Kana [ Kakashi Hatake / Naruto ]

Kana Bushida never thought she'd be forced to take the beast she created and forge it into an unsuspecting child's being, but then again... Naruto Uzumaki wasn't just 'any' child, that much Kana was sure of. Feeling partially responsible for her kin's fury, Kana throws her feelings for mankind behind her and sticks around, occasionally checking on young Naruto until he's old enough to understand the creature he harbored inside himself and making sure Kurama's rage doesn't destroy Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki's bloodline.

She could've left, should've left, when 13 year old Naruto began harnessing Karuma's abilities, but against her own morals, Kana had grown to care for the little sunflower boy and somehow couldn't bring herself to say goodbye just yet.. and the Kitsune's sudden interest in the genin's sensei, Kakashi Hatake, might have a little something to do with that.

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"I guess you morsels aren't so bad after all," she hummed, orange irises focused on the clouds above them as her head rested against his chest, the calming beat of his heart nearly lulling her to sleep.

His chest rumbled with throaty chuckles, mouth tilting into an amused grin behind the mask hiding it but the squint of his eyes gave away his mirth while he looked down at her, hand brushing below her chin to get her to look up at him, "and you're not a measly morsel yourself, hmm?"

"I don't know, sensei," she teased, rolling onto her stomach to rest her jaw on the center of his chest and flashing a fanged grin as the orange in her eyes flicked white for a second, "am I?"

He brushed a strand of frosty hair from her face, thumb brushing the skin of her cheek before finally cupping it, bringing her lips closer to his and with his other hand, he gently tugged the mask covering the lower region of his face, revealing his devilish grin that matched her own, "we'll just have to see about that, won't we?"