scared of the stars

Chapter 19 - Kakashi

Kakashi was pretty sure that he would not have as big of a problem visiting Sasuke now than he did the last time. He had gotten used to the thick warm air that sank in on him. The thought of Obito staying in a similar environment day and night for such a long time worried him even more now that he could fully comprehend what that meant. It had sounded so foreign when he told Anko his past. Now it felt all too familiar.

He had regained complete control of his limbs and actually felt better than he had done in a while. It wasn't often he got a proper rest.

The boxes stacked on top of each other had been holding his curiosity for a long time, so he decided to investigate.

Some were scattered on the ground alone, so he went to the first.

Kakashi sat down, feeling the stone floor dig into his skin. The box in front of him was heavy. The top was bolted shut by a few screws.

There were no sealing tags used, which only confirmed Kakashi's suspicion that the princess and Kai had very minimal experience in that field.

He made sure to listen out for footsteps or doors opening, but it was completely silent. He was sure he could have heard a spider run across the stone floor.

It didn't take long to get the lid open either. Kakashi grabbed the corners of the lid and slowly removed it, looking down into the box and preparing himself to take cover if it was a trap.

It wasn't.

The lid slid out of his grip, falling to the floor and creating reverberating noises.

Kakashi's eyes were wide, staring down at the content and not knowing what to do.

«This cant be...» He mumbled, looking at all the other boxes that filled the room. «Don't tell me all these boxes are filled with explosives?»

In desperate need of knowing what was up, he stood up and moved on to the next box, then the next, then the next.

Almost all the boxes were filled with explosives that had the potential to blow up villages.

He had skipped over a few boxes where a red X was painted on the side. There were three of them, and they sat in one of the corners by themselves.

He didn't want to investigate them but knew there was nothing else he could do.

He would have to check it out.

Hesitantly, he walked over to them, looking at each and every one of them in turn. Kakashi sat down beside the closest and shakingly moved his fingers to the top.

These boxes hadn't even been bolted shut.

He tightened his fingers around the edges and ripped the top off, ready for someone to jump out and attack him.

He hadn't expected hundreds and hundreds of pictures flying out as they got carried along with the pull. His brows raised at the expectancy of it all.

He grabbed one and looked at it, not knowing what to expect.

White hair, half-lidded dark eyes, mouth slightly open in anticipation for a piece of marshmallow.

Obito? Kakashi thought and looked closer at the picture. It was from the day prior when Kakashi fed a marshmallow to Obito. It was zoomed in on his face and nothing else. Kakashi looked over to another picture that laid on the ground. It was from the village when they were training outside in the fields. Obito was grinning to himself, his hands in front of himself to block an upcoming attack. Another picture laid on the ground as well. Obito was eating ramen together with Naruto, listening intently to what the younger man said.