RNP Chapter 389: Later Story - Kakashi
Chapter 389: Later Story - Kakashi
Chapter 389: Later Story: Kakashi
"Uncle Kakashi, when are you going to propose to Sister Chaolu?"
"puff!"
The young ninja, who was holding "Intimate Paradise" in one hand, was not prepared to be choked by his saliva even though he was a veteran.
He looked up in astonishment at the Uchiha tree practicing shuriken beside him - when Rin and Obito were too busy with work to take care of their children, they would leave the tree to Kakashi to take care of.
"Why do you ask?"
"Because you and Sister Chaolu have been together for six years!"
Uchiha Shu is six years old this year.
The beautiful sister named Chaolu has always appeared in front of Kakashi with him since he can remember.
She couldn't see him often, and couldn't stay long each time, but every time they met, she would give him a lot of gifts and take him out to play with Kakashi.
Uchiha Shu likes Sister Chaolu very much, because she is beautiful, gentle, and powerful. She seems to be omnipotent, and she is also very kind to him.
But Kakashi could only: "..."
He could vaguely guess why Shu felt this way, because Obito and Rin had also asked him and Chaolu about their future plans several times.
"Asaru is a shrine maiden..."
Chaolu's true identity and mission have always been extremely confidential because they are related to the stability of the world. Only a few people know about it, so others only think that she is a priestess of the goddess of Chen.
Lin was a little worried, "Will the Goddess of Chen allow the priestess who serves her to marry?"
"Even if it's possible, her job requires her to stay on the moon for a long time," Obito said, "If that's the case, you guys will have to stay in different places for a long time, isn't that okay?"
...That's an alien planet.
Lin asked, "Or, Kakashi, are you planning to follow Chaolu and live on the moon?"
The inhabitants who once lived on the moon were all wiped out in the Otsutsuki civil war.
However, under the leadership of Zhaolu, in recent years, many residents on Earth have moved there one after another, and it has gradually become popular again.
Kakashi: “…Hmm.”
Obito said: "But Kakashi is the teacher's right-hand man, he can't leave easily."
"Yes... but Asaka also has important responsibilities, so she probably can't come to Konoha to live with Kakashi... Sigh."
Seeing his two companions sincerely worrying about their own life events, Kakashi felt quite apologetic, but he didn't know how to explain it.
The reason why Chaolu always appears with him every time she returns from other worlds is not because of her special relationship with him or because of her deep feelings for him, but because by being with him, she has a sufficient reason to be close to Obito and Rin's family.
To them, she was just a stranger.
Only through Kakashi's contact with them would it not seem strange.
She always brings a lot of gifts to Uchiha Tree, of course not because of Kakashi, but because she regards him as her own relative.
But Kakashi could not explain this to Obito and Rin no matter what.
...I can't even explain it to Uchiha Shu.
"Adult matters are very complicated." Kakashi tried to evade the question, "The tree is still young."
Uchiha Shu looked at him with a look full of condemnation, as if he was some kind of heartless, cold-blooded, heartless scumbag, and said, "Mom and Dad said you've been together for six years."
Kakashi let out a long sigh.
Together for six years?
They have never been together...
"Although it seems like a marriage proposal is something that only one person needs to decide...but in fact, it still requires two people to decide..."
"What do you mean?" Uchiha Shu was a little confused.
"That is to say, there is no need to propose, because I know she won't agree."
Uchiha Shu looked him up and down carefully——
Hairstyle, handsome, no problem;
As for his appearance, although it is hard to see clearly because of the mask, his outline and temperament are handsome, no problem;
Although he always looks lazy, he is still very tall and thin when he stands up straight, and his body is light and agile, no problem...
Since the appearance is fine, the problem is...
"It's because Uncle Kakashi always reads books like 'Intimate Paradise' that Sister Chaolu doesn't agree!"
"..."
Seeing him silent, Uchiha Shu felt that what he thought was right: "Besides, you haven't even tried it. You said she wouldn't agree. Isn't that just your own guess?! What if she has been waiting for you to speak? If she has been waiting for you all the time, wouldn't that be pitiful?"
Seeing that Uchiha Shu was so distressed for Chaolu that he was about to cry, Kakashi couldn't help but hit him hard on the head.
...This kid didn't inherit any of Rin's intelligence and carefulness. He's as stupid as Obito was when he was a child!
"I know her better than you do."
Morning dew...
She is not the kind of female character who just waits silently like in a melodrama.
If she really wanted it, she would just go for it.
"Then why are you still together?" Shu cried out in pain and covered his head, but he was not afraid of Kakashi because of this. He wanted to get to the bottom of it: "What if Sister Chaolu doesn't want to live with you?"
Because of you.
But Kakashi just lowered his eyes to look at him, smiled, and did not answer.
"If that's the case, then it's not Sister Chaolu who's waiting for you, but you who's waiting for her?"
“No one is waiting for anyone.”
The tree was confused: "Don't you love her?"
"..."
