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That's how Kakashi began to take care of Naruto, although he didn't come into contact with Naruto when he was a baby, but because of the lessons he had learned, he learned a lot about taking care of children before bringing Naruto home - he had seen it before, but only memorized the tutorials on 'taking care of toddlers/children', and the baby's didn't go to see it because Naruto was already five years old + at that time.

He was worried that his bandage and blood oozing from his body would scare Naruto - and not just Naruto, because if he wanted to adopt him, he would definitely have to go to the orphanage, and there was more than just Naruto and a child...... It's not good to scare other children.

So Kakashi recuperated for a long time before picking up Naruto.

Just as a cat or dog is scheduled at birth, it will be weaned and active after the full moon before it can be adopted by the person who booked them.

To be honest, Kakashi was also quite worried that he wouldn't be able to take care of Naruto, who had just been born, but ...... He didn't want Naruto to stay in an uncertain environment for too long.

Anyway, I just don't think I can leave that kid alone.

While Kakashi was recuperating, Hinata found some people who were quite professional and good at taking care of children to teach Kakashi how to take care of children.

To be honest, he felt that it was more suitable to teach than others or his wife, whether it was identity or confidentiality, but ...... She also died on the day of the Nine-Tails Riot, even one of the first few to lose her life.

Although the few people who were sent also knew about it from the statement made by Hokage-sama to the whole village, and heard that the disciples of the fourth generation were also very young, they were still shocked when they saw Kakashi's physique and knew his age.

Fourteen years old.

There are wounds all over the body.

Kakashi, who was a child himself, was very serious about learning from his own and how to take care of another, younger child.

They selectively omitted some of the things that were necessary to take care of the other babies because of the reassuring deeds of Naruto during his time at the orphanage, but Kakashi insisted on learning and even collapsed from overwork in the first few days - although there was also a cause of injury and anemia.

It was still while studying that he sent another medical ninja over, and it was only after Kakashi barely managed to finish those studies in half a month.

The kid seemed to be in a hurry, and even if he persuaded him that Naruto had already been taken care of over there, he just shook his head and chose to continue his 'practice'.

The medical ninjas who are still in the village in Konoha Village are not as capable as Tsunade, and they can't even catch up with Lake Biwa, so they can recover from serious injuries faster, but they can't be healed in a few days - the most important thing is that there is a rest with treatment, and the time can't be too little.

Kakashi, who was always busy, of course, didn't have much time to rest, so he only went to rest when he was at home and simulated taking care of the children until the evening - he would force himself to wake up several times in the middle of the morning, although he would only struggle to sit up for a short time before falling down in sleep.

Because they say that children sleep a lot, but they wake up a lot - and they get hungry very quickly.

Naruto likes small dolls, but he can't play with them when he's too young, and it's not good if he doesn't hold his hand or something—those sewn dolls hurt a baby to smash.

So Kakashi bought a lot of soft velvet cushions that he could hold or pillow.

Then there are baby products that he bought at the store with a few people who taught him.

The material is reassuring to the bottle set, the milk powder that is good but a little expensive, the kind of sugar that children can eat more that does not affect their health - this is more expensive than milk powder, and the Hokage is ashamed so he reimburses half of it, and half of the remaining half is waived by the store, so in the end Kakashi doesn't pay a lot.

Anyway, it's enough for him to raise a child for a long time.

There are almost no people in Konoha Village who don't respect the four generations of Hokage, except for the people of the Orochimaru and Danzo factions, and after hearing about Kakashi's affairs, most of them are quite friendly to him - even now, Kakashi's prices for buying things are often discounted prices that others don't have, and little by little I save them and slowly save a lot, otherwise I would have been forced to work while taking care of my children.

The water gate also kept a lot for their children, but Kakashi didn't have the idea of accepting it all, Hinata mentioned it to him, but he said that it would be good to wait until Naruto grew up.

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Naruto didn't like to stay in the crib and would rather 'jump off the building' than stay there, so Kakashi had to take him with him on the rather small hardboard bed, afraid of crushing the fragile little doll as soon as he rolled over.

Even though there were large pillows that he had bought in the middle, he was worried that the cushions would be too small and stuffy in the middle, so Kakashi put them on the side of the bed against the wall, so that the child would not sleep and not roll over and crash into the wall.

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Naruto was really more worrying than the other children, they were all sleepy and insisted on drinking the milk powder drink and howling to go to the bathroom before falling asleep peacefully, Kakashi woke up several times in the night and didn't see anything unusual about Naruto - it was better that he didn't sleep much because he was worried at all.

