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It makes me feel so happy. Here's a new chapter for all of you, with an added twist omake because of 10th Squad 3rd Seat's review.

Thus being reincarnated as the Fire Lord's wife's cat omake was born: 'Living as Tora'

Also this chapter was a tad bit longer, sorry about that.

Disclaimer: I don't own it, but if I did... I would totally include more perspective from the 'summonings' point of view.

Warning: Language, fluffyness, and sardonic humor (but not like that hasn't been evident in the past 2 chapters)

Beta: Not in need of one I think... Have yet to receive complaints about grammar, spelling, and the like... Seems the grammar police haven't found me yet...

Pakkun Days

Babysitter

The kitchen counter beams with a shiny clean sparkle. To think I'd become such a neat freak because of my sense of smell. I feel Kakashi's presence wander into the kitchen, as he makes his way to the table. My eyes narrow, as I see him approaching the plate of food.

Oh no. I spent 45 minutes on that, with 4 of my other clone hounds; because I had to stand on the tips of my paws in order to cook from the stupidly-high stove.

That is my steak!

I quickly fling-ed a spatula at him, but he only dodged to the side in 'the-oh-so-cool-manly' way of the prodigious Hatake Kakashi. While leering at him, I jumped down onto the table, putting a warning paw on the plate. He sat up in the chair, putting on that stupid child innocent farce. Like hell I'd cook for him just because we share the same sleeping place! I already have to clean the house, because if I don't, my nose hurts like hell. How I wish I could make this kid share my pain...

He pulled the plate closer to him, as my paw slips out from it. I let out an intimidating growl. "That's mine."

"We'll split it."

Kakashi is quick to compromise, nowadays. I suppose it's because Sakumo and mother are gone.

"I made it, all of it is mine. Besides, this past month you've forgotten to feed me."

That doesn't mean I've switched to such a nice personality.

"You've been on a diet." He grabs my loose skin as he pulls at it and wiggling at it. "You're getting kind of fat." Kakashi smirks underneath that darn mask.

I glowered with fury, how dare this little stick call me fat! "I'm warning you 'Kashi. That's mine, or you're getting it."

He whipped out a kunai, as he deftly cut it in two. "And now it's our's."

I looked down, as he places a kunai on the 'smaller half' of the two pieces, although they are closely the same size. Kakashi raised the piece of meat, twirling it in his hand before biting into it. Damn, I still haven't seen his face to this day.

"Fine, but I get a pillow." Kakashi quirked an eyebrow at me.

"Pillow?"

"Yah, because the cot is as hard as fu-fudge." I wouldn't want to teach him a new word and have Sakumo raise hell on me. Already Sakumo has gone crazy over the words 'damn', 'shit', 'ass', 'bastard', and 'crap'.

"Fudge isn't really that stiff, Pakkun."

"Point is, I don't like sleeping on it."

Kakashi put a finger to his chin, as he contemplated; the same exact pose Sakumo would do as well. I quickly devoured the other half of the steak, as Kakashi spoke.

"Father said Pachan always used to sleep on his stomach, when she was anxious."

I almost choked, as I coughed and then swallowed. "What makes you think I'm anxious?" How the world did that pop up... AND what makes him think that I'll sleep on his stomach! I'd rather chew out all his intestines and sleep in the comfort of his cavity space between his ribs!

"The way you keep rustling at night and chewing on your paw when nothing is wrong with it. It may even explain why you are more irritable than usual."

I resent that, don't think I'll forget your words Kakashi. I let out a scoff. "Really? What would you know of dog anxiety issues."

Kakashi quickly swiped the dishes and put them in the sink, before picking me up; and for once handling me correctly. He entered his father's room, going straight to the bookshelf, where he pulled out some scrolls and books.

"Father made me read these, before he even considered letting me train my own ninken." He laid out the various articles of information, and sure enough there was a book on the "Psychosis of Your Summon". I pushed the book back to him, as he put everything away.

