Another fic written in writers block for See no Evil isnt this great?

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Chapter One: Anyone Perfect Must Be Lying

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Hatake Kakashi.

Genin by the age of five.

Chunin by the age of six.

Jounin by the age of twelve.

ANBU by the age of fifteen.

No attachments, no fears, no worries.

The perfect warrior.

"Hatake-san let's go." A silver-haired teen looked over to the ANBU beside him. He nodded before putting his mask back on. A dog.

That is what he is.

A dog for the village. A loyal ninja that would give his life the second the village leader asked.

The Hokage.

He would follow the orders given to him by the elder man without a second thought. He was the perfect shinobi.

He was fast.

He was skilled.

He was young.

But more than that he was the perfect shinobi.

But there had to more to this life.

At least Kakashi hoped there was more.

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Umino Iruka.

Genin by the age of 11.

He never complained.

He did what he was told.

He did everything to an amount of perfection.

He never asked questions.

No attachments, no fears, no worries.

The perfect shinobi.

"Iruka come on!" A brunette shook the teen lightly waking him up. "If we don't leave now sensei will be mad."

"Okay, Suzume." The tan teen got up from the field he had been sleeping in and followed his teammate.

He was learning.

He was young.

He was skilled.

The perfect trainee.

But there had to be more than this.

Iruka prayed that there was more to life than just following orders.

There had to be a bigger purpose.

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"Good job today guys." A tall black-haired man laughed as his students sat roughly on to the ground.

"Izume-sensei!" A small brunette girl whined. "Why don't we ever do anything fun?"

"What so you mean Suzume-chan?" The older man laughed, "Didn't you have fun with all of those kids?"

"It was raining sensei!" A black-haired boy whined. "They were all muddy and evil!"

"Evil? Nigo…honestly." The sensei sighed scratching his head before looking over at the tan teen who had yet to speak. "What about you Iruka-kun?"

"It was okay." The teen sighed laying on the ground. "Just another D-rank mission."

"Gee whiz, Iruka why not have some fun?" Nigo glared at the younger boy. "I mean honestly you act like everything is 'just another D-rank mission'."

"Leave Iruka-kun alone Nigo!" The brunette girl blushed as she looked over to the other teen, "He's better than you anyway and he saved you from the mud pit…remember?"

"Che…whatever." The teen pouted glaring over at the tan boy. "We're still older than him."

"Okay guys, enough of that, you're dismissed for the day." The tall black-haired man smiled, "Iruka can you stay for a minute though."

"Sure." The tan teen stated plainly watching his two teammates run off laughing.

"You know…you should try to have more personality." The teacher sighed running his hands through his hair. "You always seem bored."

"What's the matter? As long as the mission gets done…"

"You shouldn't view everything as 'just a mission' and try to have fun." The teacher sighed at the bored look he was getting. "What happened to the troublesome Iruka-kun that everyone complained about, the one that had taken over the city with his goofy pranks and you could here him laughing across the village?"

"He went away." The kid stated solemnly, "No one wanted him here anyway."

"Okay then." The teacher scratched his head again with a frown, "Here can you turn in the mission report again?"

"Still avoiding Kurenai-san?" The brunette asked a bit amused.

"I don't know what you are talking about." The black haired man looked down into large brown eyes, "It's just a childish crush she has anyway."

"Whatever." The teen grabbed the scroll before walking away.

"I think that one grew up too fast." The teacher sighed at the retreating back. "Maybe he needs a break."

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Everything was done quickly. No time to think things through.

That was the last thing one needed.

Doubt.

To kill quickly and silently was what he did.

No reason to ask questions.

"Hatake-san." The silver-haired masked teen looked over to the person wearing the crow mask. The squad leader. He quickly grabbed the scroll that was handed to him and vanished with a few seals.

He was to turn in the report of their mission to Hokage. The rest were probably going to get their wounds checked from the surprise ambush.

The teen sighed as he entered the office.

"Report." The old man sat at his desk without looking up. Kakashi would expect nothing less from the man who was in charge of the village.

"Targets assassinated. We hit an ambush and Kiba-san and Toboe-san got minor wounds but Tsuuga-san has a major hit to the vital in her chest. They are taking her to the hospital now."

"I see." The old man frowned showing the teen that he seemed to be worried over the girl's life. "Please go home and rest."

"Hai, Hokage-sama." The silver haired teen bowed and walked out of the office. He would have to use his feet to get home…he had already used too much chakra.

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"Iruka-kun you came again?" The tan boy nodded as he handed the teen girl the scroll.

