Chapter 1 – Prelude
There his body hanged, shadows swaying almost mockingly in the moonlight. This is the result of breaking the rules of what a shinobi's whole being is, the true purpose being that of a tool for the village's chessboard. Ninjas who could not kill their hearts all meet the same ending.
"Those who break the rules are scum, but those who abandoned their friends are worse than scum" His voice and face clear even now, age never dulling the memory that ultimately saved Kakashi from the deep pits of depression.
Because what if Kakashi never turned himself into a social outcast, never let team 7 down and became an even greater legend. A shinobi who trained the next generation to be the ones who finally raised above the mould and surpassed the broken ninja system.
An eraser fell to the floor.
Clunk.
"My first impression of team 7? I don't like any of you" said Kakashi, the words laced with utter disinterest. "Naruto! I told you he wouldn't fall for a cheap trick like that!, he's a Jounin! " exclaimed Sakura before punching him on the head. "Ouch! what was that for Sakura-chan! Jounin or not I was sure he was going to fall for it, Iruka Sensei did..." the indignant Naruto cried. "Once a dobe always a dobe" uttered Sasuke, face devoid of any emotion. "Teme!"
Poof!
Suddenly all three academy graduates felt the vibrations of three kunai impacting the ground just by their feet. "All three of you would be dead by now should I had been an enemy ninja, too blinded by your pathetic arguing to be aware of what's around you." Killing intent washed over the trio. "Do you think that being a ninja is a game? open your eyes you fools! for those who follow the shinobi's path deal and pay in the blood of their foes and allies." The killing intent was retracted, the graduates gasping as they struggled to regain their composure and force down the primitive impulse to flee. "Now meet me at the rooftop as fast as you can, if you can manage even that" Kakashi disappeared by body flicker, leaving leaves swaying in the air around him.
"We bet-better hurry Sasuke-kun, Naruto" Sakura said, her voice cracking. "Hn." Uttered the stoic Uchiha, his clan pride demanding him to keep his voice cool and collected. For if he couldn't keep it together against the legendary copy cat ninja, what chance would he have against his ultimate goal.
A pink haired civilian girl with a silly crush, a knucklehead with no respect for authority and the most powerful of the Bijuu sealed within him plus an unstable Uchiha who would stand no chance of passing a psyche exam. They were not at all nearly the level required of Genin, but alas this is peacetime and with it the Hokage has grown soft, the rules lax compared to the Genin factory the academy had to be during the last shinobi war.
Three out of breath children appeared before him.
"Pathetic."
*Author's Note:
After years of reading Naruto fanfiction I figured it would be fun to try my hand at writing my own. This story will be written with mostly Kakashi's point of view in mind with team 7 being semi-main characters. With the inspiration of Genius Sensei and many other fanfiction I hope that my own twist on Kakashi being a serious sensei prove to be nearly as high quality.
Hopefully updates will be consistent for you, at least by the time I have published this chapter I will already be two ahead.
Big thanks to Novrier for his review, putting my attention to Kakashi's unlikely use of four shadow clones, I have edited it to something more believable.