Wrong Reality [KAKASHI]

homesick

Kakashi was...is... unresponsive. He locked himself back in his hospital room but let the restraints hang off the sides of his bed. I looked through the doorframe window to witness a shell of once a man filled with passion and waiting for answers. Now sitting there as quietly as someone could be. He just stared out the window, looking so lifeless. I sighed, feeling immense levels of guilt.

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"I'm not lying. I'm sorry Kakashi. We don't know how to explain it but... in this world, Konoha is just a story." My words couldn't exactly like up into a sentence he'd understand.

He laughed at me. "Right. And I suppose you know our village secrets and someone I know out of coincidence right?" He scoffed, looking absolutely unfazed.

"It's not a coincidence, in this world, your world... all of it is just a... well known story." It was hard to word it in a way he'd understand but I never saw his eyes waver.

I pulled my phone out of my pocket which Kakashi quickly swiped out of my hands. "What is this?" He asked curiously but maintained a distance away from the both of us. "If you don't tell me, I'll destroy it." He threats.

"Kakashi that's a cell phone, I don't think they existed in the show's timeline til much later but-".

"What the hell are you going on about?! I'm not a part of some show! How many times do I have to tell you, I'm not a fake. I'm real and my village is real, you better release me soon because the Hokage will come looking and-".

"-What? Send who? Your friends? People from the Uchiha clan hm? The third hokage is too busy to deal with something like this right now," Zuck suddenly interrupted, somehow saving my bad explanation.

In an instant I realized, he's speaking to Kakashi in words he can understand. If we kept using jargon from our world, he would've just continued to yell and glower at us. Zuck continued to bicker with Kakashi about Naruto lore which I just got lost by. Staring at this Kakashi though, he looked so young. His character in the show should be around 30 yet the one that stands before me looks like a teenager.

"Forgive my friend mister, she's just... friends with Might Guy and likes fooling around because he would tell her about you being his rival all the time," Zuck awkwardly chuckles while gesturing to me and I stared at him dumbfounded.

"Yeeah, I hope there's no hard feelings?" I looked to him sheepishly. The mask over my nose couldn't show my awkward expression which I was grateful for, I didn't want to look like a complete liar.

Kakashi crossed his arms, rolling his eyes. "Seriously the amount of nut heads that Guy hangs around.." he muttered, fixing his eyes towards the ground. I chuckled, feeling the tension in the room start to ease.

"Uhm Kakashi, can I have my phone back?" I asked quietly.

He looked down to the thin box with a reflective side and gave me a questionable expression. "I've never seen something like that before." He gives it back to me as I fiddle with it in my hands.

"That's because... well it was made here. Our village evolved to create really cool stuff. You see, our whole village is made up of people who can't use chakra. So all we could do is invent." I explained.

He raised a brow. "This whole village? And not one person can use chakra?".
I nodded about to speak when suddenly, Zuck jumped in his bed.

"But if you'd like to demonstrate for us, it'd be a really cool experience!" Zuck blurted, his eyes literally sparkling. His fists clenched the blanket which was laid over his legs.
I gave him a warning look which he completely ignored, his eyes beaming at Kakashi.

Kakashi obviously didn't mind. He closed his eyes for a moment, concentrating. Like in the show where the channel chakra into different parts of their bodies, Kakashi seemed to be mediating deeply. Because we stood there and watched for a few minutes as he took deep breaths. But then suddenly, his eyes burst open, I could never get used to that beaming red eye.

He walks over to wall next to Zuck's bed which was a few feet away from the window. Then presses the front of his toes against the wall. I just realized that Kakashi was wearing blue grippy-socks which looked a little cute honestly. But as he moved his foot up the wall, I noticed it being resilient to move. Zuck made this audible gasp, covering his mouth and squealing quietly. This was that weird trick that everyone in the Naruto world could do if I recall, where they can walk on ceilings and walls.

As Kakashi jumped to place his second foot on the wall, for a moment he actually stuck there. His hand was spread out, ready to touch the ground but for a moment he was genuinely sideways on the wall. I was dumbfounded, awe-struck, and Zuck was kicking his legs with excitement. But then suddenly, Kakashi just, fell. Like a suction cup that peeled off a wall, he just fell with a loud thud on the ground. He makes a loud winded noise, his arm preventing his chest from hitting the ground.

I winced. "That was... ok, that was incredibly surprising but uhm..." I looked to Zuck.

"I've been waiting for this my whole life," Zuck whispers with his eyes glittering in pure joy. "That was... awesome." His voice coated i

I took a few deep breaths to just process what I saw while Kakashi was picking himself off the ground. "Why was that surprising?" Kakashi asked looking confused, quirking a brow.

I gulped. If there's any time to explain, now would be good. "Well Kakashi, it's a bit hard to explain, and I'm really sorry to explain it this way but... somehow, just somehow, you were transported here from an entirely different world. You aren't in any lists or have any form of identification that could confirm you're from anywhere around here. The village, Konoha, in this world is literally a fictional place in a book and I know it's probably imposing for you to believe but let me just... show you."

Kakashi's eyes stared at me, then looked to Zuck who nodded approvingly. But he still looked unsure of anything I was saying and I couldn't blame him in the slightest for what I was about to reveal. I pulled out my phone and started typing a few things for him to look at. Zuck could only give him looks of both awe and sympathy as this was all happening.

As images started to pop up on my screen, I showed them to Zuck for his approval before showing them to Kakashi. It was painful to witness those hardened eyes of his, completely softened at the sight of home.