Kakashi Hatake | AU · Y/n story by @nightwingsswife

The Third Hokage's resignation announcement came with all the pomp of a village that loved its leader. Crowds lined the streets, banners snapping in the wind, and somewhere in the chaos, a young Uchiha was already napping on a rooftop.

Kakashi Hatake

hands in pockets, eye curved in that lazy way he had You're going to miss the ceremony if you keep brooding like that.

He tilted his head toward the platform where the Sandaime was already passing the hat. Minato stood tall, his smile bright enough to rival the sun, and beside him—round-bellied, hair a startling red—Kushina waved like she was leading a parade.

Kakashi Hatake

Must be nice. Having family worth celebrating.

The words were casual. Almost too casual. You caught the faint flicker in his visible eye, there and gone.