Issue 2

The hidden leaf shinobi squad are running as fast as they can to get Team 7 some real medical treatment to heal and rest from the war. With the missions they completed, Minato is very glad that Obito is alive and wanted to if how he survived the Kanabi bridge mission. With that happy thought out of the way, the shinobis reached the hospital in a fast pace in the door.

"We need medical attention! Now!" The shinobi captain yelled.

With some shinobis injured during the war, one doctor came up to the captain. "More injuries?"

"Yeah. Just the three of them." Pointed at the unconscious, Obito, Kakashi, Rin.

"Alright. Put the boy to 1a and the two of them in to 1b, I'll get the nurses to check on them." The doctor ordered and pointed the rooms.

The shinobis obeyed to follow his command, the shinobis put Obito to 1a, Kakashi and Rin to 1b. With them done, the shinobi captain looked at his comrades, "Today was a rough day for us, but we got to be prepared for a next battle tomorrow. So take a rest, you did well."

"Yes!" His companions left. The captain well indeed be ready for the next upcoming battle.

Later, At the top of the Hokage building, Hiruzen is spectating his village of waiting the report from Minato. Luckily the yellow flash appeared from behind kneeling. "Is the mission a success?"

"Yes. We have won another skirmish against the mist, it was bad at first then we successfully won the fight." Minato informed, "Until Kakashi's hound came in to informed me that Rin and Kakashi are outnumbered by the mist."

"Did they survive the encounter?" The third Hokage asked.

"Luckily, yes." Minato answered, "With a help from their friend."

"Friend?" Hiruzen asked.

Minato slightly paused, "Its Obito."

The revelation surprised at the disbelief third Hokage and turned around of facing Minato, "What do you mean he's alive? He died. How's that possible? Or is it possible that was brought back in a Reanimation Jutsu?" Hiruzen questioning Minato.

"No. He's not under the Reanimation Jutsu, he's perfectly fine in his condition." Minato said.

Believed in his honesty, "How is he?"

"He's unconscious along with his teammates." Minato said.

Hiruzen then look at the night sky, "Good. When Obito awakens from his sleep, ask him how he survived his own death."

"I will, lord third." Minato nodded.

"You may leave." Minato disappeared out of sight, Hiruzen was glad that the young boy survived during the Kanabi bridge mission. Minato reached to the hospital to check on his students and especially for Obito. He asks the nurse for his students condition.

"Well for Kakashi and Rin, their perfectly fine so they will awake for tomorrow. But for Obito, he will be awake as well." The nurse informed Minato.

"Thank you for taking care of my students." Minato thanked and left the hospital while his students are peacefully sleeping in each rooms. Emerged from the dark corner, Mephisto slowly walked towards Rin and placed his hand on her head. With that done, Rin will have no memory of her death and being a Jinjuriki. Going to Kakashi, he place his hand on Kakashi's head and have no memory of killing Rin and knowing Rin became a Jinjuriki. He altered their memories of remembering being on a battlefield and knocked out. Going to the other room, Mephisto checked on the sleeping Obito, the new devil bounty hunter. The devil can see Obito as the great vessel for the Spirit of Vengeance, and loved his performance of slaughtering every mist shinobi. Mephisto is the only person that can see Obito's true potential. Hoping for him of learning his new powers. He smirked a little while the moon shined and disappeared.

Minato arrived at his house to tell his wife with a big announcement that will leave Kushina a biggest shock ever in her whole life. Opening the door, he sees Kushina putting food on the table for her husband to return home. Kushina greeted him with a smile, "Welcome back."

"Kushina." Minato said and got her attention, "Yeah, what is it?"

He paused and thinking what to say to her while Kushina said first, "Why your smiling? Did something happen? Come on, spit it out already. Your food is gettin-"

"Obito's alive." Minato revealed.

Kushina then went speechless of the shocking news, "... What are you talking about?"

"He's alive, Kushina. He was alive this whole time."

With the tears forming in her eyes, Kushina hugged her husband of not letting Minato to see her sad face. Couldn't believe her favorite shinobi is alive and wasted her tears for mourning at Obito's funeral. "...Is he okay?"

"He's safe. We'll visit him and his friends tomorrow." Minato and Kushina then hugged for a long moment for having Obito to return home. Kushina found this to be an omen of happiness.

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"OBITOOO!" A demonic flaming skull screamed in pain and agony with hellfire covering the background.

"WAH!" Obito instantly rose from his nightmare while in sweat. Looking straight while breathing, he noticed that he's in a hospital and looked at the right of the window. Its morning. "Am I in the leaf village?" Quietly said to himself, and placed both hands on his face to remove the sweat. WAIT! He instantly looked his right arm. Gasped at loud of his right arm is back, he rolled up his hospital gown and found no white tissues in his right side. Shocked of his right arm and slowly looking at it. But wait, there's something ne needs to check. He looked around to find a mirror, he found it in the left side of where the table is at. He quickly grabbed it to take a look of himself. He still has his long hair and pushed his left bang, and in deep shock.