"Ah…why won't your sensei come here?" The taller girl with long black curly haired sighed closing her red eyes. "I think he is avoiding me."

"I don't know what you are talking about Kurenai-san. Though if you want my opinion you are too young for him." The tan boy almost smirked as she looked at him surprised.

"Oh…" The girl smiled with a blush. "Would you rather go out with me Iruka-kun? You are so cute and…"

"No." The teen stated quickly before bowing a quick good bye and leaving.

"Well fine then." The girl pouted, "He is too serious for a 13 year old don't you think Akane-sensei?"

"What do you mean? I think that every kid at his age should be as well behaved as he is. He is the perfect role model I think." The elderly woman smiled as she took a scroll from another shinobi.

"Hn…" The teen girl sighed as she put the scroll given to her up. "Maybe he's too perfect."

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Kakashi quickly took off his uniform as soon as he got to his house. He folded it as it should be putting the mask on top and quickly put it inside the box under his bed.

No need to keep it on.

He sighed allowing his hair fall in front of his face.

He was so tired.

He slowly stood up grabbing a pair of pants as he made his way to his bathroom.

It would be two hours until night fall.

"Hn." He flinched as the warm water began to hit his skin washing away all of the dirt.

He braced himself against the wall just letting the shower spray him. He watched as the water slowly turned red as it drained.

"So much for unharmed." The teen flinched holding into his stomach.

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Iruka opened up his apartment and silently shut the door behind him. He slid his sandals off as he walked into the living room.

He sighed as his stomach growled. He looked over to the kitchen but passed it up instead and went into his bathroom.

After his bath was done he quickly got into the hot water before looking at his hands.

As easy as the water washes off the mud.

"I've forgotten how to have fun." He clenched his hands into fists before leaning his back against the wall.

The teen pulled his hair out of its pony tail before wiping his eyes.

"I'm sorry."

He pulled his legs up to his chest trying to hide his face from his reflection in the water.

"I'm sorry."

Said out loud to himself.

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"Kakashi my eternal rival I shall defeat you today!" Kakashi sighed he put a shirt on and put the first aid kit back into its cabinet.

"Hey Gai." He opened to door to let his friend in.

"Oh what a witty and smooth greeting! That is why you are my rival!" The tall teen yelled causing his bowl-cut black hair to move in what could only be considered Gai-like fashion.

"What do you want Gai?" Kakashi looked outside. An hour until night fall.

"Why are you busy?" The beautiful green teen beast of Konoha paused watching his rival put on his shoes in a 'cool like' manner.

"No…not yet. I have to meet someone later." Kakashi pulled up his mask and grabbed his vest to go outside. He only let Gai see his face since Gai was really…the only non Hokage that had seen his face.

"Are you just getting up now? You are extremely lazy my rival, you might start slacking soon." The green beast handed Kakashi his hitai-ate leaf headband before walking out of the door. "If you weren't an ANBU I would swear you would sleep all the time."

"That's about right.." Kakashi put in on covering his left eye and shut the door behind him.

"So are you going to try and find your 'angel' again?"

Kakashi stopped and looked at the snickering teen in front of him. "Maybe."

"You know there is no such thing Kakashi." The green beast sighed, "And you only saw it once a few weeks ago. Have you seen it again?"

"No." Kakashi glared at the teen beside him. "That doesn't mean it won't be there tonight."

"I think you were just exhausted from the mission we were on before." Gai sighed, "Ah…my rival has been seeing illusions how shall I deal with this."

"Gai…you're annoying." The silver-haired teen walked toward the field leaving his friend behind.

"How blunt and rude Kakashi-my rival! I shall return your harsh words with a harsh beating!" The green beast shook his fist running to catch up with the other teen. "I'm just telling you that there is no such things as angels."

"There is and it was beautiful." Kakashi sighed closing his visible eye to remember the image he had seen that night.

It was an angel.

"Yeah, yeah, you're just lucky I don't report your insanity to anyone." Gai huffed as he began to stretch. "The Great Copy-nin Kakashi has gone mental! That would be around the city in seconds."

"You only do that as long as I don't tell anyone who is winning these matches between us." He smirked under his mask as he watched the teen pout at him.

"I'll catch up."

"Its 12 to 7."

"I'll win today! Or I will run 500 laps around the city!"

"Not that again." The teen sighed getting into a fighting stance. "My turn or yours?"

"Yours." The large-eyebrow teen nodded getting into a fighting stance.

"Taijutsu."

And they started.

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Iruka brushed his hair slowly as he looked in the mirror.

