Surprisingly Konan was the first one who had approached me. She picked me up in a hug while also making sure I was alright. She's never been like this with me before. Once she realized what she was doing she put me down and her calm and collected expression returned. She returned to Tsunade's side. She just sighed at the whole thing. Shizune was the one to break the ice by asking about the girls. We spent the next bit getting caught up on each other's day. They all congratulated me on making a contract but Tsunade said I wasn't going to get out of this so easily.

"Tobi do you know about a masked man with an eye hole on one side of his face?" She probably assumed that I knew who had attacked them tonight. Judging by their description it was Obito but I don't want to say that yet. If I change his plans too much then what I know is useless in the future. I still need him to form The Akatsuki and gather the members before I change any of his plans. If we stop him here now then Madara will just find a contingency plan that I will have no idea about. I stared at Konan for a bit before I looked back at Tsunade. I didn't want to speak about this but I knew she was going to pester me for an answer. My head slowly moved up and down in affirmation of her question.

"Who is he? Why did he attack us and what does he plan to do." She wanted to know everything about him.

"I'm not going to answer that. I will tell you he is the one who killed the fourth hokage before we changed that."

"It's as we thought then. Tobi even without telling us you have a horrible habit of giving up information. In the future I will help you get rid of that habit but for now it works in my favor. I will ask again who is he?" She was right my words are easy to read into. I don't hide it well but this time I won't say anything. Tsunade walked over to me and grabbed me by the collar. "Tobi I'm not going to ask again. Tell me who he is."

"Can we take care of something else first? We still have guests here. I'd rather they not wake up right now before we can return them to their home." If I didn't want to give anything away right now I needed her to be distracted. She released her grip on me and looked at the two sleeping Hyuugas.

"Let's go drop them off. I'll take care of the talking so just don't say anything." The three of us nodded as Shizune and Konan each picked up one of the girls. We walked over to the Hyuga Estate but were stopped quite a distance away. A few Hyuga clansmen approached us when we were getting close. They didn't draw their weapons right away but they were prepared for battle. Once Tsunade glared at them a bit they relaxed and showed the proper respect she has earned.

"My apologies Lady Tsunade for my rudeness. We are currently looking for two members of our clan who were taken."

"I figured that was the case since I have them right here." She waved her hands over to show Shizune and Konan holding the two girls. "Is Hiashi around I'd like to speak to him about why I'm here with his daughters."

"Yes please follow us. You two take the young ladies to their room." The clansmen had pointed to two of the people behind him. "If you will let's go."

We were in a meeting room with Hiashi Hyuga in a few minutes. He had an imposing manner and the pupil less eyes didn't help much in being able to read his emotions. Hiashi and Tsunade talked about the events that happened during the meeting earlier. Once they finished discussing that they moved on to their pleasantries. They flattered back and forth for a bit. This kind of talking is always boring to me so I started to not pay attention to the conversation. I felt a sharp pain in my side as Shizune pinched me. I looked at her and her face showed how angry she was. It was probably easily noticed by Hiashi but he didn't comment on it.

"How did you end up with my daughters?" Hiashi asked in a neutral tone. He didn't blame us but he wasn't going to say we were innocent.

"Tobi, my nephew next to me, was training in the forest behind our home. He saw two ninjas traveling through our territory without our permission. He sent for the guards but tailed them. While they were distracted by a guard he took the two bags they had dropped bringing them back to our home. Once inside he opened them finding your children. Our guard wasn't strong enough to capture them so they managed to get away but he couldn't identify their origin." I'm glad that she's the one lying. I'd be caught before I finished the first sentence. Hiashi looked at me and then looked back at Tsunade.

"You have my thanks. The Hyuga will remember this and will return this favor in the future. Your nephew showed incredible bravery in what he did." Hiashi said his thanks after that and we left. We didn't have anything else to stick around for.

"Tobi you didn't seem to shocked by all of this. Is this something you expected?"

"Yeah I just assumed I wasn't told about it and it already happened."

"When was it supposed to happen?"

"Two to three years ago? It would be something that would bring a lot of regret to the Hyugas and the village. That's the reason I spared the shinobi they sent and instead requested a favor. I'm sure they'll be surprised when they wake up and read my note." I then told the three what happened in a different life. I told them about the curse mark and about their sacrifice of his brother to them. I don't understand how they expected their abduction to work in the first place. Were they expecting their shinobi to die for an exchange? If I had to guess the two who tried this time probably had a strong jonin waiting for them outside of the village in case of needing a quick escape. I don't know who would fit that bill right now but I'm glad they didn't show up when I was having my fun earlier. It was then a couple of prompts appeared in front of me.

