MEMORIES - Kakashi X Reader

Chapter 4

Naruto: I can't take it anymore! I feel absolutely no muscle in my body, I can't even understand how I can stand still.

Sakura: The training with Kakashi sensei is a real torture but today, he really outdid himself.

Naruto: I can see only one way to get over it ... DINNER AT ICHIRAKU!

This morning, I had been exempted from training by my sensei because he wanted to make sure that I had rested well after what had happened the day before. On the other hand, I decided to attend the afternoon's one, something I regretted currently. The training had been immeasurably intense, I didn't even know how I had managed to hold it until the end. It had been trying, he had had absolutely no mercy towards his poor students despite our complaints. It's true that I was impatient to discover the entirety of my capacities but not necessarily in a single day and literally at the risk of my life. Maybe we were exaggerating a little, but then we were really washed up, dreadfully fearing for our lives. Kakashi sensei finally freed us from this nameless torture and we are currently heading to our favorite ramen restaurant.

I got very close to my two new teammates who had welcomed me very well. They had been compassionating about my condition and were eager to help and be of service to me in any way they could. Naruto was trying by all means to make me smile and brighten my days when he saw my facial expression saddened. It is true that from time to time, for various and varied reasons which were still unknown to me, memories returned to me. It was all blurry and I didn't even understand half of it which tended to frustrate me more than anything else. Usually, I was in complete darkness and heard voices that I could barely make out. At best, I saw faint shadows in front of me and voices were coming from them. Their faces remained just as unknown to me, but at least it was much less gloomy than when I saw absolutely nothing.

We had just arrived in the famous Ichiraku's ramen restaurant, determined to gobble up a dozen bowls being completely hungry. We took all three places around a table and we placed our order. It was only a few minutes to arrive and from the first bite of this incredible meal, our strength miraculously came back to us. We really were a bunch of drama queens but we had a lot of fun playing it. While we were dining in joy and good humor, the idea occurred to me to ask them a little more about them. I couldn't personally tell them details about my past, my childhood or myself, but I really wanted to get to know them a little more. Naruto was the first to answer me, speaking with his mouth full and having a hard time speaking.

Naruto: Well, it wasn't always easy when I was young. I am the host of the nine-tailed fox demon so the inhabitants of the village tended to fear me and put me aside because of my differences. My parents died when I was still a baby and suddenly, I had to grow up on my own but I did pretty well with my self-education haha. At the academy, I was really, really bad, but thanks to Iruka sensei, I got through it! Then I joined Kakashi sensei's team with Sakura and Sasuke, I was still not very strong but don't worry, I'll come to it. So basically, we spent our days training and going on a mission, a bit like now but in childhood... But before it was much easier and soooo boring. Then I met the Pervy Sage who took me with him for two years to train us and there BAAAM! I became unbeatable, the best from what I heard...

Sakura: Pfff who made you believe such bullshit?

Naruto: Shhht, I'm talking to y/n.

His story really moved me despite this humorous ending. It was admirable the way he spoke so detachedly of his childhood that he described as hellish. What Sakura told me had absolutely nothing to do with Naruto's past.

Sakura: Well me, when I was little, I was very good friends with Ino from team 10. She had helped me gain self-confidence, especially with regard to my forehead which I found far too imposing hihi. But then our friendship ended when we realized we were in love with the same boy. Our animosity lasted for many years until recently when we finally reconciled. Because of my interest in my studies, my combat skills took much longer to develop than those of my fellow comrades. And that greatly limited my role in missions to the point that I often noticed how much I relied too much on my two teammates, Naruto and Sasuke. When Sasuke deserted Konoha, it was a real shock to me. At first, I was tempted to give up everything but I couldn't bring myself to do it. I was then determined to change I underwent intensive training with Master Tsunade for two and a half years, greatly improving my skills and specializing in medicine.