Kakashi let his tumbler rest on the table, not rude enough to take the toast without its intended purpose fulfilled.
"You remember your transition from ROOT to ANBU, don't you?" the silver-haired shinobi asked, poking his food with his chopsticks again before deeming a chunk ready and shoving it across to the cooler side of the grill. "You had the same problem then - separating one life from the other."
"If you think you'll find it hard to adjust, help yourself by separating yourself from Tenzou the ANBU Captain." Obviously he could only give Tenzou advice from his own personal experience, but.. When all was said and done, his recovery hadn't turned him out too bad, right? This way he could still embrace his old names and take Tenzou out of the box when he was needed for ANBU whilst allowing himself a life in the village.
"It worked for Kinoe and it worked for me," He looked up into Tenzou's face then, a gentle smile evident in the way his mask contorted over his nose. "I'm sure it could work for Tenzou, if that's what you want."
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"You remember your transition from ROOT to ANBU, don't you?" the silver-haired shinobi asked, poking his food with his chopsticks again before deeming a chunk ready and shoving it across to the cooler side of the grill. "You had the same problem then - separating one life from the other."
"If you think you'll find it hard to adjust, help yourself by separating yourself from Tenzou the ANBU Captain." Obviously he could only give Tenzou advice from his own personal experience, but.. When all was said and done, his recovery hadn't turned him out too bad, right? This way he could still embrace his old names and take Tenzou out of the box when he was needed for ANBU whilst allowing himself a life in the village.
"It worked for Kinoe and it worked for me," He looked up into Tenzou's face then, a gentle smile evident in the way his mask contorted over his nose. "I'm sure it could work for Tenzou, if that's what you want."