Tobi's Identity

Heavy storm clouds hung over Konoha, shrouding the entire village in an intensely oppressive atmosphere.

Even the children playing Hokage games in the streets knew that something was off with the village lately. Something big might happen!

After finishing the troublesome surveillance mission, Kakashi made his usual visit to Konoha Cemetery.

Many Konoha shinobi who had fallen on the battlefield were buried here, including two of his friends.

Obito Uchiha and Rin Nohara.

The former had been a dead-last ninja everyone disliked, while the latter had been a highly skilled medical ninja.

A genius, a dead-last, and a medical ninja—such a team was common in Konoha, a classic lineup.

Kakashi stopped before Rin Nohara's grave and gently placed the bouquet in his hands on the ground.

The look in his eyes would have shocked anyone who knew Kakashi. So this guy could actually show such a gentle expression!

That utterly tender gaze, carrying a trace of guilt, seemed capable of passing through stone and soil to see Rin, her face painted with makeup.

"Rin, I wonder if you're doing well over in the Pure Land?"

"A lot has happened in the village lately. The conflict between the Uchiha Clan and the village seems to have reached an irreconcilable point. If this continues, I'm afraid it could lead to something truly horrifying."

"I don't really know what I should do. If Sensei were still alive, maybe this wouldn't have happened?"

"And that guy Obito..."

"With his personality, if he knew the Uchiha Clan wanted to launch a coup, he would probably do everything he could to stop it. He always wanted to become Hokage..."

As the light gradually dimmed, Kakashi went on and on, saying many things.

It was as if he wanted to tell Rin all the words he usually