Naruto thought the counter-offer over, Fukkura-san clutched tight to his chest. "Can I take my bath with you and Dad?"

Kakashi blinked. They hadn't bathed together in several months; perhaps he hadn't realized Naruto missed it. "No," he said finally. "Enjoying your punishment would defeat the point."

Naruto drooped. "I don't want to go to school," he said forlornly, but he slid off the bed, still clutching Fukkura-san, and padded across the floor to lean against Minato's leg. "Will you come watch me in my bath?" he asked Kakashi, last-ditch pleading.

Something softened in the line of Kakashi's mouth under the mask. He dropped into a crouch, hands resting loose between his knees. "Don't you want your dad? You've had me for two days."

"Want you both," Naruto said stubbornly, and hid his face in Fukkura-san's fur.

Negotiations and justice were one thing, but Minato's throat was too tight, suddenly. He dropped a hand onto the tousled blond head. "You can have us both. I'll wash your hair and Kakashi can keep me from falling asleep. But we'll have to be quick, because we'll be late for your school. Can you get the bath started?"

"You promised you'll come," Naruto told Kakashi. He shoved Fukkura-san into Minato's hands and took off in a slippery dash for the bathroom before Kakashi could counter that he said no such thing.

"You set yourself up for that," Minato said, amused. He smoothed a hand over the rabbit's raggedy ears, so well-loved that they were losing their fur in patches. "Thank you for looking after him," he added quietly. "I should've known Saya would be overwhelmed. I should've made other arrangements, but— I didn't expect to be away so long, or out of communication like that."

He'd have to make sure Naruto was in a more stable environment before he left again. Rin was far too busy at the hospital for him to ask her to look after Naruto — she had less downtime than Kakashi, these days. Could he vet, hire, and train another competent housekeeper in time? The hiring process for Saya had been a nightmare, three months ago. Maybe a retired ANBU might be interested in the challenge…

"Well," Kakashi said, "for subduing a revolution, saving a city, and managing the, what, third crisis this month? I think the price of a small kitchen fire isn't too high."

"Hah," Minato said. "The revolution was mostly subdued when I got there. We were the clean-up crew." He tossed Fukkura-san back at Naruto's bed, and bumped his shoulder against Kakashi's. "You forgot to add the price of a day and a half of your downtime in there. Or is a three-year-old's company still preferable to your new team's?"