A group of oneshots.

I Don't Own Naruto.

Chapter 1

-Sensei, What Did We Do?-

The Konohagakure sky was painted a breathtaking display of purples, reds, and yellows. Down below, busy villagers minded their own business. Little kids still in the Ninja Academy were pretending to go on S-Rank missions; battling deadly foes they created late last night when they saw a tree making shadows on their wall. Moms slowly picked up groceries and ninja supplies for their kids and husbands and ninjas of various ranks were coming through the gates after a hard mission.

On the Yondaime Hokage's nose, Uzumaki Naruto and Haruno Sakura gazed over the village they had been born in, lived in, loved in, and defended. The southern winds added just the smallest hint of salt to the air, making Konoha seem so much more alive. But neither of them noticed. Both of them were numb. Nothing came in or out as they looked over the village, practically stone themselves. They didn't flinch when someone appeared behind them, not even turning their heads. They made no signs of awareness as their teacher, Hatake Kakashi sat between them. Nothing happened for a long time, the three just observed the village.

Something was missing from the trio. Or someone rather. The sun was sinking as the three continued staying still.

"Sensei..." Sakura mumbled, not turning to look at her teacher but continuing to look out into the village. Kakashi didn't answer. He didn't have to. Somehow, Sakura knew she had been heard and began speaking.

"What did we do wrong?" She asked, her voice choked a bit. She turned her slightly so that she could just barely see Kakashi and Naruto out of the corner of her eye.

"W-"

"You know what I mean Kakashi-sensei! What did we do wrong?!" Sakura said as tears began to stroll down her face. She had turned all the way around so that Kakashi could see her emerald green eyes half glaring half begging for an answer. Then, without warning, she threw herself into Kakashi's open arms. Naruto neither said or did anything to let Kakashi know that he had heard or seen the event. Still, Kakashi pulled Naruto towards him. Naruto offered no resistance.

"Sakura...neither of you did anything wrong."

"Then why?! Why did he leave us!?!?!" Sakura screamed. Naruto was still motionless, but his eyes had moved, just barely, to look at Kakashi. Kakashi held onto Sakura tightly in an attempt to comfort her, memories of his own past coming back to haunt him.

"Sometimes, Sakura...people will get hurt so much that they attempt to close themselves off from everyone. In order to never get hurt like they did again, they make a totally new personality and allow the original to fade into non-existance...they become selfish in their attempt...to never get hurt again..."

"But why did he leave us? We had to do something wrong!! He-"

"Shh Sakura, calm down-"

"Why is everyone telling us to calm down!?!? Why can't we even think about the friend who left us for no reason!?! Don't tell us to calm down!!! I bet you don't even know what its like to lose someone so close to you...to have your family remind you that you have no family...to see yourself fail to save your family...to save yourself..." Naruto said loudly. Kakashi pulled Naruto closer as he did with Sakura. He ignored the tears that were staining his clothes.

"You're wrong about that Naruto...I do know what it's like...to be so close to someone that they become your family. And then they go and betray you; they make you remember that your family doesn't exist...and then they...they refuse to tell you why...yeah...I know the feeling." Kakashi said. His voice was calm, gentle. Sakura's quiet sobs and Naruto's erie silence made Kakashi remember how he had been reminded of his lack of family.

"Why sensei...?" Naruto asked.

"Why did he leave us?" Sakura finished. Kakashi said nothing else and just held his remaining two students as tightly as he could, hoping that his family would never desert him again. Then, slowly, Sakura fell asleep with Naruto close behind her. Kakashi didn't move or relax his grip. He just closed his eyes...

'Daddy!!!!! Don't leave me!! Please...please don't leave me daddy. I don't want to be alone!" Kakashi cried as he squeezed his father's bloody body. Even through the blood, Kakashi could see that his father wouldn't live.

'Why daddy...What did I do wrong!?!?" Kakashi screamed in both anger and fear. Yakumo didn't smile. He no longer had the strength to.

'Kakashi you did nothing wrong...it's just that...this old rock of a heart can't take the beating rain anymore...I'm sorry"