A sigh fell from Kakashi's lips when he left the office, of all things he would want to go through today, that was certainly not on his top list. He ran a hand through his hair before he glanced around. He could go home, or he could go hide out at one of the training grounds.
All he wanted to do today was speak with Mito and avoid everyone else.
Making up his mind, he headed off to the training grounds. He just wanted to have a little time to himself before he had to talk to anyone. Just to get his head in order a little more.
It did not take him too long to get to the training ground, he took a little detour and was amused to see that this was the same exact training ground he had trained his own genin team in. He could not help but to think back to Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura… It was strange to not be around his students at this point.
He sighed as he moved over to one of the trees and sat down, leaning back against the bark. His eyes slowly closed, apparently a lot was taken out of him with that ordeal. Because he did not even notice when he fell asleep.
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Kakashi woke up to the feeling of a poking feeling, his hand moved to grab the object, it was a stick-
He opened his eyes to see Hikaru looking at him with a grin. "I see you were comfortable enough to sleep."
Kakashi blinked again and sighed. "Yeah, I was exhausted after meeting with Tobirama." He said to him. Exhausted was an understatement. He shifted and sat up a bit. "How long have you been jabbing me with a stick?" he asked.
"Oh, not long. Maybe a minute at the most." He chuckled. "I won't ask, because I saw Ichigo leave the building." He said lightly to him. He could only guess what happened. And he was sure it was not pleasant.
Kakashi sighed as he moved to sit up more. "Yeah, it wasn't fun." He sighed. But at least maybe then, Madara would be off his ass for a little bit. But he should not count his blessings yet.
Hikaru hummed as he moved to sit down. "Yeah, I can imagine it wasn't." he sighed a bit. "You are going through a lot just from being from the future, huh?" he asked him. He could not imagine what it had to be like, to be stuck under the constant watch of Tobirama and Madara.
"It could be worse, at least I am able to wonder around." He sighed. Sure, that meant Tobirama would keep an eye on his chakra, because you could not be too cautious of a stranger. And even if he has been there a few days, he was still a stranger to them.
"Still, that has to be annoying." He hugged softly. Hikaru has found that he liked Kakashi, and having him as a friend, even if the other may only be there temporarily, was a nice idea. Kakashi was calm, and less like most people he had met. He was the opposite of himself, that's why he liked him.
Kakashi nodded and ran his hand through his hair, it was weird to know that he was being tracked, and by Tobirama. Someone who was long dead in his own time. This whole thing was just strange as hell.
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Kakashi had found that he spends at least another two hours out there, just speaking to Hikaru over random things, before he was found to go speak with Mito.
He had never met the woman, but he head heard that she had been the first host of the nine tails, before it was transferred to Kushina... and then again to Naruto.
He stood up and said his goodbyes to Hikaru before being led off to where Mito was.
He was led to hers and Hashirama's home, and he felt a little unnerved by this fact. But brushed it off as he was led to the main seating area, Tobirama was seated near her, as per usual.
Mito looked up and offered Kakashi a kind smile. "There is good news and bad news." She said to him.
And why was that no shocking?
"Give me the bad news first, I'd rather just get that over with." He said to her.
"Alright, the bad news is that I am unsure if I am able to reverse this seal." She said to him. "The good news is, that I may be able to recreate this, but it will be hard. And could take some time." She said to him. "So, if you had any hopes of getting home soon, I am sorry to dash those." She said to him.
"No, I was actually preparing myself for the worst outcome, really." He said to her.
Mito nodded to him. "Well, I can't really say that is a good thought, but at least you weren't expecting to be able to go home right away… And I can not promise I would be able to return you exactly to the time you left if I could recreate this." She said to him.
Honestly Kakashi was not too surprised by this, sure he was hoping to be able to get home. But realistically, he knew the odds of that were for from in his favor. So he had been expecting to be stuck there for some time. "That's… a little concerning." He sighed. The idea that he may be dumped somewhere in the future, he was not sure how well that would settle with him. But he also knew that he had little choice in this matter either.
Mito sighed. "I don't like it either, the fact that there could be changes to the future timeline has not escaped me either." She said to him.
At least they were on the same thought process.
He nodded. "That was my concern as well." He looked to Tobirama.
"In my timeline, Tobirama was not noted to have had any romantic interest in any way..." he said to them.
Tobirama tensed a bit.
Mito sighed. "So, there had already been small changes then." She spoke.
"How do you all know this?" Tobirama looked a little concerned over the fact that both Mito and Kakashi could tell that he even had romantic feelings for anyone.
"The way you look at Madara gives it away." Kakashi shrugged.
Mito hummed. "Yes, you give him a look that just screams adoration." She said to him.
Tobirama huffed, that was rather unsettling for him.
Kakashi moved to stand. "Take as much time as you need, at this point I would rather that not be rushed, and risk anything bad happening." He said to her.
Mito nodded. "Of course, at least try to make yourself at home here, I know having Madara breathing down your neck has to be exhausting." She hummed.
Kakashi nodded. "It could be worse, but I think I will be able to manage." He spoke.
He waved once more to them both before leaving the home.