Although he is only sixteen years old now, Kakashi, who already has six generations of Hokage employment experience, can he just let a two-year-old child run away from him?

Of course it is.

Because this is that Naruto.

"Sorry, we'll order food next time and interrupt ......"

Kakashi closed the recipe and nodded to the owner of the restaurant in apology, picking up all the snacks that had been on the table before chasing them out.

Naruto now wouldn't be pointed at or even bullied by the villagers, so Kakashi wasn't particularly worried about him being okay.

Stepping out of the door of the restaurant, he quickly discovered Naruto's whereabouts through the ninja's insight.

Naruto could feel some nine-tailed chakra, which was different from ordinary people.

If you get lost in the crowd, it will be easy to find.

-

Kakashi sensed that Naruto was hiding in a small alley with a lot of garbage not far away, so he borrowed a large grocery bag from the restaurant owner and wrapped Naruto's unfinished marshmallows tightly inside.

He knew, this Naruto was still a bit clean.

However, the seizure is different from the average person.

"Are you going to find that kid, then just leave these in the store for the time being! It's very inconvenient to carry it. ”

The owner of the restaurant enthusiastically took everything Kakashi was carrying and placed it at a table near the door.

The location of the small restaurant is a bit out of the way, and usually not many customers will come except for meals.

Therefore, the idle boss has a lot of energy that can be put into the service attitude, and even he is very friendly to the guests who will not come to eat for a while.

"Then I'll bother you, I'll probably come back later."

After Kakashi finished speaking, he simply owed himself and ran towards the place where Naruto was hiding.

…… It's not easy for this kid.

The restaurateur leaned against the door and looked at Kakashi's departing back, filled with emotion.

-

Naruto shrunk his shoulders as best he could, hiding behind the large black garbage bag that was stretched apart, hiding his form.

The footsteps of pedestrians on the street outside raised his heart high.

As soon as there was a sound that sounded close, he subconsciously held his breath and didn't dare to take a breath.

I knew that the voice was far away.

It's dark in the alley.

He was scared.

This Kakashi is not normal at all!

“…… Naruto? ”

Kakashi's voice came into Naruto's ears from outside the alleyway.

But he didn't hear the footsteps coming this way, pausing at all.

He grabbed the garbage bags that he didn't know what was in them, and carefully looked through the gap into the alley with a pile of garbage bags as cover.

No one.

[Are you trying to lure me out?] ]

Naruto felt that Kakashi might not know he was here, just shouting outside.

"Can you tell me what's wrong with you?"

Kakashi's voice suddenly appeared behind him.

“！！！”

Naruto grabbed the already broken garbage bag even more, crawling hand and foot in the direction of Kakashi, and tripped over something very heavy.

He looked at Kakashi in horror, literally avoiding his outstretched hand.

[This guy...... It's not human, is it? ]

Naruto hurriedly picked up a smaller bag of garbage and smashed it at Kakashi.

"Retreat, retreat!"

He only hated that there were no serious retreat charms in this world, some were just detonation charms for exploding things and particularly strange death with blood.

So the question is, if this Kakashi is a ghost, what should he do?

With Nine-Tails Chakra?

But emotions like fear can't make the power of the Nine-Tails overflow, only anger.

——————————————

Kakashi only stretched out his hand and threw the garbage away, not letting it touch his clothes.

He didn't know what had happened to Naruto all of a sudden.

This is in ...... Afraid?

{Do I have anything here that makes him feel terrible?} }

Kakashi stood there stunned for a moment.

In his memory, Naruto had never behaved like this.

I'm not even afraid of death.

Naruto was looking at himself with extreme vigilance.

“…… It's me. ”

Kakashi pulled down his mask and took a few steps forward.

But as much as he moved forward, Naruto moved backwards.

"You're not!"

Kakashi heard Naruto say so categorically.

…… It's a very confident tone.

His eyes widened in disbelief.

Although the eyes themselves are small, there is no change at all from the appearance.

"You're ......"

Kakashi opened his mouth to ask something, but suddenly he started to get scared.

He didn't dare to confirm what reality they were in.

“…… Sorry to scare you. ”

Kakashi took a few steps back and held out his hand again at a distance from Naruto.

- He didn't know what Naruto was afraid of.

But in short, it is right to apologize first.

"It's not a good conversation here, let's go home first."

Kakashi crouched down and beckoned to Naruto like a critter.

"How do you prove you're Kakashi?"

Naruto remained vigilant on the garbage hill in the distance.

"Uh,"

Kakashi was momentarily speechless.

How do you prove to Naruto that you are yourself?

Those events that have been experienced, Naruto now may not necessarily know.

“…… Eye? ”

Kakashi opened his left eye, which had been closed.

His name as a copy ninja is quite loud.

"This doesn't count, there are more people who have a writing wheel."

Naruto shook his head vigorously to show that he didn't accept it, and at the same time crawled back again.

It's still a long way from the alley.

