Naruto: Reborn as Uchiha Obito

"Oh~, Tobi, that's disgusting..."

Little Karin scrunched up her nose as she looked at Tobi's drawing.

"Hmph~, you just don't understand, Karin-chan! This is a masterpiece!" Tobi declared proudly.

Not far away, Chihori watched them with a gentle smile on her face.

"..."

And Obito, who had just stepped out of the cave, felt his eye twitch at the scene.

For a long moment, he stood there in silence, uncertain if bringing Tobi in as Karin's playmate was a wise choice. Because if this little idiot started influencing her taste...

He imagined, for one horrifying moment, Karin growing up obsessed with... poop art.

"Wow~"

Obito shivered. Yeah, no. He was not letting that timeline happen.

"Ah! Madara-sama!"

Over here, seeing Obito come out, Karin immediately tossed her scribbled paper aside and began waddling over, arms outstretched.

"Madara~!"

She reached him, hugged his leg tight, and looked up with a big smile.

Obito smiled back faintly, then bent down and scooped her up.

Except Karin wasn't the type to sit still. No sooner was she in Obito's arms than her chubby little hands were reaching straight for his mask.

Knock~

Without hesitation, Obito flicked her forehead lightly.

"Tsk. Little Karin is being naughty again."

"Woo~"

Karin pouted, rubbing her forehead with both pudgy hands, looking thoroughly betrayed.

"But I don't even know what Madara-sama looks like... lemme see~"

"Ahem~"

A voice cut in just then.

"Evening, Yugao One-san."

Instantly, Karin stiffened like a guilty puppy, shrinking back and curling up in Obito's arms.

"Did Karin-chan only see your Madara-sama and forget about poor Yugao ne-san?"

Yugao stood behind Obito, arms crossed, expression suspicious.

"No—nooo, of course I saw Yugao-san too!" Karin muttered, trying to bury her head into Obito's cloak like a turtle.

Tsk~

Obito watched with a smirk.

Truly, there's always a bigger fish.

"Madara-sama!"

Just then, Tobi jogged over with his usual enthusiasm.

"You found it?"

"Hmm," Tobi nodded with exaggerated mystery, saying nothing more.

"In that case, let's go."

Obito gently handed Karin off to Yugao. The little girl blinked in confusion, clearly betrayed once again.

"I'm going out," Obito said as he turned.

"Well, have a nice trip~" Yugao waved casually with Karin now tucked in her arms.

With a flicker of distorted space, Obito vanished.

— — —

In the northern part of the Land of Water, there was a special little village where snow never stopped falling. Even though it was already March, the whole place remained covered in snow.

Once, the people here lived in peace.

But not today.

Today, the pristine snow was stained red.

Outside a house, bodies lay strewn across the white. Some still held hoes, some firewood knives.

One unlucky soul had an ice pick shoved through his mouth. Every face was frozen in fear.

"Mom... Mom..."

Inside the house, surrounded by more corpses, a small boy with dark hair sobbed as he clung to a lifeless young woman.

Her blood had long stopped flowing—frozen into brilliant, crystal-like red ice beneath her.

Just then, the space inside the room twisted.

A masked figure stepped out beside the grieving child.

"Oh... huh. Now that's some timing."

Obito tilted his head, taking in the carnage.

"I just happened to notice this kid had ice powers," a voice said beside him.

A White Zetsu emerged, arms crossed like he'd just delivered breaking news.

"Figured he was the one you were looking for, so I hit you up quick."

"Only stepped away for half a day and this whole mess happened."

Obito shrugged.

"Well, dead is dead. Not my problem."

Then he looked down at the child curled up at his feet.

By this time, the black-haired child had stopped crying. He was now staring blankly at the two unexpected guests, his eyes dry and silent.

"What's your name?"

"...Haku."

The child stared at Obito in a daze. After a brief pause, he finally answered.

"How old are you?"

"Four years old."

"..."

Obito looked at Haku, who answered so obediently, and a faint smile curled the corner of his lips.

"Then come with me."

"Where are we going?" Haku blinked, clearly confused.

"To your new home."

"New... home?"

Haku's expression froze.

"That's right, a new home."

Obito nodded, then extended his hand toward the child sitting in the bloodstained room.

"Your home has been destroyed. But it's okay. I'll take you to a new one."

"There... you'll find a new family."

"How about it?"

"New... family…"

Haku murmured softly. The dull glaze in his eyes flickered, and slowly...hesitantly he raised his small hand and placed it into Obito's outstretched one.

—

That evening, the sun painted the sky in shades of red.

Obito returned to Base 2 with Haku in tow.

He led the child through the cave, past the twisting stone corridor, and stopped before what appeared to be a blank wall. Without hesitation, he walked forward.

As they stepped through the illusion barrier, the space ahead opened up into the wide expanse of the base.

"From now on, this will be your home."

"Mhm!"

Haku nodded eagerly, his eyes gleaming as he took in his surroundings with childlike curiosity and growing hope.

"Huh~"

Just then, a purple blur appeared in front of them like a flash of lightning.

"Welcome back," Yugao said, having arrived with the instantaneous technique. She gave Obito a glance before turning to the newcomer.

She blinked. Then beamed.

"So cute! Where'd you kidnap such an adorable little girl?"

"...Huh?"

Obito stared blankly, deadpan.

"What do you mean kidnap? Can't a man just be naturally charming and loved by children?"

"Hehe~"

Yugao just smiled and gave him a look. That kind of look. The "sure, buddy" look.

Obito sighed.

"And anyway... what are you even talking about? He's a boy," Obito muttered, lips twitching.

Yeah... He'd checked during the trip back. This one was definitely a fake girl.

"A... A boy?" Yugao blinked again.

"Male. Totally male." Obito nodded solemnly.

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