I walked out of the room with him, before turning away from him at the door.

"Where are you going?" Kakashi's voice rung down the empty hallway.

"Taking a nap." I replied. A very long nap, a nice long nap where I'm far far away from this kid and back on simple plain earth.

"Now? It's the middle of the day." I could hear his footsteps approaching, as his hands grasped my body and lifted me up.

I growled, but Kakashi brought me to the living room; which is strange, because normally we train outside.

"Kakashi?" I look around as I see a very familiar uniform. The same one that adult Pakkun wore, a heno-heno-moheji* seal on the back of a blue jacket made for a dog. He placed me in his lap, as he pulled it over my head.

"There Pakkun. Although you're not my official summon yet, but this is what you will wear when you are." Really this kid is starting to become way to happy-go-lucky for me. Ugh, this jacket does not fit me well. I want to bare and naked! That's the only freedom I have as an animal! This kid needs to tone down his audacity and happiness, otherwise he'll be bipolar. When does his dad shame him again? After a mission gone wrong. Wait, shit... How long was Sakumo supposed to be gone?

"Kakashi-"

Suddenly both of us could feel a new presence at the front door, and it wasn't his father's. I feared for far worse, as Sakumo had already made a name for himself, creating enemies and the like. I've never seen Kakashi leave the compound, and Kakashi has yet to mention of leaving it ever.

Kakashi pulled me close to him, as we hid behind the couch. He slipped out a kunai, ready in hand to throw at the intruder.

"Pakkun, any idea who it is?"

I sniffed the air, as I felt for the presence. I knew his father had to be at least high-jounin level, and this presence matched it in strength, or worse as I imagined even greater. This smell... His smell was not foreign so it had to be friendly? No. Even Konoha had traitors like Orochimaru... or people not to be trusted like Danzo.

"Konoha Shinobi, at least jounin level. I'll go check it out." Kakashi was about to retort, but now was not the time for us to argue.

I paced over to the door, as I unlocked the doggy flap and exited the house. The blinding sunlight hit me first, before my eyes could adjust to the bright blonde hair and blue eyes. Oh. He was handsomer than I imagined...

I was not just standing there awestruck by a man's beauty. No, I wasn't thinking about this man and his offspring, Naruto, the soon to be protagonist. Nope nope. I was just standing there giving him time to introduce himself.

"Oh hello there. Is Kakashi in?" I frowned, already knowing this guy's charmful act. He was a jounin, he should be able to sense Kakashi inside.

"What do you want?" I growled back.

"Oh sorry, I'm Namikaze Minato." Yes, yes I already know. I rolled my eyes, as he continued on. "I've come to check on Kakashi-kun." He held up a scroll, as I read the text. Some of the scribbles I could make out as Sakumo's writing, but I still haven't learned the actual text part of words. Don't judge illiteracy. It's something as an animal that I don't need to know. At least that's the only excuse I would come up with if we were on earth. Here a summon practically is placed with responsibility like a human. Just because we can talk, the arrogance. If I have to slave away, so should the dog that gets pampered by the civilians! "I'm sorry I'm a month late, but I was out on a mission longer than expected. I'm here to overlook Kakashi while Sakumo is gone."

Oh, that makes sense. Sakumo would never trust Kakashi in the hands of a genin team or chunnin. This guy is pretty strong, holds strong ties with Konoha's community. Upbeat, charming, respectful. I smiled, but on the inside I was planning his doom.

Kakashi's too good of a kid to give him a hard time. Well I guess I can go all out...

I kicked the door open, as Minato walked in.

"It's cool Kakashi. Sakumo got you a babysitter."

"What?!" I could hear Kakashi yell from within. He sprinted at lightning speed to the door to eye the man. Minato gave a shy grin with a slight wave, as he introduced himself to Kakashi.

