I don't own Naruto. Ages are changed. Hinata is 18 but Obito is still the same age as in Anime/manga.

Soft lilac eyes scanned the area around her as she traversed the forest, she was searching for something; although what she was searching for was just as much a mystery as to how she had gotten lost out here. She knew she could find her way back in no time, such is her gift of being a tracker, but she continued to delve into the woods in a search for something she felt tugging at her soul. One at a time her gentle steps were the only sound echoing back up to her ears. This told her everything she needed to know on its own. Nature was silent. No birds, no deer rummaging about. She scanned the area and knew what her soul was searching for was near.

A couple yards away there was a man slumped against a tree. Even from her distance she could tell he was breathing raggedly. The staggering of his chest was concerning to her. she slowly made her way over to the man, her gentle footsteps leaving no sound behind her now. She didn't want to startle him in case he were dangerous. She knew she shouldn't be approaching a random stranger in the middle of the forest at night, but as they say curiosity killed the cat. What had started out as a late night stroll to clear her mind had turned into an adventure. She slipped behind a tree and as her fingers rubbed over the bark, she saw the man look towards her.

"Oh... is someone there?" he called out to her and her heart raced. Fear took over and she wondered briefly if she should run and hide or go to him. She stepped slightly around the tree against her better judgement and he looked up at her. "Tobi won't hurt you." He said and she made her way over to him slowly. His chakra didn't feel sinister, but it did feel powerful so she was wary of him. "Are you alright?" she asked softly and his head lolled down a bit. Almost as if he didn't have the strength to keep staring at her.

"Ehh... not quite..." he said, forcing a small laugh before he sighed. She could tell he was forcing the tone of voice he was using, she wasn't going to press him on it though. She kenw he was hiding something. "Would you like some help?" she asked once more, commending herself on her lack of stammer once more. He nodded lightly and she crept closer to him, ignoring all warnings her body was giving her. she knew full well he could kill her, but she genuinely wanted to help him. She figured he could tell she was hesitant with the way he shifted slightly and waved both arms in the air.

"Tobi is a good boy. Tobi won't hurt you!" he said and grunted when he realized the flailing of his arms had hurt him once more. She smiled at him and made her way over. She crouched next to him and he moved his hands a bit only to hear him grunt from under his mask. "What happened?" She asked softly as she tried to pull the fragmented wood from his wound. "Ah...Tobi doesn't really know...Tobi hasn't gotten hurt in... a very long time..." She listened quietly, his voice wavered between tones, but if you weren't used to just listening; you wouldn't have heard it.

She was curious as to why he spoke the way he did, but she supposed it was so that people would look over him and make them think that he wasn't a threat. It was smart, Hinata could do something similar, but she wasn't much of a threat either way... She sighed as she used her chakra as a light to see. It was a very nasty wound. Whatever had been broken off inside him wasn't fully there anymore, but if left untreated he would die she was sure of that.

She made him carefully move to lay down so she could get better access to the wound and he obliged without a struggle. Her heart ached every time he winced and made any kind of pained noise. She knew he was hurting and she hated making him hurt worse just so she could help him. She began pulling the splinters of wood out very gently, as to not make him wince. When she was satisfied that she had gotten all fragments out she began applying her healing salve to the wound. That all too familiar green glow coated her hands and she pressed them gently to the wound, which made the salve react to her chakra and began restoring the wound.

"Thank you for helping Tobi. No one ever helps Tobi, they always treat him badly..." he said and with each word his exuberance faded more and more. She felt for him, she hated being treated badly by her own family and for someone else to be going through the same but with everyone else... she felt like he deserved better. Just like Naruto did. No one deserved to be put through the mental and emotional pain it brought.

"I suppose some people are just m-mean." She stammered softly and he cocked his head to the side to look at her once more. Her cheeks flushed once more when he reached over and ruffled her hair lightly, that lone ebony eye signaling his smile through his mask. "How old are you, Bunny-chan?" he asked and she blinked at him in confusion. "I am 18..." she said and made an attempt to count out his own age on his fingers, but after going through and lifting them and dropping them multiple times he dropped his hands with an exasperated sigh. "Tobi is twenty-seven." He said with a sigh and she giggled at his antics.

