[Naruto]: "So that famous line Kakashi-sensei always quotes—it came from Obito?!"
[Sasuke]: "Wait, seriously? I thought he came up with it himself…"
[Sakura]: "I can't believe baby Kakashi was that cold and emotionless…"
[Kirigakure ANBU]: "Hmph. Naïve brats. In war, abandoning comrades for the mission is the logical choice."
[Fuguki Suikazan]: "Exactly! You can't save everyone!"
[Kurotsuchi]: "Pfft. I think we all know who Rin liked more now."
[Deidara]: "Obviously the guy who broke the rules for her! Any girl with a brain would pick that over rule-boy!"
[Mei Terumī]: "Ah~ risking it all for love? How romantic!"
[Fourth Raikage A]: "As expected of the Yellow Flash's student."
[Jiraiya]: "Heh, the kid's got guts. Well said, Obito!"
[Chōjūrō]: "Now I'm curious… how did Obito die?"
The audience across the Shinobi World fell silent, moved and bewildered.
Obito—of all people—had broken the ninja code to save his teammate.
To everyone's surprise, he had done what even legends once failed to do.
The winds of fate were turning.
The Rescue Begins
Obito crouched atop a branch, scanning the enemy camp below. His heart thudded like a drum.
Rin was there. Tied up. Alone.
He swallowed hard and readied himself—
"Going somewhere… brat?"
A cold voice sliced through the air behind him.
Before Obito could react, Kakashi flashed onto the scene, blade gleaming.
Steel pierced flesh—one Iwa-nin fell before he even screamed.
For a moment, music—if it could be heard across dimensions—would've thundered.
Obito blinked in shock.
"Ka… Kakashi?!"
The silver-haired boy didn't even look at him.
"Like I'd leave a crybaby like you alone."
[Rin]: "Kakashi-kun…"
[Iwa-nin]: "S-silver hair, that blade… You're the White Fang?!"
[Kakashi]: "No. That was my father's blade. I just carry what he left behind."
For a split second, the enemy's terror faded to relief—
He's not the White Fang…
Then, unseen in the fog, a second Iwa-nin—Daishi—slipped behind Obito.
Kakashi's eye widened.
"OBITO! BEHIND YOU!"
He lunged. Steel met steel—then blood splattered the dirt.
The enemy's kunai carved across Kakashi's face, shredding his left eye.
"Ahh—!" Kakashi dropped to one knee, clutching the bleeding wound.
[Boruto]: "So that's how Uncle Kakashi got his scar?!"
[Sarada]: "Say Sixth Hokage-sama, Boruto."
[Iwabe]: "Wow… that's rough."
Obito froze—then grit his teeth and hauled Kakashi up.
He turned to face the enemy standing smug atop a branch.
"Crybaby, huh? Doesn't look like he's crying now," Daishi sneered.
Obito's fingers clenched around his kunai. "You'll pay for that."
The Awakening
He took a step forward, heart hammering.
All his fear, all his frustration—ignited into fury.
"For once… let me protect my comrades!"
With a roar, Obito surged forward. His kunai drove straight through the hidden attacker's chest.
In that instant, his eyes spun—two red tomoe swirling like burning stars.
The Double Tomoe Sharingan awakened.
The screen lit crimson.
Every viewer in the Shinobi world gasped in unison.
[Sasuke]: "...Why is everyone staring at me?"
All across Konoha, random villagers subtly side-eyed the young Uchiha walking past.
He groaned audibly.
"Come on! I was EIGHT when my whole clan died! I didn't have enough chakra for fancy upgrades!"
[Shisui]: "I get you, Sasuke. Still… Obito was something else."
[Izuna]: "Two tomoe instantly? For comrades? That's pure talent."
[Madara]: "Hmph. Acceptable."
[Kazan Uchiha]: "Such potential… wasted too soon."
[Minato]: "If only I'd arrived in time that day…"
Inside the Kamui dimension, Obito's expression darkened.
"If only you had recognized me back then… Sensei."
A bitter smirk tugged at his lips. "Maybe none of that would've happened."
The Twin Flames
The two young Leaf ninja—one bearing his father's blade, the other awakened to power—charged into the enemy camp together.
Their teamwork flowed like instinct—perfect rhythm, perfect trust.
The crowd watching could barely breathe.
[Naruto]: "Let's gooo! White Fang Jr. and Crybaby combo!!"
[Boruto]: "Man, these fights look epic even without jutsu spam!"
[Sasuke]: "Hmph. Overrated."
[Itachi]: "No, Sasuke… look closer. Something's off—Obito's footwork just faltered."
The scene shifted—
the two reached a dark cavern.
Rin was there, tied up—but alive.
From the shadows stepped a burly Iwa captain with wild, spiky hair—Hikarui, the leader of the Magama Squad.
"Well, well… so the brats came after all," he sneered.
Obito's Sharingan flickered. He scanned Rin's body quickly—
it was illusion chakra. She was unconscious but unharmed.
Kakashi and Obito took positions—one left, one right.
"I've fought him once," Kakashi muttered. "He's fast. Watch yourself."
Hikarui's sandals scraped the stone floor. "Fast enough to kill both of you!"
He lunged.
Blades clashed, sparks flew—
metal screamed in the narrow cave.
Obito ducked under a kick, feeling the rush of air slice his hair.
Kakashi countered with a lightning-quick slash—
the enemy's blade grazed his head, shaving off a few silver strands.
The audience leaned forward, knuckles white.
[Sarada]: "This is intense…"
[Boruto]: "So this is what real ninja battles looked like…"
[Naruto]: "C'mon, Obito! Kakashi-sensei! Beat that walking explosion hairstyle!"
[Sasuke]: "Tch… I could end this in two moves."
[Itachi]: "Focus, Sasuke. Look—Obito's about to make a mistake."
The flames of battle flickered in Obito's scarlet eyes—
the fight, and fate itself, about to take their cruel turn.
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