An- an explosion?
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A swirling eye meets his and he chokes-
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nononohecantleavethembehind
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Kakashi wakes up, disoriented and in the body of a fourteen year old.
For a year, he grieves.
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This body is strange, Kakashi thinks. First of all, not addressing the lack of chakra and weird flames that just won't let him die, it's purple. Purple.
It's not dull like Mitarashi's or Yugao's either, but a bright purple.
Naruto would have a field day with this, Kakashi muses, ignoring the slight twinge in his heart.
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He sees a man flying in the air, on a contraption of sorts, dodging through rings of fire and thinks, I want to do this.
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He learns quickly, reflexes from his time as a shinobi shining through. Kakashi makes a name for himself as the random kid who does stunts in the streets, if you were lucky enough to spot him.
They ask him his name and on an impulse, he blurts out one of few words he knows from this place.
Skull, they cheer, and he smiles at them, eyes curving up as the purple mask covering the lower half of his face shifts.
(Though he resolves to learn the languages in this place. He doesn't even know what his new name means)
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He joins the circus at a request of an old lady who seems to be the ringleader. She smiles at him, sympathetic, when he tells her he doesn't have family.
(oh but he does, they're just somewhere very far away, try another dimension-)
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He turns seventeen, and someone comes looking for him. He's waiting outside, the old lady tells him carefully, a worried expression on her face.
Kakashi meets the man (dangerous) and listens as he spins tales of the strongest seven, of Flames of the Sky and the mafia.
He accepts easily, ignoring his instincts, because what does he have to live for? Maybe if he tagged along, someone powerful enough would actually kill him and he would get to see Minato-sensei again-
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The meeting...does not go well.
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Kakashi arrives at the cabin three hours late, and heads in. Meeting annoyed and furious faces, he waves at them. "Yo."
He hears a click, and oh, look, he has conveniently tripped to avoid the bullet now lodged into the wall behind him.
The blue-haired woman speaks up, voice soothing and irritatingly patronizing, "I'd appreciate if you didn't destroy my property, Reborn." She smiles to soften the blow.
'Reborn' shows no signs of hearing it but settles back into his seat, instead choosing to glare at Kakashi who has taken a seat opposite him and is now smiling cheerfully.
The woman starts to speak and he tunes her out, instead choosing to observe the people gathered. A man in red clothing sits beside him, and Kakashi offers him a smile, pleasantly surprised when Fon smiles back. A green haired man who reminds him of Kabuto sits next to the newly-introduced Luce, glasses flashing. The only other woman in the room introduces herself as Lal Mirch, dressed in a military uniform. The final person, Viper, is cloaked from head to toe and...floating? Kakashi ignores it and instead smiles at the people who are waiting for his introduction.
"I'm Skull." He gives them a peace sign when they stare at him, expecting him to continue.
"He's a civilian?" Verde questions, nose wrinkled distastefully.
"Maa," he curves his eye. "Is that a problem?"
Verde opens his mouth, only to get interrupted by Luce.
"We will meet here tomorrow at the exact same time," she says, resolutely ignoring both their questions. "And," she eyes him, "do not be late."
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He strides into the cabin four hours late, a book in his hand. Tripping over to avoid three bullets and an irritated snarl, he smiles behind the pages.
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They are past the Corazza Famiglia's lab doors when they get spotted.
Lal curses. She pulls her gun out and gestures for Fon to assess the guards. The rest rush forward when he gives them the signal, jumping into the crowd.
Kakashi watches them, hands in his pockets and slouching.
He feels someone approaching, fists out and ready to beat him into the ground and he tenses his muscles, gets ready to duck and sweep the man off his feet when he collapses onto the ground. His eyes widen when he turns around before he schools his expression into a smile.
Reborn stands there. Kicking the downed man twice for good measure, he turns to Kakashi. "If you're going to be a deadweight, at least don't get attacked, Lackey," he mutters and sprints away, back into the fight. Kakashi almost chuckles at the fedora-wearing man's resemblance to a certain former student of his.
The arcobaleno end the fight, victorious. Kakashi smiles at them proudly as they complain heatedly about his nonchalant take on the mission
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He gets kidnapped. By choice, though. Well, not really.
Kakashi had been going to the store when two men had jumped out of nowhere, trying to latch onto him. He'd let them, curious and a bit too sleepy to think straight.
Now here he is, sitting in a van with his hands tied behind his back and staring inquisitively at the nervous man in front of him.
One of the subordinates dials a number and hands it to his boss, who takes it with shaking hands. He almost screams into the phone in another language, as if he was trying to be threatening.
Kakashi turns to one of the subordinates, willing to get some answers. "What's this all about?"
The subordinate mutters harshly under his breath in the same language before tightening his bonds. Kakashi sighs.
He leans his head back on the seat, closing his eyes, Maybe he could get some sleep. And a translator. Then he could escape them tomorrow.
Ah, that's a great plan...
His eyes snap open. He'd left the stove on!
Tearing the rope away, Kakashi kicks the van's door open before jumping out, eager to turn it off before something happened.
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An incredulous 'Skull?' is what greets him the next morning when he arrives at the cabin
"Hey, Fon," he greets back politely.
Silence.
The room explodes in noise.
don't jump out of moving vehicles, kids.
this is part of my stress-writing series, more to come in the future *peace sign*
also, for people who are confused, the man called the arcobaleno to demand a ransom.
dont even ask me what this is though. ahem, anyway
review/pm me what you want to see next cause i do not know what is going to happen