[...As an Uchiha, surely he knew the irony of that question. Whether a name makes a difference. Of course as a Hyuuga, names meant everything. Even branches of the same name meant everything and yet--
Perhaps...his beliefs had changed. With Naruto, his father, and then finally his own freedom, names were not the definition of a person, but their actions that decided who they were.
And yet.
As he told Tenten, 'destiny' was not the same thing as choices people already made. Obito Uchiha did all of the things he said. He couldn't determine or change his destiny any longer. It was already decided.
Meditite, who had been silent and perhaps overwhelmed by the emotions of the two of them to this point, tugged at his hand and whimpered in concern.
His gaze settled on the younger man once again after a few moments. Perhaps it was a minute, in fact.]
...The day that you become the name and not the person is the day that I'll kill you.
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Perhaps...his beliefs had changed. With Naruto, his father, and then finally his own freedom, names were not the definition of a person, but their actions that decided who they were.
And yet.
As he told Tenten, 'destiny' was not the same thing as choices people already made. Obito Uchiha did all of the things he said. He couldn't determine or change his destiny any longer. It was already decided.
Meditite, who had been silent and perhaps overwhelmed by the emotions of the two of them to this point, tugged at his hand and whimpered in concern.
His gaze settled on the younger man once again after a few moments. Perhaps it was a minute, in fact.]
...The day that you become the name and not the person is the day that I'll kill you.