[Trick Samui into giving you a favor. Reward: Increased reputation with women in the Hidden Cloud Village]

[Trick Darui into giving you a favor. Reward: Increased reputation with men in the Hidden Cloud Village]

[Rescue the hostages. Reward: Political marriage request from Hiashi.]

Hold on a second. What the hell is that last reward? Also why is it a reward? It sounds more like a problem than a reward. I would have saved the two of them anyways. There isn't a reason to give me a reward like this. Forget about that reward I was curious what kind of reputation I'd have in the Hidden Cloud Village if I ever went there. Thinking about what's ahead in the future this could come in handy if it's not too bad. The village was still a bit rowdy from the meeting earlier. We could see the heavy presences of the village's shinobi patrolling about. It was easy to tell that a lot of people were uneasy right now.

We got back to the compound without any issues. Now that there was no longer any distractions Tsunade sat me down. I knew at this point something was going to happen that would change things for us. I was determined not to answer her. I knew she wasn't going to back down from someone who attacked the village. So I resolved myself that I wouldn't break this time. I've gotten better than before but now it was time for me to make sure I didn't break under pressure. Konan and Shizune both took places off to the side. Tsunade started the same conversation that we had earlier. "Is the reason you're not telling us who this is because you want to protect them?"

"No. That's not the reason why. I'm not answering you because I don't want to. You're all better off not knowing anything right now. If I say it right now then the situation will change much more than if he remains a mystery. If I say who it is then it might accelerate his plans and we won't stand a chance with the way things are."

"Do you honestly think that is going to work? Do you think telling us to sit on our hands and wait is going to work?" I sat there taking Tsunade's questions. I wasn't going to answer them no matter what. I knew if we stopped Obito here then Madara will find another way. There isn't anyone alive right now who could stop what happens after Madara. Sure Tsunade and Jiraiya are equal to if not stronger than the versions from there while both of the hokages are still alive. Those four won't be enough to stop this war let alone win it. The other villages are all still in chaos and will never unite to stop him. My silence wasn't taken well by the three in the room. Konan and Shizune remained silent but I could see the look on their faces change a little as I sat there. It was then I noticed Tsunade's change. She was done playing around as her expression changed.

"I'll ask one more time Tobi. Who is he?" I once again remained silent. I was resolved this time no matter what to not talk. Tsunade looked down at me in disappointment.

"I'm not going to tell you. I already said that. There will come a day where I will tell you everything you want to know and more. I can't do that right now since I've already done too much."

She did something no one in the room expected and she slapped me with the back of her hand. I don't know why she did that but the other two in the room were in shock. I'm not going to say I was in a much better shape. My hand found my way to my cheeks rubbing the part where she had hit me. I stared at her and she stared back. We held eye contact for a bit before she turned away.

"Go to your room Tobi. I don't want to see you again tonight." She said in a low voice. If it wasn't so silent in the room I might not have heard her. I stood up with tears about to come pouring out of me.

"Wait a minute." Konan ended her silence behind Tsunade. "I think I might have met him before."

"What are you talking about Konan?" Asked Tsunade.

"Back when I was with Nagato and Yahiko we once met a masked man similar to the one who we saw tonight." Her words pierced through me. I still didn't know anything about her background or how it has changed. If she's already met Obito then there is a chance she is already working for him unintentionally.

"Is that true?" Tsunade spoke as it seemed like everything was normal.

"Yes. The mask is different but the atmosphere was the same now that I think about it."

Why was she here? Why is she pretending to be our family? At that moment I had snapped. I formed a few hand signs and used the same wood style jutsu I had used when I was falling from the sky. A sharp edged log emerged through the floor below Konan. She dispersed as paper once the floor was broken.

"Tobi what are you doing?" Tsunade shouted at me. The feelings from being slapped were drowned in the rage I was feeling. I wanted to continue this and show her true colors to my family. I formed a few more seals instead of answering her. I used the water style: water bullet technique. A stream of water exploded out of my mouth which soaked the room and hopefully the paper Konan had turned into. Shizune had navigated her way behind me in this time. I didn't have a chance to react as she chopped at my neck. My vision went black as I fell to the ground.

