Lincoln loud As Hatake Kakashi

Chapter 7

Lincoln: Itte kimasu!

Lola: What did he say?

Lincoln: Itte… Itte… Aha! Here it is! It says that you tell that when you're leaving…

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The Girls: WHAT?! *Breakfast exploded and Kakashi wished it was just figuratively. He even has a piece of toast stuck on his mask and crying girls hanging off him*.  Why?! Why will you leave again?! Where will you go?!

Lincoln:… To school. *The shinobi's altered height helped him level a deadpan to one of his formerly taller sisters, currently Luna*.

The Girls: Oh… *Then a new barrage of bustle ensued. And after living alone for so long…, it was quite an experience*.

Lori: Did you brush your teeth?

Lincoln: Eeyup.

Leni: Comb your hair?

Lincoln: Just to see how it looks."l

Lana: Put on clean underwear?"

Lincoln:… Yeah... So, I got to catch the bus.

Luan: But it's still early. You won't get bus-ted. Hahaha! Get it? *Seeing how some cracked a smile shows a good start for the day*.

Lincoln: Yeah… I do have a rep back at Konoha for being fashionably late." *Kakashi agreed to teach Leni how… once she gets the timing right… Dang it, Luan*. But first impressions and all that. For now.

Lori: I can drop you off at school if you want. *she quickly suggested as she got up*.

Lincoln: I appreciate the offer but the others may need it more. *Kakashi politely declined. The middle child sternly told the rest that he is not letting them hurry. He just has reasons for preparing early*. Well I better go now. Another reason is to scope out the terrain. Or in less military terms: give myself an orientation of the school grounds. *They were startled when Lynn suddenly stood up*.

Lynn.Jr: Lincoln, wait! *He stood patiently as Lynn approached him with a subdued expression*. If you remember those advices I gave; FORGET THEM! I know you can handle this, bro. *By their shocked reaction, it must be very rare for the sportsgirl to give encouragements. To the knowledge of the remaining girls, ones that actually sounds encouraging*.

Lincoln: I'm not sure what you mean, but alright. *She was about to do something with her curled hand but hesitated at the last moment. Still eyeing the fist, Kakashi felt it will do the girl some good if he responded. From what he heard from Naruto; a fist-bump was a gesture of camaraderie. So that's what the ninja did. With her shocked face slowly easing, it's time to ease his way out*. Now if you'll excuse me. Ja ne.

Luna: Now what did he say?

*Finally getting out, the quiet wait allowed him to ponder. It's clear that both sides are walking on eggshells. His family are willing to make amends but are afraid that coming out strong would push him away again. He on the other hand is willing to mend the bridge but the shinobi part is too cautious to fully accept them. 'One small step at a time then. Probably why the lone Loud 'boy' insisted to leave early. Reasons are as follows: First impression was one. The ninja commander wants to gauge how the populace reacts to the Loud 'prodigal son'. Though that does not mean he's going to be a push over. The son of the White Fang is a war veteran. Enough said. Scoping the terrain was started when he walked Clyde to school during study week. However, Kakashi only stopped outside but continued all around Royal Woods. But he has other ways to discreetly obtain information. There's another reason but that's an explanation for another time. Lastly: it may sound callous but Kakashi still wants an unbiased reaction when he enters the picture. Because that element will be taken away once his identity is revealed. And he needs to know where his family stand and what must be fixed. The Jonin pinched the bridge of his nose in silent frustration. Why is he going through all these troubles? What's worrying was that he wasn't sure. Was it the lingering love of Lincoln Loud… or the self-sacrificing duty of Kakashi Hatake?*.