I won't allow you to die a second time.

A Kamui was used as a delicate wind caressed the man's hair like a mother's hand, giving him soft chills down his spine. There was moment of silence, making him cringe at the sudden stillness

I didn't tell you this, but I made a promise to Rin… I promised to protect you.

Standing up right, hearing the man's body next to his start to crumble, he couldn't help but cry.

No, I shouldn't, it was against the Ninja rules, he thought, but in the end he did. He cried.

It was nice. Nice seeing you again after all these years… I'm glad I get to see your face again.

A faint sigh was heard, causing him to look over at his friend, who stayed standing as his fingers started crumbling like paper. The latter stared at the sky – a pleasant sweet blue. A soft smile etched on his face, as he looked back at he other. A barely audible voice leaked out, speaking to him for a minute, nothing more and nothing less.

In one second, a wind blew as the latter's eye curved into small crescents, then in the next, the breeze blew him away as the last of himself crumbled away. A silence lingered in the air as the students and the latter watched their friend disappear.

Thank you for saving me from my despair. I didn't think I would be able to save myself. I was too caught up with the Ninja rule that I forgot about my friends, my family, and my village. You all made me realise that there's more to the goddamn rules. Like you said, Obito, those who disobey the rules are trash, but those who abandon their friends are worst than that. I guess, in the end, I'm worst than trash, eh?

Just like that, Hatake Kakashi disappeared into the wind.