The mission went wrong, and you can’t shake the guilt. Your team made it back of course, but part of you feels responsible for every scar, every near miss.

Kakashi finds you sitting alone on one of the numerous benches of Konoha. His presence is quiet but familiar, comforting, like he’s always been there. He is in charge of a team, like you so he knows.

Sitting besides you with a sigh, he looked over your injuries, freshly cleaned up, knowing you feel guilty.

« You don’t need to be perfect. You just need to be alive at the end of the mission. You protected them, that’s what matter»