Obito stared down at the white haired boy...yes boy. The kid had to be younger than him but he had suffered greatly.
"Name?"
He called out and out of the shadows guard anbu who had been wise to stay out of the battle responded,
"Kabuto Yakushi. We just received intel that he was an orphan who lived in an orphanage run by nono yakushi a former anbu of konoha."
Obito looked at the child,
"And what happened to Nono?"
There was a silence,
"Kabuto was recruited by root while it was run by Danzo. They were assigned to kill each other off..."
Obito locked his jaw. Root when it was originally run by Danzo was a black stain in konoha history. It was something malicious and cruel using whatever means necessary for power. But Danzo had died mysteriously a long time ago and there was no one to punish for the aftermath of his crimes.
The Rain began to fall harder and he let the warmth of it relax his tense muscles,
Rin loved the rain….
He wished she'd return quickly.
Sasuke was angry but not surprised. Naruto was a forgiving idiot but he had hoped… No he hadn't. Because Naruto being a forgiving idiot was one of the reasons that they were friends. But still watching as that monster ran free bothered him. But at the moment there were more pressing matters to handle.
Naruto was losing it.
Sasuke struggled holding Sakura to move further back in the undergrowth so they wouldn't be seen. He watched as Naruto quivered and shook his head in pain and confliction. And wondered what was going through Naruto's head. But he knew they weren't going to be kind thoughts. Because Sasuke couldn't imagine what it would feel to lose two people precious to you. Like losing his mother and shuhei.
He watched the tears pour down his face unable to mistake the flood with the falling rain. He watched the red chakra gather in the air above him. This time what looked like black chakra gathered too…
"sh*t"
And Sasuke wasn't one to curse but this was different. With chakra that strong… he wasn't sure if hiding in the bushes would mean anything…
Tears flowed passed pain filled eyes and Naruto released the bijuu ball with all his pain, anger and desperation.
And all Sasuke saw was a flash of light.