Kakashi regained consciousness and found himself in a bed under an off-white ceiling. Due to the lack of anesthetic smell, Kakashi figured that he was found by a non-enemy that was nursing him back to health in a private room rather than the dreaded hospital.

Suddenly, his stomach flipped and Kakashi felt bile rise up his throat. He attempted to get to a bathroom before he deposited the contents of stomach on his savior's bed. He threw his legs to the side of the bed, however, his legs didn't reach the floor as quickly as he thought they would and he fell down. Now sprawled on the floor, Kakashi looked at himself, noticed that his legs were a few inches shorter than usual and promptly threw up.

"What's going on?"he asked himself in wonder ignoring the vomit now stinking up the air around him. Kakashi desperately wanted a mirror now, wondering why he was suddenly smaller. He reached the bathroom nearby and looked at the mirror to see his face as a child staring back at him.

Kakashi visited his last memories in order to try and understand how this had happened. The last thing he remembered was Madara telling them the truth about the Uchiha clan, did he do something? That seemed the most likely scenario.

Kakashi immediately put his hands into the known seals to dispel any genjutsu, however, his shout of kai did nothing and Kakashi's dread grew. All he knew that he was reverted back to a child possibly by Madara, the why and how escaped him.

Another question flitted into Kakashi's mind, was his adult body turned to that of a child or was his soul sent back in time. The minute he thought of that possibility he dispelled it, there is no such thing as going back in time, the idea sounded ridiculous to Kakashi. Kakashi headed back to the room he was in hoping to find some sort of a clue. However this time, he did not see a stranger's room, rather his own apartment before the Kyuubi had attacked.

The bed was situated under the window adorned with a blue kunai patterned comforter. His desk was facing opposite the bed; there were scrolls and paper strewn all over the surface in a messy bundle. A bookcase was standing next to it filled with books on top of books, some he collected while on missions outside of Konoha while others he had inherited from his father. The only thing that wasn't a reading object were two frames, the first was on his fifth birthday, his last before his father's suicide. A young and maskless Kakashi was smiling widely while sitting under a lush green tree, a present between his legs and Minato smiling even more brightly as he ruffled his new and only student's hair. The other was a picture of his old team seven whole and happy. Still not able to wrap his head around the fact that he had time travelled, Kakashi picked up the calendar hung on the wall and noted that the date was twenty years ago. Although he felt that there was no explanation other than time travel, he remained skeptical. He rushed towards his bedroom window and peered out to look at the Hokage Monument, although the mountain was a bit far and it was getting dark, it was easy to see that the face of his beloved sensei was not on the stone. Armed with all this evidence, Kakashi couldn't help but conclude that he had travelled back in time.

A range of emotions swam through him, first of shock, then panic settled in, and finally he felt excited. He was given a second chance! But before he could get carried away, he needed to analyze the situation more thoroughly.

First things first, he needed to get cleaned up. He trudged to the bathroom where he keeps his cleaning supplies for as long as he can remember; took the needed tools, went back to the room, dropped down on all fours and started to wipe the liquid clean of the floor. After removing every bit of vomit, Kakashi went to grab some clean clothes. He noted that most of his clothes were plain grey, navy blue or black. He needed to go out and get some lighter clothes. Having picked out the needed clothing articles Kakashi headed to the bathroom and took an invigorating shower.

Now dressed and clean, Kakashi sat down on his bed in a meditative position and began thinking of what, when and how to change things for the better. First thing was to help train Obito and Rin become stronger without drawing too much attention from Minato sensei. Rin really needed to become a better fight, whenever she was spotted by the enemy, she needed help. True she was a medical ninja but so were Sakura, Shizune and Tsunade and they were all able to defend themselves and put up a great fight when needed to. Tsunade and Sakura's style of brute strength and taijutsu were defiantly not Rin's style. Shizune used poisons but anyone who could avoid being poisoned was safe and she would eventually run of poisons.

