#Trans Hatake Kakashi

[jvnart]

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[depressedhatakekakashi]

may i request some trans kakashi headcanons? you are the resident expert in this under-researched subject

I’m not sure i’d call me the expert:l. There are definitely some amazing people better at it than me, but i will not turn away the opportunity for head canons of my fav boy :)

Kakashi told his father that he felt like a boy and wanted to be refered to as a boy just one week before Acadamy sign ups. Sakumo was very supportive and asked his son if there was anything that he needed him to do to ensure he felt like he was being respected and recognized. Kakashi actually asked his father for a new name because he still wanted it to come from his parents, and Sakumo chose 'Kakashi' because when Yua was pregnant she'd always joked that she was bringing a scarcrow into the world to guard the family 'fields'. he knows deep in his heart that Yua would love to find out their son's name is now scarcrow.

When he's around 13 and starts to 'develope' he gets a binder that has a mask sewn onto it. He actually has to request this specific binder, but the tailor is more than happy to put it together for him when they realize that he's rather attached to the idea of the two pieces of clothing being together.

top surgery is a must for Kakashi, but he isn't too interested in getting bottom surgery. He actually gets a lot of gender euphoria from wearing his packer, but even more from his straps.

speaking of top surgery, even though he does want it he doesn't get it until after the fourth great shinobi war when taking the down time required to recover is actually possible. man does not know how to give himself a break even for things that will help his mental health T.T

T-shots don't become available/a thing until Tsunade takes over as the Hokage and actually starts to do some work on the idea because she realizes that quite a few of her shinobi and citizens might benefit from some hormon replacement therapy. She is correct of course and Kakashi is first in line when he finds out this is going to be an available option that doesn't involve him taking down time.

[trans-duckling]

For Them to Have Your Eyes: Welcome

Gai was very anxious to meet their child, but he had to admit his rival’s feelings about it were stronger. Not because he was not as excited, of course! But rather because Kakashi wanted both to meet the kid and to get rid of the extra weight he had to carry around.

At some point, Gai had tried to reassure him saying he was just as handsome as before the pregnancy, but the Hatake had glared at him aggressively and he had ended up sleeping on the sofa that night. Sakura had assured him that response was most likely due to the hormones, so he shouldn’t worry about having said something wrong. The next day, Kakashi had challenged him to wear a vest that imitated the pregnancy during the whole day, and Gai had then understood why his partner complained so much and so often.

Sure, he was a taijutsu master and carrying extra weight around was kind of his thing, but that was… Something else. The position was uncomfortable, pulling at your muscles and getting in the way of almost every movement you did. After the agreed twenty-four hours of challenge, he had been glad to throw the vest away, although he had been polite enough to say that if it made the Hatake feel better, he would keep wearing it. Kakashi had then started crying and demanded cuddles, so he guessed at least that time the hormones were playing in his favor.

Surprisingly, the day —or rather night— in which his rival’s water broke, he was completely calm and composed. At least at the beginning.

It was almost midnight and they were preparing for going to bed. This meant a whole ordeal in their household at the moment, the pillow and blankets needing to be arranged in an exact position to not bother Kakashi. It also implied cleaning the path from his side of the bed to the bathroom, leaving the doors open for the several moments of the night when the Hatake would undoubtedly wake up needing to pee. Most of the time, Gai would awake as well or one of the dogs would accompany him in case something happened.

“Gai” Kakashi called from the bathroom, “can you…?”

He was there before the other man could finish the sentence, his wheels drifting on the wooden floors.

“What is it? What do you need?”

“A hospital, preferably” the Hatake said as he put his mask slowly up.

“WHY?! Did you fall?! I told you to ask for help if…”

“Gai” his rival cut him with a pointy look. “Just look at the floor for a moment.”

There was a small puddle over the bathroom’s tiles, not very big but still dangerous.

“Did you slip with the water?!”

“No, Gai” Kakashi sighed, his tone annoyed. “I stained the floor with my amniotic fluids when my water broke.”

So, he hadn’t fallen. Everything was alright, then…

Wait.

Oh.

Oh.

“REALLY?!”

His scream was enough to alert the dogs scattered around the house, their paws hitting loudly the ground as they ran to the bathroom.

“What is it?” Akino asked, looking around as if expecting an enemy. “What’s wrong?”

“Nothing is wrong” the Hatake sighed again. “My water broke, so I’m ready to give birth. Now, why don’t we get to the hospital so I can go through this with the support of some competent people?”

“Right. RIGHT!” Gai exclaimed, adrenaline running through his body as he turned towards the ninken. “Bull, take the emergency bag that it’s packed in the wardrobe. Uhei, Pakkun and Biscuit, go looking for Tsunade-sama, Shizune and Sakura and make sure they are available at the hospital. The rest of you, come with us.”

The dogs moved quickly under his commands, Urushi, Guruko, Shiba and Akino following them as Gai accompanied Kakashi to the bedroom so he could change his pants and underwear. He needed his assistance for it, but they were done quickly and as soon as Bull had the baby bag hanging from the mouth, they left for the hospital.

Barely a second after Gai wheeled himself down the ramp with Kakashi on his lap, two ANBU figures appeared at his side.

“Is it time?” Yamato asked.

“Yup, I’m ready to push this baby finally out of me” the Hatake joyfully said. “Let’s go!”

Was it weird that his rival sounded more happy in that moment than during the last month? Gai thought back on the pregnancy vest and shuddered. Yes, that tracked.

“Are you sure you don’t want us to carry him, Gai?” Yugao intervened. “We could…”

“I’m perfectly capable of getting my rival to the hospital, thank you very much” he complained. “Unless he wants it otherwise.”

“Nah, I’m good.”

Happy with the answer, Gai made sure Kakashi was perfectly safe on his lap before start wheeling himself forward with as much strength as he was. In under thirty seconds they had left the outer part of the village —where they lived— and entered the city center. A minute and a half, and they were at the hospital’s doors. Ha, as if Yugao or Yamato were able to keep up with his speed even if he was on a wheelchair.

The five ninken that had left the house with them were at their side just a moment later, as well as the ANBU guards who would undoubtedly protect Kakashi from the shadows as he gave birth. On the other hand, Uhei, Pakkun and Biscuit waited inside of the hospital together with the three medic-nin that would make sure the whole process went smoothly.

“Ready to meet your brat, brat?” Tsunade asked with a smile.

“Hey, my kid will only be half a brat” the Hatake reclaimed with a huff. “Don’t forget who is the other father.”

“Well, I would appreciate if nobody called our kid a brat before they’re even born” Gai pouted.

The others chuckled at the comment, Shizune and Sakura helping Kakashi to get up and transfer onto the gurney they had brought to the entrance. Being so late at night, the place was empty except for the couple of administrative at the front desk, which Gai guessed made his rival more comfortable. From there, they moved to a big individual room were the whole procedure was planned to take place.

“Ok, guys, I know you like Kakashi and all that, but there are too many of us in here at the moment” Tsunade said, looking at the ninken, “so, I must ask you to leave.”

