He should have known better. Really, truly should have known better. The Court of the Lands of the West had survived millennia. They had survived the apocalypse that led to the Sage creating the Bijuu, and with them had survived their culture and disciples. Take Jaken, for instance. The damn annoying kappa trailed Kakashi like the latter was the almighty fucking kami, and Sesshomaru barely batted an eye at it. Kakashi had much preferred, on his rare visits to the Temple before making Jonin, to simply nap between the twin heads of Ah and Un since he was a tiny child. Worst of all this, his great grandfather was the only known surviving Demon Lord, his other great grandfather, Koga, was the only known Alpha Ookami and Inuyasha, his grandfather on his mothers' side, was the eldest hanyou in existence, so simply put, for all he lacked most of the characteristics and a shitload of the family magic- be they inuyokai or ookami- he was still acknowledged as a legitimate Prince of the Western Lands.
However, that was not what had the top Elite Jonin of Konohagakure no Sato freaking out. Oh no, he was completely justified in this. Seeing as Sesshomaru had declared that the Court would, in the guise of being the returned civilian members of the Hatake Clan, come to Konoha and set up shop in the Hatake compound. This, as Sesshomaru-sama had commanded, was for the duration of Kakashi's 'courtship'. Which meant he couldn't get out of it. Not that he had intended to . . . but it would have been easier if his whole damn 'extended pack' wasn't hovering.
All of this simply meant a very grumpy Kakashi trudged into Tsunades' office on time, to drop a slip of paper on her desk before his next mission. When the Sannin raised her eyebrow, he sighed tiredly and explained "Per the treaty accords signed with Hashirama by my ancestor Ikeda Hatake, any civilian member of the Hatake Clan may return, so long as they swear fealty to the current Head. That's why I was out of the village. A large faction wishes to reside in the compound, bringing money, medics and craftsmen with them." He held up a hand before Tsunade could question him. "I have already signed a new accord, which means if they violate it, I execute them personally, and the reason I am alerting you to this is my change of address. My students will probably be . . . unhappy if they return to find me gone permanently." Despite the reasonable tones, there was a sense of I will not bow to you in his tone.
Although he didn't know it, Kakashi's Inu Daiyoukai magic was already weaving its way through his veins, reshaping Kakashi Hatake, Elite Jonin of Konoha into Taisho no Kakashi, Prince of the Western Lands and Alpha of Konoha. He didn't know it then, but that was one of the many moments that he struck not only Tsunade, but the ANBU on duty as the best person for Rokudaime- Naruto would be Hokage, but not yet, they already knew.
