Copycat In Love
I never was good at solving love problems and I knew for a fact that the day I was assigned to my team that there would be plenty of them within Squad 7.
Beautiful young Haruno Sakura was in love with last of the Uchiha clan : Uchiha Sasuke, and she tried being "discreet" but in reality showed it openly.
She was obsessed with materialistic things as a young girl. But thankfully as I watched her blossom into womanhood, she matured.
She knew that materials didn't mean as much when one was a ninja on the battlefield. She grew wise in life and not just in studies. She also learned to value friendships and even learned techniques that would help her protect the people she cared for.
Anti-social quiet Sasuke was in love with my former sensei's son, Uzumaki Naruto and was successful in shielding that from everyone but me.
He trained under me for a while in hopes of getting stronger to protect his self-proclaimed lover. His obsession with being able to protect at all cost would've been a good ambition if not for the fact that he felt weaker to his partner.
This quickly turned his healthy obsession into an unhealthy drive. I wasn't very surprised when he turned to dark methods to obtain the powers he sought.
I was proud that he was willing to go to any lengths for his ambition to protect his love interest and that he learned a lot of things I would've been unable to teach him, but I was disappointed that he'd turn to a traitorous snake like Orochimaru for it.
Compassionate cute blonde Uzumaki Naruto pined for Sasuke and tried hiding it but did an awful job at it, although most other people were oblivious to it even though he expressed it quite openly and on many occasions.
And I, Hatake Kakashi, was in charge of these young adolescents, therefore I was constantly harassed by their love problems.
It wasn't much help when I too had my own romance dilemmas.
I was in love with one of my students, Uzumaki Naruto...
Although naming them wouldn't matter because I refused to become romantically involved with a student and much less a student younger by half my age.
It was pointless to aspire for something to happen especially when another person occupied his tender heart.
So I became content with watching and protecting him.
I did it not only because I loved the boy but also because it made me feel as though I were fulfilling my late-sensei's undeclared dying wish..
One I was never entrusted with but felt obligated to preform.
I was proud to protect Yondaime-sama's offspring and I was even more proud when he was assigned my student...
My young student that would lead our village into a new generation once he grew older and help to change our world.
I remained determined to keep an aloof relationship with him though so as to not jeopardize our friendship, but I was unable to.
When Sasuke left in search of power he was devastated and alone.
I couldn't remain in the background while I knew he suffered from a breaking heart.
Sasuke had meant everything to Naruto and him suddenly leaving without so much as a goodbye was tearing them up inside.
He didn't have to tell me, I knew what was normal and what was faked when it came to Naruto.
He needed someone and I was the closest comfort he had due to our long standing friendship.
Pretty soon I had become comfort until the day Naruto decided that he NEEDED Sasuke back.
I wasn't surprised when my cute student showed up at the Hokage Tower with Sasuke at his side, their fingers interlaced tightly as the blonde limped forward ever so slightly.
I sighed but was relieved Naruto had foundSasuke and managed to bring him back.
I also knew Sasuke hadn't wasted time and claimed my little student already.
I was disappointed but knew it was for the best.
All that mattered was that Naruto was happy now.
That was all that had ever mattered to me.
Also short unfortuantely.