I do not own Naruto or any other references that someone might see in this fic. What IS mine will probably been seen as someone else's anyway, and I'm not exactly hurt by that.
"Word" = People talking
...Word... = Quotes and past words
'Word' = Key, significant or unknown words
'Word' = People thinking
"Word" = Demon, beasts, monsters and the overpowered talking
WORD = Dramatic or epic occurrences and sounds
WORD = violent or disturbing occurrence and sounds
"Word" = Spiral the plant man.
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Chapter 7.
-The Cave where the main character is currently stuck-
Obito head was ringing as he slowly awoke feeling only the smallest sting on his head and a fuzzy sight from waking up. But other than that, he felt awesome. "Oww, my head? What happened?" He said aloud staring at the fuzzy image of the rock ceiling above in a daze.
A strange voice made itself known. "To my knowledge you jumped and smashed it into the ceiling." The strange, calm and yet somewhat high-pitched voice said.
Obito puckered browed in disbelief. "Smashed the ceiling? How did I do that?" Obito questioned slowly without thinking, sitting up and still seeing fuzzy images, this time looking at the white blanket covering his legs.
"You jumped." The voice responded casually next to him.
"Why would I jump and hit my head on the ceiling?" Obito continued looking at his hand now, feeling a brief bit of anger once again at the fact his other arm was gone.
"Because you're an idiot, and the one who scared you is an idiot." The voice responded simply without care or remorse.
"Hey, I'm not idiot and I don't remember any idiot scaring me!" Obito shouted staring at the center of his hand. It was completely normal as he felt it out and examined it in thought. He was feeling fine overall, expect for the slightly small pain on head and the effects of just waking up.
"Then you must have jumped head first into the ceiling for another reason. Though this is the first I've heard of it. Do you remember hitting your head?" The voice continued next to him.
Obito turned to speak to him, not even knowing who he was talking to. "No I don't bu...AHHHHH! What-who, you?" He said panicked at the image he saw next to him. So much so he had pushed himself off and to the other side of the bed. In a thud, he landed staring alarmed and freaked out at the image.
"Come now. Don't hurt yourself again. I don't want to upset Madara." The voice continued, belonging to a rather strange and creepy looking creature. In many ways it looked human and in many ways in looked nothing like a human. Half its body was white with smooth skin looking humanistic, while the other side was spiked without another arm. Its stomach was spiked too and it appeared not have a gender despite the soft male voice. Though both sides spiked or not lead to two white, bare feet that were human enough, and on top of this the creature did not wear any clothing. It only had one eye, green hair and half a face as the rest of it looked deformed.
"What? What? Who are you? What are you?" Obito said pointing at and scared of the unknown being.
Its eye widened. "Ah, sorry. I should have figured that you wouldn't know. I'm the one who found you and brought you back here." It answered gesturing with its only hand.
Obito let it sink in, but still remained on the ground staring at it suspiciously trying gauge it. "You-you did?" He questioned.
It nodded. "Yes. I'm Zetsu, a subordinate of Madara." The plant said polite and civil way, bowing with his hand on its chest making it sound and look more normal than it appeared.
Obito peered at Zetsu, squinting. "A subordinate of Madara?" Obito said skeptical and went to get up, only to fall on his knees and hand, and cringe feeling numbness in his legs. "What? What happened to my legs?" He questioned in concern trying again to get them to move.
"There just a bit numb. You haven't used them for few months now, remember. Give it a few days, or maybe hours, and you should be able to walk again with ease." Zetsu said knowing that rehabilitation was still needed, but only at the most minimum. "If you can't walk again within the next few days, then that will question whether the rapid healing was actually useful." Zetsu continued watching Obito.
Obito grunted in displeasure glaring at the ground hearing Zestu walking around the side of the bed to him. "I thought you said I jumped into the ceiling?" Obito questioned again remembering what was previously stated.
