A/N: Hey guys, hope your all having a good weekend, mine is very smokey, BC CANADA is pledged by forest fires thus it is stupid smokey. Its so smokey I cant see down the street, crazy right? Here's chapter 2, enjoy ^^.
Hiruzen Sarutobi
Chapter 2.
To be a leader was a exhausting job, to be the leader of a entire shinobi village, well that was complete mayhem. The Sandaime. Sarutobi Hiruzen was a old man, a tired, exhausted old man who was revered as one of the most powerful men of the Village Hidden in the Leaves. Thus, due to his age, and many experiences, he believed that nothing could completely surprise him anymore. However it seemed he was wrong, that even he with all his experiences, he to was still susceptible to the feeling of surprise. In his hand was a letter delivered by a travelling merchant who had proclaimed that the letter had been given to him by a young child when she had found out his next destination. The letter was addressed to the Leaf Kage, though his technical title was Hokage, not Leaf Kage, the letter was for him...
Now it wasn't the act of receiving mail that was surprising, as he received lots of mail daily. What had surprised him was the letter within despite being addressed to him was for the infamous Hatake Kakashi, a 20 year old Jonin in his ranks.
He had frowned and flipped the paper back and forth inspecting the one sided letter briefly before he with little forethought began to read the said letter, his eyes widening in shock as he read further and further.
Dear, Hatake Kakashi.
I am unsure if you remember me, my name is Koto Utano. Almost six years ago, you saved me. I had been sitting upon the siding of a old well near Rokko Yama, the mountains within the Eastern Forests.\ I was about to fall in, presumably to my death when you had grabbed me and pulled me out.
I honestly never considered, nor wanted ever to let you know my secret, but I am unable to keep it hidden. I am sure you already know partially of my gifts due to the night we spent together however this secret is much greater in importance.
On the night we spent together Kakashi, we conceived a babe. I named her Yuki.
She's amazing, shes so beautiful. I had never imagined we could have created something so utterly amazing. She's smart, gentle and very kind. Not someone whom I imagined would do well as a ninja... Hence why I kept her existence away from you, I didn't want that life for her. I didn't want her heart to brake as yours has, I didn't want the innocence in her eyes to disappear as yours had, I can no longer be picky.
I am dying Kakashi. I can feel my life slowly leave me. Our little girl will be left alone, she will be all alone in this huge terrifying world. Please... If you can find it in your heart, Please come find her, please take her and care for her... Help her live. I will not be so selfish to ask you to love her... to become the father she needs, It wouldn't be fair... All I ask is, please help our little child live, provide her a place where she can grow up.
Yuki is only five, shes so small and innocent. I cant bare the thought of her being all alone, that thought is more terrible then the thought of her being a ninja.
If you do agree to come get Yuki, there are a few things you need to know. She has inherited my gift, if you can call it that. She is so young that I do not know the extent of it but, it seems more developed then it was for me when I was her age.
Yuki and I have what can be described as the touch of empathy. Skin contact is the trigger, and from what I know, cannot be easily controlled. Even I have very little control over it. When either of us touch another life form, we experience what can only be described as us experiencing the feelings and hearts of others. Thus when you had caught me from falling into the well, your flesh touched mine and I saw your heart. After being lifted to safety, unable to help myself I gave you your heart song... The song your heart sang to me.
I hope with this knowledge you decide not to lead our child onto the path of the shinobi, if you do however... Please watch over our child carefully, keep her from breaking...
Secondly, Yuki is a well behaved child, she hates natto, and is allergic to raspberries. She prefers a open window no matter the temperature outside when she sleeps, her favourite food is stew, and her favourite things in the world are the forest animals, be careful she will sneak some inside given the opportunity. Yuki is a happy child and very expressive, even when she knows how heavy my heart is, even when she knows I am on borrowed time, that little child has done everything she can to keep me smiling, I am sure she will do the same for you... Please accept her heart... You don't have to return it... just don't break it, like yours.
We reside in the Eastern Forests, near the border of the Land of Tea in a small village named Mokuzai. The village is peaceful and lacks individuals living in unhappiness thus, Yuki... Does not know nor understand her power... She doesn't understand what she can do and hasn't met anyone feeling anything extreme thus she remains innocent of the horrid feelings of the rest of the world... I know she cannot stay that way forever, but try to break it to her gently... I had gone into shock when I felt my first extreme emotional heart, It had almost killed me, don't let that happen to our Yuki...
Lastly, If you decide to ignore my plea... at least please... find someone who can take her. Find it in your heart to do at least that much... I can rest in peace knowing our child is safe.
I do not know how long it will be for the merchant to give this letter to you but in the event I have already passed, Thank you for you giving me Yuki. She has been the light of my life and I treasure her above all. Thank You, Hatake Kakashi.
Koto Utano
Old man Sarutobi sighed in deep stress before placing the letter upon his wooden desk before he leaned back to take a long puff from his pipe... If the letter was true, Kakashi, The student of his students student had a long lost child somewhere out there.
After a long exhale he spun around in his cushy chair to gaze out onto the sleeping village from the windowed view from his office. He couldn't in good conscience leave the child out there knowing she existed, if anyone with a grudge recognized the child as the Kakashi's child she would be instantly killed or kidnapped, not to mention the child had a potential kekkei genkei.
There was no doubt that the child would be welcomed eagerly by the council, as she was a continuation of the Hatake Clan, she would become a Clan Heiress whether Kakashi accepted the child or not as there was no other potential heir in sight. Not to mention with the potential power the child held, the council most likely wouldn't accept any other outcome, those old bastards were always eager for power and growth. Sarutobi let brief bitterness well at the thought, the greedy individuals urked him to the point of almost violence sometimes, their positions on some things were infuriating and honestly killed some of his faith in his village. These feelings were more and more frequent due to the existence of a small child named Uzumaki Naruto.
With another deep sigh, Hiruzen turned back to face his desk, ultimately the choice would be first Kakashi's, if he wanted to accept the child into his small home. Would he decide to be a father or would he... He, after all was a active ANBU member, he was a valuable asset to the village, he had a high mission count and was often away. Hopefully perhaps this would get him to relax his schedule a bit, as he often pushed himself to absolute exhaustion as he was plagued by guilt and shame.
With one last sigh, the Third Hokage cleared his throat before calling out to his guard before he ordered the animal masked man to summon the recipient of the letter, Kakashi Hatake.
A/N: Yes I know super short, no worries I'll post soon. Please review to tell me what you think ^^