"Tobi is getting old." He sighed and she shook her head. "You aren't old, Tobi." She said and he rocked his head from side to side. "Tobi feels old." He said and she giggled once more. He was only as old as her teachers, which wasn't old at all. She sighed and placed her hands on her knees as she looked over her handiwork, a small blush coating her cheeks as she realized her wandering eyes had been caught in another gaze, his.

"I um... That's all I can do for tonight." She said and he nodded, amusement rolling off of him in waves, making her even more embarrassed. She forced herself to stand and sighed softly. "I will be back tomorrow, Tobi. Before I go would you like some help finding shelter?" she asked and he shook his head rapidly at her. "No, No! Tobi isn't going anywhere. Tobi is going to sit right here and wait for you to return. Don't worry Bunny-chan, Tobi isn't going to let anyone hurt him ever again." He said and she smiled softly.

"Hinata." She said and he looked up at her oddly. "My name, Tobi... It's Hinata." She explained and he nodded rapidly, only to begin waving excitedly at her. "Goodbye Hinata-chan!" he yelled after her and she giggled softly once more as she made her way home.

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Obito felt her presence, that girl who trailed after the nine tails like she was obsessed. He had a plan to lure her away, he just had to find time to execute it. he had noticed a bond between the two of them that was different from anyone else the Nine tails interacted with. She seemed to genuinely care for him and he seemed to care for her as well, judging by the intel he received years ago from Orochimaru at the chunin exams.

He looked over to his partner and gave him a nod. "A non-lethal wound, you hear me? She's not good at healing yet." He grumbled and the plant man nodded as he reached up and pulled a particularly sharp branch off the tree nearest them. The way the mans fingers tapped on the wood as he held it, he knew the man wanted him dead but needed him for something so he wouldn't kill him so soon. His lone red eye narrowed at the man, knowing full well he was going to make this painful.

He backed up and braced himself against the tree as Zetsu rushed at him with the tree branch, impaling him in his left side. Pain coursed through his being as he struggled to continue to stand. Zetsu was gone without a word and he now had a damn log protruding from his side. He was thankful he had ditched the cloak beforehand or this ploy wouldn't work. He slowly slipped down to the ground and began chipping away at the branch to get the piece to a smaller, more manageable size. His eyes slipped shut and he cringed as his body wracked with pain.

This... he hadn't felt this in so long... pain.

He didn't like it. it was insufferable. However, this needed to be done to lure out the Nine tails. This girl meant something to him and he had been in hiding somewhere. Obito grit his teeth as another wave wracked his form and he resisted the urge to curl in on himself in an attempt to relieve it. he knew now that it was only a matter of time before she would make her way to him, that kind soul who thrived on helping others.

He was submitting himself completely to her mercy in doing this, he knew this. However, he also knew she wouldn't and couldn't kill him, even in this poor state he was in. He had been watching her for a while now, trying to find the best time to make his move to either kidnap her, or make her an unknowing spy. He was going to use her to get what he needed and then he would let Nagato rid themselves of her and her nuisance of a village.

He listened as all nature's noises silenced around him. She was coming to him now, it seemed. When nature began its song of life once more, he knew she had gone home from her usual walk. "Damn..." he cursed his bright idea at this point. Sweat began pouring over his body and more waves of pain wracked his form. His eyes slipped shut and he cursed inwardly once more. He was a fool.

As the darkness of night turned to light peeking through the treetops; then back to darkness once more, he continued cursing himself and his brilliant plan to lure her in. He peeked down to look at the wound and knew that the pulsating pain was a sign of something more serious now. He attempted to stand, only to find he could not gather the strength to do so. He fell back against the tree and leaned his head back against it as he strained to keep the amount of pain he was in contained.

The gentle scratching of nails against tree bark was the only sign that she had finally arrived. His breathing had turned into heavy pants and he wished she would hurry up and heal him already so he could be rid of this annoyance called pain. "Oh... Is someone there?" he called out in his Tobi voice, which he found hard to keep up since he was in pain. He watched as she jumped, but slowly slipped out from behind the tree she was hiding behind.

