"Brother Obito studied the Great Fireball for half a year."
"Brother Obito almost choked to death on candy during the Chunin Exams, but Senior Guy saved him."
"So Brother Obito had so many embarrassing stories from when he was a kid..."
After hearing Guy recount the funny things from their childhood, Youhu laughed out loud. As a child, Obito hadn't just been a poor student—he'd been a complete scatterbrain, too.
Aside from his kind heart, there was almost nothing noteworthy about him.
It was precisely this unusual kindness, unlike that of most Uchiha, that led Uchiha Madara to choose Obito as his successor and set in motion everything that happened afterward.
Kakashi frowned and bluntly told him to leave. "Youhu, the story's over. Shouldn't you go back and look after Karin? Stop distracting me while I train."
Youhu ignored Kakashi's dismissal and said with a chuckle,
"Captain Kakashi, Brother Obito's story may be over, but you still haven't told me yours. I don't know what you were like as a child..."
"I think your story must be even more exciting than Brother Obito's..."
Kakashi fell silent, unsure whether he should bring up his past.
He stopped hesitating. He knew Youhu wouldn't give up until he got what he wanted. If Kakashi told the story now, perhaps Youhu would go bother someone else.
Kakashi sighed softly, then began to recount his childhood.
Kakashi had been a prodigy from a young age. He graduated from the Ninja School at six, became a Chunin at nine, and at twelve became the youngest Jonin in Konoha's history. The villagers regarded him as a genius.
But beneath that brilliant image lay effort beyond what most could manage—and a pain he couldn't put into words.
Before his father, Hatake Sakumo, died because of rumors, all Kakashi