He was wearing his light blue kimono that his mom had given him for his 10th birthday. It was too big for him then and still a little baggy now at the age of 13. The pattern on it was one he had yet to see on any other kimono.

White feathers.

The light blue with the white feathers made his tan skin just seem all the more darker…or so Iruka thought to himself as he grabbed the flowers laying on the counter.

He was going to go visit the memorial stone in the center of the woods.

Just to pay his respects to his parents.

He used to visit everyday but it slowly went to once a week and now he did it at least twice a month.

At least when he wasn't on a mission.

He looked up at the clouds as he made his way to the forest. It looked like it was going to rain.

It was almost dark.

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"Kakashi you should have told me you had a wound." Gai sighed as he picked his friend off of the ground.

"Why? Would you go easy on me?" Kakashi joked but flinched as a twinge of pain hit his stomach.

Gai sure did kick harder than he remembered.

"You should probably re-apply the bandages when you get home." The green beast looked over at his friend, "Where did you get that anyway?"

"On that mission I had to do yesterday, no big deal." He lied keeping a hold on his stomach. "Guess you win this one."

"Ha..ha…we'll call it a draw due to default." The teen pouted, "I wouldn't want a win this way."

"Hn…however you feel." Kakashi nodded looking up at the sky. Almost dark.

"Maito Gai." Both ninjas turned to see an ANBU with a monkey mask.

"Hai?" Gai let Kakashi stand on his own.

"Hokage-sama is calling you." The ANBU nodded as Gai disappeared quickly.

"How is Tsuuga-san?" Kakashi asked hiding the fact he had a wound by standing up straight.

"She is to be hospitalized for a while, but will live." The ANBU nodded, "But you are needed as well."

"Hai." Kakashi sighed doing a few seals to disappear.

He would have to search for the angel later.

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Iruka sighed as he traced the names with his fingers.

"Mom…Dad…"

He slowly laid the flowers down in front of the memorial stone.

"I'm wearing the kimono you gave me…" Iruka smiled sadly, "You know…the one that I thought made me look like a girl…sorry I haven't come in a while."

Iruka watched as a few ran drops started to hit the dark blue stone. He looked at his reflection.

"Funny…it makes me look like I'm crying…" The teen laughed lightly as tears came from his eyes.

"I'm…sorry…"

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Kakashi could only stare in shock at the mess in front of him.

The massacre.

"It was done by S-class criminal, missing nin from the Waterfall Country, Ryogi and he has been spotted at the border." Kakashi turned to see his ANBU squad leader talking to the other leaders. "We will stay in groups and not spread out…we do not know if he has someone with him."

This nin had just destroyed an entire small village.

Women and children.

"Hatake-san lets go." Kakashi nodded quickly following his squad captain.

They had to find and kill Ryogi.

And the rain was definitely going to make it hard.

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Iruka slowly got up at it began to pour down rain.

Looking at the memorial stone one last time.

"I will see you guys later…" Iruka let out one last sob before starting on his way home.

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Kakashi mentally cursed as he grabbed onto his stomach.

Ryogi had seen through most of their attacks.

Though it was not hard after they had slowed him down.

He had to use his Sharingan eye for the second time in 48 hours.

Kakashi cursed as he made it to an opening.

He had to get to the Hokage.

Kakashi stopped as he saw a smaller form moving slowly across the field even though the rain was falling down heavy.

"Angel…" Kakashi muttered as he took in the appearance.

Light blue kimono…white feather patterns on it…the shoulder length dark brown hair and the tan skin.

It was his angel.

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Iruka stopped when he felt a presence to his side.

He quickly looked over to see a ghostly figure of an ANBU warrior.

The rain seemed to stop immediately and the moon began to shine through the clouds.

It was too beautiful to be real.

Iruka gasped as the armor began to glow in the light and he saw the blood stains all over the armor.

The ghostly mask just seemed to be staring at him.

It seemed more like a sight he wasn't supposed to see.

Like a ghost or an…

"Angel…" The tan teen slowly turned so that he was facing the strange angel.

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Kakashi jumped with the angel turned and faced him.

Could it see him?

Could it see him covered in blood?

Kakashi could feel his entire body tense as the large brown eyes stared at him.

"Angel…"

Kakashi watched his angel turn toward him.

"Angel of death…"

The words ran through his head over and over again. Repeating quickly as if it had been yelled at him.

What did that mean?

Did the small figure know?

How many lives he had taken in this uniform alone?

Did it know?

Kakashi felt a sudden jolt of pain in his stomach.