"Would you like some help?" she asked softly and he nodded. "Tobi is a good boy, Tobi wont hurt you." He said cheerfully but grunted as it took too much energy and exuberance to fake that persona without hurting himself more. She smiled softly and made her way over to him and crouched before him. He lifted his shirt and a brilliant blush coated her cheeks as she began working on his wound and talking to him about what happened. The moment that green glow coated her fingers he knew he had succeeded.

Hook line and sinker... The girl was going to keep coming back to him and he knew it. His plan was a success.

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Hinata made her way over to him as he slept against the tree. He looked so peaceful just lying there. She had thought about him all night, from the moment her fingers had touched him she had been plagued with thoughts of him. She dreamt of him even and she didn't understand it in the slightest. She had never once been so... interested in someone so swiftly and for absolutely no reason.

She worried about his wound, if he was healing well... she worried about if he were eating and drinking enough, seeing as he didn't seem to be from around here. The little basket in her grasp was filled with food for him and water. She sat across from him softly and opened the basket silently, she figured she could let him rest a little more. After she had all the food set out, she noticed he had begun to stir. "Good morning, Tobi." She greeted softly, not wanting to startle him. He stretched slightly, only to wince and put his arms back down.

He looked around at all the food she had brough and he cheered in delight as he grabbed food and turned away to cram it in his mouth. She was curious as to why he hid his face from her, because she could easily see what he looked like if she wanted to, but she didn't want to push boundaries with her new friend. He slowed down on his eating and turned to face her slightly. "Is Hinata-chan not going to eat?" he asked and she giggled lightly. "I have already eaten, this is all for you." She said and he rushed to continue eating.

When he had finished eating once more, she set to work on healing him once more. She was so close to him, she could hear his steady heartbeat thumping in his chest. She bit her lip as his scent washed over her senses, he smelled of the forest, but also an old flame. It was a very masculine scent and she liked it compared to Kiba's doggish scent.

When she was done healing him she swiftly returned to her space and he just watched her as she did so. She wondered if he could tell she was paying attention to the small details about him, she certainly hoped he hadn't caught on that she was overly attentive to him other than just medic details.

"I have to go, Tobi... I will be back." She said and he nodded and thanked her once more, never in her life had she met a man like that. He intrigued her, which had led to a third, fourth, and even a fifth meeting. By the fifth meeting there wasn't a scratch left from where he had been hurt, she had healed him in a professional manner, despite her internal wishes of wanting to be able to meet with him longer. She held her hand out to him and he took it, causing her heart to flutter. He stood for the first time in a week and a half. He had not wanted to stand for worry of what she had already healed splitting open once more.

She watched with a soft smile as he twisted energetically and stretched animatedly. "Tobi feels even better than he did before!" He cheered and she giggled, but her soft laughter faded asks she frowned at her feet. Add if he sensed her change in moods, he looked over to her. "So, I take it you must l-leave now?" She asked sadly and he stiffened. "Tobi can't stay..." He said, but it sounded like he didn't really want to say it. "Tobi has other things he has to do, So Tobi can't stay here. If he does, Bunny-chan will be in danger too." He said in the same voice she knew he was forcing. "Please don't be like that. You can't hide anything from me." She said and he turned to face her, surprise showed in his stance. "You're hurt somewhere else..." She said and he stiffened. She was pushing boundaries for her own selfish reasons now. She had developed a crush on a man she had never seen the face of.

"I'm watching you, even if you're trying to hide it from me." She said and saw the wear that showed in his stance, it was as if everything he had been trying to hold back was released with that simple phrase. The exhaustion and defeat that seeped into his stance let her know she had figured him out to an extent. "I-I won't stand for someone I help to s-still be hurt even if I h-help them." She stammered as he stepped closer, his desperate chuckles echoing around them, they sounded filled with despair, they sounded defeated. "You're just like her." He said and she could hear the pain in his voice. "You're n-not physically hurt... I know this." She whispered and his head jerked up at her.

