Into the Sun

Chapter 1

Arrival

It had been three years since Team 7 had came back from the Moon country. Kakashi hadn't seen Naruto in 2 and a half years, nor Sakura. They had both been training with their new Masters, Jiraiya and Tsunade no doubt, and Kakashi had been on a mess of missions. He had been his laid back self, reading his books as usual and just lazing about. Everything had been normal for a while now. But Kakashi did admit he missed a certain woman a lot. Kakashi and Ari Suon had been writing each other for some time, up until she sent him one last letter saying she wouldn't be reachable for the next couple of years. That was two years ago since he had gotten that message. Kakashi worried days on end, but never let it show on the outside.

Kakashi walked through the village reading his book as usual. He looked up at the sky for a moment and sighed. It should be about time for Naruto to return. he thought to himself. And should be time that Ari finished her traveling.

He had been anxious to get a letter from her, at least just to see if she was alright. As of that moment, he had no idea what has happened to her. Kakashi sighed again and looked back down into his book, continuing reading.

"Here I am Konoha! You Number one hyper active knuckled headed ninja is back!" Kakashi heard an oh so familiar voice holler from a distance. Kakashi looked up and smirked. Naruto was standing on a telephone pole with his arms stretched out wide. Kakashi stuffed his book back into his punch, and disappeared in a puff of smoke. He ended up in the Hokage's office. Lady Tsunade sat behind her desk with piles of paper work piling up on it.

"It's about time you showed up, Kakashi. What's your excuse this time?" she said, not looking up at him.

Kakashi put a hand behind his head and laughed nervously. "Uh, well you see I came across this woman and she-"

"Save your breath, Hatake." she looked up at him and took off her glasses. She sighed. "Naruto has arrived. And I would like it if you would be his opponent later on today so we can see his progress." she said. "Oh, and Sakura as well. Why don't you do that bell test you always do, hm?" she said.

Kakashi nodded. "Yes ma'am."

"Oh, and I would like you here tomorrow. There is a Shinobi and her apprentice coming in, and I would like you to escort them around the village. The woman is a very important figure in the Wind, Water, and Fire country. She isn't to be let out of your site. Nor her apprentice, either.

Kakashi nodded. "Yes Tsunade-sama." he bowed his head.

"You're dismissed." she said with a wave of her hand. Kakashi nodded, and disappeared in a puff of smoke.

Tsunade coughed as he did and waved her hand in front of her face for air. "Can't people use the door like normal?"

~*~

Ari tightened the straps on her pack, and kept walking forward. They on schedule, she and her student, for their arrival in Konoha. She was excited to arrive in Konoha for mainly one reason, and that reason of course was Kakashi Hatake.

"Ari Sensei, when are we going to get there?" Masuu, her apprentice asked.

Ari looked up at the sky. "In a about half a day, counting resting time." she said. Masuu caught up to her.

"So are we going to study fire techniques there?" she asked.

Ari smiled down at her. "You are. I'm already advanced in Fire element."

Masuu looked at her confused. "So… why don't you just train me?"

Ari sighed. "Because. I know someone who is very advanced in Fire element. He's an old friend of mine."

"Does he know he's training me?"

"Not yet. But knowing him, I don't think he'll object to my offers." she grinned, remembering the last night that she had spent with him.

Masuu looked at her and rolled her eyes. "That's disturbing…" she muttered.

Ari laughed. "Hey, I'm old enough to have a life, unlike you. Besides, we want you ready for the chunine exams so I can return you back to Kirigakure."

Masuu hung her head. "I don't wanna go back there…" she muttered again.

"Well, that's not your choice. It's your father's. They need you back there anyways, so deal with it." Ari hiked her pack up slightly, and kept walking forward, ending the conversation. She smirked to herself. I wonder what he'll think of me now…She thought.

~*~

Naruto had popped out of the bushes with Kakashi's weakness at hand. They started the battle when the sun had set, an dawn it's almost dawn. Kakashi was basically pinned against the tree as Naruto and Sakura came flying at him. "Kakashi sensei! I know what happens next in your book! The main character is-"

Kakashi's eyes widened. "NO not spoilers!" he covered his ears, but he had his Sharingan unmasked. "I can still read his lips because of my Sharingan!"

Kakashi closed his eyes. Once he opened back up, his former students were looking down at hm with a bell in each hand. He stared at them for a moment, and then smiled. "I guess things never change." he laughed and stood up as his students laughed as well.

Later on, as Kakashi departed from his students, he walked through the village, knowing it would be a waste of time if he just went to bed now He'd have to wake up in a couple hours anyways. He had his new book at hand, one that Naruto had just given to him earlier as a gift.

As the sun rose slowly into the sky, Shizune popped out in front of him. Kakashi looked up. "Yes?" he asked,

"Tsunade-sama summons you to her office. The client has arrived with her apprentice." she announced.

Kakashi nodded, and Shizune ran off. Kakashi sighed. "No more time to read… Oh well…" he said, and jumped up, running over the roof tops of Konoha. When he reached the Hokage building, he walked through the halls and soon got to her office door. He knocked.

"Come in." Tsunade called. Once Kakashi stepped inside her office, he saw a tall woman with short hair. Her back was to him but something was oddly familiar about her…

He saw the katana strapped to her back… and the crests dangling form it.

"Ari?" he whispered.

Ari turned around and smiled once she saw him. "Hey there, Kakashi…"

((A/N: Yay! First chapter of the sequel to Into The Moon. Now right now I'm not sure what I wanna do with this one, well I do have n idea, but I'm not sure. If you guys have some ideas for filler chapters, be my guest and tell me your ideas! And for suture warnings, this story is gonna be a lil more explict, but not to bad. Well, I love you all! Review pleez…))