bleuxe AN: I'm not going lie and said this chapter was not easy to think of. When all I have alternate versions of how I wanted this chapter to go, but hopeful I won't have anymore tug of war with my mind on how I want this story to go. Thank you truly for reading and sorry for the delay.
"Try again,"
Obito was seriously sick and tired of hearing those words come out of Fugaku's mouth. It been weeks now since Fugaku decided to train his son and Obito to learned a rite of passage in their clan which is the great fireball technique. They both been in the academy for almost a year and he felt it was time to for them to learn some hand seals. Granted he didn't expected ether of them to mastered this any time soon seeing as they both six years old and nowhere near coming of age since neither had achieved sharingan.
Sasuke had greatly impressed him even through as a father he would never show it. He had no doubt Sasuke was a genius just like his brother and might even surpass Itachi one day. He watched his son slewed a fist size flame out of his mouth over to lake where they were training at.
The leader of the Uchiha transferred his gaze over to Obito expecting him to do the same. He fumbled through all the hand seals and turned his face from the dock over towards the water only to blow out white smoke once again.
Fugaku was puzzled by this boy and wondered if there was something wrong with his chakra because he never seen not one hint of fire come out of his mouth in this weeks he was training him. He never seen or heard this happen to a member of his clan even when Obito fumbled through hand seals he still did it correctly. Then again Obito was never meant to grow-up in this timeline.
Fugaku remembered how he lived and how he died as a black sheep to this clan. But even since he leaped through time and space the entire clan been acknowledging and praising him. Even with some of elders having their dark whispers that Obito was the reincarnation form of Madara Uchiha.
"That enough for today," Fugaku said as he looked at sky turning a pinkish-orange hue.
Obito let out a sigh of relieve because when they first started training on the docks he was beyond excited right along with Sasuke. But as the weeks went with no real results making his dream of mastering this go up in cloud that would come out of his mouth.
"You need to practice more and focus on your chakra or you'll never achieve this technique which be a first for a Uchiha,"
Obito grimaced at the critique because it made him feel a weakling as Sasuke smirked.
"And your nowhere near achieve your goal because your flame is still too small," Fugaku said not skipping a beat with his son causing him to pouted, because all Sasuke wanted from his father to be proud of him like he was with Itachi.
Later that evening Obito was sitting at the table staring at his plate as Shisui pack up his bag for one of his long missions that he always seemed to go to. Shisui noticed Obito was a lot quieter than normal and figure it was because he was leaving for his mission, but when he seen that he didn't eat anything his hand automated went to his forehead.
"Well you don't have a fever," he concluded as the young Uchiha looked up slightly annoyed because he knew he hated being babied.
"Hmm maybe I am sick…do you think I'm weak Shisui?" He looked sadly back at his food thinking about his training earlier.
The older Uchiha began to frown knowing Obito could be very sensitive weather he knew it or not. It made him nostalgic over when Itachi's was a child.
"Of course not, and why do think that?"
"Even as a Uchiha? Y-You don't think there is something wrong with me?" Obito said in a nervous voice not really believing the words coming out of his mouth.
Shisui dragged another chair to sit next to him as he gave him a look to urge him to explain his self.
"At training Fugaku-sama said I need to focus on my chakra and I was, it just this rite of passage is hard and training with someone who is good at everything like Sasuke. How am I to compete with that? And the way he looked at me was like I didn't…" Obito's voice started getting quiet again as if he really couldn't say what was on his mind.
"Live up to your full potential?" Shisui asked as Obito nodded vigorously with surprise that he knew what he meant.
The older Uchiha heard the rumors of what the elders thought of him and he was sure that they were pressuring Fugaku to figure out what hidden powers was in Obito. So that the clan could copy it because it was all about what the clan could gain. They didn't care about preserving his childhood, it disgusted him because they weren't at war, but the clan was in fear of what the village was leaving them out of.
"Obito I'm going ask you a question," he said with a serious look on face making him pay attention to his caretaker.
"If you were Hokage what is most important to you, Konoha or your clan?"
At first Obito thought Shisui's question was a trick question or a test of some kind of loyalty, but he knew that Shisui wasn't like that. He was confused on why he would ask him that as he was unsure how to answer.
"Don't worry about answering this right now," he said seeing how frustrated he was getting.
"But I will be Hokage I'm going to have to answer this!" Obito said with his voice full of genuine concern.
"I know you will, but that why you will be able to answer this later on," Shisui replied not having a doubt he will. Obito had a new-found appreciation for Shisui because he was one his family members who actually made to see the layers in means and not just the outer surface. He truly was wise and mentoring when he wanted to be. Shisui sort of became like an older brother to him over the year and he took his words over anyone else in his clan.
"Eat up. Your food is mostly like cold by now, clean-up and try to go to bed early there is going to be a bad storm tonight. Also I'll try to get someone from our clan to check on you later on tonight." He ordered as he lagged his pack over his shoulders. Shisui headed towards the door, but before he could open the door felt small arms around his stomach pulling him into a hug.
"Come home safely Shisui, so you finally can train me!" he cheered as his caretaker hugged him back. Shisui couldn't help, but to smile because Obito really pulled him out of some depressing thoughts that would plague him when it came to the clan and for that he was grateful. The older Uchiha thought maybe it was time for him to train him and make Obito think independently from the clan. So that boy knew to choose Konoha over Uchiha in the future.
Late in the night Obito was tossing and turning in his bed as the wind picked up speed outside. He threw the blankets off himself as if he was burning up. He was breathing erratically it was hard to sleep, but it was also hard to stay awake. He could see shadows dancing rapidly around his room as his eyes grew heavy with the sounds of his window shaking.
"Let's test out your power by watching a loved one die,"
Obito heard that familiar raspy voice before as he opened his eyes wide to the sounds of his window bursting open. He stumbled out of bed completely afraid as the wind howled across his body. He got to his feet looking around wildly know he heard that voice from long ago. He walked up to the window that was swinging back and forth making the loudest commotion.
Obito grabbed the handle of window preventing it from hitting him as his mind thought back to that voice thinking it was some kind of bad nightmare. He looked out at a distance smelling slight fragrance of smoke and froze. He turned as pale as a sheet because an estate was on fire and it wasn't just any estate it was the Hyūga's.
"Hinata!" Obito shouted full of anguish out of his window as lightning flashed wickedly across the night sky.
