Intertwined Ripples

What Lurks in the Dark

After Obito's meltdown both his cheeks just ended up hurting badly with big ugly red blotches on them. Some of the villagers were giving him strange looks while trying to avoiding him completely as they walked by. He couldn't blame them if he were them, he probably would do the exacted same thing because he must of looking like a ranting and raving lunatic in the middle of the village.

But really he couldn't help it, because he had no clue of what was going on around him. Why did everything change so immensely in Konoha and why he didn't it bother him earlier when he noticed the small changes in his village. All Obito could think of was that maybe because he was so invested in helping Hinata at the time.

How could he have been so preoccupied to not even noticed that season was different from this morning. When he was rushing to the academy the air was cooler and the leaves on the trees were turning into many hues of colors signifying that Fall was here. Now it felt like it was too warm to even wear his long sleeve jacket, the leaves were all a bright green and flowers were blooming.

It was impossible for it to go to Fall to Spring from out of nowhere. Just looking at all these different buildings that were not here before made him think that maybe the village was under attack because most of them were under construction. Konoha sections of where everyone clans were so rearranged it made him feel like he was tourist in his own village. For the life of him he couldn't find the Uchiha compound and it felt like he was walking around in circles.

Obito lived here his entire life it made him feel extremely frustrated because everything felt so unreal especially after looking at the Hokage rock again. He finally decided to ask an elderly man for directions to the Uchiha clan. Which lead to a forest part of the village and him made even more lost than before.

"That is the last time I ask for directions," he grumbled under his breath not wanting to believe that his compound was so far from the village that is was almost outside the gates.

The only thing he was happy about was that he was in shade because the high noon sun was blazing on him, especially since he has been wondering around aimlessly for hours now. He sat down on a log that was laying on its side as he wiped the sweat from his forehead. He wished he had a map or something to guide him because he just wanted to know what was truly going on as he thought of that glowing light that made him here in this strange new Konoha.

"Lost in a time where you don't belong eh?" A whisper blew in Obito's ear causing the hairs on the back of his neck to stand. The young Uchiha jumped up nearly falling backwards with his heart pounding so hard.

"Who's there!" he barked trying to keep his voice from trembling as his eyes try to search for who or what that was.

The silhouette of an adult male moved with rapid speed that Obito's eyes could barely keep track of him making him wish that he achieved sharingan in that moment. Finally, the humanoid figure stopped moving and landed on top of an upper thick tree branch. It was still incredible hard to see who it was because it looked like it was melted in the shadow of the tree. All that he could see was it distinct large round glowing yellow eyes.

"What are y-you?" Obito said unsure if this thing was even human.

The creature eyes turned to an upside down crescent moon as it made a sinister smile with it sharp looking teeth.

"All you need to know is that I'll be watching you Obito and remember that history will always repeat itself," the creature spoke in a low raspy voice cryptically.

Obito grit his teeth because not only did this creepy weirdo knew his name, but it was mocking him. He bended down to pick-up a nearby stone to knock this creature out of tree, so it could stop looking at him with this condescending look in it eyes. As soon as he threw the stone and missed the dark figure, it took off running causing Obito to chase after it.

"Wait!"

"What do you mean!"

"Stop!"

But none of his shouting slowed this humanoid down as it leaped frog from tree to tree cackling. There was no way he was going to let this thing get away from him. They running out of forest, which was perfect because maybe it will be easier to catching this thing out in open field.

Right before exiting out into what look like a training ground, in the last second the creature zigzag back into the forest disappearing altogether. This caused Obito to turned his head back towards the darkness of the woods as he came to a screeching halt in the brightness of the sunshine.

"Hey watch out!" A boy anxiously shouted.

Just as Obito was locked eyes with a boy about his age in Uchiha attire with jet black hair, a kunai was speeding towards him about to rip right through his skull. Out of pure fear he held his hand out to block it and shut his eyes tightly ready to feel a painful impact.

Instead of feeling the pain of metal in his flesh, he felt a breeze and then slight nudge of being lifted off the ground and then set back down in a different location. Obito opened his eyes suddenly staring up at the much older Uchiha who saved him. Another member of his clan walked up with the boy who threw the kunai tucking on to his pant leg.

"Nii-san I didn't mean to hit him! He just came out of nowhere!" Sasuke said in a panic because it was rare for Itachi and Shisui to actually want to train him, being that they were always gone on missions or didn't have the time. He couldn't believe that he royally messed it up by almost killing a member from his family. If it wasn't for Shisui's body flicker Sasuke didn't want to imagine the dire consequences of being so careless as he clutched on to his brother pant leg even harder.

Itachi put his hand on top of Sasuke's head trying to sooth him as he did when he was a baby. Knowing that his little brother was feeling awful for what happened. He giving Shisui an uncertain look knowing that it was impossible for Obito to be alive because he died at least more than a decade ago.

Shisui nodded being on the same wavelength as Itachi while staring down at this child who looked exactly like Obito Uchiha.