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Hotaka isn't exactly the easiest guy to get along with and is this is certainly true when someone gets in the way of his priorities. XD It was really fun to write this from his point of view and I wanted to try something a little different. Still working on shading and perspective. So yeah... lol

Part one of an ongoing story!

Part two:

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It had been a dreadful trip back to my homelands of Yukikagure and I wasn't exactly spending my time wisely. Taking into account I was ambushed by three enemy ninja on the way here, let alone spending a few days in the hospital, I was running late. It was a setback but I was ready to get back on track. I had a mission to complete; one that took place in Hidden Mist Village and I wasn't about to let a few injuries stop me from completing my work. It wasn't supposed to be dangerous mission luckily. I was asked to guard and transport documents to a private vendor, which was pretty typical but still important. My time spent in the hospital already caused a major delay and the thought of myself failing was eating away at my nerves every minute I spent laying in bed. My frustrations grew when my mother, Miyuki, tried to cancel my mission and assign it to someone else. She thought that all the time I spent working was taking a toll on my mental and physical health. Ridiculous. She was being absolutely ridiculous and nothing she could do was going to stop me. I was nearly through the mountain passage and could see the ocean up ahead. Completing my missions was everything to me; Heck, it was all I was good for. Miyuki would kill me if she found me disobeying her again. That is why I snuck out of the hospital and I had to move quickly. If my mother's guards found me, it'd be game over. With the enemy ninja recently attacking with no apparent motive, Miyuki was worried that I was being targeted but it wasn't something I couldn't handle. I figured they might have been just a bunch of bandits, they tried to steal my sword, but they're dead now. I took care of them as quickly as possible but they were stronger than I anticipated.

I continued on my way through the snow as the brisk wind blew through the pine forest, howling and trying to force me back home. Even nature seemed to want me to fail. No matter, just a little farther and I would be on the docks, looking for the boat to take me across the sea to the Hidden Mist Village. Snowflakes fell softly as I neared the beach, yet there was still quite a few people out and about. They all seemed cheerful as the performed their daily routines of bringing in fish, despite it being cold. The fisherman laughed and jeered at each other as I walked by. Undoubtedly they were talking about me as they spoke to each other in a hushed voice. With a scowl, I searched for the man whom I was supposed to meet up with. It was his boat that we were taking; he was my only chance of getting out of here since his boat was one of the only ones equipped for traveling through the ice. My feet dragged slowly as a pain shot through my spine, all the way to my head. The damage done from my last battle was still present. I wasn't healing fast enough even with Samenkyou's powerful chakra. With a low grunt, I trudged forward and gripped my scarf tightly. I had to get this job done, then maybe I could rest a little easier afterward.

My vision was starting to blur as I studied each boat, looking for the correct name. My body was wanting to crumple up after traveling through the mountains for such a long distance but I had to keep going. Even if I was in pain and even if I was exhausted, I had someone counting on me to get these scrolls to them. I stood up a little straighter, trying to regain my poster and kept walking forward. Suddenly, there was a familiar but brief scent in the air, one that stopped me dead in my tracks. I almost couldn't believe it. He was behind me; I could feel his gaze on my back.

"What the hell are you doing here?" I asked, not even bothering to turn around. My body was going rigid at the thought of him following me this entire time and not realizing it.

"Hotaka, you need to go back to the hospital. You can't finish a mission like this. Not alone."

I bared my teeth as my eyebrows pulled forward. "What? Did Mom call you? That's the only reason I could imagine you coming all the way out here... It's been a long time Lord Sixth." I said as I finally turned to see Kakashi. He stared at me warily, his silver hair that resembled my own blowing in the breeze. It made me sick how much I looked like him; at least my brother Masaki looked like an individual. But me? I'm nearly a clone. I was always being mistaken for Kakashi. If he was going to try and stop me, I don't know if I'd have enough strength to escape again. He took a step forward and I instinctively reached for the handle of my sword.

"Please don't be like this. We're just worried about you. Very worried. You can't just go gallivanting across nations, completing missions all by yourself. It's way too dangerous, and to be honest, it's stupid." He said, looking not so thrilled.

"I don't need you to lecture me. I'm an adult and I have a job to do. I thought you out of anyone would understand. So just leave me alone, will you?"

Kakashi's expression became troubled as he took a few steps closer to me. "I do understand. That's exactly why I'm here. Because I don't want you to keep living like this... like how I used to live. This is not a life, Hotaka. Mission after mission, never taking any breaks, never enjoying the companionship of family and friends. It's not good. So, please... Just come back with me. It's not okay to make your mother worry. "

I frowned at Kakashi, turning my back on him and preceding to look for the boat. I didn't have time for this right now. If Kakashi was here, then I assumed that my mom wouldn't be too far behind and I didn't need him buying time for her to get here. "Like I said, I don't need a lecture from someone who hasn't been in my life for years. Stop pretending like you care. No one from your village even knows I exist."

