Revamped Series Edit Completed: 31 July 2017

Toying With The Past Is What We Do
Chapter Ten
What Was Their Name Again?

"Angsting is over, Obito. It's about time we have some fun," Kakashi murmurs jovially while waiting in line for shuriken/kunai practice.

The Uchiha rips his gaze away from a carefree Rin who sits with her girlfriends, laughing.

"What are you going on about?"

Kakashi answers with an ear-splitting grin, disfiguring his normally bored-looking eyes into something mischievous, a sight Obito is just getting used to, and with the mask on, he also notes the expression as being creepy as hell.

Obito dreads the response.

"It's something my former student called… pranking."

Anything alluding to one Uzumaki Naruto immediately sets Obito on edge and he scoots back a few inches. "So…" he begins slowly, "stuff like drawing on a person's face while they're sleeping?"

"You idiot." Kakashi rolls his eyes, lightly backhanding the other boy's shoulder. "We're technically in our thirties and have fought in two world wars. We have the advantage, Obito. Imagine what we can do with our knowledge and skills. And with Kamui, we can do so much more outside the village and no one would even notice."

Obito briefly thinks of bastards like Danzō and Orochimaru. And then he spends a good minute imagining Madara and Zetsu suffering by his hand, never realizing just who was toying with them and why. He even entertains a few, more innocent daydreams of paying Kushina back for all those times she messed with him.

And with Sakumo believing he has some form of personality disorder, well, that presents an excuse to act however he wants without too much repercussion.

Maybe this wouldn't be so bad an idea.

"Hatake Kakashi!"

The duo time travelers whip around at the abrupt call.

Another sensei with a name Obito doesn't care to remember is beckoning the former Jōnin to the straw target. Kakashi, while standing up, groans out, "This, I did not miss."

Kakashi ends up piercing two rings, two kunai within the central ring and his eight other weapons stuck inside the middle ring in a squiggly circle.

It's child's play, Obito internally remarks, more so than when his friend was a five-year-old the first time around. As always, the boys are glaring in jealousy and the girls are practically swooning with hearts in their eyes, typical reactions from ignorant brats.

Some boys are not impressed by Kakashi's accuracy, but he has forgotten their names as well. He knows the one sitting under a tree, the son of the Sandaime Hokage who was slain by Hidan, and the white-haired kid is Hibiki – or was it Abiki? whatever – but he is pretty much drawing blanks on the others.

"Uchiha Obito!"

Kakashi returns to his side, falling to his ass and prompting him, "Do your best."

The emphasis on 'best' has Obito smiling impishly. "I plan to."

Facing the target with kunai and shuriken in hand, Obito peeks to the side and represses the snicker wanting to come out. The sensei possesses a look of dread and he can hear giggling and insults from behind, suggesting he and Kakashi are at least halfway into the semester, which means everybody is expecting an embarrassing attempt to outdo his 'rival.'

Kakashi's proposal of fun sounds absolutely wonderful, especially after he launches the weapons at the practice dummy.

Five kunai and five shuriken all hit the central ring of the bullseye, the stars lined up without space and surrounded by the daggers, forming a perfect circle.

The stunned silence he receives has Obito excited for the upcoming mayhem he and his friend will soon be unleashing onto their enemies and allies.

And a bit smug, because the awakened child within Obito can't help but gloat.

Obito: 1 and Kakashi: 0