His scar is gone and his left eye is back.

Shaking the mirror and himself that his ugly scar is gone, and its impossible to have his left eye back. Putting the mirror back at the table, Obito trying to theorize of how he got his wounds all healed up. Clearly its not the healing jutsu, or the doctors, because nobody has their eyes back and their scar healed. "Could it be..." The flashback, Obito thanked the devil for bringing Rin back, and all he remembered of him said, "Now sleep." Tapped his forehead and his vision went blank. "He healed me?" Obito is astonished of being himself again and really thankful that he's back in the village. He remembered something else. Madara. Obito went a bit scared of forgetting about the old Uchiha. "Oh no, Is he still-"

The door knob was opened by a nurse, and Obito went silent of him thinking about Madara. She then asked him, "Oh, you must be awake. How you feeling?"

Obito looked a bit nervous, "Um... Fine... I guess."

The nurse can tell that he's fine, "Well that's good, I came here to check on you, but turns out that you're awake. And since you woke up, you got visitors."

"Visitors?" Obito questioned.

The nurse nodded, "I'll bring them over." She then exited the door to get Obito's visitors.

Obito began thinking to himself, "I hope Rin and Kakashi are okay." Feeling really nervous of how he would meet them.

His thoughts interrupted of the door being open. Obito looked at his visitors, his eyes and eyebrows slowly raised. His visitors are Kushina and his sensei, Minato. With flowers in their hands, Kushina is very blessed that she's staring at Obito and how odd he looks like with his long hair, and by the looks of it she is very happy and yet sad. Obito is glad to see them again. They placed the flowers in vase, they reach to the side of the bed.

"How you feeling, Obito?" Minato asked.

Obito formed a small smile, "Better than ever." Minato smiled in respond. Obito then looked at Kushina and he noticed that she looks pretty sad as if she hasn't seen him in years.

"Is everything okay-" Obito was cut off when Kushina hugged him for the first time.

Little of shock of Kushina hugging him, and pitied of her for him being gone. Obito then hugged her back, "I'm sorry I made you worry."

"Its alright. *sniff* We all missed you very much, mostly Kakashi and Rin." Kushina continued, "They mourn you everyday. Until Minato told me that your alive, I was happy and excited to see you." Obito was glad that someone cared for him very much. Kushina and Obito let go of the hug.

"Thank you for your caring, Kushina." Obito thanked her and she nodded in reply. "How's Kakashi and Rin? Are they here?" Obito asked lowly.

"Yes. The doctors informed us that your friends somehow have a massive brain trauma and may have little amnesia." Minato answered.

"Little amnesia? They didn't hit their heads... Or maybe-" Obito's thoughts interrupted.

"Obito." Minato called.

"Yes, Sensei?"

"... How did you survive from being crush down deep?" Minato asked. Obito went a little silent, he didn't expect Minato to ask that kind of question. He needs to make some fake story, like Minato and Kushina is gonna believe that Obito was saved by Madara, witness Rin's death, and trade his soul to Mephisto. That's crazy. Since Minato said that Rin and Kakashi suffered some serious brain damage, maybe they don't know what happen yesterday. Using that at his advantage, Obito calmly breathed and began his fake story in front of his Sensei and Kushina.

"After being crush by a rock, I was certain that I died when everything goes black. After passing out, I woke up on the bed, and I was confused that if this was the afterlife. I looked around and noticed that I'm in a cave. I don't have a single clue of why I'm there. There's nobody there, just me, alone in the cave. And I don't know how long I was asleep. What's shocking that my body is fully healed and... my left eye is back." Obito moved his left bang to show Minato and Kushina his left eye. They were shocked of Obito's left eye has retuned, they were certain that Kakashi has Obito's left eye.

"..Do you know who?" Kushina asked.

"I don't know." Obito looked at his right arm, "Maybe I was saved by some good Samaritan."

Minato and Kushina have wondered of who's Obito's savior, Obito continued, "I also noticed that there's no exit around, so I started to look around to find a way out. Luckily, I felt weak spot and I pushed it." Obito continued, "I've found an exit. Next to me, there was a cloak, and I also noticed that something is happening outside. A huge water explosion." Minato also noticed that yesterday. "It was something that I cannot ignore, so I started to take a look."

"After a few miles, I arrived." Obito then pauses, "And saw Kakashi and Rin... laying down unconscious and surrounded by mist shinobi." Obito looked away of remembering Rin's death.

Minato put his hand on Obito's shoulder, "... Did something happen, Obito?"