Kabuto used chakra scalpels and although they were really effective, Rin would never be able to cause that much agony and make her enemy suffer from a slow death. No, Rin needed a quick but lethal method to protect herself and dispose of enemies. It suddenly hit him, senbon. With Rin's knowledge of the human body she could easily spot lethal areas in her enemy and help out the team whenever she had a clear shot.

Obito, on the other hand, had a lot of stamina and chakra but little technique; he was a lot like Naruto in this regard. Obito and Naruto were both also flashy. Yet what made Naruto stronger was his unpredictability which was fostered from his pranks. Maybe if Obito found a similar way to help his talents along he would go a long way. But for that to work he needed something to capture Obito's interest. Also, Obito needed powerful trump card he could rely on. Maybe the chidori once he awakened his sharingan.

Regardless of how they became stronger, Kakashi had to remind himself not to change too fast. He was a jerk, loner and enjoyed ridiculing Obito almost constantly; he couldn't suddenly start helping him.

The Kyuubi attack was something he had no way how to fix. He could warn Minato sensei before time to help him prepare for a better plan that might let him survive but he couldn't just mention things like that without getting people suspicious. He could get to that later though; it was three years from now according to the date on the calendar.

And finally, he needed to train himself. He already mastered ninjutsu thanks to his talent in the area, the creation of his own A ranked jutsu, the sharingan and the hundreds of ninjutsu he had copied over the years. He needed to focus on something else, something that didn't depend on chakra to balance out his use of ninjutsu. He was not born with taijutsu build and had had enough training with Gai over the years to get sick of it already. He wasn't interested in seals because Minato sensei was going to live so Konoha didn't need another seals master. Genjutsu wasn't his thing and even while he had the sharingan he had never been drawn to the art of the ninja. Weapons were a good choice; they complemented his use of ninjutsu perfectly. But he didn't want to have tons of weapons, just one he was really deadly with, a sword. Swordsmanship had always appealed to Kakashi and he could already wield a blade incredibly well. He just wasn't an expert on it, and that was what he needed to work on for himself. And now with the lack of sharingan he could have more chakra and stamina available during battle.

Although he was excited he couldn't help but allow his thoughts to always wander back to how this was possible. Many shinobi have tried to find a way to go back to the past or alter it, but they never succeeded. Ignoring the fact that travelling through time would probably kill a person and tear him to pieces, where did a person get enough chakra to pull it off. The nine tailed beasts where thought to be the only way if it were ever possible. Madara had seven of the beasts so he had the chakra. But that was about the only thing that fit. If Kakashi was right and he really was in the past, how he was able to travel here without dying was beyond him.

What bothered Kakashi the most, however, was why? Why had Madara cast such a jutsu on him? What did he hope to gain? Kakashi was now a threat to his plans so it was probably a mistake that he was sent here in the first place. Maybe Madara was experimenting with the idea, go back to the past and defeat the First Hokage so he can take over the world at an earlier time.

Also, there was the story of Itachi. Was what Madara said true? He remembered how shocked he was when the news that Itachi murdered his entire clan besides Sasuke spread. Kakashi and Itachi weren't close or anything, but they had worked together a couple of times during ANBU and Kakashi trusted the young genius completely. Kakashi could tell that Itachi was motivated by the Will of Fire. He was also one of the few Uchiha that believed him when he said that he didn't murder Obito for his eyes. That was why when Madara told the story; Kakashi could easily see the possibility of it being the truth. In all retrospect, it made more sense than the well-known version of the events. He needed to keep an eye on Itachi and the Uchiha Clan in order to make a viable assumption and protect Konoha.