Kakashi was in front of me within a second, his hands grabbing around my shoulders tightly. His gaze turned harsh and I almost thought he was going to yell at me. But he didn't. Kakashi just stared at me until the hardness in his eyes vanished, only to be replaced with sadness. He still covered up his left eye when he came to visit other countries though I knew he lost the Sharingan a long time ago; maybe it was out of habit. I didn't care.

"Hotaka... It's only been a few years since the great war has passed and I don't want to ever take any chances with you or your brother. Not even with the people from my own village." Kakashi stated, "You know damn well that I care. Look at you. You look completely ragged. I know you're letting your hair grow out so that you can hide how exhausted and injured you really are."

I let out a huff and rolled my eyes. "Yeah, for the same reason you wear your mask, right?"

Kakashi's eyes narrowed. "Look, I won't stop you from leaving. But at least let me come with you. You're in no shape to defend yourself."

"I don't need a babysitter. So just go back to Konoha; your village needs you more than I do." I said. I was finding his presence here to be more and more taxing of my patience, and the longer I had to stay standing, the harder it was to keep the pain at bay.

Kakashi's arms dropped from my shoulders as he stepped aside. "I know you're strong, but even the strongest people have weaknesses, and that's why it's important to have team members to depend on. Please know that. Don't let your stubbornness cloud your judgment. If anything happened to you... I don't know what I'd do." He said as he flipped out a scroll, and tossed around. I blinked in sudden confusion and stared down at my jacket. My hands patted at my pockets furiously only to realize that the scroll I was supposed to be guarding was in Kakashi's grasp. Reaching out, I tried to snatch the scroll as he pulled away, giving me a look of warning. "Getting yourself killed for bank documents isn't exactly a worthy way to die."

I let out a heavy sigh as the fog poured out. Kakashi was really something else to be able to take the scroll without me even realizing it. In some ways he was right, but I took my missions very seriously. Even if the tasks were not that important.

"Dad... I'll be okay. I'll take a break after this. I promise." I managed to say as I gave him a fake smile that he seemed to buy. Kakashi tossed me the scroll back as I re-positioned the strap of my sword and walked past him. A man was waving in my direction stood out on the deck of a ship with a steel-enforced bow. That was my cue. "By the way, you should stick around for a little while. Masaki is returning from his trip in two days, I think he'd really like to see you. And, you know... Mom misses you."

"Will do. Please be careful." Kakashi said, chuckling softly. "I'll wait till you get back too."

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Hotaka, Masaki, and Miyuki (c) me
Kakashi and Concepts (c) Masashi Kishimoto
Background used: vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/n…

Description

Hotaka isn't exactly the easiest guy to get along with and is this is certainly true when someone gets in the way of his priorities. XD It was really fun to write this from his point of view and I wanted to try something a little different. Still working on shading and perspective. So yeah... lol

Part one of an ongoing story!

Part two:

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It had been a dreadful trip back to my homelands of Yukikagure and I wasn't exactly spending my time wisely. Taking into account I was ambushed by three enemy ninja on the way here, let alone spending a few days in the hospital, I was running late. It was a setback but I was ready to get back on track. I had a mission to complete; one that took place in Hidden Mist Village and I wasn't about to let a few injuries stop me from completing my work. It wasn't supposed to be dangerous mission luckily. I was asked to guard and transport documents to a private vendor, which was pretty typical but still important. My time spent in the hospital already caused a major delay and the thought of myself failing was eating away at my nerves every minute I spent laying in bed. My frustrations grew when my mother, Miyuki, tried to cancel my mission and assign it to someone else. She thought that all the time I spent working was taking a toll on my mental and physical health. Ridiculous. She was being absolutely ridiculous and nothing she could do was going to stop me. I was nearly through the mountain passage and could see the ocean up ahead. Completing my missions was everything to me; Heck, it was all I was good for. Miyuki would kill me if she found me disobeying her again. That is why I snuck out of the hospital and I had to move quickly. If my mother's guards found me, it'd be game over. With the enemy ninja recently attacking with no apparent motive, Miyuki was worried that I was being targeted but it wasn't something I couldn't handle. I figured they might have been just a bunch of bandits, they tried to steal my sword, but they're dead now. I took care of them as quickly as possible but they were stronger than I anticipated.

I continued on my way through the snow as the brisk wind blew through the pine forest, howling and trying to force me back home. Even nature seemed to want me to fail. No matter, just a little farther and I would be on the docks, looking for the boat to take me across the sea to the Hidden Mist Village. Snowflakes fell softly as I neared the beach, yet there was still quite a few people out and about. They all seemed cheerful as the performed their daily routines of bringing in fish, despite it being cold. The fisherman laughed and jeered at each other as I walked by. Undoubtedly they were talking about me as they spoke to each other in a hushed voice. With a scowl, I searched for the man whom I was supposed to meet up with. It was his boat that we were taking; he was my only chance of getting out of here since his boat was one of the only ones equipped for traveling through the ice. My feet dragged slowly as a pain shot through my spine, all the way to my head. The damage done from my last battle was still present. I wasn't healing fast enough even with Samenkyou's powerful chakra. With a low grunt, I trudged forward and gripped my scarf tightly. I had to get this job done, then maybe I could rest a little easier afterward.

