I don't train as much as I really should. Hell, all I should be doing is training and yet I tend to put it off until I can rangel someone else to join me. Unfortunately today I am alone, with nothing more than a tanto in my hand as I practice now that I've finally got some actual proper training on how to use the thing, thanks Sakumo. Kakashi's method wasn't bad. I just would've preferred some instructions first before trying to stab me.
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What do I want to do?
I am very lucky that the second war just ended. My period of growth is during a time of peace. Even if I still have a good chance of dying in the field. No, not just the field. I'm not entirely sure how I feel about the village. I want to believe I'm safe here but I can't. I know nothing about the village higher-ups so trusting them with my life isn't happening.
At a certain point in my Shinobi career could I just leave or if I can't what are the consequences of aband- "oh fuck."
Jumping to the side a volley of shuriken embed into the tree where I was just standing
"Kakashi! Why can't you just say hi like a normal person."
Focusing I push my senses as far out as I could waiting for even the slightest flare of chakra. Sensing nothing I hopped into a nearby tree fumbling a bit moving carefully from tree to tree as quietly as I could.
Stopping, I take a risk and close my eyes, pushing my senses even further. This time I sensed him for a moment much further than I was expecting.
I'm unsure what to do in this situation. Chances are there is a trap somewhere between where I am and I sensed him to get around my chakra sense he wouldn't be able to manually set it off so I need to be vigilant for wires or something else that could be used as the trigger.
Now this entire area could be covered in traps or does he have a way to track me. I hope it's the first one.
Figuring out if Kakashi has a way to track me at this distance takes priority over everything else and there's only one way to find out.
Dropping from the tree I go home and start dinner.
Not too long later a rather upset Kakashi enters the house.
"Have a nice day Kakashi?"
Kakashi didn't respond, instead he pointed his tanto at me.
"Whoa there no need to kill me I was just checking something."
"And what is that?"
"If you could track me further then I could sense you."
Kakashi was silent as his frustration clear as day in his eyes.
"Ahh I figured it out, you just confirmed my speculation."
"My face didn't even move."
"Kakashi, you wear a mask to bed. I don't need to see your face your eyes tell me everything I need to know."
"Anyways I'm making your favorite so set the table and we will discuss how you can track me during dinner."
Just as I finished cooking Sakumo returned
"Excellent timing food just finished."
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You know it's pretty wild that I just kinda got adopted by Sakumo. I pretty much live here. I sleep in the same freaking room as Sakumo, our futons are right next to each other. How dose sometimes like this even happen?
I walk with Kakashi to what is essentially school.
I walk home with Kakashi and sometimes Sakumo after said school.
I met the man by complete chance. What would I even be doing right now had we never met. I would have still met Kakashi but I doubt I would have ever put in the effort to become his friend. I probably would have just brushed Guy off to the side without a second thought.
What I consider the best parts of my life wouldn't exist.
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I have become quite fond of cooking. I find it much more enjoyable than I ever did in my previous life but that's probably because I'm cooking for more than just myself.
Like right now I'm sitting across from Kakashi as it is dinner time.
"You know Kakashi, I wasn't quite different not too long ago. I hadn't changed for the better if I do say so myself until a few weeks before I met Sakumo.
"How so?"
"I keep to myself. Preferred to be alone and never talked unless I had to."
"I find that hard to believe."
"Well believe it i was once the quiet kid who most probably never even noticed."
"What happened?"
Well I can't tell him I died… so abridged version full of lies go.
"I've been in and out of the hospital my entire life. Any time my health improved it was temporary and soon enough I'd be back in the hospital." Taking a breath I slumping forward onto the table "I'm pretty sure the doctors gave up on me. I was left alone in a hospital room where I spent most of my time unconscious."
Kakashi seemed quite engrossed by my story so I just kept going.
"Things got a lot worse. I'm at death's door on the verge of never waking up again. And it's just me alone in that moment that felt like an eternity as I couldn't even move. I could feel myself dying. I could've died right then and there and no one would probably have noticed until a nurse came to check if I was still alive."
Opening my eyes, Kakashi was still listening to me spout lies as I tried to tell him how I felt as I died.
"Then I got a second chance. My condition was improving rapidly somehow my body was filled to the brim with yang energy breathing life back into me."
"But it changed me at a certain point. Things just stopped carrying the same weight they used to. I didn't care what others thought of me. I didn't care about any previous grudges or negative interactions I've had with people, lots of things that one held meaning to me simply didn't matter anymore, all I wanted to do was live."
Getting up I stretched
"Anyways thanks for listening to this old man ramble now if you excuse me I'm going to bed."
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"So where are you going?"
"Can't tell you."
"Whatcha doing?"
"Can't tell you."
"Who ya killing?"
Sakumo paused for a moment before returning to packing.
"Come on its me Sozo Akinori I won't tell anyone,"
"You know Sozo you've never done anything to even suggest that you're an untrustworthy person and yet I feel like you're the last person I would ever trust with confidential information."
"Oh my… now I see where Kakashi gets his attitude, like father like son."
"I suppose that was a bit uncalled for."
"A bit?" I said, crossing my arms.
"Fine I'm sorry I hurt your feelings."
"Apology accepted."
Sakumo is part of the Villages elite. The best of the best. I have no reason to worry if any I should feel bad for anyone unfortunate to find themselves at the end of his cool glowy sword.
And yet I really don't want him to leave.
"Don't suppose you can refuse this mission?"
"Well I could recommend someone else more suitable to go in my place but the team for this mission happens to be full of some close friends of mine so i'd rather it be me."
Letting out a sigh I felt selfish for wanting Sakumo to stay. "Can you at least tell me how long you will be gone?" I asked hopefully.
"That shouldn't be a problem. I should gone a month at the most, yeah unless something goes wrong I shouldn't be gone any longer then a month."
"Ah don't say that now I'm gonna be paranoid if you're gone longer than a month," I feel silly for being as worked up as I am right now everything is gonna be fine.
He's the White Fang after all...