Before Kakashi could contemplate the idea further, he felt a presence near him and snapped his eyes open to find himself face to face with his sensei. Kakashi was overcome with emotion and wanted to just hug the man but knew he had to resist. Minato was looking at his student with worry etched all over his face. The last time Kakashi saw his sensei alive was when he was told that they were naming their son Naruto. Kakashi had given his sensei a skeptical look at the name but his sensei was adamant. Minato proceeded to tell him that his name wasn't any better and Kakashi told him that it wasn't his fault his parents named him 'Kakashi'. He mock begged his sensei to save the child from bearing such a name and saving him from the future insults that were sure to come, making his sensei laugh out loud. That laugh was Kakashi's favorite memory of the man he looked up to more than anyone else. He vowed to make sure that this time around, Minato would be able to watch his son grow and that Naruto would have a family.

"Kakashi, are you alright?" Minato questioned his student.

"I'm fine" Kakashi nodded masking his emotions."What are you doing here, Minato sensei?"

"You didn't show up for training today," Minato reminded him worry increasing at the question "That's not like you."

"Oh it's nothing," Kakashi replied glad that there wasn't' another Kakashi wandering around, "I'm just a little tired today."

"Are you sure you aren't sick or anything," Minato inspected Kakashi carefully "because when you're sick or injured I have to drag you off to rest."

"That is true," Kakashi smiled "but I know when I can't train. Those others time you were just babying me too much"

"So that time you had a broken wrist you thought you were fit for training?" Minato asked in amusement as he made his way towards the desk chair, flipped it around and sat down in front of the bed.

"I was running!" Kakashi complained remembering that incident all too well and he still thought he was right after all the years that had passed, "What do my legs have to do with my wrist?"

Minato rolled his eyes not wanting to get into this debate with his student once more. "Are you feeling better now?"

"Yea, loads better" Kakashi nodded "Don't worry about me."

"When you say that I worry even more" Minato commented offhandedly.

"Well, you shouldn't" Kakashi replied resolutely "I can take care of myself just fine."

"Sure you can," Minato answered in order to amuse him, yet Kakashi knew that Minato sensei didn't believe that for a second. Not that he can blame him since he knew that he was terrible at managing his health. Sure he ate greens but when it came to sleep, taking it easy after injuries and not pushing oneself, Kakashi was and still is hopeless.

"What did I miss?" Kakashi asked curiously.

"Since you weren't there we worked on Obito and Rin's sneaking abilities. Yours are already advanced so you didn't miss anything," Minato informed him.

"Thanks," Kakashi nodded grateful that Minato didn't let him lose out on any training.

"You're welcome," Minato nodded surprised a bit by the show of gratitude "Are you sure you are ok?"

"How many times do I have to say it sensei," Kakashi sighed "I'm fine, never better, healthy as ever, need I go on?"

"Did you eat well?" Minato asked a smile itched on his face at Kakashi's reply. Kakashi hesitated to reply to the question. He couldn't bear the thought of lying to his sensei, something about that just felt wrong, so settled on telling the truth, "Considering I vomited in the morning, no I did not."

Minato narrowed his eyes before getting out of the chair, grabbing Kakashi's hand and marching him towards the kitchen. Kakashi just smiled happy to see his doting sensei once more to even care about it at the moment.

"Sit down and I'll make you some chicken soup" Minato ordered once he entered the kitchen. He ran around the kitchen gathering the needed appliances and ingredients and began to cook.

"I thought you didn't know how to cook," Kakashi pointed out remembering Kushina being furious at him once for almost burning down the kitchen. Maybe Kakashi should learn cooking, simple and take out foods were not satisfying and he didn't feel up to going to a restaurant all the time.

"I can cook simple food," Minato told him "Pasta, soup, eggs, rice… that sort of thing."

"Are you sure because I don't want to get food poisoning, sensei" Kakashi replied cheekily "My stomach is already upset"

Minato simply smiled reassuringly as he stirred the pot's contents. After five minutes, Kakashi decided it was better to be safe than sorry so he walked towards his sensei and peered into the pot to make sure it really was acceptable to eat. "Looks good, I guess I'll trust you then."

"I'm honored" Minato deadpanned, "Go grab a bowl."

