"Congratulations. You are now a genin of Konoha."

Hatake Uchiha Kakashi. Quite the mouthful to say.

He was 6 years old, a genin, and just about to receive a sensei to be an apprentice under. Kakashi fiddled with his thumbs acting nervous and looking down but inside he was focusing and pinpointing everyone in the hokage building.

Sakumo and Jiraiya was just outside the hokage's office window, Minato was... Around the corner, about 10 minutes till he reached the office. Hiruzen was inside... With Danzo... And the lady at the counter was standing up...

"Hatake Uchiha Kakashi?"

He looked up and walked over to the counter. "The Hokage is ready for you." He nodded and teleported to right outside the office, taking a deep breath. Knocking on the door he walked in calmly, immediately going into the formal bowing position.

"Hokage sama."

< Hiruzen's POV >

Silent footsteps without effort, a habit only war veterans nowadays have. The formal bowing, a position that some Chunin still fidget in. A calm face in front of the hokage with a posture that shows no emotion. 

And his eyes...

The eyes are the windows of a person's soul, and this boy... 

Could conceal everything.

Something even I had trouble with at times.

"Hokage sama." he paused for a while, "Danzo sama." he greeted.

I smiled my practiced warm smile and spoke. "Hello Kakashi, you do know what you are here today for, right?"

He straightened and nodded curtly. "Yes hokage sama."

"Good. Minato! Come in!" I called, and soon the door opened to reveal the bright yellow haired man with blue eyes. My eyes flickered over to see Kakashi's reaction but shockingly I saw guilt, fondness and sadness swimming in his deep black eyes before disappearing without a trace. 

Pushing the information away to look over later I smiled at Minato.

"Minato, meet your new apprentice, Hatake Uchiha Kakashi."

"Hi-! IT'S YOU!" Minato yelped, shock clear on his face. Kakashi sweatdropped, scratching his cheek. "Ah... Hello again Minato san...".

I raised my eyebrow. "Do you know each other already?"

"Ah! Hokage sama, he's the one who... er..." his eyes flickered over to where Jiraiya was. "... He's the student that I told you about... the one that kicked Jiraiya in the face and used medical ninjutsu to heal the injury right afterwards..."

A flash of killer intent came from Jiraiya's general direction and a snort of laughter from Sakumo. I sighed and held my forehead.

I'm too old for this.

< Third person POV >

Danzo perked up at the thought of Kakashi joining him. Maybe...

"Hiruzen... What do you think about Kakashi joining ANBU? His talents will certainly benefit Konoha and I have seen the way he can hide his emotions as easy as breathing... I want to take him under my private wing."

Danzo blatantly ignored the crack of wood outside and growing Killer Intent.

Kakashi's face was kept empty of emotions except the small minuscule frown. Danzo want's me in ROOT...?

Hiruzen calmly looked over to the windows.

"What are your thoughts... Sakumo?"

He burst into the office. "NO. NO. Oh and... NO!" he growled, scooping Kakashi up... "He's only 6 for christ sake! Let him have a CHILDHOOD!"

"He's already genin-"

"Do look like I give a SH*T?!"

Hiruzen stood up with a sigh. "Stand down Sakumo."

Sakumo stiffened and begrudgingly put Kakashi down, straightening his posture. Kakashi patted himself down and forced himself to relax.

He almost attacked his own father from pure instincts.

That would have be bad.

"Danzo, it has already been decided that Kakashi will be placed under Minato. Kakashi, Minato, Sakumo, you are dismissed."

As Kakashi was dragged out of the office by his father he made eye contact with Danzo.

We're not done yet.

Kakashi just gave a stiff nod.

Too bad Hiruzen caught that and gave a warning glare. Danzo ignored him.

( Hokage's Office - Hiruzen, Danzo )

"They placed a bounty on him, S-rank from Iwa... I suppose we are putting an A rank on him?"

"Yes... Ah... so what's his name?"

"The other countries have no idea who he is as well, so they now call him..."

"... Fitting name..."

"Kuraiton." ( LITERALLY a merge of "Kuro" and "Raiton".)

(Training Field 3 - Kakashi, Minato, Sakumo )

Kakashi... Had this way of walking. Minato realized after observing the boy for a while. He walked like a...

Hiruzen. A hokage.

Sometimes he would be in a trance of some sort and his arms would automatically fold against his back and his spine would straighten, stride confident. 

But after he snapped out of his thoughts he would walk like... Like an ANBU. Feet not making a sound, eyes sharper. But he slouched ever so slightly and his eyes gaze were so heavy...

He looked like the he was carrying something heavy and pressurizing on his shoulders.

And another habit...

"Hey Kakashi, why do you sometimes keep closing your left eye?"

Sakumo looked over. "He's always been doing that since he was a baby."

Minato raised an eyebrow. "Really?"

He nodded back. "Yup, went to the doctor once, but nothing was wrong."

Kakashi shrugged and just pulled his hitai-ate over his eye. 

"Won't that be a liability?"

"Nah, I'll get used to it."

Minato watched as Kakashi continued walking, somehow looking even more comfortable with the hitai-ate over his eye. Soon they reached the middle of the field and Kakashi spun round, lifting his headband and his sharingan eyes spun.

Shifting into his fighting position, he pulled out a tanto and flicked it in front of him.

Minato eyes scanned his stance, confused. He had never seen anything like it.

He smiled and got into his.

Kakashi grinned, eyes showing excitement.

"Let's dance."

( Timeskip - After fight )

Kakashi was littered in cuts but he was not on the ground, barely standing and leaning on his tanto. Minato was across him with cuts, breathing slightly heavily. 

"Are you sure you're genin...?" He groaned, "I mean, I didn't use Hiraishin but still I have jonin fighting skills yet you could be on par with me mostly... But why is it that some moments... You look like you expect to have longer limbs?" He asked, generally curious.

Kakashu chuckled slumped down on the ground. "Dunno." 

Minato pouted slightly and stretched, Sakumo coming over and clapping with Hiruzen beside him.

"Very impressive Kakashi. You definitely have the skills to become one of the top in Konoha. Who's knows? Maybe even Hokage." Hiruzen praised, clapping with Sakumo.

Kakashi merely laughed lightly. "Nope, that's spot's reserved for Obito, Hokage sama."

"Why are you so confident in him?"

Something dark flashed across across Kakashi's eyes and he smiled. 

"Ma... It's my gut instinct."

A/N

Kakashi you mysterious little wolf.

-Migale373

Prepare for I have a whole storyline planned ahead.

And it's not all that happy.

Not.

At.

All.