Kakashi wakes up with the smell of food, good food... something with eggs... Tamagoyaki! He jumps out of the bed and runs into the kitchen. His father is there, frying the eggs. How long has it been since he had last seen it? He had missed it.

"Good morning Kakashi! Breakfast is almost ready... what are you doing in your pajamas yet? Go change or we'll be late!"

At this Kakashi looks down to see his puppy printed pajamas. This is nostalgic! How long has it been since he'd had breakfast with his father? Even in the first time around, before dying, Sakumo was so often busy with a lot of missions, and at the end, so depressed, or wasn't it?

Walking back to his bedroom to change into his shinobi gear, he tries to remember his relationship with his father during the last months of the man's life. At first he's surprised that it seems to be a difficult task, and tries for stronger memories. Yes, maybe he's just getting old… well, in a kid's body, but with a lot more of memories than he should have had as an eight years old boy.

The truth is: he had missed his father, a lot, and at some point he'd started to block his memories. When you lose somebody you love, it hurts. And if that person just ends their own life, well, it hurts and lets you feeling pain, guilt, anger and bitterness, because, why? Why they did this?

Maybe now he has an answer. He's already forgiven his father, the question now is: would he be able to forgive himself?

Back to the kitchen, the Tamagoyaki is ready and they eat together. The smell alone is enough to flood Kakashi with emotional memories of his father cooking for him. It's amazing how such a simple food could trigger all this nostalgia.

He gives the first bite and moans with his eyes closed.

"It seems you were hungry! Is it good?" Sakumo asks laughingly.

"Yes daddy, thanks for the food!"

"I'm glad you like it so much, considering the lack of eggplants in this..."

Now Kakashi's eyes are shining. "This would be great! Next time let's put eggplants in this!"

"Hahaha… sure son!" Neither of them could hold back the big smile on their faces while eating. "But we need to stop at the market street. We ate the last eggplants we had yesterday… Maybe after your training?"

"Sure, do you have any mission today?"

"I thought I'd promised to be joying you at your training today, hadn't I?

"The whole day?"

"Yes!"

"Great!"

"Is there something specific you want me to teach you?"

"Mmmm" this could be a problem, he isn't sure about his own abilities right now, he isn't even sure if he remembers how to fight without a Sharingan. He is going to have to start again, relearn everything, but how is he going to explain that the youngest ever to be chunin suddenly has a messed up taijutsu because he is in a different body than the one he is used to, or had become so dependent of a bloodline technique that wasn't even his?

He stops for a moment, trying to remember which one of his abilities he should already know this age and which ones he shouldn't.

"Kenjutsu? With your tantö?"

"Kenjutsu? I thought we'd already done enough of that, though if you think you need more training it's all right. Still, why do you need my tantö?

"Because it's a chakra blade, I wanna practice with lighting chakra..."

Sakumo raise his eyebrows with a surprised look. "You're already that advanced?" He ruffles Kakashi's hair, smiling softly. "Maybe you're just growing up faster than I thoght... Well, better we get going if you don't want to be late."

The man sighs and stands up intending to start washing the dishes but Kakashi is still calmly enjoying his breakfast. "Kakashi! Hurry up! Do you wanna be late?"

"Sorry dad, I've lost track of time..." He answers his father while giving him an eye smile.

Sakumo looks at his son suspiciously. "A ninja should always be aware of his surroundings Kakashi, including time. But you already know that, don't you?" He isn't waiting for an answer so he claps his hands and shoo Kakashi of the table. "Hurry, boy! Don't be disrespectful with your teacher, he will be waiting for you."

This time Kakashi doesn't have a choice. They wash the dishes and leave the house together, walking through the streets to the training grounds.

The first sign that there's something wrong is his father's stiffness. Their house is pretty far from the training ground they're supposed to meet his teacher and the shortest way to get there is crossing the village through the busiest streets, that wouldn't be so busy being so early in the morning.

They aren't exactly in a peaceful time, so Kakashi starts looking for any possible hidden enemy, but there are just some citizens on the streets. Then he finds out the way they are looking at them, or mostly glaring at his father while whispering what can only be some kind of nasty comment. Memories pop up in his mind...

Little Kakashi is walking home after his father burial, it was humble with just a few friends, nothing close to what it should have been to honor a hero of Konoha. Kakashi was silent the whole time, eyes unfocused and a somber expression, he didn't cry. He could hear one citizen talking to another "That's the white fang's son, at least now he is gonna have a better education, now that his father is not here no give him bad influences...", "Sure, they should teach him better..."

Years later he is walking in the streets again and listening somebody whispering "looks like he took after his father at the end, it is the white fang's son the responsible for the Uchiha boy death...", "I heard this just happened because the yellow flash was in the front line...", "yeah, he was busy putting an end to the battle, he killed hundreds of enemies in a blink!"

