Originally posted by: originalkrn
Obito being the akatsuki leader wouldnt be THAT far of a stretch because :
1. the sillouette of the leader on the last page of 238 does somehwat look like Obito with his hair and "sharingan" eyes.
2. Kishimoto intentionally had a Kakashi Gaiden at this time to introduce a past character and at the same time add character and emotion to the akatsuki leader - Obito.
3. Obito could have killed Rin to get Mange Sharingan and ran away - whom Kakashi later seeks for revenge.
Why it would be so far of a stretch :
1. Kakashi clearly states all his loved ones are dead many times (which could be because Kakashi kills Obito for revenge and now regrets it - hmmm)
2. Kakashi visits Obito's memorial quite often - every morning i suppose.
3. How would Kakashi have gotten his Sharingan if not from Obito?
Well - in Kakashi Gaiden - i think there should be a situation where Kakashi has to choose his teammates over the mission success - because that his what happened to his dad, which Kishimoto spent nearly have of an early chapter on. I dont know - im just gonna wait to see what exactly happens.