Looking back now...
Perhaps Shimura Danzō had truly been devoted to Konoha back then.
He had been young, upright, and passionate, just like Obito was now.
But he had spent all his time in the darkness, exposed to the darkest side of human nature.
In the end, he had slowly fallen into that darkness, becoming the very thing he hated most.
Obito laughed wildly as he spoke.
"Now, just like Danzo, I've taken my first step toward the abyss. Do you think I'll become the next him?"
Kakashi placed a hand on Obito's shoulder and looked him straight in the eyes.
"Obito, don't say any more. I'll always be watching over you."
"Even if you fall into the abyss, I'll jump down and bring you back out."
Obito stopped laughing wildly and nodded with a smile.
"Yeah."
As he grew older and stronger...
Obito's outlook had gradually begun to change as well.
But that would never affect the genuine friendship between them.
Leaving that heavy topic behind...
The two returned to the bustling streets.
Obito softly hummed a song from his previous life.
"We'll never forget our bond~ May our friendship last forever~"
A month later.
At Konoha's Training Ground.
In the faint light of dawn, three youngsters arrived bright and early.
A blond, blue-eyed boy greeted the other two.
"Itachi, Big Sister Kokoro, you're here too!"
A cute girl silently clenched her fists.
Even her gray-white twin ponytails trembled.
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"How many times have I told you not to call me Big Sister?!"
Kokoro finally snapped.
She punched Naruto, making him cry out in pain.
Kokoro.
A Genin from the same graduating class as Naruto and Itachi.
She was pretty and cheerful.
Her large, glassy eyes were as clear as an autumn sky.
Naruto held his head and