A/N Only after I posted the chapter did I notice that the part with Hinata near the end wasn't complete. Sorry to anyone who was confused. I've fixed it now
Hisa expected Obito to look worried, or even slightly surprised by her arrival. Instead, his sharingan eye gleamed creepily, and although Hisa couldn't see his face, he gave off a pleased air. She stood between her parents, who both had an arm protectively in front of her.
"Hisa Uzumaki. Excellent, we have the whole family. I can nail two birds with one stone." Obito said.
She just had to ask.
"Do you ever get tired of talking to yourself?"
Obito's eyes narrowed, and he took a step towards them. Naruto and Hinata tensed, while Hisa stuck out her hand. But before any of them could make a move, someone interrupted.
"Rotation!"
From behind Obito, a shield of pure chakra reared up and crashed into him. He let it pass through him, but when it was completely through, Hisa noticed a crack in his mask. It seemed he hadn't been completely unharmed. When the chakra dispersed, Hisa could see who had created it.
"Obito!" Hinata gasped
"You mean Good Obito!" Naruto grinned.
Hisa looked back and forth between her brother and the man with the cracked mask. Then she groaned.
"This is going to get confusing."
Obito Hyuga grinned over at his father.
"I heard that we were having a family meeting. Why didn't anyone invite me? I had to find out from Hizashi. He's somewhere downstairs, by the way."
"Obito, Hisa. Get out of here." Hinata said sharply. "Leave this to us."
Hisa's eyes met her brother's, and together, they moved to stand on either side of their parents.
A low chuckle came from across the roof, as Obito Uchiha stared at them all.
"Let them fight. After all, surely jutsu like Amaterasu will come in handy."
Naruto glanced at Hinata in confusion, but she shook her head. He looked back at Obito and opened his mouth, but Hisa got there first.
"Is your eyesight really that bad? We have two frog eyes, four Byakugan, one Rinnegan and one Sharingan. No Mangekyo."
"'Frog eyes'" Naruto muttered "The reason I was able to beat all Six Paths of Pein; just call it 'frog eyes'."
Obito ignored him, frowning at Hisa in confusion.
"You don't have a Mangekyo? How? When Kakashi killed Rin, I got the Mangekyo as well."
"You get the Mangekyo Sharingan when you feel the guilt and trauma of watching a loved one die. You loved Rin, while I never met Sakura, only saw her from a distance. It doesn't matter that my eye was once Nawaki's. There not telepathic or anything. Once Nawaki gave me his eye, my emotions rule when the Mangekyo appears."
"Ah." Obito said, "Well that complicates things. It simply won't do to let Nawaki have the Mangekyo Sharingan and not give you one too."
"What are you saying Obito?" Naruto growled "Don't you want Nawaki to be stronger?"
"I do." he replied calmly "But only if Hisa here can keep up. Judging from how he won the Valley of the End, I'd say she can't."
Hisa eyed him calmly, but on the inside she was starting to worry. If what Obito said was true, than having her entire family here was exactly what he wanted.
"You might want to check your facts again." she said "Nawaki only won because he's gay for my brother."
She ignored the stares from her family, and whispered "Long story."
Obito's eyes flickered from Hinata to the other Obito. Hisa didn't like the look in his eyes. It was like he was debating who to kill first. Then he looked at Naruto, and his eyes smirked. (No, she didn't know how eyes could smirk, but Obito's could.)
From behind Obito, a figure jumped onto the roof. Only when it raced over to Neji's broken body, did Hisa see who it was.
"Nawaki!"
"No." Naruto said, his voice shaking "Not Nawaki. His uncle, Itachi Uchiha."
"My Naraka Path." Obito added.
Quick as lighting, Itachi scooped up Neji's body. Behind him, a gate appeared, one Hisa was familiar with. Images of Kawa's dead eyes flashed before her, and she struggled to push them away. Itachi tossed Neji's body into the mouth of the King of Hell, and five seconds later Neji was back, as good as new.
Obito turned to Naruto, a smirk clear in his eyes.
"I heard that Sasuke was coming here. I'm afraid that won't do. How do you think he'd react if, say, his brother told him to go back to the Uchiha District?"
Itachi turned and leapt off the roof. Naruto moved to follow him, but then he hesitated, looking between his family and Obito.
"Go on." Obito Hyuga said "We can handle him for now."
