The light glinted off his arm and a darkness deepened and sharpened the glint in his eyes. " Who the hell is Obito? "
THE MONSTROUS MACHINE glared back at him, a stark contrast to the darkness that hid the face he could still recognize. the first time he’d heard that voice, kakashi had been sent into a panic, muscles clenching with nostalgic pain. his fingers were clasped tightly around the shield which was poised to fly from his hand. he’d stopped abruptly as the assailant turned back to him after a precise shot had knocked his mask askew. kakashi was frozen, years of cold sinking back into his bones as everything reenacted in a flash in his head.
❛ OBITO… ❜
HE’D WATCHED IT: the tears had dropped from his eyes along with his best friend, so far down that nothing could be seen. the world had stopped turning until obito was lost to the darkness which swallowed him ravenously. then it all came crashed down around him, informing him life would not wait any longer.
AS THE FIGHT raged on, kakashi was forced to remit those images, to cast aside his longing for a time which was much more innocent. he played his guard fully, unwilling to strike back since the reveal. the clash had suddenly gotten much closer than kakashi anticipated, and he was forced to stare into that eye which was a twin of his own. obito’s words struck him harder than any punch thrown. he didn’t believe it, wouldn’t believe it.
❛ YOU KNOW me…!! you’re uchiha obito, and you were my friend!! ❜
