Hello! This is a new multichapter kakasaku story. The idea came when I was idling in word sprint (that site really helps me to start writing somehow) and the words just poured out of me. Since I already written it, I thought, why not? And decided to post it.

This story is largely inspired by AKMU's 200% and BTS's Spring Day. Do check out the songs to get the feels of the story sometime!

This story is slow burn (or at least as slow as I can make it happen) and a bit complicated with a mix of Soulmate stuff going on. It will touch some tropes that probably has been touched by other stories (like the typical SS-breakup that changes into KS in the long run). If you see some similarities, it's definitely a coincidence.

I hope you can enjoy this as much as I enjoy writing it!

Hatake Kakashi is the Sixth Hokage, bound by duties and responsibilities to his village. He no longer has to listen to orders and follow them to a T, for he is now the person who gives orders. As someone who took the mantle after the end of the Fourth War, the transition in the relationships between each hidden village is his responsibility. Not only that, he has lots of rebuilding and planning and changing to do in his own village.

With old and new responsibilities given to the Hokage seat, he is a very busy man indeed.

To add more paperwork to his already ever growing pile (he whined the very first time he saw them, while Tsunade-sama simply smirked at him as if he deserved it, the sadist), apparently lots of shinobi met their soulmates during the war. And with no typical village loyalties and inter village-hostility being in the way, agreements with corresponding villages are made, and lots of people ended up married.

Not only those who found their soulmates, but also Blanks who found the people they could love, in the midst of happiness and joy and the sheer logical need of more people to be Konoha's manpower in the future, it is to be expected that there will be a whole load of marriage papers for him to approve of, and then, afterwards, birth certificates from the newly wed couples.

He is very glad that there are other people who help him in managing those papers. Imagine if the Hokage has to handle everything by himself; he has to make dozens of clones to handle it and probably accidentally killing himself in the process, thanks to chakra exhaustion and mental stress.

Despite the people helping him though, he does have his work hours and he's busy at that time. Therefore any small breaks are appreciated by him, even more so when he can catch up with few of his friends during that small breaks; because honestly? Meeting them as the Hokage is different than meeting them as Kakashi.

Which is why he is in the BBQ restaurant, with one of his former student, Sakura. He accidentally met her along the way to the restaurant, and because she was heading off to eat as well, he simply invited her like the good comrade he is.

At first, the conversation between them goes smoothly. They talk about their respective jobs, about hilarious occurrences around them that they remember, they joke and even reminiscence about some days when they were still on a team together. She even makes a joke about his age, which isn't really appreciated (because he's not that old, thanks) but the teasing grin on her face makes Kakashi relax regardless.

When their food comes, there is an inquiring glance toward his mask for a little while, before Sakura looks away with a huff when Kakashi raises a delicate eyebrow at her. She's learned to respect his need for privacy, although he knows that the curiosity is still there.

They eat, then, Sakura keeping her eyes focused on her food without making any glances to the left where his bare face would be fully exposed to her hungry gaze.

And then, well-

"Sasuke-kun wants five kids," Sakura tells him, out of the blue, casually sipping on her tea while Kakashi almost chokes on his. She looks calm, as if saying something like that so suddenly isn't something that should be worth some emotions. There isn't even any changes in her expression, although her eyes look thoughtful, and in a way, concerned.

"It's going to be exhausting," she continues, taking another sip. "But I guess I have to do it."

Kakashi cannot help but to frown, distaste coloring his features for a little while as he processes her words. "You don't have to."

Sakura's eyebrows furrow, looking over at him just in time as he slips the mask onto place, a knee-jerk reaction whenever someone does so much as look at him whenever he's unmasked. She looks over at him in disbelief, saying, "Of course I have to."

"Why?" Kakashi has to ask.

"Because it's my duty."

He looks at her, stunned beyond belief. He sees in her eyes, and finds, much to his dismay, that she truly, utterly, completely believes that this, that giving Uchiha Sasuke five children, is somehow, in a way, her duty.

