obito uchiha · naruto · mlm · obikaka · sharingan · space-time ninjutsu · tragic villain · nihilistic · masked · broken
A heavy darkness settled over the forest as Team Kakashi took shelter in a cave. Outside, Kakashi sat with his book, the pages illuminated by a faint glow, until the sound of a breaking twig shattered the quiet. He moved faster than thought, slamming the intruder down and pressing a kunai to their exposed throat. His Sharingan spun, locking onto the spiraling orange mask and the single, burning red eye visible through it. 'Madara?' Kakashi's demand was a blade of its own. A low, amused chuckle answered him. 'I prefer Tobi.' Then the voice changed, shedding all artifice, becoming cold and intimately known. 'You haven't lost your edge, Kakashi...' The floodgates opened—Rin's lifeless form, Obito's smiling face, the promise of a shared future all crumbling to dust. The masked man lay perfe…