A/N: Another chapter up!! Don't forget to review, it would be much appreciated. I'm gonna do something new now, I haven't done a POV since the prologue chapter. Hope it is ok.
Reminiscence
Kakashi's POV
I looked up from my orange book and sighed. I had just finished giving my report to the Hokage and I was preparing to go back home and sit on my couch. Sometimes I feel this world is so unfair. That thought made me remember the meeting I walked in on…
I sped down the road at full speed, then took the note from the Hokage and read it again.
Kakashi, please come at once to the tower and into the meeting room ASAP. I must talk to you now.
-Sandaime Hokage
I sighed at the note. If he was desperate enough to send an eagle after me in a mission it must be something important. The gates of Konoha appeared in the distance, and in a matter of minutes I was hurtling myself through the gates. Neither Kotetsu nor Izumo tried to stop me, so I assumed that they had been told I was coming. I jumped up onto the roof and continued roof-jumping, after all, that was much quicker than running in the streets.
When I was close enough, I shunshined into the meeting room. I froze when I saw everyone. The Hokage sat at the front with Homura at his right and Koharu on his left. There was also Danzo, the old war hawk, who sat next to Homura. They formed the senior members of the village council and top advisors of the Hokage.
The clan heads, consisting of Shikaku (Nara clan), Inoichi (Yamanaka clan), Chouza (Akimichi clan), Tsume and Kuromaru (Inuzuka clan), Shibi (Aburame clan), and Hiashi (Hyuuga clan). He had shunshined right into the middle of Danzo talking.
"-know why this meeting was called, it's not important at all!"
"Ah, Kakashi, you're here. Good, just in time." I frowned at that. I was just in time? But I just barged into a meeting.
"What is Kakashi Hatake doing here?" Danzo asked.
"This is Naruto's sensei. I called him here so he would know what was going on."
Naruto? They are talking about Naruto? What has Naruto done?
"You see, Kakashi, one of our ninjas while on patrol near the south, he saw missing Konoha Nin, Itachi Uchiha and missing Kiri Nin, Kisame Hoshigaki around the area. This is extremely unusual since they have never been seen this close to Konoha before. We think that they may be after Naruto."
Danzo spoke up again. "You haven't told us how this information came to be. How do you know they are here for the demon?"
"Because I told him so."
The group turned to see Jiraiya standing leaning against the side wall. Jiraiya looked at Danzo.
"You see, Kisame and Itachi are part of an organisation called 'Akatsuki' consisting of probably the most wanted missing-nin. The Akatsuki really like power. Do you remember when a member of the Akatsuki tried to steal the kettle containing the Shukaku? Ofcourse now they would try to capture Naruto. I mean, if I was as evil and power-hungry as them I'd also want an immortal fox demon as my weapon."
The clan heads started murmuring to each other. I narrowed my eyes; they wouldn't get him, not while I am alive.
"What is it that this 'Akatsuki' needs the demon for?" Hiashi asked. Jiraiya turned to Shikaku.
"What do you think the Akatsuki would use Naruto for, Shikaku." He asked.
He frowned at the question while rubbing his chin with his fingers.
"Troublesome, well, Naruto is quite young, so hasn't got control over all of his power, so is easier to capture. But I have no doubt that he will get stronger and the Akatsuki will probably want to use that power to, well, they could do pretty much anything. Take over a Shinobi village even, or destroy it."
The mutterings started again, albeit louder and a little panicked.
"What should we do?" Tsume asked Jiraiya.
"We just need to look out for them, make sure that if they get close, we have Shinobi ready to fight them. Having Naruto has made the other villages cautious about attacking us so it is quite vital to keep him here. Kakashi," he said, looking over to me, "your job is to get your team ready for the ninja world. Teach em a few of the jutsu you have copied, especially Naruto."
Koharu scowled. "We can't teach train that thing to be more powerful, what if it attacks us, huh? What if the demon betrays us and kills us all." Once again, the murmurs started. I twitched as I detected agreement among the mutters. If there was one thing I've learnt about Naruto in the months I'd been with him, it's that he is solely dedicated to Konoha.
"I have watched Naruto over the years and I have never detected any hate or anger at this village. He once told me that the Kyuubi had wanted him to protect us as long as he lived as a human."
"Do you forget that this is a demon we are talking about? Demon foxes are renowned for their lies and deceits. We could be falling into a trap." I had enough.
"If I may, as Naruto's sensei I have seen and watched over my team for many months, and he has never once lied to anyone more than a normal person would lie. He cares for his teammates, and would do anything to protect them. He is hardly the demon you think him to be." I said. The Hokage smiled.
