The Pain of Losing a Dear Friend

The video slowly began to play as well.

There were two videos above, one being a 30-second beat-sync video with that fast-paced accompaniment: Whenever I Feel Sad version.

The other long video was 24 minutes long.

The video playing this time was a 30-second short video...

Kakashi, having become an Anbu, stood indifferently in the distance as if remembering something.

Just as Kakashi was about to leave, Itachi Uchiha behind him asked, "The captain's Three Tomoe Sharingan wasn't awakened by yourself, was it?"

Kakashi turned around and looked calmly at Itachi Uchiha, responding, "Yeah."

With a resolute gaze, Itachi Uchiha looked at Kakashi and continued to question him, "Obtaining a power that doesn't belong to you."

"Don't you think it's very strange? You're not from the Uchiha at all."

"Yet! You possess the Sharingan."

"And you can still use the exact same power as the Uchiha."

Looking at the silent Kakashi before him,

Itachi Uchiha's voice also became a bit softer at that moment as he continued his questioning, "Which side's shinobi do you think you are?"

Looking at Itachi Uchiha with a calm gaze, Kakashi continued to reply, "I've never thought about a question like that."

At that very moment, Kakashi responded painfully as if remembering something, "Regarding this Sharingan, it was entrusted to me by a dear friend of mine."

"He kept reminding me never to forget my comrades."

Itachi Uchiha looked at the pained Kakashi before him and ultimately chose silence.

The scene shifted.

An Uchiha boy was crushed by a boulder, and young Kakashi pushed against the rock with unceasing tears.

No matter how hard he pushed, he couldn't push it away...

Watching the stones swallow his dear friend bit by bit...

The video flashed.

Rin Nohara in the middle of the night, looking at young Obito who had been completely submerged by the rocks.

She raised her head in sorrow to look at the moon in the sky, recalling in her heart all the little moments she once shared with Obito Uchiha.

It was also at this moment that Rin Nohara truly understood that the person she had always liked was never Kakashi.

It was Obito Uchiha...

The video reached its end.

Rin Nohara was pierced through the heart by Kakashi's Chidori.

With her mouth full of blood, Rin Nohara finally collapsed powerlessly in front of Kakashi.

Young Kakashi supported Rin Nohara with endless tears and finally passed out.

The short video gradually faded away.

This sorrowful music and heart-wrenching impact made the people of the Shinobi World.

Unconsciously shed tears...

Hokage's Office

Kushina Uzumaki had long since been crying endlessly as she looked at Kakashi beside her.

Minato Namikaze looked at Kakashi with a face full of pain, apologizing as he said, "I'm sorry, Kakashi. If I could have made it in time back then..."

Those unwashable hands and that unmovable rock were the lifelong pain of Kakashi's life.

At this moment, those scenes from the past appeared in Kakashi's mind once again.

Causing Kakashi to feel an incomparable, piercing pain once more.

The stabbing pain brought by his heart caused Kakashi to struggle and breathe in ragged, heavy gasps.

Kushina Uzumaki and Minato Namikaze hurriedly came to Kakashi's side and supported him.

Minato Namikaze said softly, "Kakashi..."

At this moment, Minato Namikaze didn't know what kind of words to use to express his own helplessness back then...

Which led to such a tragedy happening, causing his own student...

Looking at the pained Minato before him, Kakashi slowly uttered a sentence, "Teacher, I'm fine."

Kakashi continued, "This matter has nothing to do with Teacher; it was my incompetence as a captain."

Kakashi spoke, putting on a calm appearance...

From calm to choking with sobs...

The grief of this single moment made Kakashi's throat feel as though it was stuck on something.

Choking so that he couldn't make a sound...

Kakashi didn't dare to raise his head, afraid of being seen by his former teacher and teacher's wife looking so weak.

Yet when his tears slipped down uncontrollably, Kakashi finally understood.

Turns out that all these years, he still hadn't truly been able to let go after all...

Kushina, at the side, looked at Kakashi—who had long since become a tearful mess, yet bravely tried not to make a crying sound.

