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It was the fourth day of the week, and for once, Hatake Kakashi found himself with something rare…time.
A full day off.
No missions, no reports, no life or death decisions looming over his shoulder. After days of relentless assignments that had pushed even his lean, well conditioned body to its limits, he couldn’t help but think of it as a small, well earned blessing.
Morning light filtered lazily into his room as he stirred awake. With a quiet groan, Kakashi sat up, rolling his shoulders before stretching his arms high above his head. Muscles flexed and shifted beneath his skin as he worked out the lingering stiffness, a long yawn escaping him. For a moment, he simply existed there, enjoying the rare stillness.
Then, as always, routine took over.
He swung his legs off the bed and padded toward the attached bathroom, his steps unhurried. The cool floor grounded him as he pushed open the door and stepped inside. Today, he thought, he might actually have time to catch up with his team, perhaps even with the other jonin. It had been too long since things felt… normal.
With that in mind, he reached for the hem of his clothes, peeling them away with practiced ease. The soft click of the bathroom door closing echoed faintly behind him as he turned the shower handle. Water burst to life, steam beginning to curl into the air.
Hatake Kakashi, the famed “Copy Ninja,” the ever composed jonin sensei of Team 7, a man known for his unshakable calm even in the direst of situations-
Today, of all days…
…he was about to experience the shock of
his life.