"You did. Which is why you should be able to walk on your own this very moment." Zetsu answered walking over. "I guess you forced your body to move against its will when you thought you were in danger. The other idiot who scared must have really put you on edge." Zetsu noted.
Obito remained on the ground, on his knees listening and curious about who this idiot was. Only because he seemed to matter. Hearing Zetsu stop only a bit away from him he looked up to see a full view of Zetsu. Zetsu was without a doubt the weirdest thing he had ever seen or spoken to. While Zetsu did look somewhat human it was very clear that he wasn't. "What are you?" Obito asked wondering where Madara had found this thing.
Zetsu put on a thoughtful face. "That's a good question. But the simplest answer to that question is that I am a parasitic, clone, plant-man created by Madara." Zetsu answered calmly and in complete seriousness.
Again, Obito was skeptical. "A parasitic, clone, plant-man? Made by Madara?" Obito questioned panting as it wasn't the answer he was expecting. He thought he would be told that Zetsu came from some hidden village isolated from man and free of war. But no, in was a parasite, a clone and a plant all mixed together and made by Madara. "How is that simple?!" Obito questioned in frustration, sweating and trying to get his legs to respond.
"It's simpler than the full explanation." Zetsu answered brushing the topic off. "But it doesn't mean anything today. I've been give orders to make sure of your recovery and health alongside my brother." He continued stating the situation and what he was doing.
Obito didn't move from ground, still glaring and squinting at the creature in suspicion. This 'Zetsu' was too casual and civil that it didn't seem possible that it worked with Madara. He was too simple and normal despite his appearance.
"There a problem with that?" Zetsu questioned freely, wondering why Obito was squinting with his one eye.
"No. No problem." Obito answered, shaking his head looking at Zetsu, thinking about all he had said. He pushed himself into a seated position, physically moving his legs to cross them. "You, you're the one who saved me and is going to look after me?" Obito questioned pointing at the plant-man, sweating as if it were a joke. Zetsu nodded with a completely neutral face making Obito think further. "Thanks." He said somewhat grateful but at the same time, the situation he was in wasn't a pleasant one. "What's Madara going to do to help me then?" He questioned in thought, sounding angry.
Zetsu shrugged and deadpanned. "Why are you even asking that? Look." He said pointing with his one and only arm beyond Obito to the throne behind.
Obito slowly turned, not trusting but complied with the action. Obito sweated in disappointment seeing the legend once again sleeping peacefully on the throne, his cane-scythe next to his legs. "He's asleep? Again? Does he do anything else but sleep?" Obito questioned sarcastically not bothering to look at Zetsu.
Obito heard the ground crack and shift behind him, turning back to Zetsu quickly. "His choices are limited, Obito." An even stranger voice said, as white roots or tentacles covered in dirt grew from the ground next to Zetsu. Zetsu didn't react, despite it being taller than him and looking like it was about to wrap around him.
"Huh? WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU?" Obito shouted in fear, pointing at the second weirdest thing he had seen today that could also talk to him. He struggle to move but still tried to move away as best he could.
The roots that shot higher than Zetsu, twisted and wrapped around each other shrinking. Until the roots that came out of the ground, once separate, were one and the same. Creating a twisted, face-less, humanistic body that looked very similar to Zetsu. "You don't remember? I was the lovable half-brother who tried to give you a hug of love when you woke up." The echoed voice said in happiness and joy.
"Half-brother? That's funny. I'm pretty sure I would remember a brother as weird and ugly as you." Obito objected stating the obvious. 'Wait, do I know him?' Obito thought have the smallest recollection of the being before him.
"Why? What's so weird and ugly about me?" The newbie asked looking over its body quickly, even though it had no visible eyes.
"You don't have a face." Obito said dead serious and wondering what was wrong with this one.
"I have personality!" It objected in utter confidence. "And that's what counts." It finished trying to sound cute.
In Obito's mind he laughed at the word, on the outside he was trying to smile with a poor poker face. "Yer, your personality will save you." Obito muttered slowly moving closer to his bed, still staring at the endless and infinite swirl that was this things face. "Not trying to sound bad, but why is your face a swirl of...is it even skin?" He pondered having difficulty believing he was talking with plant-men made by Madara.
