Third Person's POV

"Gosh, I feel...like we're... fighting thousands of shinobi" Akira said breathlessly pushing the door closed with all her force. The person inside the room was banging the glass door. They were like wild animals and they were their prey, yet you can see that they were at least trying to fight it to not hurt them but the intense bloodlust in their eyes is really strong.

Akira look around, catching her breath, there was a total of 50 patients- civilians, shinobis and the other are the employees. Other Konoha shinobi were present to assist them, most of them were chunin due to the fact that most of the Konoha jonin were on a mission on the border of fire.

Kakashi was specially requested by the hospital head. Akira's eyebrows knit, confused. Why did the head of the hospital request their Sensei...?

*Flashback*

They enter the facility where they were supposed to bring the patients. Akira look around seeing other shinobi, she looked at her Sensei confused.

"Why didn't you tell me that there were other shinobi here, Sensei?" Akira asked

Kakashi looks down at her amused. "Oh, you can tell that they were shinobi?"

"Well, I'm not actually sure... but their chakra is like a shinobi..." Akira said hesitantly, looking to the side.

"Oh, that's awesome I didn't know you were a sensory ninja" Kakashi said still amused.

Akira looks back at him " Well, I... just kinda learn it..." She said with a poker face.

Kakashi looked at her confused noticing something. There was something that changes in her eyes that was really subtle. Yes, she always has a poker face but this time there is something changed in her eyes when she said it. He tried to look for it again as he intently look at her eyes that were looking at him too.

Akira averts her eyes when her Sensei looks at her intently like he was having a staring contest at her. The hand that was put on her shoulder made her heart jump, shock. No that's not it. She was nervous about how her Sensei looked at her earlier, she feels like he reads her.

"Akira..." She heard her Sensei called.

"hm?" She hums acting like her heart is not trying to limp out of her chest.

"I thought I told you earlier that there were other Konoha shinobi here. I must have forgotten, sorry..." Her Sensei said laughing a little. Akira looked at him, she sighs as her heart slowly returned to its original pace.

"Konoha?" She asked now trusting her voice.

"mhm... They were mostly chunin and some were Jonin. They arrive here two days ago, I was supposed to be with them actually as the head of the Hospital especially requested for the 'Copy Ninja'. " Kakashi said with a tint of hesitancy. Akira just listens to him.

"But since our last mission last for almost 2 weeks that was supposed to be 1 one week only. The Hokage dispatch them quickly after receiving their request. But the hospital head insisted for my appearance..." Kakashi said with a sigh. Theywere not supposed to be here if the head hospital didn't request for him. Their team could have gotten some rest or maybe he could read his book...

"What's so special about you?" Akira said with her nose and eyebrows wrinkled. Kakashi looked at her in disbelief.

"What do you mean by that-" He said a little offended but got interrupted by a young lady's voice.

"Oh, Hatake Kakashi you're here..." The lady said not even glancing in Akira's direction like she was invisible to her. The lady was solely concerned with the 'Copy Ninja'. Looking at her she's most likely the same age as their Sensei.

Kakashi clears his throat uncomfortable by the young lady's look. He looks down at Akira, she just looks at him and shrugs.

"I'm the head of the Hospital." The lady said, Kakashi notice it. The sudden change in the lady's voice, it was like she was demanding for his attention.

Akira looks at the lady with raised eyebrows. She really wanted to laugh right then and there.

Kakashi looked back at the lady with the best eye smile he could muster at the time.

"Please call me Yui" The lady said, her voice tinged with something. Kakashi shook the lady's hand.

"I know you already know me, but I am Hatake Kakashi the 'Copy Ninja' you're requesting..." He said laughing awkwardly.

"Ohh, I heard a lot about you..." The lady said looking at him innocently, but her body movement tells them otherwise.

Akira gazed at the lady, puzzled by her behavior. "What's with her?" She mutters under her breath, looking at the ground and scratching her cheek slightly.

"That's... great..." Kakashi said hesitantly. This is the only time he didn't feel comfortable when someone claimed to know a lot about him. He is known in different nations, he should be used to this kind of things.

Akira returns her gaze to the lady and studies her attire. Her ensemble was quite different from what they were wearing. She wore a tight white coat with a plus sign in the pocket on her left chest and a white skirt that reached halfway down her thighs; in other words, her outfit hugs her curves perfectly.

She also wears a mask and gloves. She has hazel eyes and her hair is tied up in a messy bun, a small hair hanging on each side of her face.