"What about spiritism? Summoning Parker and them out will you believe it, right? ”

Kakashi is the only way to show the kaleidoscope than to show it.

The bright kaleidoscope may still be said to be Obito, but at the same time, he signed a contract with those eight dogs, and he is the only one left in this world.

Naruto didn't speak again, just stared at him.

"Then I'll use ——......"

Kakashi rummaged through his pockets and suddenly remembered that he and Naruto didn't take their ninja bags with them when they went out for a walk.

So the scroll of the psychic contract is not there.

"Wait, wait! Normal summons are also possible......! ”

Kakashi saw more and more distrust welling up in Naruto's eyes.

Biting your fingertips, rubbing blood into the palms of your hands, stamping them, and patting the ground.

A blue appeared.

It was still a 'puppy' at this time.

It's about the same height as a one-year-old.

It grew up to be about the width of three Kakashi.

Little Blue sat on the garbage bag in a daze, not quite understanding why he was in the 'garbage dump'.

Is it not to yourself?

…… When I signed it at that time, I was very coaxed, and I actually said that if you don't want it, you don't want it!

Big liar!

It stared at Kakashi aggrievedly, and the more it stared, the more angry it became, so angry that it stepped on the garbage bag and began to scream at Kakashi fiercely.

"Woohoooooooooo Woo...... Whew!! ”

It lunged at Kakashi on its short legs, biting at his trouser leg and tearing at him in anger.

But I didn't use it.

"You're really a fake!!"

Naruto started shouting as well.

"No, what, "

Kakashi anxiously pushed Blue aside to prevent him from biting his pant leg any more, and stretched out his arm to Naruto and explained, "I just signed it because I saw it as a very fierce puppy!" It's normal for it to be fierce ......! Give me one more chance!! ”

When Blue heard him, he burst into tears.

Disappeared into a cloud of smoke with a chirp.

It's going to Parker to complain!

Kakashi and Naruto froze in place, feeling very embarrassed by what had just happened.

"You...... Why be so nice to me? ”

Naruto was the first to speak, breaking the silence.

- "You're not my relative, they're long gone......"

"Because I'm ...... Treat you like family, even though we don't have any kinship, but I ......"

He didn't want Naruto to grow up alone like he had ever been.

- "Then why aren't you angry with me?" ”

Even family members will teach children who have done wrong things a lesson, right?

"I think you're more sensible than other kids, so there's no need for that, and I won't ...... I'm mad at you. ”

Kakashi smiled a little sadly, expressing his friendliness to Naruto.

——“……”

Naruto stopped talking.

“…… You don't have to worry about what purpose I'm going to have, I really just want ...... I can grow up with you as your family, unless you don't let me take care of you anymore, otherwise I will listen to whatever you say, now you can rest assured, right? ”

Kakashi coaxed Naruto like a child, and now Naruto is indeed a child.

…… He is so young next year, but he seems to have seen through life, in that age group that should be lively and happy......

Kakashi really didn't know why his former self would be unmoved to watch him grow up in such a disgusted environment.

Was it because he didn't know that Naruto was a teacher's child at the time?

…… No.

It's not like that.

Golden hair, blue eyes.

And the teacher's child's due date is in those days.

He knows.

But the former Konoha didn't let anyone in the know tell it, and it was forbidden for everyone to have contact with Naruto too early.

He watched from the sidelines during the time when Naruto needed care the most.

Until that event happened.

…… If he doesn't do anything else, then he will lose the only connection with the Watergate class that remains in this world forever.

So he was arranged to be Naruto's family.

After Naruto suffered the pain that the world had given him.

Kakashi, who had started all over again, didn't want to let him suffer any more painful things.

He wanted to do what he could to change Naruto's 'tiredness' of this world.

- "Really? ”

Naruto's somewhat relaxed voice brought back Kakashi's distant consciousness.

- "Whatever I do, won't you be angry?" ”

Kakashi saw Naruto's eyes suddenly brighten a little.

“…… Of course. ”

He has already experienced countless winds and waves, and he has nothing to fear.

- "So you ...... now?" On your knees? ”

“……”

The events in his previous life that seriously injured him were all caused by Naruto.

On two occasions, he almost died, although it wasn't Naruto's doing.

One of those two was the Nine-Tails and the other was Itachi Uchiha.

But they only did it after Naruto made a statement.

Even Tsunade-sama is tired of treating himself.

{…… At least Naruto wasn't as over-the-top as he used to be. }

Kakashi was a little lucky.

——————————————

Naruto just looked at Kakashi to see if he really listened to him, as he said.

The person on the other side froze in place, not knowing what he was thinking.

[Also, how could he-]

Before Naruto could finish laughing at himself in his heart, he saw Kakashi over there kneeling on the garbage without any delay.

The expression is still very serious.

“…… Did my family sign any contract with you? ”

Naruto was a little dumbfounded.

There are domestic servants who serve from one generation to the next until their own death.

- "No, it's my own will. ”

Kakashi still smiled softly.