Lost and Found

Again the characters and the pictures are not mine. The characters are Kishimoto's and the pictures I found on google.

I have posted an earlier version on Fanfiction, small changes have been made. If you ever wonder about other stories I have not posted here (yet), look me up on fanfiction under the same username.

The busy sounds of the working people from the day had turned in the peaceful quietness that was only found in Konohagakure. The civilian people had closed their shops, the visible dayshift on the walls had changed for the nightshift hidden in the shadows. The only sound surrounding Kakashi, while he walked the street, was the soft chirping of the crickets.

Kakashi had developed the habit of walking around town. He had been doing so since he had lost his precious people from his life. His long line of duty had made him go through a lot of deaths, his father, his teammates, his sensei and many other friends in the field. Kakashi had discovered that walking at night, with no one around, had taught him to let his guard down and clear his mind, something that was not possible in the field or during day time.

The walks he took always brought him to the same spot. The memorial stone, near the third training ground. This is where he first met his teammates and his sensei, and later on where he trained his own team, team 7. Now he normally just stood before the stone and read all the names that were important for him. After that he would wonder what his own team was up to.

Sakura was probably looking for the Hokage and bringer her to bed. The Hokage had the habit of drinking a little, a lot, of sake after a hard day or week. It had been a troublesome week. One of the squad leaders had been killed last week by the Akatsuki. They were getting closer and closer to Konoha, making it hard to complete all the help requests that were sent to Konoha by all the people and small villages under its protection.

Naruto was probably training somewhere. After he had heard the news he had lost himself in his trainings, trying to come up with a new jutsu. Kakashi looked up at the sky and noticed a faint blue light a couple of meters further away. 'Probably Naruto, working on his rasenshuriken again.' Kakashi thought with a small smile. It didn't matter what time it was, it didn't matter if he got send home or not. Naruto would sneak back and keep practicing until he would pass out.

Sasuke was a different story, he didn't know where he was. Kakashi had his suspicions on where, but he was not entitled to go after him. It was yet again one of the many things that was placed on Naruto's shoulders. Sasuke had gone to Orochimaru after a huge fight with Naruto and a confrontation with his older brother and only other Uchiha out there in the world. Sasuke thought that he needed to get stronger to get revenge for his clan after his brother killed all of them except him. And the only way Sasuke thought he was able to get stronger was by training under Orochimaru.

Kakashi shook his head to make it clear of those disturbing thoughts, he felt that he had failed his genin team. He had been squad leader and still he had given Sakura to the Hokage, had failed Naruto who had chosen another teacher because of the lack of training he received and Sasuke had run away from him entirely. He was glad that he had talked to Naruto after his trip with Jiraiya, cleared the murky waters between them and started training with Naruto to get him stronger for the upcoming battles. Naruto had forgiven him and was happy that he was willing to help.

Kakashi walked over to where he suspected Naruto was training and found him almost immediately. He found Naruto in between huge craters. 'Seems like he is getting the hang of his new jutsu. I better bring him back home before he catches a cold' Kakashi smiles softly. Naruto had  passed out again and by the looks of it he would be out for some time. Kakashi pulled Naruto onto his back and started to walk to the boys' apartment.