His eyes flickered to Hinata, and she gave a small nod. He gave the Uchiha one last glare, before jumping off and following Itachi.
Hinata stepped out in front of her children, getting into the Gentle Fist fighting stance.
"Obito, don't attack until I do. Hisa, only attack from a distance, got it?"
"I'm afraid that won't do either." Obito Uchiha said. "You see, I heard Neji here has a son. Didn't your boy say that his son was somewhere in this building? How do you think he'd feel about finally meeting his father?"
Neji blasted a hole through the ceiling, then jumped through it. Hisa noticed Hinata's pained expression.
"Go." she said "Tenten's fighting, so Hizashi's all alone. He needs your help more than we do."
"I won't leave you two against Obito Uchiha." Hinata said.
"Trust us." Obito said gently "It's two against one, and Naruto should be back soon as well. You can't let Hizashi die, and you definitely can't let Neji kill him."
Hinata glared at Obito Uchiha, who stepped to the side and gave a mock bow. She gave one last worried look to her children, before racing across the roof and jumping through the hole.
Hisa stood shoulder to shoulder with her brother, and together, they attacked.
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Sasuke was pissed. Years ago, he had offered to kill Obito Uchiha, but Naruto had disagreed, saying that Obito was a good person. Now, the village was in ruins, and Sasuke knew exactly who was responsible. As soon as he got to the Hokage's Tower-
Sasuke froze. A figure was running towards him, one that he would recognize anywhere. It was impossible, but his sharingan didn't lie. His brother was running towards him.
How was this possible? How was Itachi alive? The coldly practical part of his mind tried to give him an answer, but he didn't want to hear it. Itachi dedicated his life to the protection of Konoha. Now that it was being attacked, why wouldn't he defend it? He probably had some jutsu that reanimates his body if a certain amount of Konoha gets destroyed.
Sasuke began to move again, first a few steps, then a jog. Itachi had come to a stop, and Sasuke could see that he was holding something big and wriggly. It was wearing a green flax jacket.
Sasuke froze again. Why was Itachi strangling a Konoha shinobi? Once again, the coldly practical part of his mind tried to give him the answer, but Sasuke refused to listen. Only when he had full proof, would he believe that Itachi was on the side of the attackers.
Behind Itachi, the King of Hell appeared, and Sasuke watched as the shinobi's soul was sucked into hell.
So, that was that then. Itachi was attacking Konoha.
The coldly practical part of his mind took over, and he ran towards Itachi, his sword out. Itachi turned towards him, and Sasuke had to struggle to control his anger when he saw the one Rinnegan and one Sharingan in Itachi's eyes. Obito was going to die.
"Sasuke." Itachi said, and Sasuke choked. How the fuck did Itachi still have his own voice? It's not really him, it's not really him.
He struggled to maintain his controlled expression, and pushed his sword next to Itachi's neck. Itachi looked at him with such pity, that it made him want to scream.
"Stop it Sasuke." Itachi said, sounding so like himself, it was almost as if Sasuke was eight all over again. "Don't torture yourself, we both know that you can't do it."
"I can." Sasuke said, angry at how childlike he sounded.
Itachi reached up and grabbed the shaking blade of the sword, before gently lifting it off his shoulder. The blade fell to Sasuke's side, where he let it stay.
"I'm glad I found you Sasuke." Itachi said, and suddenly his voice sounded much more urgent. "Obito Uchiha is controlling me. He placed an extra jutsu on me that would let my soul have consciousness in this body. I can talk to you, but I can't control my actions. He intended to use it against you, an extra way to torture you."
His hand swiped upwards, and suddenly a kunai was going towards Sasuke's heart. Sasuke's sword moved again, knocking the kunai out of Itachi's hand.
"I tried breaking free, but nothing works." Itachi went on, his hand reaching for another kunai. "I'm being forced to destroy Konoha, by the man I once worked to take down. It's quite ironic."
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"Who's he talking to?" Hisa whispered
"I'm not sure." her brother whispered back "He's just standing there, muttering to himself. Do you thing we should attack again?"
"Ok." Hisa whispered "On three, we-"
Obito Uchiha stuck out his arm and sent an Almighty Push towards them, which Hisa absorbed with the Preta Path. He then continued to talk to himself.
