So this story may go a little off tangent from the actual manga. But, hey, that's what fanfictions do, right? I have my own character in this story and she is Tsunade's youngest sister, Mita. I hope you guys enjoy how I incorporate her into my story.

This story is rated MATURE for sexual content and violent description of death. Possible torture and/or foul language.

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the characters.

Chapter 1- The Mission

It's been three years since Sasuke had returned to the Leaf Village. Naruto was still training hard, even though the Nine-Tails was tamed. Sakura continued to study under Tsunade. Sasuke was kept under watch, just in case, he decided to change his mind and attack the village. And Kakashi would do a few missions a month to stay active and started to train ANBU shinobi. The Leaf Village was at peace and everything seemed great.

"About time you got here, Kakashi." Tsunade twirled around in her chair to face the copy-nin. He looked up from his usual Icha-Icha Paradise book and smiled a bit, before looking back down. She sighed as she got up and walked towards her bookcase to reach for an old photo album. She gripped the album tighter and leaned against the bookcase, staring at the currently occupied ninja.

"Kakashi…." He looked back up at the female Hokage when he heard her voice change. He glanced at the album she was holding and put his own book away to give the Hokage his undivided attention.

"This is unusual…" He thought as Tsunade flipped through a few pages and handed the album to Kakashi. It was an old picture of Tsunade and two other very young children. She looked in her late twenties and the young boy in the picture didn't look older than 10. The younger girl in the picture looked barely 4. All three were laughing and holding each other's hands, as the young Tsunade was handing them ice cream bars.

The copy-nin's eyes wandered to the next picture. He assumed this picture was taken a few years after the first picture. The young girl had graduated from the Academy in the village and was grinning as she was latched onto Tsunade's leg with joy. Tsunade sighed when she realized he didn't recognize the young girl and took the album back from him and flipped a few more pages, before pulling out a loose picture that was tucked in between two pages. Kakashi watched her longingly stare at the picture, before handing it to him. His gloved hands were reaching for it when Naruto and Sakura walked into Tsunade's office.

"Kakashi-sensei! I can't believe you got here before us!"

"Yo." He smiled as he pulled his hand back and watched Naruto plopped himself onto a chair.

"Do we have a mission, Granny Tsunade?"

"Naruto, you should really stop calling her that," Sakura sighed. Tsunade waved her hand as a sign that she didn't really care and went back to her serious face. Sakura and Naruto looked at her, waiting for her to speak.

"This mission is a secret mission. You three are not allowed to speak of it to anyone." The old Team 7 glanced at each other and continued to listen.

"Your mission is to find and bring back a person." Tsunade continued as she pulled out the mission scroll.

"Oh, that's it?" The blonde ninja seemed a little disappointed as he reached for the scroll and unraveled it. After reading a few lines, Naruto looked up. Tsunade knew she had gotten his attention.

"Why is her name Uzumaki? Is she related to me or something?"

"As you know, my grandfather was the first Hokage, but also, I'm a descendent of the Uzumaki clan. My grandmother was the first Hokage's wife and the first bearer of the Nine-tailed Fox." Naruto looked up when she said this. He briefly remembered this when his mother's spirit was telling him about the Uzumaki clan's history, 3 years ago.

"A lot of people knew I had a younger brother, who died in battle. But I also have a younger sister."

"Have? But we've never met her before, Tsunade-sama" Sakura obviously thought it was weird to know this fact that her teacher has had a sister this whole time but not know about it. Kakashi continued to stay quiet as he shoved his hands in his pockets.

"I know… It's because she went missing after her second mission as a Jounin." Tsunade finally sat back down on her chair and rested her head in the hand. "My sister originally had Senju as her last name, but she was kidnapped as a child and was held for random. It was such a horrific memory for her, she changed her last name to our grandmother's" There was a long pause in the room.

"Why are we suddenly looking for her, Tsunade-sama…..?" Sakura was a little careful with the way she asked the question.

"I sent out several search parties when she first went missing. But after 5 years, I finally pronounced her dead. Recently, my outside intel tells me, they saw her wandering on the outskirts of the Mist Village." Tsunade paused and finally showed them the picture she was holding. It was a picture of a light brunette girl about in her late 20s or early 30s, carrying a basket of vegetables through the streets of the Mist Village. She had a shy smile on her face, as she was greeting an elder. "I need to know for sure if it's really her or not. You three are to bring her back, at any cost."