"Not really." Zetsu answered shrugging. "We're 48% plant life, 41% human and the other 11% stretches across a few different organisms. Our skin is more like a mix of human flesh, wood and leaves." He answered carefree and politely despite that the information wasn't really useful to Obito.
Which Obito realized. "Ok, don't think I needed to know that. But still good to know." He pointed-out not feeling all that comfortable talking with the two, no matter how much he tried. He thought he would probably have to get over it but the fact that one could twist and un-twist its body got to him. He was pretty sure no one could do that in Konoha. Or the world. "Though seriously you're face and body is so swirly I may as well call you spiral." Obito stated awkwardly.
The twisted person pointed at Obito suddenly putting Obtio on guard as its other hand grabbed it none existing mouth. "Ahhhh, you know my name? How?" It asked as its name was Spiral.
Obito smiled giving a bad poker face. "mmmm, lucky guess?"
"Wooooww. Zetsu senpai, he's really smart isn't he?" Spiral suggested turning to he's superior impressed with Obito.
Zetsu didn't really show much, raising an eyebrow and shrugging. He realised that Madara had named Spiral on the same principles as Obito, making a quick glance at the sleeping legend. "I suppose. But out of my sense of self-preservation I will not say any more." The calmer plant-man stated simply. "Now come on, Obito I need to speak to you so let us help you." He finished approaching Obito.
Obito nodded to comply but then realised where he had seen the swirly plant. "Wait a minute, I remember! You're the one that attacked me when I woke up!" Obito yelled point at him again. "You were going to eat me!"
Zetsu raised an eyebrow and turned to Spiral questioning. "Did you try to eat him?"
Spiral sweat dropped and waved it off approaching Obito. "Psh, it was a joke. He's fine see. No scars or wounds." Spiral said suddenly next to Obito pointing all over his, body trying to make a point.
Obito just had a 'are you serious' look on him, looking at the plant-man next to him, seeing him as no threat. Brushing it off, Obito tried again to get on his feet again only to lightly fall on his ass. "Damn it."
"You need some help Obito?" Spiral questioned squatting down to Obito's level.
Obito panted. "Why are you guys so eager to help me? And how do you guys even know my name?" He questioned feeling frustrated again, these days feeling that every moment seemed to be a different struggle.
"Silly Obito. Madara told us your name of course." Spiral said humorously patting Obito's short hair, pissing the young Uchiha off. "And we're helping you because Madara ordered it so." He finished.
Obito panted again in frustration thinking about it while looking at the ground, considering that these things were really here to help him. "Could...you help me up then?" He asked sound quiet vulnerable not looking at the help.
"No way. Why would I help you?" Spiral answered without missing a beat.
"THEN WHY THE HELL DID YOU SAY MADARA ORDERED YOU TO HELP?" Obito shouted in irritation at the useless plant. He gasped for air and sweated more furiously glaring up at Spiral.
"Spiral. Stop messing with Obito and help him up to the bed." Zetsu said in annoyance.
"I suppose I should. Though only because he is our half-brother." Spiral said hooking Obito's good arm under his shoulder picking him up.
Obito frowned. "Half-brother, again? What are you talking about?" Obito asked as they got closer to the bed.
"I'll tell you later." Zetsu stated watching as Spiral helped Obito slide on to the bed. When he put Obito in, Spiral then pushed him to other side further catching Obito attentions. "What are you doing?" The boy asked.
Obito deadpanned as Spiral got into the bed with him. "Why are you lying on the bed?" Obtio asked in silent anger overlooked by Spiral.
"I don't have a bed and was wondering if it were comfortable. And you need someone to keep your bed warm—AAAHCHH!" Interrupted quickly, Obito punched it in the face without mercy and Spiral went flying off.
"You're weird, creepy and I think I hate you." Obtio said irritated, getting himself comfortable on his back.
