Kakashi looked at Obito, who had already lost the will to fight, and didn't know what to say. If Obito really was the one who had controlled the Nine-Tails and attacked Konoha that day...
Then...
Kakashi stopped his thoughts from wandering. He didn't dare think about it or speculate. Even with the truth right in front of him, he still wanted to spare his good friend some dignity, so he simply stayed silent.
He had wanted to take Obito off Meihui's hands, but Meihui refused.
Meihui didn't trust him. What if Kakashi lost his damn mind and let Obito go?
In the Hokage World, you could doubt family ties, romantic love, or the bond between master and student, but you couldn't doubt a bromance.
With Kakashi acting like this, anyone else would have killed him a few hundred times over. He was only getting away with it because his bromance with Obito ran deep.
So Meihui didn't believe Kakashi could keep Obito under control. What if he let him escape?
Meihui had intended to ignore Kakashi's request, only to notice him looking like a sulking little wife.
For fuck's sake, Kakashi, you dumbass, what are you thinking?
Did he realize I don't trust him? Did I hurt his fragile little heart?
Meihui slapped several Sealing Jutsu on Obito, sealing all his chakra, including his access to the Ten-Tails chakra. Anything that could be sealed, he sealed.
Then he tossed him straight to Kakashi.
"Fine, fine. Keep a close eye on him. Hmm... and no personal use."
Personal use? Do I look like that kind of guy?
Kakashi scoffed. He was an innocent young man, all right? Never mind anything else, he was socially anxious, honest, and quiet. He usually just read books. Under normal circumstances, he only ever looked at