In time, Miyuki grew, alongside with Kakashi. Of course, Kakashi had his doubts, for one, she was small and fragile looking, two, she was timid and hesitant, and three she was a klutz sometimes. Yet over time, he saw her grow, and when she couldn't get something right, she'd do it over and over until she finally got it. She practiced her scrolls that could only be done by her clan, the Ryu's, and she even became handy with twin kodachi's. And over time, she was placed on Kakashi's team.
She was shy and timid, always hiding behind Kakashi, until she practiced with them, becoming strong and outgoing, laughing and everything. To Miyuki, this life was perfect, no worries, and happy.
Until the incident happened.
Miyuki and Kakashi raced home, "Come on Miyuki, you're suppose to be faster than me right?" Kakashi said teasing the girl.
"No fair! You got a head start though!" She yelled back to him.
"It shouldn't matter if you're the fastest girl from your village!" He said picking speed up. He lunged forward catching himself, feeling weight on his back, looking back he saw the young girl, "Hey! Miyuki! Get off my back!"
She stuck her tongue out, "I'm the fastest girl because of this silly!" She said before leaping over the boy and running to the house and into the door. She waited a bit before Kakashi caught up, "Told you I was faster!" She said walking a bit.
"You cheated." He muttered.
"All's fair in war." She said giggling, she walked into a room, "Sakumo?" She looked around, no sign of the man, she looked back to Kakashi, "Kakashi, isn't your dad suppose to be home today? I thought he had time off before his next mission."
Kakashi nodded before going to another door, "Knowing dad, he's off training," Kakashi opened the door, looking back at Miyuki, "He'll be home soon." As he looked forward he stopped breathing and moving. "Dad..." he barely said.
Miyuki looked over to him, then walked over, looking at what Kakashi saw then started crying. There in front of the two was Sakumo's body, and the knife stabbed into his stomach by himself.
Miyuki fell to the floor crying, not believing what was going on, and Kakashi fell too, putting an arm around her shoulder, not knowing what to do, only staring at his father's body. He stared for what seemed like forever until making himself, and Miyuki, stand up, "W-we have to go tell the Hokage!" He said before grabbing Miyuki's hand and taking off.
Miyuki's vision was still blurred from crying, her world was turned upside down, why? Why would Sakumo do something so horrible? Why would Sakumo take his own life and make them live alone? What caused Sakumo such pain that he felt the only way was to take his own life?
As they walked in, they saw not only the Third Hokage, but their sensei, Minato. Instantly Minato saw that Miyuki was crying, "Miyuki? What's wrong?" He said going over to the children, kneeling down and wiping her tears away.
"What's wrong Kakashi?" The Hokage asked.
Kakashi was hesitant, not wanting Miyuki to cry, "M-My dad... he.. He killed himself..."
Both Minato and the Hokage looked at each other, then at the children, and it was the Hokage who spoke first, "Then, I guess you want to know why?"
Kakashi nodded, and Miyuki cried a bit more before gathering herself up and holding on to Kakashi, and he put an arm around her shoulders, "Yes. We both want to know."
The Hokage nodded. "Two days ago, Sakumo was sent on a mission with others behind enemy lines, and there he made a choice, it was to continue with the mission or save his comrades and in the end.." He paused, "Sakumo went to save his comrades."
Kakashi looked down, his father had broken a law, it was forbidden to forget the mission, it was against the law to abandon the mission, why.. Why did his father do that? Instant anger went over his body and he let go of Miyuki, heading out of no where.
Miyuki looked at him as Minato went after the boy, and she turned facing the Hokage. "I-I know it's wrong to forget the mission, but I'm glad he saved them.."
"Unfortunately, I can't say that the comrades were grateful, a lot of damage came from him abandoning the mission Miyuki, we might have been able to win it here and now."
"Even the... That.. That's horrible! How can you blame a man for saving you? How can you do that to someone!? That's not fair! They should have thanked him, they should have been grateful to him! He could have let them die and they do this to him? Where's the sense in that!?" She yelled into the ground as tears fell to the cold floor.
The Hokage walked over to the girl, putting a hand on her shoulder, "What happened, happened Miyuki. You and Kakashi need to pick yourself up and maybe learn something from this, and continue your life."
She stilled cried but nodded, "I can still stay here right? I like living here."
"Of course Miyuki."