"Alright, this meeting is over. Kakashi, you are dismissed."
"Hai." I said, bowing and shunshining off. I appeared at the rooftop I left from and went back to the gates. I had nothing else to do so I talked to Kotetsu and Izumo for a while, then jumped into a nearby tree and started reading my lovely book.
A while later, just as I was reading the good bit I sensed my team approaching. I sighed in relief as I realised they were safe, then sighed in annoyance at how the sun was so low, meaning night was almost here. I sighed again as I realised I would probably have flashbacks on this day.
I chuckled at just how right my past me was. That was certainly a very troublesome day. I sighed at how I sounded like Shikaku. Then sighed again at how I kept sighing. I really should stop that habit.
Normal!!
Naruto was excited. His sensei would finally teach them a jutsu! He jumped along the rooftops until he reached his apartment door. Just as he stepped closer to the door he froze. It couldn't be… Not giving a second thought, he crashed into the door, thoroughly snapping it off its hinges and charged into the kitchen where the familiar power radiated from.
He felt his heart drop as he realised it was just the trace of chakra his father had left behind. He collapsed into the chair as all the energy the excitement had brought on left him in a blink. Wait, there's still too much chakra to be just a trace? He looked curiously at the kitchen and his eyes widened at the sight of the swords. Jumping to his feet with new-found vigor, he dashed to see his presents. His eyes travelled across the gleaming surface of the black handle and gold spirals around it.
Easily, he fit the straps and wakizashi onto his back, making the swords cross over his back and stick up over his shoulders. As he relaxed into the straps, his eyes caught sight of a white piece of paper on the bench. He grabbed it up and read, his sharp blue eyes flickering over the writing.
Naruto, my son
I hope you are well, child. Living as a ningen may not be your dream, but always remembers that you are an immortal, do not stoop to their level. You must be feeling disappointed that I have not stayed to see you, it has been 12 years, though years do not matter much to me. I'm sorry I couldn't stay, for I had to help my 7th class brother eradicate the stupid 3rd class rat demons, though I must admit they are a tasty treat, if you have the speed to catch the tricky things. I will most likely visit in the next 20 years or so. I have realised that when you fight, you must use your chakra every time. The swords I made are to help you fight better and fit in. Put a little bit of chakra into it and you will know how to use them instinctively. Be warned, that doesn't mean you are ready to use them to fight anyone, you must train with them, feel the swords as if an extension of your arm. I will end here.
(I'll explain the class thing at the end.)
Naruto smiled at the letter. Those 3rd class rats were annoying, and it was just like his father to say 'I will end here' at the end. He walked into his bedroom and to the self. At the shoulder level top ledge sat a fox plushie that looked like a chibified version of himself. Still smiling, he pressed his forefinger onto the black nose of the fox and inserted a little chakra into it. Almost instantly, a bubble of red chakra emerged from the fox's back.
He put the letter into the bubble, where it floated in the middle and released the chakra flow. The bubble slowly sank back into the disguised safe keep, bringing the letter with it.
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Kakashi smiled at the three genin in front of him. Sasuke was to his left, leaning against the rails of the bridge. Sakura was standing next to Sasuke, glaring at him for being late, though she should learn that her tantrums about his lateness wouldn't change a thing. Naruto was on the left, and his eyes widened at the sight of the shining handles of two short swords poking over his shoulders.
"Ohayo, team! I have decided to teach you a few jutsu today!" For some reason, he was reasonably happy this morning.
"First I'm going to see your chakra affinity. Sasuke and Naruto, you will most likely be fire, but we can see whether you might have another one too. Sakura, I'm not sure about you, but the jutsu I have for you that doesn't use an element. Here." Kakashi said and handed them each a small rectangular piece of paper. Kakashi chuckled amusingly at there confused faces.
Just push some chakra into it and see what happens. You first, Sakura."She nodded and looked at the paper. Soon after, the paper turned soggy.
"You are a water type. I'll try to find a jutsu suitable for you. Sasuke?" Sasuke put chakra into his piece and it immediately split in two, half in ash and the other half crumpled.
"You are a fire and lightning type. That's good, usually genin only have one element. Lightning is my element so I can teach you a few jutsu." He said and turned to Naruto. He held up his piece, and it was split in two like Sasuke, one side turned into ash and the other split cleanly in half. Kakashi's eyes widened.
"A wind type is fairly rare, Naruto. But that is a good combination. Wind combined with fire would make a powerful attack." Kakashi examined the cut. "And the edge is cut smoothly too, signalling a lot of wind natured chakra. Good, good. The other affinity you could have gotten is earth."
