Hazuna left to prepare for her next mission, agreeing to report to the village entrance in half an hour while Kakashi was left to speak to Sarutobi-sama.
Kakashi : Any specific reason why you chose me for this mission?
He asked when he had been briefed about his task.
Third Hokage : Uchiha Hazuna is a cold person, Kakashi. She is polite and will make small talk, but that's about it. She does her missions well, has a success rate of 94% and is a prodigy. But she doesn't necessarily have friends.
Kakashi : What does this have to do with me?
He asked.
Third Hokage : After this mission I want you to train her. You are the only one who possesses the sharingan besides her in this village. Sasuke hasn't awakened his yet, and she has the potential to achieve greatness. And since you haven't formed your three man squad yet, you might as well help her.
Kakashi : It doesn't seem like she needs my help.
He said apprehensively.
Third Hokage : Everyone needs someone to look up to. You know that, Kakashi.
Kakashi : I will do my best then.
He nodded before leaving the room.
Some twenty minutes later, Kakashi showed up to the village entrance to find Hazuna dressed in her signature outfit.
Kakashi : Hazuna!
At once she turned around, slightly bowing im acknowledgment.
They set off, silently moving. No one said a word for a few minutes. Kakashi didn't know what to say and Hazuna wasn't particularly interested in saying something. But just for the sake of conversation, she began.
Hazuna : It's true then, huh?
She said.
Kakashi : what is?
Hazuna : That you have failed all the genin that came to you for the last three years?
Kakashi : Oh, that. Hmm yeah, It's true.
Hazuna : Any particular reason why?
Kakashi : There was no sense of teamwork between them.
He shrugged.
Hazuna : Hmm.
She hummed, not knowing what to respond to that.
Kakashi : So, who do you think is robbing these graves?
He asked, changing the topic.
Hazuna : I am more concerned about 𝘸𝘩𝘺 they are robbing them.
She thought out loud.
Kakashi : That could potentially be problematic, I agree.
They continued to talk as they ran. It didn't seem... forced. It just sort of flowed. It was actually kind of refreshing for Hazuna to talk to someone who didn't bring up the massacre of the Uchiha clan or Sasuke and offer their condolences, she was sick of it.
They finally stopped near the border of the mist village around sundown.
Hazuna : How are we proceeding?
She asked in a low voice.
Kakashi : We know that the corpse is in the mist village, but we don't know who has taken it. Our best bet would probably be to infiltrate.
Hazuna : Okay.
Kakashi slightly bit on his finger before laying his hand on the ground.
Kakashi : Summoning jutsu!
At once, a summoned dog appeared.
Kakashi : Pakkun, hello.
Pakkun : Yo, kakashi. And who is this? That Uchiha girl, huh?
She nodded.
Pakkun : Anyway, what do you need?
The dog asked.
Kakashi : Can you scout the village for us?
He asked.
Pakkun : Okay, what am I looking for?
Kakashi : A corpse.
Pakkun : Okay, I will be back.
The dog ran in the direction of the village.
Hazuna : Well, he is pleasant.
She said.
Kakashi : Oh, yeah. Do you have a summoning contract?
He asked.
Hazuna : No, I don't.
Kakashi : Cool.
Pakkun hurried back to the two at the border.
Hazuna : Did you find anything?
She asked hopefully.
Pakkun : Oh, I found something alright.
He replied.
Pakkun : The corpse is in an abandoned building, guarded by five people. I will show you the way.
Kakashi : Okay then, let's go.
He said and they set out.
They hurried to the building to find five people seated around a table, gambling. The stolen corpse lay beside them in a casket.
Hazuna : Really?
She whispered.
Kakashi : Careful.
He warned.
Kakashi : They might have laid traps.
Hazuna : Yeah.
Suddenly one of the ninja around the table exclaimed. "I sense some other chakra over here, besides us!", at once the rest of them stood up.
Kakashi : Eh, time to reveal ourselves.
The copy ninja shrugged and Hazuna smirked.
Pakkun took their leave.
They appeared in front of the five ninja, who looked at them cautiously. "WHO ARE YOU?! WHAT DO YOU WANT?", one of them yelled. "Th-that's Kakashi, the copy ninja!", another pointed out.
Hazuna : Do you get that a lot?
Hazuna whispered to her comrade.
Kakashi : Yup.
He whispered before facing the five again.
Kakashi : We are here for that corpse.
"WELL, YOU WILL JUST HAVE TO TAKE IT FROM US!", a third ninja yelled.
"Okay.", the two leaf shinobi synced.
