Have you read my new oneshot? It's not only my second story, but my first ever one shot, and it was entertaining as hell! Okay, so, where were we... oh, yeah, they're at Naruto's apartment and someone comes upon them. This'll be fun. Let's go, then.

Title: Proving Them Right
Pairing: KakaNaru... eventually
Warning: Yaoi, and gore, and, everyone run and hide, here comes the pink haired banshee!
Disclaimer: (Insert witty comment about me not owning Naruto here)
Random Trivia: Ibiki, the chuuin exam proctor guy/really scary interogater, his name means snore... told ya I'm running out of ideas!

Chapter 5

"Welcome to the party, Hatake-san, you're later than I thought you would be." Eien said to the new figure, who stepped into the feeble light to reveal a man with silver hair, most of his face covered by a mask while his left eye was hidden behind his tilted hitai-ate. The man glared at Eien, who just raised an eyebrow behind his fox mask, sheathing the gleaming black sword in his hand.

Movement beside the masked Suna ANBU caught Kakashi's attention, and he looked over at the two other men in the room. For some reason they were vaguely familiar, though one was wearing an ANBU mask in the relief of a weasel's face. It was their chakra, it had a feel of power, quiet yet deadly… where had he felt that before?

He was certain he had never met the only unmasked one. He was a boy, no older than fifteen, with long raven locks and obsidian eyes that seemed bottomless. There was no name to put with the sharp featured face in Kakashi's memory, so he moved on to the taller one.

He felt that the chakra of this one was definitely familiar, though he couldn't see his face, and most likely close to the unmasked boy, as he had yet to remove his hand from the boy's thin shoulder. The weasel mask smiled mockingly at him, as if taunting him. It was driving Kakashi mad.

"Tiger, let's see how well you remember your bingo books. This man, who is he? Weasel, try not to help him, it is part of his training." Eien said, and the unmasked man grinned. His brother had told him about this exercise; it was given to all of the ranks that were loyal to Eien. A person was chosen that was not part of the Yuumei, and the one being tested would identify the unknown person, give all known facts about him, and, as the test was occasionally given in the middle of a battle, sometimes ordered to kill them. Sasuke hoped that he would be ordered the same. Then he remembered what Eien had called the silver haired man and the grin turned to a scowl.

"Hatake Kakashi of the Sharigan eye," Kakashi practically heard the boy gritting his teeth, though he had no idea why. "Better known as the copy-cat ninja, the one who can do a thousand jutsus. Not much is known about his past, except that he was the son of the disgraced White Fang of Konoha. Wanted in all of the hidden villages except Suna and Konoha, for obvious reasons. The rest is a mystery." The boy called Tiger finished, then waited.

"Good, and don't worry, if all goes as we hope, you'll get the order you want in time." Eien told the boy, and then glanced at Weasel. "Though you may need help. Ah, well. Shall we go?" he turned to his companions.

"Wait! I still have something to ask you." Kakashi called as the men's hands started to fly through hand seals. Eien stopped, but motioned for his two companions to continue, which they did reluctantly. Both disappeared without the swirl of leaves, the sudden smoke, or the flash of chakra that was the norm with that technique.

"What did you want to know? I will answer it if it is reasonable." Eien said, his voice sounding a bit over patient, almost condescending. Kakashi chose to ignore the tone.

"When you first got here, you immediately asked about the container of the nine-tailed demon, and now you are here. I want to know what your connection to Naruto Uzumaki is." If he had been watching the masked man closely, Kakashi would have noticed his shoulders stiffen a bit, and if he could see Eien's face, he would have seen the boy's bitter scowl. As it was, he saw neither.

"Who said there was a connection? It is common knowledge the Kyuubi's jinchuuriki used to reside in this village, and I could be just another curious tourist. I am now wondering how you killed the boy without having to face the demon's wrath. Wouldn't he have been released?" Eien countered, his voice showing none of his sudden anger.

"I didn't kill the kid, the council-" Kakashi started to explain irritably, but was interrupted by the sudden poof of smoke, and when it cleared, instead of Eien disappearing like he expected, they were instead joined by a small, pure white fox.

"Yuki, what is it that it couldn't wait?" Eien spoke directly to the animal, which answered him in yips and barks. Kakashi watched this exchange with interest, wondering if the Suna ANBU could actually understand the fox's language. With what else the boy could do, this trait wouldn't surprise the jounin as much as it usually would have. Then he realized the fox looked familiar in a way he could never forget…

Flashback: 15 Years Ago

Kakashi leapt through the trees, calling frantically for his missing sensei. In his arms the small bundle stirred, and a tuft of blonde hair poked out, along with a tiny fist.

