Akatsuki's Rebirth
__~KAKASHI~__
Kakahi felt numb and has for a long time. So It probably hurt more than it should have when he saw his packmate die for him. He knew it wasn’t his fault (Father, Alpha, told him so) yet it didn’t stop the thoughts from forming. It didn’t stop his emotions. It didn’t help that he hadn’t treated Obito like a pack for so long because of his stupidity. He had pushed the male away because Konoha, his supposed pack, demanded yet in the end it was obito who was actually his pack. He had known that deep done yet why had he pushed him away? Why had he hurt his pack?!?! Why why..why..why?
“Kakashi” The silver head’s eyes snapped open and stared at his father’s swollen eyes. “Breath please” Kakashi blinked realizing he had been holding his breath and exhaled. Shamed curled in his guts like a snake
“Sorry…” Sakumo sighed
“Kakashi, it wasn't your fault,” Kakashi nodded.
“I…know but…” Sakumo didn’t respond, instead, he leaned forward and hugged his son.
“I know, but you have a tall son,” Kakashi growled as a flash of anger hit him.
“STAND TALL?!? How am I supposed to do that when my friend- when my pack is dead and I couldn’t even give him a proper…burial…” Kakahsi broke down into sobs. Sakumo gently grabbed Kakashi's face and raised it so their eyes met.
“Kakashi, open your eyes and listen to what I have to say” Kakashi blinked his tears away and stared at his father with his singular eye. Sakumo sighed
“BOTH eyes, I want you to remember this well and for Obito to hear” Kakashi hesitates for a moment before Obito’s eye (never his, it was not his). Sakumo's eyes soften by a fraction
“Kakashi…Obito loved you and me so much. His wish was for you to live so if you don’t wish to stand tall for yourself then do it for him. Show him the world that he is unable to see and don’t waste it. I should know since I almost did until Obito dragged me out of it” Kakashi felt Obito’s Sharingan throb in his eye socket as if in agreement. The younger Hatake blinked back his tears and nodded determinedly.
“I understand…with this eye and with myself I’ll…show Obito what he is missing”
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__~OBITO~__
Obito would have been groaning into his palms if it wasn't for his mask covering his face because he had discovered why the original Akatsuki had been so easily taken over. He had assumed that due to the death of Yahiko the rest of the Akatsuki would be too deep in their grief to do anything and while that was a reason it was not the main one. The Akatsuki for all their fearful power and reputation lack two important things, manpower and logistics. The Akatsuki had only a group of 50-60 shinobis and most were just barely above genin level not only that but the Akatsuki had no way to gain information, knowledge, or even supplies without stealing them or taking them from abandoned homes. Honestly, that Akatsuki shouldn’t have been functional at all and the reason it was even working was due to Nagato, Konan, and Yahiko. The three while lacking in strategic thinking and war strategies were absolute powerhouses which is why Hanzo is so wary of them.
“Oh my FUCKING god. How did you guys even start this organization?!?” Obito questions his entire body filled with disbelief. Across from him stood the Akatsuki trio who looked a mixture of annoyed, embarrassed, and ashamed. Yahiko was the first to reply
“To be fair many people hate Hanzo and so we got plenty of support and-”
“Stop- please just stop talking for a second '' Obito took a deep breath and pressed his fingers against each other (he was so close to praying to any god for patience). “Let me get this straight the only one of you that can read is Konan-” The three looked anywhere except at the uchiha “-and even with your shinobi training you never got taught strategies or how to create ambushes or even do sneak attacks?!?!” What the hell is Jiraija thinking?!? How in the name of all those things are any of his students function shinobis!?!?-
“-ah never mind I just remembered that all his students were geniuses or prodigies” Obito almost gave in to the urge to remove his mask to rub his forehead but it was by a miracle he did not give in.
“Okay…okay this needs to be fixed…holy mother of chakra…” Obito whispered in disbelief and he could tell by the awkward squirming of the trio that they had heard him. The Uchiha was thinking about what to do about the situation when Yahiko opened his mouth.
“Tobi, it is not that bad. It has been working so far and nothing-” Obito raised a palm and the orange-headed male shut up.
“That is exactly why I am in complete awe that this operation has gone as far as it did, but thankfully the Akatsuki had only been around for how long?”
“Nearly a year or 11 months' ' Konan hesitantly answered and obito gave another sigh in both relief and annoyance.
“Well good news I can fix your system since you have no system and the Akatsuki is still new so things can still be implemented” Nagato raised an eyebrow
“...and the bad news?”
“The bad news is that doing so will put all of our current plans on hold” Just like obito expected the trio of young adults immediately began to interject but interestingly enough it was Yahiko who paused his complaints with a thoughtful expression.
“...Is…this something we would need?” Obito was a bit surprised by the solemn tone the Akatsuki leader took but he didn’t show it and nodded. Yahiko bit his lip before nodding. “If you are willing to help us, then please show us what we are doing wrong” Both Nagato and Konan stared with wide eyes at their friend.
“Huh? Why would you do that Yahiko?” Nagato questioned. The orange-haired haired looked down.
“I will admit I have noticed some issues with our organization but I didn’t realize how big of an issue it could be until now” Konan gently placed a hand on his shoulder.
“Why didn’t you see anything?”
