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Finished

Naruto used Kurama's tails to rip the stakes free of B and hurl them at Madara as Obito tossed him his fan. Madara held it up, purple chakra appearing around him before a massive blue barrier appeared in front of him, blocking the stakes. The moment the barrier disappeared, Naruto was in front of Madara, shoving a miniature Tailed Beast Ball at Madara.

"Dead people shouldn't go around messing things up!" Naruto spat.

Madara smirked, raising the fan, which absorbed the Tailed Beast Ball.

"I'll give that back to you," Madara said. "Uchiha reflection!"

A massive explosion blasted out of the fan, hitting Naruto, who exploded into smoke.

"Damn," Ryuu growled. "Naruto, do you think you can handle Madara?"

"Yeah," Naruto nodded. "I got him."

Ryuu nodded and used the Body Flicker Technique to get to Kakashi and Guy, just as Guy went to try and stop Madara from reaching B and Naruto.

"Kakashi," Ryuu said. "We have to stop Obito now."

"But..." Kakashi trailed off as Obito began to fire shuriken at him.

"Earth Style, Mud Wall!" Kakashi said, blocking the shuriken.

A moment later, Obito stepped out of it, one of the shuriken in his right hand. Before either could react, he stabbed Kakashi in the side of the leg with it, kicking Ryuu backward.

"Obito...why?" Kakashi breathed.

"Just shut up!" Obito snapped. "You're scum!"

"That's true but...that doesn't mean...you have to become scum as well," Kakashi stated. "You're a hero of the Hidden Leaf."

"There are no heros," Obito stated. "Every shinobi that is alive becomes scum. You and I are prime examples. That's why I'm going to remake this world into one where there is no hate."

And with that, Kakashi spiraled around his Sharingan and was gone.

"You should know his Sharingan allows him to return," Ryuu stated. "In the mean time, you're mine."

Obito spun, slashing at Ryuu who ducked under the shuriken, punching Obito and making him drop it. Obito backed away as Kakashi reappeared before collapsing, exhausted. Ryuu kicked at Obito who flipped over it, then spun out of the way of a kick from Fu.

"Fu, stay back," Ryuu said calmly. "Immortal or not, this is my fight. He and I are a lot alike. So I can understand him."

"You're right," Obito said. "We are a lot alike. We've both murdered hundreds. Your body count is probably higher than even mine. Hell, you even killed someone you saw as a brother. You've done horrible things too, Ryuu Uchiha. You have no right to judge me."

"You're right," Ryuu nodded. "I've killed hundreds. I've done things that should make me cringe. And truthfully, I really don't care anymore about most of the people I've killed. I did what I had to do. And because I have a bloody past, I have every right to judge you for yours. Just as you judge me for mine."

"And yet you claim to be better than me," Obito sneered.

"Not better," Ryuu said shaking his head. "I simply chose a different path."

Ryuu pulled his mask out, staring at it for a moment before putting it on.

"Why wear it now?" Madara asked. "Are you trying to hide your shame? Or is that a way to hide from your past."

"Neither," Ryuu said. "This mask was a gift from my teacher, a dear friend of mine. And I like it. I think it's kinda cool. This, is going to be the last face you see in this world, Obito Uchiha. For you, this is the face of Death."

Obito laughed, cracking his neck and crouching.

"Then come," Obito smiled. "Let's see who passes judgment."

Ryuu sprinted forward, drawing his tanto and slashing at Obito. Obito flipped over it, sprouting a wooden stake and driving it at Ryuu. Ryuu spun, switching his tanto to his left hand and sprouting his own, knocking Obito's aside. Obito flipped, landing on his feet and hurled it at Ryuu from point blank range. Ryuu avoided it with his Body Flicker Technique and Obito growled in annoyance as Ryuu began to flicker, three more appearing around him.

"You're fast," Obito stated. "Exceptionally so. I can't even copy this speed with my Sharingan, or even track it."

His back split open and Obito slammed his hand into the ground.

"Wood Style, Great Tree Spear!" Obito shouted, giant pointed root exploding out of the ground around him and twisting outward.

At the last second, Ryuu stopped, grinning as the roots approached. Then, he exploded, blasting the roots to pieces and halting them. The real Ryuu appeared where the clone had been and grinned behind his mask. Just as he stopped, Obito appeared behind him, driving a wooden stake into him.

"Ryuu!" Fu screamed.

Then, Ryuu dissolved into crows and Obito staggered backward, the world around him turning blood red.

"Genjutsu?" Obito gaped. "How?"

