Late at night, Kakashi looked at Inari who was sitting by the lake with his legs crossed and didn't know what he was thinking. He sighed and walked over lazily, "Can I sit here?"

"..." You've already sat down, okay =_=

"Don't pay too much attention to what Naruto said. He doesn't mean anything malicious. We have all heard about your father. Naruto is not as happy as he said. Like you, he has been without a father since he was a child. It should be said that he has never met his parents. When he was a child, he didn't even know what his parents were. And for some special reasons, the whole village hated him, so he didn't even have a friend. To be honest, if In terms of his past, he is worse than you, and even his future may not be good, because of his identity, the enemies he is about to face will not be simple."

Before, he felt that Naruto's words about his parents being alive were mocking him. Kakashi understood that Naruto should have lived a happy life as he said, but all this was broken that night. , Naruto has actually realized that his future will never be bright, and his enemy must be very powerful.

From the beginning to the present, there has been no other Jinchūriki besides the First Lady who has been able to die. Sometimes he felt that the teacher was too cruel to put this responsibility on a newborn child, his own son, Naruto. He hasn't had a good look at the world, he hasn't experienced the warmth of human relationships and the inflammation of the world, and he has to face the coldness of human relationships and the coldness of the situation. This makes him always worried that Naruto will do something that is sorry for Konoha in the end, especially Naruto. The strength is getting stronger and stronger.

In addition, what Naruto said after that also made him very concerned. Naruto's words were obviously not just to Inari, but to himself. Those words were because of weak protection. He didn't know what happened to the people who were important to him. As far as he knew, Naruto had never been in contact with anyone, let alone anyone important. Could it be that he was talking about Iruka, but he couldn't protect him? What means?And what does it mean to not trust me and the better alternative?You just look at who you are talking about. Naruto's eyes at that time were definitely not on Inari.

Inari couldn't believe it. The man who smiled every day couldn't tell that he used to be like that.

"I have never seen that child shed tears because of these things, and I have never seen him frustrated or emotional because of pain." Maybe Naruto also knew that it would be useless even if he was emotional and shed tears. Some people recognized him or felt sorry for him. Pity and sympathy were not what Naruto wanted. Besides, it was impossible for anyone in the village to feel compassion for a monster.

"Naruto has been working hard to gain recognition from others, even risking his life for his dream. Maybe he has cried enough before we knew it."

Kakashi remembered that he finally remembered Naruto from his obsessive mission and went to see the child late at night. After all, he was the teacher's child.When he looked inside from the window, he found that Naruto was not sleeping peacefully. He was mumbling something, his hair and clothes were almost soaked with sweat, and his whole body looked like he had been fished out of the water. Same.

He thought that Naruto was sick, so he hurriedly opened the lock of the window and jumped in. He lifted up his beautiful blond hair that was soaked with sweat from his forehead. He put his palms on his sweaty forehead. It was not as hot as expected and he breathed a sigh of relief. There doesn't appear to be a fever.

Suddenly, Naruto's movements became more violent, and the voice in his mouth became louder, "Stop talking, please stop talking, it hurts, don't hit me, I'm sorry, I'm not a monster..." I’m not a monster, ah——”

Seeing that Naruto was about to wake up, Kakashi quickly jumped out of the window. Before he could even close the window, Naruto sat up in horror, panting and looking around the room. He looked at Naruto. He was dazed for a moment, with tears accumulating in his eyes. He thought Naruto was going to cry. After all, no one was looking at him now, so he didn't have to pretend to be strong and smile like he did during the day.

But Naruto just sniffed and smiled brightly, as if it was instinctive.

At that moment, Kakashi, who had never had a good impression of Naruto, felt as if his heart was being held by a hand. It was so sore and swollen that he wanted to cry. He suddenly understood that this child had always been They were all innocent. It was wrong to put the hatred for Kyuubi on this child. In fact, this child was the biggest victim. He couldn't imagine how painful this child would be the day he knew everything. .

Naruto's smile was so sad. Even after so many years, it still left a deep impression on him. At that time, he always thought that this child didn't understand anything. Just like Inari, he thought that smiling meant happiness and happiness. Now After getting to know Naruto, he suddenly understood that in fact, Naruto saw everything. He didn't understand anything like he showed, he just didn't want to understand and couldn't understand, even his smile was the same. .

