Sasori stepped out from behind his puppet. His face had been calm a moment ago, but the instant his gaze locked onto Kakashi, it twisted with ferocity.
The blood feud he had kept buried for years broke through every restraint and erupted.
Madness filled his delicate features. His dark eyes fixed on Kakashi, brimming with icy killing intent.
"At last... I've found you, Kakashi Hatake!"
Sasori's voice was hoarse, charged with excitement at the thought of finally taking revenge.
"I've waited a long time for this day! Today, I'll take my revenge with my own hands!"
The sudden hatred left Obito and Rin stunned. They stared at the red-haired boy before them, unable to make sense of his fury.
Even Kakashi, usually so composed, looked bewildered.
He was absolutely certain he had never met Sasori of the Red Sands before, much less made an enemy of him.
Seriously, who are you? You show up and start shouting about revenge?
Even as questions churned inside him, Kakashi's sharp mind raced. In an instant, he seized on a possibility.
A Shinobi from Sunagakure. A bitter blood feud. Someone he had never met... Put together, the clues pointed to one answer.
Could it be Father?!
Before Kakashi could sort through his thoughts, Sasori spoke again.
"You're wondering why I hate you?"
Malice surged in his eyes, and a cruel smile curled his lips.
"It's simple."
"My parents died on the battlefield during the Second Shinobi World War."
"And the man who killed them was your father, Konoha's White Fang, Hatake Sakumo!"
Understanding dawned on Obito and Rin. They grasped the whole story at once.
The grudge between their parents' generation had lasted to this day. Kakashi had warned them that Sasori was even stronger than he was, but compared with the White Fang,