"I'm going to take that as tough love. But..."Spiral said from the ground before quickly getting to his feet quickly. "Learn to share!" Spiral shouted.
"You learn not to be creepy and dumb!" Obito yelled back.
"Spiral, we don't sleep remember." Zetsu said stoic.
"But its looks nice and relaxing." Spiral pleaded.
"Spiral, we'll make you a bed later if it makes you happy. But for now, I need to speak with Obito. So stop messing around." Zetsu said having to talk to Obito about, everything. Zetsu squatted, grabbed and tore the earth from the ground, before crushing it in the palm of his hand. He opened it to show five perfectly polished rocks that look as if they hadn't been dirt 3 seconds ago. "Here, play with these." He continued throwing Spiral the 5 random rocks, which he caught.
"Thanks, Senpai!" The spiral face idiot said taking the rocks to the edge of the cave and processing to juggle them, plus a few other things. It didn't take much to get Spiral attention, Zetsu and Madara had learnt this very quickly. Zetsu turned to Obito who waited patiently, wondering what was actually going on in Spiral's head.
He noticed Zetsu. "What is it?" Obito asked.
"I need to tell you, what comes next." Zetsu said.
Obito looked questioning wondering what Zetsu was getting at. "What comes next? What does that mean?" The boy asked.
"It's pretty easy. What do you think is going to happen now?" Zetsu asked.
Obito thought about and thought that it was a trick question. But he still answered the obvious. "Umm, my recovery?" He answered tentatively.
Zetsu nodded. "Yep, that's correct. And how to you think we are going to do this?" He continued asking.
Again, Obito hesitated as the question seemed too easy. Yet again he answered what he thought. "Sit and wait for me to heal?" He said.
Zetsu nodded again in some agreement. "That's the easy and simplest way. But there are ways beyond just letting you rest. You're shinobi after all." He stated.
Obito questioned this. "How is me being a shinobi going to help?" He asked sounding a bit frustrated and irritated.
Zetsu lose the serious tone he had presented, saying bluntly. "You really aren't that intelligent? No offence but your understanding of being a shinobi is limited from the sounds of it. Probable the typical, fighting shinobi image is in your head." Zetsu continued think it the native answer behind Obito.
And it was. "A shinobi is a warrior!" Obito shouted knowing that much.
Zetsu shrugged accepting the response. "A warrior and much more. You're like the average human shinobi that care for the power to win, defeat his enemy's and complete your dream. So simple and basic." Zetsu commented pissing Obito off at the casual way of speaking.
Obito hated this beating around the bushes crap. "Enough with this crap. Are going to tell me what to do or not?" He asked wanting to know what he had to do to heal himself and leave. He had no reason to stay.
"Ah, you're right, I am deviating." Zetsu said seeing he had gone off topic. "Use stream on your body for a start." He said.
"Stream? What's that?"
Zetsu took a second to think about this. "Ok...this could be harder. Though Madara did say that the world had thrown away such teachings." He commented to himself more than Obito. "Stream is one of the 2 easiest chakara control techniques and are the base of almost all Jutsu." Zetsu said in teaching fashion.
"Never heard of it." Obito said simply still laying on his back looking up at Zetsu.
Zetsu sighed before he started speaking again. "Chakara control technique No.1: Stream. To stream chakara within one's self to any part of the body and create a continuous flow without moulding chakara."
Obito thought about it. "You mean focus my chakara?" He questioned.
"If you want to call it that than yes."
Obito smirked. "Hm, No prob—" He stopped mid sentence realising he had moved his hand to make a hand seal, with another hand that didn't exist.
"Can't focus your chakara with one arm?" Zetsu asked merely wanting to state the obvious.
"Give me second. I'm sure I can do it." Obito said putting his arm back down.
Zetsu didn't push the subject or abilities of Obito as it didn't matter. "Take all the time you need. We are in no rush." He said as he had all the time in the world, but he did have a question to ask . "If you don't mind me asking. Do you know how to use the Tree walking or water walking jutsu?" He asked.