“I didn’t think, and that is the problem because we are running a rebellion out here with almost nothing and it isn’t just our lives we are endangering but also all those under us who have suffered greatly and wish for a brighter future” Obito watched with interest finally realizing why the Akatsuki had been able to go so long without a clear plan. It was all because of one person, Yahiko. He may be the weakest in the trio but his natural strategic mind, natural leadership skills, and charisma were off the charts. Realizing this Obito came up with a solution.
“If you would be willing, I could teach the three of you what you need to know” The three froze and looked at each other speaking a silent conversation before coming to a conclusion and agreeing.
Before their first lesson, Obito had a few issues that he needed to deal with. There was only 1 of him and three young adults he needed to teach alongside organizing the Akatsuki. However his solution came in the form of a jutsu, or more specifically the shadow clone jutsu. Obito couldn’t make as many as he would like (unlike those cheating Uzumaki’s) but he could make up to 10 which was enough for his problem. Not only that but he also taught the trio the jutsu to increase their learning speed. Yahiko was able to make up to 3 which was normal, while Konan surprised the uchiha by being able to make 7! Then there was the Uzumaki of the group who could easily make over 40 shadow clones, but Obito had forbidden the redhead from making more than 10 at once.
“But..why? Both Yahiko and Konan can use as many as they want and look at how fast they are learning” Nagato was definitely not pouting but it was a close thing. Obito hummed as he organized a few papers.
“You know how a bag can only handle so much water before it pops?” Nagato blinked
“Yeah?”
“Imagine the bag is you, the water is your memories from the clones.” The Uchiha watched as the redhead paled “For now all your brain can handle is 10 clones but as time passes you’ll eventually be able to all the shadow clones you want to your heart's content. However, until then don’t try to overdo it unless you would like to go brain-dead or insane.”
“I…understand. I didn’t think about that '' Honestly neither did obito, when he had first used shadow clone jutsu he had gone overboard and summoned nearly 30 but in his idiocracy, he had unsummoned all the clones. He ended up bursting a vein in his brain that should have made him braindead if not for his regeneration. Otherwise, training was going decent considering how much obito had to teach and that the teaching had to be in secret. After all, learning your leaders are being taught things they should have known would lower morale quicker than you can say Akatsuki.
Obito was sitting down inside Kamui looking over some papers for weapon expenses. Honestly, he never thought he would be stuck dealing with paperwork but at least it was simple enough to do since the Akasuki finally had a decent system to run and with the use of clones.
“And it only took 8 months…” Obito smiled for a moment before he slammed the stupid papers down and buried his face into his hands.
“WHAT…AM…I…DOING? I couldn't care less about this stupid Akatsuki. I just needed to keep Yahiko alive so why the hell am I helping so much?” It was stupid he had no reason to care about the Akatsuki. He had no reason to care…except that Obito had gone and become attached to the Akatsuki trio.
“Stupid uchiha genes, stupid Akatsuki, stupid me…” Obito decided to simply accept it since he couldn’t do anything about Uchiha’s emotions. At the very least his care for them isn’t one-sided.
>Konan (LV - 73) The Paper Angel_OP=66
>Yahiko (LV - 66) Akatsuki’s Leader__OP=68
>Nagato Uzumaki (LV - 50 {87})__OP=66
Obito placed his mask back on before leaving Kamui to meet up with Yahiko. When he got there he found the Akatsuki’s leader alone in his office with tension filling the air and in turn making Obito wary.
“Yahiko?” The orange-haired male looked up from his desk “What happened?” He knew it wasn’t about Konan or Nagato since both were currently downstairs and it wasn’t about the Akatsuki since they hadn't lost anyone or been attacked. The orange-haired male glanced down at the letter on his desk.
“It…appears that Hanzo wishes to make peace with us and wants to arrange a meeting…” Obito's blood ran cold as all he could now think about was Yahiko’s smiling corpse.
“Y-you didn’t agree…right?” Yahiko did not respond and Obito swallowed around the lump in his throat “YAHIKO, tell me you did not agree”
“I don’t have much of a choice! Hanzo has all the power and resources of Amegakure at his disposal! We don’t. You said it yourself “The Akatsuki isn’t very strong. It is a miracle it hasn’t collapsed” We don’t have enough men to do a head-on assault against the entirety of Hanzo’s army” The uchiha was silent for a moment.
“You’re right, despite all the work done into fixing it, the Akatsuki is nowhere near the strength needed to beat an army, but at the same time, it doesn’t have to” Yahiko blinked and obito could feel a plan forming in his mind as he continued to speak. “Just like the Akatsuki rely on you for it to stay stable, the amegakure army relies on Hanzo the same way” Realization dawned on the other male’s eyes.
“...So if we kill Hanzo…”
“We won this pointless war” Yahiko had a smile on his face but it quickly slipped away.
“There’s only one problem, how are we going to do that?”
“I could easily slice the man’s throat in his sleep but that wouldn’t have the result we need.” Obito mused thinking about how easy it would be to use kamui and sneak attack the man. After all, Hanzo was only level 70, and Konan was stronger than him.
“What do you mean? Why would it matter how we kill him?”
“We’re trying to shake amegakure foundations and if Hanzo is assassinated while asleep it might be a huge loss but he could be replaced. Not only that but no one would believe it was the Akatsuki who did it. What we need to do is prove the Akatsuki are stronger than Hanzo, we need to show we have what it takes”