Kushina Uzumaki hugged Kakashi and comforted him softly with a nasal, tearful voice, "If you want to cry, just cry your heart out boldly. Don't hold it in, okay? That's not right."

"From now on, your teacher's wife and your master will always be watching over you, Kakashi."

At this moment, Kakashi could no longer hold it back, and he tilted his head back and wept bitterly...

Minato Namikaze silently accompanied Kakashi...

Mountains' Graveyard

Obito Uchiha sat at the very top of the cliff, wearing a tiger-skin mask.

Beneath the mask, Obito had long since been crying endlessly; the middle of the night at this moment was silent.

Obito Uchiha sat right there on the cliff, looking up at the video in the sky.

Upon learning that Rin Nohara had always liked him all along,

Obito Uchiha grew even more resentful toward Kakashi.

Obito Uchiha roared angrily, "Kakashi, you stood by and let Rin die without saving her."

"I hate you, Kakashi!"

Obito Uchiha's bright red Mangekyō Sharingan spun unceasingly as he let out a hateful, furious roar, "All of this is what you owe me, Kakashi."

"Rin! Wait for me; I will definitely create a world where you exist."

The curtain of light in the sky also began.

Playing the next long video.

Minato Namikaze brought Obito, Kakashi, and the others to train in the forest.

During the shuriken training process, Kakashi successfully hit Minato Namikaze.

Which meant that Kakashi had officially passed Minato Namikaze's test.

Minato Namikaze looked at Kakashi with gratification and praised him, "Not bad at all, Kakashi."

Yet Kakashi put on a deadpan expression and replied indifferently, "I just managed to hit Teacher once; there's nothing proud about that."

Hearing Kakashi say this from the side, Obito was filled with displeasure and retorted, "I'll definitely surpass Kakashi."

In this training session of the Minato Team, Kakashi performed exceptionally well.

However...

Obito Uchiha at the side was completely different from Kakashi.

Whether it was shurikenjutsu or taijutsu, everything was exceptionally terrible.

At this moment, Obito Uchiha's face was filled with unwillingness as he roared with indignation, "Me too..."

Right at that moment, Kushina Uzumaki carried a bento prepared at home.

She came to Minato's training ground and saw Obito shouting and screaming in front of him.

Kushina gently pressed the bento she was carrying onto Obito's head.

Kushina's soft voice came through, "Did I come at just the right time?"

Obito turned his head in utter bewilderment and looked at Kushina, only then seeing clearly that it was his teacher's wife.

Seeing that it was the teacher's wife bringing sumptuous lunch for them again, Rin Nohara

Joyfully ran to Kushina's side and hugged her.

Rin said with extreme delight, "Wow, I love eating the meals the teacher's wife makes the most."

Upon hearing Rin Nohara say that she loved the meals she made the most,

Kushina Uzumaki's eyes turned into stars; Kushina pouting her lips wanted to kiss Rin.

Dotingly, Kushina rubbed Rin Nohara's small cheek and said with pampering affection, "Cute children are the most lovable; Rin really is a good kid."

Ugh...

Obito at the side crossed his arms and put on a sullen face.

He turned his back and refused to look at Kushina and Rin.

Seeing Obito at the side always wearing a sullen face,

Kushina wasn't happy at the moment either.

She then walked up in front of Obito and said angrily, "This lady here condescends to bring you bentos every day."

"How can you brat still have this kind of attitude?"

Obito Uchiha turned his head away with a haughty air and said smugly, "I didn't ask you to come."

"Besides, I'm not even hungry..."

Before Obito Uchiha could even finish his sentence...

His stomach let out a rumbling growl.

The miserable cry emitted by his stomach caused Obito Uchiha's face to flush red at that moment as he continued with his haughtiness, "Even if I'm starving, I can still fight just the same."

Seeing the haughty Obito before her, Kushina couldn't help but be amused.

Then Kushina smiled and said, "Yes, yes, Obito really is so manly."