"You! Believe it or not, I'll beat you up, you damn Kakashi!"
Kakashi spread his hands helplessly. "Here we go again. I'm merely stating the facts, but some people can never accept them."
Kakashi Hatake was also somewhat helpless at the sight of the two. At first, he had rather enjoyed it, because hearing his friends bicker reminded him of the days when he used to argue with Obito.
But after so much time, he only found them rather noisy.
"Kakashi, don't be such a killjoy. Maybe this is Obito's dream?"
Rin looked at Obito with a smile. Her expression was utterly sincere, without the slightest hint of mockery.
"Don't worry, Obito. I believe you'll be able to do it someday. I'll always be watching you."
Obito's face visibly reddened, as red as an apple.
Kakashi merely shook his head beside him. "Tsk, tsk."
Just those two sounds made Obito instantly bristle.
"Hey! What's that supposed to mean? Damn you, Kakashi!"
Rin could only smile helplessly and shake her head.
The bond between these two brothers was truly wonderful, but they argued and bickered far too often.
Sometimes, even someone as good-tempered as Rin could not take it anymore.
"All right, all right, you two, stop it. Kakashi, why do you always have to provoke Obito?"
Kakashi was momentarily speechless, unable to offer any explanation.
Obito, meanwhile, looked triumphant as he stood with his hands on his hips and stared at Kakashi.
"All right, Obito, don't get too smug either. Both of you take a step back and let this go."
Of course, Obito listened closely to Rin. "Fine, fine, fine. I'll let it slide today for Rin's sake."
Kakashi glanced at Obito, merely snorted coldly, and said nothing.
Tomohiro wore a kindly smile as he watched the friendship among