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Kakashi still prays, even after everything.
He prays at the village shrine, his hands held respectively. Sometimes he even gives offerings, if there's anything of interest in his pockets. He should bring rice cakes or money, but money is tight, and his kitchen is bare.
He prays when it rains and he is reminded of the mission when Obito sunk into the mud, and he and Rin spent an hour digging the boy out. He prays when the Hokage insists upon assigning him team after team, and after one finally catches his attention. He prays when he realizes their potential, and just how frightened he is of them. He prays during the chuunin exams, because he can sense that something will go horribly wrong. He prays when Sasuke leaves and he can't feel any particular concern for Sakura or Naruto.
He prays at the village shrine, eyes downcast, hands held respectively. He reflects upon all of his mistakes, his misgivings, the things that went wrong, how he has never been good enough to stop them from dying. From leaving him.
He long ago stopped recognizing the statues of gods. His prayers don't consist of words, so much as memories, and his offerings are only from the need to let go of things. As though he could punish himself for all of his wrongdoings.
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