"Yes I know how to use them!" Obito said back forcefully.
"Then it should be easy. Here's a tip. With the same sensation you have when using either those two, stream the chakara throughout your body without letting it leave the body."
"No problem." Obito said as he closed his eye to focus, laying on the bed unmoving. When he used the tree walking jutsu his chakara would move to a particular point of his body, he could always feel it moving along his body. And that what he was trying to do now.
"You've got a good start but it's not moving in a cycle. You're making it move to single points all over your body but not returning it back to its source. You need to activity keep it moving and streaming throughout your body." Zetsu said sensing the flow of chakara in his body. Zetsu didn't have a dojutsu or bloodline, so he couldn't see the chakara moving or feel it in an extraordinary way. But with the basic sensing jutsu he come to learn just how important a jutsu it was. Madara had often said that the sensing jutsu was more like another type of sense beyond the typical 5 senses, made for the single purpose of sensing chakara. And over the years Zetsu had come to understand what Madara's words meant.
"You're getting closer. The chakara is returning back to it source but you need to focus more." Zetsu said seeing Obito wasn't moving the chakara as smoothly as he should have. "If you're thinking of something else right now, forget it a focus on your chakara."
"Ok. Just give me some time." Obito answered frustrated.
After 10 minutes Zetsu spoke again. "You've got the hang of it. But you need it stronger and more constant than these. Your regenerative abilities are based on the chakara in the body. If you body is constantly streaming and distributing chakara without moulding it, your regeneration will increase in speed. Though the difference will not be too far from if you didn't have your chakara moving, it will all add up in the end more than you realise." Zetsu said patiently and somewhat bored of watching the Uchiha laying on the bed.
"Won't I run out of chakara if I keep doing this?" Obito asked.
Zetsu answered. "No. Right now, you calm and relaxed, not moulding any chakara, making your chakara more neutral in its nature. Chakara can be a delicate power. When you want to use it for jutsu and mould it, it tires and fades. When you don't use it, it recovers and returns. But here and now you're only moving it around your body, no jutsu wanted. You're not trying to fight or take action. Think this like mediating and controlling the chakara without burning it way. Steaming it harmlessly through you body." Zetsu said trying his best to help.
Zetsu could sense the chakara, seeing it, feeling it, hearing its movements in a complete different way nothing like the other senses. All through the sensory jutsu. An image in the plant man's mind showing him Obito's chakara and how it moved thought the pathways in the body as if it were right in front of him. Which it technically was. It was as if a new world of understanding was possible through this simple jutsu. "I can sense your chakara very easily and better than most sensory shinobi. The stream and movements of chakara are getting closer to the way you need them. Like a river. A strong, steady and continuous stream that does not force itself to move faster than needed." He commented although annoying Obito in process.
Obito chakara became more aggressive increasing the speed of stream. Zetsu took note. "Slow the stream. You focusing on speed and power too much and are stressing yourself. You will tire yourself thinking that its competition."
Obito calmed himself at Zetsu's words thinking about the process of this 'stream' thing. They had been at it for nearly half an hour and Obito was beginning to feel relaxed, energised and stronger. "This feels more like mediation than healing." Obito said his eye closed and body only moving with his breath.
"That's because it is. Mediation can be another form of healing. I'm no teacher, but Madara did make sure to teach me the basics. And the basics he teaches are always above and beyond. Madara would make good teacher honestly." Zestu said straightening himself. "You've got it. It shouldn't have taking you to long anyway." Zetsu answered.
Obito smiled and opened his eyes "That was too easy."
Zetsu raised an eyebrow. "You're losing the streams strength. Focus again." He said as Obito quickly went back to focusing on the process at hand. "To make this work and heal you, you're going to need to learn to do this all the time. And you will need to learn patience. Do this for 9 hours, don't lose the steadiness of the chakara and don't fall asleep." Zetsu said as the words stopped Obito altogether.
