Kakashi and Gai hurried down the streets of Konoha. It was raining, perfect for Kakashi's stunned mood. His father? In danger? What in the world happened? Kakashi wanted to go to the Hokage's office, and be told by the Hokage that it was an error, that nothing was wrong. Kakashi felt his heart pound. As they reached the Hokage's building, Kakashi didn't want to go in. He was scared, like really scared. What if his father was dead? Just like Rin, Obito, and Sensei? They ran up the stairs. No…no…no. The Sandaime was seated at the desk as usual, except for the happy, patient face that Kakashi was used to see. The news of his father seemed to really trouble him. Something was wrong. "What is this feeling that I got in my gut?" Kakashi thought.
"Kakashi, Gai. You have been assigned to a rescue mission." Kakashi eyes widened. 'A rescue mission? His father didn't need that, did he?'
"Kakashi, Sakumo has been captured as a hostage. Your mission is to rescue him." The Hokage said, his voice grave.
"Is my father hurt?" Kakashi asked, his voice sounded like he had a sore throat.
"Fortunately, not. But he will be if you don't hurry. Also, I'm assigning a new member. She's an ANBU too. But you haven't met her yet. She's from the Foundation." Kakashi's heart dropped. The Foundation. She must be one of Danzo's ninja.
"Keep an eye on her, both of you. And be careful. You're dismissed." The Hokage said. Kakashi turned, but turned his head to look at the Sandaime one more time, as if asking, will my father be okay? Or, will I succeed? Kakashi knew he needed to move, but he couldn't take his eyes off the Hokage. He needed to ask him if he will be really okay. The Sandaime was hiding something from him, he knew it. But before he could do anything else, he felt Gai's hand fall on his shoulder.
"Come on, Kakashi." Gai said. That was it. Kakashi turned and walked away from the Sandaime.
They were ordered to wait for the ANBU member at the Konoha gate. Kakashi stared at the ground. Was he going to succeeded? Yes, he was. Of course he was! Kakashi felt like he was going to collapse to his feet. A few minutes later, a girl with a cat mask appeared in a puff of smoke near Kakashi. Kakashi turned to look at the girl. She was about his age, 16. She had dark blue hair that was pulled back in a ponytail. Her green eyes was penetrating, they were lime green. A weird combination.
"I'm Cori. I was sent by the Sandaime on this mission." She said.
"I'm Kakashi, it's nice to meet you."
"I'm Gai. It's nice to meet you too." Cori nodded.
"Who's the captain of this mission?" Cori asked.
"It's Kakashi." Gai said, grinning. "My Eternal Rival!" Cori nodded again.
"Yoshi(All right), let's go!" Gai shouted, even though he wasn't the captain. Kakashi sighed, and followed. Cori did too, after Kakashi. 'Dad, I'm coming. Hang on.' Kakashi thought.