章節 75: Chapter 29: Internal Atonement
Chapter 29: Internal Atonement
Madara began to laugh as he heard the courageous words of the black haired male, "Do you think you can stop me?"
Tobi got into a battle stance as he spread his legs and put out his hands, "No, but it doesn't hurt to try."
Madara shook his head as he jumped onto the ground, "I'll make this quick."
Tobi didn't respond, instead, instantly disappearing from his location and landing a swift blow into Madara's stomach.
The Uchiha stood in shock as the pain flowed through his body, not understanding how he had been taken off guard. He grabbed Tobi's arm but the former Akatsuki quickly swept his feet from under him before spinning and landing an axe kick into his shoulder. Madara gritted his teeth as he tried to understand how his movements were being anticipated.
The sharingan wielder blocked the next attack with his elbows as Tobi tried to stamp him into the ground. Putting all his strength into his arms he pushed the black haired male away before jumping back onto his feet and gaining some distance.
Madara curiously observed Tobi with his sharingan eyes as he realised the significance of the mask he was wearing, "Genjutsu…but I can't cancel it."
Tobi scratched his head, "Its great isn't it; hasn't failed me once."
Madara stretched his shoulder as the pain subsided, "It wasn't a compliment fool."
He ran towards Tobi before beginning to throw combinations at the black haired male. Using his mind reading abilities, he anticipated Tobi's next move as he raised his knee to meet the ducking criminal. However, Tobi put out his forearms to block the attack before pushing him away.
Tobi began to laugh as he folded his arms, "My genjutsu helps me manipulate my opponent's attacks to a certain degree. You're not going to beat me in taijutsu."
Madara observed the former Akatsuki, 'It nullifies my mind reading…so it all depends on raw skill now, though he thinks he has an advantage.' Madara smirked, "You're annoying."
He jumped towards Tobi attempting to land a kick at his head as the criminal blocked it with his arm. Not relenting he twisted upside down, supporting himself with his hands before beginning to spin around and attempt to land multiple kicks. Tobi slowly backed away whilst blocking before Madara let go and planted two hard punches into his stomach followed by a swift kick into his neck. He turned his position upright before throwing an elbow into his ribs and then grabbing him by his collar and flinging him towards one of the trees.
Tobi soared through the air before he gained control of his flight and landed on the ground and began to spin rapidly. The ground began to shake as he slammed his foot into it making lots of large rocks rise into the air, "Monosugoi Danmaku!" His speed of spinning only increased before he threw a kick into the air sending a shockwave which destroyed the rocks into smaller piece before flying at Madara.
Madara stood in shock momentarily as he looked at the amazing display of taijutsu. The barrage of rock flew straight into him cutting him in different areas as he began to quickly duck and weave his way in between them.
Tobi launched himself into the fray as he saw the distracted Madara before connecting with a blow into his back and following with a sickening elbow to the top of his head. Madara felt a substance protrude from his mouth which infuriated him as he turned to face the criminal. He grabbed Tobi roughly before head butting him repeatedly resulting in a crack on his mask. He didn't stop his assault as he kicked Tobi in the chin sending him into the air. He ran to the tress before running up them and jumping ahead of his opponent in the air. The sharingan wielder looked back as he turned his body readying his fist.
Tobi tried to shake off his dizziness as he could feel a liquid dropping from his head through his mask. He was too late to do anything as he saw something fly towards him before a thundering impact engulfed his senses and his face was in pain. He flew into the ground at a rapid pace before he landed sending a cloud of dust into the air.
Madara laughed as he landed and began to analyse his attack. The dust began to clear away as he saw a slumped figure struggling to rise. Tobi rose to his feet, staggering slightly as his mask slowly crumbled from his face. Half of his visage was covered in blood as a piece of his mask was stuck in the side of his jaw. He reached up before pulling it out and wincing a little at the pain which he received after the action.
Madara looked at the criminal who now looked in terrible condition, "Your mistake was thinking I had no defense against that genjutsu."
Tobi panted, his right eye twitching, "What are you talking about?"
Madara slowly began to walk, circling the criminal, "I read minds, your genjutsu only managed to bring us into a stalemate where what mattered was speed and skill."