He didn't just smile for those in the dark or in the light, he also smiled for himself, because no one had ever shown even a trace of a smile to this child. This child just smiled at them in the same way. Because others gather together with smiles like this, he also hopes to be able to blend in one day, and at the same time, he is also expressing his goodwill.

That night, Kakashi sat outside Naruto's window, watching Naruto slowly recover on his own, covering his ears with his hands, curling up into a ball, but did not fall asleep again, and went out pretending to be energetic the next day. Going to school, playing pranks, continuing to work hard to get along with his classmates, hoping to make a friend, it was as if last night's nightmare had never happened at all, and Naruto's life had not been disrupted by this.

He remembered that someone once said that when a person is scared, it would be much better to have someone by his side. He went back and found the humanoid doll that his master had made in his image from the cupboard. At that time, he lost Obito. He also killed Lin. In order to make him laugh, his wife made this doll which she thought was ridiculous at the time, but she cherishes it very much now.

When his wife wanted to make a puppet in his image to practice his skills, he thought it was impossible for her to do it. After all, she was such an out-of-touch and active person, and it was almost impossible for him to stay in one place and do one thing all the time. Yes, if the master's wife had that patience, Uchiha Madara might not be able to survive and cause trouble, but in the end, he was slapped in the face.

He never expected that his wife would really have that kind of patience. When his wife brought this doll to him, he was shocked, and then moved. His mother died not long after he was born. I have never felt maternal love before. This doll looks terrible, but Kakashi can feel how much care his master put into embroidering this doll.

The teacher's wife said that it was for her children to practice in the future, and that she would give them a sewing machine and a teacher to keep them company, so that they would not be too lonely even if they went on a mission. In fact, she was just afraid that they would not be so lonely if they had Naruto in the future. He had more energy to take care of him, so he made one to accompany him. So when he received this doll, Kakashi accepted it without hesitation, because every stitch on it contained the master's mother's love for him and the upcoming one. The love and blessings poured into Naruto's arrival, but... no one expected that the final outcome would be like this.

Kakashi wore an ANBU mask and walked to Naruto several times, but he didn't have the courage to hand over the doll in the storage scroll to Naruto. At night, most of the villagers and children went home to eat. Naruto sat on the swing and watched as there were fewer and fewer people, and in the end he was the only one left. Kakashi looked at Naruto from the tree, his expression getting more and more lonely, his eyes getting darker and darker, and finally After everyone left, Naruto seemed to be unable to hold back his tired smile, and rested his head on the rope of the swing, as if his whole body had sunk into darkness.

In a little while, it will be time for Kakashi to perform his mission. There is no time for him to continue to struggle. He confirms that the ANBU mask is properly put on his head, takes the doll out of the scroll, and Kakashi takes a deep breath. , jumped from the tree next to Naruto to the swing.

Naruto seemed to be aware of his presence. He held the rope of the swing tightly and quickly raised his head to look at him. But what really made Kakashi's breath hitch was that the bright smile on Naruto's face was obviously the same as last night. The smile he made for himself was different. This smile was so sincere, dazzling and brilliant, and even had a healing feeling, like a truly carefree child. However, in front of Kakashi, it was the same as last night. The ones gradually overlapped, making Kakashi feel like crying after a long absence.

Looking at the caution and exploration in Naruto's blue eyes with mixed emotions, he moved his fingers, wanting to reach out and rub the short golden hair that looked very similar to the teacher but was obviously very soft, and finally turned the doll towards Naruto. As soon as the child was in his arms, he used the teleportation technique to escape, not even daring to look back at Naruto. He was a little afraid that the child would have an unexpected expression on his face.

Afterwards, when he came back from that long-term mission, he heard the third generation mention, intentionally or unintentionally, that Naruto had this nightmare almost every day when he was about four years old, when he was just sensible. He didn't dare to sleep, so he spent the night that was already extremely long for him with his eyes open. Since he gave this doll as a gift, the frequency of Naruto's dreams has gradually decreased, and he has become more energetic during the day. It's all thanks to his efforts.

Kakashi was a little stunned for a moment. He had been doing this since he was four years old. No wonder Naruto seemed to be used to it. It turned out that he had been escaping the reality for 9 years since his teacher's death, while Naruto had been suffering alone for 5 years or more.

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