Her hands were fisted over her chest trying to stifle that fearful heartbeat resonating there, her eyes avoiding him and his possibly enraged gaze, and her was lip trembling in her fear. "The worst pain is the one that won't go a-away..." She whispered and he stopped moving towards her, only to make a move to sit at the base of the tree instead to just listen to her. "I know t-that you force yourself to talk and act that w-way... Losing someone changes people..." She whispered and he jerked to look up at her once more. "I see you know despair as well..." He said and his voice was different, deeper and harsher. Her heartbeat thudded harder now, perhaps she should back off some...

"You realize I cannot let you go unsupervised now, correct?" He asked and she watched as he pulled one leg up so he could rest his arm on it, while the other rested limply against the leg that was stretched out on the ground. She could feel her rapid heartbeat begin to slow, she had been spoken to like that before, so this... as frightening as it would be for anyone else... it wasn't to her, so she smiled...

She had smiled. That was how she had handled his threat, as she knew it was just that, a threat. That fifth meeting had been scary, but she got used to how he really was, and it didn't faze her anymore. It hadn't bothered her that much in the beginning, her father spoke to her in the same harsh tone that he used.

That fifth meeting had led to many others. Nearly twenty-five to thirty meetings later, she had truly begun to realize her feelings for this man were changing. She wondered if he felt the same way, although she doubted it, nothing its ever a storybook life is it?

"Tobi-kun!" She called and he appeared in front of her in a swirl, she had found that to be the most amazing thing she had ever seen. Not to mention the fact he came to her every time she called, as if he were waiting for her. She smiled at him and he reached to trace his thumb over her cheek, the tips of his fingers falling over the side of her forehead and temple. She blushed but followed him to the river as she always did.

She was curious as to why he always did that, he always had to caress her face in such a manner, as if he feared she wasn't really there... Sensing that was probably what it was, she had formed a habit of saying, 'I'm here' when he did so. She could see it visibly relieved him. He plopped down by the river and tossed his feet in with a content sigh. He still spoke in the 'Tobi' voice, but she didn't mind. She knew he had his reasons. "Tobi likes you, Bunny-Chan. You make the pain go away." He said and her eyes went wide, she started at him in shock.

Her hand found its way to the place over her heart, a blah dusting her cheeks. "Y-you make my pain g-go away too." She whispered and he ruffled her hair. She knew the way she felt for him, was much stronger than what she had ever felt for Naruto. She understood that, but she wasn't going to confess that she loved a man she had met three months ago and she had yet to see his face. It wasn't until later that he allowed her to see his face, the encounter wasn't quite what either of them had been expecting.

She sat near their usual meeting place, but he had yet to show up. It was about a month after Pein had destroyed the village and the Kage were due for a meeting to discuss what to do with the Akatsuki soon. She had tried her best to save Naruto and she knew that she no longer loved the blonde like she once had, but she was not going to let him get hurt. She had gotten seriously injured, but her newly acclaimed brother was not going to get killed if she could do anything about it. Naruto had readily accepted her proposal of self-acclaimed siblings, so they had been spending time getting to know each other over ramen. She flinched and placed her hand on her side.

Her side hurt still and she knew she shouldn't be out and about as she was still supposed to be in the hospital but she didn't feel like being secluded up in the tiny medical ward with the stench of sterile objects. Her thoughts drifted to Tobi. She hadn't spoken with him in about two weeks, she was curious as to what he was doing and if he were alright. Her questions were answered when he showed up right in front of her. She squealed and fell into the water in her surprise. "Hello, Bunny-chan." He greeted and held out a hand to help her up. His stance changed from the leisure one, so she figured it was important. "Let's find a place further from the village today; I don't think they would like me being this close." He said in his real voice. If he was talking in that voice, then something must be bothering him.

She nodded with a smile as she followed him through the woods to the waterfall that was hidden in the depths of the woods. He sat by it and she watched as he dunked his toes into the water like he always did. It was like some sort of old habit for him or something. She smiled and followed suit, placing her toes into the cold water. It was nearing October now and everything was getting colder. "Hinata." He said all of a sudden, breaking through the peaceful silence between them. She looked over at him and blinked curiously.