"Hi. I'm Namikaze Minato. We met before, but you were only an infant. I see you've grown into quite the young lad."

He eyed the newcomer, as he replied back. "I don't need a babysitter. Come on Pakkun."

Minato gave a silent chuckle, before setting down the scroll on a nearby table, entering the house by just disappearing and reappearing behind Kakashi. "I already knew that. I'm actually here to teach you some stuff about being a shinobi, because your father asked me kindly. But if you don't want help-"

Kakashi stared at me, his eyes pleading for me to help him in a situation he got himself stuck in. I stuck my tongue out back at him. Kakashi gave a nudge to his kunai and added a glare. I huffed and turned my head to the other side.

"What could you teach me that father can't?" Well seems Kakashi was still going to keep his cool-attitude. I snickered. He'd mess up. He's only 5, and Minato will see him for the daddy complex rascal that he is.

Minato's eyes gleamed, happy that he had gotten Kakashi's attention and curiosity. "Well we could go over more chakra theory, new taijutsu kata sets, and best of all: summoning work."

My ears cocked at that last bit. Just what the hell was Minato going to make me and Kakashi do.

"I've heard that Pakkun over here is quite the summon. Especially from Pachan herself." Wait my mom talks about me with other people?! "But that bit will be saved for the last week that I'll be staying with you. Come Kakashi, we can talk and walk at the same time, right?"

Kakashi nodded as he left me. Well finally I guess I could get some sleep. I walked away, leaving Kakashi and Minato to their own devices, those training freaks.

I hopped onto Kakashi's pillow, curling myself up as another day went by without mother. Would I miss mother this much if she was dead? The fierce ache I had at first is now dulling down. But still present. I hated it. Would this be like for anyone I held close. No.

No one else. No one else was going to get that close. Mother would be mother, just as any mother has been. She may have given birth to me, and I may have past memories, but those lives are done and over. Their story put to an end. This is a new one, and to hell I'll let it end in just a couple chapters. Right this will be like a videogame, but where I try and live out life for as long as possible. Sure I can't survive on my own, I won't be able to escape Kakashi. I can separate myself though, make myself unnoticeable.

Unwanted. Yes, and then... then I can just sleep, eat, and live life comfortably. If I halt my training and never get stronger, Kakashi will never use me as a hound. But... to be weak in this world is asking for death. I will need some skills, I just won't need to be the best. But then if there is time that Kakashi could die... I don't think I could just let him die. Shit no this is just a story in a book, it isn't going to be real, especially not in the next life.

But every time I come back, each life just gets harder and harder. What if next time I'm an orphan with nobody. I know I got issues with being alone, and won't be able to handle that.

So I'll make this my last life? I'll try and find out what my purpose is? What the hell karma! Heck it could be saving Kakashi... maybe even saving his father, who knows? Finding out your purpose your life is like trying to grow moss in sunlight. Just can't be done! I'm not afraid of pain, but I dislike it. I just don't want to lose myself... I'm not a kind cheery person who goes out of their own way to help others. I'm not altruistic. But I don't have to be nice. I just have to fulfill my purpose. So I'll have to find out what that is.

Karma if there is one thing you made me horrendous at, it's communication. Oh how I hate you.

It's been a couple hours, my mind racing with thoughts of this world and whether I act as if it's any other life. But what if after this I go to another world... and a worse one at that. What if I end up in Battle Royal as a student? What if I end up in full metal alchemist as a homoculus? Or worse... what if I end up in a hentai/yaoi/yuri manga? Oh god oh god...

Kakashi strolled in, his form marred with scratches and dirt. He made a beeline for his dresser before picking me up by the scruff of my neck, before shooting a glare at me.

"Hey what did I do?" I wriggled in his grasp.

"Bath time, your making my bed stink." Kakashi then placed me in the basket on the bathroom shelf. I huffed and turned my nose up in the air, away from the current stinky one.

"Says the one that smells like our backyard. I haven't done anything intensive all day, Yesterday's Scraps."