Months later young Kakashi is walking in the streets again and listening to whispers "Friend Killer" is his new nickname, he was believing in them... He asked for a new mask, he would become Hound.

Some more years passed and while wearing his mask he listened to a whisper of "monster", but they couldn't know who he was, just a few powerful people were authorized to know his ANBU identity. He stops and searches for who was whispering. That person was looking to the other side, and was soon joined with another one speaking not so low "that monster again!", and another one who shouted "I don't want you here, you monster!" Followed by another shout and a child's laugh. It was the first time he had seen Naruto after trusting the Hokage with the baby. She was running with a paint bucket and laughing "you can't catch me" of course they couldn't...

Kakashi wasn't the village's monster anymore, Naruto was, and she answered them with a paint bucket and a big laugh, Kakashi knew sometime later that that laugh was just a fake, but it helped her, jumping rooftops and living alone. She was so strong.

Waking from his reverie, Kakashi looks at his father and says all of a sudden: "You know Dad, I bet you can't catch me." Seeing his dad's dumbfounded expression he laughs and jumps over the nearest rooftop, running to the training grounds.

He looks over his shoulder just to confirm that his father followed the clue, and is now running over the rooftops after him, saying sorry for some grumpy citizen.

"Kakashi? What is it? I don't think people are gonna be happy about us jumping theirs rooftops for no reason..." Sakumo says loud enough so Kakashi could hear at distance, but Kakashi could see his father trying to hold his laughter.

"It may be... but we're in a ninja village, ninjas do this a lot, and it's fun too... you haven't reached me yet!" He jumps again laughing louder. He can hear his father laughing along.

They arrive at the training ground sooner than expected, but any uneasiness or worry are gone. Naruto would be proud if it. Thinking of her, Kakashi falters when he sees a head of very yellow blonde hair behind a trunk. It isn't her. She isn't coming today, as if mocking of his feelings of sadness and longing there's a loud laugh and long red hair could be seen falling from above a tree.

"I told ya! it's gonna work! Hahaha" Kushina is sitting on branch of tree near the trunk hiding Minato, clutching her stomach for laughing so hard. He is with his hand behind his head and giving a shy smile.

"Well, at least I can see you're feeling better..." He answers laughing too, then he sees they're not alone anymore.

"Good morning Kakashi! Sakumo-san! I'm honored to see you, sir." It's still surreal for Kakashi, to see them again, alive, young and without signs of edo tensei, no black eyes no paper skin... "I was worried about Kakashi yesterday, it isn't usual for him to miss his trainings, but I was summoned by Hokage-sama, I wouldn't be able to train him yesterday either... Is everything all right?"

"I apologize for it Minato, he told me he was sick yesterday, and truth is, I'm glad he stayed at home. He gave me a great help in the end of the day... Would you mind if I joined your training today? I have a day off and I feel like I should be spending more time with my son. Of course, with your permission..."

"YEEAAHH! This is gonna be awesome! We're gonna spar with the White Fang!" A very loud and red flash jumps between them. Kushina is glowing with happiness and excitement, looking at Sakumo as he was some kind of idol and Kakashi couldn't take his eyes off her. He always thought that Naruto looked like his father, and never understood how people couldn't see it. But now, seeing Kushina up close, live and in color, the resemblance is staggering. People should know all along, Sandaime was a fool trying to hide the identity of Naruto's parents, the Raikage and Tsuchikage certainly already knew all the time, they probably just thought she wouldn't be a threat, being an outcast.

"Actually, Sakumo-san, I would be honored if you joined us in our training, but if you don't mind, I would like Kushina to join us too. She had a... little accident with seals on a mission yesterday, and Sandaime-sama asked me to keep an eye on her for now." Minato says with a hand behind his head, but Kushina doesn't seem happy about it...

"I'm OK! I don't need a babysitter!!! Ya gonna see, I'm kicking your ass!"

"Ha! Sure, she will! Haha" Kakashi startles at hearing Kurama, "how could Naruto do this?"

"She's Kushina's daughter, haha, that accident with seals... don't touch her."

"Why?"

"I'm telling you."

"But why?"

"Do you remember something like this happening the first time around?"

"... no, it didn't. You think it has to do with us traveling back?"

"Not you, just me, Kushina's seal it's different from Naruto's, it was made to keep all of me locked inside of her..."

"You mean you can be pulled inside of her?"

"They are talking to you."

"What?"

"You don't need to be afraid, Kakashi-kun, I will give your teacher back to you in one piece!" Kushina is bent in front of him, so their faces are at the same height. She has a very big an familiar smile on her face while Minato is still blushing with his signature hand behind his head and Sakumo is looking at him with a curious expression.

"You know, it's obvious Naruto was so distracted, how could she pay attention with you always talking inside her head?"

