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Forsaken- Secrets
"I'm going nuts… I've been busier these past few days then I've even been in my whole life." A self-deprecating chuckle followed the tormented sentence.
"I've only had five hours of sleep each day, Sensei."A pause. "The kids are driving me insane." Short silver hair brushed against the grey of the tombstone as his head leaned backwards, eyes towards the sky above.
"If you and Obito were here, you two would have loved them. Naruto looks so much like a carbon copy of you, it's surprising. He looks as if he could be your son." A bittersweet smile graced the lips of the one talking.
"And, no matter how much they try to deny it, they even act like you." Kakashi spoke softly, as if trying to keep from crying. He always got emotional when talking to either one of his former team mates. That is why he comes to visit them so early in the morning- so that no one can see him in such a state. "They just keep the emotions inside of them."
"The team, it's beyond my wildest dream, they are working so well together. The others and I, many of us, the older generation that is, we can hardly even believe it; the council of elders is so mad, it's hilarious." Underneath his mask, his face twisted to try to avoid the tears that threatened to spill as he tilted his face upwards, towards the sky.
"I think that they are afraid that Sasuke will make friends, and then, they wouldn't be able to control him." Kakashi scoffed at the elders' selfish wishes even as he traced a bird's path against the vast blue sky. He could still remember how hard his sensei worked to force those old bags into submission. "I think that one of the four children will get rid of the council for you, or at least replace them with fresh minds. Alone, they are a match for anyone. With the team work that you and Obito taught me about, they are invincible."
"Too bad it took both of your deaths to knock some sense into me, huh?" A bitter laugh rang across the clearing. If only I could learn about it earlier. Then none of us would have to suffer that much.
"I guess I could understand it, the part about them working together at least. From the youngest age, neither one of them had parents. I still remember the scandal that broke out when Hinata's mother died and the secret spilled out. It was chaos." "Heh, the branch members seemed so much happier knowing that Hinata was for their case." Smoothly rising up, Kakashi bid the rock in front of him farewell.
"I'll come to see you next week. Okay Minato sensei?"
Everyday since the team thing, he felt so much lighter. It was as if all the burdens that were previously clinging to his shoulders and heart were lifted.
All accept one that is- the Kyuubi issue.
It twisted like a serpent inside of him. Now that he has tasted acceptance, friendship, can he stand being alone again? Should he even take the chance? After all, they are going to find out anyway, it would be better if he was the one telling them, right? He just needed to find the right moment to tell them so that it would lessen the blow. Naruto Uzumaki does not want to be the kind of person to lead a false life.
But, all in all, Naruto was glad that the 'old man' forced him into a team.
Every day now, Kakashi sensei comes earlier than them and waits for the team to get ready before training them. Then, his team mates along with him spend the next six hours of the training period perfecting their charka control, increasing the amount of charka and train on weaponry. It usually includes wasting charka and exploding objects.
The day starts off with training which begins on eight and ends at around two. Then the entire team goes for lunch and the afternoon is reserved for missions.
Some of the D-ranked missions were alright, but others were just annoying.
Like the one now.
"Hey, Kagome, target found at four o'clock." Blond hair that just screamed 'Hit me!' tried to mesh with the brown of the tree behind him.
"It's going to jump to five o'clock and three yards further Kagome." Pale, pupil less eyes surrounded by bulging veins tracked the next movements of the run away as the owner of those eyes crouched on top of a tree branch.
"K. Sasuke, on three, you drop net number five." Small fingers reach up to grab the black mouthpiece as she stared vividly at the fugitive.
"Got that." Pale hands tightened on the rope to the right of him, waiting for the cat to fall into position.
"Three… Two… One- Now!" Sapphire eyes trace the path of the fugitive cat as it jumps through the canopy of the forest, arriving at the exact destination Hinata had predicted.
Rose colored lips widen into a soft smile as the cat struggled with the mesh it is covered with. "Good Job!"
A coal eye struggled open to see his four 'apprentices' high fiving each other and sporting similar smiles. Groggily standing up, Kakashi congratulate them before leaving to write the report to the Third Hokage, leaving his team to give the feline to the Lord's wife himself.
He will catch up later at the Hokage tower.
"They won't be able to stand such a high level mission." Sarutobi said, mentally crying.
"It's for the best of Konoha." Danzo stated with a matter of fact voice, his eyes filled with greed.
"The children have potential; thrusting the children to the 'real' world will toughen them and it will allow Konoha to gain leverage over all the other shinobi countries." Koharu further explained the elder's decision.
"They might die." Trying to convince most of the elders was a futile effort, but still, he had to try.
"If they die then Konoha will be no worst off, if they live, not only will Konoha benefit from it, the future generations will too." One of the older members stated the fact, his voice brimming with hatred as he thought of the Kyuubi who killed his family. He wanted Naruto to die.
