Evening Full of Doubts.

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I think Kakashi noticed me looking doubtfully at him. But he just smiled instead.
"Aah! I was supposed to meet Naruto at the office. But I think I shouldn't leave you alone. And I can't even do that." He said. He got up, made a paper rocket and threw away out of the window. And looked at me with a childish grin.
"Kakashi, tell me who my father is?" I enquired him.
"What? Don't you know?" He took a pause and maybe something clicked him. "Oh yes, clearing a doubt! Good. A shinobi should always be careful. I am not Yanda, Nishikawa. The great toad sage, Jiraiya is your father. And don't ask me this question again, anyone can hear us."
"Um.. Sorry. I was just..."
"I never break a promise Nishikawa. In any situation! You see." Naruto suddenly broke in. He had a parcel from Ichiraku. Ramen it was! Oh I was so happy. I jumped up and attacked on food right away. Kakashi smiled looking at my naive actions. I asked him if he wants but Naruto said No! He said that he never promised him anything, it's a treat for you. :P
Well but he seemed to have bought some dumplings and boiled eggs for him. It was Kakashi's one of the favourite recipes.
I remembered Kakashi sending out a paper rocket then. I knew instead of going to office, he called him here. But suddenly Kakashi stopped eating and looked at Naruto with keen eyes.
"What is the name of the Four-tailed Beast?" Kakashi asked him.
"Son, Son Goku! Why?" Naruto was puzzled.
"It's nothing. I just asked." -Kakashi.
I was discharged in the evening. I went to Kurenai's, yes- along with Kakashi! -_- Though I liked him and was happy to be with him, I missed my Space! Now I would have to tag him along with me everywhere. I felt like I was under watch. The fact that I will have to attend Hokage meetings and spend entire time in Hokage office watching him do his paperwork instead of wandering around village made me sick. Bye bye Freedom! :(

We even confirmed Kurnai's identity. Plus that Shikamaru who always lingered near the gate of her house. That day everyone seemed to question every single person they met in case of Yanda's entry. But there were no traces of Yanda found till midnight.
"I thought I was going to stay here with her!" I fought with Kakashi.
"No you are not!" He was not on the verge of changing his mind.
"God damn Kakashi, how am I supposed to stay with you?"
"Don't worry. I won't do anything. I will make sure you are comfortable."
"No I won't be. I would never be over a feeling on someone watching me over even when I was asleep!"
"Look Nishikawa, come with me or get yourself killed."
"I won't die within a night! And I have Kurenai with me!" I kept on arguing even more. Kurenai was really worried about us.
"You two, take it outside please. My kid would wake up. I just fed him!" She tried to calm us down.
"Okay, I m taking her out, with me," Kakashi apologized and dragged me out of her house. I just kept letting Nos and Don'ts out of my mouth. I didn't know what happened but suddenly everything blacked out. I found myself in Kurnai's' room. I was playing with her baby. Her baby was so cute! But suddenly that baby turned into Kakashi and he picked me up. And threw me on a bed. And I fell asleep as soon as I heard a sweet lullaby by some lady whose face was in Shadows.

