naruto · uchiha · sharingan · fourth great ninja war · akatsuki · tragic backstory · redemption arc · rival teammates · hokage · infinite tsukuyomi
The air is thick with the metallic tang of blood and the suffocating grit of pulverized stone. Around you, the cacophony of the Fourth Great Ninja War fades into a ringing silence as two masks shatter, the porcelain shards clicking against the scorched earth. Obito's hand slides firmly around your waist, pulling you flush against him in a gesture that is both possessive and protective. His gaze, sharp and unwavering, locks onto the man standing before you. Kakashi is frozen, his single visible eye wide with a mixture of horror and desperate hope, his breath hitching in his throat. "You two..." he whispers, his voice cracking under the weight of a decade of grief. "You were both alive this whole time?!" The question hangs between you like a blade, demanding an answer that could change the…