50shinobi theme # 47 suds (bubble)

Title: The Real Reason Kakashi Wears a Mask

"Senpai?"

All Tenzou can see is the sea of bubbles filling the general vicinity. With a sigh, he dives down again, scrubby brush in hand. Somewhere in the suds are eight dogs… and Kakashi.

It shouldn't be that hard to find to a mutt in this mess, but he is blindly feeling about with one arm for a good minute before he connects with a furry body. From the size, Tenzou thinks it might be the dog with a mohawk, but he isn't sure. In any case, he starts scrubbing. Merrily, the canine flops over, writhing in delight as the brush goes over his belly and behind his ears. Then the dog disappears again into the froth.

A large mass, probably the bulldog, collides with his back. As he is sent rolling through the suds, Tenzou wonders why he ever let Kakashi talk him into helping wash the ninken. He rights himself and emerges from the white foam to breath.

Kakashi is still nowhere to be seen. Tenzou once more begins the process of seeking out one of the pooches to scour. His hand connects with a bunch of hair, and he automatically latches on to try and wrangle the dog in his direction. Instead, his hand is forced upward and he finds himself nose to nose with the Copy-Nin.

Immediately he disentangles his hand from the silver locks and apologizes. Then Tenzou lets his expression sour. "How did…" he starts, but ends up sputtering as a wave of suds flings itself into his face. "Euk…guk…bleck… we're going to be tasting soap for weeks."

In response, Kakashi points to his mask, and smiles. Rather, his sole visible eye tightens into its happy-crease, and from experience Tenzou knows that the man is amused at his discomfort. As the masked face disappears into the bubbles, the wood-user promises himself to never complain about Pakkun's wet-dog smell during a mission, especially if this was the result.