At a time

Chapter 3

Kazemi is certain Kakashi would never talk about the Kyuubi if she doesn't ask. Fortunately for him she has nothing to ask. It doesn't stop him from being deathly quiet, as if afraid to set her off.

For a man with a head count in the thousands he sure is a scaredy-cat. He sure is lucky that a Yamanaka isn't on his team because if they were she's pretty sure he'd defect from the village. The amount of therapy the man needed was unimaginable.

"So what shitty mission are we doing today Kakashi?" Kazemi asks while rummaging through her bag for an explosion tag.

If he said D-Rank she'd blow him up, or more accurately the training ground but the property damage would have to be payed by him since he's the teacher.

"Maa, well I've been thinking we could do some training today." He says while scratching his mask in a sheepish sort of way.

She looks at him incredulously. "Who are you and what have you done with Kakashi?"

"Is it that hard to believe I just want to train you?" He continues, his eye turning into a smile. Seriously, that had to be a jutsu.

"Yes." She then throws an explosion tag at him before running away.

Kakashi expertly gets out of the way of the explosion and jumps onto a tree branch. "Endurance training? Sure, let's do that."

...

"I hate you...so much..."

"Love you to."

"Burn...in a fiery place."

She then sets off as many explosion tags as she could.

...

"My poor wallet." Kakashi wines as he eyes the property damage. "What did it ever do to you?"

Kazemi just smiles at him.

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"Iruka-Sensei?" She questioned when entering the Hokage tower.

The man smiled at her as Kakashi muttered a "how does he get to be called sensei but I don't?"

"Kazemi! How have you been?" He inquires as he ruffles her hair.

"Good sensei. Although I wish I had another Jonin sensei." "Hey!" "I've been well all things considered. How's the class been?"

At that Iruka sighs. "Shikamaru and Chouji miss you. Kiba wont admit it but he misses you as well." He then smiles softly. "Ino and Sakura have been training like crazy after you left. I think you inspired them."

She should never be anyone's role model, she's actually the poster child of what kids shouldn't look up to. Just ask any adult civilian in Konoha, she's sure they'd agree.

"What about Hinata, Sasuke and Shino?"

He hums in thought. "Well, Hinata seems less shy and Shino is the same as ever. Sasuke on the other hand..." he lets out a sigh of frustration. "He's gotten worse lately, a lot more violent when sparring, to the point he got suspended for a week because he broke another kids arm while sparring after the match had been called."

Kazemi smiles. "It seems as though you have your hands full sensei. Good luck."

Iruka smiles back. "You to Kazemi. Last I heard your sensei picked the Tora mission." He points towards the desk were Kakashi filling out paperwork. Kakashi gave her an eye smile.

"Kakashi." She says sweetly. "I'm going to murder you."

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"A little dolphin told me you broke a kids arm while sparring." Kazemi says while sitting on rock. "Wanna talk about it?"