“But he’s our summoner!” Uhei complained.

“Yeah, and his pup will be our pup to raise!” Pakkun added.

“I’m pretty sure Gai and me are the ones supposed to do the raising” his rival commented.

“Sure, you will help.”

Gai was starting to seriously suspect a kidnapping coming from the ninken.

“Well, you can do all the baby raising you want once they are actually here” the Sanin pushed. “Now, off you go.”

She shooed them out of the room with her hands, to which the dogs responded with glares and whines. However, as Kakashi didn’t say anything to oppose Tsunade’s declaration, they followed the instructions. And by that Gai meant that they sat at the other side of the room, their breaths still audible from the inside.

“Ok, we can start now” the Godaime indicated, turning to the Hatake once again. “First, how long ago did your water break? And how are you feeling?”

“It happened about five or seven minutes ago, and so far I’m good, pain manageable.”

“Well, it won’t stay that way much longer.”

Gai was not sure if that was the kind of encouragement Tsunade should be offering, but he was not the medical expert in there, so he remained silent.

“Tsunade-sama…” Shizune complained.

“I’m just stating the truth, and you know it as much as me” the Sanin said as she put on some gloves. “Now, I need to examine you. Do you want us to help you to change, or just Gai?”

“Just him” the Hatake quickly answered.

Nodding, Tsunade offered Gai a medical gown and then started to close the curtain around the bed to give them some privacy. They had previously talked about the whole arrangement and they made a great team, so even with Kakashi’s difficulties to move around, they were able to undress him rather fast, gown in place just a minute later.

“Are you ready to meet our kid?” Gai asked in a low voice.

“Yeah, but that I remember we may be a few hours away from that, and before I have to suffer quite a bit.”

Gai grimaced, knowing the delivery would be one of the most unpleasant experiences for Kakashi due to several reasons. Even if he knew it wouldn’t change much, he kissed him softly on the forehead.

“I love you.”

The Hatake nodded, smiling with his eyes and giving after a signal to indicate he was ready to continue. Gai moved then to open the curtains, revealing the three women again.

“Everything set? Good” the Godaime said. “We’ll start with an examination to see how far dilated you are, ok?”

Another nod and she made some movements to shift Kakashi’s legs in the correct position. Gai stayed by his side, taking the Hatake’s right hand in his when he saw him grabbing the sheets as if he was about to be tortured. As previously accorded, Sakura and Shizune stayed back but ready to intervene if necessary.

“I’m going to start now” Tsunade indicated with a calm smile.

Gai knew the exact moment in which her hands made contact with Kakashi’s body, as his rival stiffened and increased the strength of his grip to an almost painful level. Still, his eyes didn’t move away from the Sanin even for a second, which allowed him to detect the sudden tension on her shoulders.

“W-What is it?” Kakashi asked in an uncomfortable tone.

“It feels like the baby shifted positions in the last three days” she said, not sugarcoating anything. “I need to check your belly with medical ninjutsu to be sure, but I believe the baby is breech.”

Through all the pregnancy, Gai had read enough books to know what that meant.

“So, their feet are coming first? Isn’t that dangerous?”

“It will be if I don’t take a decision quick enough.”

“Then, hurry” the Hatake barked, fangs probably showing after the surgical mask.

“Believe it or not, brat, I know how to do my job” Tsunade responded as she removed the gloves and stood up to position herself by Kakashi’s left side. “I will do all I can to ensure both yours and the baby’s health.”

Unmaking the knots Gai had done in the side of the medical gown, she lifted it carefully to reveal as little skin as possible before moving her hands under it and over the Hatake’s belly. A soft, green glow came out a moment after and his rival face changed again into an uncomfortable expression. Thankfully, Tsunade just needed a couple of seconds to do the examination.

“The baby is definitely breech” she said, turning then to Sakura and Shizune. “We need to prepare for an emergency c-section.”

The other two kunoichis nodded and began moving with precision, removing some items and bringing others from the back of the room. Barely a couple of minutes after, the whole setup had changed.

“Ok, do you remember what the plan for this was?” Tsunade asked while looking at them.

Gai nodded, his brain going over all the explanations they had gotten, as well as everything he had learnt from the books. There was a part of him screaming that it was not time for questions and wanting to panic, but he shut it up.

“You’ll put the lower part of his body to sleep, and set up a few tubes for meds” he said. “Then a couple of incisions and the baby will be born.”

“That summarizes it up quite well, yes” the Godaime smiled, her hands moving to receive the line Shizune was offering. “Are you ready, Kakashi?”

Taking a glance back at his rival, Gai was able to recognize the signals normally indicating that his anxiety was firing up. They were subtle, but still there, and he was about to intervene when the Hatake closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he came back, he nodded with a decisive look in his face.

“Yes, I am.”

There was a small squeeze on Gai’ hand, to which he responded with one of his own. They were ready.

The next moment, Tsunade put the line in Kakashi’s left arm and Shizune pushed in some medication. Afterwards came the catheter and the anesthesia, as well as the cleaning of the abdomen. Once everything was ready and it was clear his rival’s lower body was asleep, the Sanin took the scalpel.

There was no visual barrier between them and the kunoichis, that being one of the Hatake’s conditions for the intervention. He trusted all of them, of course, but the thought of a knife cutting his body while he was awake and lacking control over it activated too many of his shinobi alarms. If the down part of that situation was having to see his own body being cut and blood coming out, he was fine with it. Gai, even if he was not particularly enthusiastic about it, knew that at the end it was Kakashi’s decision and, since it wouldn’t affect his or the baby’s health, he agreed with it.

Seeing the scalpel cutting his skin and feeling nothing more than a brushing sensation was weird, Kakashi decided. Also a little bit disturbing. If being honest, the first second after Tsunade had said a c-section was necessary, he almost let out a “thank Kami-sama”. As stated before, he was rather attached to his genitals, but that didn’t mean he felt comfortable with someone else besides Gai looking at them, let alone feel the deformation they would suffer during birth.

Of course, all that had gone through his mind in under a second and then the rest of the information had slapped him. The baby was at risk. That was everything he needed to know to agree with whatever Tsunade thought it was best.

As the Sanin worked with the support of the other two kunoichis, Kakashi kept an eye on her, not even capable of looking at Gai. He didn’t need it, either. The other man’s presence was noticeable from his peripheral vision, and his hold was strong against the Hatake’s hand. Even if Gai was strangely silent, he knew he was there for him.

Time moved slowly and it felt like an eternity until the next words came out from Tsunade’s mouth.

“I’m taking the baby out now.”

A mix of nausea and excitement filled Kakashi as he saw his skin separating enough to let a head come out, quickly followed by the rest of the body. There was no pitch-high cry as he expected, but instead Sakura approached quickly with a clean blanket that was covered in blood and other liquids in no time.

“W-What…?”

“I’m going to clear their airway, sensei, it’ll be just a second.”

