Kakashi had thought by now, she would have known, especially as the truth isn't some sort of carefully guarded secret. Not anymore. At the very least, he thought Minato would have talked to her about it, or Naruto. Failing that, he thought she would have heard it somewhere. After all, the Uchiha Massacre was not only Konoha's greatest failing, but one of their greatest tragedies, too.
Kushina's reaction clearly indicates that he was wrong in his assumptions, and Kakashi reaches over to remove the knocked-over cup from her lap, before reaching across the table for some napkins, pressing them into her lap, where the spill is starting to spread across fabric. ]
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It was real. It happened.
And Kushina had no idea.
Kakashi had thought by now, she would have known, especially as the truth isn't some sort of carefully guarded secret. Not anymore. At the very least, he thought Minato would have talked to her about it, or Naruto. Failing that, he thought she would have heard it somewhere. After all, the Uchiha Massacre was not only Konoha's greatest failing, but one of their greatest tragedies, too.
Kushina's reaction clearly indicates that he was wrong in his assumptions, and Kakashi reaches over to remove the knocked-over cup from her lap, before reaching across the table for some napkins, pressing them into her lap, where the spill is starting to spread across fabric. ]
I'm sorry, Kushina-san.
[ He says, voice quiet and solemn. ]
But it's the truth.