"Yes?" She asked and he faced the water for a moment then turned to look at her. "You know what I do, you know who I work with; and yet you stay by my side and help me when I fall... Why?" He said and she frowned. It was true, she knew he was in Akatsuki, she knew a lot of what he had done, she even knew that he had once trained under the real Madara Uchiha... She wasn't sure why she stayed, she wasn't sure why she wasn't scared of him... She wasn't even sure why she didn't hate him for knowing that Pein was going to attack and hadn't told her... She just didn't understand why she felt no negativity towards him, she only understood why she wanted to stay with him.

"I... I believe... that s-somewhere, deep down... There is something you know y-you can change about yourself to m-make your wrongs right..." She said asks fiddled her fingers. "I believe t-that there is a will to change within e-everyone, there just n-needs to be a little b-bit of a push to get them to s-see it." She said but didn't lift her eyes from the water. She heard him move, so she looked over at him. He was rubbing his neck and looking at the ground. "Is there anything you would like to know about me?" He asked are she turned to smile at him lightly. "I don't need to know much more about you...Obito..." She said his name carefully, testing how it felt as it rolled off her tongue.

She never said his name, not because of him telling her she couldn't; because he had told her she was the only one who could. "Because... I'm in love with you already." She said softly and he laid back against the ground, not moving just staring at her. She turned to smile at him, it was a nervous smile and her stomach did flips; but she waited for him to say something. "You remind me so much of her... But you aren't her and it makes me wonder... I loved her..." He said and Hinata listened carefully.

"It makes me wonder if I was supposed to wait for someone else... I want to know... Can you still love me? Even like this?" He asked and she blinked as she heard the clasp of his mask come undone. Her heart raced as she moved closer to him. He had paused as he moved the mask to uncover the left side of his face. A light lavender ringed eye stared softly back at her from under a half opened eye, his emotions were unreadable. He was hesitant to move the mask away from the other side of his face, she was curious as to why, but as she reached up to push the mask further away, his ringed eye narrowed at her slightly. She was sitting on her knees beside him. She pulled her hand back and decided a different approach.

She smiled and laid herself out on the ground beside him and she rolled over on her side and carefully pulled the mask back over his face. She could tell he was surprised but all she did was smile at him. "If you think I would leave because of something of appearance, then don't show me." She said and his hand moved back to his mask. He was less hesitant this time. "I want to see if you will stay." He said and removed the mask fully. Her eyes softened as he revealed his scarred face to her. It looked as if it had taken a very long time to try to heal, so she could tell it had been a very bad injury.

He had rolled over into his side to face her, his hand keeping his hair from getting in the dirt. His eyes were mismatched and he sighed as they slid shut and he reached for his mask once more. He made a move to slide it back on but soft fingers gently pushed it away and pressed themselves to his cheek. His eyes were wide as she looked over him with curiosity glazed eyes. "It doesn't make you feel any different?" He asked and she smiled at him. "No... It actually makes you d-defined. M-makes you one of a kind." She said and his lips twitched up a bit, it wasn't quite a smile.

She could tell he didn't smile a lot, he had defined lines signing he frowned more them he should. He rolled towards her and she blushed as he ran his thumbs over her cheeks before he stood. "I'm still here..." She whispered as she leaned up towards him. He helped her to her feet and was a bit surprised when she hugged him. "I'm still here." She said once more and he nodded and wrapped his arms around her shoulders lightly. "I need to go, but I arm unsure of when I will return." He said she nodded as she stepped away from him. "I understand, I have to go as well, father may be looking for me. I should still be in the hospital." She said and he had furrowed his brow at her in a slightly scolding manner before he nodded and ran his thumb over her cheek once more before he vanished once more.

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He sighed as Zetsu stared across the room at him. "What do you want?" he growled and the bi-colored man grunted in annoyance. Obito cursed himself as he paced the room. When had he allowed himself to fall in love with that girl? Every time he looked at her he saw Rin, they were two completely different people, but they were still similar.

It wasn't that he saw Rin when he looked at her, but more so her personality. The kind caring soul she was had broken through his walls and wormed her way in. He cursed once more as he folded his arms over his chest. No wonder the Ninetails was so invested in the girl, she was a Saint in this corrupt world. A beautiful soul that had caused him to stray from the path he was originally meant to go down.