Kakashi almost jumped out of the bed upon seeing his student turning away with his baby, but she stopped next to Tsunade, one hand holding them while the other took the utensils given by Shizune. Her movements were fast and precise, working on the baby’s mouth and nose while the umbilical cord was still hanging. A moment later, a cry echoed in the walls, strong and beautiful.

“There you go!” Sakura smiled. “I know from who you got those lungs, baby.”

“Gai, do you want to cut the umbilical cord?” Tsunade asked, hands still working with green ninjutsu on Kakashi’s belly.

“Y-Yeah.”

The taijutsu master moved almost mechanically, eyes not leaving the baby until the distance between him and the Hatake forced him to let of his hand. His sight fell then on Kakashi, as if doubting of releasing the hold. He decided to do him a favor, retreating his fingers and nodding with an exhausted smile.

“Take the scissors and cut in between here” Shizune indicated, handing him the utensil. “That’s it, perfect.”

As soon as the umbilical cord was cut, the world seemed to start moving faster. Sakura stepped a meter away with the baby to let them over a small table where she started the first examination. As much as Kakashi knew all that was necessary, he could not avoid feel anxious. Tsunade’s green chakra became more intense as she worked on him with Shizune’s assistance, but the Hatake still kept his eyes on the baby.

When Sakura finally approached with them still in the dirty blanket and just a hat on their head, he felt tears filling his eyes and his heart beating so fast he thought it would come out of his chest.

“Here you go, sensei, meet your child.”

Yep, he was definitely crying and, judging by the soft noises coming from his side, Gai was as well.

The baby was simply perfect. Very pink and wrinkled and dirty, but perfect. As soon as Gai reacted and helped him to remove the upper part of his medical gown, their child was pressed against his chest as he hold them, the crying stopping soon after.

It was as if the world had stopped. It didn’t matter that Sakura was looking over them like a hawk, ready to intervene at the sight of the smallest problem. Or that Shizune and Tsunade were still working on him. The only thing that mattered was the new life currently on his arms.

Gai’s and his child.

“You… They…” the other man sobbed. “You’re both perfect.”

Kakashi nodded, feeling completed as Gai’s body moved closer to his, leaving the wheelchair and sitting at the end of the mattress with one arm falling over his shoulders and the other resting over the baby’s head, covering it completely. A new feeling appeared wild and strong in the Hatake’s chest, almost like a natural instinct. The desire… No. The need of protecting them. His family. His world.

Gai was overjoyed. And ecstatic. And energized! There was so much energy inside of him that he didn’t even know how he was capable of staying put. Or rather he knew, but didn’t understand. It felt as if, didn’t matter what happened outside of that room, he would never leave as long as his family was there. Not to train, not to fight, not to talk to his students. And he loved his students! But that new feeling was… was something else.

At the moment, the room was empty except for them, the medic nin agreeing they were capacitated enough to detect and call in case any dangerous change appeared. Kakashi had been closed up soon after the birth, recovery set to be fast and without complications if they followed the indicated recommendations. Considering he was a shinobi and he had had the three best medical nin of the country taking care of him, he could choose to go back to work in under a week. Of course, Gai would strongly push against it, as well as Tsunade, Shizune and Sakura had. And, considering one of those women was the assistant of the Hokage, she had promised to make sure he had at least one month of full paternity leave.

So, it was only them and their baby. Their baby.

“What are you thinking about?” his rival asked, shifting slightly.

It was the first time he heard him talking since the birth, before just nodding or shaking his head whenever one of the kunoichis asked him something, as if scared of taking his eyes away from the baby. Now that they were alone, that fear seemed to have minimized.

“I love you” the words escaped Gai’s mouth, his body still pressed against his rival’s. “I love you and I’m so proud of you for this.”

Kakashi chuckled.

“You’re talking as if what I did was a miracle.”

“It is for me.”

From the moment they were left alone in the room, his rival had removed his surgical mask, so it was easy for him to see the soft smile on his lips. Even if the Hatake’s expression was tired, he seemed incredibly satisfied. Just as he should.

“You didn’t panic, and I know you were scared” he continued. “Even after having all our plans broken, you composed yourself and did magnificent, rival. You will make a perfect dad.”

“I would say that’s taking it a little bit to the extreme, Gai” Kakashi softly laughed. “We’re shinobi, so panic doesn’t control us easily. You reacted even ahead of me.”

“Well, yes, but… You were the one going through it, rival, I was just looking. What you did… I believe it’s nothing short of a miracle.”

Instead of trying to refute his words, the Hatake just nodded and moved his eyes back to the baby on his chest. They had been alone for almost an hour, so they had had time to feed them with the donated milk they would be using, but the child refused to fall asleep yet. Their big, black eyes were fixed on Kakashi, as if wanting to remember that face they would probably see more than any other person in the world.

“You know, at the end I had it my way” his rival said, one finger brushing over the baby’s chest. “They have your eyes.”

This time, it was Gai who laughed.

“Yes, but the hair looks like a mix of both of us. Maybe their eyebrows will grow as well.”

The Hatake rolled his eyes at the comment, but he was smiling. Gai moved one hand to accommodate their child’s hat, not wanting them to lose any heat. Underneath it, soft baby hair was mostly grey on top and dark black in the lower part of the head. It seemed smooth at the moment, but he would love to see it growing and become a mane as impossible to tame as his rival’s.

“We still haven’t decided on a name” Kakashi pointed out. “What do you think?”

“Well, of all the names we discussed, I like Keiki and Rei, but if you have other preferences…”

His rival laughed happily and freely, making Gai fall in love with him all over again.

“I can’t believe we have reached an agreement without even talking much about it” he said, adding after seeing his confused face: “I like Rei as well.”

“Oh!” he exclaimed, separating his body just slightly to better look at his rival. “So, we… Uh, have a name for them?”

“Yeah, I believe we do” Kakashi declared, looking down at their child. “Welcome to our lives, Rei.”

Babies did not smile. At least not so soon. Their muscles were simply just not developed enough for it. And still, Gai believed this one did. A prodigy from the beginning.

“Why don’t you hold them for a while?” the Hatake suggested a moment after.

“I would love to! But, uh, are you sure? Sakura said that skin to skin contact was very important for the both of you, so…”

“She said you can do it as well, just remove the upper part of your jumpsuit, Gai” the other man reminded him. “I’m feeling well enough, but my arms are a bit tired and I know you want to hold them, too.”

Of course he did. Jealousy was not usual on Gai, but he had to admit feeling it for the last hour. Therefore, he didn’t hesitate a moment more and stood up —his left leg almost failing him after so long sitting in an awkward position— to start removing his jumpsuit. When the upper part was rolled down over his hips, he sat back on his wheelchair and extended his arms at Kakashi to transfer the baby safely.

Something ignited inside him the second the new weight made pressure against his skin. Rei reacted as well, mumbling a bit before settling again and focus their eyes on Gai.

“Hi” he said, voice slightly trembling. “I’m your papa.”

