Intertwined Ripples

Forging New Bonds

AN: Like to thank everyone who read so far. I don't Naruto or any of these pictures. 

Obito sat in a chair nervously twitting his thumbs staring down at floorboards of the Hokage's office thinking he must be in some big trouble for missing the first day of the academy. He thought that because he just finished telling his story to the Third Hokage, Fugaku the leader of the Uchiha who looked a lot older than he remembered, and several other adults who he didn't know. In a way, this was a dream come true to him because he never met the Hokage in person, but it was strange because he thought he would be meeting the Fourth not the Third. Unless something happened to the Fourth Hokage as he looked over at the individual photo of the Hokages. He stared at the Fourth photo wondering where he was.

"Do you remember him?" the silver haired shinobi with his hitai-ate covering his left eye said snapping Obito out of trace.

Kakashi couldn't believe what he was seeing when this boy first entered the office and thought he was some kind of illusion like he had when Rin died. Knowing it wasn't his mind cracking and hearing Obito's voice as a five-year-old child it brought him a sense of peace. Kakashi's biggest regrets was being the reason for getting Obito killed and killing Rin. Just seeing him with both his eyes attached to his body and not being crush to death by a gigantic boulder was a miracle in itself and it ended some of Kakashi's emptiness inside of him.

"No, but if he is the Fourth, why is it I never heard of him till today?" Obito asked with uncertainty.

There was a silence before a slow clap came from the corner of left of the room as an elderly man with a cane shook his head in disbelieve of this so called "story" that this child told.

"What a great actor you are... tell me boy who trained and who are you working under?"

The question threw Obito for a loop and he was about to ask what did this old man mean by that until Shisui grabbed a hold of his shoulder putting a finger his lip telling him to be quiet. He nearly forgotten Itachi and Shisui was on either side of his chair. Obito had no choice, but hold his tongue because he respected him from saving him earlier.

"What are you getting at Danzō?" The Third sighed pinching the bridge of his nose feeling a headache coming on.

"You don't honestly believe this child Hiruzen? Surly Tobirama and Minato had space-time ninjutsu, but none of them we're able to leap through a different timeline because it is impossible feat!" He said knowing in his heart that this story was just a well fabricated lie and if Hiruzen believes this then he truly grown soft for his age. Maybe he needed to step down as Hokage and give him the reins.

"For all we know his appearance is a clever disguise or your former student finally perfected reanimating the dead," Danzō sneered purposely talking about Orochimaru knowing it a sore subject for Hiruzen.

"The blood test will prove that he is who he said is and his vitals already tell that he is alive," Fugaku commented on the current predicament. His son and Shisui would have eliminate any threat. He believed this was Obito because he was an Uchiha and anything was possible for an Uchiha. Fugaku was suspicious of what Danzō was really hinting at, than more than he was saying.

"Besides if he is such a threat like your saying he is. Wouldn't he have harmed Hiashi's daughter and not protected her?" The Third said not falling for Danzō's baiting.

Hiashi nodded agreeing with the Third's and the leader of the Uchiha logic. He was graceful that this boy protected Hinata, but he was worried that his daughter wasn't excelling in her training and was going to become an incapable kunoichi. If Hinata wanted to keep being the Heiress of Hyūga she needed to prove her worth because one day she was going to lead their clan. It maybe harsh, but it was nothing compared to what the elders of his clans would do if she couldn't improve.

"We shall see," Danzō said fully disgruntled not happy that everyone was disagreed with him. Not even Homura and Koharu were not backing him up like they usually did. He feared that if this child really was a time leaper, the knowledge of that and what it might bring to the rest of Uchiha clan to more power. The village was still recovering from the Kyūbi attack from five years ago. The Uchiha clan was still under a microscope for being the ones that caused the near destruction of Konoha. As a council member and the leader of Root he needed to be on the lookout for his village best interest.

After the blood test results came back positive for him being truly Obito. The young Uchiha was free to go and they determined that he would live with Shisui as they discuss farther about the shadowy figure that he saw in the forest. Obito couldn't help, but feel like a burden in this situation in which he couldn't even defend himself, and he especially hated when that Danzō guy was speaking poorly of him.

The sun was setting as he and Shisui walked the dirt road toward the Uchiha compound. It has been a long day for Obito and it was a lot to process that he jumped through time. He didn't know what to think and was he really dead back in his timeline. Did that mean he was never achieve his dreams to become Hokage and it made sense because as soon as he walked in the Hokage's tower everyone was staring at him like he was a ghost.

Shisui looked over his shoulder because he no longer heard footsteps following him. Obito stopped in the middle of the road staring down at the ground with his eyes looking glossed over as if he was about to cry. Shisui slowly walked over to him knowing that he was very confused and probably scared of what was happening. He crouched down to his level and put both his hands on each side of his shoulders. Instantly he looked up straight in Shisui's face which hard because the glare of the sunset, but he could make out an outline of a smile.

"Let go home Obito. It may not be what your use to, but it will be good to have some company for once," he said reassuring as he stood up and offered him his hand.

Obito stared at the older Uchiha's hand for a moment as the wind shifted in their direction. Obito thought about how different his future was now that he was here.

"Yes, let's go home!" Obito agreed grabbing Shisui's warm hand returning a smile back. He felt like Shisui was different from the other members of his clan and he got a good feel about him even beyond him saving Obito. For some reason that made Obito feel like he wasn't alone anymore in the Uchiha clan as they walked off together towards the compound.