[ He understands intuitively that she's thanking him for taking care of Naruto, but he'd even failed her there, too.

Naruto had grown up alone, and Kakashi had contributed to that.

Kushina's hand is a comforting gesture, but somehow, Kakashi doesn't feel like he deserves it right now. He takes a breath to compose himself, then slowly pulls back so he can look down at her, hands moving to her shoulders. ]

I'm sorry it has to be like this, Kushina-san.