"Shedding house wreck." Kakashi muttered.

"Training obsessive idiot." I shot back.

"Cleaning freak." He then threw his dirty shirt at me, while my nose smelt those putrid fumes. I violently thrashed the horrible thing off me.

He picked me up, while I tried snapping at his arms, before Minato entered.

"Well it seems you two get along quite nicely." He started stripping as well, and I only shook my head.

"Why is there another human in here...?" I murmured. Minato only patted my head, before I gave a quick snarl.

"Well, the more the merrier as they say."

"For bath time I don't think so."

"Minato-sensei, you said you teach me a technique on how to strangle an opponent with only a towel right?"

"Of course, but let's hurry before the water gets cold."

So the little brat is so quick to bond with the next human. Heh, to bad for him this guy is gonna kick the bucket in years to come. I quietly take a bath myself, using a towel and rubbing my body against it, allowing Kakashi and his precious Minato-sensei their own time of talking about the Shinobi life.

Fine with me, I'd help Kakashi, but only if he 'needed' help from me.

The weeks went by, as Kakashi spent more time with Minato. I myself, worked with Minato's summons. I actually liked the toad summons, they were quite nice to deal with once I could get past the mucus that would sometimes end up in my fur. But I was also just as bad as Kakashi has forgotten to comb me, and I've become a shedding mess.

Just said little devil has shown up, as I lay on the backyard porch. He quickly picks me up, damn brat never asks for permission, and sets me in his lap. And the long forgotten feeling of- ouch! This brat!

"That hurts!" I squirm to get free, but he holds me down. He proceeds onto brushing me, applying way too much force that a 5-in-half-year old should be able to push.

"Don't be such a baby." Kakashi retorts. I lay down, as I grit my teeth. Just one of the fine things of living with Hatake Kakashi. The day I die, I hope I choose the right path of purpose, because otherwise if I'm reborn and went through all this shit, I'm so gonna hunt Karma down and put them through this misery. Awww crap crap crap, all those metal spines are hitting all the wrong spots!

Stupid Minato. This was the last week he was supposed to stay, and so far the first day is terrible with 'summoner' and 'summon' bonding time. Apparently Day 1 was supposed to be learning about one another, and although Kakashi and I protested to already knowing everything about one another, he gave us quite the list of how many things we didn't know about each other. We quickly shut out mouths after that, so we just nodded our heads silently and gave into whatever plans Minato held for us.

So here we were, Kakashi actually caring for his dog properly, but Kakashi and I both feeling pretty miserable: for different reasons. I could feel Kakashi gritting his teeth as if all this was stupid, and how was this helping become any stronger as a ninja?! I myself, was just being put through torture. Oh god how are the other 6 days planned-

Suddenly that's when I feel it. My head perks up, as my tail wags, feeling that familiar presence.

"What is it, Pakkun?" Kakashi questions. Minato walks in with a smile, as I race to the front door.

There Sakumo is standing, but as I search him, I don't see Pachan.

"Mother, where's mother?" I ask, as I run circles around the big man. I sniff him, where I can barely catch her scent on his clothing. Kakashi comes running to his dad for a hug, as I sit in front of him, barking with excitement as my tail goes a million miles per hour, wagging back and forth.

"Sakumo, where's mother? I want to see her." Sakumo puts down young Kakashi, as Minato lingers in the hallway. I look back to Minato, who holds a sad expression, mimicking Sakumo's.

Kakashi speaks up. "Tou-san, where's Pachan? Pakkun has been such a big baby without her."

I shoot a quick glare. "Hey, you were just as bad, Kakashi." The two older men laugh, as Kakashi vehemently denies that.

Sakumo pats Kakashi's head, before bending down and patting mine. Weird, he never does that.