Rei made a gurgling sound and his heart melted a bit. It was strange, to be so excited that you could do ten thousand push-ups in one go, and still feel uncapable of moving.

As he hummed quietly, he noticed their newborn slowly falling asleep against his chest and Gai felt at peace then. His family was there, safe and protected. Their students and friends would surely come soon to meet Rei, and he gave top another hour before their summons broke into the room, demanding to meet the baby.

He hadn’t had it easy after waking up from opening the Eight Gate. In a couple of occasions, he had even asked for his suffering to end. Now, he was glad they didn’t listen to his words, instead pushing him towards recovery. If that was what it took to be with Kakashi and Rei, he would do it as many times as necessary.

[awriterofdivinedreams]

Cracked Shell by AWriterOfDivineDreams Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Naruto (Anime & Manga) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Hatake Kakashi & Uchiha Obito, Hatake Kakashi & Shiranui Genma, Hatake Kakashi & Pakkun, Hatake Kakashi & Original Character(s) Characters: Hatake Kakashi, Uchiha Obito, Nohara Rin, Shiranui Genma, Yuuhi Kurenai, Pakkun (Naruto), Original Characters, Original Wolf Character Additional Tags: Third Shinobi War (Naruto), Hatake Kakashi-centric, Kid Hatake Kakashi, Trans Male Hatake Kakashi, Trans Hatake Kakashi, She/Her Pronouns for Hatake Kakashi, Hatake Kakashi is Not Okay, Hatake Kakashi Needs a Hug, And gets them, Hatake Kakashi is a Drama Queen, Hatake Kakashi has Wolf Traits, Pre-Kakashi & Obito Rivalry, Kid Uchiha Obito, Kid Nohara Rin, Kid Shiranui Genma, Female Shiranui Genma, Shiranui Genma is Very Observant, Kid Yuuhi Kurenai, Original Summon(s), Original Wolf Summon(s), Egg Crack, Internalized Misogyny, Institutionalized Misogyny, Misogyny, There is so much misogyny in this, Gender Dysphoria, Spiraling Thoughts, Implied/Mentioned Child Abuse, Emotional Hurt, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Cuddling, no beta we die like sakumo, You know you're my blorbo when I toss you through the angst wringer Series: Part 2 of Irrigated Crops

Summary: There's that wonderful moment when subsurface cracks start to make themselves known and the alarm goes off alerting that action needs to be done. It's truely remarkable to watch as the systems designed for such an occurrence do their job so efficiently.

Well what happens when the cracks have gone undetected in an underdeveloped system and it only takes a slight breeze for it all to tumble down? All hell breaks loose and the many few scramble to pick up the pieces.

Guess which happened to young Kakashi.

[garlicsunshine]

everyday attire for these beanz

gai is absolutely a tevas stan and u cannot convince me otherwise! and highrise spandex and crop tops are a staple for many wheelchair users (myself included!)

kakashi is a lil slouchy gremlin so of course theyve got those low crotch - tight calf type pants that were all the rage a while ago, and i think are starting to come back? which im very here for!

[axel-tiredstudent]

introducing some adults into the au!

Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 4 | Part 5

Au Masterpost

[sinnbaddie]

[punkeropercyjackson]

Microdosing on erasing the history of age gap/incestous relathionships between men by headcanoning characters in popular wonderbread pr*ships as transgender women

[varianghost]

Drew a young Kakashi but thought it'd look good as a pfp, so I made a few pride ones :)

From top left to bottom corner: transgender, aroace, non-binary, demiboy, agender, rainbow pride

Free to use, but if you do, please repost. It helps a lot!!

[jvnart]

Hi!! Just wanted to say I love your art, especially the little bits of Kakashi and his ninken, they warm my heart so much!! ❤️❤️

Do you plan on doing some more drawings of the kind?? (It's perfectly fine if not, I'm just curious)

Have a nice day!!

Hello, thank you so much!!! Im so glad you like them, drawing them is always a good time 🥹

I will always draw Boy & His Dogs 🐶

Transcript under the cut 😘

Shiba: you ok? | Kks: yeah, I'll be fine | shiba: hmm.. | kks: good work today | shiba: thanks, boss

Gai: come on, bull, youce got to work with me. | Bull: no I don't. | kks: yeah, no he doesnt

Kks, soaking wet: lol

[depressedhatakekakashi]

Stargazer Lily

Words: 1,699

God of Storms AU: Lily

Characters: Hatake Kakashi & Hatake Sakumo

Note: thank you to @mushroombitchboy for giving this a quick read through and pointing out a horrid word placement mistake XD

Sakumo was in the midst of planting his latest creation in the garden just outside of his temple when he heard his daughter’s footsteps behind him.

Light as air, her feet barely touched the ground but gave off just enough sound to alert him to her presence. A calculated move he'd begun making after accidentally sneaking up on the other gods one too many times.

“One second,” he whispered as his hand cradled the flower's delicate petals. “Just need to make sure- yes!” 

It was perfect. The flower sat straight and true, displaying its beauty to the world without hesitation.

“Gorgeous,” his daughter spoke, but her voice sounded different from what he was used to. A little bit deeper, and with a bit more happiness than he was used to hearing from her. “Did you just create it?” 

“I just finished it,” he confirmed. “The process took a bit longer than usual, but I wanted it to come out perfect and, well-” Turning around, he opened his arms to greet his daughter with a hug, only to stop when his eyes landed on her.

Where she’d once had long, flowing silver hair hanging down below her hips, there was now short spiky hair that pointed up in every direction. Rather than greeting him with that blinding, toothy smile of hers, she said a silent ‘hello’ with a smile that was covered by a cloth mask. It was a smile that still reached all the way up into her eyes and forced them shut, her face glowing with pride in a way Sakumo had never seen before. 

Her whole attitude was different. 

Her facial features were perfectly covered by the mask, but her auro was full of a confidence she’d never been known to hold herself with before. 

“You look-” “Strange?” her back straightened, confidence disappearing from her eyes when she glanced away from him, but shining even brighter than before when she called up the courage to meet his gaze once again. 

“Handsome,” dropping his arms down to his side, he tilted his head. “Where did this come from? Last I checked my d-” Stopping himself, he forced himself to take one more careful look at her. 

‘Daughter’ didn’t seem to be the correct descriptor anymore. For the first time since he’d held them in his arms, he knew he wasn’t looking at his precious little girl. She was gone, and someone new stood in front of him.

Someone wonderful.

“My child,” he finished, his heart blooming with a comfortable warmth when their eyes lit up with excitement. “What changed?”

“Not much, really,” they shrugged their shoulders and leaned a little to the left to get a better look at the flower he’d just been admiring. “I just sort of realized something about myself.”

“And what was that ‘something’?” taking a step to the side, he watched as their eyes darted up toward him. For a moment they watched him, examining his face before forcing their attention back onto the flower. 

