[Naruto and Itachi are just a duo... this is a perfectly respectable novel, guys!]
Kakashi gave a quiet hum.
"Of course. Do you need some time to discuss your tactics?"
Itachi nodded and said softly.
"Kakashi-sensei, please give us twenty minutes."
Kakashi nodded slightly.
"Sure."
He left the field to the three of them.
Kakashi instantly returned to the tree.
Obito yawned and said.
"I regret coming to keep you company. This is so boring."
Kakashi glanced at Obito and said.
"You only sent a shadow clone. Did you think I wouldn't notice?"
Obito stiffened and said glumly.
"No way... how did you figure it out?"
Kakashi felt smug inside, but his expression remained calm as he said.
"I worked it out. Rin has the day off. There's no way your real body would be here."
Obito's shadow clone gave a couple of awkward coughs.
"Ahem. That's you for you. I admit defeat."
The scene shifted elsewhere.
At that moment, the real Obito was keeping Rin company and chatting with her.
But perhaps because of all the overtime she had been working, Rin wasn't in much of a mood today.
Obito went on at length, explaining things in simple terms, but Rin only hemmed and hawed without saying anything.
The scene shifted back.
Obito's shadow clone smiled and said.
"Don't you think Itachi and Naruto are a lot like you and me back then?"
Remembering those days of his youth, Kakashi's lips curved upward too.
"Yeah."
Obito patted Kakashi's shoulder and said.
"Itachi's a good kid. With a little guidance, he could become a pillar of Konoha."
"Put a bit more effort into him. Give him some extra lessons when you have time, help him feel like he belongs."
Kakashi gave Obito a strange look.
"Are you trying to pull