"With all due respect Sandaime-sama, but I disagree."
And as soon as those words left her mouth, the bodies of chakra flared and a sharp kunai was held to her throat.
The old man wearing the red hat stared into her one visible eye, mouth in a line before waving a hand. "Stand down. Continue Junkoku."
Junkoku stared deeply into the Hokage's eyes. Nothing but determination shone in her eye. "Kakashi may be able to protect himself from enemies and I am not questioning his abilities nor your judgement or Minato Sensei's. But I need to be there to protect Kakashi from himself."
"Oh, and what do you mean by that?"
"With the death of Obito, Rin, along with Minato Sensei and Kushina Sensei, I believe Kakashi is trying to drown himself in missions. With high ranking missions in ANBU, he wouldn't need to think nor concentrate on his sadness or anything else."
The Hokage hummed lowly. "His psyche evaluations showed no sign of any mental problems."
"Psyche evaluations can be faked, sir."
"Tell me why I should put you in ANBU and on Kakashi's team?"
"I am Kakashi's twin, albeit not blood related but, whatever Kakashi can't do, I can do. If he breaks, I'll be the one to pick up the pieces and put him back together again. Besides, I don't have to tell you my qualifications."
"Indeed. But are you sure you want Kakashi to be so dependent on you?" The Hokage continued, pressure emanating from the old man. "What if you die?"
Junkoku, despite the kunai at her neck, smiled savagely underneath her mask. Her own bloodthirsty aura bursted out against the Hokage's. "I'll kill everyone else before that happens."
In that clash, the Hokage cracked a smile and withdrew his chakra. He lifted a mask from under his desk. "Well, I don't have to tell you to look after Kakashi do I."
Junkoku reigned in her chakra and shook her head. "He's all I have."
"Welcome to ANBU, Wolf."
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"Tou-san died there." Junkoku thought it'd be nice to remind Obito on where he was standing and not to get too close to the potted bonsai.
Of course stating where your dad had died in such a tone; like you were informing someone that a snail and been smashed there— really didn't help.
Obito did a spit-take, sputtering while backing away from the bonsai. "W-w-what??! Why the heck do you see a need to inform me of that?? And why is there a bonsai there then??"
Jukoku shrugged, and in the most deadpanned tone, told Obito the reason why she had bought and placed the bonsai in that exact spot. "It's there so that it can catch our Tou-san's spirit— if he's still here— and trap him there. And then when Ka-chan and I summon our pup ninkens, they'll sprinkle a lil here and there.. hehe..cough.. anyways it's to make Tou-san regret leaving us (in that kind of way). "
There was a pause before Obito asked another question about the plant: "But why a bonsai?"
There was a snicker as Obito stared at the white-haired child. The outlined lips behind the mask told him she was smirking.
"Heh. Now Tou-san is short. Very, very short. And he'll never grow taller."
There and then, did Obito mentally note and underline (multiple times) that he did not want to get on the wrong side of Hatake Junkoku. If he did— even in the afterlife would he be tormented.
But Kakashi? Well, Obito smiled. That was something else.
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It was a Kakashi x Obito fanfic
*covers face crying yingyingying*