And he was watching him in silence, watching the theatrics and expecting the waterworks any time soon. He was almost disappointed they didn't come.
"I'm not asking you to send me over there right this instant, Obito; I'm only asking that you let me in. Let me pick up where Itachi left off. If this mysterious little hidden village in the middle of nowhere keeps gaining support from neighboring nations, there will be war whether I butt in or not. And if she isn't going to be our target, then fine. We'll find a new one. We might as well figure out a pre-emptive solution before he strikes a deal with one of the more prominent shinobi villages. I'm surprised the Chuunin exams went the way they did at all. Because frankly, I was expecting something to happen with the influx of foreign shinobi. But--" He raised in hands here, as if signalling defeat.
"Who am I to suggest anything, hm? I am not Uzumaki or Namikaze. I am not one of the younger Uchiha. I am that kid you avoided for no apparent reason and somehow now expect me to grant you a hundred percent trust just because you hold the title of Hokage. I'm sorry but that doesn't work that way. To believe someone who has always dismissed me in the past when they say they aren't doing what they're doing to insult me is, believe it or not, quite difficult. You've always brushed me off, but-- at least this time you have given me a valid reason. And I accept that. Rushing into things isn't the way to go, yes, that I accept. This is the first time I have been given a reason. This is the first time. Thank you for that."
He grit his teeth though. He could see the tears about to fall. "Obito. Don't you fucking cry; you know what that does to me-- we'll both end up yelling at each other so--" His voice softened then. "So just stop. I'm not dumb that I'd go out and start a war; I won't do it unless you give me permission to. So stop repeating it in every possible way that you'd even consider me stupid enough to do such a thing-- Maybe you didn't mean that, but guess what, that's just how it was made to look like, unfortunately." Here. He's offering you the box of tissues. Gosh. "But you just elaborated on things so there's no need to clarify. I get it. Just. Don't cry or I'll punch you in the face." Maybe the photograph hanging on the wall instead of Obito's actual face.
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"I'm not asking you to send me over there right this instant, Obito; I'm only asking that you let me in. Let me pick up where Itachi left off. If this mysterious little hidden village in the middle of nowhere keeps gaining support from neighboring nations, there will be war whether I butt in or not. And if she isn't going to be our target, then fine. We'll find a new one. We might as well figure out a pre-emptive solution before he strikes a deal with one of the more prominent shinobi villages. I'm surprised the Chuunin exams went the way they did at all. Because frankly, I was expecting something to happen with the influx of foreign shinobi. But--" He raised in hands here, as if signalling defeat.
"Who am I to suggest anything, hm? I am not Uzumaki or Namikaze. I am not one of the younger Uchiha. I am that kid you avoided for no apparent reason and somehow now expect me to grant you a hundred percent trust just because you hold the title of Hokage. I'm sorry but that doesn't work that way. To believe someone who has always dismissed me in the past when they say they aren't doing what they're doing to insult me is, believe it or not, quite difficult. You've always brushed me off, but-- at least this time you have given me a valid reason. And I accept that. Rushing into things isn't the way to go, yes, that I accept. This is the first time I have been given a reason. This is the first time. Thank you for that."
He grit his teeth though. He could see the tears about to fall. "Obito. Don't you fucking cry; you know what that does to me-- we'll both end up yelling at each other so--" His voice softened then. "So just stop. I'm not dumb that I'd go out and start a war; I won't do it unless you give me permission to. So stop repeating it in every possible way that you'd even consider me stupid enough to do such a thing-- Maybe you didn't mean that, but guess what, that's just how it was made to look like, unfortunately." Here. He's offering you the box of tissues. Gosh. "But you just elaborated on things so there's no need to clarify. I get it. Just. Don't cry or I'll punch you in the face." Maybe the photograph hanging on the wall instead of Obito's actual face.