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1. Don't be afraid, you're already dead (love is simple) by ezolenta

   Fandoms: Naruto (Anime & Manga)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   03 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Hatake Kakashi/Uchiha Obito
   • Post-Canon
   • Uchiha Obito Lives
   • Depression
   • Hokage Hatake Kakashi
   • Uchiha Obito-centric
   • POV Uchiha Obito
   • Hatake Kakashi is Trying
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Kkob - Freeform
   • Songfic
   • Uchiha Obito Has Long Hair
   • Mutual Pining
   • Hatake Kakashi's Mother is an Inuzuka
   • Possessive Hatake Kakashi
   • Alternate Universe - Post-War
   • Alternate Universe - Post-Canon
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Uzushiogakure | Hidden Eddy Village
   • Rebuilt Uzushiogakure | Hidden Eddy Village

   Summary

   He survived the war
   It's not certain that he will survive the silence.

   Kakashi takes him home from prison—not as a hero, not as an enemy. As a problem, he couldn't let go of.
   He feeds him, leaves him clean clothes, doesn't lock the doors.

   Obito does not run away.
   Because sometimes a cage is not a place. It is a state of mind.

   This is a story about the silence after a catastrophe.
   About selfishness masquerading as care.
   And about two people stuck between “forgive” and “I don't know how.”

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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