Exit Thread

[Kakashi Hatake]

The Hero was finally free.

The combined efforts of the final Champions had ensured Teucer’s freedom, securing the final relic from the remaining opposition. Only one of the enemy warriors had survived the encounter, the other falling by Kakashi’s hand. Though he had hoped to put an end to the strife, he had once more been forced to spill blood for the ‘greater good’. Such was the life of a shinobi. He could only hope that he had not tarnished Teucer’s temple or thrown gloom over his eternal rest.

As they sat upon the marble steps of the temple, Kakashi’s thoughts wandered to Mokugakure. It reminded him so much of the Konoha of his childhood, with its palpable tension and constant state of alert. He had decided, perhaps without consciously realizing, that he would be the one to bring peace to the Village. No longer would political espionage be the norm, nor would attacks by horrendous beasts be something to be endured. If he really was destined to become Hokage in some other time, some other dimension, perhaps it would not be impossible to serve Moku in the same way. With Minato at his side, he had little doubt that they could bring some sort of stability to the village.

As light engulfed the two champions, the scarecrow wondered what his future would hold. Though his intentions were honorable, he didn’t even know how to start his quest. He could only compare his past experiences and assignments. What atrocities would he commit in order to bring peace to the village? Who would he wrong, who would need to pay a price? Truly, he didn’t know.

“I'll see you back in the Omniverse.”

His sensei faded from view, flickering in a dazzling display of luminescence. Kakashi could only hope that Omni’s trickery did not pull him away from his former teacher. Between the two of them, they were the best hope Mokugakure that had. And truthfully, best hope that he had.

Kakashi closed his eyes as the brilliant light engulfed him and he fell.