Kakashi kept his arm around her until she started to pissed at him and he had no choice but to 'move his arm or lose it' as the minx so charmingly put it. Apparently she had some strange idea's about where his hands should go, because she didn't want his hand anywhere near her chest, like it was a second ago. A shame since he could have made up an excuse to touch her breasts. He shook his head and blnked.

Dear god there was something wrong with him. Here she was just back from the dead and he wanted to jump her bones in a bad, bad way. What the hell, just didn't seem to cover the thoughts in his head right now as he silently chidded himself again. "Umm, Kakashi-sama?" Kakashi stopped walking and turned his head to look at her, a brief look of irritation on his masked face.

"Don't call me 'sama'. I never want to hear you say my name with that word again. If you feel the need to call me something then call me Kakashi, or Kashi. Okay?" He said gently as he reached out and put his hand on top of her head and ruffled her strawberry blond hair. She nodded and shifted from foot to foot nervously, what was on her mind? He wondered as she lifted her eyes to look at him for a second.

She wanted to ask him why he was being so nice to her. Why the sudden change in behavior? What was it about her that seemed to draw him? But he had a question for her, and asked it first.

"Have you gone over the names in the book I gave to you?"

"Umm, yes."

"Have you picked one out?" Kakashi asked, thinking that this would be as good a time as any for her to give herself a proper name. Because Narutko was such a horrible name for such a sweet, feisty girl like her.

"Well, I actually sort of got stuck..." She mummbled as her face turned a pale pink, Kakashi turned around to face her and cocked his head. Stuck? Really? He probably should'nt be suprised that she got stuck, but for some odd reason he was.

"What's to get stuck on?" He asked, a teasing comment about stupid blonds working it's way to the tip of his tongue, but he bit it to keep from saying it since she might perceve it as an insult.

She blushed harder, and looked absolutly adorable while doing it. "Well, Kakashi sam-" He reached out and put his finger to her lips stopping her from speaking.

"Before you say anouther word, let's try a little word excersise. Say my name."

"...K-Kakashi?"

"Good, now say it without stuttering."

"...Kakashi?" She said weakly and he smiled.

"Good, now tell me what's on your mind."

"Well, it's just that...you know me, or at least you seem too. So why am I picking out a name for myself if I already have one?"

Kakashi blinked, wow, wow that had been an excellent question. Naruto normally didn't ask such great questions, so natrually he was a bit stumped on how to reply. "Am I wrong? Do you not actually know me?"

"Uh...yes and no. I knew what you used to call yourself, but I can't call you that now."

"Wh-"

"It was a boy's name. Naruto Uzumaki. Does it sound familiar to you?" Kakashi said as he looked at her. She stared at him for a second then shook her head no. The name didn't sound familiar at all. She watched as Kakashi got a strange sad look on his face and looked away from her for a second. When he looked back he was smiling again and she was starting to get the impression that he was trying to hide something from her as he reached out and took her hand in his and started to pull her along behind him as he walked.

She wanted to tell him that she was sorry, for not being able to remember her old name but never quite got the words to come out, it was like they were stuck in her throat or something as he led her down the street ignoring the strange looks that they were getting from the people around them.

She was quiet for another second or so before saying, "Naru." Kakashi stopped walking so suddenly that she ran into him and would have fallen if he had'nt have wrapped an arm around her waist and kept her upright.

"What did you just say?"

"N-Naru. You could just call me Naru." He cocked his head and studied her, a look of bemusment on his face.

"I could, could'nt I? And what about your last name, you can't use Uzumaki anymore."

"I have no idea. Can you think of any that I can take?"

Kakashi was quiet for a second as he stared at her, and spoke without thinking. Because he was crazy or something... "Hatake."

Naru looked at him curiously as she ran the name through her mind. Naru Hatake. Naru Hatake, hn it has a nice ring to it. She thought innocently as Kakashi waited for her to say something, he felt like he was on pins and needles waiting for her to answer his proposal. "I like it. I think it would work. But would'nt you be bothered if I took your last name?" She asked as she looked at him.

He smiled at her but said nothing before turning around and starting to walk again. His mind going into overdrive as he walked.

Oh my god I just basically asked her to marry me and she said yes. Sakura is going to kill me. Eekk!