[She practically raised him. More than she raised Naruto and that fact doesn't escape her. That's why sometimes Naruto is a stranger to her and there's always a pain in her heart when she realizes it.
But seeing Kakashi, a boy she helped and was around and certainly hugged a lot, lifts a weight from her shoulders she didn't know was there.
It's just as tight and warm and big as he remembers too, only her arms can't get around him as well as they used to to keep him from squirming away. It's that, that makes her pull back and look up at him.
Looking up at Kakashi.]
Well. You sure grew up.
[He gets probably one of the brightest smiles she can muster too.]
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But seeing Kakashi, a boy she helped and was around and certainly hugged a lot, lifts a weight from her shoulders she didn't know was there.
It's just as tight and warm and big as he remembers too, only her arms can't get around him as well as they used to to keep him from squirming away. It's that, that makes her pull back and look up at him.
Looking up at Kakashi.]
Well. You sure grew up.
[He gets probably one of the brightest smiles she can muster too.]