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Kakashi Hatake was exhausted. And it was mostly his fault.
‘Tomorrow, I have to test a new group of brats. And this time, I won’t have the ability to fail them if I want my ears to stay intact.’ He thought to himself, as he absentmindedly filled his ninken’s food and water bowls, and shrugged off most of his clothes and traded them for softer versions (in truth, it was only a different set of pants) .
‘Civilian Council Member Haruno will throw a fit that could be heard from Konoha all the way to Iwa if I fail her daughter and Uchiha Sasuke.’ He thought as he laid down on his bed that everyone except Guy and Genma seemed to disapprove of,
("It’s too hard and has weird bumps in it Kakashi!” Kurenai had half yelled.
“It just doesn’t look comfortable.”
Asuma had once said. Genma simply shrugged when asked about it.
“I get it man; we spend most of our time on missions, and more often than not, we sleep on the floor.”
When Guy was asked, it went sort of like this: “My Eternal Rival,” He boomed “You once told me that your sense of smell is stronger than most of our dear companions! I am assuming a new smell that a new mattress will have will not make you comfortable enough to sleep!”
He ended with smiling brightly and giving a thumbs up.) ‘It’s odd how Guy pays attention to stuff; I told him that years ago, and yet he remembered. I didn’t really need him to yell it out for all the world to hear though.’ He thought. Suddenly Kakashi felt even more tired than he had been before. ‘Guess it’s time to face the nightmares…’ Closing his one eye, he fell asleep.
Kakashi’s dream
“Hello?” Kakashi called out.
‘This is new,’ He mused ‘Where am I? ’ He took a moment to survey where he was. There were fallen buildings everywhere.
‘Those look like seals.’ He thought to himself as he looked at the foundations of all the buildings he could see. He started walking, carefully, to something that seemed to be reflecting light.
‘A river or a pond maybe ?’ He reached it. ‘Definitely is a river,’ watching it flow far enough that he couldn’t see it anymore. ‘The water is really low though.’
“It is indeed a river.” Supplied a voice from out of nowhere helpfully.
“Who said that?” Kakashi demanded.
“It is a bit difficult to explain and going to be hard to believe; why don’t you take a seat? It’s going to take a while.” The Unknown said.
“I’d rather stand, thanks.” Kakashi responded. A sigh could be heard.
“Very well. All you ninjas, so stubborn; there was only one of your kind that sat when told to do so. Very polite that young man, a bit loud though. Anyway I get it, you’re in an unknown place, hearing a voice that you can’t figure out where it’s coming from and last thing you remember was going to sleep.”
“How do you know that?” Kakashi said.
“Truth be told, Hatake Kakashi, I have been wanting to contact you for a long time. But there are restrictions in place so I couldn’t talk to you sooner. Tell me, what do you know of your mother’s people?”
“How do you know my name? I’m certainly not telling you that. Also, what do you want from me?”
"You must be fun at parties.” The voice deadpanned. “As for your questions, it will be easier to answer if I introduce myself. I am Uzushiogakure No Sato. You can call me Lady Uzushio. As for what I want from you is nothing particular, simply for you to find happiness and a home. Which just so happens that Its in Uzushio. ” The voice said brightly .
“What???” Kakashi said.
“Very well put!” the voice, now known as Lady Uzushio, said laughing lightly.
“How?” Kakashi asked.
“Chakra makes things act in strange ways. Like in Kiri, that fog? It’s mostly chakra. Or the training ground number 40 in Konoha? Those trees and animals are all chakra enhanced and so are bigger, and stronger than their normal counterparts. In Uzushio, we have a bit of a problem with things becoming sentient, like plates, or plants, or Me, the island. You see, the chakra that was released has to go somewhere, and well the whirlpools are naturally made, not that that stopped the whirlpools from turning sentient, so it went into the land instead.”
“Plates?” Kakashi questioned, sounding amused.
“It’s quite a story Honey, that we don’t have time for, but I’ll tell you it later.” Lady Uzushio promised.
“Why is that?” Kakashi asked.
“Because you are going to have to wake up soon and I still have a couple of things I have to tell you. Let’s get started, shall we?” Getting a nod from Kakashi, she began.
“As you probably know, Uzushio was attack by Iwa and Kiri. But the people of Uzushio, my people, your people, our people , had safe guards. A lot of lives were lost, but thanks to the now that I think about it, alarming amount of chakra that was released not only during the battle against Iwa and Kiri, but also on a daily basis back when Whirlpool was still standing, I woke up. Although, truth be told, I have no idea when I fell asleep much less having been alive in the first place. Afterwards, I proceeded give all the bodies a proper burial.
But, as you can see, there is a lot of work to be done for Uzushio to be inhabitable, much less back to its former glory. Do you know that the sand underneath is rainbow colored? Since there is so much debris all over the ground, you can’t see it. You are probably wondering “why you?” Or maybe “why now?” Truth is, you are not the first I have spoken to, nor will you be the last.
But, you are currently the oldest, from Konoha… no that’s not right, who is currently in Konoha. I have spoken to Naruto, as well as the Kyuubi. Interesting fellow, that one. Kinda reminds me of The Third Uzukage. Anyway, Naruto should be living with you should Jiraiya not be available. But, guess what! The civilian council refused! Claimed that you are of a clan that all of us know you are the last of! Well, not really. The Hatake Clan consists of nomads so really you are just the only one in Konoha. I should check if you have any relatives that you are closely related to, like less than third cousins…...” Trailing off.
“You spoke to Naruto?” Kakashi asked slightly desperately. He hadn’t seen him in months following up him leaving Anbu.
“Yup! He wanted to know where all of his old guards went, he was like First Weasel-nii leaves, the Dog-nii, what’s next Cat will leave? Where are they going?! Are they dead?! And I was like, dude, the fact that they stayed Anbu for that long is surprising to me, that’s like, what, 10 years? He still doesn’t understand of course, so when you see him do explain yeah? Anyway, you have got to wake up now. I’ll tell you some other things tomorrow, so shoo! ”
Kakashi woke up with a start. ‘That was really weird.’ He thought to himself. He checked the alarm clock that had been beeping. He blinked in surprise. ‘Huh, this is the first time in a long time that I wake up just as the alarm rings.’ He got up and stretched. Pushing away all thoughts concerning the dream he just had, he smiled to himself and left his bedroom to get ready for the day; he had a feeling it would be a long one.
Elsewhere…
Lady Uzushio allowed herself to give a pleased smile. Not that anyone could see it; she wasn’t in her visible form after all. ‘I need to find where I left that seal’ She thought to herself. ‘There is a lot of work to do to get this place to a somewhat habitable standard. Not to mention addressing the masses and finding my siblings. Where are Kazu and Kenta? I haven’t heard from them in like two days which is a really long time for them. Oh well, better find them; they are probably causing trouble. ' Sighing softly to herself, she started looking for a certain seal.