Reaching out, they grazed their fingers against the flower’s petals. “Just that I- well,” tucking their bottom lip in under their top teeth, they sighed. “What would you think if you-if I…”

“If my daughter wasn’t my daughter?” Sakumo finished for them, a gentle laugh dancing on his lips. “I don’t think that would matter, really. You’re…” he stopped himself before he could say their name, wondering if it was even the name that they wanted to go by anymore.

“Kakashi,” they whispered, the name lingering in the air between them as Sakumo went over it in his mind. “It’s the name I use when I’m…you know.”

“When you’re with him?” A shy nod serves as an answer to his question. “I see. How long have you been using it?”

“A year, maybe two,” they whispered. “Maybe something like twenty.”

Twenty years. Sakumo couldn’t help but laugh at himself when he’d heard that.

For Twenty years his child had been introducing themselves as someone else to others. Presented themselves as someone completely different from who they had been born as, and never once told Sakumo about it. 

“Where did I go wrong?” he asked a deep sadness weighing on his heart as he thought about all of the time he’d lost with the child he was supposed to love. 

“Nowhere,” they whispered. “I just didn’t know how to tell you.”

“I should have been the first one you told,” he whispered. “Or at least, the first one you were comfortable with telling.”

“I didn’t tell him either,” they admitted, finally dragging their eyes away from the flower and looking back at him with such deep sadness in their eyes that Sakumo felt his heart breaking. “I just sort of showed up as ‘Kakashi’ and went from there.”

“So he doesn’t know?”

“No one does,” they confirmed. “Except you, now. So, You kind of are the first one I’ve told. It just took me a while to gather up the courage to do it.”

“Twenty years,” Sakumo repeated with a heavy heart. It was such a short amount of time in the grand scheme of things, but it was still too long. Years that he could have spent referring to his child by the correct name, and loving them for who they truly are, were wasted away. 

“Father,” Kakashi called out, a tender smile on their face when he dared to lift his eyes off of the ground. “I’m telling you now.”

“But-”

“Twenty years is gone,” they reminded him. “There’s still a few thousand ahead of us. Why don’t we focus on that time instead?”

Thinking about it, Sakumo sighed. “On one condition.”

“And that is?”

Motioning for them to face him, Sakumo waited until they turned their full attention to him. “Introduce yourself.”

“Introduce myself?” they raised an eyebrow. “To my own father?”

“Fine,” he rolled his eyes up toward the sky. “Reintroduce yourself.”

“I-”

“Hello,” holding out a hand, he grinned when Kakashi looked down at it with a bewildered expression. “I’m Sakumo, your father.”

Standing there in front of him, Kakashi stared at his hand for what felt like an eternity before finally reaching out to grasp it in a firm, confident hold. “Hello,” he repeated, his eyes sparkling with joy as he stared back at him once again. “I’m Kakashi, your son.”

There were many times in his life when Sakumo had felt proud of his sons: The first time Obito molded a mortal soul into a star and placed it into the sky, or the moment when Kakashi’s rains first filled the skies and brought life to the withering plants all over the world. Now, standing in front of his son watching as a spark of excitement and joy twinkled in his eyes, he felt the warmth of a father’s pride once more as he watched his son step out of the shell that he’d been hidden in for all of his life. 

“Ah,” an idea came to him suddenly. “Let’s celebrate!”

“Celebrate?”

“Yes!” Grabbing his son’s shoulders, he turned him back toward the flower he’d just finished creating and pointed at it. “Your first act as ‘Kakashi, God of Storms’ should be memorable. Something that will be whispered among mortals in a hundred years or so. Naming the flower I’ve just created is the perfect start.”

“You want me,” he pointed at himself, confusion tugging his eyebrows toward the center of his forehead. “To name the flower that you made?”

“I can’t think of anyone better to do it,” he grinned. “Obito would probably call it something silly. He’s amazing at creating things, but naming them…well, I don’t think I’ll ever forgive him after he decided to name that flower he made for Rin ’pickerelweed ‘“ No matter how much his younger son tried to convince him that it was a good name, he refused to agree. Even Jiraiya had better names for the things he created, and he was the man who’d give one of his creations the name ‘Tanuki’. 

“Well,” examining the flower, Kakashi tilted his head. “How about, the stargazer?”

“Stargazer?” Sakumo couldn’t help but laugh. “Have you been spending too much time with your brother again?”

“Probably, but that’s not the point,” cupping the flower in his hand, he smiled down at it. “It’s pointed toward the sky, even now when it’s nighttime. It’s like it’s looking at the stars.”

Weighing the name in his mind, Sakumo chuckled. “Well, it does sound like a good name, and I have no doubt Obito will like it too,” in fact, he was certain that as soon as he heard the name Obito would try to claim the flower as his own. Unfortunately for him, this one already belonged to someone. “A perfect flower for a perfect son, don’t you think?”

Kakashi’s head whipped around, his eyes wide as he stared at Sakumo. “P-perfect?”

“Of course!” laying a hand on his son’s shoulder, he smiled so wide that his face actually hurt a little from the way his lips stretched all the way up into his cheeks. “My gift to you, to celebrate.”

Today wasn’t supposed to be a day of celebration. He hadn’t planned to create a flower to commemorate such an important milestone in his son’s life, but there was only one God who could see the future, and it wasn’t Sakumo. 

So, when the future came barreling toward him and introduced him to his son, whom he’d been calling by the wrong name for years, he simply rolled with it. 

“A Stargazer lily,” the flower opened a little wider as if greeting them when it heard him call its name. “A gift for you, to celebrate today.”

Kakashi simply shook his head. “You are such a dork.”

“Ah, true,” moving his hand off of his son’s shoulder, he reached up into his hair and rumpled his hair. “But I’m your dad, so you’re stuck with it.”

Kakashi’s smile only grew wider when he heard that, and for once instead of complaining about his hair being ‘ruined’, he leaned into the touch. A silent offer to let his father continue messing up his hair, which Sakumo happily accepted.

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For Them to Have Your Eyes: Rei (part II)

The Gates

Kakashi was peacefully enjoying an afternoon under the sun in his garden, mask down and ninken spread around him as they took a nap. Retirement was great. Since passing the hat to Naruto, the Hatake had decided to sign himself only for especial missions, which meant that he got to spend a great deal of time at home.

Years ago, he would have considered that impossible; one thing was him wanting to decrease the amount of work on his shoulders, another to basically stop being a shinobi and instead live a quiet life. But he loved it. He got to cook for his family, train with his daughter and see his dogs relaxing.

That day, Gai was working at the Academy while Rei trained with her teammates, making the place silent and perfect. That was, until the front door opened. Even from outside, Kakashi was able to hear and recognize the essence of his daughter. Part of his pack —those who still conserved most of their hearing— lifted their heads up as well, Guruko even leaving to greet her.

“Hi, dad” Rei said as she stepped out into the garden.

“Hello, pup” he responded, noticing the no-very-enthusiastic tone of the teenager. “How was training?”

“Good, I guess” she shrugged, moving to stand in front of him. “I saw Metal on my way back.”

