Chapter 2: Remembrance Featuring: Kakashi

I am back! Second chapter as promised. It took a while, I know...slight writer's block. This is dedicated to all of my reviewers...all two of you...but fanfiction is about the story, not the praise. I decided to do Kakashi this chapter, because I could think of something to write for him. But enough of this and on with the fic:

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

Kakashi lost a lot of people during his life. First his father, his first and best friend Obito, Rin, and his sensei. Kakashi also was always reminded that he had lost these people. His father's 'fang', Obito's eye that Rin implanted, and his sensei's teachings.

Kakashi thought that that was as far as it went and that he could thus ignore these things as not to feel the painful memories attached to them. Stop using the 'fang', covered the eye with his headband, and tried to ignore the memories of who taught him.

To focus only on killing and the ANBU mission at hand. To forget everything in the life or death battle. To be without past or future, living only in the moment. It was what he felt he needed at the time. A perfect escape.

Eventually this wasn't enough, so to occupy his free time and stop unwanted memories from returning he tried to take on a team. And he failed them, one after another. He had seen battle and knew that they couldn't handle the life of a ninja.

When the newest graduates came thorough Kakashi was a little worried that old memories would resurface when he saw the name Uchiha, but after meeting Sasuke, Kakashi saw no resemblance to Obito. The Sakura girl was also of no real problem to Kakashi's mental state other than a source of annoyance.

Then there was Naruto...He looked so much like sensei and acted so much like Obito. Kakashi knew that being around him would cause old memories to come back, so Kakashi used the excuse that Sasuke needed him more and dumped Naruto on another teacher.

Kakashi acted like he was okay with Naruto using the Kyuubi. The logical part of his mind said how Naruto was doing the right thing...but...

But the little bit of his brain that still loved and remembered the ones who died wanted nothing more than to thwack Naruto over the head and call him an idiot. For someone who looked so much like sensei to take on the very thing that killed him, it was hard to handle. To see someone who acted like Naruto take on the desire of the thing that killed so many and wanted to keep killing, it was almost too much to bear.

But if there was one thing Kakashi could do, it was survive. So Kakashi would survive this and any memories that came with it. In the end, a part of Kakashi believed that he brought this on himself by not knowing enough, or not being strong enough. Kakashi decided that the best thing to do is focus on the present battle, nothing else. After all, it keep him sane during his ANBU days, right?

Kakashi hated to remember all that he lost, so he looked away from Naruto. Kakashi just hoped that when he finally did look at Naruto, it wouldn't be the beginning of another unwanted memory...

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Okay, there you have it. My first Chapter Two. Using Naruto's second sensei. (I probably won't do the third one though)

Well, I know that I said earlier that it's about the story, but some reviews would be much liked... Only one click away...