Hihi! Thanks for reading my story and I hope that you all will continue to review my story! Reviews are my only inspirations. Sorry that this chapter took quite a while to finish… Busy at school… need to go back for extra lessons etcetc. .

Anyway! Chapter 3 is finally up! D

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(Chapter 3)

Birds were chirping outside the window as beams of sunlight penetrated through the translucent curtains and reached a sleeping figure. The brightness made him stir slightly from his peaceful slumber. He tossed and turned in his bed, trying his best to shut himself out from the light. Finally, a pair of mismatched eyes opened and a lethargic yawn was heard. His eye patch was lying neatly on the desk next to his bed which he grabbed and wore immediately.

"Where am I?"

The question popped in his mind instantly when he found his surroundings unfamiliar. It was not his room. There's no way that his room would be this clean and empty with only a desk, a wardrobe and a bed present Usually, he would wake up to find clothes strewn all over the floor with occasions of dangerous objects such as kunai and shurikens protruding out of the mess. Blotches of dried blood stained his floor and let's not forget his icha icha books too.

Even during missions, however impossible it might seem he would definitely find some ways to make his hotel room resemble a pigsty. Waking up to a clean and sparkling room was indeed something his mind couldn't take.

Back to the main question, where the hell is he? Kakashi tried to recall what happened the day before and realization hit him like a tons of bricks.

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Flashback

"You will be staying in this room." Sasuke grunted as he kicked open the door.

"Erm… thanks." Kakashi went into the room. He was found empty-handed by Jiraiya so naturally he didn't have any belongings to put in his new room.

"Whatever." The door slammed heavily behind him.

Kakashi sat down on the bed and let out a sigh. The Uchiha was obviously angry at him. A stranger invading into one's personal life's space isn't really such a pleasant thing. Kakashi lifted his legs onto the mattress, his spine slowly descending and coming in contact with the soft material.

"I shouldn't have let down my guards back then… That sound-nin would have been defeated easily and I wouldn't have been found by Jiraiya." He put his hand on his forehead. His whole body, including his head had been aching since he woke up. At least it was better now after Sakura healed him compared to before…

It's not that he didn't want to return to Konoha or something. Rather, he really wanted to come back and lead his life just like nothing had ever happened to him. It's just some things that were holding him back that was still left untouched, some things that couldn't be revealed… not even to one living soul.

Kakashi stared at the ceiling for quite some time. His vision became blurry and his head felt heavy. Was it drugs? Somebody drugged him? The answer was 'no'. He came to a conclusion that his body had overworked that day. That was when his eyes gave way and soon, he fell into a deep sleep.

End flashback

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The copy-nin got down from his bed. He turned around and gazed at the mess on the bed he made last night: The blanket was crumpled way beyond words and the covers had come off the mattress from the continuous tossing and turnings. Plus blood stains imprinted all over the white covers… a horrific sight to behold. The pillow was amazingly still intact after the unfortunate outcomes of the bed though. Maybe due to the fact that it was being thrown onto the floor early that night therefore was left alone. Without feeling guilty, he walked right out of the door, not even giving it one last look.

He stepped into the kitchen to be greeted by Sasuke's grumpy face… just great. Kakashi forced a smile but was ignored easily by him. The copy-nin cringed. If it wasn't the fact that he was letting him stay in his apartment, he wouldn't have cared about being nice and all.

Switch of plans…

"Good morning, Sasuke."

"Hn."

Good try. At least he said something.

"Errrr… what's for breakfast?" His stomach was rumbling now upon the mention of food. He didn't get to consume anything yesterday and maybe, a few days before that too. A slam caught his attention.

"If you are thinking that I would cook for you, then you are seriously wrong. I only let you stay in here because the Hokage wanted me to." Sasuke growled, "I would have rejected if I was given a choice." With that he walked out of the house, not even bothering to close the main door.

And to think I thought they used to be so innocent…

Kakashi staggered his way to the living room and slumped down onto the couch. He was hungry. And the problem was that he didn't know how to cook. Of course there's the ramen shop and dango shop and he'd love to go there if he can ever afford to, considering the situation he is in now.

