So Kakashi, yay! I apologize because this doesn't sound like a kid.
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Kakashi knew that he wanted to be a ninja.
Like his father, the White Fang, he was fiercy proud of Konoha and desired to protect it to the best of his abilities. He desired to do it in a different way, yes-the most important thing was protecting Konoha as a whole, but that didn't mean his father was wrong. No, his father was the most powerful ninja of all.
He even had a genin team years ago, each of them becoming chunin quickly, but still, to Kakashi's surprise, often visiting together. They were impressive in their own rights.
Hiro, a medic, he was very soft spoken and professional. Kakashi appreciated his polite and formal speaking-he didn't patronize or baby Kakashi-not an equal, obviously, but at least he was always nice.
Kushina was as loud as Hiro was not, and she was a little too loud for Kakashi's tastes, but he could still appreciate her talent and skill.
Mikoto was his father's last student. She was an Uchiha, and she had the Sharingan, and was a good ninja. He did like her, and perhaps he'd like her more if her sister didn't tag along all the time.
Machiko Uchiha was an anomaly, and he puzzled over it a lot.
She was brash where her sister was quiet,
she laughed when others didn't.
He couldn't ever recall her keeping a straight face for more then a minute or so.
She didn't even look much like Mikoto, in Kakashi's opinion. Sure, they had some similarities from the Uchiha name-almond shaped black eyes, black hair, but if Kakashi had to guess without knowing the relationship, he'd guess cousins.
Mikoto's hair was straight, Machiko's was spiky and wild, which she seemed to have pulled from her face a lot.
Machiko was tanned, with a small scar over her right eye and on her cheek and ear.
Mikoto wore her forehead protector on her forehead, where if Machiko bothered to wear it while not on missions, she either used it as a headband or loped it around her neck.
It angered Kakashi. Did she not understand the symbolism of the headband? It was something to cherish, not an accessory.
And she was strange. He confronted her about that, and she looked at him straight in the eye, and told him she hadn't wanted to be a ninja.
It took him aback. She hadn't wanted to be a ninja was incomprehensible. For one, everyone wanted to be a ninja, second, if she didn't want to, then couldn't she have not gone, or stuck to being a genin? She was a chunin, and Kakashi thought that maybe she was aiming for jonin. That wasn't the plan of someone who resented this path.
How did she even become a ninja?
How hadn't she died?
He had vocalized this, and she had shrugged, which irked him even more.
"The higher you go, the more power you have, and this is a military dictatorship." She told him flatly, the laughter in her voice temporarily dulled. "And I-I'm telling all this to a kid." She finished flatly, shaking the sadness from her face and offering him a cheap grin. "Sorry, got a little sad for a sec."
Kakashi was a little insulted she thought he would fall for that, and he told her so.
She just laughed, and Kakashi admitted to himself that she was a rather good actress. Her voice was always light and cheery, and you wouldn't think anything was wrong with her life at all. One time she convinced his father to summon all his dogs for a dog pile.
It was irritating.
She was irritating. The only good things were that she dragged along her teammates. Kakashi liked them, Minato especially. He was smart and loyal and strong.
When he was older, Mikoto told them she was getting married. That did catch his attention, but the strangest thing was Machiko wasn't present. She didn't come back to Kakashi's home for a while. That was fine.
He really didn't like her anyway.
Ouch, lol. Not everyone has to like Machiko a lot, despite the fact Kakashi is one of my favorite characters. And yay, now you get what Machiko looks like, with her face and stuff.
So omake. Maybe I'll start doing this for all of them!
Omake: Finding an appropriate apartment (title in progress)
Takes place like a day after the last one.
Shibi knocked on the door, putting a hand on Minato's shoulder to prevent the blond boy from busting through the door. He carefully pushed his irritation down, keeping his face clear of the turmoil.
The door opened, and Machiko blinked out at them with something resembling surprise, hair pulled from her face and eyes blinking at them. She looked fine
"Shibi, Minato. What are you doing here?" She asked curiously.
"You didn't tell us!" Minato exploded, pointing an accusing finger at Machiko, who paused, hand still on the door and a quizzical expression on her face.
"What are you talking about?"
"We're talking about you leaving the Uchiha clan." Shibi said flatly, unable to keep a flicker of irritation out of his voice. Did she not trust them? Why else would they be talking about? And if they didn't know, how on earth would they know to find her at this hotel room.
"Oh, great, did sensei tell you?" Her brow furrowed. "I didn't-"
"Mikoto did when we stopped by, although thanks for telling Jiraya-sensei before us." Minato snapped. "You could have told us!"
"It happened yesterday night, what, would you like me to just burst into your house in the middle of the night for something that doesn't really matter?"
