Author's Notes: This chapter is going to be about Kakashi. From next ch, we shall start training. I own none of this. Edit 1:I'd line to tell people that no one hates Naruto in this chapter.

Previously,

Naruto and Mito were told by the third Hokage Hiruzen Sarutobi that they would start training under a jonin from the next day.

A few days ago, The Hokage's Office

Hiruzen, the third Hokage, the Professor was looking at the paperwork in front of him. After Izuna left, he had to take over again. He did not like it but he had no other choice. He was waiting for Kakashi Hatake, the strongest shinobi in the village other than him.

While Sarutobi's mind was wandering, a silver haired man walked into the room. Said man was wearing a green Jonin's vest. He was wearing a mask that covered more than half of his face, and covered his right eye with his head band. The only part of his face that was visible to others was his left eye. Said Jonin was none other than Kakashi Hatake, aka Kakashi of the Sharingan, aka Copy Ninja Kakashi Hatake.

Sarutobi spoke, "Kakashi, I want you train Naruto and Mito. I think you already know the reason. You are the only man capable of training them. Train them as Izuna trained you. And I want you to brandish your father's sword. Izuna has left Naruto his famed sword, Kami no Ken, the sword of Gods. I want you to train him. You were good in kenjutsu before. I want to you to get your touch back so that when it is time, you can train Naruto and in kenjutsu as well. You can start training them once Naruto wakes from his chakra exhaustion induced coma."

Kakashi bowed down to Sarutobi and said, "I understand Hokage sama." Then he regained his normal posture and asked, "Hokage sama, if I may ask, why is Itachi's other sibling not put under my tutelage?"

Sarutobi said, "It is because Sasuke has not yet manifested the Sharingan."

Kakashi sighed and said, "Hai Hokage sama."

Kakashi then left the Hokage mansion and went to the memorial stone and mused over Naruto, Mito ad Sasuke. He was unsure what to think of Sasuke. He had not yet manifested the Sharingan despite the mess of the massacre. Did he even have it in him to manifest the Sharingan? He doubted that now. He would nevertheless train Mito and Naruto to such an extent that they would be able to beat jonin by the time they graduated. He also had to train Naruto to use Kami no Ken. Once Naruto mastered that blade, he would escalate to an S-ranked shinobi, there was a reason it was called the blade of gods. If Naruto could use the mangekyou well enough he might even be the best with it. Then, if he had Mokuton, he would need Tenzö's help. His father had manifested the Rinnegan. So Kakashi hoped that even Naruto would gain it, else there was always the risk of going blind from over usage of the mangekyou. He didn't want Izuna's son to go blind. Then he mused over Mito. She was Itachi's younger sibling and Sasuke's twin sister. She had manifested the Sharingan and in time she would also manifest the mangekyou Sharingan. He was sure of that. If she took well to kenjutsu, you had three ninja with the mangekyou and skill with swords to kill you instantly. He hoped that she took well to kenjutsu. He would now have to take his father's blade from his old home. He would probably move back there. It was safer than Konoha that was for sure. His father had made sure of that.

Kakashi sighed and started leaping above rooftops. He reached his father's old home in a few minutes. It was very old. He didn't want to come here. Too many old memories. Too many sad memories. He had moved out after the Third Great Shinobi war during which he had lost both his friends, and Rin had been killed by him. He had been unable to forgive himself after that. Now he was back here again. After so many years. He opened the door. It opened with a loud creak. There were cobwebs everywhere. He didn't like this. His ancestral home was in such a mess. He blamed himself for this. He had not even bothered to look at the place after the Third Great Shinobi War. He cleared the webs with his Kunai as he walked ahead.

He walked from the hall to his father's room where he found his father's sword. The White Chakra Saber. It was very short for him even when he was young. He then saw another blade. Unlike the chakra saber, this one was a Katana. It was blinding white. Kakashi figured that it had similar properties as his father's saber. He then saw a scroll next to it. He unfurled the scroll and started reading it.

It said,

"To my son Kakashi Hatake,

I know that by the time you read this I shall be dead. I also know that you must be very angry at me for leaving you alone and orphaned. Bear with me and don't tear this apart before reading this. I wish I could tell you that I am very sorry, but I know that I don't deserve forgiveness, but I hope that you can find it in yourself move past me. This blade you are holding(hopefully), Shi no Hakkö Chakurato, The White Light Chakra Blade of Deathwas crafted in the Land of Iron. I had this crafted specifically for you. I think that you have noticed that my white chakra saber is too small you. I never meant to give it to you. This blade that you are holding works just like the Kami no Ken. But unlike the Kami no Ken, this doesn't give you chakra back. It can only absorb chakra but not give it back to you. That is its only disadvantage. It can absorb chakra from you, everything that hits it and natural chakra. It is made of the finest quality of chakra metal and has a sharper blade than the Kami no Ken. It works best with lightning and fire, your major affinities. I was going to give this to you when were made jonin. I wish I could be there with you now. I wish you can forgive me for leaving you. Goodbye Kakashi. Become the strongest shinobi out there. I was always of proud of you, i am still proud of you and shall always be proud of you my son.

