Chapter 3
A cloaked figure walked or rather skipped down a corridor, stopping just outside of the door and taking a moment to look behind themself. Stone walls would be adorned by red, blue, green, and white lights. Not the usual look they were used to but at this time of year it was to be expected, besides it kept the morale up. Taking a quick Breath they would burst through the door and…
"MERRY CHRISTMA!"
The other inhabitants of the room would cover their ears before sending glares at the cause of the shout. This caused the man in a black cloak, red cloud patterning, and orange spiral mask to jump back overdramatically in a sense of fear. After a moment a blonde man in the same cloak would stand, stomping over to the masked man and would grab him by the collar.
"TOBI, WHY THE HELL DO YOU HAVE TO COME IN HERE SCREAMING?"
"B-but Senpai, now your the one screaming." Tobi would reply to which a punch would be thrown at his mask only to be stopped upon another voice speaking up.
"Deidara, Tobi, both of you enough." Said the leader of the group, a man in the same cloak, orange hair, and piercings in his face.
Deidara would turn in a quick moment of rage before backing down but throwing glares between Tobi and their fish like comrade that would be slightly chuckling at the display that had just happened. Yes, Deidara was severely regretting having joined the Akatsuki at this moment. Soon after the other member would return to chatting amongst themselves until a blue haired female, Konan, stood and announced it time for them to open presents. They had all anonymously gotten one present for one other member so no one had any idea what to expect.
Still they opened their presents, Itachi received a case of dango which he abruptly took elsewhere to eat. Deidara had received some detonating clay, as well as a book, "How to not blow yourself up for Dummies", he vowed to find out who gave him his gift and get revenge. Kisame, well Kisame got a new cloak, wrappings for samehada, and a bowl with a bright orange goldfish. Zetsu got a plant an binoculars, apparently he like deidara had been a recipient of a gift of someone who wanted to be "funny". Konan got paper as well as a book of different shapes of origami she could use some of which she did not already know and was happy to learn. Pein simply got a "Best Leader in the World" mug, he shrugged he could use it for coffee in the morning. Kakuzu got the thing he loved most in the world, he had received money. Hidan got a sharpener to help him sharpen his scythe and stakes used in his rituals. Sasori got a variety of parts for puppets to help him reconstructing, making, or repairing them. Tobi opened his present to find a teddy bear which he pulled out and squeezed tightly.
"Thank you thank you thank you! Tobi loves it" He exclaimed overjoyed.
Everyone besides Itachi, Pein, and Konan laughed at the sight, and that's because, aside from Zetsu they knew who he was, or who he claimed to be anyways. Tobi proceeded to skip out the door with his teddy bear shifting halfway down the corridor to a normal walk he would begin to think to himself, not as Tobi but as Obito. Thing were going very slowly as their plan had been interrupted and changed. The ten tails, or rather Gedo statue had somehow gotten stolen and who knows what done with it. To make matters more complicated in an incident possibly related Madara had been revived, and not in the old age Obito had last seen him in but at a younger age his battle ready prime age at that. Know one else knows of Madara however and Madara himself said it was better that way as it allowed him freedom to locate the Gedo and to fix their plans around it. However, Madara has not contacted him for months, it didn't seem like the man at all. Obito made up his mind to go locate him to find out what was going on, after visiting Rin's grave and giving her the teddy bear and fresh flowers.