-Kakashi kun -the Hokage stopped him, Kakashi turned around and looked at the old man who was taking a sip from his pipe, he was supposed to have been at the training camp for the test three hours ago -Naruto is not an ordinary girl, not only because she has the Kyubi inside her, there is something I can't tell you until Naruto herself has the confidence to do so.

- What do you mean? - Kakashi was confused. What else is the girl facing? The last time he saw her she was wrapped in a white sheet and the Fourth Hokage had died, after that she basically avoided being in the village most of the time.

-I'll just tell you that what caused the catastrophe boom... was Naruto - Kakashi was on a mission the day that happened, when he arrived he didn't think it was nice to see a crater that covered a large part of the commercial and residential area, he heard that many people had died or were seriously injured, but Naruto? It never crossed Kakashi's mind that it was Naruto who caused such a disaster.

- The Kyubi was it? - Hiruzen denies and Kakashi frowns.

- So you're saying that Naruto did it on his own? - Kakashi had seen Naruto and he saw nothing more than a little girl of almost twelve years old who needed guidance, he didn't see a vengeful person and oh yes there was a boy like that among his new gennin.

-I never said that- the Hokage looks behind him towards the Hokage summit- ever since she was a baby I saw amazing things happen around her, she changed the environment to her emotional and physical state, if she was cold, she would heat up the environment or if she was happy, if she was sad she would freeze, Naruto is not "exactly" aware that she is the one causing it or she is not sure when it happens, that day was October 10th and she was being chased, I didn't know she was being chased until I heard the big explosion- Kakashi nodded thoughtfully- she will leave again on September 1st to a safe place and will return by December 15th and she will leave again on January 20th, then she will return for two weeks in April and-

- Where are you going? –

-A place that teaches him good things, Naruto has improved a lot since he went there, Iruka reported that when she came back in winter she paid attention in class and looked much calmer -Kakashi knew that the Hokage was denying him more information about it and that was fine for the moment for the jounin, he didn't want to get involved in Naruto's life as soon as he arrives with the little girl.

Kakashi ruffled Naruto's hair before he took her hand and jumped into a tree taking her with him, when Naruto noticed that they had the view of the training field.

And everything seemed to indicate that Kakashi would win the bet, Sasuke was not sharing, but shortly after he raised his head and looked at the pink-haired girl, who shook her head, but Sasuke insisted and when the girl finally agreed and took some rice, Kakashi jumped, Naruto followed him unsure.

-They broke the rules -Kakashi said with a serious and deadly face, Naruto felt bad, although he had won and frowned at Kakashi standing next to Sasuke -I hope you are ready for -

-Wait, I know the rules are important Ttebayo, I wouldn't have said that before, but I went to a place where they matter, but what's right also matters and I think Sasuke did the right thing, regardless of the rules and regardless of what you think about it - Naruto closes his mouth with a dry click and Kakashi.

-That's true, rules are important, but they are also made to be broken - Sasuke complements and Sakura swallows.

-If one of us loses, we all lose- Sakura says looking more brave than before, Kakashi's posture relaxes.

-they passed by –

- Huh? - Naruto was confused, from one moment to the next the situation had changed.

-The others that I have had under the short time of the test obeyed without complaint and fell into my traps, without thinking for themselves... a ninja must be able to see through things -Kakashi looks at the group from Sakura to Naruto, Sakura Haruno was intelligent when it came to reading but did not seem to have much power of decision on her own and little self-esteem, Sasuke Uchiha, was strong in all areas for which he would be recognized as a prodigy but was sunk in the darkness of his revenge and the biggest problem is that he cannot get out of it in time and that Kakashi's story repeats itself again and finally Naruto Uzumaki, is impulsive and clumsy, but has great determination and heart, Kakashi knew that she would one day become a great kunoichi -In the shinobi world, those who break the rules are scum but those who abandon their friends are worse than scum -Naruto saw how Sasuke smiled and could not help but join -Everyone is approved, from tomorrow the team 7 will start doing missions

- Yes! - Sakura shouts happily, not only for being on the same team as Sasuke, Naruto's words sounded as they wanted to sound and had had an effect on the pink haired girl...

