He stared at him blankly. After a while, he gave a soft snort, grabbed his hand, and was pulled to his feet.
Following the Ninja Academy's tradition, the two formed the Seal of Reconciliation.
He raised an eyebrow at Obito, but his mind was on Lin. When Lin saw the two reconcile, her eyes lit up.
Yet in his heart, there was still a trace of bitterness and... unwillingness.
So he squeezed his hand hard, broke the Seal of Reconciliation, and walked back to the line.
Kakashi naturally did not care.
"You two are still the same..."
A faint smile appeared on the figure overlooking Mirai's rooftop before he suddenly vanished from the spot.
Evening came, and it was time for school to end.
As usual, many parents came to pick up their children during the day, chatting about trivial matters at the Ninja Academy. From time to time, cheerful laughter rang out as they walked.
Even Watanabe, who had been indifferent at first, ended up leaving with his gentle mother. And when the aloof Kakashi saw his mother, who had been waiting at the school gate for a long time, he could not help but smile.
Among the crowd, only a lonely, thin figure passed by the parents of those students.
"That guy..."
Kakashi saw him. At that moment, he felt a little lonely, but under Watanabe's urging, the two set off for home.
Somewhere outside the school, Mirai witnessed everything.
After Obito left the school, he did not return to Elm Fortress. Instead, he ran along Konoha's streets toward a secluded place.
Konoha, the back mountain.
Mirai still remembered how he had trained here in the beginning. Back then, he had also been alone, tirelessly working toward his dream.
But now, another diligent figure was