#if u want to respond dont feel like u gotta match the length i have just thought a lot abt ur au / how kakashi would feel abt sasuke

[xhatake]

@avengernomore || cont.

It was surreal, to have Sasuke back. It made Kakashi wonder if he was stuck in limbo, in a false reality. The village was leveled & there was pressure to rebuild. There was something fulfilling about having Sasuke here as the laid a foundation for the future.

There had been little time for reflecting on the events of the attack, but Kakashi had almost thought he sensed a familiar chakra. There had been too much going on at the time to understand. That day was blurry, with large parts of the events missing from his memory. But here, facing his student, he knew what that chakra had been. Sasuke had been here, fighting to protect his village with the rest of his comrades.

There were many things Kakashi had imagined he would say to Sasuke when they met again. If they met again. At first, he had thought he would scold him. To tear into him for looking to an avenue like Orochimaru. After crossing paths with him a handful of years after his departure, it occurred to Kakashi that he might have to kill Sasuke one day. It had made him ill to even consider. Now, it's hard to grasp the mixture of thoughts buzzing in Kakashi's skull. Sasuke was a fine shinobi, a dangerous warrior, but a testament to where Kakashi thought he fell short. Kakashi had failed to dip his hands into the darkness & fish Sasuke out. He had left his student to drown.

" I was trusted with your wellbeing, regardless. " Kakashi is almost offended by the sentiment, but he tries to downplay the reaction by scanning a page of his book. It had been his responsibility to be what Sasuke needed since he was assigned to team seven. To ensure the safety of his students. If he hadn't entered his team in the chunin exams ( before they were ready ) Sasuke may have chosen another path. It was something he lamented over every time Naruto had boasted he would bring Sasuke back. It was a relief that he was back, seemingly with his senses in order. His gaze settles on Sasuke & he speaks again.

" I won't be the only one with my eye on you." Kakashi breathes in, slowly. It was going to be uncomfortable, Sasuke was going to be under many prying eyes. But that was what happened when you left the village. It was amazing he had returned at all, " This isn't going to be easy, but you know that. "