In autumn, leaves fall, and ancient secrets hide among shadows and lanterns. Kakashi has always seen the world differently, but on that Halloween night, he encounters something that defies his understanding: a mischievous boy with eyes that seem to hold the very magic of autumn. Between mystery, tricks, and laughter, an unlikely bond is formed — and time will reveal just how far it can take them.
It doesn't mean you can't tell fate to jump off a cliff.
Rating: Mature
Fandom: Naruto
Relationship: Hatake Kakashi/Nohara Rin/Uchiha Obito
Word Count: 3400 (Complete and posts one chapter daily)
For the Obitober 2021 Mirror Challenge - Corruption/Redemption.
This story is for @malakia215 who pointed out that Izuna and Obito have the same birthday, and someone else (uncredited by choice) who said that they thought that Obito might actually be Izuna. It is also for the awesome @kurakura0-0 without whom this story would never have made it past the first chapter.
Warnings:
The canonical character death tag is for Madara.
Obito watches this old man who claims to be Madara - the Uchiha who took the Shodaime's hand, the Uchiha who tried to destroy the village - and feels something in him rebel.
He's old, possibly the oldest person that Obito has ever seen, gone wrinkled and grey even as he's tied to the tree that gives him life, and somehow Obito knows that this is very wrong.
His hair should be black, his eyes fiery. He should be angry, furious, a titan of battle. Not this patient spider in a web of lies.
The only thing that still feels natural is the way Madara looks at the figure of the Shodaime who grows out of the tree, hands eternally reaching. When Obito sees Madara trace that unseeing face, hold those unmoving hands, he can't help but grieve… though for whom he doesn't know.
For Madara? For the Shodaime? For himself?
He ignores the small voice that whispers, for he's already gotten used to the silent voices during the short time that he's spent in this cave of death and despair.
The voice makes no sense anyway.
But every time he looks at Madara, he has to quell the words that rise to his lips.
here’s my contribution to obitober 2020,, he’s mad because he pooped his pants in front of rin or something idk ask kakashi. repost because tumblr decided they hated me