"I'm really glad the Hokage responded quickly to our request. Come on follow me I needed to show you something" Yui said hooking her arm on his arm, dragging him away with her.

"But-" He said looking back at Akira.

"Oh come on, we will start anyway. I just needed to show you something." Yui said glancing at him.

Akira just stood there dumbfounded, as the two elderly people left her alone.

"...Wow..." She said her eyebrow twitching.

*End of Flashback*

"three more..." Her partner whispered.

"Akira-san you okay, can you still go?" The fifteen-year-old chunin said.

"mhm" She hums giving the boy a smile.

"Really? We could just rest and let the older shinobi to do it" The chunin said again.

"What do you mean by that?" She said a smug look on her face. She looks at the chunin with brown hair and dream eye color, his attractive actually. But that doesn't mean that she has a crush on him or anything, don't get her wrong.

"You know we can't do that, Hiroshi-san" She said like it was a matter of fact.

"No, we can do that, all we needed was not to get caught," Hiroshi whispered leaning a little toward her.

"Come on you're so lazy. Why did they partner me with you?" She replied with a sweatdropped.

"It's because I'm the only one whose age is closer to you" Hiroshi said in a playful manner. Akira looks at him with a raised eyebrow.

"Right." She said sighing.

"Come on we needed to help them." Akira said making Hiroshi frown.

"Man, I thought we could rest. You're no fun" Hiroshi said still in a playful manner as he walks beside her.

"Well, it's our mission so we can't just let them do the rest of it" Akira said shrugging.

"You're sort of lazy for a Chunin, you've been whining since we started," Akira joked.

Hiroshi kind of reminded her of him. Well, some of it but Naruto is still quite distinctive. She chuckled making Hiroshi look at her confused.

"Damn, why are you laughing. Don't tell me you're going insane" Hiroshi said horrified

"Same idiotic..." She mutters to herself. Hiroshi tilts his head and looks at Akira confused, wondering what is she talking about.

"Don't look at me like that, you just remind me of someone..." Akira said when she looked at Hiroshi.

"Ahh... Who?" Hiroshi said excitedly

"It's a secret so don't get too excited" She said with a poker face.

"Damn..." He mutters, his shoulder slumping as he looked at the ground, as if someone insulted him or did worst something to him.

Akira sweatdropped at his reaction. Damn, is he really fifteen, he doesn't act like one.

She sighs and looks around trying to find someone. She looks everywhere in the facility but she still didn't find him.

"Maybe, he's in the other building" She blurted out making Hiroshi look at her again

"Who? Your Sensei?" He said

"nhn" She said walking faster.

"Oi, wait for me" Hiroshi said catching up to her. He thought they were going to help...well this is actually good

Akira frown not seeing him in the building where the patients come from. She perked up sensing his chakra from a patient's room.

"Follow me," She said running towards the room. Hiroshi did not object and simply followed her; after all, she is his partner.

"Hai, hai" He said as he ran alongside her. He actually finds her really attractive, she is unlike any other girl he has encountered, or perhaps because she is three years younger than him? He just shrugs as they both get closer to one of the rooms.

"Sensei should be here" Akira said as they came to a stop in front of the closed door.

"You sure?" Hiroshi said, his head cocked slightly.

"hm, besides nothing could go wrong if we check the room, after all, it is a patient's room" She said. She knocks on the door to be respectful and let them know that she is here. She knows they were both here, she senses Yui-san and her Sensei chakra inside.

There was shuffling inside the room. She knocks again louder this time.

"Kakashi-sensei?" She said, as the shuffling stop. She holds the handle of the door deciding that there's actually nothing wrong if she opens the door, it is a 'patient room' and it's meant to be vacant by now; perhaps they were just cleaning it. She shrugs and was about to push the door open when it got violently open making her quickly let go of the handle.

"Are you okay, Akira-san?" Hiroshi asked concerned, his arm around her shoulder to help her balance.

"nhn" Akira said shaking her left hand slightly.

There was a thud as the door hit the wall and two-person stood in front of them.

Akira looked up at her Sensei with a smile. But her smile drop quickly seeing her Sensei flushed face and his eyes looking unease.

"Sensei, are you okay?" Akira asked actually concerned by the look of the two elders. Their face is both flashed, the only difference is the look they were giving her.

Yui-san is looking at her with something in her eyes, Akira frowns recognizing the look in her eyes. Her Sensei was giving her a look that indicated that he was uneasy about something.

She suddenly smelled something that made her sneeze. She sniffs as she sneezes again.

