Snippets 4

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Exile:

"I'll write." Tōsan promised.

Kakashi said nothing.

"I love you." Tōsan waited a beat to see if he'd reply before standing with a sigh, turning his attention to Sensei. "Watch out for him?"

A hand curled over his shoulder and Sensei answered solemnly, "I promise, Hatake-san."

His father nodded, glanced at him once more before turning so his back was to them and started walking away from the gates. There was a still silence as the man's back got smaller the further he walked before the crowd roared their approval over the White Fang's exile.

Kakashi's hands curled into fists, felt Sensei's hand tighten on his shoulder, and finally found the words he couldn't earlier- speaking them even if they were to be lost in the sound of the crowd.

"I love you too, Tōsan."

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I love Speeches:

"Because, whatever they say, I know who I am and I refuse to allow them to turn me into a monster. You have given those who hate you the satisfaction of making you unkind, Gaara-kun, and have thus proved them right in their opinions….but, you must remember, it is never too late to change. Can you? Are you strong enough to forgive their actions, to bare their hate so that you may care for them?"

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TTtdDTE:

His family often called him paranoid, well, more accurately they called him 'a paranoid, idiotic, no-good failure' but paraphrasing was always the best option when dealing with his family. Regardless, they called him paranoid but, seeing how their clan leader had decided to live a life of isolation with defenses up to and including a piranha-infested moat, Obito decided it was best to ignore their opinions at large.

Uchiha Obito was not paranoid, he was merely excessively prepared for worse case scenarios.

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Zelda-based:

"A nightmare." Minato murmured, letting out a deep sigh before he sat up and froze.

"Or vision," the fairy- or maybe not seeing as it had feathery wings and a tail of all things. It hummed, tail- an odd cross of canine and feline- flicking in something that might have been amusement before curling in close to the- body, being absorbed into the ball of light. "Never heard of a fairy tail before?"

He paused then said, "I've heard of fairy tales not a fairy with a tail…or bird wings."

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White Dog, Black Crow:

"Hm." Kakashi hummed through a mouthful of Miso, uncovered eye trained on the man who brought it to him for lunch. It had eggplants in it, his favorite. "What exactly are you bribing me for, Sensei?"

The blonde laughed nervously, "W-what makes you think I'm trying to bribe you?"

He gave a flat look, "You only ever get me my favorites if you want me to do something. Otherwise we have taken."

"I don't always-…" The weak protest died with a glare and a sigh. "Alright. I do."

Kakashi took another mouthful, even if it was bribery, it was still his favorite food. "It must be something you know that I won't like, you're stalling. You did the same when you took on Rin and Obito as students." He added, forestalling any protests then paused and thought. "The only thing that it could be is Naruto…you don't want me to be there?"

"No." Sensei sighed, rubbing his face. "It is potentially dangerous."

The 'I don't want to risk losing another student' was implied but Kakashi was stubborn, "Do you not have a plan?"

"…the Death God Seal." The man answered, correctly guessing that he meant 'If things go wrong'.

Another mouthful. "Hm. Can I send a Kage Bunshin?"

That earned him a thoughtful pause, "Before I leave, go to the bathroom and make one to go with me- you cannot be seen."

"There's a window and I can be Karasu." He answered readily, it may be a bit of a irritation to color his hair black but it wasn't difficult. He took a moment to wonder if anyone else had two ANBU masks or if it was just him, White Dog and Black Crow.