Little Kakashi felt left out once again, his little tuft of silver hair drooping forlornly.
"Ahem. Hey, that's enough. Sakumo, Xiao Yun, let go of each other. There's a child watching... Is that little fellow today's birthday boy?"
"Yes. Kakashi Hatake, our child."
"Hello, Kakashi." The tall man before him crouched down to meet his eyes, then slipped the black, fingerless Tactical Glove off his right hand, revealing a palm marked with faint scars.
"I'm a friend of your parents. Konoha ANBU, codename Leaf Dragon."
Moved by this solemn gesture that treated him like an equal, Kakashi wiped his right hand on his pajamas, then carefully gave the broad palm before him a gentle shake.
"Hello, I'm Kakashi Hatake... Uh, Hatake Sakumo's son."
He didn't know what else to add to his introduction, so he awkwardly dragged out Hatake Sakumo's name to lend himself some weight.
Wow, he's in the ANBU, just like Dad, but he's way cooler than Dad.
But if Leaf Dragon is a codename, what's his real name? White Fang is Father's ANBU codename, and Sakumo is Dad's name. So Uncle Leaf Dragon's real name is...?
"What's your name? What should I call you?" Little Kakashi tilted his head up to ask.
"Ah..." The man faltered, a strange, complicated expression flickering across his face that Kakashi couldn't understand. "Just call me Leaf Dragon. Yes, Leaf Dragon is enough."
Only then did Hatake Sakumo and Chidori Cloud realize the issue for the first time, and they, too, froze for a moment.
Ever since Leaf Dragon had returned, that was what he had called himself. Now that they thought about it, the name [Leaf Dragon] really was rather odd.
But Leaf Dragon simply took off his bloodstained outer garment and hung it up, making it clear through his actions