"ARASHI-KUN!!"

More trouble…

Naruto took off his shoes and invited himself into the room, following behind him was Sakura. Kakashi remained fixed at his position and smiled at them.

"Nice to see you two here, Naruto-kun, Sakura-chan." Tsunade must have told them of his whereabouts, he figured out.

"Nene… Arashi-kun! Look what I've got here for you!" The blonde flipped a piece of paper in front of him enthusiastically, "I've got a hard time pleading Tsunade baa-san just to get this for you…"

"Naruto! I thought we've agreed to do that later?" Sakura pulled the paper away before Kakashi could even take a peek at the headings. Naruto pouted and sat on the floor. Meanwhile, Sakura took the seat next to the copy-nin and passed him a bento box.

"Huh?" Kakashi's face held a surprised look.

"It's for you. I figured that you'd be hungry since guys hardly have any talents in cooking." There was a hint of sarcasm but he couldn't care less, after all his stomach comes first.

He opened the bento and in it lies four onigiri neatly packed next to each other.

"Thanks, Sakura! You're really considerate!" Without further much ado, Kakashi wolfed down the food offered to him, totally oblivious to Sakura's slightly blushing face.

"Sakura-chan, can we say it now? Pretty please?" Naruto whined, "It's supposed to be great news!"

"Hai, hai… Stop whining before I change my mind." The pink-haired medic sighed and passed the paper to Kakashi.

Maybe he should poof away or something… After reading the headings, he almost spit out the rice that was in his mouth. And to think Tsunade agreed to this! He calmed himself down and continued reading, but not for long.

Join the Ninja Academy now!

Want your child to be a ninja? Then join the academy now! Regardless of age and talents, we'll still train you and make sure your child graduate under our care and guidance! With high quality teachers, you can be at ease with your child under us! If you are interested, please fill in your particulars below:

Name:

Age:

The Genin exams will take place soon, so hurry!

When did they even start to advertise like this?! It sounded as if the academy is on a shortage of students or something. After some deducing, Kakashi reckoned it must be Iruka's doing since he is the one mainly in charge of enrolment of students. At the same time, two pairs of eyes stared intensely at him, waiting eagerly for a reply.

"I'm not going."

"NANI?!" Naruto was the first one to shout out, "why not?!"

"Naruto-kun, I understand your good intentions but… don't you think I'm a bit too old for this?" Kakashi said. He let out a shudder upon the thought of him sitting in the class with small kids all around him. That would be awkward…

"B-but Tsunade-baasan agreed to this! She said it was necessary for you to join the academy!"

"Yes! It's never too late to start anything!"

Great, now Sakura is siding Naruto. Kakashi made up his mind to get his revenge back on Tsunade the next time he sees her. Naruto snatched the paper back before he could react and the next thing he saw was Naruto scribbling his name on the form.

"Name, Arashi… Age… What's your age?"

"16… I thought I mentioned it before…"

"Done! I'm going to submit it now! See'ya guys!" He ignored Kakashi's pleading look and ran out of the house. There's no turning back now. That's when Sakura brought up another question for him.

"Arashi-kun, your clothes are badly torn, shouldn't you change into something else?"

Good point.

"I don't have any extra clothes…" That was a valid point that he should take note of. One of his sleeves was torn off the last time by himself and there were tears at a number of places. Tsunade had said that all his belongings were being burnt… and he had no money at the current situation… Where is he going to get new ones?

"How about borrowing some from Naruto?" The medic suggested.

"I'm not going to wear that orange suit…"

"Lee?"

"Nooo…" he groaned. The mental image of him wearing green spandex was taking a toll on his head.

"I'll try to get some funds from Tsunade then… That's how Naruto bought his things from what I've heard." Sakura stood up and walked towards the entrance, "Guess I'll be seeing you later… Jya!"

Among the three, only Sakura closed the door behind her, Kakashi noticed. She's a girl after all and naturally they are more polite, more courteous, more considerate, and more…dominant. He scratched his nape and went back to his room.