"Don't put the blame on me, you know that's not truth, she was like that before knowing about my existence."

"Far enough..."

He gives a step back and bowls slightly, "of course Kushina-San."

"My son asked me to practice some kenjustu, with my tantō, he said he wants to be able to use his lighting chakra with the blade..."

Minato is surprised for a moment but he quickly recomposes himself. "Well, that's news for me... let's try then, it will be safer with both of you with us..." He looks curiously at the boy and then the father "could you lend him your tantō sir?"

"Oh, yes, of course. Here you are son."

Kakashi takes the blade with reverence, it's been years since he had broke the blade in that fateful day...

"Now Kakashi, can you show what you already know?"

He looks at the blade and hesitantly gives a nod. "Yes, sensei."

He knows what he has to do and what he has to feel, but he doesn't now what his body can accomplish already, so he has to try either way, he shrugs internally. "Let's see what happens..." Then he let the chakra flow, directing it to the blade and focusing on the lighting inside of him, a power that can cut and burn faster then a blink. It was as easy as he could remember his adult self doing the same and silver light could be seen in his tantō.

"Great Kakashi! Now try to hit that trunk."

He nods and moves to hit the target, but he misses it, hitting the ground behind the trunk.

"Hahaha! You're not as tall as you think you are my son! But I'm impressed."

"It was very good Kakashi, keep trying until you can hit the target."

"Yes, sensei."

Some time later they're already doing some light spar, and the lighting chakra was a very convincing excuse for Kakashi's lack of spatial notion. In the middle of the afternoon they were interrupted by a chunin.

"Minato-sama"

"Yes."

Hokake-sama is requesting you in his office."

"Ok, I'll be right there, thank you." The chunin leaves immediately and Minato turns to the group. "Samuko-san, would you keep company to Kushina while I'm at Hokake-sama's office?"

"I told ya I'm ok! I don't need a babysitter!" Kushina says indignat and blushing like a tomato.

"Of course Minato-san. Kushina-san, would you mind accompanying me to the market? I need to buy some vegetables ..."

Still blushing and a little bit shy, Kushina answers. "Actually, I need to go to the market to..."

"Great, meet you at Ichiraku's then! Thank you Sakumo-san! Kakashi!"

With a yellow flash he's gone and suddenly Kushina is jumping in excitement "Do you know this new ramen stand? It's the best ramen of the world, have you been there already?"

"No, actually, I didn't know about a new ramen stand, we could go there, what do you think Kakashi?"

"YEEESSS!!!"

Kushina is already jumping in front of them to excited to listen to Kakashi's answer.

"I think we don't have a choice anymore daddy..."

Going to the markets streets with Kushina was quite different then it was earlier in the morning, the streets were busier too, they didn't need to bother with people gossiping or whispering mean thing about Sakumo, and Kushina has her secret very well protected, different from how it was with Naruto. They bought the eggplants and some other vegetables, while she stopped to buy some special paper and soon enough they were going to visit the brand new Ichiraku Ramen. Just around the corner they can listen to people talking about the place.

"Oh! The grand opening is finally here"

"Half price ramen? Awesome!"

And there it is! Ichiraku Ramen with a very long line...

"Oh no! I don't believe I will survive this line!"

"Calm down Kushina-san, it's for a good reason after all, isn't it?" Sakumo says it with a smile, trying to comfort his new friend.

Walking to the and of the line, Kakashi can hear a familiar voice...

"Oh boy! I just can't wait to eat some of that awesome ramen!" It's young Shizune and a young Guy, following a young Asuma too.

"Mr. Teuchi gutsy noodles and soup for the soul! I'll enjoy every drop with every fiber of my being!"

"To create delicious flavors, that's also the will of fire."

Kakashi feels like a déjà-vu..."Yes, I remember this, I was here with them the first time around, but I don't remember eating the ramen... I think, there was a..."

"Kakashi!"

"Minato sensei, is there a mission?"

"Yes, we are assembling now. Hi, Sakumo-san, Kushina, I'll have to wait until the mission is over to try this ramen... Lord Hokage said that Jiraiya sensei will look after you while I'm out..."

"That pervert?!!!! I said I'm ok by myself!"

"It's just a precaution, I'd be worried letting you alone already..."

"Ok, it isn't like that pervert won't be busy doing his research in the bath houses..." At this all of them sweat drop knowing she is right.

"We have to go Kakashi."

"Yes, sensei." He looks at his father with a worried expression in his face for letting the man alone after what happened just the other day. "Is it ok dad?"

"Of course it is, you have a mission, stop delaying your sensei, I'm ok."

"Right, bye daddy, Kushina-san" and with a bow they go to meet the team.

On their way Kakashi can't remember what happened or what mission was it the first time..."Sensei, can you tell me where are we going?"

"We are going to the land of wind, a city named Rōran."