"Doesn't she love you?"
"..."
Shu snatched the "Intimate Paradise" from Kakashi's hand: "I don't care! Uncle Kakashi, you have to try it once!"
"…Wait, that's a signed edition!"
"That's perfect! I have your autographed copy in my hand. If you don't obey me, I won't give it back to you!"
Taking a book back from a six-year-old child was not difficult for a seasoned jonin.
But for some reason, he showed an expression that said "I really can't do anything with you": "What do you want me to do?"
"Today is my birthday!" Shu's eyes sparkled. "Sister Chaolu will definitely come! You can propose to her! Hurry up, we still have time to prepare!"
"what to prepare?"
"Flowers!" Shu grabbed Kakashi and ran towards the village's commercial street: "We also need to buy a ring!"
He turned around and asked seriously, "Uncle Kakashi, your savings should be enough to buy a ring, right?"
"That depends on how big the ring is."
"How big a ring do you think Sister Chaolu deserves?"
“…This is the rhetoric of the consumerist trap!”
The tree made a face.
They first went to the Yamanaka Flower Shop, and once inside, Itsuki announced loudly, "Ino-sister! I want to buy flowers for a proposal!"
"Eh?" Ino came out of the store in surprise, looked at him, then looked at Kakashi who had followed in reluctantly, and couldn't help laughing: "Who's proposing?"
Shu pointed to Kakashi as a matter of course.
"Kakashi-sensei?? Is it Xiang Chaolu?"
"Uh...ah...for now...right."
"What's your attitude?" Ino raised an eyebrow: "Why do you look so embarrassed and helpless! Proposing is a sacred thing!"
"That's right!" Shu disagreed, "Uncle Kakashi, you have to cheer up!"
Kakashi let out a long sigh, "Yes, I am going to propose to Asaka."
"Finally - it's been six years!" Ino sighed, "Teacher Kakashi is such a drag!"
Procrastination?
Kakashi watched her and Shugan enthusiastically selecting a bouquet for him, then looked back at the sky outside the store.
It is daytime now and the moon cannot be seen, but he knows that the moon is always in the sky.
Just like Chaolu is not by his side now, but he always thinks of her.
Although no one said what the relationship between them was at the beginning, they always appeared together and people began to misunderstand.
At first, Kakashi would explain, but after one year, two years, three years...
Even if he said again, "We are not in that kind of relationship," no one believed him.
"Is it because the priestesses who serve the goddess of the stars cannot fall in love and therefore have to keep it a secret?"
"Okay, okay, you two are not in that kind of relationship. Got it, got it, got it."
"Hey, Kakashi, how long have you two been together? Almost four years, right? Don't you want to think about the future?"
"It's been five years! Kakashi! You're still together? Why haven't you gotten married yet?"
"Kakashi, you've been together for almost six years, right? Are you planning to - as is popular among young people these days - date for life without getting married? That's really trendy!"
Only Kakashi knew that it was nothing.
But why did he gradually stop explaining later?
"Because explanations are useless."
He convinced himself.
But what is the real reason?
He knew it very well, because he... liked to hear Chaolu's name being mentioned together with his own name.
He liked...the kind of relationship that was considered by others to be close to each other.
However, six years is indeed too long. If this illusion continues, it would be too greedy...
Propose?
Just right.
Chaolu will definitely refuse, and then their relationship will become what it should be.
But... Kakashi was a little worried. Would Chaolu feel that he was threatening her?
If she "broke up" with him in the eyes of outsiders, she would not be able to go with him to visit Obito and Rin as she had done before.
But she's been getting along well with them over the years, so there's no need to use him as an excuse, right?
After all, Uchiha Shu seemed to like her very much.
Then... let's end it.
It's time to end.
"Uncle Kakashi!" Shu called him excitedly, "Look! Isn't this bouquet of flowers beautiful!?"
Kakashi looked at the bouquet that was arranged completely according to Shu's own preferences and walked over: "Let me do it."
This was an important moment that would bring an end to their six-year relationship, and he had to do his best.
After walking out of the mountain flower shop with a bouquet of flowers as bright and colorful as an oil painting, Shu took Kakashi to choose a diamond ring.
The sparkling diamonds sparkled on the counter. Shu exclaimed and rushed over excitedly, but was dazzled by the various designs: "Wow... Which one will Sister Chaolu like?"
Kakashi glanced at it, and his eyes suddenly froze——
“Is that a butterfly pattern?”
"Yes." The clerk smiled and took out the ring. "Although it is a butterfly design, it is abstract and conceptual. The customer can recognize it at a glance. The taste is really good."
This level of rhetoric could not confuse the jonin, he just curled his eyes slightly.
But that diamond ring is indeed very special - it is not shaped like a butterfly to give the feeling of a living creature. Instead, it is made of a whole piece of diamond, carved into a triangular shape, and then the shape of the wings is outlined with gold edges, separating the torso, head and tail. It is simple, with only a few strokes, but it looks exquisite and gorgeous.