INCARNATE OF OBITO UCHIHA

Chapter 10: I've Got Something In My Eyes

Kakashi woke up with a sore body and a killer headache. Why did it feel as if he fought one-on-one with Gai with his hands tied? He tensed when he felt two chakra signatures near him, but relaxed when he realised that it were just Naruto and Sasuke. He groaned in pain and blinked his eyes open, and found himself in company of his two male students.

"Oh look Sasuke, the sleeping beauty awakens." Naruto said with a snicker as he looked at Kakashi from where he was seated at the corner.

Sasuke ignored him as he hovered above Kakashi, and with his hands glowing pale blue, as he did the Medical Diagnostic Jutsu. He hummed in contemplation and then muttered with a sigh "Everything's fine. Sakura had healed your broken ribs but they'll still be sore for some hours. Bruises and other injuries are healed, but you have Second degree Chakra Exhaustion, so no strenuous work for at least a week." He then helped Kakashi sit up and made him drink some water.

Kakashi sighed as he drank the water, and then eyed the room he was in. "Where-?"

Understanding what he was going to ask, Naruto replied "We are at Tazuna's house."

"Where's Sakura?" He asked when he realised that the female member of Team Seven was absent.

"She has gone to the forest," Naruto then paused as he squinted his eyes and scratched the back of his head as he tried to remember what Sakura had told them to say to Kakashi if he wakes up and asks for her. "-something about gathering herbs?..." He looked at Sasuke for confirmation, who just nodded his head, but didn't look at Kakashi.

Kakashi hummed as he tried to remember what had happened before he was knocked out. He remembered the fight with Zabuza and his lackeys -the Demon Brothers-, and then getting imprisoned in the Water Bubble Prison. He remembered being surprised at how his Genins had managed to free him from the Bubble prison jutsu. He remembered being thoroughly pissed at Zabuza for trying to harm his cute little genins. He remembered defeating Zabuza, and getting ready to kill the Missing Nin. But then someone interfered the fight - who had that been? Oh yes, a Hunter Nin. He had used senbons to kill Zabuza and then took his body away along with the Demon Brothers Bodies too.

Kakashi blinked. Wait....Senbons? The Hunter Nin used Senbons to kill Zabuza? Who the hell uses Senbons to kill people? Senbons aren't assassinating weapons, they're just used to either heavily injure the opponent or poisoning them. It's a great weapon for medical purposes, but it isn't any good assassinating weapon. The Hunter Nin also didn't incinerate Zabuza's body on spot -like Hunter Nins are supposed to do- and took off with Zabuza's body. Conclusion? There's a high chance that Zabuza as well as the Demon Brothers were alive, and that the Hunter Nin was their accomplice.

Kakashi groaned, making the two Gennins eye him warily. He replied tiredly "Turns out, Zabuza is still alive."

He was expecting Naruto to start yelling and ranting about how was it possible, and for Sasuke to scowl in displeasure, but was shocked when both the Genins just sighed in resignation.

"Yeah, we figured. Sakura said so too." Naruto said. He then scratched the back of his head sheepishly and muttered "Something about.. needles that paralyse the opponent to weird death state or something? What did she call them, Sasuke?"

Sasuke snorted and said "Senbons, dobe. Senbons."

Naruto snapped his fingers and said excitedly "Yeah! That!" He then blinked as he realised that Sasuke just insulted him once again, and then whirled towards the Uchiha and yelled "What did you just call me?!"

"Hard of hearing?" Sasuke shot back at him with a smirk.

Kakashi sighed exasperatedly as the two boys argued about God knows what. He gazed at them fondly as he watched them argue for silliest of things. Oh, how much they've grown since graduating from the Academy. There was a time when Sasuke used to stay aloof from Sakura and Naruto, and now the three of them interacted as if they've been best of friends for years. Now to think of it, it hasn't been much time since they graduated. How can they have such deep bonds in such little time? Maybe there's some history between them that he wasn't aware of? Hm...his cute little genins are sure turning out to be quite handful.