Kakashi is shown sitting on a tree branch. He's alone and clutching his shoulder, like he's in pain. A quick flashback starts.

Kakashi sighs. A part of him had been expecting this. Not that he was prepared.

'Are you going to be alright, senpai?' Itachi asks. He had picked up on the little signals the man was showing. Knowing his backstory he can make some conclusions of his own.

'I'll get through this.' Kakashi puts his hand through his hair, slicking it back until it returns to its original shape.

A girl is shown, with two purple markings in her cheeks. 'It's healing but if you aren't careful the wound will reopen.' She tells him.

'Rin…' Kakashi looks at the screen in longing. It's strange to see her alive again, after so long.

'Was she important?' One of the kids asks. Kakashi doesn't take time seeing who.

'To me.'

Kakashi sighs before remembering more events that happened previously. A boy wearing orange goggles is shown, he's yelling at Kakashi. 'Every time we were wounded Rin saved our lives with her medical ninjutsu, without her we would've been dead long ago! Right now, our top priority is rescuing Rin, not our mission!'

'Obito too.' Kakashi knows what is about to happen. He would see the dead body of his best friend again. It's not something he wants to see.

'Yeah I remember him. Always gave me sweets on Saturdays.' Itachi says.

His mother looks at him. 'Oh really?' Itachi smiles in fondness.

Then the fourth Hokage appears, he too is talking to Kakashi. 'Rules and regulations are certainly important but they're not everything. Remember how I told you at times you must adapt and take steps appropriate to the situation at hand.'

Kakashi thinks back to his father. Obito starts talking again. 'I believe that the white fang was a true hero. In the ninja world those who abandon the mission are trash, but those that abandon their comrades are worse than trash!' Kakashi sighs but does nothing.

'That's where it came from…' Shisui mutters. He should've expected this. Kakashi is always preaching about teamwork.

Kakashi nods. 'A motto I've decided to live by.'

Then in the current time Obito is shown landing near a cave. I found them! He slaps his face a couple times. Gotta calm down, I can do this.

'What happened?' Naruto asks. He can sense the unease in the room. But he would still like some context.

'Rin got kidnapped. Obito went out to rescue her.' Kakashi explains. Considering the circumstances he's fairing a lot better than he thought.

Meanwhile inside the cave, two enemy ninjas take note of his arrival. The one with straight hair says. 'I'll take care of him.' He makes a sign. 'Just continue your genjutsu and get her talking.' Before turning himself invisible and making his way to Obito.

Obito is watching the cave from his branch, he doesn't notice the enemy appearing behind him. 'Let's go.' He gets ready to jump before someone interrupts him.

'Where are you going?' the enemy asks. Obito turns around as quickly as he can, blood appears in his vision. Kakashi just jumped down to slash to enemy down.

'Kakashi is kind of a badass.' Sasuke says. He can see that Kakashi is strong. One day he hopes he can be strong too.

'It was just good timing.' Kakashi sighs. 'Which I didn't have for the rest of it.'

'Kakashi? Why?' Obito is stunned. He hadn't counted on the other coming to help him.

'Look! I can't leave this up to a crybaby ninja like you, can I?' Kakashi says to his teammate. Obito is shocked.

'Aww.' Ino squeals. They would've made another amazing pair, too bad one of them is dead.

'Shut it.' Shikamaru snaps at the girl. He knows what she's doing and he can't say he approves. It's just strange.

The enemy stands up from the other branch. 'The silver hair, the white light blade, could it be… the white fang of Konoha?'

Kakashi shifts his position, blade in hand. 'This is a memento of my father.'

Obito remember the previous Kakashi, that always shut him down. 'A shinobi needs tools suitable to the mission at hand, emotion is just a useless burden.' Kakashi would say.

'That's kind of mean.' Hinata mutters. She wouldn't want to be like that. It would seem so cruel.

'That's just how I was. I'm not the proudest of that time in my life.' Or any at all. To Kakashi his life has been one mistake after another.

'Ah, I see. Just the white fang's brat, eh? Then there is nothing to be worried about.' The man makes a sign once more. 'The art of camouflage!' and he disappears from sight again.

Kakashi sniffs, taking in all the smells. 'Just as I thought. Even his smell is gone. We'd have to locate him by the slightest hint of sound.' Kakashi tells his teammate.

'Is that why you wear the mask?' Kiba asks.

Naruto blinks. 'What do you mean?' The others in the room had to do another take as well.

