Hey! I'm actually getting this chapter up not long after the previous one. Go me!

The next few chapters might be a little boring and I apologize in advance for that. Right now I have to set up that Kakashi's team has secrets and for the most part they deal with interogations. If it's dull I'm sorry, and believe me I know just please bear with me it will help set up things that come up later in the story.

Oh before I forget, I've gotten a couple of comments asking if this fic is AU. It is. I actually came up with the ideas after reading the story A Different Perspective by Book of Changes. I love that fic and really recomend it to people that like Nartuo AU stories. I didn't take my story off of that one, it just got me started thinking about how things could have been different, and then what was the childhood like for the charecter and the story just started writing itself.

Family follows the manga up to the point where they enter the Land of the Waves, I really take over there.But for the most part anything before that that doesn't apear in the manga is me filling in the blanks my own way. The time line of this story is really different, and I'll try to explain that as it goes. Sorry if I forgot to mention that earlier.

Disclaimer - Look up the definition of FANfiction and you'll know I don't own any of the charecters.

Chapter 5 - Talking to the Hokage
"Kakashi, you've dragged me to the top of the Hokage Mt. If you're worried about privacy, I think you're safe."

"My apologies, Hokage-sama. Might I ask you some questions about the three kids I've taken on in my genin team?"

"You may ask, Kakashi, but I don't know if I can answer them all, for I am probably not the best person to ask."

"I don't understand."

Sandaime turned away from Kakashi and walked to the railing at the edge of the mountain. "Kakashi, do you see all the lights down there?" He said waving his pipe to indicate the street lights and lights coming from inside buildings.

Kakashi walked over and leaned against the railing, feeling very much like he had when he first started at the Academy. "Yeah."

"Let us say that each one of those lights represented one of my responsibilities. The smaller lights being the individuals of Konoha, and the larger being the other duties of the Hokage."

"Uh-huh." Kakshi had no idea where this was going.

"The larger lights I can tell you about with ease as they represent some of the duties of the Hokage. Like that one over there." He waved to the right where a light with a yellow hue was. "That's the Academy, which might represent my responsibility to the next generation of ninja. Or that one." He waved to a bright blue tinted light to the left. "That's the hospital. That might represent my duty to see that all the ninja in my care are properly looked after." Placing his pipe back in his mouth, Sandaime frowned. "But, Kakashi, what about the rest of the lights? The ones coming from homes and businesses."

Kakashi looked at his leader and was surprised to see sadness on his face. "Sir?"

"Kakashi, I can't tell you squat about most of those. They represent the people, ninja and citizen, which I'm supposed to protect. Sure, there are some I could point out, like over there." Waving to a very fait light twinkling by itself on the edge of town he said, "That's the Uchiha property. Sasuke's the only one living there now. But the rest of the town…" He sighed. "For someone like me, Kakashi, it's just a mess of lights."

"If it makes you feel any better, I see that same mess of lights."

"That's what I'm talking about Kakashi. Most of the people in Konoha village would only see a mess of lights. But," Raising a finger, Sandaime pointed again to the yellow glow from the Academy. "The teachers in there, they would be able to map those lights. If you asked them what a light was, they would be more likely to tell you who lives or works there then I would."

Kakashi just stared at the Hokage, waiting for him to explain.

Rolling his eyes, Sandaime continued, "What I'm trying to say is, I'll tell you what I can, but I won't be able to answer everything. If you're not satisfied with my answers, then I suggest you take your questions to an Academy teacher."

"You saying they know more then you?" Kakshi teased.

"Yes. That's exactly what I'm saying. Especially when it comes to the matter of everyday life. Kakashi, if there was a test on jutsus and fighting skill, it is nearly a given that you and I and all the jounin and anbu in this village could beat the teachers of the Academy, hands down. But if it were a test on what to say to a child who has just lost their family, how to make a group of pranksters behave, or even something as simple as how to get a child to smile …" Sandaime paused to think on how he should state this next part. "You and I, and most of the jounin, chunin, and anbu not involved in the Academy … all of us, wouldn't have a chance against the teachers at the Academy. That's their home ground, and it's what they go through everyday." Once he finished talking Sandaime turned and transferred his gaze to the lights of his beloved Konoha.

Kakashi was silent for a good many minutes, mulling over what the Hokage had just said. He looked for hidden messages or meanings, yet found only, ''We may think ourselves the best because we surpass others at jutsus and the ability to kill, but those who work with the children at the Academy surpass us on more important levels.' I've never looked at it that way before.'

"Hokage-sama, I think I understand what you're saying, but I'd still like to ask you some questions. The first one is what teacher should I go to if I want more answers?"

"Umino Iruka."

"Why?"

"He's reached the two kids that no one else could."

"Who?"

"Uchiha Sasuke, and Uzumaki Naruto."

"How is that he could reach them and nobody else could?"

"Sasuke's brother Itachi is a few years younger then Iruka, and it is my understanding that Itachi trusted Iruka with the care of Sasuke when neither he or his parents were home to care for him. After the massacre, it makes sense that Sasuke eventually opened up to the person he'd learned to trust. With Naruto, Iruka likely understood him better then others, since Iruka himself was orphaned when the Kyuubi attacked the village. That and almost no one else even bothered trying. One other ninja did, and he got through."

"Two this time. Who was the other ninja? And why would Iruka try and help the person who holds his parents murderer?"

"To your second question, I don't know the answer. For that I can only guess that it is because Iruka has always been a kind person, especially to children. To your other question, the man who also got through Naruto's defense was a jounin named Haruno Kuto."

"He related to Haruno Sakura?"

"Yes. Father, I believe."

'A possible explanation for Sakura and Naruto's we-know-each-other-much-better-then-we-let-on act.'

"Do know what the relationship between the members of my team is?"

"Socially, I want to say that Sakura likes Sasuke, Naruto likes Sakura, and the rest of the connections are dislike and hate. But on a personal level, I truly haven't a clue."

'So he also noticed their seeming act.'

"How would Sakura know an anbu campfire arangment?"

At this Sandaime looked surprised, "She does?"

"Yes"

"Interesting."

"Do either Naruto or Sakura have any siblings? Older or younger?"

"Mmm … Not that I'm aware of."

"What's the relationship between Umino Iruka and my team?"

"I'm not to sure about the other two, but I do know that Naruto is like a little brother to Iruka."

"Anything else you can tell me on any of them?"

"Kakashi, now you're getting into the really personal area. I'll tell you this, and then I'm going. All people have secrets, and I wouldn't be surprised if these four turn up more then anyone else. Now, if you want more information, I suggest you get it from Iruka. Good night." Sandaime turned and started the walk back down to the village.

"One last question, sir."

Sandaime stopped and turned. "Hmmm?"

"Why did Iruka have bandages on his face?"

"He was injured."

Kakshi twitched at the obvious answer. "Might I inquire as to how he was injured?"

"He was injured defending his only family member from a person he thought was his friend. Now, I really must leave Kakashi. Good night."

"Good night, Hokage-sama."

'Every time I try and learn about my team I come up with more and more questions, and more then half of those questions lead to more questions.'

To be continued ...
'kay that's the end of this chappy. Like I said at the top the next like three chapters are 'interogations' of Iruka by Kakashi. I'm hoping to post them all together as they really should be one chapter but that's like ten pages. I'm still in the prosses of editing and touching them up so it might be a while before the next post. But after that you'll have three maybe four chapters to read. :smile:

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