Sakumo Hatake."

Kakashi was in tears. He had never even looked at his father's room in hate that he had been abandoned. He always thought that by committing suicide, his father had left him alone and orphaned. But his father had left him a sword capable of beating the sword of Gods. He now knew that his father had never abandoned him. It was him(Kakashi) who had abandoned his father. He fell to his knees and said, "Tou-san, it is I who needs to ask for forgiveness. Not you." He then continued crying for a minute. He blamed himself for everything. Both his team-mates had died because of him and his recklessness. Kakashi felt His friend Obito had been crushed because he(Kakashi) had not been strong enough. He blamed himself for the loss of his other team mate, Rin. He had literally killed her just because he was reckless. He felt that it could have been prevented but he was not good enough. Now his father's letter brought back all those memories.

Kakashi got up and wiped his tears. His father had been looking out for him even in death. Kakashi was going to renovate this place and master the Shi no Hakkö Chakurato. He had failed enough people in his life. That was going to end now.

The next day he went to meet Hayate Gekkö. Konoha's resident swordsman. He met Hayate with Yugao. He was teaching Yugao kenjutsu. Kakashi said, "Hayate, it seems you are training Yugao. I was hoping to spar with you but it seems you are already occupied. I'll come by later."

Hayate was surprised to say the least. Kakashi Hatake of the Sharingan wanted to spar with him. He then noticed the sword behind Kakashi. He figured that Kakashi wanted to get back into touch with his swordplay. He said, "Kakashi senpai, I could spar with you but I will clearly be at adisadvantage so how about you face both me and Yugao?"

Kakashi laughed at this. He said, "Fine by me. Shall we begin?"

Saying so he unsheathed his blade. He felt the influx of power surging into it from both himself and the nature. He thought to himself, "So this is what Izuna felt when he wielded Kami no ken and Kami no Kira. It truly is amazing."

Both Hayate and Yugao felt the chakra from it. They also understood that it was in fact sharper than both their blades and would easily cut through them. They knew that they had to work together if they were to stand any chance against Kakashi. They rushed forward clearing the distance between themselves and Kakashi in an instant. Kakashi raised his sword to block their attacks seeing which the two of them had no choice but to stop millimeters before making contact with his blade. Kakashi then swung it due to which both of them were forced to duck. Kakashi then jumped backwards and swung his sword and releasing a wave of chakra with it. Hayate and Yugao dodged it completely but then saw the damage it had caused and saw that there wasn't any reduction in the chakra levels of Kakashi. Then Kakashi surged forward for the final blow. With Yugao and Hayate being able to do nothing but dodge, they were on the defensive. They channeled chakra into their own swords so that it wouldn't get broken apart completely. Then all of a sudden, there was a smoke bomb.

Kakashi nevertheless moved in and finally brought down his sword on Yugao, her own sword broken apart. It was right next to her neck. Then all of a sudden, Yugao burst out in a puff of smoke. Kakashi smirked. It was the kage-bunshin. Kakashi figured that she would have replaced herself in the smoke. Then all of a sudden, he felt two chakra signatures come at him. He saw that they were coming at him from both sides. Kakashi just ducked and rolled ahead while Yugao's and Hayate's swords just hit the ground. Kakashi turned around to see that both of them had regained their postures. They were about to come at him with more ferocity. Kakäshi said, "Guess the two of you can't be underestimated. I shall expect no less from my previous team member." He then raised his own blade and held it with both his hands. He channeled raiton chakra into it. It glowed a bright blue and chirped very loudly. It was almost like his Raikirin. Only this was a literal blade. Kakashi liked it. It was as his fther had said. It was built to suit his major affinities. It felt like an extension of himself.

Yugao and Hayate on the other hand coated their blades with chakra as well so that it would not get cut instantaneously. Kakashi charged at them and brought down his blade at them which they easily dodged but the blade made a small crater. Kakashi couldn't believe it but he had a problem now. His blade was struck in the crater. Yugao took full advantage of it and brught down the final blow, or so she thought. Just as she was about to bring the sword down on him, Kakashi sidestepped and let Yugao's sword hit his own. Kakashi channeled raiton chakra into his blade and easily brought his blade out and in the process cut Yugao's blade. Yugao ws left with only the hilt of the sword and the remaing part had been cut and slightly melted due to the sheer voltage in the sword.