He looked at the child who was sleeping super quietly on the other side of the big pillow and was even a little afraid that something had happened to him, and after a while, he quietly reached to Naruto's little face to probe his snort, to make sure that he didn't unconsciously throw his arm over, to make sure that the child was alive and well, and nothing else.

Kakashi remembers that after the death of his teacher, Danzo had the idea of assassinating Miyome-sama, and that was the one he was connected with many years ago because of this...... That's why you know.

Even though he left the shadows for Naruto's sake, he was still thinking about those things.

…… Those things that I still have time to change.

He only dared to leave Naruto's side temporarily in the middle of the night, and he needed to spend time with the children at other times.

Although this is just Kakashi's self-demand.

At night, Hizashi will not stay in the Hokage Building, because there are not as many official duties as later - and at this time, Hizai has not officially re-appointed as Hokage, but is a 'temporary agent', but it has only recently become idle, because the previous Nine-Tails Rebellion and the sacrifice of the four generations, as well as other large and small things in the village, did not have time to reapply for office.

Perhaps he didn't want to deal with those troublesome things for so long.

Although Hinashi was technically only the 'former' Hokage at that time, Kakashi couldn't just go to the 'Night Raid' to talk.

It is easy to be mistaken for an assassin.

Kakashi struggled for several days, and finally after lulling Naruto to sleep during the day when he was full and had been to the bathroom, he wrapped his clothes in a small quilt that wasn't very stuffy, and carried him to find Hisashigi in the office.

He knew Hichi's personality well, so he didn't say what he knew, but tactfully said, "If Hokage-sama needs to leave the village, please let me go with you." ’

That mission was the first time Kakashi had been temporarily transferred back to the shadows, but it was secretly arranged, and he followed from a distance with Naruto in his arms, who had been lulled to sleep again.

Although ninjas are stronger than ordinary people, the shadow of the ninja village can only be arranged with the consent of the daimyo and others - even if a single kunai can kill everyone outside of Konoha Village in the country of fire.

As expected, Tuan Zang made trouble again at this time, not to mention others, but at that time, A was still a good kid in nature, and although he did it with the others, he vaguely helped protect the little doll in Kakashi's arms.

…… A is confused.

Why did this man come up to fight with a child who had not yet been weaned?

It seems to be two completely different people from the rumored Kakashi senior.

Anyway, they lost like this, and Kakashi quickly slashed with two hundred percent of his efforts in order to protect Naruto - stunned the root members who wanted to do it, kept the armor as usual, and thanked him for protecting Naruto.

Then he politely asked him to tie his companion with a wooden escape, and even covered his eyes, leaving only his mouth and nose for breathing in the air.

…… A is confused.

He didn't know why he had agreed to help Kakashi and them 'deal with' their companions.

- If you don't show mercy to the child, you won't be able to kill Kakashi-senpai.

A thinks so.

Kakashi was still thinking about pulling him to Hizashi's side to plot against him, but they were all halfway away, and A directly used the wooden escape to take away those companions who were tied up by himself, Kakashi chased after him for a while, but he didn't catch up, and he held Naruto and blew there for a long while, until he met Hizashi who was walking back after applying.

…… Well, it was the Hokage's direct shadow that became Hizap's help to attract hatred, and Kakashi only proposed to Hizashi to split his troops before leaving, so Hizashi went with the other team first, and the dark part dressed as Hizai and a few other inconspicuous shadows remained.

However, because they are too vegetable, many of them were seriously injured when they fought with the root members, some were dead, some were faint, and some were awake but couldn't move due to serious injuries, but the one who disguised himself as Hizashi died directly, and Kakashi didn't keep any root members as evidence...... A took away his dead companions, leaving none behind.

Fortunately, the other companions were able to prove the truth of Kakashi's words, and Hinata didn't want to pursue it, so he had to leave it at that.

So rumors of Kakashi's mercy to his enemies led to the death and injury of his companions drifted out again, but he didn't have to go far before he was choked by Hina.

He said solemnly that Kakashi was at home with the children and could not be there.

Let the shadows, who are still not as powerful as Kakashi without children, silently shut up.

It can't be compared, it really can't be compared.

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It wasn't until he participated in the temporary repatriation mission to 'track' Orochimaru that Kakashi realized that he could use his shadow clone to do dangerous things that he couldn't do with Naruto.

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