"Let's go, we only have a limited amount of time before the Summit." He bit out as he looked over to Sasuke who was already ready to go. "Do you have anything you wanna comment on?" he bit out and the younger Uchiha shook his head. Good, he had no business having an opinion on his mental rant anyways. He knew nothing about his strife either way.

He snatched his cloak and slipped it on as he made his way out of the hideout. He would not let her get the better of him, he would make sure she joined him in the end. He had to or else she would die... he didn't want to lost her to this cruel world too...

She would not sway his path, because their relationship depended on his ability to succeed.

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She hadn't realized then that he was headed off to crash the Kage summit, nor did she know that he was declaring war as well... he hadn't told her these things. So, when she had seen him standing there, beside the real Madara; she was betrayed, hurt, and lost. She didn't know what to do... What could she do? There was nothing she could do other than to try and convince him to do better even if it were too late to save him from his crimes.

He stared right at her now, she could see it despite the fact no one else could. She knew he was watching her, observing her as she watched him kill off the people nearest her, but not hitting her; he would never hurt her she knew this. But that didn't halt the rush of fear that hit her, nor the betrayal that filled her being. Her eyes shook and she couldn't see straight, her tears blinding her. Her limbs trembled and betrayed her as she took fearful steps backwards, only to stumble away from his gaze; away from the people piling up near her. The man beside him looked from him to her with a curious gaze. "So, she was the one who had caused you to go astray? She's just a child..." The older man said and Hinata turned to look at Naruto.

He was staring at her with wide eyes, along with her father and Neji. The Juubi had sent out some preliminary spikes, seeing how many it could take out with one sweep. They had fought with the Juubi and they thought they had had it down... But it broke free... And it had begun sending tailed beast bombs all over the place, no one had really realized what it had been trying to do until it had killed the intelligence unit... but not before Shikaku and Inoichi got one last message out to the group. The Juubi released this horrid animalistic laugh and reared back for a pinpoint attack once more.

Then she heard Obito speak once more and her adrenaline went into overdrive. She ran around in front of her best friend/ Self acclaimed sibling, she was going to protect him with her life. She saw how this had affected Obito as his eyes went wide before she spun on her heel and squeezed her eyes shut, her arms outstretched to protect Naruto. She had waited for the hit to come but it never did. She never felt the pain of the hit that had threatened her, she hadn't quite understood why, until Neji fell to his knees behind her. That was when it had clicked.

The tears were suffocating her, her throat wouldn't open and she couldn't breathe because it all hurt too much. "Naruto, I thought you said you wouldn't let any of your friends die..." He said and Hinata managed to look up at him. She then looked at Naruto and he looked about to give in with every word Obito spoke. This was her fault... If she hadn't saved him...there would be no Obito... Neji would still be alive... This was all her fault... "Hinata-Chan." Obito called out and she looked up at him. His eyes held a pleading look she had never seen there before.

"Don't make me have to hurt you... I really don't want to..." He said, his deep voice sounded sincere. "Join me... Hinata... Please." He said, holding his hand out to her. "In another world... You can have everything... We could have everything... You could have everyone back... I can't go without you... don't make me do so..." He said, his voice slightly pleading, but still slightly monotonous all the same. "I saved you... Because I thought there w-was a chance... but now I s-see... I cannot go with you to a world that isn't real!" She sobbed and he looked a bit surprised. "I see..." He mumbled softly his eyes drooping slightly.

Hinata turned to Naruto and had begun trying to get through to him. His eyes were dulled over and he wouldn't respond to her, her just held Neji, tears in his eyes. He looked as if he was going to give up, so she did what made perfect sense. Her hand connected with his cheek and he looked up at her. The tears that flowed over his cheeks mirrored hers. "Don't give in... If you do, then what Neji died for will be nothing. As you already know, we are all willing to die for you. Don't let our deaths be in vain. We need you." She said, her voice was strong, but the trembles in her voice weren't unnoticed. He nodded and she smiled through her pain, through her tears.