“Oh? How is he?”

The change in the posture, eyes looking slightly to the left… The Hatake knew whatever he was going to hear next, would be problematic. His body moved to sit up.

“He told me papa and Lee-san are training him to open The Gates.”

Oh.

Kakashi was sure that even with his mask on he wouldn’t have been able to hide his expression from Rei. Even the ninken were suddenly alert.

“I thought it was a Forbidden Technique and that was why only high skilled shinobi are allowed to learn it” his daughter continued, her tone a mix of insecurity and bitterness. “Is that the reason why papa hasn’t… Is it because of my… limitations?”

There it was. The face Rei rarely let anybody see, not even her own parents. One of vulnerability and lack of confidence. Even if people didn’t go after her as they did with Dai, Gai and Lee, she still was clever enough to recognize her level was lower than other kids her age. She was not bad. She just… Needed more time to learn and improve than the others. Of course, knowing that didn’t erase the frustration she evidently felt.

“No” he quickly stated. “I promise you, Rei, it’s not that.”

“Then, why?!” she angrily protested. “He’s training Metal, and he’s almost two years younger than me! If it’s not that, then…”

“Rei” Kakashi warned, using his parental tone to shut her up. “I understand you have questions, but this is not the way to ask. I promised Gai we would talk about The Gates together, so you’ll have to wait until he’s back from the Academy.”

“Fine” she basically barked, walking towards the forest. “Bye.”

She was gone in a second, scent mixing with that coming from the trees and fresh grass. Sending a glance towards his pack, Shiba and Urushi got up to run after her. Old as they were, Rei could probably left them behind, but she never did, having huge respect for the dogs. Kakashi knew they would keep her safe in case she tried to do something stupid.

Sighing, he let himself fall backwards against the grass. Kurenai was not lying when she said the teenager years would be the worst.

A couple of hours later the Hatake had the dinner ready and only the table was left to be set. Gai came throw the front door then, wheelchair stopping at the entrance to remove his sandals and clean the wheels before entering the living room.

“Rival, Rei, I’m home!” he beamed with a laugh. “It smells delicious!”

“Yeah, well, it’s not your curry, but I’m sure you’ll like it” Kakashi commented as he approached the other man and bent down for a kiss. “We need to talk.”

“Uh… Which kind of talk, rival?”

“Not about us” he clarified, noticing Gai’s body immeditely relaxing. As if the Hatake was going to let him go after so long. “It’s Rei. She knows you’re training Metal to open The Gates.”

“Well, we were not trying to keep it a secret, so…”

“She thinks you’re not teaching her the technique because you don’t believe she’s ready.”

“WHAT?! Rival, that’s preposterous! I would never…”

“I know, Gai” he sighed, “but clearly she is in that phase in which she prefers to believe whatever her brain tells her over what we have taught her over the last fourteen years.”

“But, that is…” the other man closed his fists, sighing a moment later. “What are we going to do?”

“Talk with her, I guess, just as we decided.”

“Are you sure, Kakashi? I mean, not about talking, but in case she decides…”

“Hell, no” the Hatake sarcastically laughed. “I’m not sure nor ready, and I’ll never be but, just as you said then, it’s not my decision to make.”

At least Gai brought up a hand to grab his and offer some comfort. If it wouldn’t be for his medication and years of learning how to cope with his anxiety, Kakashi would be freaking out even more.

“Ok, then” his partner said. “Where is Rei?”

“She left dramatically to the forest a few hours ago, Urushi and Shiba are with her.”

“We’ll talk during dinner, then?”

“Yeah.”

Sent by Kakashi, Biscuit left the house to look for their daughter a moment after as they set the table and brought the food over. It took them almost fifteen minutes to come back, Rei almost completely covered in mud and with her hair wild. In case nobody had doubts of her being a Hatake.

She seemed to have intentions of sitting as she was, but the teenage stopped dead in her tracks at the lifted eyebrow of Kakashi and the disappointed look on Gai’s face.

“Absolutely no, Rei” the taijutsu master protested. “Go to the bathroom, clean yourself and then you can join for dinner.”

“Ugh.”

Yeah, living with a teenager was an amazing experience. In Kakashi’s scale of joy, it was in between fighting Kaguya and having to fill again paperwork as a Hokage. Thankfully, Rei was not the kind of girl that cared much about her looks, and she barely took teen minutes to wash herself over and put some comfortable clothes on.

“So” Gai started once they were all eating, “how was training today?”

“Great” their daughter answered with a shrug.

The Hatake sent a warning look towards his partner, just so he could be ready in case the situation became dramatic.

“Kakashi told me you spoke with Metal on your way back” he continued. “Lee and I are teaching him to open The Gates. Or, well, rather to control the opening, since he managed the first one by himself.”

“He’s a taijutsu genius as well, then” Rei sarcastically commented. “Good for him.”

Kakashi was having flashbacks of his own teenage years. Had he been that petulant? Probably yes. He had been through that phase with Gai and the other man was surely not to be blamed.

“Rei, I understand you may be frustrated because I’m training him and not you, but that doesn’t give you a right the depreciate Metal” Gai warned.

Those words made their daughter flinch, her head bowing down slightly. At least some good reaction.

“I’m sorry” she muttered. “It’s just… Why not me? Am I not good enough?”

His partner sent a look towards Kakashi, and he could not take it anymore.

“No, Rei” he said. “I’m the reason why Gai hasn’t taught you The Gates.”

At that, the girl lifted her head back up and turned it towards him in confusion.

“You, dad?”

“Yes.”

“Why?”

“Because I don’t want you to learn how to open them.”

“What?”

Before she could continue with the hundred questions that no doubt would follow that one, Gai cut in the conversation.

“Tell me what you remember about the technique from the Academy, Rei.”

Her eyes moved back to the taijutsu master then, frowning for a moment before start speaking.

“It’s a high-level forbidden technique” she recited. “It consists on opening the eight internal gates that control the chakra’s pathways of our bodies. By doing so, a shinobi can increase their physical abilities exponentially, but in exchange it takes a great tool from their body.”

“That’s good” Gai nodded. “What else?”

“Well, not a lot of people in the world can use it, only Lee-san and you seem to have the ability to open over the Fifth Gate. It’s difficult to learn and control, and wrongly used can cause an incredible amount of damage on whoever uses it. Still, it’s very powerful and therefore respected all over the world. The Gates are what allowed you to face Uchiha Madara in the last war, papa, and the reason why you’re considered a hero.”

“Not without a cost, though” the man punctuated.

Rei’s eyes redirected to Gai’s right leg, which was wrapped around by his orthosis in case he wanted to get up from the chair, but was mostly useless by itself.

“I know” she nodded. “You won’t be able to walk normally ever again, and the pain… I know it’s bad.”

She didn’t know. And Kakashi was glad for it. If they were lucky, she would never experience any kind of pain similar to what Gai suffered somedays in which he could barely move from bed.

