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' ' thoughts
' ' inner thought
" " regular talking
"What do I call you, daddy, father, or Maru?" I asked.
"Any of the three."
"Maru it is and maybe daddy on occasion." I asked.
"Sounds good." Maru said.
"I need to get back it's nearly morning already." I said softly.
He tightened the hug for a moment then let me go, brushing the tears off my cheeks. "Be safe, my daughter. I will see you soon." He said, kissing my forehead.
I walked to the door and looked back, "Love you, Maru. Be safe."
I walked back to the inn to see Kaka-sensei waiting in the room. He looked up as I came back through the window.
"Where were you?" He asked.
"Walking around, training." I lied.
"Do you realize how worried I was?!" He raised his voice.
"I left a note. I'm perfectly capable of taking care of myself."
"You think you are but you're not. You couldn't even defeat one of the Akatsuki."
"I already did! I defeated Sasori of the Red Sand." I yelled back finally losing my temper.
"Apparently, you didn't realize that when I got a huge scare from Sasori's puppets." "You couldn't even do the things that Sasuke and Naruto could." Kakashi said.
"You're right. I could do more!" I said. I grabbed my bag and leaped out the window into the drizzle of mist that had yet to leave along with the rain. I ran into the woods hiding my chakra.