Not long after, Uchiha brought hot tea, milk and two sandwiches, and then rushed back to the kitchen to prepare a luxurious limited edition fruit platter.

She pulled out the entire frame of fruit, found a plate that was as big as a patriarch cat, and then raised the fruit knife with great momentum, and activated the Fruit Ninja!

at the same time?.

The automatic sensor door opened silently again.

The wind chimes sounded crisply.

Uchiha's ears trembled, and he was hesitating whether to make a clone to entertain the guests, but the fruit knife in his hand fell to the chopping board with a "pop" sound. She walked quickly

?He went to the door of the kitchen, opened the curtain, and stared at the person standing at the door dumbfounded...

It was a nine-year-old silver-haired child with droopy silver hair and dark eyes. He was dressed similarly to little Kakashi, wearing black clothes and a green scarf. I wonder if he was used to this.

Wearing it is still silently remembering something.

The person who entered the store with him was a small bulldog, wearing blue clothes and wearing a Konoha forehead protector.

Uchiha Tape: "..." Another one? Kakashi... and Parker-chan?

"Kakashi, I guessed it right, this is a dessert shop!" Parker said in a cheerful tone.

"...Hmm." Nine-year-old Kakashi nodded expressionlessly, "You guessed it, go back." After that, he turned around and prepared to leave.

"...Wait a minute." Uchiha shouted subconsciously.

Nine-year-old Kakashi...let's call him Zaika. Zaika paused, turned around again, and stared at the cat-eared girl who called him with a heavy look.

Four eyes facing each other.

Uchiha suddenly felt a little breathless. She had never seen Kakashi with such a look in his eyes... It seemed that his faith had collapsed, and he seemed to not care about anything... Could it be said that this? Kakashi is...

In... that time period?

"What's the matter?" Zika asked in a deep voice.

Ever since his father... that guy failed his mission, he has been used to the fact that many people suddenly changed their faces, and after that guy committed suicide, he has also been used to someone coming to find trouble. That's right.

Therefore, he didn't want to go out unless necessary. However, Parker felt that it was not enough for him to shut himself in the house all the time, and he had to go out for a walk to relax.

In fact, at home and

In the village, is there a difference?

There are traces of that man's existence everywhere. He existed, lived, dazzled, and was brilliant, and then committed suicide in vain, leaving him alone in the world to face rumors and rumors alone.

constitutes a torrent.

Ha, cowardly? Man.

Uchiha took two steps forward and was about to say something, but at this moment...

"Huh? Is there anyone else named 'Kakashi' in the village?" Hatake Sakumo said, turning his head to look at the door. At first glance, the whole person was stunned.

at the same time?.

Zaika also looked blankly at the silver-haired man in the guest area of ​​the store - the man who was supposed to be dead was actually sitting there properly at this moment, and sitting opposite him... himself when he was a child.

?

"Sakumo, Sakumo?" Parker exclaimed, "Why are you here? Haven't you already..."

"...Parker?" Hatake Sakumo was also a little confused, "I didn't summon you, Kakashi, did you summon him?" He asked his son sitting opposite him.

Little Kakashi stared at the "eldest brother" who looked very similar to him not far away with wide eyes. He looked at Parker again, shook his head blankly, and asked in confusion.

Said: "Dad... besides me, do you have any other children?"

"...How could it be!" Hatake Sakumo denied, "I am devoted to your mother. Moreover, that child is also called...Kakashi?" As a "Konoha White Fang", Hatake Sakumo also came into contact with him.

There were various tasks related to the sky, so he started to guess in an instant, so he tentatively asked the child not far away, "Are you...could it be the future Kakashi?"

Zaika: "..."

Little Kakashi: "..."

The two people stared at each other blankly.

In the end, Parker-chan silently took on everything, and he silently checked the date with Hatake Sakumo.

Finally, one person and one dog were convinced that the one beside Hatake Sakumo was 3-year-old Kakashi, and the one next to Parker was 8-year-old Kakashi.

Future? Kakashi...

