Chapter 2
Kakashi's stomach felt like it had been filled with lead. Even as he acted nonchalant and picked out another C-rank mission for Team Seven he could feel guilt churning in his heart and making it hard to breath.
He had to stop the sharp inhalation of breath he felt when he saw all of the happy faces of his genin over the new mission.
Naruto was ecstatic.
Sakura was pleased with herself and making eyes at Sasuke.
Sasuke was smug.
Kakashi was in despair.
Kakashi wasn't stupid, he knew that the Hokage would never authorize the death of Naruto Uzumaki, the man loved Naruto like a grandson. But… the Hokage didn't have as much power as he thought he did. If he told the Hokage, he'd be executed for speaking of an S-ranked mission on the urging of the Council and Naruto and Sakura would be dead anyway. There were many ways to make people disappear…
"Damn it."
"Did you say something sensei?" Sakura asked, looking up at him with such innocent eyes… eyes that would be cold and dead and would never light up again, dead by his hand….
"No, it was nothing Sakura-chan. Pack enough for a week; we move out in the morning." Kakashi said, his voice curt and emotionless as he turned away and vanished
Despite himself, Kakashi felt his sharingan eye begin to water and felt the dampness leak into his mask.
"Damnit Obito." Kakashi whispered as he sat on the roof of the missions building with his head in his hands. "You always were such a bleeding heart."