Event Horizons

step-by-step:

Aaaand again, real slow:

I love learning things! Reblogging this post with the educational additions. I planned on doing this the first time I leared about Obito's pro wrestling move but I've gotten two more reminders since then so I'll include them all for fairness <3

Very interesting question!

I think there were many reasons for Obito to disguise himself and that he would have kept his identity hidden regardless. Like, he was a little teen when he first started impersonating Madara. He was smart by influencing people from the shadows, not revealing all of his powers and by letting everyone underestimate him almost all the way up until his plan was complete. I think you're right though, about him being extra cautious about hiding from Kakashi.

Obito had both personal and tactical reasons for avoiding Kakashi. He clearly gets more and more daring though, the closer he gets to his end goal. It's almost like he can't help himself sometimes. Like he's daring Kakashi to figure it all out.

I think Obito has a respect for Kakashi's abilities, being well aware of his perception and analytical skills on top being the one living human who knows him the best, which is sad since Kakashi barely knows him at all. Obito knows that Kakashi could put the pieces together, given enough of a chance, and if that happened too early it could definitely have messed up Obito's carefully laid, overly complicated plans.

Then on top of that there's Kamui. I love speculating about Kamui <3

There's this thing Obito says to Kakashi that I've been thinking about a lot:

Like, Sir... Obito. Mr. Genius Supervillain, please, who do you think awakened YOUR Mangekyo Sharingan? Who did the heavy lifting in that friend-killing moment that gave you your superpowers? Does Obito not realize that their eyes awakened at the same time? He talks in this condescending tone as if it's impressive and maybe even surprising that Kakashi somehow managed to awaken his mangekyo, when Obito witnessed the event. If he truly didn't realize, when did he find out? Was it Deidara's arm?

My point is that I think Obito had enough respect for Kakashi's abilities to be cautious around him but that he also severely underestimated him.

Kakashi could have destroyed the statue and perhaps stopped juubi from ever spawning again, using Obito's own eye, putting an end to all of Obito's plans if he hadn't reacted in time to stop it. Exactly how Obito is able to stop Kakashi's use of Kamui is never explained but I love to think that this could go both ways if Kakashi had the time to figure out how.

The thing is that Obito may act all superior but he actually doesn't seem to know what Kakashi is capable of.

When Kakashi manages to make a cut in Obito's mask I don't think Obito is standing there all confident like he knew that could happen. He's able to hear Kakashi explain his theories to Gai and Naruto and he just stands there, listening. There's so much tension in the way he waits and I think there's lots of things you could read into that. I like to think that Obito listens because he wants to know what his enemies know but also because he hasn't fully figured these things out himself yet. He's way smarter than he was as a kid but the weaknesses that Kakashi are finding in his powers are as new to him as they are to Kakashi. Nobody has been able to attack him from within the void of his own eye-of-the-soul-space before.

Obito was literally untouchable for so long and I think his arrogance made him think that the reduced power of Kakashi's non-Uchiha Mangekyo wouldn't pose a real problem for him. Kakashi could have killed him then and there from within Kamui, Obito says so himself. He calls Kakashi pathetic for having compassion for an enemy. If Obito had known that Kakashi would be able to use his powers against him, threatening his plans and his life, would Obito have killed him? Before the final battle I mean. Like he probably should have? And probably would have? If he truly didn't care whether Kakashi lived or died? If he didn't have any compassion for his enemy.

That time when Kakashi actually got to use Kamui on the Gedo statue without being interrupted by Obito, only to be interrupted by Madara instead. I love how Kakashi goes: "I think...it failed" because the statue was summoned away before he finished and he's not sure if he got it or not, and then we get to see the thing pop up in front of Madara with its entire arm ripped off.

That thing had arms the size of skyscrapers...

Obsessed with Kakashi's "Do you even realize how cool Namikaze Minato is?"-face. Those eyebrows are definitely calling Obito an uncultured swine, loudly. That right there is an insufferable fanboy smelling blood in the water, locking in on an easy target. Kakashi is about to pull out all the essential Minato facts and put Obito through some well needed education, starting with the Yellow Flash greatest hits, moving on to describing his fighting style, his innovative jutsu practices, his life philosophy, favorite foods and food allergies, all in painfully technical detail and in the usual bored, droning voice of Hatake-'I know more than you'-Kakashi.

and Rin is like:

One little dog, whatsit gonna do?

@kazumi123

White Foams and Grey Skies: Ch. 4

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29946024/chapters/77320250

AND NANAMI AND KAKASHI FANARTS AWOOOOOOOO (SLAMS OTHER HAND) Teen Nanami offering Kakashi his bread is so adorable, Haibara is so damn cute as well ahhhh as he gawked at the dragon willingly offering one of his treasure lmao, Kakashi and Nanami fighting side-by-side is just perfection, and OMG KAKASHI LAYING HIS HEAD ON NANAMIS LAP NJADA YOURE TOO GOOD FOR ME THANK YOU FOR THE FOOD (GRABS PIC AND RUNS OFF LIKE THE LITTLE GREMLIN THAT I AM) PRECCIIOUUSSSS

KAKASHIS LEGS KAKASHIS LEGS KAKASHIS LEGS AWOOOOOO SATORUS SHOCKED PIKACHUS FACE IS RELATABLE 

@kazumi123

White Foams and Grey Skies: Ch. 3

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29946024/chapters/75714797#workskin

I’m back!

@two000 And aww, please don’t apologise, please take it easy, the fact that you have taken some of your time to draw scenes from my fic is more than enough, please accept all of my hugs and appreciationnnnnnnn—!

@kazumi123

White Foams and Grey Skies: Ch. 2

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29946024/chapters/74608917#workskin

I’ve died, I’ve seen the light and I’ve died once more ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Im screaming, im screaming at scenes from my own fic. Ahh, everything. Perfect. The art style. The coloring. The way you drew yukatas is as beautiful as ever. The snowflake pattern on Satoru’s yukata is pretty as he stared into Kakashi while he’s peeling tangerines. Satoru disintegrating his plate of vegetables along with Kakashi’s table. Perfect. ObiKaka angst. Perfect. 

You’ve captured every scene with perfect details and attention. 

@kazumi123

White Foams and Grey Skies: Ch. 1

https://archiveofourown.org/works/29946024/chapters/73712325

Next, I’ll be working on the second chapter’s fanarts (eventually the third one as well…), so please look forward to it!

SAIKEEEEEEEEEEEEN!!! HE’S SO CUTE! I LOVE HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM!!!