The only sound that filled the room was your chatter as you talked Kakashi's ears off after returning from a particularly grueling mission. Kakashi, of course, was silent as he usually was. He knew that it was better just to let you ramble than to interrupt you. You both were currently changing out of your bloodied uniforms when something caught Kakashi's eye.

Damn.

It was normal for ninjas to have some scars, everybody did. But the amount you had was.... extreme. They covered your body, all of them old and healed. Kakashi tried not to stare, but it was difficult. His gray eyes were locked on the old scars, trying to see the origins of each mark.

Kakashi almost wanted to confront you about it, but he wouldn't say anything about the scars out of respect for you as his friend. He continued to change, keeping a careful watch on you from the corner of his eye.