God, that was so close!
Kakashi wiped the sweat from her forehead as she stepped down from the cart. It had been a few hours since they left the Uchiha behind, but Kakashi's nerves were still on edge.
Who looks at you with such innocent eyes, then delivers devastating news?!
Uchiha Izuna, that was who!
For a second, Kakashi saw her entire life flash before her eyes. It felt like she had escaped certain death by the skin of her teeth.
She needed to take the whole 'avoiding the Uchiha plan' a little more seriously because this was a close call.
"I will be heading home now, Kakashi-sensei," Shū told her, his eyes dead with exhaustion. Kakashi couldn't even blame him for being tired. They had spent nearly a full day just sitting in that cart, and sitting for that long was uncomfortable.
"Okay." Kakashi waved as he drove the cart away from where she stood in front of the clan head's house.
She took a deep breath, savoring the scents of the early morning before turning to head into the house.
"Itsuki-kun, are you here?" Kakashi called out as she closed the door, bending to remove her shoes.
It seemed he wasn't, which wasn't surprising. The young man had refused the offer to stay at the house because he didn't want his mother to be alone in their home, and his mother didn't want to move into the clan head's home.
So the two of them agreed that Kakashi could have the whole building to herself and that Itsuki would come in the afternoon to do his work in the office.
She set aside the things she bought to sort through later and left the crop's money box on the clan head's desk.
Knowing she was alone, Kakashi finally decided to face one of the scariest battles today. Even scarier than fighting Uchiha Madara.
Taking a bath in this form.
Kakashi stood in front of the bathroom door, staring at it like it was the entrance to an enemy stronghold.
Ever since arriving, Kakashi hadn't dared to inspect any part of this body too closely because…
It was too embarrassing!!
Kakashi would be honest. Aside from reading a few books and magazines here and there, Kakashi hadn't really looked at a woman's naked body. Enjoying the story? Read on at g.com.
Why?
Simply because Kakashi had never felt safe enough to be in such a vulnerable position with anyone.
Even when people had thrown themselves at Kakashi, it was still hard to accept because there was no foundation of trust between them.
And if you build a foundation like that, you get attached. Forming any attachment to people had been young Kakashi's worst nightmare. Because guess what? People die.
So Kakashi had been alone for years.
And by the time that fear was gone, well…
Kakashi was already Hokage, and it felt like taking advantage of the position to try to date one of the people who had to listen to him.
The power imbalance was too much.
So Kakashi resigned herself to a lifetime of celibacy, with only Icha Icha for company. God, Kakashi missed that book.
Kakashi should have known that the only way to become acquainted with a woman's body was if that woman was Kakashi herself.
Wiping an imaginary tear, Kakashi opened the bathroom door to start the tedious task of filling the wooden tub.
On second thought, Kakashi might miss modern indoor plumbing more than Icha Icha.
Halfway through stripping, Kakashi wondered if getting cleaned up was really worth it. She would just give her body a quick wipe under her clothes without looking.
Just the thought of spending the rest of her days wiping away the grime made her cringe. If she didn't face this now, she would never be clean again!
So Kakashi stripped, her face heating as the last piece of clothing dropped to the floor.
Her eyes were tightly shut. Gritting her teeth and giving herself a pep talk, she forced them open, only to squeak and close them again.
Okay, maybe keeping her eyes shut was the better option for now…
Carefully, Kakashi reached both hands out and fumbled her way to the tub. Then her foot caught on one of the clothing articles dropped on the floor, and she tumbled into the hot water.
"Ow." Kakashi groaned, rubbing where her shoulder bumped the wall of the tub.
She let out a long, exhausted sigh.
Forget the embarrassment. She was far too old to be acting like a high school boy seeing tits for the first time. Kakashi needed to hurry up, clean herself, and get to bed before she accidentally killed herself.
So, with her resolve restored, Kakashi opened her eyes and ignored the very pretty distractions that were now taking up her chest.
And she started the process of cleaning up.
Just because she tried to ignore them didn't mean she fully succeeded in ignoring the differences and similarities in body types.
Kakashi's body, as a man, had always been built more toward speed than raw strength, so the muscle mass reflected that. She was thankful that fact was still true in this body.
Earlier, when she had been fighting, she had tested out the difference in balance, and she realized that it wasn't too bad. Nothing that would generally impact her fighting style too badly.
The only real contrast, aside from the more feminine shape, was the softness. Kakashi was now softer everywhere. From her hands to her thighs, everything was a little more squishy.
It was easy to conclude that people would find her new body attractive.
And it was Kakashi's body. She had all the scars to prove it. Even the beauty mark that had been at the top of the right pec was now resting on the upper curve of her breast.
Kakashi let out another deep sigh as she finally, finally, put on her sleeping clothes.
Hopefully, next time's experience would be a little less frustrating. She couldn't relax in the water at all because it was a little uncomfortable having to watch the jiggling that kept happening whenever she moved.
She was still too worked up about the whole thing, but she hoped it would get easier with time. Eventually, she would get used to the changes and feel comfortable in her own skin again.
She shook her head, hoping the flush on her cheeks would subside, and made her way out of the bathroom toward the master bedroom.
When she woke up from her nap, she would have to beat up- er, train Itsuki-kun hard to let off some of her frustration.
After all, someone had to pay for the suffering she had endured today.