"That was pretty impressive. I've never seen him like that before." Konan said as she reassembled herself. The paper she had dispersed to gathered bit by bit. "There wasn't any hesitation in him and he even went for the sneak attack. When it failed he then tried to weigh down my paper with that water jutsu. Not to mention the power behind those was a lot more than he usually uses."

She moved next to the log that had been grown in the living room. Placing her hand on the wood in front of her she spoke again. "It also confirms my suspicions that that man was a problem even back then. Tobi wouldn't have attacked me if they weren't the same person. At least I don't think he would. "

"I think you might be right about his behavior. Can you tell us more about the man you met?" Tsunade said as she looked at the unconscious child in Shizune's arms.

"Yeah. He appeared before us claiming he was Madara Uchiha."

"What did you say?" Tsunade's face showed her shock.

"I think it might be possible that he was telling us the truth."

"How can he still be alive?" Nobody had an answer for her and silence filled the room.

"I'm going to bring Tobi back to his room. I feel bad for doing that to him so I'm going to make sure he's okay. I think it's best for you two to talk without me for a bit." She said as she recused herself. The two remaining in the room looked at each other.

"Let's go talk in my office for a bit. There's something I haven't told you in detail yet." Once inside Tsunade's office the two sat down. She pulled out the book she had written all of Tobi's words in since she started this. Both of them knew what was in the book so there was no reason to read it. Tsunade then took a scroll out of the desk and used a summoning jutsu to get another scroll. She then copied the scroll into the book handing it over to Konan.

"This is what I left out of the book until now because I didn't want you to know the details of it. He was vague about it but you might have a better idea of what he was hiding." Konan took the book in her hands and read Tsunade's new entry. Her eyes widened in shock.

"Does this mean that they were still alive?"

"It's possible. I think we might have to investigate and see what we can find. I know we received a report of them being killed in the war there but I don't know if we can believe that now."

"There was once a time where I thought I could follow their dreams to the end. I guess the other me managed to do that." Konan had a small stream of tears falling down. Tsunade got up from her chair. She casually walked next to Konan and put a hand on her shoulder.

"I'll get him to talk with or without his consent. This information is too dangerous to keep hidden. At that time I'll find out your story as well so we can finally put whatever this is behind us. I'm not going to tolerate anymore of this. It's time for us to find out about everything he's hiding."

Darui woke up in the middle of a forest. He could remember the kid he made a deal with but he couldn't remember how he got here. Slowly standing up he got his senses back. To his right was an unconscious blonde woman. She was just beginning to wake up as well.

"What are you doing here? Didn't you make a deal with the leaf?" He spoke to Samui as she had sat up.

"What are you talking about. I had to make a deal with him just to make sure you didn't tell the village I was traitor." She said as she patted down her clothes removing the dirt.

"I guess either way this mission is a failure." Darui spoke his thoughts out loud. They knew that if they went back they couldn't succeed so the only move left was to return to their village. Even with all of the commotion in the village tonight they were lucky to even grab the two girls. Darui and Samui decided to talk about what happened. They needed to get their story straight for when they went back to report.

"To start with we were both ambushed by that creature. The reddish orange one that came out of the forest. Any idea what that thing was?" Samui asked since she didn't have a clue about it.

"No idea. Whatever it was it was fast and it knew where to attack us."

"Yeah that's why we dropped the bags to increase our mobility. Then they sunk into that tree's shadow so it was a planned attack."

"Yeah. Do you think that it was the kid who planned that? We couldn't have been outdone by a kid right?" He asked not wanting to believe that they were tortured by a child. He barely knew how he ended up in that hole either. One second he was fine and then the next something grabbed his leg causing him to slip. He thought he'd be slammed against the ground but the ground disappeared. The hole they were thrown in was deep and it'd be hard to get out without using chakra.

"Hmm. I guess that kid left us a note." Samui grabbed a scroll that was left in front of them. She unrolled it and her expression changed once she finished. She handed it over to Darui who had a similar expression by the end of it. "Let's not mention any of this."

"Agreed."

He tucked the scroll away into his pocket as the two proceeded out of the forest. There they met a few different shinobi from their village. After reporting their failure they left to go back home. Their report didn't contain any trace of them meeting Tobi but they knew they owed him a favor.

A week later Tsunade held a meeting with the Yamanaka clan at the compound. They talked late into the night so I left a long time ago. They didn't make too much noise so I was able to sleep easily. What I didn't know however is that they were waiting for me to sleep. Tsunade had brought Inoichi over to ask him a favor. She wanted him to enter my mind to confirm her suspicions. Inoichi came prepared with what he needed and Tsunade set me up by lacing my food with sedatives.