Ryogi had known where everyone's weakest points were…and had good aim.

He gave one last look up to see the large brown eyes.

He had to get to the Hokage no matter what.

"Please come back." He whispered softly before vanishing.

He had to get to the Hokage.

It was his priority as a main tool for his village.

As a soldier.

As a dog.

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"Please come back."

Iruka watched as the figure vanished…it seemed to be in a lot of pain.

What was that?

Iruka shivered as his body seemed to finally realize that he was soaked from head to toe because of the rain.

And as fall was coming so was the temperature dropping.

He looked one last time at the area the deadly angel had been and he suddenly noticed something shimmering at the edge of the forest.

He quickly ran over to see a small short katana. A bloody short katana.

The tan teen picked it up ignoring that the liquid on the blade was still warm. He looked at the carvings on the handle.

Beautiful.

He immediately thought of the ghostly angel he had seen.

It had to belong to it.

Did angel's really carry around a bloody short katana?

"The angel of death might." Iruka felt a smiled tug at his lips. The angel wanted him to come back.

He would have to return the sword anyway.

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"Hokage-sama the target has been destroyed." Kakashi immediately spoke trying to ignore the pain in his stomach.

"Ah, very good." The old man took a puff of his pipe, "Go to the hospital Kakashi, no one wants you to die because of your own pride."

"Sir?" Kakashi looked at the old man surprised…had he known he was injured before?

It was the Hokage.

"I mean get that wound checked." The old man looked sternly over at the teen. "I will hold a meeting tomorrow night, you must come."

"H-hai." Kakashi bowed slightly not wanting to cause too much pain as he vanished.

Maybe the angel would wait for him.

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"Sensei!" The small brunette girl pulled on her teacher's sleeve.

"Hai, Suzume?" Izume smiled at the girl as she blushed and pointed over to where the two boys were working.

"Does Iruka-kun seem different today?" She asked him softly not wanting to boys to hear.

"How so?" The teacher asked to humor his student. Iruka had seemed a little different when they had met that morning.

"He seems…well…" The girl smiled, "Happy!"

"Angel's aren't real Iruka-kun!" Both people looked up to see Nigo laughing at he pulled the weeds out but the tan boy just glaring at him.

"They are too! I saw one last night!" Iruka glared over at the black-haired boy. This is why he didn't like talking to these people.

"An angel really?" Suzume beamed as she ran over to the boys.

"They aren't real." Nigo stated to her as if everyone should know that.

"You don't know that! If Iruka saw one then they are real Nigo!" Suzume blushed as she looked back over to the tan boy. "What did it look like?"

"It was kind of like a bloody pale ghost." Iruka tried to think as he pulled out another weed. "It was dressed like an ANBU warrior though…"

"Ghosts are real…so it probably was just a ghost." The black haired boy sat down.

"How can ghosts be real but not angels, Nigo?" Izume laughed as he watched the boy think about it.

"I'm telling you it was definitely an angel…is was so…" Iruka stopped…how could he explain it? No word seemed to it the description just right. "Well no word could describe it."

"Wow! I want to see it too!" Suzume grinned, as she thought of having some alone time with her cute teammate.

"I want to come too!" Nigo grinned as he looked over to Suzume and grinned.

"No!" Iruka quickly put his hands over his mouth with a small blush on his cheeks. "I mean well…it only comes out really late and I…"

"Ah! Iruka likes the angel!" Nigo shouted as the tan teen blushed brighter and began to pull weeds again.

"Iruka? Really?" Suzume looked a bit disappointed but tried to keep her voice sounding happy.

"Now, now enough angel talk, lets finish the job guys." Izume laughed as he watched them glare at him.

"You don't do anything!" They all yelled as they began to work again.

He smiled as he watched Iruka pull the weeds with a small smile and blush on his face.

He was definitely different.

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Kakashi mentally sighed as the Hokage continued to speak about future plans and how the ANBU were going to change things.

He looked outside at the sunset.

Please come back.

He mentally sighed as the old man kept talking.

He also needed to look for his short katana blade. He had apparently dropped it in the forest.

"And I am proud to announce a new squad leader."

Kakashi looked up as he watched the youngest ANBU walk over.

"Uchiha Itachi."

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Iruka smiled as he wiped the blade one more time with his cleaning cloth. He didn't know whether or not he should clean it.

But blood would make the blade rust.

The teen looked at his reflection in the blade. The blade itself was unique. It was sharper than any kunai Iruka had and any katana the teen had messed with at a shop.

The design on the blade signified that it was definitely an original but it was probably part of a set.

