I, who was determined to stay in Naruto, became the white moonlight

Kakashi Hatake was quietly staring at Haruko in the morning and finally decided to give his gaze to someone else. He glanced at Uchiha Sasuke and waved his hand.

"It's okay, it's okay, the teacher is an adult."

“……” Uchiha Sasuke did not reply, but his frown showed his attitude.

Uzumaki Naruto, who was concentrating on eating, didn't notice the strangeness of the scene at all.

He stared at the barbecue on the grill. When he saw it was cooked, he quickly picked up the meat with chopsticks and put it on Haruko's plate in the morning.

"Don't worry about Kakashi-sensei, Haruko, just eat!"

Haruko Zao turned her head and looked at him with the look of a little fox waiting for praise, and raised the corners of her lips.

"Thank you Naruto."

As soon as she finished speaking, she stretched out her white hand holding chopsticks.

Uchiha Sasuke also picked up a piece of barbecue for her.

He still maintained a proud and cold attitude, but said: "Eat quickly, or Naruto will eat it all."

"I won't! Sasuke, don't slander me!"

"I don't know who was the one who was eating so voraciously just now."

Seeing Uzumaki Naruto baring his teeth and about to explode, Haruko Hayama leaned forward with amusement, blocking their view of each other's sparks.

"Okay, okay, you two can just eat your own."

A familiar scene was played out in front of Hatake Kakashi. He bent his back slightly and silently watched their interaction in his eyes.

With his fingertips moving slightly, he raised the wine glass slightly, brought it to his lips, and took a sip.

A little bitter.

The store was filled with noisy and cheerful voices. The meat on the grill was sizzling, and three children opposite were chattering about how to eat the grilled meat.

Suddenly, Kakashi Hatake began to understand Uchiha Haruko's loneliness.

Seeing the noisy laughter of friends around me, even though they are just a stone's throw away, a deep gap has been created between us because of inevitable fate.

No matter how lively it is, it doesn't belong to her.

Just like now, no matter how lively it is, it does not belong to him.

This barbecue celebration belonged to Kakashi's team, not to young Hatake Kakashi and Uchiha Haruko.

Hatake Kakashi drank another glass of wine, and looked across with a slightly dazed look, locking onto the smiling face of the black-haired girl.

In fact, he had already vaguely guessed the truth when he was a child.

After all, Uchiha Haruko had never seriously thought about hiding it from him.

Judging from her foresight and the maturity and strength she displayed, Hatake Kakashi could have guessed it easily.

However, before he could figure out how to ask, he had already missed the chance to have one last conversation with her.

He clearly said that he wanted to be part of her plan, and she agreed.

But why?

Why not let him follow?

If he was with her, she would never be able to...

"Teacher Kakashi, you really can't drink anymore!"

Kakashi Hatake's action of pouring wine paused absentmindedly, and he looked up.

Haruko Zao stood up and stood very close to him. She put one hand on the table and held his wrist as he poured the wine with the other hand.

The serious expression was exactly the same as Uchiha Haruko's, who hoped that he would withdraw from the plan.

“……”It seems like, a little more lonely.

Under her disapproving look, Hatake Kakashi obediently put down the bottle of wine, and even put down the half-empty glass of wine, and stopped pouring wine on himself.

Even Uzumaki Naruto noticed that the silent atmosphere was unusual.

His confused sapphire eyes glanced back and forth between Haruko Zaoma and Kakashi Hatake, but he still didn't understand the subtleties.

The dinner ended in an atmosphere that was neither pleasant nor disappointing.

Seeing that Haruko Zaoma had put down her chopsticks, Kakashi Hatake subconsciously picked up the paper box on the left and handed the whole thing to her.

"Give."

Morning Haruko was stunned, and took it with some surprise, "Thank you, Mr. Kakashi..."

She didn't understand why Hatake Kakashi had already handed her what she needed without her saying anything.

Kakashi Hatake supported himself with his hands and watched her quietly as she first took a piece of paper to wipe her mouth, and then took a few more pieces and spread them on the table.

This is a habit of hers.

After eating, she always likes to clean up her desk. Even when she is dining out, her desk is always the cleanest among everyone else's.

During the not-so-long planning period, he had already figured out Uchiha Haruko's habits.

But, he is still not as good as Uchiha Obito.

The person who is always with Uchiha Haruko and takes good care of her must be Uchiha Obito.

The close relationship between the two of them is obvious to everyone.

Even if he made more friends, even if he joined a four-man team, even if Uchiha Obito left the village to train, the natural closeness between the two of them was something that no one could interfere with.

I don't know when it started, but Kakashi Hatake gradually began to pay attention to how they get along.

After Uchiha Obito left the village, he became the person who was almost inseparable from Uchiha Haruko.

So, he tried to take care of her, imitating Uchiha Obito.

But he learned it clumsily.

Even the self-proclaimed genius Kakashi Hatake had to admit that this was the first time in history that he was no match for Uchiha Obito.

Uchiha Obito, who was always reckless and impulsive without considering the consequences, was incredibly attentive in taking care of her, a level that no one else could reach.

A hidden hostility and unwillingness swept over Kakashi Hatake, and he childishly competed with Uchiha Obito who was not in the village.

Hatake Kakashi began to observe some of her little habits and engraved them in his mind, constantly learning what to do when she coughed, what to remind her when the weather got cold...

With his efficient study, he successfully understood the book named Uchiha Haruko.

The unique arrogance of the young Hatake Kakashi was reborn.

It was as if he was announcing to the world that Uchiha Obito was not the most special one.

He can also take good care of Haruko, even better than Uchiha Obito.

What Uchiha Obito can do for Haruko, he can do too!

Foolish and brave.

This is how Hatake Kakashi evaluated his younger self in his heart.

It’s a pity that stupidity is not the stupidest thing, and bravery is not the bravest thing.

If he is extremely stupid, he may never understand the feelings hidden in his heart.

If he was extremely brave, he could tell Haruko his deepest desire while he was in high spirits.

Unfortunately, he is not extreme in any of these aspects...

The young heart that is too shy to be honest has been silent year after year in the sealed memory.

When it jumped again, it had already lost its forward momentum.

Standing outside the barbecue restaurant, a freezing cold wind blew straight at me.

Kakashi Hatake's chaotic and complicated thoughts finally calmed down. He took a deep breath and looked up at the moon.

As time goes by, only this bright moon remains unchanged.

Rational people will not indulge in emotions for long.

From the moment his memory came back, combined with Haruko's confused look in the morning, Kakashi Hatake knew that she was not Uchiha Haruko.

In other words, she is not Uchiha Haruko yet.

who are you?

You yourself don't even know the answer to this question, and yet I'm presumptuous enough to think I understand you.