Chapter 6: Secret Scroll
Kabuki ran up to Kakashi cheerfully as Mitsuki trailed happily behind. "Daddy! Mommy and I can to visit you today!"
Sakura smiled. "Kabuki! Mitsuki!" She waved to them.
"Hey you two," Naruto said with a smile. Sasuke waved to them as well.
"I hope you don't mind that we came today," Mitsuki said to Kakashi.
"No, that's fine," Kakashi responded.
"Look, Fenrir came too Daddy!" Kabuki hugged her wolf. "See?"
"Yep, I see."
"Anyway, what're we doing today sensei?" Naruto asked.
"Well…" he looked at Kabuki, "…We're going to practice our hiding techniques."
"What! But we can already do that!" Naruto shouted.
"Yes, what's the point of practicing something that you've already perfected?" Sasuke asked.
"This is for Kabuki's benefit today," Kakashi answered.
"What? For me?" Kabuki asked.
"Yes."
She smiled. "So I can train with you guys today!" She hugged Kakashi. "Thank you Daddy!"
"You're welcome. Now, this is a pretty simple exercise, so no need to worry or anything."
Sakura smiled. "I think I know what we're doing…"
"Alright everyone, this is how this is gonna work. You all have a certain amount of time to find a hiding spot. When I'm done counting, I'll look for you guys. If I find you, then you're 'dead', okay? If I don't find you and if you make it back to this spot, you 'live'. Does everyone understand?"
"What! All we're gonna do is play Hide-N-"
Kakashi looked at Naruto. "Do you understand Naruto?"
"I do! I do!" Kabuki said as she waved her hand.
"Good, at least she understands." He turned around and faced a tree. "You all have thirty seconds to find a hiding spot."
"What!"
"One, two, three, four…" Sakura, Naruto, and Sasuke sighed and jumped up into the tree. From there, they began to jump from tree to tree.
"…Eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve…"
"H-Hey! Wait!" Kabuki looked at Fenrir. "Come on Fenrir! We have to hurry!" The wolf howled and she jumped on his back. "Go!" He ran off carrying Kabuki.
Mitsuki smiled as she leaned near Kakashi. "You didn't have to do this Kakashi."
"I know, but I wanted to." He looked over at her and smiled back.
"…Thank you for being there for Kabuki."
"You're welcome. I just never knew that I'd make a good father." She giggled. "…Twenty one, twenty two…" He looked over at her. "You better go hide or I'll find you first."
"What? Oh, no I'm not…"
"...Twenty three, twenty four…" He looked at her once more. "Go."
Mitsuki blinked. "…Alright!" She disappeared.
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Kabuki rubbed Fenrir's neck. "I think this is far enough Fenrir." She rolled off his back. "Do you think we went too far?"
"No, this is fine," Fenrir responded.
"But…what if we get into trouble?"
"Don't worry! I'll protect you should anything happen."
"Thanks Fenrir." They looked around. "So, this is a big forest, do you wanna hide in a tree or something?"
He sniffed around. "…Kabuki, I smell something…"
"Like what? Is someone coming?"
"…Kabuki, I always wanna be by your side and I always wanna help you."
"What?"
He pushed her over to a log. "Hide in here for a while. I'll be back. I'm gonna go find that thing that I smelt."
"But Fenrir-"
"I'll be back." He barked and ran off.
Kabuki watched him leave and sighed. "He's been acting so weird since my seventh birthday last week." She paused. "…I don't know why, but I feel like…I feel like I'm missing something…but what? I don't feel whole, like a part of me is gone." She suddenly felt like crying. "Wh-Why do I feel like this?" She shook her head.
"Kabuki, you still there?"
She looked up. "Fenrir?"
"I'm back," Fenrir replied.
Kabuki crawled out of the log. "So, did you find what you were looking for Fenrir?"
"Here." He placed a scroll in her hand.
"Fenrir? This is a scroll! Where did you find it!"
"Kabuki, I want you to read that scroll and learn what's in it. This is your gift from me. This is so that no matter what may happen, you'll be protected."
"Huh?" She looked at it. I wonder what he means. This scroll has the word 'Summon' written on it. "Fenrir-"
"Found you."
"AAAHHH!" Kabuki and Fenrir jumped back in fright.
"Hello," Kakashi said. "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you."
Kabuki put the scroll into her pouch. "Daddy! Don't do that!"
"I said I was sorry. Come on you two, it's time to go back."
"Alright." Fenrir barked. "Are you sure Fenrir?"
"What did he say?" Kakashi asked.
"He told me that I can ride him back." She turned to the wolf. "But Fenrir, aren't you tired? I mean, you carried me here…" He howled. "…Okay, but don't complain if your back starts to hurt." She climbed on. "Okay, let's go."