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- you cannot convince me otherwise that Kakashi would be the type of dad to cry when his child is born
- would he do his absolute best to hide the tears? yes, without a doubt, but at the same time, he would also fail miserably, not even his mask can help him with that
- his little pup is born and he is now a father of one, not exactly his plan but that doesn’t mean that he wouldn’t love his child unconditionally
- before becoming the Hokage, I wouldn’t exactly say that the Copy Cat Shinobi of all people is rather to become a father, to parent a child
- up until the war, he has a lot of his own trauma to deal with and too many unclosed chapters of his life before he is mentally ready to take care of another human being, one that relies on him
- after becoming Hokage he might not be totally ready, but more so before
- the pregnancy of his significant other does come with a lot of doubts
- was he ready to be a father? would he be a good father?
- no matter how often his significant other would be there to comfort him and dispel his doubts, he would continue thinking of himself in a bad light, worried that he would be the one to ‘ruin’ his child
- the birth of his child comes with a lot of fears
- there is always this persistent fear of losing his significant other in childbirth, a fate similar to that of his mother
- Kakashi is not entirely ready to be a father, and even less prepared to be a single father of all things
- he would be the type of spouse to be there for his significant other all throughout the birth of their child, who would stand by their side throughout every minute of pain, complying with all wishes
- and then the child is born, and his whole world turns upside down
- as soon as he lays eyes upon his first-born, all doubts in his mind dispel as though they were never even there in the first place
- its like he has been bestowed with the greatest gift of all by kami, he cannot believe it
- underneath his mask, Kakashi would wear a smile he only ever wore with his significant other and dearest friends around, one that made the muscles in his cheeks hurt
- not even Icha Icha of all things can compare to this feeling
- despite all of the indescribably joy he is experience, he would be the type of freshly-baked father to be hesitant to hold his child, his very own bundle of joy
- it would take some time and a lot of convincing from his significant other to have him pick-up his child and cradle them in his arms
- it is like natural instincts he never knew he had were kicking in, his heart swelling as he held his small child close to his chest, their tiny fist grabbing onto the material of his shirt
- the feeling was incomparable to any other, nothing like he ever experienced before
- the joys of becoming a father were quickly getting to him
- while he was no natural at everything, Kakashi would be the type of father to read up on everything he could, even if that meant reading every single parenting book the library of Konoha had to offer
- and when I say everything, I mean everything
- nothing was going to stop this man from giving his child the world and more
- from the very first moment he set his eyes on his child, to everyday he got to see them growing up, Kakashi was determined to give his child the best childhood they could have, as carefree, fun and loving as possible, no matter what that would take
- he wouldn’t allow for his child to live the life he had to live, not in a million years he would allow for that to happen
- raising a child comes with a lot of hurdles and challenges, and even though he would be afraid of not overcoming them, he would manage so time and time again
- his child is his everything to him, as is his significant other, no doubt there