Obito shot up and the stream he had going was gone. "9 hours! Are you crazy? I can't focus on this for 9 hours." He said in disbelief.
"You need to. Stay as comfortable as you can like before, and focus. After a while your body and mind should be able to recognise the feeling of the chakara streaming. Like how the water walking jutsu works. In this case, if you relax enough and stay still it will put you in a state similar to sleep, allowing you to relax more easily while keeping you conscious. As you realised, this a mediation form. A interesting form of mediation." Zetsu explained.
Obito laid back down thinking about it. "I'll stay awake while sleeping? That makes no sense."
Zetsu shrugged. "A lot of things don't make sense. Instead of questioning what I ask, do them instead and you will be able to walk with ease in no time." Zetsu said happily walking away. "Focus on it. If you want to leave, you'll need to do this."
Obito stared at Zetsu. "Where are you going?" Obito asked watching him from the bed.
Zetsu pointed at the wall where Spiral was throwing the rocks at wall, going from being pissed off, to laughing his ass off, to being shocked. It made no sense. "Why does the wall try to stop me? It actions as an obstacle are pitiful and sad in my presence. It must be punished. I'm going to stone it! But it is already a stone. Wait, does that make it a wall or a stoner? It's(GASP)—O my god! It's... a-STONE-ishing." Spiral commented in complete seriousness.
Zetsu sighed seeing this act that could be seen as insane but was just stupidity. He spoke without looking back at Obito. "I'll be over here counting. I don't see a need of watching you and counting. And I doubt you want me to stand there watching you either." Zetsu continued, Obito couldn't help but agree. "You humans after all are very sensitive and self-conscious." He finished making Obito squint at him.
Obito spoke without really thinking ."You're not human?" Obito asked lastly.
Zetsu didn't stop or react walking away. "No. Only part..." He plant said without care or thought.
Hours passed and time and time again Obito would lose focus and Zetsu would have to tell him to focus again. As far a Zetsu could tell, Obito was getting the concept very easily as it should have been but this was completely expected. The problem however was that Obito should have got it with more ease than what he was showing. With the increase of chakara that was within an A-rank level, his should have been using stream far stronger and far thicker than it was. Like an over flow of chakara.
It wasn't that he wasn't trying. But whether it was purposeful or not, he's chakara was restricting itself trying to return to the level of chakara he had prior to the rapid healing. It was subtle in it actions but one way or the other, his body wasn't accepting the change. It was something considered to happen but not wanted or desired to. And on top of this Zetsu had realised a second and third problem.
'This boy's abilities suck.' He thought knowing for a fact that Obito should have been walking already, but as he hadn't walked Zetsu had gone with the original recovery plan. This was the chakara control training, mediation and minor physical exercise. Upon starting this and watching Obito doing so, he had realised this truth.
The third problem was that he lacked so much focus. He mind would drift of so often that the stream of chakara would weaken, slow or stop. 'He has no natural talent at all, he lacks patience and focus, and his body is trying to return to its original state against his will. Add that he's suck with us, had his body and dick crushed, had his body broken down hellishly repeatedly, and he may as well be the most unlucky kid of all time.' Zetsu gave no fuck to Obito's pain though. 'Man, this is going take a long time.' Zetsu thought in disappointment.
More hours passed again and Obito couldn't or wouldn't stream the chakara regularly. It had annoyed Zetsu which was irregular for the plant, but they continued at it. Within the last hour it had seemed Obito had gotten the hang of it. He was calm and relaxed laying on his back in the bed, eye was shut and his body un-moving yet radiating life. It appeared he was asleep but he was every bit as conscious as Zetsu. His chakara wasn't leaking and it wasn't spiking while at the same time it hadn't disappeared or stopped in its stream through Obito's body.
"Times up." Zetsu announced making Obito's eye open.
Obito reacted slowly not allowing his chakara to spike or disappear suddenly. "How'd I do?"
