Chapter 6
About one and a half years had passed since the day of Sakumo's funeral. Kakashi, now a Jonin, still dawned a navy blue mask that hid the lower half of his face. As usual his face was set in an emotionless mask, his eyes looking down at his feet. At the age of 14 he had not lost all of his childish features, but was well on the way to becoming a handsome young man.
"Where on earth are they," he wondered to himself taking out a bright orange book titled "Come, Come Paradise. Jiraiya-sama had given it to him the previous day.
Flashback
"Kakashi, may I have a word with you for a moment, please," Ero-Sanin asked out of the corner of his mouth as the two watched Obito and Rin training together.
"Depends, what is the subject you want to talk about?" Kakashi inquires as Rin dodged a kick aimed for her head. She then launched a kunai at Obito, they stroke their mark, but with a puff of smoke a log appeared.
"Shit," she hissed under her breath. Looking around franticly for the real Obito, she spotted him. He was under the shade of the trees with his back turned to her. "What the hell is he doing?" she wondered. Running stealthily up to him, she pressed the sharp edge of the kunai to his throat.
"What?" he asked and turned around. Obito in turn placed a kunai up to her neck. And to Rin's surprise he shouted, "LOOK RIN! I am a walrus," he indicated to the chopsticks shoved up his nose with his other hand.
"Damn it Obito!!!!!!! How the hell do you think your going to catch up with Kakashi-kun if you are always screwing around like this?" Rin shouted as she withdrew her weapon and stormed off the training field.
"What did I do?" Obito shouted at his fuming teammate, completely bewildered by her actions.
"When will he ever learn?" Jiraiya muttered to himself and Kakashi. Kakashi just shook his head and finally turned to face the older man. "Back to what I was saying. As you probably already know, in the next few years you will be going through some changes. Seeing as you no longer have a father to guide, I wanted you to know that I will be there when ever you need an ear to talk to."
"Thank you for the sentiment, but I am not one to worry others with my problems, " the young Jonin replied walking away.
"Oh and Kakashi, one more thing," he took out something bright orange from his pocket. "This is one of my first copies. Will you please read it and tell me what you think?" Jiraiya asked handing the book to him. Kakashi nodded and kept on walking.
"I wonder what will become of that boy?" wondered the older ninja.
End of Flashback.
"Oi Kakashi!" shouted his kunoichi teammate Rin. Close on her heals was their Sensei, Arashi. Rin also had grown quite bit. At the age of 14, her figure was becoming fuller and her body more slender. Her auburn hair was in her face as always and she still had the seemingly permanent blush on her cheeks.
"Wow," Kakashi thought for the first time noticing how much Rin had grown into a woman. He immediately knocked the thought out saying to himself that shinobi shouldn't have emotions. She was Obito's not his.
Theirs Sensei has hardly changed at all. He still had the same spiky blonde hair, bright blue eyes, and a goofy smile.
"Hello Sensei," Kakashi said pleasantly. "Have you seen Obito lately?" Arashi shock his head no.
"Speak of the devil and the devil may appear," Rin mumbled under her breath. For at that moment Obito came running into the training field.
"Why are you late again?!" Kakashi shouted at his teammate.
Obito was still wearing his goggles and always had an impish grin on his face. Though he was from the Uchiha clan, his Sharingan had still not been awakened.
"Well I was…..um……….I…um…."Obito said landing next to Kakashi.
"You over slept didn't you?" Rin asked dryly.
"NO! And besides Rin and Sensei were late too," he pointed out starting to pout.
"Obito for gods sake we had a reason! Sensei was checking my progress at the hospital," Rin snapped placing her hands on her hips.
" Guys, guys come on stop fighting. Save that for the battlefield," The blonde cut in. "We have a very important mission tomorrow. But at the current time I cant tell you what we will be doing. OH and don't forget and get something for Kakashi for his Jonin present. But now we TRAIN!" with a puff of smoke he disappeared from sight.
Scanning the trees around him, Kakashi spotted his sensei and drew 3 kunai at him. Arashi dodged it and jumped into the middle of the field were Rin and Obito getting ready for an attack. Arashi disappeared and a log fell in his place. The training went on like this for another hour, the trio not landing one hit on their Sensei. As night fell the four had dinner and retired to their homes to get ready for the mission the next day.
Later that night the three found themselves at the red bridge, each staring down into the water, absorbed in their own thoughts.
"What do you think we have to do for the mission?" Rin asked finally breaking the silence.
"I don't know," Obito sighed.
"All I know is I have a bad feeling about the mission. Kind of like the time when my dad………." In a voice barely above a whispered Kakashi continued, "went off on his last mission."
"Well I don't know about you two but I'm off to bed," Rin smiled cheerfully waving as she walked off.
"Night," Obito and Kakashi called in unison.
Everyone went to their homes silently thinking of what had been said. Arashi watched as his team disassembled and he too wondered what Kakashi had meant by that statement.