Hey people! This is my frist attempt at a chapter fiction so enjoy!

In this story Kakashi is 17

and Naruto is 3

Hatake Kakashi, also known as The Amazing Copy-Nin of Konoha was a man who has never failed a mission before. A ninja who has faced every single enemy imaginable and survived, a ninja who would has undoubtedly been called a hero by many. However now Kakashi found himself, faced with a mission he was almost certain he would never complete. Running as fast as he could he still could not manage to close the gap between his enemy and himself. His eyes widened momentarily as he saw his opponent stop in the middle of a bridge and lean over the edge with the important document in hand. A new burst of energy ran through him as he doubled his speed in an attempt to reach the document before it fell into the fast flowing rapids of the river below. However it was too late and a hand released the document in its grip and the manuscript fell almost in slow-motion towards the river. Gritting his teeth and pushing his body to the max Kakashi chanced his course with the agility only known to one of the most elite Anbu squad. He reached the bridge but instead of rushing towards the enemy he launched himself after the priceless document. The fall seemed to last forever as Kakashi desperately tried to reach for the manuscript before it hit the water. A sigh of relief escaped his lips as he felt his fingers close around the book; however it was cut short as the sudden shock of freezing cold water hit him as he broke the surface of the water head first.

After a moment of disorientation due to the sudden change of temperature Kakashi struggled back to the surface of the water, his lungs burning from lack of air. When he finally broke the surface he took a large gulp of air before he began coughing and choking in an effort to get water out of his lungs. As he did so he heard childish laughter from above him, glaring upward at his victorious opponent. The young blond whiskered child grinned down at him still giggling. Kakashi groaned in irritation as he looked at down at himself, dripping wet from his dip, standing chest deep in the slightly muddy water of the river. Kakashi, who was also known as a man who never showed his emotions, almost cried when he glanced at the book he held in his hand, his precious Icha-Icha Paradise was soaked and the once white pages muddy, Kakashi actually had to bite his lip as one of the pages slowly fell out, the words smudged and unreadable from the soak in the water.

To understand how our dear Hatake Kakashi found himself in this predicament we must go back in time to early in the day, in the Hokage's office. Sitting in his high back leather chair behind a table pilled sky high with paperwork, the Hokage himself gave a long suffering sigh as he glanced at the never ending amount of documents which required his signature and approval. He was actually debating a very evil plan which involved a highly deadly fire jutsu, incinerating the army of offending pieces of paper before him. However as he was just in the middle of the series of hand seals there was a large puff of smoke and an Anbu with a mask delicately painted to depict a snarling wolf, appeared in the middle of the room.

"Hokage-sama, I would advise against that course of action, Yuki-san would take great offence to the sudden disappearance of paperwork and the giant scorch mark that would be left on your desk."

Bashfully the Hokage lowered his hands, silently cursing the arrival of Anbu, Wolf, and wishing that he had made up his mind sooner and done the jutsu faster. Heaving a great sigh, the Hokage buried his face in his hands and mumbled something so quiet the Anbu only managed to catch what suspiciously sounded like a whine of, "But it's so boring!" Clearing his throat slightly the Anbu stood at attention.

"You summoned me, Hokage-sama."

"Ah yes," the Hokage said straightening up in his chair looking directly at the stiff figure in front of him. "Take off your mask and take a seat will you. This is not a formal meeting therefore you need not act so."

The Anbu complied, taking a seat in front of the Hokage. Reaching up he removed his porcelain mask to reveal a masked face, with only his two eyes visible and a stock of wildly styled hair which lent to one side. His eyes, however, were the most shocking aspect of his rather handsome face for his right eye was a normal looking shade of dark grey where as his left eye was bright red with three black comma shapes encircling his black pupil, with a scar running from his forehead down below his mask right through his eye.

"Hokage-sama what is your reason for summoning me?"

"Must you be so formal Kakashi?"

"Hokage-sama it is improper for me to address you in any other way."

"That never stopped you with Minato."

Almost immediately the whole room went silent, and the Hokage couldn't help but feel like he had stepped on a land mine. Namikaze Minato, former fourth Hokage of Konoha who had been lost in the war against the nine tailed demon fox, Kyuubi, three years ago, and Kakashi's deceased sensei, the one person who had acted like a father to Kakashi after the untimely suicide of his father, the White Fang of Konoha. For the past three years even mentioning the name of the late Hokage was enough to put Kakashi into such a state of depression that he would go as far as not eating for several days. Looking at the young man before him, he noticed that Kakashi's shoulders had slumped noticeably, making him look younger then he originally was. Once again Sarutobi was reminded of how young the man, no boy, in front of him was.

Mentally he cursed the way of the shinobi which took away the life and innocence of young children in order to turn them into killing machines, tools that weren't allowed to show any emotion, but in reality they were merely children, put through unbearable horrors that even an adult should not undergo. Kakashi was an example of one of these children, Jounin at the age of six, Anbu at the age of nine. Now at seventeen the boy in front of him had seen so much death and lived through so many horrors, it amazed him that he still managed to retain his humanity. Sighing deeply, the Hokage cleared his throat.

"Kakashi I heard you successfully completed your last mission."

"Yes, Hokage-sama."

There was a noticeable droop in his voice compared to earlier, and Sarutobi couldn't help but curse his careless mouth.

"I also heard that you sustained quite a few injuries from the mission."

"Yes, Hokage-sama, however it is not too serious, only a few minor wounds. I'll be able to take up a mission by tomorrow."

"Hmm…I'm afraid I don't classify a blast of chakra right through your chest to be a minor wound, Kakashi-san"

"…"

"Kakashi-san, how long have you been with the Anbu squad?"

"Eight years yesterday, Hokage-sama."

"Have you ever thought of retiring?"

"What!"

Kakashi's head snapped up so fast that it audibly cracked from the fast and harsh movement.

"You know very well that you heard me, Kakashi. You know there is a reason the recommended time period for active duty for an Anbu is at max 4 years, working in Anbu risks your mental stability as well as your life. However you have been Anbu for double the recommended time."

"But…"

"No buts, Kakashi. This is not an offer, it is an order."

"You can't order me to retire!"

"Yes I can, and I will! I am hereby demoting you to Jounin."

"You can't do that!"

"Yes I can! In fact I have already prepared a mission for you."

"…"

Kakashi was speechless. This couldn't be happening! He had worked so hard to get to this position and now the old man was asking him to abandon it, throw it all away, his sacrifices and hard training, his friends' and sensei's sacrifices.

"You know Minato would have done the same thing I did had he have survived."

The third Hokage's voice cut through the silence and Kakashi visibly tensed at the mention of the name, and he choked out,

"How would you know, you didn't know anything about him!"

"A know a lot more about him that you think Kakashi, I even know things about him that you never knew, and I for one am certain that he would not have wanted you moping around like this after his death. He would have wanted you to actually live your life to the fullest and enjoy it. I am very sure that is the real reason he sacrificed his life. He would be very disappointed with you if he could see you now."

Sarutobi knew his words had struck home when he heard Kakashi's breath catch in his throat.

"Fine…I accept. What is the mission?"

"I will tell you but what I am about to say is a SSS rank secret and is not to leave this room, nor is it to be told to anyone else except for the two of us."

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