Beautifully drawn. Just love this art in general.

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It had been a few weeks since Obito's death. The Uchiha clan, though they weren't exactly happy about it, had decided to let Kakashi keep Obito's Sharingan. He barely spoke to anyone anymore, and he never seemed to leave Rin and Naruto's sides, deciding he would keep Obito's promise at all costs. So when Naruto told him she was leaving, he tried desperately to get her to stay.

She had met Jiriya only a week after Obito's death, and couldn't fathom losing another person she loved, so she showed him her past, his future. She had asked to be trained at Mount Myōboku, to learn what she hadn't been able to last time she had been there, and he had agreed to take her, even if she couldn't sign the summoning scroll just yet.

"Why do you have to go again?" He asked her, attempting to maintain an uninterested voice.

"I have to train with Master Jiraiya. I couldn't save Obito, so how could I ever hope to save any of you if we were put in a similar situation?" She fired back, her voice filled with emotion.

"Let me come with you." He almost begged, still trying is best to seem apathetic even though they were in the safety of her apartment as she packed her bags.

"You have to stay here, protect Rin. You promised Obito." She argued. They had been going at this for almost twenty minutes now.

"We can both come." His suggestion struck a chord in her, and she was almost tempted to accept. Almost.

"The training will be gruesome. Plus, I will be in a safe place the entire time. Master Jiraiya will reverse summon us to the mountain where I will train. Everything will just go better if you and Rin stay here." She continued to attempt to convince him.

It must have finally gotten through his thick skull that she would be fine, becasue he sighed before sitting on her bed.

"Just be sure to stay safe, okay?" He told her, his voice had a hard edge to it, almost like an order.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine. It's you and Rin I'm worried about. Whatever will you do without my bright smiles every morning? You'll slip into a pit of sadness and self-pity." She joked, though he could tell she was genuinely worried, and for some strange, unexplainable reason, he needed to reassure her. So he did.

"We'll be fine with Minato-sensei. Don't worry." He was glad when he earned one of her 'bright smiles' in return. He practically melted, though he would never admit to it.

"Glad to hear it. I have to be at the gate in-" She checked the clock beside her bed as a terrified expression came over her face, "Ten minutes ago. Shitshitshitshitshitshi-"

Kakashi grabbed her by the arm to stop her pacing and throwing things haphazardly. When she looked into his eye, she was given a soft smile under his mask and a gentle look in return. It calmed her down enough to remember that she had a kunai with the teleportation scroll on it near the gate for occasions just like this.

"Thanks Kakashi." She told him before giving him a quick kiss on the cheek and jumping out the window without looking back.

Not caring of anyone saw, he ran to the window to make sure she hadn't been reckless and made herself into a giant splat on the sidewalk. She had disappeared, and he guessed it was by use of her transportation kunai.

Kakashi felt heat rise up his face as he remembered the kiss she had given him before she left. He was very glad he had his mask on as he left her apartment and walked to Rin's instead.

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"I swear I'm not late." Naruto yelled as she ran towards the gate from the bush where she had strategically placed her kunai so it would not be found and moved somewhere where she did not want to end up.

"Actually, you're ten minutes late, Naruto." Minato scolded lightly.

"I had to say my goodbyes." She defended herself.

"Especially to Kakashi, right?" He prdodded.

Naruto suddenly felt her face heat up at the mention of her friend. She crossed her arms, not being able to find the words for a proper comeback. All she could do was slowly scoot closer to her new sensei in the hopes he would get the message and reverse summon them already.

Thankfully, he got the message, because he just laughed and said hid final goodbyes to Minato before they were suddenly atop the mountain she knew so well.

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I know this chapter was short, but I didn't want to have to stretch it out any further than it needed to go.

Word Count: 809