A lot was going on around her and she couldn't quite figure out what to do, but Naruto grabbed her hand and it all became clear, she needed to fight to help him. His chakra flowed over her and she watched as he took off, touching everyone he went past, and they touched one another. He was spreading the chakra about, just as Shikamaru's father had explained to do. She felt the confidence of the people start to heighten. Her eyes landed on Lee, who was crying while holding Neji. She clenched her hands over her chest, the pain of losing him was too much, but she was not going to lose anyone else. They all worked together to attack the Juubi, but that was all in vain as Obito sealed the beast within himself.

she helped fight to return him to what he had been before. She understood that he was trying to prove something to Madara now, but she wasn't quite sure what. But even after all that... All the horror, death, and betrayal... that he had forced her to endure, forced her to witness... she still did what her heart said to do when she had seen Kakashi lunge for him. There she lay, her body protecting his Kakashi's hand centimeters from her back. She could feel the electricity spark off onto her back. Minato held Kakashi's wrist.

Kakashi's eyes were wide as he stared at Hinata. "Don't kill him...please..." Hinata said softly pleading tears forming in her eyes. Minato and Kakashi exchanged glances. "Hinata..." Obito began and she looked at her hands. This is what happens when you associate yourself with the wrong people...when you save a stranger... "You killed my cousin...and I will never forgive you for that...but I know you know... there is more you can do to save us." Hinata said and sat back on her feet facing away from him.

"There is..." He said and she turned to look at him. "I will fix this..." He said, his eyes never leaving hers. He held his hands up in an unfamiliar pose. "Rinne- rebirth." He said and a black thing took over half of his body. She fell back on her hands with fear in her eyes. Kakashi grabbed her and pulled her away from him. She saw the creature coat Obito halfway. It spoke on its own and had already begun to take control of his body. His Sharingan eye drooped closed slightly and she bit her lip and reached out to him, her tears falling even faster than before. "O-obito..." She called out, her eyes watering and her lips trembling as he stood to his full height now.

She struggled weakly against Kakashi, trying to get to Obito, to see if he was still ok. "Hinata." Kakashi ground out, but she struggled still. "Something isn't r-right I h-have to talk to him, I have to make sure he is-" she began but he clamped his grip on her tighter. "Miss Hyuuga... That isn't Obito anymore..." Minato said and her hair fell to cover her eyes as she hid her tears from the world. Kakashi patted her back lightly as he set her on the ground so she could stand on her own two feet when she was ready.

She cried as she watched Kakashi and Minato fight with the controlled Obito. Despite everything he had done, her heart still raced when he looked at her. Despite him causing her so much pain, she still loved him. When she finally stopped crying, she felt something was off so she activated her byakugan and turned to see Naruto falling from the sky, at first she couldn't understand why. It didn't click fully within her mind until he was face down in the dirt, just as Sasuke was nearly a hundred yards away, just as Obito was lying on the ground a few feet away, his life fading as well. Chills fell down her spine and her eyes went wide. "N-na-Naruto..." She managed to stammer as she watched all the kyuubi chakra fade from around the others. "O-Obito..." she stammered lightly and her hands fisted in her ground as she stood and stumbled forwards.

"Hinata..." Obito called to her weakly, but it didn't register until he called for her louder, and it wasn't Obito, but Kakashi yelling out to her as she fell to the feet of the man in front of her, Madara Uchiha. She looked up at him and he looked down at her with interested eyes. "You... You took them from me..." she said, her voice broken and he smirked. "Took who from you? Hm? That useless Obito?  The ignorant blonde who wouldn't give up? Your cousin? Who?" he asked and she tossed her head back and screamed at the top of her lungs, the reality of everything hitting her hard.

He crouched in front of her and she looked up at him weakly, her sobs becoming nonexistent as her eyes became hollow. "You stole everything away... They Kyuubi from Minato-san... Naruto-kun... Obito...You took everything from me... I will find a way to stop you." she whispered and he smirked wickedly. "Just as well. If you think you can stop me, then let me at least give you a fighting chance. It would be no fun if I killed you, you will just see that despair is going to consume you and you will have no choice but to join me." He said and a swirling vortex similar to that of Kamui opened. Obito's Sharingan eye went wide as Madara kicked Hinata into the vortex.

"Hinata!" she heard him yell her name as she vanished completely.