Warning: Graphic imagery, violence, gore, ;__;

( You used to think that love was cancer. )

[ The sound of wind. ]

I am on my way to rendezvous with Uchiha Itachi to ensure he is capable of continuing his mission.

Yondaime-sama, I will report to you upon my return.

[ At exactly midnight on June 2nd, Kakashi posts this. He's smiling. ]

Happy birthday, Sensei.

Mm... Well, I know everyone is up in arms right now, but Yondaime-sama's... well, I guess it's technically his twenty-seventh birthday... is in two days, on July second. I thought I should remind all of you.

[ A pause ]

Should we maybe plan a little party for him?

( I could remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. )