"So, mister, you're a Jonin from the village, and you thought I was an enemy, so you sent this dog to catch me?"
Naruto sat cross-legged on the ground and looked up at Kakashi with a long face. "Could you be more careful next time, mister? I'm still a student at the Ninja Academy! I'm not an enemy!"
"He has a name. It's Pakkun..." Kakashi considered his words, but that was what he ended up saying.
He had been a top student who graduated early from the Ninja Academy, and after growing up, he had always served in the ANBU. Neither role had given him any experience dealing with children.
By then, Naruto had already reached over to pat Pakkun's head. "Pakkun, I'm not an enemy, so don't bite me again. If you want, I'll treat you to something to eat..."
Watching this, Kakashi smiled beneath his mask, and much of the gloom in his heart faded.
Sensei's child is just as warm and gentle as he was.
As that thought crossed Kakashi's mind, he suddenly realized something crucial. Why was his teacher's son, Naruto, in this deserted area? Wasn't he afraid something might happen to him?
Or could it be...?
Looking straight into Naruto's eyes, Kakashi frowned and asked, "Do you live here all by yourself?"
"Of course not." Naruto shook his head, then gave him a happy smile. "I live with my mom and dad. I haven't known them for very long, but I've been really happy."
"Where are you living now?"
Before Kakashi had finished speaking, a figure appeared beside Naruto and looked at him. "Long time no see, Kakashi. Come over to my place for a while."
Looking at the familiar blond figure before him, Kakashi's vision gradually blurred, and he nodded.
Along the way, Naruto