Tobi got into a defensive stance, "That isn't my only genjutsu."
Madara tilted his head, "No genjutsu can fool these eyes…without your mask; you have no defense. You sealed your fate when you decided to help that piece of excrement escape."
Madara ran at the criminal as he began his attack. Tobi tried to dodge but found it was hopeless as the Uchiha moved around his defense and proceeded to land vicious blows. Madara smirked as he drove his fist into Tobi's chest before grabbing him by the hair and ramming his head into his knee. He didn't relent as he threw him into the tree before jumping at him and landing a ferocious kick into his ribs. Landing on his feet he began to throw multiple punches at the beaten body of the black haired male.
He laughed before grabbing the criminals hand, he stared at the ring on his finger before pulling it off and proceeding to snap his wrist as Tobi screamed in pain. He jumped back as he put the ring in the confines of his torn cloak. "I'm going to enjoy this." His eyes began to change as they took the shape of the Mangekyou but before he could utter anything, something on his back exploded as he let out an angry cry.
The sharingan wielder stumbled as he clenched his fists in an attempt to ignore the throbbing pain in his back. A laugh filled the air as a shadow descended towards Tobi before grabbing him, "Looks like you're going blind, always make sure a shinobi is dead before writing him off yeah."
Deidara put Tobi onto his transport as the black haired male rose to his feet, "Deidara…you're alive?"
Deidara flew with his bird into the air, "So this is what you look like behind the mask...where is that piece of crap yeah?""
Madara screamed in anger as his chakra began to swirl violently around him, "I'm going to mutilate you bastards."
Tobi looked at the enraged Uchiha before looking towards Deidara, "Heh, looks like he beat us both up. Now we've made him really angry."
Deidara scoffed, "You're the one who got his ass kicked, I did okay yeah."
Tobi could sense the outright lie from the beaten state the art appreciator looked in, "Time to finish this."
Deidara began to fly as high as he could into the sky as he talked to Tobi, "He isn't as dumb as the Sanbi, he's not going to stand still and wait for your attack head on yeah."
Tobi let out a nervous laugh, "That's true."
Deidara shook his head as he began to form a spider sculpture in his hand, "I'll get him to hold still, you just make sure you end it yeah."
Tobi nodded as he jumped off the transport even higher into the air. Deidara threw the small spider towards the ground as it popped and left a cloud of smoke before emerging over twenty times its original size. The spider scurried across the floor before jumping at Madara who was caught unawares. It wrapped its clay limbs around the Uchiha binding him tight.
Deidara flew around as he saw the sharingan wielder was caught, "Do it now yeah."
Tobi nodded as he formed hand seals, chakra began to emanate from him as it slowly turned into flames. The blazing fire encircled his arms as it swirled animatedly. Tobi twisted himself so he was facing right at Madara before sticking out his fiery arms and beginning to spin, "Oikomi Tsumihoroboshi!" His spinning form was shrouded in flames as he sped towards Madara with his fist outstretched. The collision sent a wave through the forest as Deidara pulled away his bird from the violent wind.
The impact zone was in flames as a there was a large dust cloud rising into the air. Deidara began to laugh as the cloud began to settle, "Direct hit yeah."
The blonde flew towards the ground before jumping off his transport and making his way to the point of impact. He walked forwards as he saw Tobi getting to his feet. Tobi panted exhaustedly before looking at Deidara and giving him a thumbs up, "I got him."
Deidara observed the remains of the Akatsuki cloak and some pieces of burnt clay limbs, "You roasted him yeah."
Tobi began to laugh as he scratched his head, "…Uh…"
Deidara looked around before turning to the missin-nin, "What is it yeah?"
Tobi wiped the blood from his face, "…Thanks for coming."
Deidara gave him a genuine smile, "Until the end yeah." Tobi gave a smile of his own but his eye widened as he saw a kunai fly straight into Deidara's chest.
"Deidara!" He didn't have time to do anything as a partially burnt Madara appeared right next to him before backhanding him and sending him flying across the ground.