“That’s not all of it, Rei” the taijutsu master said, looking at Kakashi for a second for confirmation. He nodded, flashbacks of a burning body coming to his mind. “I died during my battle with Madara. That’s what happens when you open the Eight Gate.”

Their daughter’s eyes opened wide. A moment after, confusion came to her expression, thick eyebrows frowning.

“B-But… You’re alive.”

“Yes, but only because Naruto was there to stop the process” the Hatake finally intervened. “Once your father opened the Eight Gate, his body started to consume itself, and he would have died and his body become dust if not because of Naruto’s powers.”

“Exactly” his partner nodded. “So, now you know, Rei, why the technique truly is forbidden. At the Academy you learn the basics of it but, since it is too high-level for most genin, details are not provided. As for why we didn’t tell you sooner… Well, we wanted to wait until you could understand.”

“You… You died?” Rei repeated, as if not able to move on from that piece of information. “Because of The Gates?”

“Well, technically my heart didn’t stop or otherwise I wouldn’t be here right now, since Naruto cannot bring people back from death, but… If he wouldn’t have had his powers, then I would be dead, yes.”

“So, that’s… That’s why you don’t want me to learn it?” she continued, this time looking at Kakashi.

He sighed. The Hatake could lie. Make up an excuse. But Rei was fourteen years old and mature enough to understand his worries and point of view.

“Yes” he declared. “I hate the technique because of the pain it brings to its user and how risky it is. I almost lost your father to it, and I fear the same will happen to you.”

Rei seemed to dwell in those words for a bit, eyes looking down at the food. After a couple of minutes, her sight set on Gai.

“Would I be able to use it?” she asked. “With my current level?”

As expected, the taijutsu master sent a glance back at Kakashi before shaking his head.

“Maybe one day, if you keep training” he said. “Look, Rei, we talked about this before you were even born, so… If you want to, I’ll train you to learn how to open and control The Gates. It won’t be easy, though.”

They knew that wouldn’t be a problem with her. Rei was a hard trainer. The perfect mix of Gai and Kakashi. She woke up every morning to train with the first, then went to bed afterwards unless she had a mission and then trained with the Hatake or her teammates. She put all her efforts on improving every day. Her dedication was something most of the children of her generation didn’t have just because they were naturally ‘better’.

“No” she declared, her answer surprising both Gai and him. “I don’t want to learn a technique with such a high sacrifice. I’ll keep training my taijutsu, but I don’t want to open any Gate.”

Kakashi could almost feel tears of relief coming to his eyes, but he was perfectly capable of hiding them. His partner, however, couldn’t erase the shock on his face.

“Oh, well, that’s… Completely respectable, Rei” he said after a bit. “I will do my best to improve the rest of your taijutsu, then.”

“Thanks, papa” she responded with a smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes. “We start tomorrow?”

“Of course! An hour before dawn!”

“If you wake me up that early, even by accident, I’ll kill you” the Hatake threatened.

Rei chuckled at that, and Kakashi was glad to feel part of the tension leave the room.

“Maybe an hour after dawn, papa?” she suggested. “You know dad is a pain in the ass if he doesn’t sleep ten hours a day at least.”

“Hey! Show some respect for your elders!” he complained. “Besides, let’s see how you behave when you reach my age.”

As expected, the conversation transformed into a bickering between the two of them, with Gai positioning with one or another depending on the accusation. A typical dinner in the Maito-Hatake household.

Blooming

Six months after the talk, Kakashi and Gai were enjoying some quality time together at home when Rei opened the front door with a grunt. The taijutsu master threw his partner down from his lap in an instant.

“Oi!” the Hatake complained from the floor.

“Hello, Rei!” Gai greeted, trying to ignore the blush on his face. “How was the mission?”

Shorter than expected, that for sure. She was supposed to be out of the village for at least one more day, thus the reason why Kakashi and him had decided to… Well, move their activities out of the bedroom for a change. Thei daughter had been lucky to not appear ten minutes later.

“Fine” she said, not even looking in their direction as she removed her sandals. “I’m tired, so I’ll be resting in my bedroom.”

The tone and behavior were suspicious enough for Gai to send a look towards Kakashi, who was also looking at the teenager with a raised eyebrow.

“Wait, Rei…” Gai attempted without use.

Barely a minute later, their daughter had locked herself in her room.

“Should we go to…?”

“No unless you want to be screamed at” Kakashi shrugged. “That’s the reaction she has whenever something doesn’t go according to her plans, so most likely something happened during the mission that frustrated her. Let’s give her some time.”

As Rei seemed to be behaving similar to the Hatake during his teenage years, Gai decided to believe him. Besides, the other occasions in which he attempted to talk with Rei when she was frustrated… He understood now why Kurenai warned them about teenage years once Mirai entered them.

The house stayed silent for a few more minutes, both men following Rei’s movements as she used her window to get out of the house without having to face them. This time, Kakashi didn’t even have to give an indication to his ninken before Uhei got up and ran after her.

“How open are you to go back to where we were?” the Hatake suggested, coming closer again.

“Rival! Rei could come back at any moment!”

“Well, I doubt she will, and we can also go to the bedroom, so…”

Before Kakashi could try to convince him —and Gai would have given up, because he was just human—, there was a knock in their front door, a chakra signature the taijutsu master knew as well as his own. He got up almost in a jump, orthosis moving with him as he had put it on in preparation for… Uh, their activities.

“Tenten!” he beamed as he gave her access inside. “If you’re coming for Rei, she just left to the forest. We still don’t know what happened in the mission to frustrate her that much, but I’m confident she will talk to us at her own time!”

“Hi, Gai-sensei” his student said with a nervous smile. “Actually, I came for Kakashi-sensei and you. There is something you should know about the mission.”

Those words were enough to make Kakashi get up from the sofa —mask back up— and meet them at the entrance. His expression was not playful anymore, but serious and almost threatening, as every time something related to Rei came up.

“What is it? Was she harmed?”

She didn’t look like it when she entered. His rival and him were very good at detecting injuries, and if she would have been bleeding, the smell would’ve been caught by one of the ninken.

“No. Well, in a way she was, but…” Tenten hesitated, something that Gai hadn’t seen her doing for a long time. “She opened the first three Gates. We don’t know how; she was protecting her teammates against a high-skilled rogue and… Sincerely, Gai-sensei, it was amazing.”

Gai needed a minute to process that information. It shouldn’t be possible. Sure, a shinobi could open maybe the First or the Second Gate without realizing it, but only if they were very good at taijutsu, as had happened with Metal. Rei, however… She was good in taijutsu, but knew nothing about how to open The Gates, so for her to open up to the Third one by chance…

“How bad was the aftershock?” Kakashi quickly asked as Gai tried to recover his voice. “Will she be needing a medic?”

“I don’t think so, Kakashi-sensei, she recovered quite quickly, to be honest” Tenten explained. “I was busy dealing with other rogues, but I was able to keep an eye on her as she fought and… It’s like nothing we have seen from her before, senseis. She was completely attuned with her body and skills, to the point in which she was able to defeat her enemy and come to help me.”