He looked at his future son lovingly, and after discovering that he had already put on Konoha's ninja forehead protector, he not only smiled and praised, "You are already an official ninja at just a few years old? You are worthy of being so."

My son."

Zaika looked at his father five years ago with complicated eyes. He didn't know what to say for a moment. He resented the other person, and he was clearly resenting the other person.

?, He was clearly resenting the other person from the bottom of his heart. However, when he saw this person again, his first reaction was to rush over and hug him like an ignorant child.

People cry bitterly.

He hated this man's cowardice, and at the same time, he also hated his own cowardice.

Little Parker carefully glanced at Kakashi next to him. After realizing that the latter didn't say a word, he answered on his behalf: "Sakumo, Kakashi graduated at the age of five."

He is a genius, and he is already a ninja at the age of 15. I think he will definitely become a jounin before he is fifteen years old."

Hatake Sakumo was stunned.

Little Kakashi blinked and showed a satisfied expression: "Well done." It seemed that he was very satisfied with his future. Although he was young, he had read a lot of books.

Of course you know this? "Upgrade speed" is very rare. Of course, it suits him very well, and it doesn't embarrass his father.

After Hatake Sakumo was silent for a while, he said softly: "Kakashi, thank you for your hard work."

Tears suddenly appeared in Zaika's eyes, but he did not cry, but stubbornly turned his head.

At that time, when he applied to graduate from school at the age of five, he decided first and then applied. On the one hand, it was because he had indeed completed the school's courses;

Because the village was in urgent need of manpower. As the son of "Konoha White Fang", he naturally did his part. After a little persuasion, the school's teacher approved his application.

Father... When that man came back from the mission, he found that he had put on Konoha's ninja forehead protector on his head. He originally thought that the man would be surprised and proud of it.

However, the man showed an extremely complicated expression and asked him -

"Kakashi, why don't you choose to graduate normally?"

What was his answer at that time?

By the way——

"I want to catch up as soon as possible? Dad, protect Konoha with Dad!"

If he remembered correctly, at that moment, the man's eyes were flashing with tears. After that, the father and son had a sumptuous dinner together, and the man opened a bottle and treasured it for a long time.

He drank until he was very drunk, and then, on the wooden corridor at home, he hooked his neck and said drunkenly: "Kakashi, if you can, I wish you could come here again.

How many years do you have to stay in school? If you can finish normally,

The karma will be fine."

At that time, he could not understand the meaning of these words.

But he has always been a smart child, so he gradually understood it soon.

For any ninja, the life in the ninja school may be the only carefree stage in life, but once you become a ninja, fighting, death, sacrifice, pain, tears...all kinds of things will follow.

In the eyes of others, his early graduation was a sign of his love for Konoha; however, in the eyes of that man, it only meant that his children had lost a few rare years of good time.

Others see his achievements and glory, but his father... that man only sees his hard work, so he sincerely hopes that he can live a more carefree life.

"Actually," Hatake Sakumo looked at his future son who had changed his temperament for some reason, and said carefully, "it doesn't have to be so hard. Kakashi, there is no need to rush to catch up."

Dad will wait patiently for you." At the same time, he secretly blamed himself in the future. Why didn't he take good care of his son when he became like this? What are he doing?

"...wait for me?" After a moment of silence, Zaika sneered.

Where to wait?

Pure land?

Hatake Sakumo: "..." He was keenly aware that something seemed a little wrong.

Little Kakashi looked at his future self, thought carefully for a moment, and asked: "Is this... the rebellious phase that arrived early?" As expected of himself, the rebellious phase was so much earlier than others.

Zaika: "..." For the first time, he felt that he was a bit annoying when he was a child.

And at this moment?.

The automatic sensor door opened again.

Accompanied by the crisp sound of wind chimes, the person who stepped into the store again was...

"...Minato-sensei, are you sure you want to buy food here? For Master's wife?"

"Is there anything wrong? Kakashi."

"...The one at the door? The sign looks suspicious at first glance."

"But isn't there the word 'sugar'? So it must be a dessert shop. And my intuition tells me that the food in this shop should be delicious."
To be continued...