Kakashi started to make his way towards the cupboard but forgot where he put the bowls. He got it on the second try so Minato didn't think much of it much to Kakashi's relief. He made a grab towards a bowl but stopped, "Do you want to eat too, sensei?"

Minato stopped in surprise for a second not having thought about whether he had wanted some before nodding his head. Kakashi grabbed two bowls and two spoons and set them on the table.

Minato turned off the stove, set the pot on the table, grabbed the bowls and served hot soup to the both of them. Kakashi took of his mask and began drinking the soup almost immediately.

Minato chuckled as he had some himself "Not hungry, huh?"

"I never said I wasn't hungry," Kakashi noted after swallowing "I just didn't think my stomach could handle food, but soup is light so I'm having some."

"And it didn't occur to you?" Minato questioned

"Nope" Kakashi shook his head as he finished off the last of his soup. "That was good, thanks Minato sensei!"

"Don't mention it" Minato smiled as he reached out to ruffle his hair before he took another mouthful of soup. Kakashi missed the gesture so didn't bother moving out of the way but did mention his 'annoyance' like he knew he would've done. Speaking of which he was pretty sure he was already acting a bit out of character anyway, he was more talkative, was teasing his sensei and was accepting his sensei's help without a fuss. It wasn't much but Minato sensei knew him well so he would probably notice. Hopefully he would think that Kakashi was just growing out of a phase.

"So the only reason you didn't come to practice was because you threw up?" Minato asked skeptically.

"No, because my stomach hurts and that is what lead to the vomiting," Kakashi replied.

"Maybe you should go to the hospital if a mere stomach ache made you put off practice for a day," Minato suggested.

Kakashi grimaced visibly at the mention of the hospital, "No way, as long as I'm not dying I'm not stepping foot in that place!"

"Right, I forgot about your fear of hospitals," Minato hummed.

"I'm not afraid! I just don't like them," Kakashi muttered "It's so clean and white and boring and it reminds me of death."

"Nope, not afraid at hospital at all," Minato chirped cheerfully.

"I am not afraid of such things," Kakashi declared.

"What are you afraid of then?" Minato asked still smiling.

Kakashi knew that the answer was to lose his precious people again. The thought of watching his teammates and sensei die again brought shivers to his spine. But he knew he couldn't say that so he opted for another answer. "Gai and his youthfulness," Kakashi said with complete seriousness. Minato laughed loudly at the answer. "It's not funny," Kakashi said "I'd like to see you live your life normally when you know that you could be assaulted by green that screams about youth and drags you into ludicrous competitions."

"That would be scary," Minato admitted still laughing.

"What are you afraid of then, sensei?" Kakashi asked curiously.

"You want an honest answer?" Minato asked.

"I guess," Kakashi shrugged although he was curious.

"Well you aren't ready to know the answer yet," Minato smiled.

"Why do I need to be ready to know your worst fear?" Kakashi asked curiously.

"Because you won't understand it just yet," Minato replied seriously.

"Try me," Kakashi challenged.

"Maybe later, it's getting late so you should get some rest" Minato noted as Kakashi piled the dishes in the sink.

"But it's early," Kakashi complained "and I want to know, why ask me if I wanted the truth if you weren't willing to give me an answer, you're mean sensei!"

"It's never too early to go to sleep when you're sick" Minato told him "As for the truth, maybe when you're older." Kakashi sighed but knew he was fighting a losing battle. Although Minato wasn't a stubborn as Kushina, he was still really stubborn nonetheless. He headed towards his room after bidding Minato goodbye and thanking him again.

Kakashi climbed up on his bed and lay down, his head swimming with thoughts, his heart drowned in feelings. He wondered whether he would wake up tomorrow and that this would all just be a dream. As he closed his eyes, he sincerely hoped it wasn't.

Well there it is all fixed up. It's still a bit short compared to the other chapters but I'm much happier with this one than the previous one. Lots of people told me they felt that this was rushed and I agree with them so thank you!