses a continuous amount of chakra. His body could reject it and he could die." Tsunade looked down at her companion.
"This will have to work." The dark haired girl whispered as she took her needles to the corpses face.
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Kakashi stopped at the entrance of his village. He smiled at the view of his home, where people knew him. He put his hand over his left eye and winced from the pain he still got from it even though it was covered with an eye patch and his forehead protector.
The Hokage stared at the teen that had just entered his office.
"The mission was completed and I am back on time. You said Friday right?" Kakashi let his one eye stare at his former sensei.
"You're a stubborn brat Kakashi. I sent three other teams when I found out what happened and gave you two weeks of bed rest because of that surgery." The Hokage stood up from his chair and put his hand on his former student's shoulder. "I'm sorry about what happened."
Kakashi just nodded as he slowly felt a tear roll down his cheek. This was the first time Kakashi had ever cried (except when he was a baby) and the Hokage let the boy sob on his shoulder. Kakashi was a strong ninja but even the dead needed to be mourned.
"I want you to stay in bed for two weeks." The Hokage ordered as Kakashi nodded, then left.
Kakashi walked down the streets to come up to his house. His house seemed cleaner then when he had left it, he had noticed this right when he entered. Kakashi was happy to be home and slowly made his was to his room when he heard the sound of someone sleeping.
Kakashi turned around slowly to see Iruka fast asleep on his couch. The boy had his hair down over his face and was wearing an outfit you would normally wear for spring-cleaning. Kakashi laughed because he had forgotten he left his place in Iruka's care while he was gone. He walked over to the boy and nudged him.
"Iruka.Iruka.wake up Iruka-kun." Kakashi smiled when he saw how peaceful Iruka looked and decided to let the boy be.
He walked over to his room and threw his cloths off as he entered his restroom. He let the hot water of the shower fall on his body but kept his head clear since the patch wouldn't be able to get wet for a while. He stayed there for about half an hour before he got out and put some of his pajama pants on and a turtle neck sweater to cover his face if Iruka woke up. He was about to get in his bed so he could sleep when he saw someone enter his room.
"Kakashi! Welcome back!" Iruka went over to him and seemed worried when he saw the eye patch. "What happened? I heard that."
Kakashi stopped the boy from talking by putting his hand over the boy's mouth. He smiled under the cloth of his turtle neck and fell back on his bed to show Iruka he was tired and wanted to talk about it later. Iruka smiled with a worried expression and watch Kakashi slowly go to sleep.
/ This is my chance! I can see what he looks like under his mask since he is so tired and probably wont notice. /
Iruka crawled onto the bed very slowly so not to wake Kakashi up. He made it to where he was over the Anbu and put his hand gently on the cloth. He slowly started to move the cloth when he saw Kakashi open his eye and glare at him.
"What are you doing Iruka?"
"I was.I was just che." Iruka was cut off when Kakashi flipped him over so Kakashi was on top of him with his one eye staring down at him. "I want to know what you look like without your mask." Iruka whispered very quietly.
Kakashi had his body in between the boy's legs and had his hand holding down Iruka's wrists. He smiled to himself when he saw the position they were in but then looked down at Iruka who stared straight back at him. The brown eyes showed curiosity and worry over the Anbu.
"What do I get in return?" Kakashi smirked down at Iruka who was trying to think of something.
"What?"
"If I let you see my face you have to give me something."
"I will give you.anything you want. Now let me see." Iruka smiled at his answer and was happy to see Kakashi let go of his wrists.
Kakashi put his hands over the turtle neck and pulled the cloth down to reveal his smile to his small friend. Iruka lifted his hands and traced Kakashi's facial features. Kakashi started to blush slightly at this and grabbed one of Iruka's hands.
"There is nothing wrong." Iruka looked confused as he stared at Kakashi.
"Was there supposed to be?" Kakashi glared down at Iruka.
"Yeah actually no. Gai told me that you had burned the bottom of your face off in a freak accident." Kakashi seemed to be annoyed at that and sighed.
Kakashi was about to say something when he heard the front door of his house open and close. The figure seemed to be making it's way to Kakashi's room when Gai entered the room. Gai looked at the two boys at the bed, then at the position they were in.
"Never mind." And with that, Gai left Kakashi's house with a confused Iruka.
Iruka smiled because he had finally seen Kakashi's face and traced it one more time with the hand Kakashi hadn't grabbed when he remembered.
"So what do you want since I got to see your face?" Iruka tried to think of things he could suggest when he felt Kakashi's lips press against his.
Kakashi smiled as Iruka's eyes went wide. Kakashi let go and crawled off the boy so he could finally take a nap. Iruka just stared over at his friend with millions of questions going through his head.
"Kakashi?" Iruka whispered causing his friend to turn over and face them so they would be staring at each other.
"Hn?"
"Never mind. Get some rest I'll see you later." With that Iruka jumped off the bed and left the room.
Kakashi stared at the ceiling after he heard his front door shut signifying Iruka was going home. He remembered the mission and all that happened. He put his hand over his eye patch and wondered how he would explain it to Iruka or Gai.
He sighed before sleep caught up to him and his eyes shut. His last thought on how he hoped Heidaki would have been okay with the operation, after all Kakashi now had his Sharingan eye.
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This was chapter 4!
What will happen next chapter? The Nine Tails Demon Fox!!!!!!!
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Bishiehuggler: Yeah Iruka definitely is cute with a scar.but did you know that Kishimoto originally created Iruka without one? And I don't know what beta-reader is.if that means some one I could get to read my stories before I put them on then I'm game!
IF ANYONE WANTS TO BE MY BETA-READER THEN JUST EMAIL ME!! OR INSTANT MESSAGE ME!!
JadeDragoness: Thanks (If anyone is looking for another great Naruto fanfic I suggest 'Birthday Present' by JadeDragoness! It's a great story! I have become addicted!)
Iceheart19: when I said "is a legendary three-nin" I meant there were more legendaries but he was one.but I can definitely see what your saying so I will try to be more careful *blushes due to slight embarrassment * and I had no clue what to call the third so thank you for that information lol.
Sonha: I hope I haven't made Iruka too angsty.* starts to worry over whether she should change the categories of the story to romance/angst. *
SquirrelOfShadows: lol thanks I'm glad see fellow glompers!
Chronic-fever: Thanks for being straightforward!! I hope you like it till the end.
Muchacha: I decided to let Gai and Kakashi kind of be on their own.I don't know anything about their parents but I figured since they are advanced starting at such a young age they would be able to take care of themselves ya know!
Kami Beverly: Me hentai...nooooo of course not * snickers * I am as innocent as the person next to me.which doesn't say a lot since there isn't anyone next to me lol
Morien Alexander: Iruka-kun is definitely sweet and innocent but will he always be that way? Bum bum buuummm question of the day lol yeah I feel bad for Iruka-kun when his parents die..*tear * and thanks for reading
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