"Kakashi will never allow this." Right now, he was grasping at the straws, trying to stop the monstrosity from happening; however, at this moment, the elders can and will over rule him. He can only hope none of the kids or Kakashi will demand a higher level mission.
"Rewrite this mission into a C level mission, that way, Kakashi will never question it." A malicious smirk slowly curled up on Danzo's face as he finished the sentence in his mind. Until it's too late of course. Not to mention, the bridge builder made it all too easy, saying it was a B level mission when really it's an A level one.
Madame Shijimi clutched a sobbing cat, rubbing their cheeks together as she wailed happily, "I was so worried about you."
"Do you see something wrong with that picture or is it just me?" Naruto gaze with disgust at the picture in front of him. "How can anyone even like that cat…?"
"I feel sort of sorry for that cat…" Wide, pupil less lavender eyes sympathize with the cat as her rose colored lips purse together.
"If I was the cat, I would have scratched her by now." Sasuke stare with morbid fascination at the tortured cat, Tora.
"If I was Tora, I would have already gone for her life…."
The conversation screeched to a halt as the other three team mates gawk at the youngest member.
"Are you homicidal?" Pale blue eyes squinted at Kagome, as if he was trying to figure out whether she was really this way and if he should take a step backwards in caution.
Two other sets of eyes glance almost eagerly at the azure eyed child's direction for the answer.
Sure, Hinata knew her adopted sister the best, but still, they had never come across this situation before, and she was curious.
"No, it's just I would never let someone handle me like that if I was the cat, that is, if I could help it."
"Oh. I see. Me too, I guess." Naruto stated, agreeing with his team mate. He stopped taking bullshit from the elder generation years ago, with the assassination attempts and all. He just went straight for the kill, as in tying them up like one would tie up a boar if he caught any assassination attempt happening- and he always caught them due to his enhanced abilities from Kyuubi.
Hinata's eyes shifted slowly away to a point on the wooden floor, even though she had stopped the rest of the clan from 'handling' her roughly, her father still did as he wished. He still belittles her and trains her to the point of exhaustion and beyond.
That is, if anyone could call that training- it's more like a way for him to vent his frustrations with his bad day out on her.
Kagome can't do anything about Hinata getting those beatings because Hiashi 'controls' Kagome and besides, her little adopted sister doesn't get hurt as bad because she could actually stand on her own two feet against 'Father'.
That's probably why 'Father' doesn't attack her- he would just get more frustrated that he isn't causing that much damage. Not to mention, if he pushes Kagome enough, she would bite back –like that one time when he threatened her a little too much- and embarrass him. The good thing is that I can actually with stand 'Father's' barrage of attacks for much longer and I'm not even putting in much of an effort. Though, I know 'Father' is giving it all he has.
When he is angry, he loses all rationalities, making 'Father' an easy target.
Sharp black eyes caught the slight closing of those lavender eyes of his team mate. It was the only sign that gave Sasuke a notion to what she was thinking.
Hinata is probably thinking about her father. He is vicious to her, even worse than my father. At least father doesn't train me to the point where I can't even stand and then insults me while I'm down. He is hardly home at all, and when he is, it's all about Itachi.
Uncannily, a surge of hatred spiked through his body like lightning when the raven haired boy thought about what he witnessed just a few days ago when the team (minus Hinata) went to the Hyuuga compound to visit Hinata with Kagome leading.
Now he regretted forcing Kagome to lead them there and going at all.
They could have completed that simple mission by themselves.
Kakashi scratched his head. "So… what did I miss?"
He had, just moments before, walked into the Hokage chamber to check up on his team and find out the new mission that they would be receiving only to see what looked that the Third Hokage, Iruka, and his team locked in a staring match.
"We agree with Naruto, we refuse to pick anymore weeds or babysit a toddler. We wish to receive a more challenging mission." A cold voice tinge with frustration made it all to clear to Kakashi what was said before he waltzed in as the two females on Team Seven nodded in agreement to their male counterparts.
Thank you Sasuke, at least now I won't have to look like an idiot for not knowing what's going on.
"Fine. I'll give you a C level mission- it's to guard someone." Sarutobi spoke, careful to keep his emotions from coloring the simple statement. I should have known this team would be impatient, they are, after all, flying through the D level missions as if it was nothing. I just thought that I would have more time to prepare. Not to mention, I can't tell Kakashi about the mission.
Kakashi narrowed the single eye that was uncovered by his mask. What's going on? He has never given a newly made genin team a C level mission.
"Great! Who is this person?" Warm, sky blue eyes glittered happily as Naruto's team mates shared a victorious smile.
"He's just outside of the door. I'll call him in." At this point, Sarutobi just wanted the team to survive.
"Watch the person we are supposed to be guarding turn out to be a drunkard." Kagome muttered to her team mates.
"I'm sure it won't be like that, Kagome." Hinata beamed downwards at her. There is no way their first client would turn out to be a drunkard. Right?
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