His body was falling.
His wound was slowly healing. Shinji had not followed up his attack, and that strike had not been enough to kill him. In fact...
Obito could clearly feel it.
The place Shinji had stabbed was not a fatal spot in his heart.
There he went again...
There he went again!
He was always doing things that made no sense! What was he trying to do?
In a daze,
Rin's smiling face appeared before him once more...
"Don't try to act tough and hide it from me. I've been watching you all along."
"Obito, you promised me you'd become Hokage. I truly want to stop this war and save the world, too..."
"So I've decided to stay by your side and watch over you... Keep going, Obito. Let me see how amazing you look when you become Hokage and save the world."
"It's a promise!"
A smile rose unbidden to Obito Uchiha's face.
"Save the world... Heh. Rin, Rin, can I... really do that? Someone like me..."
"I can't succeed at anything, can I?"
"Because..."
"I've always been the dead-last loser."
Crackle—
A sharp peal of lightning suddenly rang in Obito Uchiha's ears.
His pupils contracted, and his eyes flew wide.
Before him, Kakashi's Lightning Blade pierced Rin's chest. Blood sprayed through the air.
"Rin... No, no, no!!!"
Shinji glanced at Obito Uchiha falling from the sky.
"So, Kabuto Yakushi, what do you want?"
"Keep him alive!"
Kabuto Yakushi's answer caught Shinji by surprise.
After staring at the Rinnegan in Kabuto's eyes for a few seconds, Shinji suddenly laughed. "Mind if I ask why?"
Kabuto Yakushi sent several Puppets rushing over to catch Obito Uchiha, then shook his head.
"That's not something you need to worry about, Lord Shinji."
"You're a strange one... I can't figure