-By the way, Naruto chan, you won the bet - Kakashi throws something in the air and Naruto crushes it between his hands to catch it.

- Bet? - Sakura asks.

-Naruto bet that Sasuke would share his food and I wouldn't, that was Naruto's test - Naruto looked at the coin before realizing that it wasn't a coin, it looked like one, but strangely it wasn't.

Naruto didn't expect to be taken to rescue princesses or escort leaders in her first week, she knew the protocol well (that doesn't mean she likes it or follows it) gennin get the job that requires little to no activity.

But he didn't expect his sensei to want to kill them from the heat by picking strawberries during the summer sun -Kakashi sensei - Naruto looked at his sensei who seemed satisfied to see the large crop.

- Are we going to pick… strawberries? - Sasuke asks almost in disbelief.

-wow I knew you were smart from your file, but this- Naruto has to cover his mouth when he wanted to laugh at his sensei's mockery of Sasuke who rolled his eyes and crossed his arms now in a bad mood.

-You don't just have to pick it up - the old man who would pay them for the mission gave the three gennin a smile - one part will go to make wine and the other to make jam , you will have to grind it all, there are other gennin working in another field so this is all yours to work on -

The old man pointed to the large barn that was covered with a tent roof, the place where they had to crush the leaves of the strawberries and crush them, there was a tap with drinking water for them to drink.

-Well, I leave it in your hands, Kakashi-kun - the old man with the straw hat said, waving with one hand as if he hadn't left them with a big task.

-Okay, first of all, let's use this as training, which means no jutsu allowed, got it? - Kakashi told his genin who only got more horrified - let's separate the chores, Sasuke and Sakura are going to pick the strawberries, Naruto is going to remove the leaves and crush the strawberries -

- What! Naruto will stay in the shadows and we will stay in the sun - Sakura complains, even Sasuke looks with envy at Naruto, who is just confused -

- well you have complaints… it's perfect -Kakashi says almost sarcastically before giving her a smirk - look, you guys are going to be a lot more careful when picking the strawberries from the plant so they can grow back, plus you can tell which ones are ripe and which ones aren't, Naruto doesn't know how to do that, right? - Naruto wants to pout when he realizes that they were giving her simple tasks because she wasn't very smart, but… Kakashi was right about her not knowing how to tell the difference, of course she could tell by the taste, but… she couldn't bite into each strawberry to know, right? She nods - come on, then the sooner we start the sooner we'll finish-

Sakura and Sasuke grabbed some gloves and put them on before setting off to pick, Naruto watched them from that tent hoping to learn how to differentiate strawberries correctly -mah, mah Naruto chan, look - Kakashi calls him making Naruto curiously approach, Kakashi showed him two herbs -they look alike right - Naruto at that moment realized that they were not the same herbs.

-A lot -she exclaims looking closely at both leaves, one was a darker green than the other.

-Well, one helps you with stomach pain and the other… can leave you in the bathroom for days - Naruto looks in surprise again at those two leaves that are so similar to each other…

Kakashi knew a lot about plants, much to Naruto's surprise. He didn't expect his sensei to have studied herbology... is that what they call it here? Naruto didn't know and he didn't care.

-How does Kakashi sensei know that? - Naruto asks with a really genuine curiosity, Kakashi gave Sasuke a smirk as the boy looked jealously at Naruto, his forehead was sweaty as he dropped the strawberries into that big bucket and went back to work.

-One of my teammates wanted to be a medical ninja and studied a lot about different plants, counting their side effects- Kakashi laughed at the memory of dying eating a plant claiming it was for stomach pain only to spend days in the bathroom, Kakashi clapped his hands- Well, the plant lesson is over, time to smash strawberries- Naruto turned around remembering what his purpose was here and saw that thing that looked like a small lake full of strawberries, he knew he had to remove all the leaves they had but... honestly he found it too boring- Look, we don't have to remove the leaves-

Naruto blinks in confusion -we have to do it Ttebayo, you know sensei-

-Look Naruto, the jam is mixed with other things so that it has that more solid appearance, we need to puree these strawberries and then we can strain everything so that the leaves come out- Naruto now understanding the matter, jumped to his feet before thinking about using his hands to crush them, rolled up his sleeves, but Kakashi stopped him.

