I, who was determined to stay in Naruto, became the white moonlight

Suddenly, Haruko heard approaching footsteps. She turned her head with difficulty and found that it was Kakashi Hatake who had returned.

"...Kakashi?" Haruko's uncertain and weak voice sounded.

"Ah."

Without saying much, Hatake Kakashi walked straight to her, sat down next to her and looked at her.

Haruko stared blankly into his narrow eyes, "Why... are you back again?"

Hatake Kakashi replied to her calmly: "Because you have been staring at me, as if you have something to say to me."

She really didn't expect that he would notice this, and Haruko felt an indescribable touch in her heart.

Haruko smiled and said with a hint of joy, "Kakashi is so smart, he noticed this!"

"I've been smart for a long time." Hatake Kakashi said humorously to liven up the atmosphere.

This made Haruko laugh, "But this is the first time I know Kakashi is smart."

"..." Kakashi Hatake sighed in his heart again, she really deserves a beating.

After Haruko finished speaking, neither of them spoke for a long time. They just looked at each other quietly. The intersection of warmth and coldness was a silent tacit wait.

"I……"

Haruko opened her mouth, but then closed it again, as if she found it difficult to express her confusion.

Hatake Kakashi supported his face with one hand and looked out the window, saying something that was not in line with his appearance, "You don't have to tell me. It just so happens that I have nothing to do today, so I can sit here and stare blankly with you."

I don’t know what tickled her funny bone again, Haruko pulled up the quilt to cover her laughter, but her slightly curved almond eyes also revealed her joy.

Hatake Kakashi couldn't help but glance at her and muttered, "What's so funny about that..."

Haruko pulled the quilt off again and spoke after calming her voice, "Kakashi...it may sound weird, but they all say that I am the Star Sister."

"Sister Xingxing?" Kakashi Hatake was a little confused when he heard this unfamiliar name.

Thinking that he might have forgotten about it, Haruko pursed her lips and said, "She was a heroic sister who died on the battlefield."

"Really?" Hatake Kakashi's tone was surprised, but his expression didn't change. "Then you are really amazing."

Feeling his slight perfunctory attitude, Haruko knew that he didn't believe her, but she wasn't unhappy either.

"Actually, I'm also confused, but Hiruzen, Jiraiya, Minato-sensei, they all said that I am her, so I think... I must be her."

"They all call me Haruko affectionately, but I know that the Haruko they are talking about is not me, but the me in the past."

"As expected, I still feel a little uneasy. Suddenly, I was told that the hero who could rival the Sannin was me..."

"Because they all looked at me with eyes that expected a response, I couldn't bear to disappoint them, so I tried my best to please them. But in my heart, I was worried that I couldn't compare to my past self, and I was also worried about their unconditional love."

"They like me for who I was before, not who I am now..."

All of Haruko's anxiety and fear poured out at this moment. Her voice was filled with tears, and she was terrified that she would never be able to achieve the self they were striving to achieve.

She is only seven years old now...

At first, she accepted this ridiculous identity perhaps just for fun as a child, but later she found that the constraints and responsibilities that came with this identity made her gradually feel at a loss.

There is a constant doubt about "who is she" or confusion about "who should she be".

She should be Haruko Asagumi, and Uchiha Haruko, but she shouldn't just be Haruko...

She wanted to prove that she was "her", but they denied that she was "her" because of various differences. So she wanted to prove that she was her, but she was lost in the loving calls of "Haruko".

Haruko stared at Kakashi Hatake with moist eyes, as if begging him to give her an answer.

"Kakashi...who am I?"

Hatake Kakashi's nonchalance remained unchanged, but only he knew that his back straightened with every word she said.

After thinking for a long time, Hatake Kakashi finally chose to say what he wanted to say.

"You are you." Through her drooping eyelashes, Hatake Kakashi looked at her tear-stained face, "You don't have to be anyone, including your former self."

Haruko hesitated and wanted to refute, "But...but..."

"If you're not sure who you are, ask me."

This time, Hatake Kakashi followed his subconscious impulse, stretched out his hand and gently put it on her face, wiping away her tears with the back of his hand.

"I will never tire of telling you that you are the Haruko I know."

With her lips tightly pursed, Haruko sobbed and tried hard to hold back her unspeakable emotions, but her emotions suddenly collapsed when she met his unspeakably gentle eyes.

More and bigger tears than before fell one after another, soaking his fingertips and the backs of his palms.

"Thank you...thank you..." Haruko's vague thanks rang in his ears.

Thank you for recognizing that I am who I am.

Hatake Kakashi just stayed with her quietly, without taking his hand away, feeling the heat of her eyes sliding across his hand and the softness of her cheek.

I can't help but think that the cheerful and lively Haruko also has a self-doubting side.

As the only witness, Kakashi Hatake did not have too many thoughts. After all, from beginning to end, he only knew one Haruko, the only Haruko who stood in front of him, made him angry, and would excitedly call him Kakashi.

After Haruko calmed down, Kakashi Hatake pulled out a tissue and carefully wiped her tears. Seeing Haruko's surprised look, Kakashi Hatake felt a little embarrassed and sped up his wiping speed, then threw away the tissue.

"It turns out Kakashi has such a considerate side." Haruko sighed with relief.

Seeing her return to her normal personality, Hatake Kakashi felt relieved, "But why did you choose to confide in me?"

"Huh?" Haruko didn't quite understand.

Hatake Kakashi patiently explained: "There is Rin who is better at comforting people than me, and there is Obito who is closer to you than I am. Why did you choose to tell me?"

Haruko thought about it carefully and said sincerely, "Because Kakashi makes me feel at ease."

Without noticing his surprised eyes, Haruko was looking at the ceiling and whispering, "Kakashi is always calm and never panics when faced with unexpected changes. I feel that as long as I tell you, I won't have to worry anymore, because Kakashi will definitely give me an answer!"

"You think too highly of me." Hatake Kakashi complained about her, but he felt a slight beating in his heart.

Perhaps it was because he saw her vulnerability that time that Hatake Kakashi could not help but keep his eyes on her. When he really started to pay attention to her, Hatake Kakashi realized...

It turned out that he had been trying hard to suppress his gaze towards her.

"Kakashi!"

"What?"

"Tell me who I am again!"

"……idiot."

You are Haruko, the one and only Haruko in my eyes.