The Outcome Was Decided

As the sharp dagger came down and pierced his heart, Danzo recalled his life of failure.

Back when Teacher Tobirama had said someone needed to stay behind and cover the retreat, if he had been a little braver, would he have become the Third Hokage?

He had spent his entire life chasing the position of Hokage, stopping at nothing. Not only had he lost to Hiruzen Sarutobi, but now he had also been defeated by Minato Namikaze, a junior. In the end, it had all been for nothing!

Danzo was dead. Aside from his heart, Kakashi made sure to stab every other vital spot as well.

The sudden feeling of finally avenging his great hatred made Kakashi lose all sense of purpose in living. His two teammates had died one after another. If not for his teacher and that hot-blooded idiot in the village, perhaps he would have already become a walking corpse.

Walking up to Minato Namikaze, Kakashi lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, Sensei. I caused you trouble. I'll bear all responsibility for what comes next."

Ruffling his student's hair, Minato pointed at the person restrained on the other side and said with a bitter smile, "Kakashi, everything you did today was under my orders, so you won't be punished. But before that, take a look at who that person is."

With one glance, Kakashi saw that half of the man's face had been nearly destroyed. He had not paid much attention before, but now, looking at the other intact half of his face, he discovered a shocking truth.

Could this guy be... Obito!

Dragging his heavy feet, Kakashi walked over to Obito Uchiha.

"Is that you, Obito?"

Obito Uchiha, who had been trying to avoid him and minimize his presence, finally met Kakashi's gaze with his