"Akira-san?" Hiroshi said, concerned

"Don't tell me you were getting the virus?" Hiroshi said horrified.

"Huh?" Akira said at him dumbfounded.

Kakashi looks down at Akira, his stunned posture coming to an end. He is quite angry right now. He should be with Akira throughout the mission but Yui insisted for him to stay with her and be her partner. Yes, he actually goes to the facility and brought some of the patients there. But Yui said that she wanted to rest as they were almost finished. He insisted that he needed to find Akira but Yui said she wasn't feeling well, making him stay with her.

Kakashi crouches leveling Akira's height. Akira is looking at the person next to her, his arm around her shoulder. Kakashi's eyebrows knit looking at the guy beside her. Akira was looking at the boy like she was trying not to laugh.

Kakashi clears his throat making the two look at him.

"Ohh, Sensei, are you okay?" Akira ask him again, but not concerned as she was earlier, it's more likely she still trying not to laugh.

"Actually no." He said straightforwardly. Akira looks at him as her eyes become full of concern, it almost makes him chuckle.

"You're joking" Akira said clearly not impressed.

"Okay, let's be serious, are you feeling okay, you sneezed just a seconds ago" Kakashi asked holding her on her shoulder as the guy quickly pulled his arm that was on Akira's shoulder.

"Huh, yes, yes. Something just got in my nose that's why I sneezed" Akira said waving her hand in front of her face. Well, she is wearing a mask.. but that's the only thing she knows why she sneezes.

"You really sure?" Kakashi asks again.

"nhn" Akira said nodding her head slightly.

"Just let me know if you're not feeling okay" Kakashi said softly, patting her head slightly then he stand up.

"Ara, ara, This is the first time I see you," Yui said very kindly.

"Oh, I was with Kakashi-sensei earlier but you were too busy you know" Akira said giving her a smile.

"Ohh, really. Then why are you finding him?" Yui said there was a tint of bitterness in her voice.

Akira's eyebrow knit, confused " What do you mean? He's my Sensei, actually, he should be with me throughout the mission since I don't know anyone here, besides him"

"Oh, really. I actually still needed him, it seems like you already have a partner, anyway" Yui said as she wrap her arm around Kakashi's arm again.

"Oh, okay. I was just actually trying to find him to at least know if he was still breathing or alive" Akira said with a smile, Kakashi sweat dropped at her remark.

He looked at Yui confused, what does she mean she still needed him, all of the patients were already transferred, judging by the chakra in the building.

Akira turns her back to them about to leave along with the guy.

"Wait" Kakashi quickly said removing the arm holding him.

"What do you mean we're already finished, right? All the patients must be receiving the antidote right now" He asked looking at Yui. The innocent look on the lady's face disappears for a second.

"Don't you want to stay with me? I just told you earlier I'm not feeling well" Yui said dramatically, wrapping her arm on Kakashi's arm again, almost putting her weight on Kakashi.

Kakashi looks in Akira's direction who is waiting for him to say something, but her attention was on the guy. If you look at them, you will see the closeness between them despite the fact that they have just known each other for a day. Kakashi frowns, he wants to leave the lady just then and there. He wasn't naive enough to not recognize what she was trying to do since the first time he met the lady.

"Okay, if you really want me to," He said making her smile widely as she hold his arm tightly.

A poof can be heard beside her, startling her. He removes her arm which is now loosely wrapped around his arm.

"Well, I'll leave you a shadow clone" He said making the lady's smile drop. The subtle annoyance she always tried to hide when Akira showed up is now really visible in her eyes yet she still tries to hide it.

"O-okay, th-this will do" She stuttered giving him a smile. Kakashi looks at the clone as the clone nodded at him.

Kakashi turns his back and walks towards Akira who's still looking at the unknown shinobi beside her, her cheeks puffing as if she's trying to hold a laugh. The guy poke her cheeks which she slapped away.

Kakashi sighed and walk in between them, as he clears his throat again.

"Okay, you two, we needed to go back to the facility" He said getting their attention.

"H-hai" The boy stuttered, looking at him with amazement. The guy walks toward Akira whispering something to her, making Akira frown

"You know, you're so lucky the 'Copy Ninja' is your Sensei" Hiroshi whispered to Akira. Hearing that Akira frowns not really considering herself lucky at all.

"I'll tell you I'm not, Hiroshi-san" Akira said with a frown.

Kakashi looked at them confused trying to figure out what they were talking about. He nods to himself knowing what the boy's name is now.

"Okay now, come on stop whispering with each other." He said making the boy stop immediately as he nodded.

