Uzumaki

39: Shinobi

I spend the next few days slouching around observing Kakashi when I notice that he doesn't eat often, a ramen bowl here and there. So I head into town and grab food to make. Half way through the cooking process I realize this is the part where Kushina would joke about my good wife skills.

Minato would tease and say my need for perfection would probably get my husband killed. I would laugh and say his death would be his stupidity not my temper that was at fault.

Minato would look at me worried for he could actually picture that scenerio and Kushina would laugh. "Yuki?" I look up and see Kakashi.

"You never know how much the little moments mean until you can't live them anymore." He nods at me as I tell him I've noticed he doesn't eat much.

"So I'm making dinner. I needed to keep my hands busy. I was going crazy and tired of being in bed."  He nods and tells me he'll be right back he was going to check in with Lord Danzo. I nod and he takes off as I finish cutting the veggies.

It was late when I realize Kakashi wasn't coming back anytime soon. I pack away the food and put it in the oven. I make my way into town.

"Shisui!" I was walking past the cemetery when I noticed him by the large stone.

"You're back!" He looks at me and I nod as I stare at the monument

"What's wrong?" He follows my stare back to the stone.

"It's basically a large reminder of all those who died that night." I mutter.

The large gray stone sat on a round platforn that had names of all those who does that day engraved on it. The stone itself had a fire symbol at the front of it and a small plack honoring those who died. "My father is mentioned here."

"What?" The news fazed me, I've been so caught up in my own pain I didn't even notice his, I had forgotten about that.

"You're father died that day and you still reached out to me. You had your own pain yet you still worried about me, I'm sorry."

He looks at me with a sad look, "don't be. It's okay." I shake my head.

"No it's not. You're in pain too. You lost someone important that day too, regardless of me that still hurts and it's a heartbreaking situation. If I hadn't been so wrapped up in me, I would have noticed. I'm sorry for what you and your mother are going through Shisui."

He gives me a small smile that does not reach his eyes, and thanks me. "I don't know where to go from here." I speak up and he looks at me.

"Kushina and Minato have always been my guides. Now they're gone and I'm stuck in this place I don't truly recognize. I wish I could do more but I don't know how." I struggle with my emotions.

"I don't know how to keep their deaths from going to vain." I finally manage to get my point across.

"By protecting your village like they did." I turn and look at Lord Danzo.

I ask him how I could do just that?

"Join the Anbu and protect the Leaf Village from those who wish to do us harm." I look at the large grave stone,

"Protect what they died protecting. That's how you honor them." I look at Lord Danzo.

"Okay."