Kakashi familiarizes himself with retirement, and tries to be a good friend to Sakura during some difficult times. Instead, he finds himself fighting his own feelings. KakaSaku ship, explicit content.

Right when Konoha is getting used to post-war peace, team 7's time enjoying it is disrupted by a certain Uchiha. When Sasuke decides his return to the village was a mistake. How will the rest of team 7 handle his choice? How will it affect their friendships? Kaka-Saku ship. Rated M for violence, gore, dark themes, and eventually sexually explicit material.