audio post :: help me leave behind some reasons to be missed
[There are a couple awkward starts of dead air and static. Finally, there's a long pause and then Kakashi begins.]Assuming this isn't going to be a week long fake-out where we're "sent home" only to come back here at the end of it all, I guess ...a little sentimentality can be ...indulged in. We might as well treat it like it's the real thing,
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...In any case, sensei, I wanted to apologize for being difficult for you, and let you know that for the entire duration of our stay here, I've been thankful for your constant presence in the ever-changing nature of this world. It may be selfish, but I've respected and admired you since arriving, and I'm grateful for everything- even while I may not have been particularly charitable to all the advice you've tried to give me over the course of this past year and five months.
Regardless, I appreciate everything you've done for me and... my teammates although my near-sightedness wouldn't allow me to see your intentions in the beginning. I only wish I had been able to fully repair my team in this time and perhaps restore some of the previous regard that we had held for each other before.
Also, sensei, I've heard that your death in our world isn't permanent. Though the logic fails me, I'll continue to hope that is the case, so, good luck back home as well. I will do as you've requested of me.
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No...you don't need to apologize to me. How you reacted was to be expected when the advice was unsolicited. You're a good person, Neji, and a good shinobi. Don't think my criticism of you has ever meant I do not see your talents or capacity for being something great. I just wanted you to be better than your predecessors--not the stats in your file, or the strength of your skills--but in the areas that...really count. Compassion. Loyalty. You have shown...far more promise than many before you.
...I believe in you.
And in your team. Your team is not down for the count yet; for you three, this is not the end of your time together. Regardless of what happens, just continue to care for them, as they care for you. Stick by them.
It has been an honor to be a part of your household and to be allowed to get to know you and your team. Thank you, Neji. I'm grateful it was you who was here this whole time. Hopefully, we can serve together again sometime.
...Mm...So I've...heard. I don't know how that works either, but...thank you. I will try to do something this time with my second chance.
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