Confessions Of The Red Eye 🔚

Entry 14

Name: Kakashi Hatake
Age: 28

The Third Hokage, Hiruzen Sarutobi and I walked around the village today. We talked about my new team that I was assigned.

Standing in my first new Genin members house, I shook a carton of milk and smelled it. It was rancid. Expired milk, huh?

"Bit of a dunce, I'd say," The Hokage said with a chuckle. I frown. Minato sensei was so meticulous, so perfectly organized that I couldn't believe his son was this messy.

Later we went to my new kunoichis house. One thing to say.

Her parents are very excitable. And the tea was good.

Last stop was Itachis little brother apartment. It was precise and clean. Hokage-sama believes to be his father strict policies.

When The Hokage said that Sasuke was the last Uchiha left behind my mind whirled back to the Uchiha compound, the many times I went with Obito, with Rin, with Itachi....

To Obito and Rin they died and Itachi who defected. I touch my red eye and pull up my hiate, looking into the Hokages eyes.

"Teamwork is necessary in a team. This eye here is the result of failure in such, and I intend  to never repeat such a tragedy again."

"I see your criteria hasn't changed."

"..."

"It's is a fortunate thing to learn though, as if one learns at an early age of the essence of teamwork... they'll survive in the shinobi world."

At the park, I ask why I was chosen for this specific team to Hokage-sama. I've already failed three teams, why am I being a leader to a Genin team again?

"Hmm... maybe it's because it has a hopeless fool, a prodigal genius and smart kunoichi. I'd say it similar to Minatos team... wouldn't you?"

My mind flashes back to my old teams commemorative photo... and I widen my eyes.

"So you purposely chose me?"

"No. I have to assess teams based on skill and each Genin in your team will be the best for each other."

"I see."

Right now, as I file this entry into my head, I look over at at now broken chakra sword by window still. And images flash back.

"K-kakashi..."

"Protect Rin with your life, Kakashi!"

"I'll see you soon Kakashi, after I save the village!"

"I'm sorry, Kakashi... my son"

"It was my choice, Kakashi-senpai."

I stare at my hand and clench it. Yeah.

I'm not backing down from criteria.

I cannot let my team die because of lack of teamwork.

I don't know if I could handle such pain again.