“B-But…” Gai finally managed to get out. “It’s not that I don’t believe you, Tenten, but it surely sounds unlikely and… Why would she be angry, then, if she fought so well?”

“Because she regrets it” his student rapidly responded. “She didn’t understand what had happened at first, and when I told her she seemed disgusted with herself. She refused to talk to me during the trip back here, and disappeared as soon as we left the Hokage’s office.”

Gai’s eyes caught up with Kakashi’s.

“Thank you, Tenten, we’ll take it from here” the Hatake said. “I have an idea of what may be going on.”

The kunoichi seemed to doubt for a minute —Rei was her student, after all—, but finally nodded and said her goodbyes.

“It’s my fault” Kakashi sighed.

“Rival…”

“Don’t try to deny it, Gai. I was too harsh the last time we talked about this” the other man continued. “I should have known this would be her reaction if something happened, and…”

Gai took his hands.

“Hey” he called. “You can’t see the future, Kakashi, so there is no way you could have predicted this. And even if you could, it would be our fault. I’m her father, too.”

It took his rival a moment to look back at him and nod slightly. Squeezing his hands, Gai started to pull him towards the back door.

“Let’s find our daughter.”

Rei was sitting on top of Kakashi’s stone face, quite far from home. Uhei sat next to her in silence, one of the teen’s hands over his back as she pet him.

“Tenten-sensei told you” their daughter said when the Hatake and Gai were close enough. “Right?”

“Yes” Kakashi nodded, coming to sit at her side. “How are you feeling?”

As expected, Rei simply shrugged. Uhei decided to leave then, giving Gai the opportunity to occupy his space so the teenager could be in between her fathers.

“I’m sorry” she muttered after a few minutes of silence. “I didn’t want to… I don’t know what…”

“You don’t have anything to be sorry for, Rei” the Hatake assured, bringing one hand to her shoulder. “You should be proud.”

Their daughter’s eyes opened wide as she turned her head to look at him in surprise.

“Proud? But how can I…” she babbled. “Aren’t you angry?”

Kakashi sighed. He hadn’t been wrong when assuming Rei’s reaction had been partially his fault.

“I will never get angry at you for using your abilities to save your teammates, pup” he stated, smiling under the mask. “Even if it’s with The Gates.”

“But, back then, you said…”

“I said that I don’t like the technique or the consequences it carries, and that hasn’t changed” the Hatake explained. “Look, Rei, there will be times in life in which you won’t agree with what your father or I want for you. And that’s ok. You are free to take your own decisions, and we will support you as much as possible.”

Doubtful, the teen glanced back down to the hands curling over her lap. Kakashi’s own moved from her shoulder to her hair to mesh with it a bit.

“For you to open the Third Gate without any especial training… That’s amazing for a shinobi, pup” he smiled. “I could not be more proud, even if it also terrifies me.”

“I won’t use them again if… I promise, dad, I won’t.”

The Hatake looked at Gai then, but his partner didn’t seem interested in interrupting the conversation. That part belonged to Kakashi alone, as it was him who had more problems with The Gates. Gai’s turn would come later.

“Don’t make me that promise, Rei” he said in a more serious tone. “You’re a shinobi, and therefore should be free to use all your abilities without restrictions. What I want you to promise me, instead, is to follow your father’s training and take care of yourself.”

When Rei’s eyes searched for his again, there was a glow of hope in them. Kakashi felt incredibly guilty for had been holding her back because of his own fears.

“I… I promise” she nodded, turning then to Gai. “I’ll follow all your rules, papa, I won’t disappoint you!”

“Oh, Rei, you could never disappoint me!” the taijutsu master exclaimed, pulling her in for a strong hug. “You’re my biggest pride.”

“Pa…pa… Need… Air—”

Gai let go of their daughter immediately, the teen needing to take several breaths before fully recovering.

“But, um… I still don’t know how it happened” she admitted after a bit. “I just remember being angry and scared, wanting to protect my team and then… I was moving faster than ever before.”

It was, indeed, a mystery. Kakashi and Gai knew their daughter good enough to recognize her limits, and opening The Gates shouldn’t be possible for her yet. And, still, it happened. If being honest, it did felt as if something had changed in her, the Hatake realized.

“Well, we will make sense of it together!” the taijutsu master declared with a smile. “However, you must promise me, here and now, that you’ll follow the most important rule of The Gates, Rei: you won’t use them unless there is no other option!”

Fully determined, their daughter changed into a serious expression and nodded.

“Of course, papa!”

Kakashi would lie if saying he was not scared. A lot of things could go wrong when using The Gates, from pulling muscles to breaking a bone so badly that it couldn’t be healed even with medical ninjutsu. Potentially, Rei could use the technique one day to sacrifice herself for others, no body left behind.

The biggest fear in any parent’s life.

But it was not his decision to make. Their daughter was old enough to create her own path. Kakashi and Gai just had to be there and support her.

Family

The Maito-Hatake family became something to fear across the nations. Both Gai and Kakashi were known well enough to have a reputation already, but their daughter didn’t stay behind.

At seventeen years old, Rei was a member of two especial divisions as a jounin: tracking and close combat. After opening The Gates for the first time, her body and mind seemed to lose the limitations holding her back before.

The young woman was wild as any other Hatake would be, with a pair of guard dogs by her side almost as big as Bull. Their enemies would run away every time she showed her sharp fangs before launching forwards, the ninken teeth in display as well. Furthermore, she had inherited her dad’s lighting nature and he had proudly taught her everything he knew.

Rei’s behavior, however, was closer to her papa’s: excited and energetic almost always. She was unable to stay put for long times and spent an incredible amount of hours training. It was no surprise that she had learned to open up to the Sixth Gate by then, and therefore inherited Gai’s title as Konoha’s Beast.

Just as they talked long ago, she had become the perfect mix of them. She was still her own person, of course, and for that Kakashi and Gai were incredibly happy and proud.

And still —even after all the fights and the gossip—, there were people that didn’t recognize them, thinking they were just a defenseless family on the road. That was how the trio found themselves fighting against a group of bandits while laughing and joking. It might have been a strange way to start a family’s vacation, but none of them complained as the men and women fell unconscious to their feet. For them, it was the perfect way to strengthen their bond.

[thetherianmother]

kashi: we’ve got this under control

Obito: in what way do we got this under control?!

Kashi: we just got it under control

Obito: *sigh*…KAKASHI THERE IS A MAN ON FIRE

Kashi: OBITO STFU I GOT THIS UNDER GODDAMN CONTROL

[garlicsunshine]

art v artist 💖🧡💛💚🩵💜🩷 favez from 2024

[thecoolerelakkval]

The platonic obkk in my mind is t4t

[sinnbaddie]

Saw this panel and I’m thinking about Gai’s influence on his training regiment.

Of course he works out and trains as much as he needs, but the dramatics of the training I feel is thanks to Gai challenging him and the habit just never ending.