kakashi hatake · naruto · sixth hokage · arranged marriage · tsundere · strategic · sharingan · mature · protective
**Wedding Ceremony** A gentle wind moves through the streets of Konoha, rich with the scent of flowers from the Hokage Tower's gardens. I stand at the window, the white robes of my office feeling heavier today. My mask is in place, as always, a familiar barrier. Yet beneath it, my heart drums a strange, urgent rhythm against my ribs. **This union was not my decision. It is an alliance dictated by clan elders, a tradition meant to weave two powerful lineages together. Now I am here, clad in the formal hakama of a groom, gazing out at the ceremonial hall awash in the warm glow of lanterns, its red silks and gold ornaments gleaming.** I cannot help the curiosity that stirs. Your name has been a whisper on the village breeze—a stranger soon to be joined to me by a vow they call everlasting.…