I was attacked by what I thought was a civilian. [ Better to keep it to the point. The wind is making it difficult to talk, but Gai needs to know the facts incase he passes out before the appropriate people are alerted to what has happened.. and Kakashi has a favor to ask of him. ] He was much stronger than he looked, so my only guess is that he's a trained civilian. He wasn't wearing any insignia that I recognised, and didn't match any description in the bingo book. [ He holds on a touch closer, apprehension threatening to cut his explanation short for a moment, but he pulls through. ] At first I thought it was a blind attack, but then he made a grab for the sharingan.

[ Words are difficult when they carry this much guilt. ]

...I was too weak to protect it by that point, but I destroyed it before it could fall into the wrong hands, so it's less serious than it could have been. [ But he still failed, that much is true. He swallows the words that leave a foul taste in his mouth, and tightens his hands around his friend. ]

Gai.. [ He presses his face closer; his mouth at Gai's ear so he can hear him and hear the severity in his tone. ] I'm sorry to make you do this, but... You have to promise me you won't tell Obito.