"You do not have one." The Shinigami says, and Kisame...
Kisame, S-Ranked Missing Nin, who had been called the 'Tailed Beast without a Tail'...
Slumped.
"So I don't belong in this world, huh?" He lets out a bitter laugh.
"That is not what I said." Kisame looks up, a flicker of hope in his Heart. "One's place in the World is not ordained by the World. Where one belongs, where they are, what they believe in... all of this lays in the hands of the people. You have no place because you have not decided where and who you want to be. When you are certain of yourself, then you will forged your place."
Kisame looked down, considering the words.
Slowly, ever so slowly, a smile stretched across his face.
"Really..?" He looked up, shaking his head. "All this time, and the answer is that you make your own answer? Where do you even begin on something like that? How does somebody like me find a place, after everything I've done?"
"If that is what you truly believe, then Death will be your release, Kisame Hoshigaki." The Shinigami stated. "To hold no bonds with life, with the present, with others, and to die as such, will result simply in a quick reincarnation. If you do not think you can find a place for yourself in this life, then you may wish to consider an end to it, so that you have a better chance in your next."
Kisame blinked at the Shinigami, and after a few seconds, his eyes drifted to me.
He looked back at the Shinigami, and within him, I saw...
Resolve.
A terrible resolve.
"Really?" Kisame asked, smile turning into a grin before he looked back at me. "I still have a promise to keep with you."
"We did make them, didn't we?" I said. "Fine. I'll be quite happy to keep it. But, wait a moment, would you? There's two more to go through."
Kisame shrugged, still grinning, shark-like teeth on full display.
It was probably the best I was going to get from him.
Well... Three down, two left.
"My thanks." I turned to the final two. "And now, of course, there's you two."
"Save it." Obito spat. "I'm no traitor, and I knew exactly what I was getting into-"
"Did Madara have Rin killed so he could manipulate Obito?" I asked.
"Shut-"
"Yes."
Obito froze.
"Well. What a surprise. That incredibly manipulative and evil old guy killed a girl to get a proper successor. Who'da thunk?"
"You-" Obito shook his head. "That is a trick-"
"Madara kidnapped Rin Nohara, utilizing the guise of Kirigakure Shinobi to hide his involvement." The Shinigami stated, and Obito flinched. "She was forcefully made into a Jinchuuriki, and then received the same seal that you currently possess on your heart. Madara subsequently manipulated events so that Kirigakure ANBU would attempt to 'retrieve' her. You came into play when a Zetsu riled you up and caused you to escape the hideout, arriving just in time to see Rin Nohara die, and therefore fall into despair so Madara could reshape you as he wished."
"Rin- Even that was-"
"However, that, specifically, was not part of Madara's plan. Originally, he intended to have a Kirigakure Ninja kill her, but this was thrown off-track by Rin herself. She came to the realization of what the purpose of her becoming a Jinchuuriki was for, as well as becoming aware of the seal on her heart. Unable to kill herself because of the seal, she instead threw herself into the path of Kakashi Hatake's Chidori, destroying the seal, and ending both the threat and her life. While it was not Madara's intended result, he was pleased with it, and it was ultimately a better result for him." The Shinigami's head turned to him. "Madara taught you all you know about manipulating others. Did you truly believe you yourself were never a target of those skills?"
"You-" Obito turned, rapidly and manically. "You-" He released a choked sound, and I saw as the seal on his heart activated as it detected malicious intent directed at Madara.
Obito collapsed to his knees, grasping at his chest.
"It all comes crashing down, like a house made of sand and lies." My shadow lanced forward, a thin spike shooting out of the ground in front of Obito.
Unable to move, he couldn't stop it as it pierced his chest, punching through both the seal and Obito's heart.
But because I'm a cruel person and still want to see him suffer a little bit more as he realizes his entire life was the result of a madman's plans, I channelled a Curaga into him as I drew the spike back, regenerating his heart. Obito sucked in a greedy breath, hands clenching, before he darted forwards and bounced right off another barrier.
"Children go into timeout. Sit there and think about what you've done." I said, sparing him only the briefest glance.
And then I turned to Madara. "And last, there's you. The main puppet himself. Lay it out straight, what was this guy's plan?"
"Madara Uchiha planned to trap the entire planet in a Genjutsu known as Infinite Tsukuyomi, where every single person would be forever dreaming of their ideal world." The Shinigami stated. "To do this, he formed the Akatsuki so they would gather the Bijuu, seal them into the Juubi's body, thus bringing it back to life. At that point, Madara instructed Obito to return him to life using the Rinnegan, thus bring him back to full capacity. Madara, then, would take his Rinnegan back, take control of the Juubi, then use it cast the Infinite Tsukuyomi, utilizing the moon as a vector to transmit it across the planet."
I waited a few seconds for him to continue.
He didn't.
"What, that's it?" I asked.
"Yes."
"What about blind people, who wouldn't be affected by a technique that relies on eye-contact?" Sakura asked. "Is the Infinite Tsukuyomi different from the normal one that way? And what about food and drink, as well as other bodily processes?"
"Natural disasters that will kill people because they won't be able to get out of the way because they're in a Genjutsu?" Sasuke continued. "What about a century down the line when the entire Human species is dead because nobody is breeding and all the old people are dying off?"
"Why would he possibly think that was a good idea?" Naruto finished. "That's a really dumb plan."