。☽⋆.⤹⋆☽˚⁀➷。 ༄☽˚⁀➷⋆ ༄。☽⋆.⤹⋆☽˚⁀➷。 ༄☽˚⁀➷⋆ ༄
"𝓢𝓅𝒶𝓇𝑒 us your words of fear and
warning. They are wasted on 𝓊𝓈."
~ 𝗟𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗻
。☽⋆.⤹⋆☽˚⁀➷。 ༄☽˚⁀➷⋆ ༄。☽⋆.⤹⋆☽˚⁀➷。 ༄☽˚⁀➷⋆ ༄
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𓆩 Kakashi, it’s in your best interest not to consider the romantic conquests of Jiraiya to be reliable dating strategies.𓆪
The Toad Sage was built different, what can be said?
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𓆩 Ah? Dating tips? I think I’m a little old for that, don’t you think? 𓆪
Sakumo chuckled, though he understood where Kakashi was coming from. Still, even after all these years, the older Hatake was still solely in love with his deceased wife.
Kakashi likely
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Kakashi couldn’t suppress a small snicker, hearing his father ask about the book he had hidden. He shook his head, still smiling.
Kakashi slowly got up, turning to look at his father. +
Didn’t remember her much, but knowing his son’s ability to remember even the smallest details, he couldn’t assume such things.
He flipped through the book with an intrigued expression that quickly turned to a disinterested one.
He closed the book and handed it back.
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Sakumo’s eyes widened as he was embraced by his son, leaning into the touch that he’d missed after so many years of dwelling in Limbo, waiting.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𓆩 To forget the past would be a cruel thing, but focusing on the present is a lot more appealing. 𓆪 his voice a
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Kakashi could tell how tired Sakumo looked, and it hurt his heart.
This man, his father, was going through so many regrets. But in this moment Kakashi did the only thing he could think of, he reached out and wrapped his arms around his father in a tight hug. +
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𓆩 I… 𓆪
Sakumo bowed his head with a sigh, a small smile spreading slowly across his face.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𓆩 I am here now. 𓆪 he repeated, looking up at his son wearily.
Kakashi could feel the regret and guilt hanging in the air. He wanted to say so much, but didn’t quite know what to say.
“You’re here now, and that’s what matters.”
he said, quietly hoping it was the right thing to say.
Kakashi sat there silently, listening to his father’s advice he took in every word.
Looking down, he let the words sit in his mind for a bit. Before lifting his head and nodding slowly, but in agreement to everything his father had said.
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Sakumo looked bitter for a moment, before he smiled, putting a hand on Kakashi’s shoulder.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𓆩 Which is why we teach the younger generation so that they don’t repeat our mistakes, hm? 𓆪
Something flashed in Sakumo’s eyes. A look of deep regret.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𓆩 I…. Suppose we all have that desire sometimes, Kakashi. 𓆪 He said softly, taking a seat across from the other.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𓆩 Sometimes we wish we had left the people we save behind. 𓆪
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“I like to think so” He says, a small smile on his face at his father’s compliment.
“The village is still recovering from the attack on the Nine Tailed Fox. I was tasked with training the newest genin, it’s been an interesting experience for me”
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