"The Rinnegan cannot see through Genjutsu," Ryuu stated. "Did you know that when you look someone in the eye, you actually only focus on one? When I look at you, I see one eye that is immune to Genjutsu...one one that is not."

Obito growled in rage, closing his left eye. Instantly the world was back to normal. He looked around, seeing Ryuu charging from behind.

"I'll use everything I have, and everything I've ever learned, to kill you!" Ryuu shouted, forming a Vacuum Blade over his tanto and slashing at Obito with it, only for the blade to pass through.

Obito caught him by the throat and Ryuu dissolved into crows again. Then, Obito leapt into the air, an invisible Vacuum Blade passing under him.

"Damn," Ryuu growled. "So you saw me after all then."

"I did," Obito nodded. "Too bad too. You could have had me with that one."

"Don't get cocky," Ryuu growled, raising his sword.

He let the blade dissipate and put his Tanto away, forming a Flame Sword on his left hand and a Lightning Sword on his right.

"Impressive," Obito commended. "You seem to have mastered that jutsu as well as Sasuke, maybe better."

Ryuu sprinted forward, slashing at Obito rapidly. Obito avoided everything Ryuu threw at him again and again until Ryuu let both swords fade, leaping into the air.

"Fire Style, Majestic Destroyer Flame!" Ryuu shouted, blasting the ground.

After a moment, the jutsu ended and the fire went out. Ryuu had torched a massive area but Obito had simply let it pass through him. Fu had gotten Kakashi out of the way and now stood a short distance from them. Ryuu landed and glared at Obito. He grinned, forming hand seals before exhaling several Air bullets around himself where they hovered as he used a Phoenix Flower Jutsu to light them on fire before launching them. Obito snorted in amusement as they approached, dropping off. A few passed through his legs and he laughed at Ryuu's pour aim, just before the jutsu exploded around him, super-heating the air. Obito dropped to a knee, gasping for breath.

"So...hot," Obito panted.

He leapt sideways away from the heat and Ryuu appeared in his path.

"Fire Style, Dragon Flame Caterwaul," Ryuu shouted, exhaling several small dragon heads of flame.

They all exploded against Obito and he flew out of the smoke, landing on his feet and grabbing a shuriken then spinning, hurling it at Kakashi while firing a second into Ryuu's path. At the last second, Ryuu appeared in the way and smashed it aside with his tanto.

"I will never let my comrades die," Ryuu stated. "Even to kill you."

Ryuu's mask, which had been hit by the shuriken when he was too careless to notice it, fell apart, landing on the ground as the cut across Ryuu's face steamed and repaired itself.

"So much for that being the last face I see," Obito said.

Ryuu set his hand on Obito's shoulder, transferring him chakra so Kakashi could fight, then hurled him at Obito. Obito caught Kakashi, sending him away with his Mangekyo Sharingan before Ryuu charged again. Ryuu began to attack Madara rapidly, unable to make contact but keeping Madara from doing anything either. After a moment, Ryuu leapt back, forming his Susanoo. The Susanoo drove its drill lance at Madara and it passed through his stomach harmlessly. Madara sprinted forward for a moment before stopping. His eyes widened before grunted in pain, ducking, his head entering the drill. Then, he staggered sideways out of it, his cheek red and with blood running out of his mouth.

"Got you," Ryuu grinned just as Kakashi exited whatever dimension he had been in. "You should have stayed a little longer. We could have killed him. Speaking of, why a fist rather than a Lightning Blade?"

"I wanted to make sure I could get back," Kakashi stated.

"Fair enough," Ryuu nodded.

Just then, there was a massive explosion behind Obito. Ryuu looked to Guy and B and saw that B was restrained by trees and roots but there was a blue aura around Guy.

"Seventh gate," Ryuu mused. "Powerful. Shame he didn't kill Madara."

Just then, Naruto and B charged and fired a single Tailed Beast Ball together that was taller than if the Tailed Beasts all stood one top of one another. It hit the barrier, halting for a moment before breaking through and dragging the statue away. It traveled for miles before finally exploding, leveling a mountain range beside it and filing several miles with a wall of smoke.

"The statue's chakra's gone," Naruto gasped, Kakashi, Ryuu, and Fu now standing with him and B.

"Is...Is it over?" Kakashi asked.

"Oh, we're finished alright," Ryuu nodded.

"Now then," Madara said from nearby where he had finished regenerating long before Naruto and B had fired. "Shall we get started?"

The smoke cleared, most being blown away, and revealed their worst nightmare. The Ten-tails.


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