Revamped Series Edit Completed: 31 July 2017
Toying With The Past Is What We Do
Chapter Seven
So It's Back To The Academy?
"Hurry, Obito! We're twenty minutes late."
Obito must interrupt at that point as he slips on his borrowed sandals. "What the fuck are you talking about, Bakashi? You're the bastard who purposely waited until five minutes ago to wake me up, dammit!"
He is pissed. If there is anyone he can count on to be punctual, it is Kakashi… or so he thought. Not the case now, apparently. He really doesn't know much about this irresponsible version of his friend, and honestly, he's not looking forward to seeing more if shit like this keeps happening.
Last night after Obito had supposedly taken back control of his true personality, Sakumo had sent them both to bed as Obito's apartment was on the opposite side of the village. Sleeping here without a set of his own clothes, Obito is forced to wear the same outfit he was tossed. Kakashi, however, is dressed in his Academy attire, wearing his signature green scarf Obito would enjoying choking him with.
Kakashi is imitating the ticking noise of a clock as he taps the heel of his foot hard against the wall. "Tick tock, tick tock."
Obito replies with his middle finger, a gesture he learned from Hidan.
"Oh, that's just rude."
"I think it sums up everything I feel about you."
"Now you're gonna make me cry, Obito."
"And what a beautiful sight that would be!"
"…"
"…"
"…If I had a friendship bracelet, I'd throw it at you."
When the two time travelers arrive at the Academy thirty minutes late, they lose another ten minutes searching for their classroom. Too many years had passed to remember irrelevant details, and out of frustration, Obito acquiesces, going off and asking a wandering sensei for their room number.
He's annoyed when the man gives him a scolding for his careless attitude, and to be a competent Shinobi, one must be more responsible. Obito is tempted to Kamui the man's head off, but imagining a slew of lectures by Kakashi deters him. He'll let the Chūnin's impudence slide, just this once.
Obito meets Kakashi at the entrance and leads the other boy to their assigned room, complaining about the lack of respect in their miserable excuse of an Academy. He studiously ignores Kakashi's eye rolling.
Before opening the classroom door, Obito breathes in deep, and in his peripheral view, he sees Kakashi do the same.
They both share similar thoughts about Rin, uncertain if they could handle seeing her without having an internal crisis.
But at this point, they didn't have a choice.