And to make things worse, Kakashi knows why she believes it. Sakura and Sasuke-they're soulmates, the mark of an uchiwa on the back of her neck and scattered cherry blossoms on Sasuke's. And perhaps, perhaps, if Sasuke hadn't undergone the path that he did, Kakashi would think that they truly make a wonderful couple.

But Sasuke has tried to kill her more than once, tried to sever the soul bond between them when he left Konoha the first time and tried it again during the last moments of the Fourth War. The fact that the bond hasn't been destroyed yet is a miracle in itself.

They're meant to be.

Or are they, really? Because Kakashi looks at her eyes, and he sees no unbidden joy over the prospect of children, not like Ino who squeals over wanting three kids, not like Shizune who always look so, so happy and at ease with herself when she talks about Kabuto.

Instead, Kakashi sees weariness and doubt, sees exhaustion, sees determination of steel and resolve.

She's treating this like a mission.

And for the love of God, Kakashi knows that must not be healthy somehow.

"It's not your duty to," he grimaces, "make children."

Sakura blinks, the corner of her lips twitching in amusement as she notices the grimace he makes at those words. But then she looks neutral once again, as she says, "Sasuke-kun wants to revive the Uchiha Clan."

"...That will happen soon enough," he amends, because sometimes he still forgets that Sakura is no longer Haruno. Although the conversation about children surely makes him remember of that single fact. She's an Uchiha now, bound to Sasuke both by soulmark and legal marriage. Although the man is rarely seen in Konoha, he does come once in awhile to give reports of his journey (something Kakashi sternly tells him he has to do unless he wants to be labeled as a traitor all over again, Naruto's pleas for total forgiveness be damned) and Kakashi thinks perhaps it was during his visits that Sasuke managed to tell her about his... goal in terms of... number of children he wants to have.

Sakura simply shrugs, "We're both healthy, so I don't see why not. Children are normal to have in marriages."

"But to set a goal on the number of children you want to have...?" Kakashi trails off, "that's weird, Sakura."

Sakura snorts. "Perhaps," she amends, bobbing her head, "but Sasuke-kun is always a little bit weird."

A little bit? Kakashi raises his eyebrow at her. Really?

"Every ninja is weird someway or another, Kakashi," Sakura says, and Kakashi hums, shrugging. It is true, after all. Every ninja is some brand of weird, all ranging from general type of weird to the sheer uniqueness of Maito Gai.

"Well, don't let yourself be burdened by it, Sakura-chan," he says to make a point, refilling his cup. "If it happens, it happens."

Sakura stares at her tea, humming but not truly reacting to his words.

Kakashi hesitates. "Sakura-"

"I'll be fine, sensei," she cuts him off, drifting back to the old title that she rarely uses for him nowadays. "Don't worry too much," she sends a small (fake, fake, fake) smile at him. "You'll get actual white hair if you do that."

Kakashi doesn't respond.

"It's fine, we're soulmates," she assures him, and he wonders for a split second if she's trying to reassure herself. He shakes off that assumption quickly though; he's probably just being really biased. "It's going to be fine. And besides, I love kids."

She turns her body so that she faces him completely this time, smiling. "Oh, I know. Maybe you can get a position as one of the god fathers!"

He blinks, pointing to himself as if to say, who, me?

She rolls her eyes, "I mean, there will be five kids," she says with good humour. Kakashi has to fight another grimace. Five kids still sound too much for his ears. "Naruto and Ino will fight for position as godparents for the first one, I bet, so you can have the latter ones."

"I feel loved," he drawls out, tone flat. "You'll have to discuss it with Sasuke first."

She waves her hand, "he'll agree. You were our sensei, after all."

He simply hums in reply.

They pay for their food and part ways soon enough, Sakura waving at him and promising for another meet up sometime (which will probably mean weeks or even months away, considering how they're so busy these days), and Kakashi is left to stare at the Uchiha symbol stitched to the back of her clothes.

Tell me what you think, please? Updates will be sporadic, but I do have the mind to finish this. Things will start to happen in the next chapter, which will include quite the time skip.

Review, please!