Unbroken Bonds

24: Obito Uchiha.

SONG SKY LISTENED TO WHILE WRITING: Baby Came Home 2 / Valentines - The Neighbourhood, Figure 8 - Paramore, and mad woman - taylor swift

"What world would make me happy?" Obito watched as Yuna spit out the words through gritted teeth; she was shaking. Her eye had turned blood red, pure rage and killing intent oozing from every part of her being. The gentle girl was gone, and in its place was a furious woman. Obito shuddered at the intensity of her glare, something about her behavior was strangely familiar, and that felt even more terrifying to the Uchiha man.

"A world without you in it would be a nice start," she hissed before flying at him faster than he had ever seen. Of course, the two had been training together for over a year, but still, he had never seen her move that fast. Instead, she moved as fast as he could.

The intensity with which she moved left the man shocked for a second before he quickly utilized his Kamui, and Yuna clearly phased through him. He turned expecting to see her shocked face but felt an immense shock within him instead; she mastered sage mode?

Her sharingan was still active, but her other eye had turned yellow. Green sage markings covered her body as her seal glowed green and the diamond unfolded. Pure power, Obito felt his shock diminish as he watched her form multiple hand signs and mouth words he couldn't quite make out. Where did she learn sage mode? Hashirama died years before Yuna was even conceived.

Forests flooded the area, and for the first time in a very long time, Obito felt fear, he couldn't respond to her attacks. He was scared; standing before him was no longer the five-year-old he had once known from Konoha. In place stood the most powerful woman he had ever seen.

"Sage Art: Shin Susenju," she whispered, chakra flowing from her. Still, Obito felt the energy resound deep within as the earth below him began to shake. Gone was any recognition of Yuna Senju; at this moment, Obito could only compare the woman to Madara Uchiha. Yet, he wondered if her destructive powers would overwhelm the ancient Uchiha. Even with her powers, would she be a match for Madara?

Obito knew Yuna wouldn't stay with the Akatsuki, yet he couldn't kill her like Zetsu wanted him to. She's a threat to the Moon Plan; he understood that. But by Kamui, did Obito want Yuna Senju in the Akatsuki.

He wondered if this was how Madara had felt whenever he saw Hashirama. Amazement, fear, knowing you've found someone who matches your skills. An eternal battle between friends.

His gut dropped lower the moment a Buddha statue rose from the ground. The once beautiful field of flowers had now become a place for the figure to reside, and Obito gulped as its palm struck him during his attempt at Kamui. He was sent flying through the air before landing miles away, gasping for air as the woman seemingly caught up and smirked at his fallen form.

While his mask began to crumble, he felt another surge of panic. Yuna had barely known him in Konoha, but he knew she would most likely recognize his face; the woman had spent much time in the Uchiha compound growing up, and Mikoto and Fugaku considered her their child. She was dating his cousin Shisui. The legendary Sanin Jiraiya was her father. She was often under the care of the Namikaze Hokage or under the Uchiha care; Obito frequently saw her.

He gulped as a piece of the mask cracked before he collapsed onto the ground. That hit from the statue drained him, making him wonder about Yuna's other hidden abilities. She appeared like a reincarnation of Hashirama. Does she even know she wields this vast power?

But one question plagued his mind as he awaited her arrival, where she would undoubtedly finish him off. When had she learned sage mode? It was near impossible for her to have known Hashirama's sage mode. She may be a direct descendant, but no one in the bloodline could use wood release other than Yuna. She is so incredibly rare.