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Friend killer, they whisper.
The civilians, the villagers they didn’t mind.
Your family, the clans, they mind.
No matter who it was, to betray someone for power.
Keep the children away. He’s gone insane.
Rin crying until her tears ran out. She doesn’t cry anymore.
Her eyes are hard, like the tanto she practices every day.
All Minato could retrieve. A name on the memorial store.
She blames herself. Weak, she says.
Sensei won’t look at you. Says nothing.
Know whose fault it was. Blinded defending me.
Couldn’t see the rocks. Wasn’t fast enough to save him.
Eternal memory, watching him disappear in slow motion.
One mission. Come back with the mangekyou
Friend killer Obito, they whisper.