The steel blade came closer to his face and time seemed to slow around ANBU soldier Tenzou, aka Yamato. His eyes widened, a single word in his mind echoing.

Help.

A blur of silver jumped in front of him with the sound of metal penetrating flesh fresh followed by a grunt and the splash of blood on the ground.

The blade reappeared through the wall which miraculously saved Tenzou, tinted crimson red. Tenzou looked up and his short relief shattered. Blood flew onto his face and he felt as the thick warm liquid travel downwards, through the roots of his hair.

"T-ten... Zou..."

His captain, saviour and comrade stood hunched, back facing towards him with a blade soaked in blood sticking out.

Tenzou was frozen as he felt blood, Kakashi's blood, slowly make its way down.

"S-Senpai...!" He croaked out, still in shock.

Kakashi hissed and spat out blood, pulling out a kunai and cleanly slicing his opponent's throat. He collapsed soon after the enemy and Tenzou caught him, tears pricking his eyes.

Kakashi gave a weak chuckle and coughed, wheezing out. "At least I finally... Saved someone precious to me...".

Tenzou lay Kakashi down gently, shoulders trembling as he tried to save his captain.

"Senpai please... Just...!"

"Shh... Tenzou... *Cough* shinobi die pretty early after all... Tenzou... No, Yamato... Can you please... Call me Kakashi..." He whispered.

"K-kakashi..." Tenzou whimpered out, tears flowing from his eyes. "And Yamato...?"He said, smiling lightly.

"Y-yea?"

"I give you permission... To see my face." He chuckled, lightly grasping Tenzou's hand. "And please... Smile... For me..."

Tenzou smiled painfully, hicupping. He pulled Kakashi's mask down to see a beautiful pale face, soft lips smiling gently.

"W-Why do you even hide your face?!"

Kakashi chuckled a bit louder and smiled. "That's... A nice face... To see in my last moments..."

"Thank you Yamato... And... Tell Minato Sensei... Congrats about Kushina's... Pregnancy.........." Kakashi's eyes closed, his lips curving into a small smile and his breathing stopped, the silence everlasting.

...

It was so quiet... The sound of rain echoing in his mind...

Kakashi lay cold and limp in his hands...

So quiet...

Where was the sound of his heart beating?

The sound of his sarcastic remarks?

Berating?

Commands?

Where... Was his Taicho...?

After minutes of silence, Tenzou sobbed, and choked harshly over Kakashi's corpse. He cried holding Kakashi close.

After an hour of crying, Tenzou kneeled there, still and exhausted. Soon, the yondaime and a few ANBU came.

Minato gasped as he saw Tenzou holding Kakashi's corpse in the middle of a battle field, rain pouring down on them.

Tenzou's eyes were dead and red from crying and blood. Soon, the younger boy collapsed from physical and mental exhaustion into the yondaime's arms...

Few Years Later

Tenzou stood at the KIA stone, hand clenching a white rose. "Kakashi Senpai... I hope you're happy with Rin, Obito and Minato san..." He sniffed and placed his flower in front of the stone, walking away with his shoulders slumped.

...

...

When the area was empty, a orange masked figure came out, and stood in front of the grave.

"..."

The figure sat in front of the stone and hunched. He than breathed shakily and whispered...

...

"... Bakashi...."