"Each element is different, and each element can overpower another but can also be overpowered by another. Water is strong against fire, weak against earth. Fire is strong against wind, weak against water. Wind is strong against lightning, weak against fire. Lightning is strong against earth, weak against wind. Earth is strong against water, weak against lightning. It is kinda like a cycle."
"Your affinities will enable you to learn the jutsu faster and control it easier than the other elements. Use that to your advantage."
"Alright, I'll start with you, Sakura. I'm sorry I can't teach you a jutsu I have copied because I decided you are fit to use a Genjutsu." As he said this, he took a small scroll from his pouch and gave it to her.
"Your chakra reserves are a little low, but with chakra exercises we'll hopefully be able to bring that up. This is a middle C-rank jutsu that makes the target see black splotches everywhere, effectively disorienting them and blocking their vision in some places too."
Sakura opened the scroll, reading the jutsu out loud, "Genjutsu: Black Sight."
"When you have enough chakra you can almost make their whole vision black." Kakashi added. She smiled happily and said thank you. He nodded and turned to Sasuke.
"Hmm, I'll give you a lightning attack, ne? I copied this from a Kumo Nin. It's called Lightning style: Charged Path." Kakashi started going through hand seals and crouched down to slam his palm onto the ground. Erupting from his hand, a line of electricity travelled along the ground towards a tree and burnt it severely. The students watched with wide eyes.
"This is quite a useful technique. It is lower B-Rank and with enough practice you can bend the path of the lightning. Unfortunately it is quite chakra draining the longer the distance and it only works on earth. The seals are Rat, Dragon, Horse, Boar, Snake and Bird." Kakashi turned to Naruto.
"I don't know many high classed wind attacks, but a fire attack should do for now. This is Fire style: Super Flame Bullets." Going through the seals, he began spitting out large fire pellets at incredible speeds while holding the Tiger seal. Once the ball hit something it would burst into a mini bomb, making part of a tree burn and gouged out a large hole. The students eyes widened as they felt the heat.
"This is a Higher B-Ranked jutsu that uses a lot of chakra, though that shouldn't be a problem for you. The fire burns a good 150'C, quite useful for fighting. The seals are Tiger, Rat, Dragon, Monkey and Tiger. The bullets will become larger with more chakra. Ok, start practising."
The three nodded and went to a different part of the training ground.
"Sakura, practise the Genjutsu and when you feel it is ready you can try it on me, alright?"
"Ok, Kakashi-sensei."
A few hours later, Kakashi called the three genin back. He gave them all a closed eye smile.
"Now, I'm sure you're eager to show me your progress, ne? Ok, Sasuke, show me what you got."
Sasuke smirked and went through the jutsu. "Lightning style: Charged Path!" he yelled and slammed his palm onto the ground. Immediately, lightning shot along the ground, but before it even went 4 metres, it fizzled and died. Naruto's mouth twitched as he saw the annoyed glare on the Uchiha's face.
"That's good, Sasuke, considering you've only bee practising this for a few hours. Just keep practising the direction, the distance will come over time. Now, Sakura, why don't you try the Genjutsu on all three of us?"
She nodded hesitantly and started the seals. "Genjutsu: Black Sight."
Kakashi and Sasuke started seeing a few small blotches, but not enough to disable someone effectively. Naruto wasn't able to tell whether it was good or not since the Genjutsu didn't work on him.
"Hmm, we are going to have to work on your chakra reserves, Sakura. You won't be able to use this if you can't block there vision enough. Naruto?" Hmm, let's see what you've got, Naruto. Hope you can surprise me.
Naruto nodded and started the hand seals. "Fire style: Super Flame Bullets." The fire's heat that came from his mouth almost made the two genin stagger back and the jonin to crack a smile under his mask. Five balls of searing hot flame burst out of Naruto's mouth and headed straight for the tree, one after the other smashing into the trees trunk until the final ball hit, destroying the trunk and making the poor tree fall over.
"Yay! How was that, Kakashi-sensei? Are you gonna teach me another jutsu? Huh? Huh?!" Naruto said excitedly, showing his childish side. Kakashi's eye once again crinkled into an upside down semicircle.
"Not today, Naruto. Its noon, time for some lunch. Meet me at the tower at 1 for a mission. Ja!" he said and disappeared in a puff of smoke.
A/N: Just to let you know, Sasuke will awaken his Sharingan later on, he didn't awaken it when fighting Haku. Until next time.
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