Ambushed

Kakashi's face sank as he heard those words from the kid. He knew Haruko had a rough go at life, but he didnt think the kid was this torn up over it. Personally he lost his own father at a young age, and to make matters worse his fathers reputation was dragged through the mud. In spite of that he turned out just fine… right.

Kakashi couldn't help but then feel melancholic thinking about the past. He had suffered more than his fair share between losing his dad, his teacher, his best friend, his other best friend, and then letting himself be used as a weapon of murder by the village. In hindsight he in fact did not turn out just fine.

'How am I even going to help him? I get stuck in my own head more often than not. I can't let go of my past, and Haruko doesn't even have a past.'

"What does being happy mean to you Haruko?" Kakashi asked after breaking free of his reverie.

"I'm not even sure at this point. I want to enjoy life, and not need constant adrenaline rushes to feel alive. I want to be able to wake up, and watch the sunrise free of anxiety, and fear. I want a nice family, and it doesnt need to be perfect or very big at all, maybe just a wife, and some little kids running around.

But I'm not even sure if I can have kids considering how much DNA I've got in my system. Beyond that I want a few good friends who can help me get through the hard times. More than anything I want somebody to make proud. I think I want a dad if I'm honest. Or at least a father figure. I'm a little bit too old to want a whole new dad, but I want somebody to smile at me, and tell me I'm good enough, and that I'm valuable, and worthy of affection."

"I am genuinely sorry you had that stolen from you Haruko. I lost my father when I was pretty young, and I spent a good deal of time resenting him for what he did. Now that enough time has passed I've forgiven him, and made peace with his passing, but it does hurt sometimes knowing he's gone. It also hurts knowing I spent so much time hating him for leaving me.

I understand exactly what you yearn for, I wished for nothing more than to return home one day, and see him smiling at me, hugging me, and telling me everything was okay."

"On the bright side, I kind of have a dad? Orochimaru should count, right?" Haruko gave a self-deprecating chuckle as they sat upon the tree branch.

"I guess? All things considered you could really choose anybody to be your dad. Honestly you could claim to be Lord Fourth's bastard, and I doubt anybody would question it." Kakashi let out his own chuckle, and lightly rubbed Haruko's shoulder to help him relax.

"Well you can't be my dad, you're more like a big brother than anything else." Haruko nudged Kakashi with an elbow, and rested against him

"Maybe talking all your thoughts out like this will help you a bit. You've been smiling more since we left. Is there anything you want to do?" Kakashi asked

"I want to visit a hot spring, and maybe have some fancy tea?" Haruko answered

"That sounds like a good idea, I know just the right place to go for both." Kakashi pulled out a couple snacks, and shared them with Haruko as they just enjoyed nature for a little while.

"Hey Kakashi, I appreciate you taking me out here, but why did you really bring me out here?"

"It's just like I told you Haruko. I want you to feel better, and I want to show you, you have a future. You will become somebody great, and I know the village will depend on you one day. as uptight as I was over having you two forced on me, I am quite happy that it happened. Helping raise you two has brought a large sum of joy back into my life, and in addition you helped me get myself back together. I'm stronger than ever, and the handicap I've been living with for years is hardly a factor anymore."

"Speaking of which, will you ever tell us how you got the sharingan? You told us it was a gift from a friend, but that doesn't tell us much."

"Maybe one day I'll share the whole story with you. For now just know the memories are a bit too painful."

"On that note you know how the sharingan works right? You know about its evolution?"

"Yes, I know it gains up to three tomoes as time goes on."

"Kakashi, there is another level past having three tomoe." Haruko activated his Sharingan, and his tomoe spun rapidly revealing his nine fanned pinwheel.

"You've been through a lot of terrible things, and I'm sure yours has evolved. Try injecting more chakra into it."

"Using the sharingan for an extended time always produced a massive drain on my reserves so I've never thought of sending more it's way. Let me try."

Kakashi focused for a moment, and Haruko watched the chakra flow through his eye, and watched the change happen in slow motion.

'Damn Kakshi's, and Obito's mangekyo pattern is so fucking cool.'

"You should instinctively know what it can do now that you've used it properly."

"It's strange to say the least."

"How so?"

"I can use an ability named Kamui. It sends targets to another dimension."

"Woah Kakashi, that's super cool!"

'I hate acting like a surprised kid.'

Kakashi's eye reverted back into its regular form before he covered it once again.

"That drained my chakra incredibly quickly by just activating it. That's a dangerous ability."

"Does your eye hurt?"

"A little bit, yeah."

"I'll come up with something to prevent that."

"On that note, why didn't you tell me about this before?"

"Well, I did something with Itachi which enhanced my eyes, and his. The reason I didn't tell you is because it didn't seem relevant at the time. Between the repeated assassination attempts, and how hard you were working I didn't want to bother you."

"So what do yours do?"

"A few things. I can speed my thinking up to the point that time stops, I can read the entire genetic history of those I look at, and If I consume somebody I can view even their ancestors memories. I also can place somebody in a genjutsu which completely warps their conception of time stretching seconds into days, and an inextinguishable fire."

"I feel like you're a cheater when it comes to abilities."

"I share that sentiment."

"Has your bloodline been causing any issues?"

"The opposite. Everything is going great in that department, but I do feel a certain…. Hunger."

"What do you mean?"

"I feel an itch, a kind of need to collect more genetic data. Almost like I'm an unfinished product, and if I gain enough unique traits it'll go away."

'Pure bullshit, but I need to give a good reason why certain people need to die in the future.'

"....I see…" Kakashi was lost in thought for a moment. But shook it off, and prepared the two of them for departure.

Moving swiftly through the trees, Kakashi signaled to stop, and took a brief look around. Haruko took a brief look around, and activated his eyes. Four figures were attempting to surround them, and were actively attempting to hide their signatures from the two of them. Haruko smirked, and his eyes spun rapidly before the sound of the air crying was heard, and black flames covered one of the four figures.