Hayate then said, "Kakashi senpai, you should probably spar with someone who can fight you and your sword without breaking theirs if you want to get back in touch with kenjutsu. If you fight us, you should probably fight with a weaker sword. Then we can help you out."

Kakashi sheathed his sword, laughed and said, "Gomen Gomen, I knew that the blade would cut yours apart. I fought you with it so that I could gauge the strength of this blade, though I didn't find out everything, I found out enough to be able to fight better. And Yugao, sorry for breaking your sword apart. I will repay you for your loses."

Yugao said, "No biggie, senpai. This is just a sword for training. Not the sword I use for missions. If I used that one, you would be paying a lot to replace it." She said so with a sadistic smile. She then asked, "Senpai, where did you get that blade? I have never seen it before."

Kakashi answered with an eye smile, "This blade is a blade that my father had gotten made for me. He was going to give this to me when I reached Jonin." He then sighed as he remembered how his father had went. He continued, "But as fate had it, he was no there with us when I hit jonin."

Hayate and Yugao kept quite. Kakashi then took out his father's White Chakra Saber. He said, "Shall we train now? This one is not as sharp as the other one. Can be used to train."

The three of them started training.

They sparred similarly for the next few hours. Kakashi then bid them bye as he walked down to the Konoha cemetery. He came here everyday to see the graves of his friends and his sensei but today, he was here to see his father's grave. It was not among the graves of those killed in action. It was separated from them. He knelt down and placed some flowers there. He finally felt at peace that his father had not abandoned him. He thought, "Tou-san, I really don't know what to say. I want to say thank you. I know that you would never have left me. I know you wanted forgiveness from me. I read your letter and got your gift. Its amazing. I now know that you always cared for me and still care for me even in death. I let our house get ruined. I failed you again. I am thinking of moving back into tat house. Until today I was afraid of the past but now, I know that I can't just run away from it. Eventually it will come back to haunt me. So isn't it better to embrace it? I have let our house be in ruins in long enough. I have chosen to embrace my past and stop running from it. You made me realize that I shouldn't run from my past but rather I should embrace it. For that I thank you. I couldn't have hoped for a better father than you."

Kakashi got up. It felt like a mountain had been lifted from his shoulders. He felt better. He felt free. He had now come to terms with the death of his father. He then went to Obito and Rin's graves. He placed some flowers even there. He thought, "Obito, Rin, today I came to terms with my father's death. Obito, you had helped me get over it and made me remember my values. 'Those who don't obey orders are scum but those who abandon their close ones are worse than scum'. Weren't those your words? You helped me and today I have finally gotten over it. I am taking two students now. I wish you were also there. It would be great if all three of us took students, wouldn't it? Rest in Peace my friends." He stood there for over half an hour.

He then went to a park and sat on a bench where he normally sat. He took out his copy of Icha Icha paradise. He read it to get away from reality. Given he was a closet pervert from the beginning, he also enjoyed the book. The books let him escape reality into a fictional world with nothing to worry about. Just as he opened the book, a man in green spandex came and sat right next to him. Said man was also wearing a jonin vest and had very thick eyebrows. He was none other than Maito Gai, Konoha's self proclaimed Green Beast of Youth. He looked at Kakashi and said, "My eternal rival, what is on your mind right now? You seem to be in the springtime of youth. Would you mind sharing the news with me? Did you find true love at last? My eternal rival finally has found someone who will make him leave his books for good. Isn't it poetic?"

Kakashi looked at him and said, "Oh hey Gai, didn't notice you there."

Gai looked broken at this. He said, "Curse you and your cool hip attitude Kakashi. Anyway, have you finally found Love?"

Kakashi said, "Really Gai, Love? Nah. Just feeling at peace. Found a gift my father left me. I am finally over my father's death is all."

Gai stood up and said, "The springtime of youth shines in you my friend. Let us have a competition to celebrate that and enhance our rivalry."

Kakashi said, "No not now. Perhaps later. And by the way, I'm taking up two students. That puts me ahead in our rivalry, doesn't it?"

Gai said, "It indeed does Kakashi. The standings are now 26-25 in your favour. You are in the springtime of youth to be able to take up students. Might I ask why you are taking up only two students instead of the traditional three and in the middle of the year? No genin have graduated yet."

