With the departure of the two people...

Tranquility was restored once again in the divine space.

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Sarutobi Asuma stepped forward, took out the bandages and medicine he carried with him, and helped Kakashi Hatake bandage the wound on his shoulder.

"...Thank you." Hatake Kakashi was stunned for a moment, then whispered his thanks - because Obito killed Asuma's mother, since he was determined to share everything, Asuma no longer ignored him

Being a friend is also... completely understandable.

"Kakashi," Sarutobi Asuma said in a low voice while quickly and accurately bandaging the wound of the person in front of him, "You are still young and have a bright future, so there is really no need." He must admit that in Hatake,

When Kakashi stopped in front of the black-haired young man, strong anger flashed through his heart, but——

The death of his mother, Lake Biwa, was certainly directly caused by Uchiha Obito.

So why not...

My father’s “self-inflicted consequences”.

In the final analysis, Uchiha Obito has come to this point, and Danzo was definitely not innocent that night when the Yondaime and his wife died. As for his father, maybe he did not do anything directly, and maybe he really wished he could do something like this.

He is the fourth generation, but it is an indisputable fact that he condoned Danzo.

He will always remember...

My mother had a fierce quarrel with my father before she was alive.

He didn't know the specific reason, but he remembered the conversation very clearly——

"Hiruzhan, you have changed a lot."

"...Biwa Lake, I'm so old, I can't stay the same forever."

"But the most fundamental part of a person should not change. Have you forgotten why Lord Tobirama handed Konoha into your hands, and how he expected you to take care of this Konoha?"

"..."

"Have you nothing to say? Hiruzen."

"Lake Biwa... This is something that can't be helped. This is a choice without a choice. You should know that in order to protect Konoha..."

"You always have so many reasons now. You were not like this in the past... Ha, my words sound like the most boring 'women's complaints'."

"..."

"There will be retribution, Hiruzen. The people you shielded, you who shielded them, and me who knew about it will all face retribution."

"Biwako! How can you think like this?"

"Who could it be?"

"..."

"If I have to choose one, I hope it's me, because both Hidaka and Asuma are innocent, and both have a brighter future. And Hiruzen, you have the responsibility and obligation to see it to the end."

"..."

Therefore, Sarutobi Asuma may indeed hate Uchiha Obito, but he cannot hate it completely and purely. It is distortion that made Uchiha Obito what he is today, but the irony is that his biological father may be the person who made him who he is today.

He was a twisted member, and his mother, as she herself predicted, died because of it.

but……

Kakashi Hatake is different.

Because he had been standing by the side, he could see clearly and completely see the whole process of the other party's transformation from a "little genius with shining silver light" to the gentle and reliable elite jounin he is today - Ka

Cassie was never treated kindly by fate. He always gained and lost, again and again, over and over again. He should have hated the world more than anyone else, but he didn't. Instead, he understood the meaning of life and the importance of companions better than anyone else.

, and deeply loves the village and the world that have brought him countless harm.

Such a Kakashi, as long as he is willing, one day he will successfully reach high places and do everything he wants to do, instead of——

Carrying responsibilities that do not belong to him and rushing towards a destiny that does not belong to him.

This isn't fair.

Kakashi was never the perpetrator, he was always the victim.

So he shouldn't be tied to someone like that, just because they were teammates in the past, just because the other person once gave him an eye, just because he once killed his teammates when he had to - this is too unfair.

, because Kakashi never got a chance to choose, he always passively endured it, and then gritted his teeth and took on everything without saying a word.

So, how can it be said that it is his responsibility?

Why should he blame himself and feel guilty?

"Asuma..." Kakashi Hatake was stunned, then he looked at the young man in front of him gratefully and said softly, "Thank you, Asuma." It was indeed an honor for him to have such a friend.

However, every ninja has their own beliefs and persistence. For this reason, even if they survive nine or even ten deaths, they still have no regrets. So——

"I have escaped many times, again and again..."

When his father died, he clearly noticed something strange, but did not choose to investigate;

When Obito died, he clearly still had hope in his heart, but he did not resolutely stay and dig;

When Lin died...if he had been faster and more responsive at that time, maybe Obito wouldn't have witnessed her death. If he was the one who died, maybe the guy would be in pain, but as long as Lin was around

, things may not reach this point today...

When his teacher and his wife died, he noticed that even though Nebe was a member of Konoha, he did not go out that night. Instead, everyone was on standby, but he did nothing;

When Naruto was being treated coldly by the village and tortured by fate, he knew it clearly but still did nothing...

he……

Is it really considered alive?

Following the push of fate, numbly facing its gifts and takeaways, he has been living like a zombie. Is he really still alive?

"So, I have made up my mind." Hatake Kakashi took a deep breath and said seriously as if he had made a vow, "This time, I will never escape again. I am not going to forcefully bear the responsibility that belongs to that guy.

And destiny, but Obito’s responsibility and destiny are originally my responsibility and destiny.”

If at that time...

He was the one who was pinned down by the stone, not Obito. How will everything develop?

Thinking like this, the silver-haired young man suddenly understood the reason why that guy might have come to see him again and again but failed to take back his eyes——

These two eyes are obviously a pair, but they are looking at completely different worlds.

And its owner is living a completely different life.

If he is the one chosen to stand at the crossroads of destiny, maybe he will choose to become Obito today, maybe not; and if Obito has never suffered bad luck, then maybe he is just a "" of the village" now.

"Ordinary elite Jonin", he does tasks, leads his disciples, and lives a peaceful but fulfilling life.

They are like two sides of the same coin.

Back to back, each has its own life, each looks at a different world, but they are always closely connected.

Therefore, Obito's fate is his fate.

The most important bond in life, this time, never lose it cruelly or cut it off with your own hands.

"..." Sarutobi Asuma fell into silence, and in the end he could only say, "Whatever you want." Because he is also a ninja, so he understands this kind of persistence. It's like he loves red very much, but if

One day Hong blocked his path, and he would politely and gently pick her up and put her aside, and then continue walking straight on.

After all, Ninja...

They are all such people, and no one has the right to criticize anyone else.

Hatake Kakashi rolled his eyes: "Sorry, I disappoint you..."

"So, don't let yourself be disappointed in yourself again."

"……Um."

Jiraiya sighed slightly: It seems that this disciple has made up his mind to "live and die together" with that boy Obito, but... to have such a result, maybe it is not a bad thing.

Even at this point, he felt that Obito's nature... was not bad. If a person did many wrong things and bad things but it was not for himself, and the most fundamental purpose was to "save the world", then this person would not be able to

Defined simply as a "bad guy".

Neither a good person nor a bad person.

This is also the essence of most people in this world.

At this moment...

Uchiha Sasuke, who was sitting alone with Uzumaki Naruto, suddenly said: "Konoha is responsible. For my affairs, for your affairs...Naruto, Konoha Hidden Village is also responsible for us.

A crime was committed.”

"...Huh?" Naruto Uzumaki, who was also thinking carefully with his arms folded and his brows furrowed, looked sideways at the person next to him and said uncertainly, "Is it...?"

"Isn't it?" Uchiha Sasuke asked, "Naruto, you are the son of the Hokage and the son of a hero. The Yondaime-sama sacrificed his life for the village, but you were treated like that. Do you think Konoha is not guilty?

?”
To be continued...