"Doesn't really matter? You left the Uchiha compound? It matters, Machiko!" Minato snapped.
"I'm still an Uchiha, legally."
"But what if the elders push for you to be kicked out?"
"Then I'll tell them to take a long walk off a short pier."
"Do you just find delight in making bad situations worse?!"
"Do you find it fun to get angry about things that are none of your freaking-"
Considering Shibi was trying to avoid one of his teammates killing the other, he decided to step in.
"Enough, guys. Minato, she made her choice and you can respect that, Machiko, we are your friends and we are worried about you."
Machiko gave a huff, and Minato coldly broke his gaze off, and Shibi sighed. The two didn't often fight, but if they did, both were hotheaded.
"To be honest, I suppose it was bound to happen eventually." He said. and it was true. But from how Minato turned and stared at him, he didn't agree. Although interestingly, Machiko simply tilted her head.
"I guess most people don't live with their parents forever." Minato said slowly, apparently trying to gauge if that was what he meant.
"That isn't what I meant." Shibi informed Minato. "Machiko has been at odds with the Uchiha clan's strict traditions often before." He turned and addressed Machiko herself. "You have always been rather-"
"Insane?" Machiko offered, the slightest hint of humor in her voice. Minato rolled his eyes.
"Free spirited." Shibi corrected.
"And considering your family is fairly high up on the social ladder, you've always been subjected to far more discipline and tradition then is average.I assumed you would eventually try to distance yourself from the Uchiha clan-although I didn't know it would be in this manner." He finished.
Most people were more diplomatic when they told higher ups to take a long walk off a short pier, Shibi supposed, but they all amounted to the same thing. Plus, it had a very Machiko-esque feel.
"That was a lot more thought then I put into it." Machiko said wryly, before talking a deep breath and exhaling. "So, is there a reason you came over?"
"We were thinking of getting dango. But since we found out you left, Minato found something that can help." Shibi said, giving a pointed look to Minato. He knew they would eventually apologize- They were too close to stay mad for a long time. But he didn't really wish to meditate the stony silence that would inevitably follow.
Minato sighed. "I asked my mother, and she told me that a friend of hers was a landlady, and she had a couple apartments open."
"..Thanks. Sorry about yelling." Machiko said, looking guilty.
"Sorry about getting really mad."
It was easier then Shibi expected it to be.
"Thanks, Shibi." Machiko added, smiling.
"Of course."
Machiko rubbed her hand over the beige wall, a considerate expression on her face. Looking over the small but comfortable room, she cracked a smile.
"I like it." She said cheerily, dropping her hand. "It's nice, plus the rent isn't too high. I'll need to go on some extra missions this month since I haven't in a while but I should probably be able to move in in a month or so."
"Where will you stay in the meantime?" Shibi questioned.
"Probably just the hotel room." Machiko replied casually to his inquiry, before turning and poking her head into the other room.
"Oh, look, I can use this as storage." She mumbles, stepping fully inside.
"I will tell Hisako-san." He offers and Machiko nodded distractedly.
"Thanks, Shibi." She replied, turning and examining the walls for any flaws;
The landlady, standing near the door, tilts her head respectfully as Shibi steps into the office, Machiko still rummaging around the apartment. Minato had to run (for a date, Machiko had snickered, Minato had been rather silent on that topic, and Shibi assumed Machiko was correct in her assumption.)
"She can take it." Shibi informed, and the woman procures papers.
After it was signed, Machiko breathes through her nose, a slightly confused expression on her face.
"I thought the rent was higher, but she said it was covered for two months." She mused, looking bewildered.
The look cleared, and with a huff she turned and glared at Shibi.
"Okay-" She starts.
He decides to cut to the chase.
"I paid for the first two months."
Machiko threw her hands in the air.
"Oh for the Sage's sake, I can pay for it by myself!"
"I know you can, I just wanted to help you procure an apartment fast. If it really means so much to you, then you can pay me back." Shibi informs her, amused a little despite himself. She is rather independent, obviously bristling at what she considered charity.
"Shibi that's not the problem here." Machiko says tightly.
"Then what is?"
"It may not be a super expensive apartment but it's not cheap, you can't just do that!"
"I am the heir to the Aburame clan and thus have access to funds." He replies.
"Don't blame me if you get sued for using clan funds for personal reasons."
He blinked.
"That is not a thing."
"Which is good because otherwise it would totally happen." She deadpanned.
"Sure. Now, the contract is settled and I'm not going back on it, so how about we skip the arguing and simply agree to let the past lie." Shibi says.
Machiko huffs again.
"I'm paying you back."
"I expected you to."
"With interest."
"Alright."
She sighed again.
"Thanks."
"Of course."
Next is Obito, yay. Read and review if you can, nice reviews make me happy :D