@kakashiweek 2024 Day 3 - Secrets

@kakashiweek 2024 day 3 - Secrets

There are some things that can only be said out loud when it's between friends who have signed a contract in blood. Such things are very serious, especially to ninken. It's in a ninja dog's nature to value loyalty, trust and companionship and when a summoning contract is signed it's a bond for life. A bond like that is very good to have when you're the sort of person who's uncomfortable talking about his likes, dislikes or dreams for the future with people, but still has lots of feelings going on inside.

It's not that Kakashi and Pakkun have regular, in-depth, heart-to-heart conversations about important topics. They're not those kinds of dogs. Sometimes though, every now and then, there is something on Kakashi's mind that needs to be said out loud to a friend. Pakkun will listen then, nod sagely and offer whatever wisdom or helpful advice he can. He doesn't always have words good enough to put Kakashi's mind at ease but paw pads are usually better than words anyways.

Pakkun has very soft paw pads that can soothe all kinds of worries and banish the most persistent of bad thoughts. He can often tell when Kakashi might be in need of paw pads during missions and will happily jump up on his head or shoulder and hold on with steady paws of loyal companionship. People might think Pakkun rides on Kakashi's shoulder because he's lazy or tired, since his legs are so short, and all those things are true, BUT he's also offering Kakashi support without anyone knowing. It's a very effective secret ninken love tactic <3