Ramen and Meeting New People

Now, you would probably wonder, what would someone eighteen years old want to do with a child? It started when Inu, an elite class ANBU, was assigned a protecting job by Sarutobi Hiruzen, the Kami no Shinobi*, and his boss. Inu accepted, but the one thing that he could not understand was the content of the mission. Was watching a three year old really an SS rank mission, and, was it really worth his time?

Now keep in mind, Kakashi is eighteen, and slightly still grieving over his sensei. Kakashi, if older and much more wiser, would be glad to meet his sensei's son, but now, not so much, for the Hatake still had much more to learn. (Oh my god, why does this sound like a documentary?)

But nonetheless, he accepted, given that he still had to pay rent, buy food, and save up for that new Icha Icha, but then again, shouldn't Jiraiya-sama be the one to stay with Naruto? Not that Kakashi was criticizing him or anything, but Jiraiya was his godfather, damn it, and Kakashi, Kakashi had no other connection other than knowing Naruto's father!

When Kakashi is unnerved and nervous, he gets very off topic, but then the Sandaime Hokage cleared his throat, causing Inu to revert back to business mode.

"As I was saying, Inu, you must guard young Naruto until he is enrolled into the academy, where Itachi takes his little brother every morning." Confused, Kakashi slightly raised his hand. "Yes?"

Frowning, under both of his masks, Kakashi replied, "With all due respect Hokage-sama, but what does the Uchiha prodigy have to do with this." The way he said it was blunt, like a statement. Hiruzen facepalmed. He knew incidents like this would occur when Itachi had picked that mask. Sighing, he calmly replied, "Itachi is his mask, and name, in the west it would be pronounced, weasel. So if you have any questions, please ask now, for I will never answer them again."

Kakashi raised his hand once more. Tiredly, the Hokage replied, "Yes, Kakashi?" I'm getting too old for this... "Uh, does this mean that if Itachi ever went to a country in the west, that people would call him weasel?" Sighing for the nth time, the Hokage muttered, "Yes, they would call him weasel, you're doing it right now by calling him Itachi. Just...sigh, get out of my office and prepare to watch Naruto for the next three to five years before I kick you out of Konohagakure no Sato for annoying the Hokage and distracting him from paperwork..."

"But you hate paperwor-" But suddenly, the Hatake was outside the office, door slamming in front of him, as he muttered to himself about the Hokage getting old as he made his way out of the Hokage Tower.

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Kakashi used a key given to him by Hiruzen to enter Naruto's apartment, but he suddenly tripped a wire, as he ducked from a kunai and two shuriken, he wondered who had made this trap, only to see two blue eyes peeking out from behind a doorway. Two scared eyes. Trembling, Naruto ran over to the man, bowing dogeza style as he apologized over and over.

When Kakashi stepped forward, the blond jinchuuriki tensed. Until he felt Kakashi pick the boy up and bring him to eye level. Kakashi smiled under his mask, he wasn't wearing his ANBU one. Kakashi brought Naruto closer until they were nose to nose. "You've been through a lot. Haven't you, Naruto?" Naruto wondered if this was what a child felt with a parent or guardian as the older male hugged him to his chest like a caring mother.

But then suddenly two stomachs growled. Both sheepishly laughing, the adult suggested to go get ramen. To which the blond replied, "I'll get my jacket!" as he came back with a short sleeved orange sweater and orange pants. The two walked out the door, not without leaving a few seals just in case though, as Naruto held Kakashi's hand.

But throughout the village, they had gotten whispers, making Naruto hide in Kakashi's side as they made their way to the Ichiraku Ramen Stand. Teuchi, the old man, greeted the two with a smile. "Naruto, Kakashi! Both my number one, and old time customer on the same day! Kakashi, are your prepared to lose your entire wallet?"

Confused, Kakashi tilted his head. "Teuchi-San, what do you mean by that?" But as soon as he blinked, he saw 1 empty bowl on the counter, along with a young blonde slurping in a new one. The shop owner replied, "Naruto has quite an appetite, he didn't have to pay, but he wanted to work off all the noodles he ate, so he ended up working here the entire summer!"

Naruto had a cheeky grin as he scratched the back of his neck. "Teuchi-ossan, it's because you make heavenly ramen, which makes me entitled to aid you in the crafting of this liquid ambrosia!" Teuchi's daughter Ayame laughed at the blond's statement. "Such big words for a small child. That reminds me, when do you start school at the academy, Naruto?"

Placing his third bowl- now empty- down, he replied, "I don't know, maybe, two, three years? Jiji says that I can go earlier, because during his free time, he would teach me stuff! Right now, I'm as smart as a, uh, beginner? I'm not sure."

Kakashi had three empty bowls, whereas Naruto had seven. "Well, pretty soon, maybe you'll be worrying about height. You're a bit short, Naruto." Kakashi didn't know why, but conversing with Naruto as if they knew each other just came naturally. And it felt, absolutely perfect.

Until the next day when Kakashi arrived at Naruto's apartment.

A/N: Please don't kill meh for this ending cliffy and the lateness and shortness of it! I wanted it to end on that for suspense so that the next one would be really great and about over 10,000 words. Maybe around or about 15. (thousand)

Also, I've been caught up in the Hetalia fandom (I'm very late, I started during the summer.) and other, stuff, and ended up writing, Male!Reader inserts.

Now if that's your thing, shipping yourself with an anime character, and giving yourself a guy name or using an OC, (unless you actually are a guy) than go check me out on Deviantart! My pen name is also Tsuukiyomi, and I also have some Pokemon fanart too, which is pretty good!

Don't worry, I'll post the next chapter of Kakashi's arc, than go back to the present! I'll finish it by next weekend, so I have exactly seven days! And school, and homework. . . Wait, I don't take my homework home. XD Which is why most of the time I have late shit. :|

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