A/N: Everything you see now is revised!! From chapter 1 to 15 has been altered in some way (even if it's just the name), and I am happy again because it's helped me get over this stupid writer's block. So yay.

Live or Let Die

"Kakashi-sensei! Kakashi-sensei!! Is it true?! Did a man really bring Naruto back?!" The Copy Ninja paused in his leisurely walk to the hospital and turned to look fully at the person who spoke. It was Sakura pulling a slightly annoyed Sasuke with her. They both had concern shining from their eyes.

Kakashi lazily regarded them with his visible eye and waited for them to catch up. His whole body was tensed with impatience though he knew Naruto wouldn't be going anywhere anytime soon. Once they had become level with him, he began walking again this time at a faster pace.

"The gossips were true for once, Sakura. Yes, a man did bring Naruto in. Apparently he just found Naruto in the forest and brought him to the nearest village." Kakashi just barely kept the skepticism from coloring his otherwise indifferent tone, but by the subtle expression on Sasuke's face, Kakashi imagined Sasuke had caught it anyway. Kakashi in no way believed that whoever this man was didn't know just who Naruto was, and the silver-haired Jounin was determined to learn the hermit's true identity.

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-- Okay I know…freakishly short…shorter than anything else I've done so far, I think, but worry not; I'll be putting chapter 17 up soon enough (I hope. Muse don't fail me now!!) and I promise it'll be way longer.