Kakashi freezes as he reaches for a scroll on chakra theory. Wait. I just realized I’m in public. I just said that out loud in public.
Yeah, Big Kakashi says. You shouldn’t do that. Someone might hear you. ... “Kill who, now?”// Oh dear 🙈
//“I was talking to . . . how should I put this? I was talking to the voice in my head,” Kakashi says. And it’s the absolute truth.
You idiot, Big Kakashi says. He’s—oh. He’s not going to believe you. God damnit, you little genius.
Nara Shikaku doesn’t buy it.
Big Kakashi laughs. Of course. One of my genin teammates did this all the time. None of us believed him, but it was usually the truth. // Brilliant 😂
//“Most shinobi don’t ask permission for this.” Shikaku squints at him. “Usually, they go out and try something and get themselves killed. Are you sure you’re a child? Are you maybe—in disguise? I can’t remember the last time that anyone under the age of fifteen asked anyone for supervision.”
“Well, I’m asking you,” Kakashi says. “You can turn down the opportunity if you want to. Your loss.”
“Wait,” Shikaku says. Kakashi smiles. “I’ll watch you. Don’t get me wrong, though! I just wanna make sure you don’t fucking die or something. That would be troublesome. Think about all the paperwork. And also Minato might kill me if I say no to you.”// 🙈
//Stick by this guy, kid, Big Kakashi says. Nara Shikaku, future jōnin commander. Lazy sarcastic asshole, but a smart one. And strong to boot.
He makes his way over to training ground six—the only one near them with a pond in it—and checks every once in a while to see if Shikaku is following him. He is, but Kakashi has to slow down his pace so much that it’s almost unbearable. He doesn’t know how it’s physically possible to walk that slowly, but—it is, apparently.// 😂
//Kakashi’s jaw drops and he turns toward Shikaku with a disbelieving expression on his face. “No. You shouldn’t get to accuse me of fucking up the explanation. All you’ve done is sit there and criticize me without actually teaching me! Tell me about the explanation and maybe I’ll learn something.”// I was honestly shocked at Shikaku cussing, like bro, bad influence much 😧
//Why the hell is this so expensive. Why does dad buy this. What is going through his mind when he buys this brand of coffee. Gross. And there are so many ingredients in this peanut butter—oh my god is that mold on the bread? Kakashi stares incredulously at the shelf. There are so many things wrong with this store. I should go somewhere else.
Please. This is disgusting, Big Kakashi complains.// 🤣
//Not evil yet? Kakashi asks. Great. And then he turns his attention to the most important part of the situation.
“That’s so cool, what kind of snake is that?” Kakashi asks immediately, immediately and deliberately forgetting about Big Kakashi’s panic.// Little Kakashi is the bravest soul 😌
//Jin butts his head into Orochimaru’s neck, softly. “Jin, I’ve told you to stop this behavior. I will send you back to Ryūchi Cave without any sake if you continue to assault me in this fashion.”
Jin looks at Orochimaru reproachfully, but relaxes eventually.// So mean, poor Jin 😆
//“Because I am interested in you,” Orochimaru says, and Big Kakashi just about screeches at that.// Right?😂
Orochimaru helping Little Kakashi out is super cute 🤭
//“Are these your friends?” Kakashi asks.
“Unfortunately,” Orochimaru says dryly, “yes. They are.”
“D’you ever want to get better friends?” Kakashi asks.
“Maybe once, a long time ago,” Orochimaru intones, “but now? I would not trade them for the world.” ... He wonders why Big Kakashi has quieted down so much, and then he thinks that he doesn’t really care, so long as the criticism against Orochimaru has stopped.// ✨
//Orochimaru nods, and picks their way across the ruins of the wall to hand the bottles of sake over to Tsunade. Kakashi thinks that Jin looks sad to see them go, and then he wonders if snakes can even drink alcohol. He’ll have to ask about it.// :'-)
//“You two should make yourselves scarce before Sarutobi-sensei hears of this,” Orochimaru says. They smile innocently. “After all, he will surely assign you two to the task of fixing the wall if he sees you around.”// He's enabling them 😭 I hope there were witnesses lol
//Kakashi turns to Orochimaru. “You’re not going too?”
Orochimaru gives Kakashi a smile. “I was grocery shopping. I am completely innocent of this. However, it is in our best interests to not be here when Sarutobi-sensei shows up. Let me accompany you back to your house.” ... “Cool,” Kakashi says, and is about to say something else when Orochimaru gives a pointed glance at the rubble. “Okay. Yeah. Let’s go—um, you can probably stay for a while if you need to hide out.”
Orochimaru nods, and they go. // 🙈
Knitting with Orochimaru, I never expected to see this ever lol 😂
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hungryhypno on Chapter 6 Sun 10 Apr 2022 01:04AM UTC
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