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MenuCHAPTER 242 - Kakashi Gaiden Part 4: Crybaby Ninja 
After saying what he to to Kakashi, Obito
continues on his way to rescue Rin. Kakashi stares at
Obito’s back for a moment, but then turns away and walks in
the opposite direction.
At the frontlines of the battle between the Rock
and Leaf ninja, a heavy bombardment of boulders is keeping the Leaf
shinobi pinned down. The commander is thankful
when Minato finally arrives on the scene. Minato asks for the
situation but is told it is rather dire. There’s
around fifty of the enemy, but the Konoha shinobi have suffered heavily
in the last attack and there are only four of them still alive. Minato hands out a set of
twenty of his unique kunais to each of the four remaining Leaf
ninja. He asks them to throw them at the enemy together and
explains that he’ll handle the rest after that. One of the ninja
exclaims it as a crazy idea, but the commander tells him to shut up and
let Minato do his job because they get to see first hand how
Konoha’s “Yellow Flash” fights. Kakashi moves by himself to
their mission’s objective. As he lands on the
branch of a tree, a shooting pain runs up his arm. He recalls
Rin’s cheery face telling him that the wound he received is
nearly healed, but advising him not to overdo it or it would
reopen. He remembers Obito’s words about how they
would have died of their injuries on previous missions if Rin
wasn’t there with her medical ninjutsu. As well,
Kakashi remembers Minato saying that the rules and regulations are
important but one must also adapt to the situation.
But it’s Obito’s words about the White Fang being a
hero which causes Kakashi to stop and rethink about who the real trash
is - one who abandons the mission or one who abandons his
teammates. Obito has finally tracked down the Rock ninja and Rin to a cave. He slaps his cheeks to calm himself down and prepare for the battle ahead. Unfortunately, inside the cave, the Rock ninja have already been alerted to his presence. The larger ninja tells his partner to continue the genjutsu on Rin to extract information out of her while he  takes care of their intruder.Obito grabs his kunai and tells himself it’s time to do it, but is shocked to hear a voice behind him asking him “to where?” The Rock ninja has already snuck up on him using Camouflage Concealment jutsu. Obito swings around to face his enemy, but it is  too late and he hears the sound of a blood being
spilt. However, it is not his own. Kakashi had returned and
dove in to slash the Rock ninja in the chest before he could harm
Obito. As the injured Rock ninja leaps away to a
safer distance, Obito asks Kakashi why he had returned.
Kakashi replies that he just couldn’t leave everything to a
crybaby ninja.The Rock ninja recognizes the silver hair and chakra blade Kakashi possesses as trademarks of Konoha’s “White Fang.” Kakashi replies that the blade is a memento of his father. Obito recalls Kakashi saying  that emotions are unnecessary to a shinobi, yet
he has kept a symbol of his late father close to him this whole
time. The Rock ninja comments that since Kakashi is the
“White Fang”’s brat, there is no need to
worry. He uses his Camouflage Concealment jutsu to turn
himself invisible once again. Kakashi attempts to detect his scent but realizes that their
opponent has had his scent completely removed. He tells Obito
that the only way he can track the Rock ninja is by the sounds he makes
and his movement through the air currents. Obito nervously
asks where the enemy is, but a small sound behind him alerts Kakashi
that the Rock ninja has already snuck behind them.
Kakashi warns Obito to watch out and dashes in to intercept
the attack. The Rock ninja’s blade slashes
Kakashi’s left eye, rendering it useless. Kakashi yells in
pain and a teary eyed Obito rushes over to see how bad it is.
Kakashi comments that their enemy is skilled as he has already gotten
rid of the kunai with Kakashi’s blood on it so as he cannot
be tracked by scent. He notices that Obito is crying again
and tells him he’s not dead yet.Obito knows that even though he is always making excuses and mouthing off, he has to be saved by his teammates in the end. However, he no longer wants to be a loser  anymore
because right now he is the only one who can save his
teammates. He recalls what he said to Kakashi about his
father being a hero. Obito truly believed it  when he said those words and he
wants to live up to those ideals by not letting his teammates down in
this situation.The Rock ninja knows that even though his opponents are just brats, he must take this seriously. He sneaks up on the pair cautiously and prepares to take out Obito from behind. But it is Obito who makes the killing strike with his kunai. Obito’s Sharingan has activated for the first time in this crucial moment and he was able to see through the Rock ninja’s camouflage technique. The Rock ninja utters disbelief as he sees Obito’s eyes, then falls to the ground and dies. Obito announces that it is now his turn to protect his companions.
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