Disclaimer: All Naruto characters as followed are strictly copy righted to Masashi Kishimoto.

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto.

The boulder, next to the posts. The memorial stone.

He gazed at it. At the engraved name among thousands of others.

He reflected on the memories the name called upon, happy ones, sad, painful. His shoulders shuddered as he remembered that day…

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"Obito!"

"Rin… We have to…we need…we need to leave."

"No! Obito!"

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Obtio…Obito…Obito…Obito, Obito, Obito!

Without warning, he struck out, and punched the name. Ignoring the pain, he punched as the thunder rumbled, and rain poured.

"Why won't you wear away?!" He yelled, repeatedly landing blows until the pain made him collapse onto his knees.

Glaring at the name through his tears, he whispered, "Why?"

The rain added to his tears, and stained the ground.

"Obito…" He sobbed.