"I'm sorry Pakkun, but Pachan won't be coming back." My eyes widened, and shit... No no no no. "She didn't make it in my recent mission, it was just... We had to retreat, and Pachan... I'm sorry Pakkun." My limbs all lose feeling, as I suddenly shiver, the cold numb penetrating my core.

"Mother... Mother is dead." I fall, as my body lays against the front porch, tears streaming down my face, as I grit my teeth to prevent the sobs from coming out. I repeat 'Mother' over and over, as if the mantra has the power to bring her back. Nothing else comes to mind for me to say.

Kakashi comes over, picking me up, cuddling me close to his chest as he holds me with both his arms. Suddenly they seem bigger as they embrace my small body.

"It's okay Pakkun. It'll be okay. I'll take care of you."

I want to shout back that I want Mother, and not some brat. But I only bury my head closer to Kakashi, wanting only to be comforted. I have no strength to be angry right now.

Sakumo enters the house, as Minato and him discuss what they can about he mission. Sakumo tells Kakashi to rest for today in his room, as his eyes lingering over Pakkun's form, and Kakashi understands the mental message his father sends him.

Kakashi held me throughout the night, until I feel asleep.

Omake: Living as Tora

Waking up to a blaring headache is not uncommon for me. What is uncommon is being waved around, while I have a oncoming migraine. Did I get too wasted last night? Shit where am I?

I opened my eyes, but all I can see, scratch that, feel is my face being smushed into a woman's chest.

"Oh thank you so much! Ah my deary wittle little Tora is going to be happy to go home!" I could do without the shrill high voice ma'am. You don't want me to bring out my claws now do you. I'll bring a cat fight if I have to, even if we are still at the bar.

Wait, who's 'little Tora'? My name is... what's my name again? Man am I smashed. All I remember is going to the bar, getting the guy's to buy me drinks, and... and... who am I?

The woman sways as we walk out of a building, with this strange symbol printed on a red circle thingy on the building. The scene shifts, and I can feel my stomach wanting to hurl, as I'm taken in a carriage...

Carriage?! What happened to the cars of New York?! To the streets of Manhattan! Where am I?

I quickly struggled, but the woman pushed me into her lap, as she rubbed him down harshly, as if trying to pet me. Oh god that doesn't bend that way!

I try to voice my opinion when all I hear is a cat yowling. Shut up, aww god that's not good for my headache. Another yowl loses, and I realize it is coming from me!

Oh geezus... I must be in that black out stage again. Why the hell am I dreaming that I'm a cat. Ow ow ow... This woman clearly is trying to torture the hell out of me. Ah that's a pressure point! I snarl and growl, but the woman pays no heed. Suddenly I'm shoved on top of a pillow, but before I can make my escape, the huge building in front of me captures my eye.

Whoa, this place is decked out, literally. Their are balcony's decorated, and those decorations have decorations, and guess what, those decorations have accessories to the already previous decorations that are decorated which are decorating the balcony's. My mind is just wrapping around the figures for that kind of money. We enter as servants bow to my 'owner', they then rise and bow to me. If I could blush, I'd be tomato red right now.

"Meow." 'Awesome'. I smirk, already flicking my tail as I leap off the pillow, walking on the soft carpeted floor. Whatever this fabric is, it's nice. I unsheathe my claws, as I test it out. The servants pale for a second, but they don't do anything to stop me.

Hmm... I wonder how that orange and pink banister in the corner will fair against nature's fury when it has a hangover?

... to be continued

*Sorry don't know how to explain what that is, but the wiki page does an excellent job. Basically it's the face of a scarecrow (which is what Kakashi's name means)

Hey guys thanks for reading! Also I wanted to let you know, that I never knew that the Hidden Leaf Village Technique: One Thousand Years of Pain (aka poking people's buttholes) is actually a prank, that little children do. It's called a 'Kancho' I believe, but yah I was just speaking with my friend about it, and after learning that I just could not stop laughing my ass off.

It's always cool to me when I learn little cool things like this.

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