NARUTO DOESN'T BELONG TO ME. OR I WOULDN'T BE WRITING A FAN FICTION.

AN: AT THE END OF THE CHAPTER

Chapter 5: Family

"Mm. It's really good!" Obito said licking his fingers.

"It is?!"

"What do you mean," Kushina smiled at Minato, false sweetness dripping from her voice, "Minato-kun?"

"Nothing! I swear I love your cooking!" Minato stuffed a sandwich in his mouth to prove it. "Well, it indeed is good."

"Of course it is! You and Kakashi have tasted my cooking only once! And that time I was just trying out a new recipe!" With that Kushina huffed and turned away from Minato. Minato just grinned like an idiot.

"Kushina san, are you sensei's girlfriend?"

Kushina Uzumaki glared at Obito like he was an Iwa nin and was asking for directions to the Hokage's personal residence. Minato very efficiently maintained a rather idiotic grin.

"Kakashi, you aren't eating! The sandwiches are not poisoned ya know!"

Kakashi picked up a sandwich and four pairs of eyes started looking at him like he was an animal on the verge of extinction and they had to write reports on him.

'The last time I saw his face he was just 3 years old and I was giving him a bath. I bet he looks just like Sakumo sensei'

'To think that he has been training with me for five years now and I've never seen his face. Finally!'

'I am sure that bastard is so ugly that he is scared of showing his face.'

'Eeeep! I get to see Kakashi kun's face! I bet he is really handsome!'

Kakashi glared at the four nosy people sitting accross him and staring at him with anticipation. But he really was hungry. So…

Suddenly purple smoke enveloped all of them. Minato quickly weaved a few hand seals and breathed out a gust of air with much less force than actually required. But by the time the smoke cleared Kakashi's mask was already up and the quantity of sandwiches had lessened by two.

Rin and Kushina glared at Kakashi and pouted. Minato just grinned stupidly. And Obito looked away like he couldn't care any lesser.

Kakashi decided that it would be good for him to draw the attention away from him before the red haired kunoichi decided to unmask him by force. So he pierced the silence with his voice.

"Kushina nee, how did your first A rank mission go?"

"Good," Kushina had already forgotten about Kakashi's mask and emmitted a million ryo smile," actually it went great. The old man assigned a perfect mission for me. I didn't have to kill anyone and all I did was just spy over a group of few rogue ninjas. And Shikaku was a great team leader."

"Wow! An A rank?! Kushina nee ch- sorry, Kushina san, you are awesome!"

"You bet I am! I am a jounin too ya know! And I am so strong that I can kick your sensei's ass any given day! And you and Rin can call me Kushina nee too ya know!"

"Oh my Kami! I bet sensei is scared as hell of you!"

"Yes Obito, sensei is terrified of her." Kakashi deadpanned.

Minato just kept on smiling like he was sitting on a bag full of senbons but had been ordered to keep a smile plastered on his face.

"Yes Obito. Women are far more powerful than men. And if you ever piss off a woman, you better keep your distance from her."

"That's alright Rin. But how do you know this? You know," Obito brought his hands near his chest, " you are not a woman yet. You don't have those things on your chest that make them look bigger and rounder."

Half an hour later they came back from the outskirts of Konoho. Kakashi hopped over the rooftops, towards the Uchiha compound. Kushina and Rin went back to their respective houses. Minato smiled at whoever passed by and traced the path towards the Hokage tower to tell him about the formation of team seven. And Obito, with numerous wounds all over his body, dragged his feet towards the hospital. His shoulders slumped. Women indeed were scary. Obito sighed as his shoulders slumped even more.

oOo

Kakashi knocked on the door of the Uchiha clan head. Mikoto answered the door.

"Yes dear. Come inside. Shisui is playing with Itachi in the backyard. You can join them."

"Uh... I will wait outside, Uchiha sama. When they are done, tell Shisui-"

"Come inside Kakashi kun. Uncle Fugaku will be really upset if you don't. And how many times have I asked you to call me aunt? Come inside. I am sure that Itachi and Shisui will be very happy to see you."

"But-"

"No buts!"

Kakashi hesitantly stepped inside. Wasn't this the same house where once Shisui's parents stayed? He felt like if he stayed inside the house, it would come alive and vomit him out, disgusted by his presence. But aunt Mikoto's smile generated a warm feeling somewhere in his chest. It made him feel like he was actually welcome. Like the red on his father's hands hadn't really been inherited by him.

Huh! Who was he kidding? His father had left him behind to repent for his crimes. Left him behind so that-

"Itachi kun! Shisui kun! Look who's here!"

"Kashi nii!" shouted Shisui and Itachi and came running towards him. Kakashi sighed. He knew all attempts of getting rid of the disgusting nickname would be useless.

oOo

"Play time's over! Come inside kids. It's time for dinner."

"Mom, five minutes more please?"

"Itachi, you're so well mannered. But a little devil is what you are! Now come inside before I smack your head! And puppy eyes won't work this time!"

"Yes aunt! I am so hungry that I can eat a whale! Let's go inside Kashi nii, Itachi kun!"

"Wash yourselves first. Or no dinner. You too Kakashi!"