Next morning, I opened my eyes to see that I was at an unknown place. That place was filled with books as if I m in some library.
"Here we are, already awake! Good Morning Nishikawa!" I jumped as I suddenly heard these lines being said in my left ear. I was shocked to see Kakashi sitting in Indian Style right beside me on the same bed. He had a book in his one hand and was looking innocently at me with his other hand stroking his hind head.
"Evil! Evil you are! So was this the way to finally prove your point?" I cried.
"I think I have started forgetting that I am a Hokage. Thanks to you," he indirectly reminded me of that. I shut up immediately on that line. But he cannot always blackmail me like that!
"See I told you I will make sure to make you comfortable. I will order some tea and breakfast for you." He vanished before even I could say anything.
"Casting Genjutsu to make someone comfortable? Not your style. Not even fair." I pouted as he entered the room with food.
"I have to sometimes do stuff out of my way for the stubborn people like you and Naruto. You know that." He defended himself.
This fight had no point. So I preferred to stay quiet and eat up without a word.
I asked him about letting me go to the training. But he asked me to take a day off as I was just delivered out of hospital and blah blah! Though it was irritating me, as an adult being controlled, but I felt complete and happy that he cared for me.
Time for the boring task! Sit in the Hokage office watch him do the paperwork. My body was aching to train and kick some butts. But who wins over a Hokage afterall? I gave up begging to him. After sometime, I started helping him out to kill the time.
It was already noon. I was glad half the day had passed away and still I survived out of boredom. I was drooling, sitting in the corner of his office not realizing that Kakashi is watching me. I came back to senses when Naruto entered and shook me to wake up. He said he wanted to tell me something. I allowed him to do so.
"Nishikawa, I.. I- the thing is", after some pauses he gulped up, cleared his throat and continued,
"See, I would get straight to the point! I hardly confess my feelings you know. I was really overwhelmed by the feeling of having an actual Blood-relative! I didn't know whether I was happy, confused or upset. Happy for you, and upset that you had to stay away from me for so long. I never thought of this day. I m glad. I promise I will protect you on my life Sister!" He looked down. After all he had no original bonds and people kept pulling this out to him all the time. I smiled at him but I was still half asleep. I made a fool of myself when he shook me again. I apologized and told him I was glad too to have him. Later he promised me to turn me into an elite ninja. Even better than him. But I knew no one could be better than him or not this generation could surpass him. Training! I heard training! If I could really slip off from here. Then suddenly I realized that I was in the middle of an emotional scene. I looked at Naruto's face. His expressions just melted me, like someone reuniting with a long lost family. I wanted to hug him but ended up freezing on the floor. Instead, he hugged me so hard and lifted me up saying, "Yay! I got a sister. My sister, my sister," huh, long lost stupidity was on full show.
I asked Kakashi if I could train with him. He allowed me but- He came along with me asking Shikamaru and Shizune to manage the office. -_-
While walking out, I happened to hit on Anbu member and fell down. "Watch out!" Naruto warned him. But Kakashi yelled at me to not walking properly. At the same time, Kakashi activated his Sharingan and hit that Anbu member with Chidori. And that Anbu member was transformed into Sai! No one knew what just happened.
Kakashi immediately shifted Sai to the hospital after Naruto had him healed. While I was looking at poor Sai being treated by Ino who looked worried, I collapsed on the floor. I didn't know what happened.
When I opened my eyes, I saw Kakashi sitting beside my bed on a table, resting his head on my hand. "Kakashi" I tried to speak. He looked at me with a tear in his eye. I never saw him like that. How could Kakashi be so sensitive?
"I am sorry Nishikawa. I failed to save you even today. Am I failing to be a true Hokage? If a Hokage cannot even protect a single woman, how can anyone expect me to protect whole village? If I had known only a few seconds earlier that he was Yanda, I wouldn't have let him go or hit Sai! This is all my fault. I couldn't even keep a little promise of Jiraiya sensei's! I m a scum. He attacked you with his poison even when I was around," he blamed himself. I couldn't see him like that. Naruto wasn't around. I was sure he must be already searching him.
"Kakashi", I was preparing to console him, "No don't be upset. You promised to keep me smiling right? I cannot smile if you are upset. You make the best of a Hokage. You managed to recognize him before he killed me. That's really extraordinary of you. You fought a war which could have ended this world, and you saved the whole world; this guy is nothing compared to what you did. It's just he is playing around and we have to catch him, Together!" I held his hand and made him smile for me.
"This is what I like about you. Though you keep fainting every now and then by every means, you really are sensible and strong. Sorry that I... It just.. Kind of exploded.. I never whine around like this. But I couldn't see you like this. I was worried about you. See, I never confess my feelings, I m turning into a douchebag!" He laughed it out. I told him that it was okay to sometimes explode out the feelings. He just kept looking at me. The moment which I could never forget!
Suddenly a bubble popped out on my shoulder where I was injected the poison. It was a soothing one. Kakashi was curious about it. He didn't know what was it, he started calling out Sakura who was available right now. But I recognized this bubble, it was the one that popped out while I was training with Naruto. It wasn't hurting me but it was healing me and I felt as if it is filling up my power there. I asked Kakashi to calm down.
A man who claimed to be a medic Ninja came in. He said Sakura was summoned by Naruto on some mission so he was replaced. That Ninja had a surgery mask on. He said that bubble might do a harm so I needed a surgery. Something was fishy. My body reacted to him as he walked close to me to check out my bubble. My eyes turned sparkling blue, my body developed a strong Chakra aura all around my body. The hospital building was shaking hard. Kakashi suddenly caught his arms and pulled them behind his back. And I attacked him by letting a huge amount of water inside this mouth. His body swelled as amount of water level increased into his body. I went back to normal, but this time I didn't faint. I felt like I was completely healed and my power got increased. Kakashi unmasked him but was shocked to see Hinata instead of that man. Sakura entered in right time apologizing for being late due to some emergency. But she was shocked to see Hinata lying there, she immediately healed her and rested her on my bed.
"Sensei, what is happening in our village lately? There were many casualties today. Victims of this replacement attack are increasing. First Sai, then I had to go see Chhoji, Shino, Kiba and now Hinata! I am almost drained out healing so many of them. There were also other Anbu members and villagers. We have to do something!" She said. She seemed to be worn out healing almost 24 people today. Kakashi looked worried but he suddenly stood up.
"Sakura, contact Shikamaru and Ino. Declare emergency in the village. Ask Ino to connect to the people only remaining of the rookie nine and Nishikawa so that we will explain them a plan! We will have to plan a strategy! Yeah, and send Shikamaru here at once." He seemed all fired up for his comrades and villagers. He turned into a strong Hokage from this upset person. Sakura ran off in no time.
I just kept looking at him. His brain was really fueled up. Now this is our Kakashi! I recalled his super intelligent skills during extraordinary fights. He was planning something. Will he include me in his action? Will I be able to help him? What was he thinking? I believed in him that he will hunt out the enemy in no time and save this village again!
"Ino here! Connected to Kakashi?" She was actually talking in my mind. Ooh. Cool! I also heard Kakashi's voice in my head even if was in front of me.
"Yes. Everyone connected?"
"Yes." Voices of Sakura, Naruto, Sasuke, Shikamaru, were heard. Team Guy must be on mission as they didn't respond.
"Good. So here's the plan." Kakashi explained his plan to everyone. "Okay, spread out." Hokage ordered.

(Next ch reveals what his plan is! Stay tuned to see if this Mastermind's plan work out well or will he fail again as Hokage)

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