Kakashi looked back at Yui who is looking at the ground clearly annoyed judging by how her eyebrows furrowed. He looks forward again as he continues to walk beside the two young shinobi, he glances at Akira as a small smile appears on his lips.

She is his student he should have been with her instead of staying with Yui. He's even the one who brought her here, so it's clearly his responsibility to be with her throughout the mission to make sure she'll be fine.

Kakashi walks in between them again, and he put his both hand on top of their head.

"Your name's Hiroshi-kun right?" He asks making the boy nod at him nervously

"Well, thank you for keeping my student accompanied." He said eye smiling, making the shinobi have a slight blush just above the surgical mask.

"Well, she needed... a partner and I am the closest... one to her age" Hiroshi said nervously as he scratched his cheek slightly.

"Besides... I really like her company..." He said the last part in a whisper that Kakashi can't almost hear it. Hiroshi glances at Akira as the blush on his cheeks becomes more visible. The way the boy said it was kind of different from what he expected to hear, Kakashi's smile almost drop for an unknown reason.

"I'm glad that you also like her company" Kakashi said as he maintain the smile on his face. The guy nodded at him still flushed. He removed his hand on top of his head.

"Sensei did you know your hand is actually heavy, what are you two whispering there?" Akira said making him look in her direction. Hiroshi just looks at the side not wanting to make any eye contact as he tries to calm himself.

"Oh, sorry. Ma, I actually wanted to say sorry for leaving you here earlier I kinda caught up with something, you know" Kakashi said ruffling Akira's head slightly as he also fix the tangled part of the hair.

"I don't really mind, at least I got to know someone, so it's actually okay." Akira said removing his hand on her head, also fixing her hair noticing that it was slightly messy.

Kakashi's lips twitch at her response. So that means, she's actually glad that he wasn't there at all because it gave her a chance to meet Hiroshi...

-skip-

"You know, Sensei she likes you" Akira said making Kakashi look down at her.

"Who?" He asked as they continue to walk with the other Konoha shinobi.

"Yui-san..." Akira whispered just enough for him to hear.

"I doubt it" He lied

"Do you think I'm blind not to see how she's all over you since you two meet, Sensei? You should have stayed with her earlier, and you shouldn't have left her with just a clone" Akira said

"I actually didn't know you would notice that. At least I left a clone, that should count of giving her a chance" Kakashi said putting his hand in his pockets. They were now all changed back to their ninja attires. This time they were all traveling back with the other Konoha shinobi that the Hokage send.

"So that's why she requested for the 'Copy Ninja'..." Akira said with a smirk. Her cheeks puff again remembering something.

"Even the clone you left with her wants to leave as well, the clone looks irritated at the very least," Akira said making Kakashi look at her amused. He actually felt relieved.

"Well, what can I say I'm quite famous and really handsome" He said with a smug look. Akira frowned at him, showing disbelief

"I doubt it... I feel like Hiroshi-san is more attractive than you" Akira retorted. Kakashi's smile drops just like that and laughs awkwardly. He looks at Akira, as she mutters something looking around.

Akira look around at all the Shinobi traveling with them trying to find him.

"Where is he?" She mutters.

The familiar voice yelled out, "Akira-san!" She stares at the person who is frantically running towards them, waving his hand in the air.

"Yo," she murmured with a little smile on her face, saluting him with two fingers.

"I've been looking for you since we left the hospital," Hiroshi-san stated as he approached Akira.

Kakashi looks at the boy confused. Why would he need to find Akira, their mission was already finished... there's no need for them to be partners.

Someone tapped Kakashi on the shoulder as he was about to say something.

"Kakashi, it's been a long time, I didn't realize you were also on the mission," the bearded man said, a cigarette on his lips.

Kakashi looks at the jonin beside him.

"Asuma, I didn't also know that you were on the mission" He said with his usual lazy look.

"Why don't we grab a drink once where in the village?" Asuma said puffing a smoke. The two jonin talk with each other, but Kakashi keeps a close eye on his student who's talking with the young shinobi.

Akira keeps a poker face as she listens to Hiroshi's stories. She could probably sleep by how many stories the chunin had, most of it was him bragging about all the girls swooning over him. At least she will see the three again once they were in Konoha.

The first thing Naruto would probably say to her was to treat him ramen, reasoning that she left him alone with his arrogant teammate, Sasuke.

A small smile appears on her lips, she hoped the three would stop bickering with each other, but she actually didn't mind, that's what makes their team fun and unique.