The ground beneath me exploded, sand chucked up in every direction as a seal hidden beneath activated.

Glowing chains shot up, wrapping around my form, attempting to restrain me.

Quickly, I stepped, bending and warping space around me, teleporting away from the trap-

Only to run into a wall.

Literally.

I looked-

And what the fuck.

The Dimensional Barrier was twisting, a portion of it twisting inwards, encapsulating around me.

I could see it as it shifted, forming into a ball meant to contain me.

I could see it as the seal did its work, imprinting shifting, changing designs upon it.

And...

And I've seen those before.

A three dimensional seal.

One that defied all previous knowledge and expertise on the subject.

One written into a Dimensional Barrier.

The seal on the Barrier between this dimension and Summoning Realm.

Interesting.

The one made by- the one that I thought was made by the Sage.

I see. It was made to contain... no. That's wrong.

But then...

It was not meant to contain us. It was meant to contain our wielders.

What is it that made the Sage design a seal like this?

I shook my head. Now was not the time to get distracted.

I pushed.

Invisible Darkness exploded out of me as I fought against the forming Barrier, attempting to prevent it from forming.

Around me, the remaining members of the Akatsuki began glowing, pushing more Chakra into the seal, counteracting my attempts.

Just before it closed, I pushed a tiny sliver of Darkness out, dropping it into a Corridor of Darkness.

Then, it slammed shut, the sphere separating from the World's Dimensional Barrier and forming into its own, separate little dimensional bubble.

It pushed out, remaining only tangentially connected to the Elemental Nations, anchored and sustained by the seal.

They lost sight of me, but I didn't lose sight of them.

"Do you honestly think you can contain me forever?" I asked.

Could they hear me?

...

Yes.

They heard that.

"This seal wasn't designed by you." I noted.

I summoned the Proof of Courage, and slammed it into the Dimensional Barrier, draining the Chakra in the seal and forcing the Akatsuki to pump more Chakra in to keep it stable.

"I will get out of here. And when I do, I will kill each and every single one of you."

"Big talk." Kisame grunted.

"Enough." Pein stood up, looking at Tobi. "Take it Ame, and hurry."

"Gotcha, boss-man!"

"Who are you, I wonder." I glared at Tobi, staring at him from across dimensions. "Let's take a look, shall we?"

Fuck your secrets, Obito.

I waited a few seconds, shifting my eye colour to a deep, dangerous red as I did.

"Obito Uchiha, huh?"

He froze.

Oh my, those are some interesting emotions you have there, Itachi.

"I'll remember that, Obito-kun." My eyes shifted back to blue. "You'll be the first one I kill."

Obito picked up the plaque the seal was etched on, and vanished.

Taking me along for the ride.

"You have a dimension of your own, Obito-kun? Interesting. So is this the place where you ran away too the last time we fought?"

He left the Kamui Dimension quickly, appearing in the middle of several Amegakure Shinobi, who immediately bowed to him.

"Pawning me off to them, Obito-kun?"

I wonder...

I summoned my Gummi Block, and gently pressed it against the Dimensional Barrier.

It sunk in and through it easily.

Oh goody.

Obito placed the plaque on a raised platform, and nodded at the surrounding Shinobi.

What are you going to do, Obito?

I pulled the Gummi Block back.

The surrounding Shinobi quickly arranged themselves on a circle, kneeling down on mats, and then began to channel Chakra into the seal.

A moment later, Obito himself stopped channelling Chakra, and I immediately slammed the Proof of Courage against the wall, trying to force my way out.

The surrounding Shinobi grunted, and then channelled more Chakra into the seal, continuing to counteract my efforts.

I glanced down at the Gummi Block.

Then I looked at the surrounding Shinobi.

They were burning through an immense of Chakra in preventing me from getting out.

I pressed the Gummi Block into my chest, opening my Armour and pushing it into my body, and then summoned my Keyblade.

"This creature cannot be allowed to get out. Make sure that there is a continuous supply of Chakra "

"Oh, Obito-kun. A couple of Shinobi won't keep me contained for long."

I slammed my Keyblade against the Dimensional Barrier, doubling the strain.

The surrounding Shinobi winced, and began pumping in even more Chakra.

At this rate... they'd burn themselves out in less than an hour.

Ten Jonin, one hour.

Hell, at that rate, keeping me contained would require draining the Chakra of the majority of Amegakure.

If I stayed in here, I'd severely cut into the military might of Amekgakure.

"Oh, Obito-kun. You have no idea..."

Continuing to push the Keyblades against the Dimensional Barrier, I closed my eyes.

And I concentrated on that little scrap of myself that I'd pushed out.

This was something I'd never done before. But it was also something that, technically speaking, there was no reason that I wouldn't be capable of doing.

Technically speaking.

That little piece of My Darkness was Me. As was the piece of Darkness around Sasuke's Sword. And the pieces of Darkness in the amulets I'd given to Takato, Rika, Henry, and the others.

There was no real reason why I couldn't...

Connection.

Far, far away, a pair of eyes opened.

I saw the inside of a Corridor of Darkness.

Heh.

Contain me?

Good fucking luck.

I pushed myself forwards, that tiny scrap of myself moving under my will, still Me, despite the fact that it was little more than a tiny, infinitesimal wisp.

That's a nice plan you had there, Akatsuki.

It'd be a reeaaal shame if something were to... mess it up.

A real shame indeed.

A little, glowing mouth formed on that wisp of My Darkness.

I grinned.