Sakura had finally handed Kakashi the mission scroll. His eyes wandered through the basic information as his brain processed everything.

"Name: Uzumaki Mita
Sex: Female
Age: 29
Hair: Brown/red
Eyes: Brown
Last seen: Mist Village
Rank: Jounin (last known)
Info: Youngest granddaughter of the 1st Hokage. Current Hokage's youngest sibling. Was training to be a medic-nin with Tsunade. Wind and Lightening affinities. Was pronounced dead after missing for 5 years. Recently seen in Mist Village"

"Alrighty, Granny. I'm guessing we'll be leaving immediately." Naruto didn't argue with the Hokage, as he knows how it feels to look for someone they miss. As the three of them started to leave the office, Kakashi looked back at Tsunade.

"Kakashi… please bring her back safely…." He gave her a nod and left the room.

"Naruto do you know where you are going?!" The pink-haired medic-nin was extremely annoyed when she realized that the team was lost. Kakashi sighed as his two ex-students argued on which way to go. He had other things going on in his mind to even try to stop them from ripping each other's heads off.

"Kakashi… please bring her back safely…." Those words kept echoing in his head. He couldn't help but realize that Tsunade said those words in a nostalgic kind of way. As if he was suppose to know this Mita Uzumaki. He wasn't sure if he should have been annoyed that he didn't remember her (cause he never forgets people) or that the two highly trained shinobi in front of him had gotten them lost.

"Kakashi!" A young light-haired brunette ran towards a certain young silver-haired ninja. Her hair glistened with flecks of red as she jumped onto the ninja's back and covered his eyes, playing the 'Guess Who' game.

"Oy. You really should stop doing that. One day you're going to miss and land on the ground, face first." The young copy-nin made sure the brunette had her arms wrapped around his neck as he reached for her little legs and held onto them around his waist, giving her a piggyback ride.

"You would never let me fall, though, right?" She smiled genuinely, leaning closer and resting her chin on his shoulder.

Young Kakashi turned his head and placed his forehead against hers. His two onyx eyes meeting her shining brown ones. "Of course not, Mita. I'm always here to catch your fall." She tightened her grip around his neck, as they walked through the streets of Konoha together.

Kakashi's eyes flew open as he sat up quickly, looking around. His breathing had increased dramatically as he felt his heart rate shoot through the roof. He only started to calm down when he stared into the small fire the team had built earlier and realized it was just a dream. Shuffling through his sleeping bag, the copy-nin got up quietly, making sure not to wake up Sakura and Naruto, and walked away from the campsite.

The dream the copy-nin had kept replaying over and over in his head.

"That dream was too…familiar" Kakashi continued to walk around in a daze until he realized he was knee-deep in a nearby lake. He groaned and plopped down, running his hand through his silver hair. The cool water helped him appease the rogue thoughts in his head. Why couldn't he figure out who this girl was? Was she someone important to him?

"Kakashi-sensei? Are you alright?" Sakura stood at the edge of the lake with her head tilted to the side, wondering why her legendary sensei was sulking in the lake. It was, indeed, an unusual sight.

"I'm sorry. Did I wake you?" Kakashi stood up and walked towards the shore. He spun on the tip of his foot fast enough for his clothes to dry.

"I've become a light-sleeper ever since I started to prepare for the ANBU exams." Sakura said as she wiped some of the water off her arms, slightly glaring at her former sensei.

Kakashi let out a small chuckle and started to walk back towards the campsite. Sakura was right behind him. He heard her suck in a breath of air and knew he was about to be hit with a string of questions.

"Sensei, did you know Tsunade-sama's sister? I mean, you must know something right? She's close to your age… was she in the same class as you?" Kakashi stopped near the campfire and sat down with his hands close to the fire. He was hoping his silence would let Sakura know he wasn't open to talking about Uzumaki Mita. "I felt a vibe between Tsunade-sama and you… as if you guys knew about this girl we are trying to find." Sakura indeed has gotten sharper over the years.

"You should get some rest. Naruto's bad sense of direction back-tracked us half a day so tomorrow is going to be a long day."

Sakura paused to ask more questions but just nodded, slightly disappointed, and crawled back into her sleeping bag. Kakashi did the same but felt a little hesitant to fall asleep again.

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