'I can smell really well too, but sometimes things are too strong.' Kiba explains while waving his hand in front of his nose.

'You are a smart kid.' Kakashi shoots him an eye smile.

Obito's eyes dart around. 'Where?'

Then there is a rustle just behind them. 'Obito behind you!' Kakashi yells. He jumps in between the enemy and Obito. His left eye gets slashed, and he falls to the ground in pain. 'My eye!'

'What a coincidence.' Fugaku mutters. But Kakashi hears him all the same.

'I've already told you, Obito gifted the eye to me.'

'We'll see.'

'Kakashi!' Obito yells out and he rushes to Kakashi's side. 'You okay?'

'Yeah. He's pretty good. He made sure to throw away the kunai knife he stained with my blood.' Kakashi tells him as he reaches out with his hand to his eye.

Obito is crying. 'Got some of that dust in your eyes again?' Kakashi mocks him. 'A ninja shouldn't cry. I'm not dead yet.'

'In the end he's the only one alive.' Hiashi looks down. He knows what it's like to lose the most important person in your life.

'What?'

'You'll understand later.'

Obito pushes up his goggles and wipes his eyes. He remembers what his teacher told him. 'Dust can't get in your eyes when you're wearing goggles. It's fine to speak of self-control, but you must be strong at heart, not just in words.'

He uses his sleeves to wipe away the tears. I'm all talk, always a burden… just a big-mouthed washout, but still…

'I can kind of understand how he's feeling.' Naruto mumbles. He thinks like that all the time. But now he knows he's going to be Hokage, so it's fine.

'Keep your guard up!' Kakashi yells at him.

The enemy smirks, even though he isn't visible. They're only children. I must plan carefully…

Obito's arm in still in front of his eyes. He remembers the words he told Kakashi. Those words I said. I'm not going to let them down! He turns around slowly but steadily. 'Die!' he yells out.

'Ooh!' Sasuke cheers. This is getting exciting.

He holds in kunai in front of him, sharingan spinning. Then slowly the enemy starts appearing again.

'That was the moment it happened.' Itachi watches. He's always had some admiration for the boy. But that might have just been the treats.

'Good for him.' Tsume says.

'Obito, you…' Kakashi tries to stand up.

'How can you possibly see me?' The enemy is shaking, that poke hit hard. Then he looks at Obito's face. 'Your eyes?!'

'Yes, the fancy smancy handy dandy magic eyes. They suddenly make you a different person!' Naruto complains. The group looks at him.

'What?

'This time I'm protecting my comrade!' Obito tells them firmly. The enemy falls down onto the branch they're standing on.

It takes a moment for Kakashi to respond. But when he does the shock is evident in his voice. 'Obito… your eyes.'

'Sharingan, I can see chakra.' Obito looks at his hands is wonder.

'Sounds really confusing.' Chouji takes another bite out of the snack in his hands.

'Sometimes it can actually be confusing.' Shisui explains.

'Especially if you have one normal eye as well. The double vision…' Kakashi puts his head in his hands. He's had plenty of headaches as a result.

Then all of a sudden Kakashi hunches over in pain.

'Kakashi!' Obito calls out.

'My eye is gone, Obito. But never mind that, I can use this kit Rin gave me to fix myself up. We have to save her!' Kakashi says as he holds the med kit up. Obito nods in agreement.

'Again. What a coincidence.' Fugaku says. The group glares at him.

'Shut it.'

Then the scene shifts to back inside the cave. Rin is sitting motionlessly against the wall. The remaining enemy nin looks at her. 'You're certainly stubborn. Aren't you?' Two people appear behind the man, he turns around.

It's Obito and Kakashi.

'They're all so pathetic.' The enemy says as he stands up.

'To be quite fair, we were like twelve, not that intimidating.' Watching it now, it was way cooler actually being there.

Obito uses his sharingan to look at Rin. There is something wrong with it. 'Her chakra is disturbed. It's flowing in patterns different from ours.'

'She's under the influence of genjutsu. They tried to force her to talk.' Kakashi explains.

'Looks like it didn't work.' Chouza observes. He too is taking a bite out of a snack in his hands.

'Rin was great like that.'

The enemy scoffs. 'Some kids.'

'We fought earlier, he's quick. Gotta be careful.' Kakashi says to Obito.

'Gotcha!'

