Chapter Text
Kakashi pov
Kakashi Hatake has been hearing whispers around her as long as she can remember. Whether they may be from friends, acquaintances or strangers. First they were the product of admiration for her father then eventually turned to hate when her father broke the rules.
Now she was 6 years old and a newly minted chunnin under the apprenticeship of Minato Namikaze. Minato sensei was young and at times reminds her of her father in the way he gives affection so easily. He frequently pats her head, gives her hugs. He was silly and had a girlfriend whom insists to call her Kushina nee-san.
It was one of those days where she felt detached from everything and felt a strange feeling, something like loneliness.
She had been feeling like this ever since her sensei Minato and Kushina had been posted to the war front for 2 months. She didn't realize just how much she misses them. They were practically the only people she interacted with.
Sometimes Gai chases her around demanding challenges shouting my 'eternal rival' at her. She sometimes indulges but most of the time just ignores him. When she is too tired to train anymore she just hangs around the village and watches her age peers like Gai, Obito and Rin. They had been sort of friends before. Well before her father killed himself anyway.
It’s one of those dark, lonely nights again. She is trying to sleep in her futon but sleep just wouldn't come. Suddenly she sees a bright light and it all just fades to white.
When she opens her eyes she sees she is surrounded by a multitude of people. Some she recognizes and some she doesn't. There was the Sandaime, clan heads and some heirs, Minato sensei, Kushina, some of her previous classmates and the 3 sannin whom she recognizes.
She sees Minato sensei and Kushina san come over to her. Minato asks in a worried tone, "Kakashi are you okay. Have you been eating properly and you are not hurt, are you?". Kakashi says trying not to sound too eager, " I'm fine sensei, you don't have to start mother henning now." Kushina just hugs her and just as she's released she gets picked up again by minato who now hugs her tightly.
Suddenly a woman in beautiful pale white dress appears amongst the confusion and chatter of the people and says, "I have summoned you all here to show you the future to prevent unnecessary suffering of the shinobi world.
Many people shout, "Where are they and who is she?"
The woman says, "I am Iris and you can say that I am of a superior world than yours. This is a separate dimension and I have control over all of you. There will be no unnecessary fighting and no one will feel exhaustion or sleep here so you can focus on what I am about to show you. There will be breaks if people need it to discuss the things you learn here. Please get seated. Now without further ado we will start."
Kakashi, Minato and Kushina sit down side by side and she watches Obito and Rin sitting together from the corner of her eye and feels melancholic remembering their not-friendship previously. She sees Gai who gives her a wave sitting with Kureinai, Asuma and Genma. She nods quickly in his direction.
There appears a big screen and all of people get seated albeit a little reluctantly as they cannot do anything anyways so they might as well watch it. The screen flashes white and there appears 'Naruto' in bold letters.