Blind (Discontinued)

11

Kakashi lightly tapped Keisuke on the shoulder to get his attention. When he had it, he pointed back the direction they'd come from. Keisuke nodded, understanding exactly what Kakashi meant. They silently backtracked aways before taking off towards the Hokage's office, Kakashi contacting both Ryosuke and Tenzo on the way, telling them to meet them at Hokage Tower.

Once the four of them were there, Kakashi led the others into the building and up to the Hokage's office. When they got to the door, Kakashi knocked and waited for an answer. A muffled "Come in" could be heard from behind the door, to which Kakashi walked in, followed by his team.

"Ah, Kakashi! It's good to see you and your team, but I thought you'd taken up the solo mission of being Takumi Takahashi's Jonin Sensei/bodyguard?" asked the old man behind the desk.

Kakashi and his three teammates bowed on one knee, the custom greeting all ANBU officers use. "Lord Third, I apologize for this sudden visit, but there is something that you and the rest of my teammates should know. You might want to activate the anti eavesdropping seals," Kakashi replied, head bowed in respect.

The Third raised his eyebrow slightly as he did as Kakashi suggested. "Go on?"

Kakashi stood up, followed by Keisuke, Ryosuke, and Tenzo. "About two months ago, Tenzo asked me to keep an eye on Sasuke Uchiha, saying there was something he was hiding. I agreed, seeing how he was a member of my team and it was my duty to do so. On the last mission, which was originally supposed to be a C rank mission, we were ambushed by the Demon Brothers. I took it as an opportunity to see what Tenzo meant, but got much more than I bargained for. After I "died", Sasuke immediately took charge, checking my "body" and telling the others I was dead, all while getting ready for another attack. It was a good thing he did get ready, because he correctly guessed where the next attack would come from, and although he wasn't able to get there in time, he quickly and effectively warned Takumi, who was the closest to the point of attack.

"Takumi, though, was already in place and defended the client quickly, taking out the enemy with his own weapon. The two of them displayed almost perfect teamwork, despite only being teammates for two months prior. And today, after we got back and I dismissed the team, Sasuke took off rather quickly, with Takumi going in the same general direction.

"At first I didn't think much of it, but about half an hour later, Keisuke came to me and told me that Takumi hadn't been home yet. I agreed to help him look for Takumi, and ended up tracking him to one of the Uchiha training grounds that, up until recently, had been deserted. Keisuke revealed it as the place he'd seen two boys doing basic training exercises a few months prior, which turned out to be where Tenzo and Ryosuke had found Sasuke and another boy also doing basic training exercises. Which is almost exactly what we found. We found Sasuke, Takumi, and a blond boy called Naruto sparring at a rather fast pace. But what's even more interesting than the fact that before the mission to the Land of Waves, Sasuke and Takumi rarely talked to each other, was the fact that the blond kid was sparring blindfolded. We left shortly after they stopped and the blond kid sat down rather exhausted."

The other four people in the room just looked at Kakashi in shock, though Lord Third was probably the most shocked. He knew who that blond kid was. And he was supposed to be blind.

After the Hokage got over his initial shock, he looked at Kakashi quizzically. "Did you say... Naruto?" he asked, still unsure he had heard correctly.

"Yes, Lord Third, I did. Is that a problem?"

"Well, you tell me. Last I heard, that kid was blind and was going to be for the rest of his life."

At that, Kakashi's eye widened slightly. "And how long ago was that, might I ask?"