Yamato considered this as he finished up at the counter and set the pot and two cups on the table, before taking a seat.
Obito's thoughts weren't new; they were thoughts that dogged many Shinobi, especially Jounin and ANBU agents and this wasn't the first time Yamato had watched this crisis of self unfold, yet his answer was always the same.
"It's a Shinobi's duty to protect their village, no matter the cost and that duty weighs the heaviest on that of it's Kage.." He reached forward to pour their tea, hands as steady as his voice "..We sacrifice pieces of ourselves, so that others don't have to..but that willingness doesn't make us villains, Obito.."
Yamato settled with his elbows on the table and finally lifted his gaze to study the other man properly, his own conviction in those words not wavering for an instant.
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Obito's thoughts weren't new; they were thoughts that dogged many Shinobi, especially Jounin and ANBU agents and this wasn't the first time Yamato had watched this crisis of self unfold, yet his answer was always the same.
"It's a Shinobi's duty to protect their village, no matter the cost and that duty weighs the heaviest on that of it's Kage.." He reached forward to pour their tea, hands as steady as his voice "..We sacrifice pieces of ourselves, so that others don't have to..but that willingness doesn't make us villains, Obito.."
Yamato settled with his elbows on the table and finally lifted his gaze to study the other man properly, his own conviction in those words not wavering for an instant.