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"You should have seen him, Rin, he was a total mess," Kakashi says. "I never thought I'd see someone so neurotic."
"Really?" Rin says. "But he was so calm during all those emergencies-"
"Because he'd go scream in his dimension or come find me to freak out at me," Kakashi says. He points at Obito for emphasis. "Tsunade-hime had to rewire his nervous system. He was so anxious he used up all the refills on his medication."
"Obito, why didn't you say anything?" Rin says. Obito walks toward them, holding the baby.
"I didn't want to worry you, so I talked to Kakashi," Obito says.
"I'll have you know, you didn't talk to me so much as freak out at me," Kakashi says.
"Sorry. I didn't want to burden Sensei and I don't have any other friends, I'm sorry you had to deal with me."
Kakashi and Rin look at him. "Did you just say you don't have any friends?" Kakashi says. Obito shakes his head.
"I get along well enough with Gai and Iruka and Kurenai. But as you know, I'm not very close to them, and up until now I worked alone. I wasn't able to cultivate those kinds of relationships."
The baby coos against Obito's shoulder. Obito rests his face on the baby's head.
Kakashi sighs and shakes his head. "Just when I thought I knew everything, there's still more reasons to feel sorry for you."