"But-"

"No buts!"

"But-"

"Kakashi kun," Mikoto looked at him with an oh-so-charming smile, "do you want me to put you under a genjutsu?"

Kakashi paled at that. So much that one would need the sharingan to distinguish between his silver white hair and his face. He quickly joined the other two kids.

"Fugaku kun, dinner is ready dear."

"I have to go to office. Tons of paperwork to do. I don't have time."

"Oh dear," Mikoto smiled once again, "do you want me to put you under a genjutsu and drag you to the table?"

"No need to get restless! I am coming!"

Soon all the Uchihas and Kakashi sat around the table as Mikoto served the food.

"Itadakimasu!"

Fugaku kun, I think Shisui wants to tell you something.

"Huh? What is it?"

"Uncle Fugaku, I have passed the academy exam."

"So?"

"The academy teachers tell me that if I want I can have a sensei to train me personally. Just like Kashi nii had all these years."

"Hmm. So you need my permission?"

"Yes."

"Hmm. Let me think...umm...no!"

"No? But-"

"You are just seven years old. And war is just lurking around the corner. There's no way in hell I'm going to let you face war now. And I don't want to hear about this anymore."

"Okay." Obito's shoulders sagged.

"Kakashi kun, why are you not eating dear?"

"Uh…"

"It's okay Kakashi. I have placed a genjutsu on the two boys. And I and aunt Mikoto won't look."

"Thanks Uchiha sama."

"It's uncle Fugaku for you."

"Fugaku dear, is everything going good in the headquarters?"

"Yes. But there is too much pending paperwork. After dinner I'll head over back to office."

Mikoto looked towards Kakashi with an eye crinkling smile.

"Kakashi is the food- KAKASHI THE BOWL'S EMPTY ALREADY?! IF I CATCH YOU EATING THAT FAST EVER AGAIN, I'LL MAKE YOU RUN FOUR LAPS AROUND KONOHA!"

"I am sure I can manage that quite easi-"

"NAKED!"

"Yes Kakashi. Your aunt is right. You should not eat so fast. You may choke on your food."

"See? Even your uncle knows. Thanks Fuga- YOUR BOWL'S EMPTY TOO! WHY ARE YOU TWO IN SUCH A HURRY?!"

"Mikoto sam- aunt, it's getting late and I need to get back to my house."

"Both of you are sleeping here tonight."

"I would really love to. But I've got to go to the Hatake compound."

"The paperwork's very important Mikoto. Or why would I not want to spend a night with my lovely wife?"

Mikoto placed a finger on her right temple and rubbed to release the anger. She sighed.

"Oh! Of course! But..." Mikoto clapped her hands cheerfully. "If anyone steps outside this house after dinner, I'll hang their severed heads outside the Uchiha compound."

Kakashi and Fugaku looked at each other.

Poof

When the smoke cleared only Mikoto, Itachi and Shisui were in the room. The two boys, not knowing anything about all the commotion because of the Uchiha clan head's genjutsu. Mikoto placed two hands on them from accross the table and released the genjutsu.

"Boys, if you ever start acting like them, I'll strangle you to death."

"Like whom?"

"Never mind."

"Mom, can I get a little more? Please?"

"Yes! Me too!"

"Of course dear."

oOo

The two ninjas made their way towards their respective destinstions, checking their backs every once in a while for sweet and cute, raven haired terrifying ladies.

One safely reached the Konoha police headquartes and sighed in relief. The other reached the Konoha graveyard and sighed in disappointment.Disappointment because he was actually hoping that Mikoto would follow him. Now that the thought had worn off, he realized how silent the graveyard was. There were dogs barking outside the gate. And wasn't that an owl? He strained his ears to listen to the far away sounds. Tried so desperately to escape the silence.

Would he ever have people to pull him out of that silence? Who would actually love him and not leave his side when he needed them. Just like they had left his father's. Kakashi told himself that true friends never left one's side. But...but he didn't know how to make friends. He never did. His father promised to teach him. But he didn't keep the promise. And now Kakashi was lost. Completely alone in this silent as death night. Kakashi laughed at himself. Of course he had a family. Just like Itachi did. His mother and father were lying in that very graveyard. And those dogs were definitely his friends. Weren't they the only ones who kept him company all night long? And the moon...oh! It was covered by the clouds. So even the moon had left him? Nah! Kakashi didn't like the moon anyway. The owl could easily replace the moon. And if Kakashi wasn't lucky! There was not one but many owls there.

'Hmph! See moon? I am not going to be lonely without you!' thought Kakashi.

And how could Kakashi forget the tree by his mother's grave? That was Kakashi's own personal bed! And...wait...what was the owl doing on that branch? He was not going to share his bed! No! But...hadn't his father said to him that friends share? Kakashi could do that much for his friends. He was nice like that.

He was making his way towards the tree when,

"Kakashi. Visiting your mother I see."

AN: Look. I know that Fugaku and Itachi seem rather OOC but it's all planned. Even Kakashi being a genin is part of the plan. So just read to know more.

And you know what is 'ya know' and why I kept using it.

Next chapter in two weeks. Let me know how you all liked it by reviewing ya know! XD