Kakashi slightly lifted up his headband to reveal his sharingan eye. One ninja ran towards the two sending three kunai flying towards each of them, they blocked it easily.
Hazuna hadn't used her sharingan yet because it didn't seem like she'd be needing it. Just then, a ninja that had been watching from the sidelines joined the battle. He was the ninja that had sensed their chakra earlier.
"Do you think you can beat us with one sharingan eye?", he said cockily as he walked out of the dark.
Kakashi : Fire style : phoenix flower jutsu!
Flames began to hit the ground when Kakashi countered the attack. "Water style : water dragon!", the ninja from earlier said, nullifying the attack.
Hazuna : Fire style : fireball jutsu!
She yelled, at once two shinobi went unconscious. The sensory ninja still held his ground. "This jutsu..", he said.
Hazuna : One sharingan eye can't beat you.
She said, smirking.
Hazuna : But three can!
She looked back at him with her blood red orbs, he cowered at the revelation. She took the opportunity to attack him, sending one kunai at unbelievable speed. Before the ninja realised, he had suffered the attack.
Kakashi : Chidori!
The copy ninja used his signature attack, striking the enemy with it.
Hazuna : well.
She looked at Kakashi, hiding her amazement.
Kakashi : Take the casket.
He said and she nodded.
Meanwhile, Kakashi took the remaining two ninja and tied them to interrogate them.
Kakashi : Who asked you to rob the graves?
He questioned the two now terrified people on the floor.
"We-we can't say.", they said apprehensively.
Hazuna took a kunai, holding it to one of their necks.
Hazuna : Talk fast.
She said, sounding calm enough to freak anyone out.
"L-lord Orochimaru.", he stuttered. The other ninja fainted.
Hazuna : The sannin?
She asked the masked ninja behind her.
Kakashi : Yep, the one and only. God knows what he's plotting.
They headed back to the village, successfully having completed the mission.
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Hazuna : What do you mean he is gonna train me?
She asked the Hokage.
After the massacre of the clan, she had only trained alone. She figured out how to harness and control her power without much guidance.
But the power of her mangekyou sharingan was something she didn't know much about, and one she rarely needed to utilise. Nevertheless, she couldn't turn down the Hokage's command. So she nodded.
Kakashi : Hazuna.
The copy ninja walked into the room.
Hazuna : Kakashi sensei.
She nodded.
Kakashi : You told her?
He looked at the hokage.
Hokage : Yes.
Kakashi : Let's go then.
He told her.
They reached an empty training ground. Kakashi lifted up his leaf headband to reveal his sharingan eye and stood at a fighting stance.
Kakashi : What I wanna do first is measure the extent of your power.
He said.
Hazuna : Okay.
She nodded, also standing at an offensive stance as her sharingan awakened.
Kakashi : Attack me.
No sooner had he said that than she was running towards him, ready to showcase her skill.
[ A few hours later ]
Uchiha Hazuna still stood her ground, even though her legs hurt and she had depleted a great amount of her chakra.
She had heard of the greatness of 'Kakashi, The copy ninja' but never experienced it first hand as his opponent.
It was not something to be taken lightly. Despite sharingan being a power he didn't possess by birth, he handled it effortlessly, maybe even better than actual Uchihas.
But Hazuna wasn't a weak opponent. Dodging her continued attacks had taken quite a bit of effort on his part, which surprised him since she was significantly younger than him.
Kakashi : Hazuna! I think that's enough for today.
He called out.
Hazuna : Yes, sensei.
She said, letting her exhaustion hit her as she sat down.
Kakashi went and sat in front of her.
Kakashi : Let's reflect on what we did today, okay?
He said.
Hazuna : Okay.
Kakashi : First off, you can use both wind and fire style which is great. You can control your sharingan effectively.
Hazuna : Wait- How do you know I use wind style?
She asked, she hadn't ever used it in front of him.
Kakashi : Well, let's see- I was at your chunin exam when you used it.
Hazuna : Really?
She asked looking up.
She looked back down as the memories of Itachi and Shisui began to run through her head. As though he sensed this, Kakashi changed the topic.
Kakashi : Moving on, your movements can still improve. It's not that they are bad, I just think you can refine them more. That will help you save some chakra.
Hazuna : Yes, sensei.
She said, relieved at the change of topic.
Kakashi : Is there anything that 𝘺𝘰𝘶 think you should work on?
He asked.
She paused, unsure about whether or not to reveal what she was going to reveal.
Hazuna : There is one thing.
She replied quietly.
Kakashi : What would that be?
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Sorry I updated a little late, I'm actually having some issues to buy time for writing this while my school is going on.
But I will try my best.
Please stay patient.
;)