Busted!
Age: 5
"Busted!"
Sakura has always been a precocious child, picking up weird hobbies and preferring to learn and discover on her own. Therefore Kakashi didn't question it if odds and ends started disappearing from the house, a couple of cup noodles, bandages, flash bangs—which, thinking about it now shouldn't really be something he deemed normal for a five year old to carry around with her at all times- and some books but when Sakura tried to sneak out nails and a hammer, Kakashi was starting to become concerned.
"Sakura, what are you doing?" Kakashi drawled, lazily eyeing the little pink haired girl he caught by surprise.
"Wahh! You scared me 'Kashi!" Screamed the young girl, nearly dropping the small bag she was struggling to carry before Kakashi took it from her. He peered at the contents of the bag, nails, a hammer and couple of snacks.
He then looked at his little charge, garbed in her "Ninja" attire, black pants and her favorite long sleeved blue shirt, wearing his extra face mask but neglecting to use the eye- patch—it must've been annoying her—and currently outside standing on their apartment wall, in broad daylight; he had to tell her that wearing such an attire in broad daylight wasn't really an effective way to be stealthy. Maybe someday. When it stops being cute. But he doubts it.
"Sakura, why does a five year old like yourself, need to bring nails and hammers to play at the park?" Kakashi asked, ruffling his silver hued hair, knowing he's going to be in for another of the pinkette's ridiculous escapades; seriously, how much trouble can a five year old get herself into?
"If you must know, I need them to build a house for my pet!" Huffed the little girl, trying to grab the bag from Kakashi's hold and failing miserably.
"A pet? I didn't know you had one." Kakashi replied, raising an eyebrow, while skillfully dodging the pinkette's attempts at taking back the heavy cargo. Sakura barely noticed that Kakashi was moving away from her, as she followed him in her attempts, and towards the playground which was her original destination.
"I do! I just found him recently. I didn't bring him back here because I knew you would shoo him away, 'Kashi! You meanie!" Cried the frustrated little girl, still struggling miserably for her bag.
"Sakura, I'm not a meanie, I just care about you. I couldn't let you keep that Liger from the Forest of Death because it was dangerous, I didn't want you to get hurt, you know? So do you still blame poor little old 'Kashi for caring so much for his Saku-chan?" Stated Kakashi, putting his hand towards his chest, as if she hurt him with her words. It was all so heartfelt. Really.
Sakura's eyes began to water, fat droplets falling from her thick lower lashes and sliding down her rosy cheeks. She quickly ran to Kakashi, tackling him in the midsection with a tight hug, burrowing her face into his stomach, crying; "Of course not! I will always love 'Kashi! Always!"
Kakashi's face softens, he hugs her back tenderly, dropping the bag to the ground, and kneeling down to her height to wipe away her tears and kiss the crown of her head. Sakura lets go of his torso, opting to hug him around his neck this time, covering his mask with her tears and most probably slobber; he wouldn't have it any other way. Kakashi was content to stay like this but he knew they would get in the way of other people so he let go of her slowly.
The next thing Kakashi knows, Sakura was running down the street. She had taken the bag from where it's fallen and escaped. Kakashi sighs, Sakura would be too formidable an opponent once she becomes a kunoichi.
Imagine Kakashi's surprise when he followed her and came across her "pet". Her pet; the Yondaime Hokage's son.