"He is the Fourth Hokage. Even if nobody else recognized him, wouldn't I?"
"You're nuts! Why don't you tell me Obito is still alive too?"
"He is alive. You just don't know it!"
Kakashi waved a hand, not believing a word of it.
Whether the man in Jinghai Town was the Fourth Hokage or not, he had to go. Something must have happened in the village, or they would not have recalled them at a time like this.
It was already a day later when Kakashi arrived at Jinghai Town with his teammates. At the sight of that familiar figure on the city wall, he froze.
"Sensei? Is it really you?"
"Kakashi, you're a little slow! Haven't you learned the Flying Thunder God Technique?"
"Sensei!"
Kakashi's face filled with excitement. "Didn't you die? What's going on?"
"The Impure World Reincarnation Jutsu!"
Minato explained with a smile, "I was worried you would sink into darkness again. Now it seems you're stronger than I imagined. Kakashi, you've done very well.
"Once the Uchiha and Hyūga clans arrive, we can head to the Land of Rivers."
"Sensei, what happened to the village?"
"Nothing for now!"
Minato recounted what had happened, placing particular emphasis on Obito:
"Kakashi, one day, Obito will become an enemy. You need to be careful!"
Kakashi's eyes widened in disbelief. "How could Obito still be alive? The Mangekyō Sharingan awakened before the Night of the Nine-Tails. Then did he see...?"
"Sigh! You know the drawbacks the Sharingan brings. With Madara Uchiha's manipulation on top of that, it's understandable that Obito would make this decision.
"Kakashi, don't blame yourself. Neither Obito nor Rin blamed you, or you would have died long ago."
"So the Fifth Hokage guessed long ago that Obito was still alive? And he knew Obito was behind the