Kakashi knew what the infant would be used for, and was torn between wanting to have the village safe, and wanting to protect this innocent life from the pain Kakashi knew was its fate. Not only would the child face the physical pain of the sealing, but also the emotional pain of the village's reaction.

A roar, blood chilling and accompanied by a massive wave of killing intent, caused the new born in his arms to start wailing. Soon Kakashi figured out that the closer they grew to the source of the KI, the louder the child would cry.

"Sh,sh, it's okay, we'll be with your father soon." He tried easing the baby's cries, lying like there was no tomorrow, and for this child, that was a possibility. A pure white fox leapt out from between the trees, following him to his destination, but not attacking. He tried to ignore it, and it apparently did not see him as a threat, for it returned the favor.

Finally Kakashi spotted the flash of gold, red, and white, just before a gigantic toad was summoned to the world. The fox kept moving past him, towards her master, the nine-tailed demon, though he didn't notice.

"Sensei!" He called to the man on top of the toad's head. He pushed a lot of chakra through his feet, into the ground, and ended up shooting straight up to his sensei's perch as the newly appointed Hokage stared at the giant red fox causing chaos not far away. When he noticed his student, Minato smiled tiredly.

"Kakashi-kun, you have my son, good." He murmured as he took the bundle from Kakashi. He looked up at the silver haired boy and asked almost hesitantly, "Kushina?"

Kakashi shook his head, sorrow in his eyes. "I'm sorry, Sensei, but the injuries Kushina-san received before the birth of your son were fatal, Tsunade-sama was only able to keep her alive through the birth. She told me, just before she passed, to tell you that she will always love you." He answered, and Minato allowed one tear to make its way down his cheek before he turned back to the King of Demons.

"Kakashi-kun, I haven't told anyone about this, but… the jutsu I am planning to use… I will not survive it. Tell Surotobi-sama to look in the hidden compartment of my desk, he knows where it is. He will find my will, and a letter to be given to my son when he is old enough to understand. When I'm gone, I want you to watch over him for me."

"Sensei! You cannot die; you are Konoha's only ray of hope! Please, let me take your lace in performing the jutsu, if you would only explain it to me, I'm sure I could get it! Think about-" Kakashi's protests were cut off by a look from his sensei.

"You are young, Kakashi-kun, and may not understand now, but you will, in time." Was all the Yondaime said before placing a firm hand on his student's forehead, and with a burst of chakra, the silver haired jounin knew only darkness.

End Flashback

He still didn't know why his sensei had chosen to die willingly, and a pang of guilt accompanied the remembrance of his promise. He had awoken in the hospital hours later, and the Sandaime had explained what had happened, showing him the child, who now had strange, whisker like scars on both cheeks, and a seal on his stomach.

Kakashi had not given any thought to the small fox afterwards, and was wondering if this was just a coincidence.

Eien nodded, and Yuki yipped goodbye before disappearing in another cloud of smoke.

"I'm sorry, Hatake-san, I would love to stay here and chat morality with you, but the Kazekage has summoned me," he told the distracted jounin, whose lone obsidian eye focused on him again.

"That fox…" he began, but Eien raised a hand to cut him off.

"One of my summons, her orders are to stay with Kazekage-sama in case he needs me while I'm gone, as he does now. If you would please excuse me, Hatake-san." He told the silver haired man.

Kakashi stared at him, that information was important somehow, but its meaning escaped him. He could not remember. He nodded his consent, and watched as the younger man began his hand seals.

After Eien disappeared, Kakashi also left the abandoned apartment building, and headed towards the library, determined to figure out what was so important about the fox summoning contract that eluded him. He didn't realize until he reached the enourmous library that the Suna nin never really answered his questions about his connection to Naruto Uzumaki.

He did not notice the midnight black fox that followed him.

Gomen nasia for being so late, I just started my job, and haven't had much time to write, and anytime I do, my muse eludes me. It's frustrating! Flame-sempai is still missing off of the face of the Earth, and I think I'll start posting 'Missing' signs around in hope of someone finding her. Neko-chan is useless as a beta, no offense to Neko-chan meant; she really can't spell very well. Tamako-san is busy with her practice and has no time to help, and I'm ranting! (sigh) I'm gonna go take a shower, I hope you guys liked that small insight with Kakashi.