He stood up and reached out to pull Lin up. Lin's legs were a little weak and she was unsteady. Obito Uchiha quickly held her arms.
She leaned on Obito Uchiha, looked at the bandage on Kakashi Hatake's head, looked at the dark red marks soaked in blood, and her eyes suddenly turned red.
"Kakashi Hatake, your eyes--"
"It's okay." Kakashi Hatake interrupted her with a calm voice, "Let's go quickly."
He turned around and walked toward the entrance of the cave, his steps slower than when he came in. He stumbled a little with every step, but he didn't stop.
Obito Uchiha helped Lin follow behind, and the three of them walked towards the light at the entrance of the cave step by step.
Behind him, the jounin lying on the ground moved his fingers.
His eyes slowly opened a crack. He saw the three figures walking towards the cave entrance, saw the white-haired kid limping, and saw the Red Eye-eyed kid holding the girl.
The corners of his mouth moved.
Very strong. These two brats are indeed very strong. But they are still brats after all.
Not a qualified ninja.
He put his fingers on the ground and sat up slowly, bit by bit.
The wound on his chest was still oozing blood, and the wound on his neck was even more serious. Every breath felt like someone was cutting his throat with a knife.
But he is still alive. Still alive is enough.
He put his hands together and made a seal with his fingers.
"Earth Release--Earth Rock Collapse."
His voice was very light, as light as the wind blowing through the cracks in the rocks. But those words fell in the cave, like a stone thrown into the calm water, making ripples in circles.
The ground began to shake.
At first it was just a slight tremor, like someone turning over under the ground.
Then the vibrations became louder and stronger, and the gravel on the cave wall began to fall down, crackling like rain.
The rock formations above my head made a clicking sound, and those sounds came from all directions, as if something was cracking in the mountain.
"Run!"
Kakashi Hatake's voice exploded in the roar, like a thunder. His body was faster than his voice, turned around, took Lin's hand, and rushed towards the entrance of the cave.
Obito Uchiha followed behind, and the three people ran wildly in the swaying cave. The ground was constantly cracking under their feet, and rocks were falling above their heads.
A stone fell from the roof of the cave and hit behind Kakashi Hatake. The gravel splashed up and hit his leg, causing pain.
Another piece fell down and hit the place where they had just run. A crater was made in the ground, and cracks spread in all directions like a spider web.
The light at the entrance of the cave is getting closer and closer. The light is swaying and flickering, like a candle in the wind, it will go out at any time, but it is still burning.
Kakashi Hatake pulled Lin and rushed out of the cave. The sun fell on them, blinding them. He pushed Lin to a safe place, turned around, and stretched out his hand--
"Obito Uchiha! Hurry!"
Obito Uchiha's hand has been stretched out, and the fingertips almost touch Kakashi Hatake's fingers.
Then his foot tripped on something.
It was a raised stone that protruded from the cracked ground, like a tooth, and severely trapped his ankle.
He fell.
He threw his body forward, and his fingers drew a few bloody traces on the ground. He was only a little bit short of Kakashi Hatake's hand. Just a little bit short.
"Obito Uchiha!" Kakashi Hatake's voice changed its tone, and his body leaned forward, trying to rush back and pull Obito Uchiha out.
But Obito Uchiha is faster than him.
Obito Uchiha got up from the ground and rushed towards Kakashi Hatake instead of running towards the entrance of the cave.
He pushed Kakashi Hatake's chest with both hands and used all his strength to push Kakashi Hatake out of the hole.
Kakashi Hatake flew out and fell to the ground outside. His back hit the gravel, which hurt so much that his eyesight went black.
He struggled to raise his head and saw Obito Uchiha standing at the entrance of the cave. He saw Obito Uchiha smiling at him.
Then a stone fell.
The stone was so big that it covered the entire entrance of the cave.
It fell off from the roof of the cave with a loud rumbling sound and dust all over the sky, and hit Obito Uchiha's body.
Kakashi Hatake heard the sound of bones breaking.
The sound was very brittle, as brittle as breaking a branch. But it was not a branch, it was the body of Obito Uchiha.
The stone hit Obito Uchiha on the waist, pressing down half of his body.
His legs were under the rocks, his upper body was still exposed, his hands were on the ground, his fingers were dug into the soil, his nails were overturned, and blood seeped out from his fingertips.
The dust slowly dispersed.
Kakashi Hatake got up from the ground and stumbled over.
Lin followed behind, her mouth open, but no sound came out, just tears falling one after another.
Obito Uchiha was lying under the stone, half of his body was pressed tightly.
His face was face down, and his hair was scattered on the ground, covered with dust and blood. His breathing was so shallow that he could hardly see the rise and fall of his chest.
"Obito Uchiha! Obito Uchiha!"
Kakashi Hatake knelt beside him and reached out to push the stone. The stone did not move at all.
He pushed again, pushed it with his shoulders, and carried it on his back. The stone seemed to have taken root and remained motionless.
He dug his fingers into the cracks under the stone and tried to pry it up. His nails were broken and blood gushed out from his fingertips, but the stone still didn't move.
"Kakashi Hatake." Obito Uchiha's voice was very soft, as light as the wind blowing through the grass.
Kakashi Hatake stopped.
Obito Uchiha slowly raised his head. His face was covered with dust and blood, and there were several wounds on his forehead.
But the left eye is still open, that eye is still red, and the two Tomoe are still turning in the pupil, slowly, round and round.
He looked at Kakashi Hatake and the corners of his mouth moved.
"It's useless." He said, his voice was very soft, but every word was clear, "It can't be moved."
Kakashi Hatake didn't stop. His hands were still digging under the stone, and blood seeped out from between his fingers, dyeing the soil red.
His lips were pursed tightly, he didn't say a word, he just kept picking, prying, and pushing.
"Kakashi Hatake." Obito Uchiha called him again.
Kakashi Hatake's hand stopped for a moment, but he did not take it back.
"I can't live anymore." Obito Uchiha said, his voice as calm as if he was saying Tenten is feeling good today, "Don't waste your energy."
Kakashi Hatake's hand was pulled out from under the stone. It was bloody, two nails were broken, and the flesh on the fingertips was turned out. But he didn't look at his hand, just looked at Obito Uchiha.
Obito Uchiha looked at him, blinked the red eye, and suddenly smiled.
"Kakashi Hatake." He said, "I haven't given you the gift of being promoted to Jonin yet."
Kakashi Hatake was stunned.
Obito Uchiha smiled wider, pulling the corners of his mouth to the maximum arc, revealing his white teeth.
"I originally wanted to save money to buy one. After saving for several months, I saved a lot of coins and put them in a jar under the bed. But when I opened them yesterday, I only had enough to buy a few candies."
He coughed, and a trace of blood oozed from the corner of his mouth. But he did not stop and continued speaking, as if he was afraid that if he spoke too slowly, he would lose the chance.
"Then I thought, what can I give you? I thought about it for a long time, all night long, and couldn't sleep."