-That won't be quick Naruto - Naruto pouts at the repeated interruption as Kakashi points to a chair -Sit there for a second - Naruto didn't want to obey, he wanted to help his teammates, but he finally gave up.

I thought Kakashi was going to smash the strawberries himself or something, but instead he came back with a hose in his hand, he crouched down on one knee and coughed before removing Naruto's shinobi sandals, who only let out a confused squeal as she was left barefoot with her feet dangling off the seat.

Sakura and Sasuke heard loud laughter coming from the tent and they couldn't really understand what was happening, they were feeling too miserable and sweaty at the moment.

-s-stop Kakashi sensei, ugh! Hahaha, my feet are ticklish - Naruto shakes with laughter when the jet of pressurized water hits the sole of his feet, his clothes and everything in general was soaked, but it was too much tickling for Naruto to do anything about it.

-Okay now... hands - Naruto holds his stomach aching from laughter before opening his palms to show them to Kakashi.

Small was the only thing Kakashi could think as he gently grabbed one of Naruto's wrists to stop the water from streaming in as he also felt a little tickling in his palms.

He had already held the hand of another of his gennin, to be more specific, Sakura's, it was on a mission to remove the damaged wood, Sakura cut herself on a piece, Naruto kept asking Sakura "are you okay" and Sakura was just frozen while thinking that she was going to get tetanus or something.

The solution was simpler than that, Sakura washed her hand and Kakashi bandaged it, the hand was thin, that was Kakashi's first thought, but it didn't seem small as such, surely if he compared it to Sasuke's hand... They would be a similar size.

That was why Naruto's hand was small, Naruto himself was too small for Kakashi, too fragile still, if Naruto placed his fist in the palm of Kakashi's hand it would fit perfectly - are you done Kakashi sensei? - Naruto sounded more amused than anything else as she looked at him, the atmosphere would normally heat up, but instead it felt like a very soft but refreshing breeze as Naruto continued to laugh with great joy as Kakashi squeezed the hose harder making the jet more powerful.

When Kakashi turned off the tap, Naruto was no longer sure what was next, her sensei today had been one surprise after another, "Sensei!" She squeals in surprise when he lifts her up under the armpits, carrying her like wet clothes to a clothesline, but instead he leaves her inside that place full of strawberries, her feet crushed them when they touched the contents, it was a very strange sensation for Naruto and it tickled him "But... the lord might come and scold us for using my feet to crush them!" Kakashi denies, he knew that old man better than many people thought.

When he was young he had this same mission during the summer, his sensei had sent Kakashi and Rin to pick the strawberries while Obito crushed them hard, the man had explained that they were going to heat it up afterwards so it didn't matter since all the dirt and everything else would go away with it.

-Don't worry Naruto chan after we have strained the strawberries they will be heated to a very high temperature so it's okay - Naruto hesitated for a second before taking a step feeling how the strawberries were crushed under his weight, he jumped and almost sank a little, stumbling, he used his hands and feet to crush the strawberries with much fun and joy.

-It's funny... idiot - Sasuke said as he approached, Naruto almost wanted to laugh when he saw that he was probably pouting, which he was hiding quite well...

- Today's mission was fun! - Naruto exclaims as he walks with the rest of his companions who seem rather ready to collapse, Naruto smelled too sweet and his clothes were covered in strawberry puree, Sasuke kept his distance from the now sticky Naruto.

-Whatever you say- Sakura wasn't even willing to argue, she wanted a bath, she was sweaty and wait! Sasuke kun could smell her? That fact made him jump and get as far away as he could, making Sasuke shake his head to the side in confusion.

- Sasuke -Naruto said with a chilling tone of voice -you hate sweets, right? - Sasuke shudders and turns around to see Naruto place his arms on either side - a hug! -

- No! - Sasuke denies and tries to run away at full speed, Naruto's smell already terrified him, too sweet, she chased him in return, Sakura instead just shook her head and lowered tired, but with a small smile starting to get used to this...

