Disclaimed
The first time they go drinking together it is completely unintentional. Kakashi is invited to a local pub, by Genma who claimed that Gai was buying drinks in celebration of his last misssion.
Kakashi goes because he really needs that drink, and it was free. Free things, are Kakashi's favorite things after all.
To his surprise however, not only is Gai buying drinks but he was boasting the abilities of his subordinate, who is not his student. It is Kakashi's student Sakura, and immediately the jonin feels a deep throbbing guilt. He wonders how long it's been since he even checked on her. Last he heard she was apprenticing under Tsunade. He has not heard yet that she is now chunin, but he does notice the thick green flak-jacket. He goes and congratulates her, only to be met with a curious, calculating green gaze, and a slow sip of the beer she's holding (among ninja, Chunin, is the standard drinking requirement). She nods at him and returns to her beer, smiling lightly as Gai gripps her shoulder with a shake. over the next few hours Gai repeats and repeats his mission, and how Sakura very much saved the, all.
It wasn't a life or death situation, but it had been dangerous. Kakashi grows increasingly more surprised to hear that not only did Sakura demolish half of the enemy base, she also wove several genjutsu to hide their trail, and healed most of the serious wounds. He contemplates this and wonders just what the hell Tsunade is teaching her. Then he feels guilty again, because who is he to feel protective over a girl he abandoned?
The night rolls on and Sakura's beer bottles pile up, by now Gai is puss drunk and begs her not to leave, she just smiles, and Kakashi notices the way Genma's eyes follow the girl. He also notices how the special Jonin's smile turns predatory as he slips out of the bar. Kakashi follows, and is once again surprised.
Sakura is by no means sober but she's not drunk enough to accept Genma's advances (age of consent is also Chunin, and at this point Kakashi hates that. Age of consent, Kakashi thinks should be held off until certain pink haired girls are at least thirty). She just looks at the senbon obsessed ninja and says:
"Better luck next time," before sauntering off.
As she disappears Kakashi strides upto Genma and does not hesitated in punching the man in tthe stomach. He curses and buckles and Kakashi is once agian off to be Sakura's secret vigilante.
"Kakashi-sensei? Are you following me?"
Kakashi pauses asn catches upto the girl. "No." he says. She looks at him skeptically.
"I just wanted to know if I could treat you to dinner, or maybe another beer." Kakashi curses because that sounds ridiculously like a pitiful attempt at a date or something. The last thing he wants Sakura to think is that he is that kind of pervert. But it's too late, ans Sakura's pink brows at rising higher and higher.
"Why?"
Kakashi shrugs, "I guess it just long over due that I treat you to something." He says, asn then offers her congradulations to her over the mission this time.
She accepts his offer, but snorts at the congratulations. "It honestly was not that big of a deal."
Kakashi keeps his gaze forward, and tells her that he's still impressedand asks her if she needs a sparring partner.
Kakashi does not need to look at her to feel the hope and happiness she's radiating.
Ok so the way I see it. Genin technically makes you an "Adult" but you don't receive most of your privileges until you're chunin, or if you're a really old genin. Jonin is however when you get to vote, and stuff.
- I also believe it'd be prudent for a few shinobi aimed restraints to exist, that run from like eight or nine at nigh untill dawn the next day, because I see Shinobi returning late at these hours and I doubt they'd want to cook for themselves or sleep on an empty stomach.