[Naruto] Raiders of large dogs

A few croaks of frogs floated in from the window, urging people to fall asleep as soon as possible.And in the room with the dim lights on, two night owls huddled on the single bed, speaking a secret language that only the two of them shared.

"Will the brothers be happy? Will they blame me for being meddlesome? But... Maybe I'm so persistent just to ease my guilt."

Fingers stirring the fabric, Yuki played with Kakashi's clothes childishly.

"I always feel that I have taken away their right to live, so I have to carry their lives on my back. I think they will be happy, am I too arrogant?"

"I think they should be proud of your growth." Kakashi said with a smile as he freed his hand to slowly comb the girl's hair.

"In fact, I almost used the last trump card. As soon as I heard Kakuzu mentioning Tsuruta... I couldn't control my emotions. Originally, this was a taboo in battle, but Tsuruta's laughter at that time seemed to be There was a ringing in my ears, I couldn't hold back for a while..."

The fingers tightened unconsciously, the corner of the clothes was unconsciously pulled into the hand, and the bandage on the fist was faintly oozing blood.

"I almost forgot what the teacher taught me. Fortunately, everyone is here." Letting go of the claws that abused Kakashi's clothes, the girl seemed to remember being surrounded by her teammates. of sweetness.

"I feel that as long as everyone is there, nothing can't be done. This is an experience I have never had before."

Speaking of this, Xue simply propped up her body and leaned towards Kakashi, so close that the guardian could smell the body wash used by the kitten.

Mint flavor.

"Thank you, teacher."

Looking at the smiling face on the post, the dead fish eyes widened did not know how to react.

"no need thank me?"

"Thank you teacher for teaching me the meaning of teammates."

Even the adhesive tape that smelled faintly of medicine couldn't stop the girl's smile, and that calm and accustomed face was as vivid as a person in a dream.

"Actually... that's what someone else taught me."

"Who is it? It must be a very powerful person?"

"One is... the teammate who gave me this Sharingan, and the other... is my father."

Xue opened her eyes wide and asked, "Teacher's father? Is that Konoha Baiya-sama?"

"Yes." Kakashi smiled and touched the kitten's head, "Father once taught me the importance of teammates, but I didn't understand it, and then it caused a catastrophe."

Xue had heard the story of the Lord Bai Fang whom even the "Three Ninjas" respected, and also knew the example of him giving up the mission for his teammates and finally committing suicide due to pressure-at first, Wu used it as a negative example.

"I hated my father at the time. I didn't know why my father made such a choice, so I went to the other extreme in a fit of anger." Kakashi's smile was a bit bitter, and those youthful times were like dramas performed by others, as if they had passed away.

"What about now? Teacher, will you still blame Lord White Fang?"

Xue's hair is very soft, maybe it's because of her constitution, it's always a little too slender, but it's very smooth and docile in her hands, which makes people love it.The silver-haired Ninja played with the hanging hair and thought for a moment.

"...Now, maybe what I want most is to apologize to my father. I was young and ignorant, and I was determined to go my own way. I didn't realize it until I hit the south wall. I'm really an unfilial and useless son."

"Master Bai Fang definitely wouldn't think so." Snow hurriedly interrupted Kakashi, "No matter what the teacher was like before, the teacher I know is gentle and strong. He is definitely an excellent son worthy of the pride of Lord Bai Fang!"

"If there is no teacher, I will always sink into the killing alone until I die." Pillowing her head on the man's shoulder, Xue looked at the orange ceiling illuminated by the desk lamp and murmured, "Teacher means nothing to me. Same as the light."

shine?

The silver-haired Shangren grabbed the book in his hand and laughed at himself: "...I am not qualified. Because I used to be a waste who would only escape when I did something wrong."

Hearing this, the girl simply turned over and knelt on the silver-haired Jōnin, forcing him to meet her eyes.Snow covered the cat's paw on the left eye with the knife mark, put on a disapproving expression, stared at Kakashi and said word by word: "Sensei is not a waste."

There was no deceit in that earnest tone.

"Guide me and protect me all the time, the teacher is the best teacher."

The girl frowned as if she wanted to tell the person in front of her. No one could deny this sentence, not even the person involved.

Kakashi looked at the fried kitten who came up to him, those eyes seemed to carry countless emotions, so bright, it was straightforward and firm without concealment.

Maybe I have been waiting for someone for so many years, and I don't need sensational words or too many actions.Just one word, one movement, can untie the heart knot that has been dusted for many years like a ball of yarn being played by a cat's paw.

The girl affirmed him and his life.

Kakashi has always believed that he has never found the so-called correctness in the past 30 years. Even though he bears the name of "genius", he still goes around and has no exit.

He even felt that his life could be said to be a failure.

He has been depressed, abandoned himself, and even closed himself off. However, his strength does not allow him to fall, and he can only hide everything under his smiling face.Until he placed his hope on the next generation, he began to realize that everything he experienced might be to pave the way for Konoha's future.

But the sudden appearance of this girl caught people off guard and made them unable to parry.