-moh -Ino heard someone at the flower shop and sighed, she knew she had to go take care of her, since her mother was not there.

-Yamanaka Flower Shop What are you looking for? Naruto? -Ino is surprised to see the loudest boy in her family's flower shop.

As soon as Naruto saw her, he gave her a friendly smile - hello Ino! - Naruto waves with one hand as he approaches.

She looked Naruto up and down, he didn't seem like the type of person who liked flowers, but... who was she to judge. "Hey Naruto, what are you looking for?" Naruto crouches down and looks at the different seeds.

- Don't you have sunflower seeds? - Naruto asks when he doesn't see what he's looking for.

- You want sunflowers! - Ino squeals and Naruto is confused turning her head in a very cute way, Ino is surprised because since she was young she had thought of Naruto as a sunflower if it were a flower, one that shows its color under the sun and withers in the cold.

-Y-yes, although I'm also looking for red carnations - Ino looked even more surprised. What was it about carnations and sunflowers that made her like them? Are those flowers bad? Naruto's mind tried to understand what was happening without success.

- You know what carnations are! - At that moment the confusion turned to anger, Ino thought she was so stupid as to not know what they were.

-I know… and - Naruto pouted at that and Ino knew she shouldn't have said that.

- Ah! I didn't mean that, just that you don't look like a flower person - Naruto looked at herself and nodded, that made sense to her - I think I have sunflower seeds in the back room, wait for me! - Ino ran out to one of the doors while Naruto waited.

She gets up and waits for a few minutes before Ino finally arrives with two packets of seeds - look, have you taken care of sunflowers before? - Naruto shakes his head, he saw them in a photo and liked them a lot, although he did have some flowers in his apartment.

-I have had petunias and I have a tomato pot -Ino at that moment remembers the fertilizer that had just arrived.

-Maybe you'd like some fertilizer for your tomato plant? - Naruto thought about it, the leaves were dying a little, although it was his fault, he hadn't left anyone to take care of his plants and his petunias died, it was lucky that he could rescue his tomatoes.

-It would be really useful to me -Ino brings a small bag with fertilizer.

-oh wait- she suddenly walks away confused to Naruto who was taking some money out of her purse, when she brought a packet of rose seeds- it's a gift for your purchase- Ino winks at him- I didn't know you liked plants, tell me how they grow okay?- Naruto's heart skipped a beat at that, was Ino asking for him to come back and talk.

Naruto gave a small smile at that -okay-….

Naruto liked Kakashi

After a day of team training, Sakura invites Sasuke over, only to be rejected and leave, then she says goodbye saying that she forgot that she had something to do, Naruto could only shrug at that, at least Sakura tried to lie to him so as not to hurt his feelings.

Then there comes Kakashi, the man would give Naruto a smirk and ask him if he would like to go eat with him.

They would always eat ramen at Naruto's request and the man would always let him have two more bowls than usual, then they would start small talk about anything, rambling and rambling, when Naruto finishes his third bowl then Kakashi would change the subject and tell him stories about... his past, on a normal night, Kakashi would only tell funny things about his time in a gennin squad, about his teammates... but he would avoid talking about his teacher or himself, excluding himself as if he were just a listener.

-I'd love to meet them ttebayo- Naruto said without thinking too much about it, he saw how Teuchi tensed and frowned at him -oh... them- Naruto managed to finish when Kakashi ruffled her hair gently, that had been sudden and made her shudder.

-I'm sure they would have loved to meet you too- Naruto hadn't wanted to bring a painful look to his new sensei's face, but now… she didn't know what to say, she knew an apology wasn't enough… that was never enough -Obito would have loved to do that, his second favorite color was orange, he loved games and jokes… - Naruto now looked at the empty bowl before looking at Kakashi with a new determination.

- How… did they die? - She closed her mouth with a dry click.

- missions -Naruto knew that was the only answer he would get, at least for tonight -I think that's all for now, Teuchi san -Kakashi calls and hands him the money before giving him a big smile Naruto -go home, tomorrow we will have another mission -