"Why'd you train him to come anyway? The kid's not one of your ninken," Gai inquired, watching the tots play on the rug. Naruto gave up his efforts to catch Pakkun again and wriggled over to Gai, trying to pull off his orange leg warmers.
"He likes to crawl under the table. I don't," Kakashi turned the page, scratching the pug's head as the dog mumbled something about who really needed training. Sasuke crawled over to Gai, lifting his arm to show him the stuffed animal.
"Dog," he announced happily.
"That is a panda," Gai corrected, proud of himself for bestowing wisdom on the young child. The boy looked at him for a second, puzzled, before repeating himself louder.
"Dog."
"Panda."
"Dog!"
"Panda."
"DOG!"
"You do realize that you're arguing with an infant, don't you?" Kakashi asked his friend flatly as Naruto started babbling, not wanting to be left out of the conversation. "And it's not an argument that you can win. If the first animal he learned is dog, then anything with four legs is a dog for now."
Gai grumbled something under his breath, pouting a bit at having lost for the second time that day.
"Shi!" Naruto chirped, getting his caretaker's attention. Kakashi looked down into the small face staring back at him, the boy with his fingers pressed against his mouth and lips smacking in a way that mimed eating.
"Keep an eye on the monsters while I fix them some lunch," the jounin rose, moving to the kitchen. Gai nodded and lay back on the floor, letting the blond baby climb onto his stomach and eliciting giggles as he mirrored the faces the boy was making at him.
"That one is starting to smell," Pakkun informed him, rolling over on the sofa. "Table's in the corner, diapers in the drawer. Careful when you open it."
Gai picked the boy up, carefully stepping over Sasuke, and made his way to the changing table, certain that this was a task he could master. He was the Green Beast of Konoha after all, how hard could changing a diaper be? Laying the kid on the table, he unzipped the orange jumper and pulled the boy's feet free. Unfastening the diaper with one hand, he reached down to the drawer at the side, bent over when he suddenly felt a stream of warmth running down from his shoulder. Surprised by the wet spot on his jumpsuit, he peered down into the blue eyes innocently looking up at him. Hearing a choking sound behind him, Gai turned to see Kakashi standing in the doorway with a bottle and plate of fruit, spectacularly failing to stifle a laugh at his friend's misfortune.
"Tried to warn him," the pug mumbled unapologetically.
"I'll take it from here. If you want you can grab something from my closet while you wash that out," Kakashi set the food on the sofa and traded places with his friend. Gai sighed and went to the bathroom to change, starting to think that the deck was stacked against him today.
(A/N) Thanks to NamMiya, PuddlesOnThaMoon, RayneXHatake, and nmmi-nut for reviewing the first chapter, you motivated me to get this bit added quickly, even if it is a little shorter. I can probably add one more section to this story if people want me too, so leave some reviews and let me know. Hope you like it!