Once they confirmed I was asleep they started what they wanted to do. Inoichi performed a few seals while Tsunade sat off to the side. When the seals were completed Inoichi reached out for my head. His clan specialized in information gathering as well as a few other unique aspects. He tried entering my unconscious mind to poke around looking for what Tsunade wanted. Inside Inoichi found himself traversing through plenty of surface memories. This wasn't what he was supposed to care about but he couldn't help himself from looking through them. His curiosity got the better of him as he saw dozens of different days in minutes. Precious memories of Tobi with his family, his friends in the academy and training in the compound. He then saw the first meeting between Tobi and his daughter at their shop. He had accidentally knocked into Ino when he was turning around.

His daughter had been misbehaving in the store while he was browsing the different flowers on display. Although it wasn't Tobi's fault he still apologized and helped his daughter. He then asked which kind was her favorite flower in the shop. He didn't spend much time there but it seemed like he had left an impression on his daughter. He ended up buying a lot of different types of flowers and plants that day including the one Ino said was her favorite. Once he finished watching this memory he left.

He went deeper into Tobi's mind exploring and becoming more curious as he went. Tobi's mind was a lot more developed than it should be without training for it. Although there weren't any traps prepared there were a lot more natural defenses than he expected. He eventually found a door in front of him. Without hesitation he opened that door and entered inside. He found himself in an office Tobi would recognize. Looking around Inoichi noticed a few items he didn't know. He probed the office for as much information as he could get. Reading documents off the table, grabbing books and flipping through them from the shelves. He spent a lot of time in that office going through what he could find.

"Have you had your fill yet?" He heard a feminine voice from behind him. He looked around and didn't see anyone. He moved around cautiously trying to locate the voice he heard.

"I'm talking to you. Its polite to answer when you're rummaging through someone else's property."

"Who are you?" He asked.

"Oh I finally have your attention I see." Once more the voice came from behind him. The thing was that there was only a bookcase behind him so he moved forward a bit before looking. No one was there.

"For someone who specializes in entering someone else's consciousness you sure are slow to react." The voice was playing around with him at this point. This was a first for him. He'd never encountered someone else inside someone's mind before. Sure he's seen seals that held a guardian before or the remnants of someone's chakra. There were a lot of strange ways to protect someone's mind.

"Do you know anything about a man in a mask who attacked the meeting the other night." Inoichi didn't hope for much when he asked.

"Oh I know all about him and so does little Tobi. He's already told you no so you wanted to sneak in here to find out anyways. I think you and Tsunade deserve a little punishment. You see Tobi here is my toy. He's already signed over his soul to me so right now you've entered my property without my consent."

"You've taken his soul?"

"Yes that's what I said. Now is that all because I need to make sure that the two of you realize that you've done something that you shouldn't have." A woman materialized on the chair. She put her feet up on the desk while leaning back in the chair. She waited for Inoichi to notice her presence. When he did she snapped her fingers and Tsunade appeared next to him. She had no idea how she appeared here and Inoichi has never seen someone appear like this. An unknown force then threw the two into chairs on the other side of the desk. The woman just stared at the both of them not yet ready to break the silence.

"Are you the one Tobi told me about?" Asked Tsunade as she calmed down a bit from her unexpected situation.

"Yes that little boy is such a chatterbox." She said in a way that showed her disapproval. "He never knows when to shut up but I like him."

"I do as well which is why I want to know what you plan to do with him."

"Now, now. Don't get too excited. We both want the same thing so why should I let my property get hurt." Tsunade clenched her fists not letting her anger take over. The arrogance of the woman in front of her was unbearable but she held Tobi's soul in her hands. She couldn't do anything but endure for right now. Inoichi was trying to adjust to the situation. Tsunade told him that Tobi had seen the man who invaded the meeting the other day without his mask. She requested for him to dive in while he was sleeping to see if that was the case. For him this unexpected situation wasn't good.

"First let's take your worries away. That masked man will stay quiet for the next eight years or so which is why Tobi didn't want to say anything. He's already delayed his actions from tonight since he lost his information source when you found out about Danzo. Don't bother asking about him anymore. He will be Tobi's problem in the future. I chose to place him here because of the war that is coming. I don't need you to solve his problems since it won't allow him to grow." Tsunade slammed her fist on the table. Her anger had gone past the point of no return.