The Uchiha looked at Deidara whose visage wore an expression of surprise. He held up a limb of the art sculpture that was used to bind him, "Clay can be cut." He smacked Deidara's head violently with the limb before ramming another kunai into the blonde's neck.
Deidara's form fell slowly onto the floor as his face remained ghostly. As his body impacted on the ground, Tobi looked up to see his lifeless friend. He stared at the face of his companion whose eyes were still open. He used his remaining strength to launch himself at Madara who was also injured.
Madara shook his head as he looked at the approaching criminal, "Fool!" He ducked under Tobi's punch before grabbing him by the neck and bringing his face inches from his own. The black swirls in his eyes connected into a different pattern, "Tsukuyomi!"
Tobi found himself in a completely different environment as a red moon loomed over him and the sky looked as if it was on fire. He looked down at himself to find that he was bound by chains which prevented him from moving.
Madara walked towards the criminal, "My ultimate genjutsu…you're going to suffer for all the trouble you've caused me." The flames in the sky rushed towards Tobi as they engulfed him and began to peel away his skin and then his muscles. His body was overcome with unimaginable pain as Madara spoke, "For the next 144 hours, you're going to be incinerated repeatedly."
Tobi coughed as the pain was too much to bear. He found his voice incapable of escaping his mouth as he tried to scream to somehow ease the tormenting feeling. He knew that he wouldn't survive as his mind drifted to his most precious memory.
Flashback
Naruto fell onto his knees as he panted, his whole body was covered in sweat and his arms were visibly bruised. Tobi looked at the blonde whom he had been having a sparring match with, "We'll take a break."
Naruto sighed appreciatively before falling on his back and inhaling as much of the fresh air as he could.
Tobi laughed as he saw the jinchuuriki, "I thought you never gave up?" He scratched his head as his face took on a serious look of contemplation. He walked towards his unfinished mask before sitting down and beginning to work on it.
Naruto stared at the bright blue sky as the sun shone brilliantly, "…I've come close…"
Tobi raised his eyebrow as he heard the jinchuuriki, "What do you mean?"
Naruto coughed as he sat up, "It's nothing."
Silence loomed over the two as Tobi continued working on his mask while Naruto looked at the clouds. The jinchuuriki calmly spoke, "About what you said a couple of weeks ago..."
Tobi stopped putting the finishing touches on his mask. "Yeah?"
Naruto ran a hand through his hair, "…I've never had a family either…"
Tobi put down his mask as he heard the genin, "I know…and I also know about Akatsuki and Orochimaru."
Naruto faced the one eyed missing-nin, "Ero-sennin told you huh?"
Tobi nodded, "Everything."
Naruto laughed, "I guess we're kind of the same."
Tobi grinned before putting his hand on his chin, "Kind of."
Naruto stood up as he stretched his arms, "As long as me and Ero-sennin are alive…you have a family."
Tobi's visage changed as the grin vanished and he looked at the blonde, "Why do you say that?"
Naruto folded his arms, "Because you know the same pain as me…and over the last few weeks, it really does seem like we've all become a family."
Tobi rose from his seat as he walked over to the blonde. He placed his hand on the jinchuuriki's shoulder, "Arigatou."
Naruto scratched his head, "Heh, I'm actually not sure what it means to have a family…but I think it means you must be willing to fight for them with your life…something along those lines."
Tobi gave a laugh as he felt peaceful inside from receiving the genin's acceptance, "Well since I'm older than you; that means I'm your niisan right?"
Naruto jumped back and got into a fighting stance, "You're too stupid to be my niisan…also I'm stronger than you, so how would it make sense?"
Tobi laughed as he prepared to begin fighting, "I'm the one who's teaching you…wait, when did you become stronger than me?"
End Flashback
Pain ravaged Tobi's body as he remembered Naruto and Jiraiya. As his body endured the anguish, his heart felt light, 'I understand what family is…its what makes you peaceful inside…' Another flame descended before covering his body and repeating the painful process.
"Arigatou…niisan."
As Naruto's words flowed through his collapsing mind, Tobi managed to put on a final smile before the last thing he would ever think came to him. The image of Jiraiya and Naruto flashed through his head as a tear escaped his eye, 'Arigatou…otouto.' He took his last breath finally feeling free of the sins of his past.