My vision was starting to blur as I studied each boat, looking for the correct name. My body was wanting to crumple up after traveling through the mountains for such a long distance but I had to keep going. Even if I was in pain and even if I was exhausted, I had someone counting on me to get these scrolls to them. I stood up a little straighter, trying to regain my poster and kept walking forward. Suddenly, there was a familiar but brief scent in the air, one that stopped me dead in my tracks. I almost couldn't believe it. He was behind me; I could feel his gaze on my back.

"What the hell are you doing here?" I asked, not even bothering to turn around. My body was going rigid at the thought of him following me this entire time and not realizing it.

"Hotaka, you need to go back to the hospital. You can't finish a mission like this. Not alone."

I bared my teeth as my eyebrows pulled forward. "What? Did Mom call you? That's the only reason I could imagine you coming all the way out here... It's been a long time Lord Sixth." I said as I finally turned to see Kakashi. He stared at me warily, his silver hair that resembled my own blowing in the breeze. It made me sick how much I looked like him; at least my brother Masaki looked like an individual. But me? I'm nearly a clone. I was always being mistaken for Kakashi. If he was going to try and stop me, I don't know if I'd have enough strength to escape again. He took a step forward and I instinctively reached for the handle of my sword.

"Please don't be like this. We're just worried about you. Very worried. You can't just go gallivanting across nations, completing missions all by yourself. It's way too dangerous, and to be honest, it's stupid." He said, looking not so thrilled.

"I don't need you to lecture me. I'm an adult and I have a job to do. I thought you out of anyone would understand. So just leave me alone, will you?"

Kakashi's expression became troubled as he took a few steps closer to me. "I do understand. That's exactly why I'm here. Because I don't want you to keep living like this... like how I used to live. This is not a life, Hotaka. Mission after mission, never taking any breaks, never enjoying the companionship of family and friends. It's not good. So, please... Just come back with me. It's not okay to make your mother worry. "

I frowned at Kakashi, turning my back on him and preceding to look for the boat. I didn't have time for this right now. If Kakashi was here, then I assumed that my mom wouldn't be too far behind and I didn't need him buying time for her to get here. "Like I said, I don't need a lecture from someone who hasn't been in my life for years. Stop pretending like you care. No one from your village even knows I exist."

Kakashi was in front of me within a second, his hands grabbing around my shoulders tightly. His gaze turned harsh and I almost thought he was going to yell at me. But he didn't. Kakashi just stared at me until the hardness in his eyes vanished, only to be replaced with sadness. He still covered up his left eye when he came to visit other countries though I knew he lost the Sharingan a long time ago; maybe it was out of habit. I didn't care.

"Hotaka... It's only been a few years since the great war has passed and I don't want to ever take any chances with you or your brother. Not even with the people from my own village." Kakashi stated, "You know damn well that I care. Look at you. You look completely ragged. I know you're letting your hair grow out so that you can hide how exhausted and injured you really are."

I let out a huff and rolled my eyes. "Yeah, for the same reason you wear your mask, right?"

Kakashi's eyes narrowed. "Look, I won't stop you from leaving. But at least let me come with you. You're in no shape to defend yourself."

"I don't need a babysitter. So just go back to Konoha; your village needs you more than I do." I said. I was finding his presence here to be more and more taxing of my patience, and the longer I had to stay standing, the harder it was to keep the pain at bay.

Kakashi's arms dropped from my shoulders as he stepped aside. "I know you're strong, but even the strongest people have weaknesses, and that's why it's important to have team members to depend on. Please know that. Don't let your stubbornness cloud your judgment. If anything happened to you... I don't know what I'd do." He said as he flipped out a scroll, and tossed around. I blinked in sudden confusion and stared down at my jacket. My hands patted at my pockets furiously only to realize that the scroll I was supposed to be guarding was in Kakashi's grasp. Reaching out, I tried to snatch the scroll as he pulled away, giving me a look of warning. "Getting yourself killed for bank documents isn't exactly a worthy way to die."

I let out a heavy sigh as the fog poured out. Kakashi was really something else to be able to take the scroll without me even realizing it. In some ways he was right, but I took my missions very seriously. Even if the tasks were not that important.

"Dad... I'll be okay. I'll take a break after this. I promise." I managed to say as I gave him a fake smile that he seemed to buy. Kakashi tossed me the scroll back as I re-positioned the strap of my sword and walked past him. A man was waving in my direction stood out on the deck of a ship with a steel-enforced bow. That was my cue. "By the way, you should stick around for a little while. Masaki is returning from his trip in two days, I think he'd really like to see you. And, you know... Mom misses you."

"Will do. Please be careful." Kakashi said, chuckling softly. "I'll wait till you get back too."

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Hotaka, Masaki, and Miyuki (c) me
Kakashi and Concepts (c) Masashi Kishimoto
Background used: vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/n…