"He's just a child how can you throw him into a war."

"He's been preparing for it ever since he was born. Why do you think he's so insistent on getting stronger." Inoichi's face turned to shock not from the fact that a war was coming but from the fact that Tsunade already knew. "That boy wants to protect his home and his family."

"You sound like you know the outcome is already set." Asked Inoichi

"For the most part it is. This world has already adapted to the changes I put in so I have an idea of what happens in the future."

"Then what happens if we find out who that man is tonight?" The woman smiled snapping her fingers. The scenery changed as the three were now standing overlooking Konoha. The village was on fire with signs of destruction all over the place. The Great Stone Faces on the cliff were either broken or shattered. On the roofs of the houses below numerous dead bodies could be seen. The village was in chaos.

"This is? No it can't be..." Inoichi was the first to speak up. He looked at the village below in horror as he saw his home was already destroyed.

"This is the answer to your question. This is what happens when you found out who he was. This is only a year from now." In the distance the nine tails as well as the one tails could be seen rampaging over the destroyed village. The longer they watched the more the destruction spread. They could hear the cries of the villagers being slaughtered below them. The three stood in silence watching a bit longer.

"That's enough you don't need to show us anymore." Tsunade finally spoke up. Tears were starting to form in her eyes. It was only a vision of the future but it still struck her core. Inoichi was on the verge of tears as well. The goddess snapped her fingers and they returned to the office once more. She once more put her feet on the desk in a relaxed manner.

"Now that should solve your problems. I'd appreciate it if you don't go anywhere you're not supposed to. Tobi will show you what he wants you to see when the time is right. Trust him since he's put all of his faith in you. As for you Inoichi if you don't want anything bad to happen I'd suggest you tie your fate to the princess here. You never know what good things might happen if you do."

"What's with the sudden change in attitude?" Asked Tsunade as she was having trouble figuring out what this woman wanted.

"Didn't he ever tell you I'm a Goddess of Mischief. I do things I find entertaining and I think it'd be entertaining to do this. Nothing more nothing less."

"What will it take to free him from you?"

"Oh that's a bold question. Do you know what happens to him if I release him from his contract?" She said with a twisted smile. The two stayed silent waiting for her answer "If I release him from my bond then his soul will be sucked back into the hands of a god of reincarnation. He will be put back into the world I originally took him from and go back to being a normal soul there. My bond is his protection. His life is bound to me. In simple terms if we make this deal you are essentially killing the person you wish to protect. If you wish to proceed we can." Tsunade glared at the woman. She was ready for a fight but couldn't estimate the opponent in front of her. So she decided to keep it civilized for now.

"Are you going to take my boy away from me?" Her voice held her uncertainty. The goddess put her feet on the ground and sat upright in the chair. The change in her expression showed that she wasn't joking around anymore.

"I'm not going to. I told him when he made his deal I won't interfere in his life unless I need him for something. I may like messing around with things but I won't go back on my word. I've peeked into his future a few times and I have to say he does surprise me. Don't worry Inoichi your daughter was alive and well unlike what you saw earlier. I know that you care about your family more than anything so I'll tell you a little about her future. Your daughter will be stuck at a crossroad. She will meet someone similar to her one day in a place full of herbs and flowers. The person she meets will have a few options before her when it comes to love. Your daughter can help her choose her correct path, lead her to happiness or get her what she wants. It's up to her to find the right path for both of them."

"I'll make sure to remember your words." Inoichi said. He didn't want to make this situation any worse than it was. Tsunade next to him looked ready to fight at any moment.

"Now what should I do? Should I reward you two for finding me here or punish you instead?" The goddess got up from her chair and grabbed both of their hands. The two looked at their hands as a seal mark was engraved on the back. It was something neither of the two have seen before.

"Those seals will disappear in two years time which is the first time I will be calling for him. Until then they will restrict you both from talking about me while also protecting your mind from others. It will also restrict Inoichi from talking about some of the things he saw in Tobi's memories. He can only talk about them when the two of you will not be overheard. I don't want anyone else to know about my existence."

"Is this all a game to you?" asked Tsunade.

"I wouldn't call it a game. I'd call it entertainment."

"That's even worse. Toying with people like this? Some god you are." The goddess sighed.

"I guess we're going to have to get on the same page before I send you home." The two sitting in front of the goddess looked confused. "Before Tsunade loses her temper here let's take a trip. I'm sure Tobi would be upset with me showing this to you but I think he'll get over it if it causes you two to make up."