┇╚♜╝┇ - "Naruto." It was sort, soft yet thick with something that was pushing the limit of a sanity that was of the verge of breaking and flowing out in an plethora of madness. Yet the male that stood with a sharpened eye just gazed, unblinking for a while as the words seemed scattered. It was not like such a thing had not happened before, no no these things where common when it was being undone like this. For 'In the shinobi world, those that break the written and unwritten rules are deemed trash... but be that as it may... Those that would desregard their comrades so easily are even worse than trash. And those who don't have the decency to respect the memories of their comrades are the worst.' Though the significant of everything being built up as it was was driving own some type of wedge that was needing to be called name to. It was testing on nerves, everything left unsaid and even more not even comfortable upon chapped lips. But the others had come out of the blue, from behind and just went to be their undoing. It wasn't hard a two man mission with the complications of an Anbu type means. If it wasn't for- Him. They would be without breath, blood soaking the ground. With more cuts and bruises, gashes and head injuries then could be counted. Because of him, Kakashi was ever grateful, once more it seemed. For such just smiled through pain- And a torn mask, arms around the boy's shoulders just tightened as he was helped walk along to somewhere- More protected. "Thank you- I owe you one." Those where the only words that came, and for it seemed that they where the only ones that where going to come. The male Nin, just hoped, wished and pried that Naruto, understood. --------