The following Morning, Naruto woke rather quickly, him having a dreamless sleep after falling back to slumber from his nightmare. He looked up and met black eyes. Them staring down at him with fondness. Kakashi then smiled.

"Morning mister late riser. Breakfast is cold now." He chirped. "You get enough sleep?" Kakashi asked.

"....sure." Naruto flushed weakly.

Naruto stood and got off the bed, and dressed properly into his attire. A cloak over his mostly black clothes, a mask over his nose and down, his headband over his forehead. Hoodie over his head. Gloves on. Kakashi stood, throwing his vest over his shirt and dressing too. He then waited for Naruto to leave before he followed behind him, as if he were his perminant body guard.

When they reached the eating room, they sat themselves down and enjoyed a cold couple of rice balls. Naruto and Kakashi sat there and talked about past fights and battles they have been in, Naruto went up against a Jinchuriki once. He was a weird male who had a Tailed beast that looked like a slug. He explained the battle in vivid details, so that Kakashi understood it's mood, tone, and intensive nature. Kakashi explained one where him and his team fount a whole squadron of make and female Ninja from enemy countries.

Naruto enjoyed these stories, finding them of his own liking. He spoke more of past experiences with Akatsuki members, and then found himself going on and on about the famed Madara Uchiha. Kakashi only listened, but his eyes carried a protective caution. He also seemed very quiet. Only nodding, listening to his student talk.

"You flatter me~" Obito purred.

"I try my best." Naruto laughed out. "That's what I said. And he was all lovey dovey~!" Naruto snuck in his words to Obito as he talked about him, or rather, his mask.

Gai was in his room, with a bucket, very out of it as the ship began to rock more and more. Poor Gai, was suffering some serious sea sickness, throwing up, passing out, groaning loudly when the ship would rock violently. When these rocks occurred Kakashi and Naruto had to clutch the wooden table separating them, Naruto seemed to always get surprised when the ship rocked the way it did, he would grab the table and whimper almost each time.

Seems he had a small fear of the ship being turned over.

If Obito were there, he'd probably cuss the ocean out to make Naruto smile and get distracted from the realistic possibility becoming a true nightmare for the teen.

Naruto was yanked from his thought to feel arms wrapped around him. Naruto blinked away tears he hadn't noticed even existed. He looked up to see Kakashi hugging him, pulling Naruto into his lap for comforting vibes to get through. Naruto seemed a bit surprised, but he couldn't help but melt into it. But the moment he smiled and uttered a small thank you with a welcome in Rey, his soothing relaxation was yanked away, by him being thrown into his own seal, his consiousness entering the dark place. His outside self seemingly happily resting, eyes closed against him as Kakashi spoke some words to calm him further, even if he wasn't listening.

"Whoa! What the hell?" Naruto huffed, panting heavily. "You scared the shit out of me." Naruto turned to Obito's forever present figure.

"Naruto...can I get a hug?" Obito held his arms out. "I've been, lonely recently, with the war starting tomorrow and everything.." he mumbled quietly.

"Oh babe... Of course." He walked to him and hugged the taller male.

Obito hugged back tightly, holding Naruto protectively. He rubbed his back and Naruto did the same back to him. Obito looked forwards with danger in his eyes. They were filled with the brim with Jealousy. He wanted to protect him. He wanted Naruto to himself. And the last person he likes hugging his boy is Kakashi Hatake. The man that hurt him worse then almost dying did. Worse then being crushed nearly to death. Anyone, but him!

Naruto now knew why Obito resented him, having heard everything from Kakashi just before they left the beach. He guessed Obito thought he was in danger, sense he was alone with the silver haired male. But Naruto also knew Obito himself was feeling alone. He could feel what Obito's feeling as well. Mixed with loneliness was another feeling. Naruto's never felt it before, so he didn't understand it. Obito was, in a word, clingy?

"Are you alright?" Naruto asked softly.

"Just lonely. But now I'm okay now,heh, sense holding you." Obito responded to the question, that broke the silence looking at Naruto fondly.

Naruto smiled and moved up a little and kissed his soft lips, his blue eyes shutting in bliss, in releif. Obito hummed in satisfaction and hugged Naruto against his own body tighter. Naruto sighed and kissed down his neck some before pulling away.

"Obito, as much as this is enjoyable. Kakashi as a Sharingan....at any second he can be here. And the more you physically interact with me through this seal, the more pain my body endures." Naruto looked at him.

"I know i-i just...wanted to see you, now, was all." Obito blushed weakly as he gently let himself back away from the teenager.

Naruto giggled and kissed his hand before waving. "I love you." He then vanished, his eyes opening, finding himself still against Kakashi.

"I love you too." Obito smiled softly and sat back down, his own consiousness moving back to reality.

Kakashi was looking down at him, his hand running through his hair at the ship rocked violently, sense a storm rolled in. Naruto gasped as the ship tilted so back, the two skidded across the floor, luckily, they didn't crush one another, as Kakashi infused Chakra into his feet, allowing him to stick to the floor and catch Naruto's fall. Naruto panicked and infused his chakra and ran outside, looking at the huge waves. Only then, did he realise he was afraid of the ocean.

Kakashi ran out and only looked lazily at the waves, not really paying much mind to them. He walked past Naruto and to the sails and made two clones. Naruto bit his tongue and made around twelve clones, making thirteen Naruto's on board. These said clones helped with handling the sails, while Kakashi walked to the wheel, and began to steer in order to keep the ship as strong as and upright as possible, while his two clones, and the Naruto clones handle everything.

Naruto actually was up on the top of the sails, tying and untying things that Kakashi shouted at him from below, his yelling barely making it through the louder winds. Naruto however, was thinking about Gai, how he must feel at the moment. He must be wishing for death to greet him happily.

Maybe....maybe that, is mercy.

maybe it's happening right....

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now