Thief

"I'm tired, Kakashi-Sensei. Can we please take a break?" complained Sakura Haruno.

"Hm. Maybe after I finish my boo-" began Kakashi Hatake, his nose buried in Icha Icha, his favorite book.

"Yeah! Let's go eat ramen!" shouted Naruto Uzumaki, pumping his fist in the air. "Believe it! I can already taste the noodles!"

Sasuke Uchiha sighed and threw his kunai knife into a faraway tree, creating a deep dent. "How can you taste something that's not in your mouth? Idiot."

"Hey! What did you call me!?" Naruto shouted.

Sasuke smirked. "Are you deaf?" Naruto shouted in anger and threw a wild punch at Sasuke, which he easily dodged.

"Shadow Clone Jutsu!" shouted Naruto and 5 clones of Naruto poofed into existence. They all ran at Sasuke just as Kakashi appeared in the middle.

"Naruto! This training session is to develop your hand-to-hand combat! This means no Jutsu should be used! Sakura's right. Let's go take a break and clear our heads," suggested Kakashi as he slipped his book into his pouch.

"Let's go to Ichiraku Ramen!" shouted Naruto enthusiastically.

Sakura groaned. "But we go there every time, Naruto!"

Naruto frowned. "Do you have a better idea, Sakura-chan?" Sakura groaned again, but reluctantly followed Kakashi as he started walking up the path back to the village. Naruto shouted happily at the prospect of ramen and ran after them, Sasuke on his heels.

At Ichiraku Ramen, Naruto quickly ordered his favorite Miso Tonkotsu with extra pork. Kakashi ordered Chidori Ramen, which was a new item on the menu that was inspired by Kakashi. Sasuke ordered Purple Cold Vermicelli Noodle Salad. Sakura ordered Beet and Shoyu Ramen. Everyone dug in eagerly and finished in seconds, Naruto finishing first, as usual.

"Boy, that was good!" sighed Naruto, rubbing his belly. Kakashi nodded, wiping some sauce on his chin away.

Sakura pushed her bowl away and looked at Sasuke. "Did you like yours, Sasuke-kun?"

"Yes," replied Sasuke. "What now, Kakashi? Do we go back to training?"

"Here's the check," said the Ramen Guy, pushing forward a paper on top of a metal tray.

Kakashi nodded and pulled out a couple of bills and suddenly a figure dressed in tattered black clothes jumped out from nowhere and snatched the money. Naruto launched himself at the figure, but he jumped back as the figure burst into flames, his body and the paper bills were surprisingly not harmed by the blistering hot flames. Then, he jumped onto the roof and was gone.

Naruto's jaw dropped and Sakura's eyes widened in fear and confusion. Sasuke, however, scanned the area quickly and spotted a figure darting away down the road.

He leaped after him, but Kakashi grabbed his arm. "It's not worth it. Sorry," he told the Ramen Guy. "I have more money," he said, pulling out some more bills.

"No, no. I can't force you to pay after what just happened," said the Ramen Guy.

Kakashi smiled. "Thank you. It is much appreciated."

"So now what, K-Kakashi-Sensei?" asked Sakura, still shaken after the sudden robbery.

"You three can go home. I need to speak with the Hokage," he replied.

"Alright! I'm going home and eating Instant Ramen!" shouted Naruto as he ran down the road.

"Thank you, Kakashi-Sensei," said Sakura, and headed toward the direction of her house.

"What was that? I've never seen that Jutsu before. He didn't even weave any hand signs," asked Sasuke after Sakura and Naruto had left.

Kakashi frowned. "I haven't seen it before, either. But you're right, Sasuke, He didn't weave a single hand sign. I'll tell the Hokage about it while I'm there."

Sasuke nodded. "I'm going to keep training." With that, he turned and went back to the training grounds. As Kakashi walked toward the Third Hokage's office. Once there, he knocked on the door.

"Come in, Kakashi," said a rough voice. Kakashi opened the door and kneeled on one knee. An old man with a triangular hat with a red character said, "fire", sat behind a desk with his hands folded on the table.

"Kakashi, we have much to discuss. Thank you for coming," greeted the Hokage. Kakashi nodded and stood up.

"First, I'd like to mention that during lunch with Team 7, a thief stole my money, Lord Hokage," explained Kakashi.

The Hokage scoffed. "And what do you want me to do, Kakashi? Give you more money?"

"No, Lord Hokage. But after Naruto tried punching the thief, the thief burst into flames. But the thief or the money he had stolen got burnt. I suspected it was a jutsu, but the thief didn't make any hand signs," said Kakashi impatiently.

The Hokage's eyes widened. "We haven't seen anything like that since the Fujita Clan," muttered the old man.

"I thought the same thing. But after the Fujita clan disappeared for years, we thought they had been wiped out. Why would someone from the Fujita clan come here, the Hidden Leaf Village?" asked Kakashi.

"Yes," said the Hokage slowly. "Kakashi, I want you to keep an eye on any suspicious behavior, and report anything out of the ordinary to me. This is top secret. Do not tell anyone else about this. Understood?"

"Understood, Lord Hokage," replied Kakashi.

Back at his home, Kakashi closed his eyes and dreamt of Obito and Rin's death on repeat.

Unbeknownst to him a figure, dressed in ripped and tattered black clothes, watched from afar, plotting his next move.