Scar

The scar running through my left eye—I could have had that healed, easily. Tsunade-sama, or Sakura could have done it, with practically no effort. It would not even be a semi-serious healing, and far from what Rock Lee had to go through. The healing would be simple and quick. To those who have seen my left eye multiple times (Gai mostly, but only because he forces me to, as well as to acknowledge him as a rival.) they say, in the word of Maito Gai, " It marrs my face of youth."

Why, then do I not get this scar healed? Just as many people have "discreetly" tried to see me without my masks on, the majority of the ANBU medic-nin squad tried to get me to consent to have that scar healed. But I never consented. This scar on my face is Rin's legacy, until the day that I die. Obito's sharingan is his legacy. No one ever offers to remove that, so why should Rin's hard work be erased from my face? I did not realize the true value of teamwork until it was too late. But their legacies should live one forever. Perhaps when I die, I too will pass on the Sharingan eye to another person. That is the value of teamwork, after all.

When I think of Rin, and Obito, I see unnecessarily the similarity between us and Sasuke, Sakura, and Naruto. But one thing was different for me. Uchiha Obito and Rin were able to save me from the darkness. It seems like an unending turn of betrayal. Jiraiya and Orochimaru. Iruka and Mizuki. Naruto and Sasuke. My name would have been added to the list, follwing Obito's. But with his life, he saved me, literally and figuratively.

My father, Hatake Sakumo, had the right idea. The team comes before the mission. Obito's legacy, my sharingan, and Rin's, the scar, testify to that. Their lesson, and their legacies, will be with me forever.

A/N: Review, please.