The door knob turned and the door opened. He took a few steps in and froze on the sight of his table. No, the table wasn't messy. What had caused the shock was a letter, lying alone on the table. He rushed over and took it in his hands. Somehow he got a rough idea who was it that sent him that letter. Slowly and carefully, he opened with caution and it was just as he guessed: He knew that person.

Kakashi,

I see that you've went back to Konoha. Please meet me tonight 11pm at the bridge.

Friend

Kakashi read, crushed the piece of paper and tossed it under the bed. He had already expected him to come but he didn't expect it to be this fast, furthermore, sneaking into the apartment and putting a letter in broad daylight. Doesn't anyone see him? There's a lot to tell him and for him to tell. Kakashi can't wait till eleven…

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(10:00 pm)

"What… oh…" Kakashi's eye flew opened. He realized he had fallen asleep again despite different measures taken to stay awake. He took a glance at the clock. Another one more hour to go… Gotta stay awake. He made a mental note to himself.

Standing up, Kakashi walked towards the door and opened it. Lying in front of it was a set of clean clothes and a note that goes with it:

Arashi-kun,

I managed to get a set of clothes for you with the money that Tsunade-sensei gave me. It seems that you were sleeping when I came by so I'll just put it here for you. Be sure to change into it, okay? As for the ones you are currently wearing, you may want to pass it to me for some mending.

I'll pass you the remaining money the next time we meet.

Sakura

The edge of the copy-nin's mouth curled upwards slightly as he read the message. He picked up the clothes from the floor and opened it to get a full view of the articles.

It wasn't that bad. The shirt was black, with sleeves and the pants were white, reaching somewhere at his calf. Look like Sakura do have some taste in clothes. And she was considerate too… Maybe being good-looking does have its advantages.

He took off his own clothes and changed into the new ones. The new clothes suited him perfectly, both size and look. Picking up the damaged clothes and folding it neatly, he put it aside. He'll need to thank Sakura for all those that she had helped with and of course, a great 'thank you' for the beloved Hokage-sama.

Kakashi got out of the room and proceed to the living room. Everything was silent. He assumed Sasuke wasn't back yet, which was quite a good thing. He wouldn't want him to get over suspicious and start tailing him. His absence was what he needed right now. Walking out of the house, he headed the direction of his destination – the bridge.

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(11.00pm)

"Yo."

"I see that you're early." A dark figure approached him, "That's something amazing."

"Habits die hard. It not as if I wanted to be on time… I've nothing to do and just decide to come out for a change." The copy-nin shrugged, "So any news of them?"

"Yea, looks like they are on the move. I'll continue to investigate them whereas you stay here and continue your life in the meantime. I'll keep you update as soon as I get news of their movements."

"So you're coming here everyday?"

"No way, securities in Konoha had gotten stricter. Even I'm having trouble sneaking in here without being seen. I wouldn't hesitate to kill them though…" Kakashi's 'friend' turned and looked up into the night sky, "… if it wasn't for your continuous naggings."

"Our objective was to get our enemies and not hurting the innocents. We can't go around revealing our identity especially yours… might end up stirring more troubles. I was too careless that time… letting Jiraiya and Tsunade aware of my true identity." Kakashi frowned, reminiscing of that time when he fainted and letting the two Sanins search his body.

"I would've assisted you with the fight if I wasn't fighting at that time, but what's done is done. We could only hope that they won't go around spreading it, although I doubt that they will. I'll drop a message for the next meeting and maybe there will be a need for you to leave the village someday."

"Fine…"The copy-nin nodded in consent.

"And…" He passed Kakashi a sack, "Your belongings are in here… kunais, shurikens, and scrolls if I didn't miss out anything. Also, I've put in the cloak which I was talking about that day. It used to be my partner's but since he's long gone, I've decided to pass it to you."

"Oh…" Kakashi peeked at the cloak he was talking about and sighed, "I need to hide this well…"

"Whatever you do, never let out any information. We're going to do it both alone since you insisted not to get Konoha involved in this matter… I understand you loyalty towards your own village."

"Thank you."

"Whatever." He performed a jutsu and a gust of wind blew past them. In a flash, he was nowhere in sight.

Kakashi hugged the sack in his arms tightly and went back to his 'home'.

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