So here we are! Let's get started! I present to you...
Chapter 2: Old Faces, eh... Masks
Multiple explosions echo in the distance after the first one. Another ANBU slides down from the trapdoor, waiting for orders.
"All the low chunin and genin are to help evacuate the village. Get a group of ANBU to guard Kushina."
"Hai" Instantly he disappeared.
I transport myself to one of the barrier seals and wait in an attacking position. I get my kunai ready as a black sphere emerges. The vortex swirled and brought forth the man. His dark cloak matched that of the black vortex. The same scar-patterned mask his his face, only revealing one eye, the Sharingan eye.
"Well hello, Minato. I see you sensed my presence."
"It's easy if you've memorized the chakra signature of the man that tried to destroy Konoha with the Kyuubi and kidnapped my son."
"Ah, that. You're still holding a grudge? Oh Minato, you've never been one to hold grudges, why start now?"
I scowl in annoyance.
"What would you know about my personal habits?"
"A lot more than you think I do."
That's it. I ran up to the man, anger pushed aside, for the moment, and attacked him. I feel the same sensation again, the sensation of passing through water. He's learned some of my moves, this being the second time we've fought, but I have a new trick up my sleeve. My arm passes through his stomach. From what Kakashi observed, when he got the chance to fight this man, he uses teleportation. I suspect he's using it to teleport the part of his body that is targeted then teleports it back when the attack is over. Kakashi claims it impossible, that even I can't do it. Yet again, this man is known to have accomplished the impossible. I turn around and quickly attack him again, but I hit him. No. It wouldn't be this easy to catch him off guard. He bursts into a cloud of smoke. A clone! Dammit. But what could he be after? This man holds a grudge against me and Konoha, he's probably like to get rid of the both of us. Could he be trying that again? My eyes widen at the realization. No! She won't survive this time! I activate my Hirashin. I feel like I'm crashing into a brick wall, a feeling I'm now used to. I open my eyes and see Kushina behind me.
"Minato? What are you doing here? Why did you assign ANBU to me? Minato!"
"Kushina, your in danger. That man is back and this time, we won't be so lucky."
Her eyes widen, then tear up.
"Kushina..." I say gently.
"Minato. He-he stole Naruto," she clenched her fist "Get me some payback."
I nod and use my sensory to my advantage. I look around Konoha for any sign of the man, until...
"There!" I yell to the ANBU as the man materialized.
They attacked at once, not even looking to see if anything was there.
"Why are you here again? Your first attempt failed, why try again?"
"Well you see, your weaker now. And if I do succeed, you know you can't stop me this time, Minato."
I scowl again. He knew way too much about me. How? Never mind that, Kushina was here and the ANBU aren't protecting her anymore, this is the best time to capture her. I grab her hand and teleport her to away from the man. I instantly teleported back to where her was.
"I see you're back, Minato. You know, I never really did like fighting. How about we talk it out. Hmm?"
"Why would I do that?"
"Oh Minato, still so naïve. Fine then, you have a choice. We fight and activate the threads," he pointed to a thin strings all over the room "and set of explosive tags hidden all over Konoha or, we can talk."
I stand still, thinking over the possibilities. I can fight him, as long as I'm careful of the wires, and win. Too bad he only pointed to the visible ones. For all I know, they're might be a thread behind me, when I slide into my attacking position, it activates. Then I'd have to talk with him. I cringe.
"Fine. Have it your way."
"Well Minato. Good choice."
"Why are you here? And how do you know me so well from only two encounters?"
"Well, I don't want to repeat myself, you've already heard it. I could say it's for war, or for peace and so on. How I know you so well? Well maybe my name can answer that."
"And what would that be?"
He smirked.
"Tobi."
I cringed again. That was what Obito used when we went on espionage missions during the war. Wait. This man, the one who forced my son to become a jinchūriki, almost killed Kushina, and then kidnapped my son was-
"That's right...Sensei. It was all me."
"Obito, why?"
"I've learned that this world is a meaningless place, that life does whatever it can to stop your happiness. I have a dream, a perfect world with no sadness or misery. And you know what? You helped inspire that dream. Really, if you think about it, my so-called "death" was because you couldn't make it on time, and the same with Rin. You weren't there, and why? Oh you were on another mission." Obito accusingly said to me.
I kept my serious front but inside, I was breaking. My student, my own student, would do this? Also, because everything he said, was true. If I was there then I could have saved Rin, Obito. We wouldn't have all this trouble if I was just there when it started. My family, the village, we wouldn't be in this mess.
"Obito, a world with no evil? How do you plan on doing that?"
"A genjutsu. And that is all I'm saying."
My eyes widen. A genjutsu big enough to blind the eyes of everyone in the world? It was hard to do on an army of fifty, let alone seven billion!
"That's impossible."
"Oh no. It is very much possible."
He smirked and continued,
"And when it happens, remember this, it was your fault this all happened."
He disappeared. Is this what Obito though of me? I stand there for a few seconds, a few seconds too much. I Hirashin to Kushina, only to see her in Obito's grasp.
"Obito! I'm warning you! Let go of her!"
"Oh, you mean her? Why would I? It would be the same as letting go of the Kyubbi, after it was right in your grip."
Once again he teleported away. I track him with the mark I left on him nine years ago, during the Kyuubi attack. I saw his movements and watched as he drew a bypass seal too powerful for the Kyuubi seal to counter. I teleport to the location, a pit in an underground cave, stones with chains strung around it, holding Kushina up. I hid behind a wall to my left. I looked at the seal Obito was creating, the Soul Bypass Seal. The runes all the perfect size, shape. How did he master the seal already! Even I couldn't do that. The moment when he launched it I striked. I sent one of my own sealing jutsus to destroy the chakra chains holding Kushina and teleported away, back to the Hokage manor. She lay in my arms, bags under her eyes from exhaustion. He already drained her chakra, the only thing left was the Kyuubi chakra, and we all know what would happen if that monster attacked again. I put her down on the bed.
"Kushina, lay here and rest. Okay?"
All I received was a weak nod.
I teleported back to the wall I was at previously. It seems Obito was still muttering curses at me for ruining his plan.
"At least we've still got the brat in that Taki prison."
My eyes widen. He calls for someone named Zetsu. A man, half black and half white, surrounded by a Venus Flytrap-like plant, emerges from the ground. He mumbles orders to Zetsu and they disappear together. I sighed. I teleported to the evacuation grounds, people gasping when they saw the Hokage. I turned and nodded to the Chunin guards.
"Everything's okay. You can come back to the village now."
Everyone began to sit up and walk out of the room in single-file. I teleported back to Kushina, who laid stilly on the couch. I walk up to her and pick up her body. She stirs from the sudden movement.
"Minato?"
"It's okay Kushina. I'm going to bring you to a medic. He's gone, everything's fine now."
She closed her eyes once again as I brought her to the hospital, something Obito mentioned still fresh in my mind. So, that's where he is. I smiled. We were finally going to see Naruto soon. The smile on my face dropped. We were going to seen him soon, in a prison.
I apologize for the lame fight scene. Not the best when it comes to those. Anyway, thanks for reading and be ready for chapter 3 soon! Please review!