The girl unreservedly trusts, even almost blindly, without reason to believe that she is omnipotent, believes that she is right, and so simply entrusts everything to others.

She told this failed man that he was the light, the signpost, and the end of her pursuit.

She changed because of him, gained a new life because of him, and knew "love" because of him.

Kakashi had countless words in his heart that he wanted to say, but his throat was blocked and he didn't know which one to say.He wanted to tell the girl, no, he was not as good as she said, he used to be a bastard who couldn't understand his father, was too stubborn, killed his teammates with his own hands, and could only escape.

However, the brilliance in the girl's eyes was too dazzling, so pure that it swept away the darkness in her heart.

Kakashi thought, he who always made wrong choices, the most correct thing he has done in his life, maybe he took on the extra task of the third generation.

He thought he would just walk the rest of the way alone, but the girl told him that she would always be by his side and share the joys and sorrows with him.

The proud wild cat grabbed the hand of Kakashi, who was always smiling and wandering away from the crowd, and broke his stubborn strength, making him try to get close to others again.

If he is light to the girl, then the girl is salvation to him.

The sound of books falling to the floor was a bit abrupt in the silent night. Xue opened her eyes wide and did not dare to move. The silver-haired man who always had a serious attitude seemed to have found an oasis that he had not seen for a long time at this moment, and held her firmly. The earth ring is between the arms.

There are no "geniuses" here, no copy ninjas, just a weakling who hasn't let go of his disguise for too long, only exposed to one person.

Messy silver hair brushed her cheeks, a little itchy, Xue kept her imprisoned posture, moving her eyes to look at the man who buried his head in her neck.

"...Teacher? Are you feeling unwell?"

Although I am very happy that the teacher hugs me like this, I always feel that this generous embrace is different from the past, and there is still a slight trembling.Snow was only worried about whether there was something wrong with Kakashi's body.

Unexpectedly, the man tightened his arms even more, as if he wanted to rub the skinny girl into his body.

The body temperature of the two blended together, which was unexpectedly comforting.

"...Just stay like this for a while, okay?"

I don't know if it's an illusion, but the silver-haired Jōnin's unscrupulous voice smacked of pleading.

"Well, the teacher can do this for as long as he wants." Even though she didn't know what happened, Xue still put the bracelet on the man's back, where too many responsibilities and pasts were carried.

The bandage-wrapped little hands slowly patted the man's back, like a mother comforting a baby, once and for all, playing a melodious and long-lasting lullaby with the orange light of the desk lamp.

After an unknown period of time, the two of them maintained this posture, as if they were about to become fossils. Only the sound of frogs crowing from far and near made people feel the flow of time.

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When Xue opened her eyes, she saw the gentle morning light, and there were a few naughty sparrows jumping by the window, chattering lively.

The hypoglycemia prevented the girl from fully waking up, she just thought she was sleeping on that small low bed, rubbed her eyes casually, and was about to step off the bed, but she miscalculated the height and almost fell to the ground.

"Hey, be careful."

An arm picked up the bewildered cat just in time to put her back beside the bed.Holding the hot milk in his hand, Kakashi smiled helplessly: "Every time I get up, something will happen. I have to find a way to deal with this hypoglycemia."

"Teacher?" Seeing the shuriken-patterned quilt beside her and the bedside arrangement, Yuki shook her head, and then remembered that she was hugged by Kakashi and fell asleep unknowingly last night, "Sorry, last night I Fell asleep……"

Passing the hot milk to the kitten, Kakashi has returned to his usual state, the brief weakness last night was like a lie.

"I'm the one who's sorry. You're still injured. You should take a good rest."

Xue, who was sitting on the edge of the bed, was slowly drinking hot milk, with her legs hanging below and swinging freely.Kakashi simply pulled over the stool next to him, put the big dog doll on the bed and sat down, lifted the girl's ankle to check the injury.

"Just push me away if you feel uncomfortable, don't be so careless next time." Actually fell asleep in his arms, still in such an intimate position, Kakashi lamented that he was getting better and better Self-control.

Unexpectedly, the kitten put the empty cup aside, shook its head like a rattle, and said solemnly: "It won't be uncomfortable at all! Teacher can act like a baby whenever he wants!" After finishing speaking, he opened his arms and signaled Kakashi not to polite.

Kakashi threw the replaced bandage on the ground dumbfounded. The girl seemed to take last night's hug as coquettishness. If she really didn't act, this idiot would never understand the seriousness of the matter.

"I mean..." Kakashi leaned forward suddenly, supported the girl's shoulders with both hands and pressed them back, staring blankly at the guardian who changed his face with his still cat eyes, only feeling the back of his head sink into the soft The soft mattress blocks the light above, casting a shadow.

"If you always show such an expression, you may be eaten by me someday."

The left eye engraved with knife marks was slightly opened, and the usually listless eyes of different colors were now seriously looking down at the kitten below him, and the imminent breath almost pressed down on Xue's face.

Now, no matter how ignorant a girl is, she can guess what the other party means.

It's what the customers of the shop that Master Jiraiya often goes to say.

However, what Xue was thinking about at the moment was not what the guardian wanted to convey.