Hey everyone how ya doing, I got a lot of feedback from the last chapter and am happy to have sparked so many conflicting opinions. There is one thing I'm surprised nobody pointed out about the fight last chapter but that just makes everything a little bit easier for me. Anyway lets begin.

Obito smiled as he laid in the center of the clearing staring up at the clear blue sky, he turned his head towards the sound of laughter and smiled wider as he watched Rin braiding flowers together. "Your awake, I thought you were gonna sleep all day lazy." She laughed as she looked at him.

Obito didn't reply, he couldn't, his body was in to much pain. He was beyond tired and it felt as though he had been stomped by the juubi itself, but he was happy. With every bit of will and strength he had he parted his lips and managed to force out a single word. "H-Hi." It was barely a whisper.

Rin stood up and walked over to where he laid and knelt down next to him. She stared down at him with a sad smile. "Look at you, left alone for only a little while and your already one foot in the grave." She place her hand on his forehead and Obito could feel slight relief from the pain course through his body.

"Rin... I'm sorry." He spoke tiredly, he voice was horsed and low. "I hurt Kakashi... I killed Sensei... and Kushina." He spoke with his eyes closed, no longer having the energy to hold them open, though he could feel the tears now leaking from his eyes. "I destroyed... the leaf and... nearly the world. But... worst of all." He was silent for several seconds. "I couldn't... save you. I'm sorry."

Rin moved her hand through Obito's hair as she continued to look down at his tired face. "Obito, I forgive you." Obito's eye shot open faster than he thought he could in his state, he saw Rin staring down at him with a wide smile and tears in her eyes. "Kakashi, Sensei, and Kushina all forgive you to. You were young, you are still young and your still hurting. We were children in a war, but that doesn't need to what defines you. So smile, and forgive yourself. When it's time I'll be waiting here with everyone else, until then keep smiling. Alright?"

Reality

Obito's eyes flickered open as he found himself lying on a leather mat with animal fur laid over him. His body ached horribly as he lifted himself up into a sitting position, he found most of his body was wrapped in think linen cloths, most likely some form of bandages. "Where am I?"

"Your back in our village." He turned to see the village elder sitting nearby grinding leaves against a stone. "You've been asleep for over a week now, though that's to be expected after what we witnessed." The elder scraped the leaves he was grinding into a stone pot of boiling water sitting over a small fire. He added a few more herbs to the the pot and stirred before scooping some out with a wooden bowl and moving over to Obito. "Drink this, it will help with the pain."

Obito took the bowl and raised it to his lips and began to drink, the hot liquid felt amazing as it moved down his throat. As he drank he noticed something and furrowed his brow before setting the bowl down. "I can still feel corrupted chakra in the air, it's very weak but it's undeniable."

The elder looked confused for a moment. "I apologize for my ignorance but I don't know what this 'chakra' is, however I assume your speaking of the dark gods evil presence." Obito nodded to his assumption. "The dark god has indeed been slain, however the lesser beasts that spawned from it's essence still roam."

Obito shook his head after a few moments. "No, the beast isn't dead." He said shocking the elder and bringing on a horrified look. "The beast was a construct of pure corrupted energy, normally I'd refer to this energy as chakra but I can sense it is different from the chakra I'm familiar with. Such a creature cannot be completely or permanently killed, instead I cut the creature into pieces and seal each individual piece away before scattering the pieces across the planet. The seal I used was once used to to contain a beast far stronger than any of the given pieces thus I'm not at all worried about them breaking free for a very long time, several centuries at the very least, that is as long as nothing tries to break them out from the outside but even then it would be extremely difficult." Obito explained to the elder who seemed to calm down.

Obito picked the bowl back up and began drinking again. "I believe I understand, that does explain what those six orbs you sent flying across the sky were." Obito nodded as he continued you'd sipping, after a moment his eyes shot opened and he began choking and coughing up the drink surprising the elder.

After coughing for almost a minute he wiped his mouth and turned to the elder. "How many orbs?!" He demanded.

The elder looked both concerned and afraid. "Six, why? Is everything alright."

Obito stared at the elder for several seconds before closing his eyed and slamming his fist into the ground creating a small crater where his fist met the dirt. "DAMMIT! I'M SUCH A FOOL!" He shouted at the top of his lungs. He quickly forced himself to his feet which was no easy task as his body nearly gave out in the process.

"What's the matter my boy?!" The elder asked worriedly as he followed the shinobi out of the tent.

Obito hobbled out of the tent ignoring the stares of the villagers around him. "I missed one!" He shouted back to the elder who looked confused at this. "One of the heads! There were seven and I lopped one off during the battle and never sealed it, it's still out there."

The elder looked horrified at this, but then realized what Obito was planning. "Obito, if what you have said is true then it must be dealt with, but at the moment you can barely stand, I cannot allow you to go out on your own to fight a beast as you are." Obito ignored the old man as he continued walking.

"The elders right, your in no condition to be doing anything." A familiar voice spoke from several feet ahead of him.

"Move Tora." Obito told the boy standing in his way.

"You'll have to move me, and I doubt you could manage even that as you are now." He spoke taking several steps towards Obito.

"MOVE!" He was met with a fist to his face as a response sending him to his back on the ground.

Tora stood over the downed Uchiha. "See, before I couldn't lay a finger on you, now I just laid your ass out on the ground!" Obito sat up and felt his nose which had blood dripping from it. "If I could do that imagine what those beasts would do." He told Obito who looked up at him, truly looking at him for the first time. He wasn't quite as tall as Obito only reaching his chin, but it was obvious he was in good shape based off the muscles on his arms, most likely gained from farming and hunting on a daily basis. He had unkempt black hair with bit of red through out, the feature that truly captured Obito attention however were his eyes, they were a pure silver color. "Now stop being an idiot and go back to recovering." He held out his hand to Obito who was still slightly stunned by the punch.

