Kakashi watched Obito Uchiha stand there, seething with killing intent, while Minato Namikaze lay unconscious beside him. A bitter feeling rose in his chest.
He had never imagined that he and his former comrade would one day face each other in a fight to the death.
Even now, Kakashi held on to a sliver of hope for Obito Uchiha. He wanted to believe Obito had his reasons, that he had been forced into all this.
But Kakashi could not bring himself to ask. He was afraid the answer would not be the one he wanted to hear.
Rin Nohara's feelings were even more tangled. Whatever else had happened, she bore a share of the responsibility for what Obito Uchiha had become.
She still did not regret the decision she had made back then, but she felt guilty toward him all the same.
That was why she had come with Uchiha Yin today without hesitation. She took responsibility for her actions and would not let this weigh on her forever.
Even as those thoughts passed through her mind, Rin Nohara's hands never faltered. She poured everything she had into healing the muscles and organs Minato Namikaze's body had suffered from the Nine-Tails Chakra.
Uchiha Yin seemed to sense how things were going on Rin Nohara's side and glanced over.
Rin was working hard, but she did not seem to be in any serious danger for the moment. Relieved, he turned back.
He faced Obito Uchiha with a smile. "If that's how it is, come at me. I'll make sure you know exactly how you died!"
Obito Uchiha tensed at once.
He cared deeply for Rin Nohara. No one wanted to be belittled like that in front of the person they loved.
"Lord Madara only lost last time because he underestimated you