Hatake Kakashi knew how to read people. He knew how to judge reactions, to see beneath the beneath, and act accordingly. He could see past deception better than almost any other jounin in the Hidden Leaf Village. So why was this so hard?!
The problem was, he had no idea what Iruka wanted for Christmas. Naruto, Sakura, even Sasuke had been easy enough to shop for. Several dozen free meal tickets for Naruto, a deluxe kuniochi set (the last in stock, he'd had to order it from the manufacturer), and a very well, home-made book on every fire jutsu Kakashi had ever copied or seen. Which were quite a few. But the jounin didn't have anything for Iruka.
The copy-nin had been in almost every store in Konoha, and nothing appealed to his gift-giving sense. Even here, standing in a book shop, Kakashi couldn't find a single thing. And he didn't have much time. He didn't want to get a teaching book, because he didn't want Iruka to take it the wrong way. And anything out of the adult section would probably get him killed. A bookmark might be nice, but that seemed like an everyday present.
Kakashi was giving up hope when he saw it. A 72 piece grading set in the education section. Iruka had been complaining that his markers were running low, but the chuunin worked on a limited income and used everything until it was screaming for mercy. So most of his things were a little out-dated. Kakashi, on the other hand, was a frugal yet compulsive shopper. Well, you know what they say. Opposites attract.
Purchasing the item, the copy-nin raced home. He had wrapping to do, and not much time until Iruka and Team arrived .And Kakashi had a reputation to fulfill. He c had to be fifteen minutes late getting home, or things would be ruined. Which meant only two hours at the memorial stone.