Obito looked at his sensei and nodded, "Yes." He said quietly, "Then I snapped." Obito continued his story with a sad tone, "I ran with so much rage... and started to slaughter every mist shinobi, one by one." Minato and Kushina are stunned of that part. Minato now knows that Obito is responsible for the killings to the mist shinobi.

Obito began to have tears, "I'm sorry. I.. I.. thought they killed them... I'm so sorry." Both of them knows that it must've been sad in Obito's point of view, Kushina then comfort him with another hug.

Minato cannot blame Obito for this, he would've done the same thing if the mist shinobi harm Kushina. "Obito." Minato called.

Obito looked with his sad eyes, "You saved their lives, It wasn't your fault. Without you and me, they'll be dead by the mist." Minato said, "And I thankful for that."

His sensei commended Obito for doing the right thing and grateful that they didn't die. "Really?" Obito asked, "After all I have done to those shinobi."

Minato nodded, "Its forgiving for that kind of action, so there's nothing to worry about."

Obito then wiped his tears, "Thank you, Minato Sensei." Obito thanked his sensei for understanding him.

"No problem, Obito. We're a family, is what we do." Minato said.

The door opened by a doctor, "Excuse me for interrupting." All of them looked at the doctor, "Your students, Kakashi and Rin. They're awake." Minato and Kushina are glad to hear that good news, but for Obito, he felt very nervous of seeing them again.

"Can we see them?" Kushina asked.

"Yes, you can. Follow me." The doctor said.

Minato and Kushina got up from their chairs to see Kakashi and Rin. Obito has to wait to see them. Nervous of trying to keep his cool and preparing himself to meet them. Couldn't believe he made up a fake story, Obito crossed his fingers to have Rin and Kakashi to not remember what happen yesterday. He was told by Minato Sensei that they suffered some brain damage and end up having little amnesia. All he had to do is wait.

Outside, little far away. Mephisto is on top of the building, watching Obito meeting his friends a bit later. Good thing he rid Kakashi and Rin's memory of what happen in the battlefield. He wants Obito to not get suspicious and wanted to make it easier for Obito. He felt bad that Obito is been through so much and now he is given a gift that he will indeed like. For now, he will wait and see.

Obito's instincts made him look at his window as if he felt that someone is watching him. He looked around and found no one. "What was that? It feels like... I was being watched." Obito muttered.

-At room 1b, Minato and Kushina are asking Rin and Kakashi of what happen yesterday, but for Kakashi, "I don't remember." Holding his head of where his brain is at.

"Me neither. All I remembered that we were surrounded by mist shinobi and then everything went black." Rin said.

While Kakashi is holding his head with one hand, "By the way, Minato Sensei, did you saved us?"

"..No." Minato answered. Kakashi lowered his hand down.

"Then, who?" Rin asked.

"... Your friend." Kushina said with a little smile and Minato did the same thing, it made Rin and Kakashi confused.

"..You'll see." Minato and Kushina got up from their chairs to exit the door to make sure there's no nurses or doctors nearby. Kushina looked back Rin and Kakashi, "Can you walk?"

Kakashi and Rin nodded and got off from their bed, while Rin ask Kakashi, "What do they mean by 'friend', Kakashi?"

"Guess we have to find out." Kakashi said.

When they reach at Obito's room, Kushina cant wait to see their reaction. She then open the door to let Kakashi and Rin enter. Slowly entering the room, a single glance. Staring at the boy, who has long black hair. They noticed and recognized his face features. Their senses came in that it could be him. Kakashi and Rin has their eyes widen of knowing who this is and could be who. Rin started to take a guess with a soft tone of her voice.

"Obito?"

He then made a small nervous smile and replied, "Hey, you guys." Obito said softly.

They instantly recognized the voice and already confirmed that's Obito. Rin went sad that Obito is right in front of her and already know that she and Kakashi were saved by Obito. Rin immediately went up to Obito and embraced him.

Obito couldn't believe it that the girl he loves is hugging him and then Kakashi went up to him to hug him and Rin. They all share in a one big embrace to Obito, of showing how much they deeply miss him. Kakashi and Rin are very happy that Obito has came back. While Minato and Kushina smiled of watching a heartwarming reunion.

Minato's Team 7 is back.

(Chapter 3 coming soon)


I'M SORRY FOR MAKING YOU GUYS WAIT FOR CHAPTER 2. THIS STORY IS SOMETHING I WANT TO DO SINCE I STARTED BLACK JUDGEMENT. AND THIS IS MY FIRST TIME DOING A ROMANCE STORY SO I GONNA TRY MY BEST OF DOING IT. OBITO IS MY FAVORITE CHARACTER IN THE NARUTO SERIES AND THIS STORY IS SOMETHING I WOULD LOOK FOWARD TO. YES, OBITO WILL BE IN HIS GHOST RIDER FORM IN THE NEXT CHAPTER SO THAT CHAPTER WILL BE EXCITING.

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