Kakashi said, "These two are Uchiha survivors. They manifested their Sharingan. One even has his mangekyou. Izuna's son. I am looking forward to training them. I feel that by training them, I can perhaps atone for my sins, and it feels like by training these two I am repaying Obito. By passing on his dream and memory to the next generation, I can do my best to keep the Will of Fire burning."

Gai stood up and said, "My friend, you are in the springtime of youth. It is truly great that you wish to pass on the Will of Fire. I hope you succeed in doing so and that you get good students. Farewell until next time my friend." Saying so he ran off into the sunset with perfect timing.

Kakashi then went to his apartment. He opened the door and saw the picture of him, Obito, Rin and their sensei, Minato Namikaze, the Fourth Hokage. He started packing. He was going to move back to his home tonight itself. Better late than never. Besides, he would also make renovations in there. He put all his valuables into a scroll and the picture of him and his team in a separate one. He then went back to his home and placed all his belongings in there. He started cleaning the house. In a few minutes, the house was clean and almost sparkling. He then went to his old room and started unpacking. He kept the picture of his team in the hall over a shelf where he could see it everytime he walked in. He then slept a good night's sleep after a very long time.

The next few days went away quickly during which Kakashi trained with Yugao and Hayate and was now as good in kenjutsu and by far the best kenjutsu master in Konoha. He also trained himself to get acquainted with his new blade and was progressing with leaps and bounds. All he needed to do was use chakra to strengthen his muscles to be able to hold the sword and the sword did the rest of the job for him. He really liked it. Every day he trained to get stronger so that he would not fail any more people. Life was finally going well for him.

Three days after Naruto woke up from his coma, The Konohagakure Academy,

Naruto and Mito entered the Academy. They were happy that they were going to be under a jonin sensei from that day. They couldn't keep their excitement hidden.

Their current Chunin instructor Iruka made his way into the class and shouted at the top of his voice, "Everyone shut up now. Lets begin the class. Naruto, welcome back to the class. Hope you are fine now."

Naruto grunted in response. He said, "Thanks but I don't plan on staying in the academy for a long time." Iruka didn't know what he was talking about but didn't care. He went on to start the class about the history of shinobi.

Naruto didn't know what was taking his jonin sensei such a long time. Then two hours after the Academy classes started, a silver haired jonin entered the class. Iruka was of course surprised at this. He said, "Kakashi san, why would you be here? No genin have graduated yet."

Kakashi laughed at this and said, "I am here to pick up Naruto and Mito. This letter will tell you everything you need to know. You clearly know that keeping those two in the academy is waste of their potential don't you and besides I am thinly one capable of training them."

Iruka read the letter. He said, "Forgive me Hatake san, you may take those two with you."

At hearing this a pink haired girl stood up and shouted loudly, "Why do those two get be trained under a jonin and why not my Sasuke?" Said pink haired girl was Sakura, Sasuke's biggest fangirl.

Kakashi sighed and said, "Because Sasuke is not strong enough yet. The other two on the other hand easily outrank him. And if you speak like that again, I will make sure that your voice is never heard again in Konoha."

Sakura gulped in fear at this. Naruto and Mito laughed at her and went out with Kakashi while everyone else burst out into pure laughter.

With Kakashi,

Kakashi took the two kids to the rooftop. He told them, "Lets begin with introducing ourselves, who we are, our hobbies, our likes and dislikes. I am Hatake Kakashi, Jonin of Konoha and your instructor for now. My hobbies, I don't feel like sharing them with you. My likes and dislikes again, I don't feel like sharing with you. Now you Sharingan boy."

Naruto frowned at this. He was given no information whatsoever. He sighed and said, "I am Uchiha Naruto. My hobbies are perfecting Ninjutsu, gaining a library of Ninjutsu, mastering abilities of mine and eating ramen. I like my close friends, my village and raiton. I hate backstabbers and those who betray their family and village."

Kakashi was impressed at this. Then Mito started, "I am Uchiha Mito. My hobbies are pranking, sparring and eating dango. I like my close friends, my village and the look on the faces of my victims after a prank. I hate backstabbers and those who betray the trust of their village and family."

Kakashi was pleased to say the least. Both of them had similar ideals to him. He said, "Come to Training Ground Three at twelve. I shall give you a test passing which I shall take you into my tutelage."

Naruto and Mito were stumped but Naruto figured that they wouldn't be accepted without a test. After all, they had no achievements to back them up. Kakashi then shushined away.

Naruto was pleased and would now prove to his instructor that he was a worthy student. He was the true Avenger!

Author's Notes:Please review. Hope you like it.

From next chapter, most of it is going to be training.