After a few second he chuckled and grabbed Tora's hand. "Your right, thanks kid. I wasn't thinking clearly, mind helping me back to the hut?" Tora laughed and pulled Obito's arm over his shoulder before leading him back.

Two weeks later

Obito sat meditating and expanding his senses, trying to feel as far as he could. "Micah, you can come in." Spoke clearly as the elder entered the tent.

"How are you feeling my friend?" The elder asked as he sat down a short distance away from Obito.

Obito took a deep breath before opening his eyes. "I feel fine, I think I back to full strength. This is why I've called you here, I need you to do something for me."

The elder smiled and nodded. "We are already forever in your debt Obito, name it and if I can I will."

Obito smiled. "I need you to gather the whole village tonight, I have an announcement to make." The elder quickly nodded and stood to leave to make the preparations. Obito stood from his spot and walked over to the wooden box the sat to the side of the hut the village had given to him, opening it he pulled out an object that was wrapped in animal hide. "This will only be the beginning."

Hours later after the sun had set Obito left his hut while carrying the wrapped up object and made his way towards the large group of people who had gathered waiting for him. Silently he walked through the crowd and up to the elder who stood before everyone. "Thank you everyone for joining me here tonight, I've requested you all gather here to not only make an announcement but also to make you all an offer." This sparked hushed whispers throughout the crowd. "I came to this land to slay the dark god, as some of you know I only partially accomplished this task. Six of the seven heads have been sealed away, however my negligence allowed the last to escape unnoticed."

"I fear that as long as even a small portion of the beast remains free, the monsters it has spawned will never truly disappear. I will be leaving to try and hunt down this final portion of the beast." Many of the villagers began spouting protests and asking him to stay. "Please everyone, allow me to continue. As long as the monsters remain free none of you are safe and I will not always be here to protect you all. This is why I'd like to teach four of you how to fight and defend your home and your people. My only conditions are that these four must be between twelve and eighteen winters, do I have any volunteers?"

Everyone was silent for a moment before Tora stepped forward, after several more moments two other boys and a young girl with canine like ears on her head also stepped forward. "I expected no less Tora, now before we get started I have something to show you all." Placing the wrapped up abject on the ground he slowly unwrapped it. "Several days ago I was training when I noticed energy coming from deep underground, what I found was incredible." Obito removed the last layer of cloth and revealed a large red stone. "I call it dust."

Eight years later

Obito stood before a boulder with his eyes shut, his right hand was in a half ram seal as he slowly pulled energy towards himself. After several seconds black lines appeared along his face and around his eyes, Obito opened his eyes and placed his palm on the boulder. Taking a deep breath he quickly pulsed a large amount of chakra through his palm into the rock causing it to violently explode sending chunks of rock flying.

"You know, even after all these years you haven't explained to me how you do that." Obito heard a voice from behind him, he smiled having sensed the speakers approaching long before he arrived. "Though I can't say I'm a fan of the tattoos it causes on your face, not that it could make you look any worse."

Obito actually laughed at this before turning around. "Talk all you want Tora, I'm still better looking than you." Obito replied looking at the boy who was no longer a boy, now two feet taller and with noticeably more muscle Tora had grown into a fine man, one that Obito was actually proud to call his student.

"Everybody is waiting, they all want to say goodbye." Tora said dropping his smile slightly, over the years he'd begun to see Obito as a type of older brother as well as a teacher.

"I know, let go to them. No doubt they'll want a speech." He smiled placing his hand on Tora's shoulder before walking past him. After several second of walking Obito felt the black lines leave his face which had remained completely untouched by the past eight years. At first he nor anyone else noticed anything was off, but after nearly a decade it became pretty obvious something was wrong. He wondered for a while why he'd ceased aging, until he remembered the Sage's words to him. 'You are to redeem yourself, only then will you be allowed to rest.'

He figured that it was more than just a cryptic way of telling him to redeem himself, it was literal. Until he had earned redemption he would be cursed to walk the world forever, he hadn't actually tested himself to see if he was truly immortal in the way Hidan had been, or if he'd simply stopped aging but figured he'd find out sooner or later. While most would think that immortality would be more of a blessing than a curse Obito hated the thought of never being able to die, to rest and see Rin and Kakashi again.

Obito followed by Tora made his way into the village which had grown considerably over the years with several other wandering tribes of people settling down and joining their village. As he made his way to the center of the village he was hit by a wave of cheers and shouts, he walked up several steps onto a stage that had been built and turned to the crowd raising his hand causing everyone to quiet down.

"This day has been a long time coming, the day that all of you, my friends, no longer need my help or presence." He spoke clearly in a loud voice that carried across the large crowd. "For many years now I've protected you all from the monsters who would do you harm, I've done what I could to help you all build and learn. However, I have taught you all I can. You now have strong warriors of your own to protect this village and it's people. I have no doubt in my mind that you all will continue to grow and learn, but most importantly survive. The time has come for me to bid you all farewell, my destiny lies elsewhere and I must go in search of it."

Obito turned to Tora who stood next to him on the stage. "I leave these people to you my friend." He told the man as he pulled something out of his shirt and handed it to him. Tora looked down at the object and found it to be a dagger made out of an odd black metal with dust carved into the blade. "Don't let me down." Tora looked back to Obito for a moment before silently nodding as a single tear streamed down his cheek. "Good, farewell." A moment later Obito was gone leaving only a swirl of wind and leaves behind.

Alright I think thats good for now, I hope you all liked it, I've already got a ton of ideas of where to take this. Tell me what you all think in the reviews. Thanks again to everyone for reading, till next time.