"I can't believe this is the guy I'm named after." her brother muttered "A crazy old man who tries to give his opponents jutsu like the Mangekyo Sharingan and talks to himself."
"Don't let your guard down." Hisa said sharply "He's playing mind games with us… I think."
Behind his mask, Obito smiled.
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Another kunai, this time towards Sasuke's eye. Sasuke didn't even move, just used Kamui to absorb it.
"Sasuke," Itachi said "I know what Obito's intentions are. He's destroying Konoha as a mere distraction. The real reason he's here is so that Nawaki can fight you without interference. Nawaki's currently heading towards the Uchiha District, and that's where you need to go. The only way to stop Obito is to fight Nawaki. Obito came here prepared for all of you, I'm afraid you have to play along."
"Stop it." Sasuke whispered "Stop it Obito. I know you're controlling him. Stop it."
"I don't have time for this Sasuke." Itachi snapped "You need to get going."
Sasuke stared coldly at him.
"No."
"Then kill me."
Sasuke's retort died on his lips, as he stared at his brother in shock.
"What?"
"You heard me. If you won't end this attack for good, then at least kill me. I have the ability to restore the other paths back to full power, so if I go, then you only have to kill them once."
"What? But…"
"Sasuke." Itachi said gently "It's really me, Itachi. Obito is in control of most of my body, but he unknowingly gave me enough consciousness that I can influence certain parts. The only reason I haven't killed you yet is that Obito needs you to fight Nawaki. Because of his hesitance to seriously injure you, I can make my attacks sloppy. You're the only one who can kill me, and you're also the only one who can stop the attack. I understand that it's hard for you to see me like this, but I need you to decide. Either kill me and join the fight against the other paths, or go to the Uchiha District and end this."
Sasuke simply stared. He knew he needed to move. Itachi needed him. But he couldn't process it all.
Itachi's hand reached down for another kunai, but stopped halfway. Sasuke frowned, one hand on his sword. Itachi's hand was shaking, shuddering up and down. Sasuke watched as his hand curled inwards, with only two fingers remaining. Trembling, Itachi raised his hand until it was level with Sasuke's forehead. Sasuke was frozen, staring with a mixture of terror and longing at Itachi's two fingers.
Itachi poked him in the forehead.
"Please." he said.
Sasuke snapped. He could put up a million walls around his emotions, could close himself off from everyone and make himself seem like a cold, arrogant bastard, but his biggest weakness would always be his love for his family.
He swung his sword upwards, chopping Itachi's arm off. Panting, he stared at Itachi, waiting for a reaction. His brother regarded him with such familiar calmness; it made him want to scream. He turned, and ran, ran straight back towards the Uchiha District. He would fight and kill Nawaki, just as long as Itachi would die, and stay dead.
Once he was out of sight, a sinister smile appeared on Itachi's face. It's such a shame, thought Obito, that one so talented would have such a huge, yet simple weakness.
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Hinata raced through the building, pausing for a second to scan a room, then moving on. So far, she had found one terrified genin, but no Hizashi or Neji. She could sense her children's chakra signatures up on the roof, and they seemed fine. But she couldn't leave them alone for too long.
She spun in a circle, her Byakugan scanning the area. Nothing appeared.
Where was Neji?
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"Squad five, follow me. Squad Six, follow that Naruto. No, not that one, the one with the Kyubi chakra. Hurry, let's go!"
Tenten ran straight down the lane, a squad of chunin and one or two jonin following behind her. According to various shinobi, two of the village attackers, who one man recognized as Zabuza and Haku, were in this area. Judging from the various beasts destroying buildings, one of them was the Animal Path.
She noticed a shadow coming closer, and skidded to a halt. She was just in time, as a figure landed with a thump a few metres in front of her. Once the smoke cleared, she recognized the figure.
"Squad five, retreat and take a different path. Mei, you're in charge. Leave this one to me."
"But Captain-"
"Don't argue, just do it. Trust me on this."
The shinobi glanced nervously at each other, but in the end, they left. In twos and threes, they ran back down the alley, until only Tenten was left.
She gave her full attention to the figure, who walked towards her with a grin on his face. That grin calmed her, because she knew that he never smiled like that. It wasn't him, just his body.
"Hello Neji." she said. "Or should I say, hello Obito."
Still grinning, Neji's arm opened up, and a chakra cannon pointed directly at Tenten's head.