The last of the flames vanished as the environment changed and Madara looked at the lifeless body of Tobi in his grasp. He was about to throw him to the ground before he saw the smile adorning his countenance. Tightening his grip, blood began to leak out of the one eyed missing-nin's neck before he let go.
Madara turned his head as he sensed an approaching chakra signal. After a few seconds a figure rose from the ground as it observed the battle torn surroundings, "It seems you've killed both of them."
Madara stared at Zetsu impassively, "How far are they?"
Zetsu looked at the tracks before his eyes slightly changed and he began to scour through the forest and beyond. He closed his eyes upon finishing and turned to the Uchiha, "I can't see them."
Madara sighed, "Too far…" He walked over to Deidara's corpse before ripping the ring from his finger, "Get rid of the corpses and hurry back. It's time to perform the final ceremony."
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Jiraiya looked on as he jumped through the lush green trees in the forest outside of Konoha. Naruto was still awake as he was being carried by the frog hermit. Sakura jumped closer to the legendary sannin so she could speak to the jinchuuriki, "How's your arm?"
Naruto gave her a smile, "Don't worry about it."
Kakashi broke their conversation as he spoke, "We're here."
Sakura looked towards the ex-Anbu as Sasuke jumped to the ground in front of the gates of Konoha. An Anbu adorning a mask appeared in front of him as he observed the legendary sannin and the rest of the shinobi.
Kakashi looked at the still shinobi, "Tenzou? Since when did they give you guard duty?"
The Anbu looked at Naruto as he was placed on his feet, "I'm here on order of Hokage-sama. The final match of the chuunin exams is being finished as we speak, luckily no one knows of this occurrence."
Sasuke remained quiet as he knew of what his punishment for leaving Konoha would be. Sakura looked at Naruto, "We're going to the hospital."
Naruto shook his head, "Not yet, I need to talk to Tsunade-baachan. It's about Akatsuki and their goal."
Tenzou walked over to Naruto, "That can wait; you're going to need to get treated first."
Jiraiya folded his arms as he was curious of this new information, "You met their leader."
Naruto was reminded of Madara and his own ancestor as he looked at the gates of Konoha. The hate of the villagers and the fates of the Shodaime and Yasuo were replayed in his mind as he saw their deaths. "Yeah, I met him…so has Konoha."
Kakashi remembered his summons words for some peculiar reason as he addressed the blonde shinobi, "What do you mean?"
Naruto looked at the shinobi, "The founder of Konoha…Uchiha Madara."
Sakura was the only one who wasn't affected by what he said as Jiraiya, Kakashi and Tenzou were in shock. Sasuke shook his head, "There must be a mistake."
Naruto looked at Sasuke as he realised that he knew of the Uchiha's history and the true purpose of the sharingan, "It's not…the one who told your brother the secrets of your clan…"
Jiraiya looked at Sasuke, "How do you know of Madara?"
Sasuke locked eyes with the legendary sannin, "A memento of sorts."
Naruto sighed, "Do you understand why I have to talk with Tsunade-baachan now? Everything you know and were taught was a lie."
Kakashi calmly spoke, "I can't believe this…"
Jiraiya ran a hand through his hair, "Kakashi and Sakura, take Naruto to the hospital and get him treated."
Naruto's eyes widened, "Oi, Ero-sennin!"
Jiraiya turned away from him, "I'll let her know of this new development. Your health comes first." He turned to Sasuke, "Come with me, you seem to know a lot more than you let on."
Sasuke nodded as he took off with the frog hermit while Kakashi turned to Naruto, "We should get going as well."
The white haired jounin walked over to Naruto as he supported him however before he took off, Naruto stopped him. The jinchuuriki looked back in the direction from which they had come as he remembered the visage of Tobi. He tried to hold his tears back as he realised what must have happened. Closing his eyes, the tears still managed to seep through as one thought ran through his mind. '…You're free now…niisan.'
Monosugoi Danmaku - Shattered Barrage (Original)
Oikomi Tsumihoroboshi - Final Atonement (Original)
Tsukuyomi - God Of The Moon
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