Like a leaf
That slowly falls
Onto water
Without a sound
It floats for a moment
And than-
Is gone
- anonymous
Kakashi's POV
I smile, as I gaze at Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke quibbling like children, it's how they should be acting, like young teenagers not adults forced into a war. They look so happy, I can't help but feel a pang of Jealousy that my team isn't with me, immediately I feel bad, guilt, they deserve all of this I shouldn't be jealous of the love they have, after all my team fell apart because of me,
this team won't I swore that I would never lose a teammate again. My precious team 7 "Get over here Sensei!" Shouts Naruto waving wildly and I sigh shaking my head and smiling
"Sasuke has something to say to you" Naruto sounds so happy, chirpy, his mission to bring Sasuke back was a success. Sasuke meets my eyes he looks guilty and I can't help but sympathize
"You have nothing to apologize for Sasuke, I lost my way once as well, I'm sorry I couldn't help you" I can see the questions in his eyes, but per usual Sasuke keeps his mouth shut and bows his head in silent thanks.
"What do you mean you lost your way!?" Naruto says. Loudly. I cringe, and pretend to smile like I don't care, like just thinking about my past cripples me, Kami I'm so weak.
"I lost my way much like Sasuke, and started a somewhat darker path, But what's important is I'm no longer lost" Naruto looks like his brain is hurting from being used, Sasuke looks pensive and Sakura looks mad
"That's a load of crap Sensei, you make no since and Naruto's a knuckle head he doesn't get it!" Usual Sakura asking a question "For Naruto" so it looks like he's the one that doesn't understand
"I get it!" Said Naruto defending himself ...and not sounding completely positive that he does "I'm telling this because you don't get it. You think you get it which is not the same as actually getting it. Get it?" Naruto rolled his eyes and Sasuke looked like he had just died inside Sakura huffed
"You're scaring Sasuke away Kakashi" Sasuke flinched, I knew he felt bad about leaving now, I knew he would feel bad about it for a very long time.
"I need to get going, You guys alright?" Naruto nodded eyes bright,
I saw his hand brush Sasuke's, fleeting, he quickly blushed and went to move when Sasuke's pale hand grabbed his and held it, they managed all that while still looking at me innocently like nothing happened, besides the blush dusting Naruto's cheeks at his and Sasuke's intertwined hands,
Sakura undoubtedly saw their hands but looked actually happy...huh I thought she liked Sasuke? Whatever, I need to visit the KIA stone, and the graves, the lillies are probably dead by now. I sigh I don't have enough energy to deal with Sai and Ino...Especially not Ino.
Ugh I feel like I don't have energy for anything anymore, and Ninja shouldn't feel this way! Why do I feel this way? I make my way to the KIA stone without stopping at the flower shop.
(A/N this is different than what actually happened in the Narutoverse it's a whatchamacallet a canon? A AU?)
Past Kakashi's POV
"Obito come home" all I see in his eyes are hate, they twist him, make him broken, he isn't the Obito I knew "You killed Rin" he hisses, and it hits me harder than a kunai to the neck I know, I want to scream, I want to tell him how sorry I am, what a terrible friend I am, how I don't deserve him or Rin, how everything just falls apart in my hands,
