Phase 9: Mental Isolation

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-Story Start-

-Third Person POV-

Inside a dimly lit, empty, and eerily silent room.

Two individuals stood beside one another, their dimly lit visage the sole occupants of the otherwise empty room.

Pervading the room was an eerie silence, broken only by the labored breaths of the pained boy.

It was an agonizing pain, as the Cursed Seal that marked him fought back with a vengeance for their attempt to seal it.

Nevertheless, the Uchiha persevered.

"Evil Sealing Jutsu!" Kakashi roared loudly.

With his announcement and subsequent hand sign, the many red lines drawn on Sasuke's bare upper body flew to his seal, surrounding it both visually and effectively.

Much to Kakashi's impressed hum, Sasuke merely hissed at the otherwise torturous pain.

Immediately, relief came to the Uchiha.

He huffed, "Is... That it?" Inquiring with a troubled yet relieved frown, looking over his shoulder at Kakashi's usual poker face.

The masked Jonin nodded, giving him an eye smile, "You've done well enduring it up to now." Kakashi's eyes then shot to the countless ANBU hidden in the room to make sure no disturbances occurred, handing out Sasuke's shirt back to him

"Hn." Sasuke rose up slowly as he put his shirt back on swiftly, silence befalling the room.

...

The two of them were never the talkative bunch, so the silence persisted as their eyes met once again, Sasuke nodding with gratitude.

Kakashi waved it off, "Mah, don't mention it." He stated with casual indifference, yet it could not be denied a hint of visible unease crossed his features.

An unease that only someone familiar with Hatake - a student, for example, could notice.

Narrowing his eyes, Sasuke hazarded a guess, "Lord Third informed you of what he did, I take it?" He bluntly questioned the Jonin.

At Sasuke's inquiry, a look momentarily crossed Kakashi's face - distance and melancholy set in his gaze, catching the genin off-guard.

A look that dissipated almost immediately, "As long as you three are my Genin. Your failures are my failures." He stated matter of factly, emotionlessly.

Failures...

Kakashi couldn't help but scoff internally at that word.

He had failed far too many times.

He had failed those dear to him far, far too many times.

And where did that get him?

Oh, he's still alive.

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