Iruka remembered the knowledge he had gained from reading the books in his father's library.

Weapons were definitely a main subject.

He quickly put the blade on the table before running to his room. He might as well visit his parents before he met with the angel.

He knew they would be happy to see him again.

He looked at his kimono and frowned…he definitely didn't want to look all girly again for his angel.

But his mom really loved him in that outfit.

Iruka sighed. Both of them were technically…he stopped…he would wear the kimono again.

Blood before mystical apparitions.

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Kakashi wanted to stretch and yawn so badly…oh soooo badly.

It was definitely two hours past nightfall.

Hopefully the angel was running late as well.

"I believe that is all." The old man took his pipe out of his mouth. "Dismissed."

Kakashi sighed ignoring the glances he received from the others around him…sure they were all wearing their masks but he new they had looked at him.

He quickly vanished appearing in the field he had been in the night before.

No one.

The silver-haired teen sighed as he glanced around again.

Of course an angel wouldn't wait…it had better things to do…like…um…play a harp or something in heaven.

Kakashi let his shoulders sag letting out a deep breathe. It was too good to hope for.

"Guess I'll go visit Obito." He slowly starting walking over to the memorial giving one last hopeful glance to the field and then over to the memorial area.

But the sight that came before him caused time to stop for a moment.

There was his angel.

At the memorial tablet.

Sleeping beside some flowers and his short katana that he was missing.

"Do you come to mourn for the lost ninjas?" Kakashi asked silently as time began to move again. He slowly made his way to the sleeping form.

Absolutely beautiful.

The way the moonlight danced on the light blue kimono with the white feathers. The way if made the skin look darker and the angel's face look more innocent.

Kakashi leaned over and hesitated before moving some of the silky hair out of his angel's face.

"Angel…" Kakashi jumped back as the figure before him moved a little and grabbed onto his sword.

Kakashi wanted to giggle.

Yes, the great Hatake Kakashi, the perfect shinobi warrior wanted to giggle.

He had just touched a mystical creature...

"Its not just in my head." He smiled walking slowly back to the sleeping beauty. "Hn…you really are pretty enough to be an angel."

He looked at the tight hold the form had on his blade. "How to get that back…" Kakashi sighed as he looked up to the memorial, "Obito would tell me to kiss the sleeping beauty to wake her…."

Kakashi smirked at the shrine, "But he would probably molest you instead."

He looked back down as the figure moved again this time grabbing his finger with its free hand.

Kakashi blushed as he moved so he was hovering over the form…he pulled up his ANBU mask and slid down his face mask.

The silver-haired teen nervously leaned his head forward brushing his lips against the smaller forms before quickly pulling back and staring at the figure beneath him for any reaction and fixing his masks back into place.

"Nnn…" Kakashi stayed as still as he could watching the figure beneath him touch its lips before opening its eyes slowly.

"Angel…" Iruka looked up still touching his lips…what a nice dream he was having.

Kakashi watched as the form under him lifted up his sword slightly as if handing it to him before nodding off back into sleep.

"Thank you." Kakashi smiled grabbing his sword and standing up. "Thank you for the kiss as well."

Kakashi traced the scar across the figures nose before walking away.

His little angel.

His angel.

"Please forgive me." Kakashi sighed as he vanished into a cloud of smoke.

He was probably already past the forgiveness stage and more toward the convicting.

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"Oh my gosh!" Suzume stayed in her spot still looking through the binoculars. "The angel stole Iruka-kun first kiss!"

"That wasn't an angel! That was a person!" Nigo glared at the girl. "Can we go now?"

"We have to wake up Iruka-kun or else he will get a cold!"

"Fine whatever."

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"Iruka you seem really different today." Izume grinned as he walked beside his student. "Are you up to something?"

"No…" Iruka glared at his sensei, "But you probably are…"

"So quick to accuse Iruka-kun, so quick to accuse…" The black-haired sensei grinned, "Just going to say that I like the change."

"Hey where are Nigo-kun and Suzume-chan?" Iruka looked around their meeting place at the field.

"Oh their parents told me that they have colds from apparently sneaking out late last night." Izume laughed as Iruka blushed. "What can you tell me about it?"

"They saw the angel…" Iruka blushed looking at the ground, "but I fell asleep."

"Well at least they saw your angel right?" The black-haired man ruffled the teen's pony tail.

"Iie…not good at all…" Iruka put his hand on his face trying to forget what they had told him.

"Why?" The teacher asked amused.

Suzume had told him this morning really upset.

"I think he stole my first kiss."

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