Zetsu hesitated. "We will see. Try to stand up." He asked as Obito did exactly that. He shifted himself to the edge of the bed and placed his feet on the ground. Obito could feel every movement giving him hope and he stood up. It took longer than thought as Obito had trouble getting up and keeping balance but he did not give up. He got it, eventually.
"Good. Now walk over to wall." Zetsu asked again and Obito went to do it. But on the first step he lost balance and was going to fall, until Spiral came out of nowhere and caught him.
Obito was about to yelled but held out on it. "Thanks. I thought I could do this." He said to himself saddened as Spiral didn't say anything.
"These things take time." Zetsu answered in no rush. "Spiral. Help Obito walk over to the wall." Zetsu continued.
Spiral looked at Obito, before looking back at Zetsu, then back to Obito, then back to Zetsu. "Do I have to senpai?"
"Yes."
"But Obito stinks." Spiral pleaded. "He hasn't had a bath in-"
"Spiral!"
"Fine. Gosh, so rude interrupting me. Not nice at all." The spiral face man mumbled hooking Obito arm over him again as the two silently and slowly walked over to the wall.
Zetsu watched seeing the child like anger in Spiral but not caring. "Steady yourself on the wall and walk along it." Zetsu said to Obito hoping that this would work better than before.
Obito got himself steady, his hand holding himself up and tried to walk again. It was very clear that Obito was struggling and getting frustrated from it. He muscles were working overtime and he was sweating more than should have been possible. Gritting his teeth and forcing himself up Obito thought. 'I can't give up. I have to leave this place. I have to get better. I have to get home and tell everyone I'm alive. I don't want to be here. I got to see Rin again.' His thoughts were a very helpful drive to his actions as his never give up attitude was one of his greatest traits. That and his obsessive love of Rin.
Though despite this mind over body hope, he lost all strength and was about to fall to his knees, but was saved by Spiral quickly grabbing him.
"Let me try again." Obito asked immediately not wanting to give up.
"I'm not stopping you. Go ahead for a long as you want." Zetsu answered being the voice of reason and support while Spiral was the physical support.
"Hmmmm, why do we have to help Obito?" Spiral mumbled silently heard by both. "Obito's so mean and heartless and selfish and weak. Even if he's like a half-brother, he nothing like me and Zetsu senpai." He commented slyly causing Obito and Zestu to sweat drop and grow angry. Obito in particular was angry at the facts being thrown at him. Another reminder of his weakness.
"Spiral! Shut up." Zetsu said in deflated anger knowing that it had done more than realised.
Spiral noticed Obito scowl and pointed at Zetsu. "...Zetsu senpai said that about you. Not me. He said it to me." He responded as Obito frowned and Zetsu rolled his eye. Obito scowled it further growling and looking like he was about to say something to the stupid excuse. He stopped though and when back to trying to walk, the words sticking to him. ' Stupid plant.'
For two's hours they continued and only made some progress. Obito could at least walk himself along the wall by the end of it. Although causing him to be exhausted and sweat profoundly.
Zetsu thought hard about this, thinking of what to do but drawing blanks. 'This is going to take ages at this rate. If this is how things are with the rapid healing, it would have taken a whole year for Obito to completely heal without it. It makes me wonder why Madara took an interest in him. We took him in only because he was a Uchiha. Nothing else, making him a prime guinea pig to experiment with. He had potential as Madara said, but that also made him expendable unless he showed results. The only reason we're even continuing is because he survived the rapid healing without going insane or dying. That brings the question of how and why did he survived the rapid healing and yet still display so little results. Does that mean he was worse than this before the rapid healing? That would be the most reasonable thinking. But that also means that we got a loser and weakling from the start.' He sighed inside of mind, showing some regret on the outside for not just eating Obito instead.
'Gonna have to show him a few more chakara control techniques before he walks again. I'm going to have to speak to Madara about this.' He finished watching as Obito caved in and yelled at Spiral for some stupid reason that he hadn't been paying attention to.
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