Hey! Sorry for not updating! I went to visit my relatives, and unfortunately they have a strict no wifi policy. On the other hand, Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great Christmas!

Previously

'What should I do? I'm definitely doing Amaterasu, but should I do Kamui? I know, I'll do Amaterasu and a weakened version of Kamui, but I won't show my intangibility. Best to keep that a secret.'

Now:

Obito faced everyone.

"Could you all go to one side? I don't want to accidentally hurt any of you guys."

Nodding, everyone moved.

"Well boy?"

Obito frowned slightly. They had treated him as an outcast but still demanded respect? The nerve. Pushing the hatred aside, he concentrated on a random tree.

"The level of control..." One elder breathed out, eyes glinting.

The tree Obito had chosen burst into black flames. The thing was, nothing else burned, even as leaves dropped to the grass.

"Would you like me to put it out?"

Hiruzen nodded, looking at the tree curiously.

"If you could, Obito-kun."

With barely any effort, the flames vanished, leaving a half-burned tree.

"I-impossible! There has been no records of people putting out an Amaterasu!"

The non-Uchiha's were astounded. The Uchiha clan generally kept to themselves, so being able to see Obito perform techniques supposedly only achieved by the Mangekyō, something (apparently?) that was hard to achieve even inside the clan, they were amazed. Minato couldn't help it.

"What exactly does, ah, this Amaterasu do?"

Fugaku responded, though he was still in shock.

"Amaterasu is, as you could tell, a fire technique. It produces a flame that cannot be put out and can burn for days. To be able to put it out and control the flames like Obito did...that shows incredible control over the Mangekyō."

"Wow..." Rin stared at the tree.

"Imagine what it could do as a seal..."

Obito grinned.

"I can help you with that Kushi-nee!"

Hiruzen smiled, but coughed.

"Obito-kun, if there anything else?"

"Huh?" Obito blinked, then nodded. "Yeah, one more technique."

"Well get on with it boy." An elder barked at him.

Obito focused on yet another tree 'poor trees' squinting slightly. The space around the tree seemed to swirl, creating a vortex, and the tree was sucked into it.

"Wha-Tha-How-" Minato spluttered, staring wide-eyed at where the tree used to be.

Fugaku was frowning at the space.

"What is this technique? Amaterasu is something which I myself have seen, but I have never seen this."

Obito grinned, rubbing the back of his head.

"Well, I'm naming this Kamui. Basically I have my own little space, where the tree is now. I can also teleport using this! Handy, right?"

Minato nodded, mumbling to himself. Obito heard something like 'my new technique'. Kakashi was nodding, probably thinking about how useful this technique would be. Rin and Kushina just seemed awed by it.

"Hokage-sama! We demand for the boy to be returned to the Uchiha! He belongs to our clan!"

Hiruzen just smiled serenely at the elder, gesturing to Minato.

"Well, you'd have to talk with Minato-kun, seeing as he is now the guardian for young Obito-kun."

The elders scowled, then turned away. Fugaku decided to intervene.

"Thank you for the demonstration, Obito. We shall be heading back to the compound. Elders, please go first, I wish to talk with Obito."

Kushina frowned at the Uchiha head.

"You can talk with Obito-kun right here, Fugaku."

Fugaku didn't react.

"Obito, would you be willing to start training Itachi, as well as being his caretaker?"

"Uh, sure?"

'Wait what this never happened what the fuck do I do Naruto I swear when I see you again you are fucking dead-'

"Come at the normal time tomorrow, we will discuss further then."

Thankfully, Fugaku didn't notice Obito's inner dialogue, nor did anyone else. The moment Fugaku had gone, Hiruzen smiled at the group.

"I shall take my leave now. Good luck, Minato-kun, Kushina-chan." With that, the elderly Hokage was gone. Kakashi turned to Obito.

"You've been seeing the clan head the entire time?" Kakashi demanded, frowning. Obito scowled.

"If you had been listening, BaKashi, I've been taking care of the son of the clan head."

Rin gasped.

"Oh! Is he the little cousin you keep on talking about, Obito?"

Obito nodded, feeling smug.

"Yeah! So BaKashi, if you had been listening, you would have known."

Kushina butted in, excitement in her eyes.

"You're talking about Mikoto's child, right? You have to let us meet him sometime!"

'Ah, yes, I forgot Kushina was friends with Mikoto-san.'

"Uh, actually, I'm not allowed to let anyone inside the clan. Ita-chan's also forbidden from going outside even with me unless it's approved by his parents, sorry."

Suddenly the atmosphere grew tense. Obito blinked, looking around. Did he say something wrong?

"You have to go back to the clan, Obito?"

'Right. The scars."

Team Seven (plus Kushina) looked uncomfortable with the information, especially the adults. Obito laughed awkwardly.

"It's fine, I just need to take care of Ita-chan. Besides, I can ask to take him outside." Nobody looked convinced. Obito sighed inwardly. "Seriously guys, I'll be fine."

Minato sighed. He looked at the other members of Team Seven.

"Kakashi, Rin, you two have tomorrow off. Let's meet the day after tomorrow at the usual place and time."

Kakashi and Rin nodded. With a nod to Kushina and Obito, the two left. Minato turned to Obito and Kushina.

"We're heading home. Kushina, can you check his wounds when we arrive?"

"Sure!"

Ignoring Obito's protests that he was fine, Minato smiled.

"Let's get going, then."

On the walk back (Kushina wanted to buy some ingredients for dinner), the three chatted happily. Kushina had asked Obito about his Kamui, and they agreed to experiment with seals later, Minato chiming that he wanted to be included as well. Waiting for Kushina and Minato to finish shopping, Obito wandered around, something catching his eye. An orange mask with swirls and one eye-hole.

'My mask...but Akatsuki doesn't exist, and it won't if I can help it. Maybe I'll wear a simple black uniform. With a black cape. Hmm, what if I use an orange cloak? Well let's see what I can find...'

One orange mask later, Obito heard his name being called. he quickly hid his purchase before greeting the couple.

"We're done! Come on, I'm making ramen today!"

Obito smiled. 'I will make the future better. I will!'

Done! Sorry for the long wait people, I've been really busy, and a friend recently moved to 'Murica, so I've been showing her around.

Should Obito use a black cloak or orange cloak? Lol. Which personality should be more dominant when Obito goes around masked? Madara or Tobi? Or should he just switch it around randomly?

Review please!