Then the opponents rush at each other and starts exchanging hits. Kakashi and Obito quickly gain the upper hand using their combined teamwork and they put the enemy down on the ground.

'That went by quick.' Lee says. The other battles all took a lot longer.

'It's not the end.' Kakashi tells them.

They rush to Rin's side and release the genjutsu. Rin blinks a couple times.

'Kakashi? Obito?'

'We've come to rescue you, Rin! You're safe.' Obito tells the girl.

There is a sound coming from Kakashi. Itachi turns to look a the man. 'Senpai?'

'It's just… I don't want… this is a little difficult for me.' Kakashi manages to stammer out. His hand is in front of his face and his eye isn't focussing on the screen correctly.

'I think more than a little.' Iruka looks at the man. He's never seen him so distraught.

'Come here! I can give you a hug!' Naruto tells him. He holds out his arms. Kakashi looks at the boy and slowly starts making his way over.

'Thank you, Naruto.' And he goes to sit in Naruto's arms. It's a sight, Naruto's small arms around Kakashi's body but it's obvious the man takes some comfort from it.

'Let's get outta here!' Kakashi tells the group. They're about to leave but the enemy nin got up.

'That was a pretty good combo but you're still kids in the end. Remember you're standing in the realm of the enemy now.' He puts his hand on the ground. 'Earth style: rock breaker!'

'This is not good.' Shino watches the screen with interest.

The ceiling starts falling down. Rock by rock fall down from the ceiling.

'This is bad!' Obito yells.

'Guys make for the exit!' Kakashi yells at them and as soon as it was said they start rushing out. Trying to avoid the falling rocks as they are running out.

But Kakashi gets hit by a smaller rock and falls to the ground.

'No!' Sasuke yells out, and he's not the only one. There are several other kids that are just as saddened.

'Kakashi!' Rin calls out. Obito is rushing to the boy's side and as soon as he looks up he notices a rock falling down at them. He grabs Kakashi and throws him to the side.

Then the rest of the ceiling falls down.

'Is he dead?' Sakura asks.

'Not yet.' Kakashi looks up from the embrace.

The enemy shrugs. 'I lost a good source of information. Oh well, no helping that.'

'Asshole.' Naruto snarls.

'It was war. He was just doing his job.' Kakashi tells the boy.

Naruto takes in the information for a second. Then he nods. 'He's still an ass.'

Kakashi wakes up and as soon as he does his eyes go wide. What he sees in front of him he would never forget.

'Rin, Kakashi, are you… okay?' a strained voice calls out to them. It's Obito. He's completely trapped by a giant rock on top of him.

'That looks painful.' Tenten says.

'More than painful.' Kiba mutters. 'Damn.' He's sure it's gotta hurt like a bitch.

Kakashi rushes over desperate to the get the rock off the boy. But he's not strong enough.

'Kakashi. It's okay. I… don't think I can make it.' Obito stammers out. 'My right side is pretty much gone… I don't… I don't even feel anything.'

'That's good? Somehow?' Shisui had always wondered if the boy's death was painful. He heard that he was crushed by a rock, so he hoped the death had been instantaneous.

Kakashi collects his breath, he looks down, almost guilty.

Rin has tears in her eyes. 'No… not like this… why?' she kneels down at his side. Obito coughs up some blood. Rin does her best to help him.

'He's not going to make it.' Neji says. He watches the screen. Of course such a no good ninja would die. It's how fate dictated.

'This can't be!' Kakashi slams his fist on the ground in frustration. 'If only I'd come, if only I'd come with you from the start, like you told me to… this never would've happened!' Kakashi is shaking. This is not what he wanted to happen.

The current Kakashi is also shaking. Naruto pets his back with his small hands. 'It's not your fault. You did your best.' Kakashi just nuzzles deeper in the embrace.

Obito stares up not saying anything.

'So, what I'm a cell leader, so what I made jonin.' Kakashi's fists are shaking, his voice cracking.

'There, there.' Naruto continues the soothing motions on the man's back.

Obito starts talking again. 'Kakashi. I'd completely forgotten,' Rin and Kakashi look at the boy struggling to get out words, 'I was the only one who didn't give you a gift.' Kakashi's eyes widen. 'I didn't know what was proper, but… I do now. You see it won't be useless.' Kakashi is shocked, he doesn't know what to say.

'This is it, isn't it?' Itachi says. Referring to the sharingan Obito gifted to Kakashi.

'Yes, it is.'

