why me (kakashi x reader)

Chapter 9

"ARE YOU NUTS OR SOMETHING?!" y/n yelled as she broke down the door to Hokage's office. 

"What are-" Minato started to speak but he was cut off. 

"ARE YOU CRAZY?! DO YOU WANT HIM TO GET WORSE?! NOW ALL HE WILL BE SURROUNDED WITH IS DEATH! HOW DO YOU THINK THAT WILL HELP HIM?" 

After the war finished Minato was named The 4th Hokage. Everything was settling down slowly, the war took a lot out of people. Yesterday, Kakashi got put in the Anbu. To y/n that was the stupidest idea ever, but Minato thought it might help him. 

"Calm down y/n. You won't settle anything with yelling." Minato said as he slowly stood up. 

"Leave us." he dismissed other ninja that were there. 

"Listen, to you this might sound like a crazy idea..."

"It is." 

"No, not really. He will be surrounded with people similar to him. He might find comfort there." 

"But how the HELL will he do that. You didn't see all those sleepless nights we had because of his nightmares. You haven't seen what he is battling every day. It's a struggle to get him out of the bed, I have to make him eat, calming him down is getting harder by the day. You have absolutely NO idea how he is!"

She was furious. She's been alone with him for so long, she knows him very well now. This is the stupidest thing anyone could have done in her opinion. Kakashi needs comfort, she thinks, not more death and trauma. 

"I know about all that." he said calmly. 

"I've been watching him since Rin died. I knew he wasn't going to take it well. So as a 4th Hokage I want to do most I can." 

"It seems as if you're trying the exact opposite." she replied harshly. 

"I want him to be happy too." he gave her a soft smile.

"Maybe this will teach him the value of life, that was my line of thought." 

Minato turned towards the window, looking at Konoha. He needs to protect this village with his life, every citizen, every treasure, every bond. He wanted Konoha to be a safe, peaceful village. He wanted everyone to be satisfied with their life there. 

"I think you're stupid for this." she spat and furiously left. 

How can he be so stupid?! I am the one taking care of him now, not him! Why does he have to butt into it with something so stupid?! And he calls himself The Hokage. Tsk, the worst one yet. 

She didn't know what to do now. Since Obito and Rin passed she only had Kakashi. Minato was busy and she barely had any time to visit Kushina. That's right! Kushina!

She rushed to her house. Kushina had a big influence on Minato, maybe she'll be able to change his mind. 

Breathlessly she knocked on the door. 

"It's opened!" Kushina spoke. 

Going inside, taking her shoes off she rushed into the kitchen where Kushina was just cleaning the dishes. 

"Oh hay!" she replied grinning. 

"I-" she was catching her breath: "I need your help." 

Kushina offered her a seat in the dining room. She came back in a moment with two cups of tea. 

"Tell me, what's been bothering you?" she asked as she sat down. 

"It's Kakashi... And Minato..." she started. 

"You don't agree with Minato's idea to put Kakashi in the Anbu, huh? Yeah, I didn't think it was a good idea either, but look. Now Kakashi will be directly under Minato, he won't be alone ya know." she replied looking into the cup. 

"Yeah, but you know what Anbu is right?! All his missions will be about killing, that won't help him one bit! What if he turns suicidal like his dad?!" 

"He won't." Kushina cut her off. 

"He made a promise to himself, I talked to him. About the Anbu. He promised he will stay alive, not give up. He doesn't want the history to repeat, ya know."

"But what if he can't keep that promise-" 

She was interrupted by Kushina's hug. Something melted in her at that moment, she started to cry uncontrollably. She lost her parents, her brother, Obito and Rin, the last thing she wanted to lose right now is Kakashi. She didn't know what she'll do without him. 

Years passed. Kakashi was barely in hers or his apartment, she saw him maximum three times a year. It was draining the life out of her. It was noticeable, she stopped caring about her strength. She started declining harder missions and preferred doing the easier ones where she didn't have to leave the village. 

She wore a fake smile every day, she didn't want anyone to question her sanity. She just wanted everyone to be happy. She took on Obito's role in helping the elders. She learned a bit of medical ninjutsu so she helped little kids when they would fall on the playground. 

She was trying to help the village as much as she could, since there was no one helping her. This was her way of trying to move on and heal. She wanted to honor Obito and Rin in everyday things, she wanted to be of some help. 

One day, as she was coming back from another D-rank mission she got summoned by Minato. Arriving there she couldn't believe her eyes, Kakashi was there as well. She hasn't seen him in over a year. 

He was now taller than her, by a lot. He still had his messy silvery-white hair, his mask was still there. His shoulders broadened and he has gotten a lot stronger. Her eyes sparkled as they locked eyes. He gave her signature one-eyed smile. 

Snapping back to reality she approached Minato's desk. 

"You summoned me Lord 4th?" she lost the respect she had for Minato. 

She now had to respect him as Lord 4th, not her old sensei. He disappointed her when he put Kakashi in Anbu. She wanted to have no strings attached to him.

"I summoned you both because you two will be on a secret mission together." he said writing something down. 

"Secret mission? Lord excuse me but I don't have the skills for that-" y/n tried to oblige. 

"You don't need any exceptional skills dear. You're good with medical ninjutsu and spying, that's all you'll need to do." he explained calmly. 

"And that's also why I have Kakashi accompany you. You know what he doesn't and he knows what you don't." 

"What is the mission, sir?" Kakashi spoke now. 

His voice deepened. It was deep and fluid, like a song. 

"If you didn't know my wife Kushina is a Jinchuriki. And from a few weeks ago she is also, pregnant." he made a stop here. 

Both y/n and Kakashi were caught off guard. They were too stunned to speak. 

"I'll need you two to look out for her until her due date."