'I'm giving you my sharingan,' the screen shows a close up of the two boys, each the normal half of their face. 'Whatever the village may say, you are a great jonin. I want you to know that, please accept.'

'Like I said. He gifted them to me.' Kakashi glares once more at Fugaku.

The man just shrugs. 'As it seems.'

Rin brushes away her tears.

'Rin use your medical ninjutsu and have my sharingan of the whole left eye transplanted to Kakashi.' Obito tells them.

'There? In the wild?' Sakura is surprised. She knows surgeries should be done in a clean environment, which that certainly wasn't.

'Not the best place for surgery.' Mikoto agrees.

Rin composes herself, ready to perform the procedure. 'Kakashi come here. I'll do it now!'

Kakashi takes one more time to look at Obito. 'I'm about to die,' Obito tells him, 'But I'll become your eye and we'll see what happens in the future.' Kakashi closes his remaining eye. And then the scene shifts again.

'That's kind of sweet if you think about it.' Lee says. It proves the strong bond between the two people.

We're back with the enemy nin. The rocks behind him shift. He looks up at Kakashi that came out of the rubble.

'You still around? Just die already.' He tells the boy. Kakashi is crying from his left eye. 'You are just a kid, shinobi don't cry, you know. Bring it on crybaby, I'll finish you off here and now!'

'Big talk for such an asshole.' Naruto snarls at the man once more. Kakashi gives Naruto a squeeze.

Then Kakashi opens his eyes and the mismatched eyes stare him down. The enemy narrows his eyes. He's different from before.

'Whoa, he can see!' Shisui exclaims. Maybe a bit too loudly.

'Shut it.'

'Kakashi,' Obito calls out one last time, 'Look after Rin for me.'

'And I couldn't even do that…' Kakashi starts sniffling now. Naruto's embrace does something to him that makes the feelings get loose.

'No complaining. I'm giving you a hug.'

'Don't worry.' And then Kakashi attacks the enemy with full force, so hard that his blade shatters. Next, he uses his new lightning attack to hit the guy in the chest.

'Strong much.'

Still from beneath the rubble Rin watches as Kakashi is fighting. The enemy looks down in the hole and Rin is shocked, ready for attack.

'Don't panic Rin.' Obito tells the girl.

She looks at the enemy again as he falls forward, revealing that Kakashi was behind him all this time. The enemy is slain.

'I have to admit, that was kind of cool.' Sasuke says. He loves watching cool fights. One day he would get into an awesome fight as well.

Kakashi looks down at his wounded friend. 'Kakashi, take Rin and go! Leave here, reinforcements coming.' Obito tells them. Both his teammates look at him. 'It's okay! Just go!' he yells at them.

'And that's the last time I saw him.' Kakashi tells them. No one responds, as it is the kind thing to do.

Kakashi holds out his hand for the girl to take. And that is where the scene ends.

'That didn't reveal anything new.'

'It did not.'

'I wonder why it was shown to us then. It's not like we'll see Obito again.'

'Who knows. We can't draw any conclusions for now.'

'What's next?'

Everyone looks at the screen expectantly and the title shown is: 'Killing the immortal.'

'Immortal? Does that mean we're going to see Hidan and Kakuzu again?'

'We might.'

Itachi's attempt at a timeline

Ashura and his brother

Hashirama and Madara meet river

Kurama's first sealing

Kurama's second sealing

Obito dies

Kurama's third sealing

Uchiha massacre

Naruto learns about the Kyuubi

Naruto and Sasuke kiss

Around the same time (no discerning timeframe available)

- Crossdressing boy

- Kakashi's mask

- Kisame and I come to get Naruto

- Lee Gaara fight and the rest of the chunin exams

- Fight Kimimaro (after chunin exams)

Another set of around the same time

- Deidara and Sasori capture Gaara

- Orochimaru unlocks the reaper death seal

- Naruto promises Kurama to save him from his hate

- Emotionless boy insulting Naruto and Sakura

- Sakura and Naruto face off against Kakashi

Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi, and mystery man fight a flying lady

No time frames

- Hidan Kakuzu kill Yugito

I got another chapter out. Sorry for the short length. Life happened and I didn't have that much time. At least I got something out.

From now on I'm not going to put the notes in every chapter, I'm thinking maybe every fifth chapter, just to make it easier.

Also thank you to everyone requesting scenes. Special thanks to A for suggesting this scene, Reakor for suggesting Kakashi's past.