Uchiha Obito had no idea about the storm of emotion raging inside Minato.
He was just genuinely thrilled that the group leader had confirmed Minato's title.
Uchiha Obito:
Minato-sensei, you really became Hokage! That's incredible!
I'll carry on your legacy and become the Fifth Hokage someday!
But Minato wasn't in the mood for celebration. His heart was heavy, and he couldn't joke around with Obito—not now.
Minato Namikaze:
Obito, what's the exact date where you are right now?
Uchiha Obito:
Konoha Year 47. Didn't the group leader already say that?
Why, sensei? Something wrong?
Minato Namikaze:
More specifically… what's today's date?
Uchiha Obito:
January 23rd.
Minato's heart sank.
February 2nd—that's the day Obito was killed.
There were barely two weeks left.
Minato Namikaze:
Obito, listen—there's something you need to—
Yuzuki Shinomiya:
Alright, alright—let me interrupt for a second.
Fourth Hokage, I get what you're trying to do.
You want to warn Obito… to help him survive the upcoming battle.
Minato was stunned. How did she know so much?
Then Yuzuki said something even more shocking.
Yuzuki Shinomiya:
But you need to understand—this isn't just any mission.
Uchiha Madara is behind everything.
Even if Obito survives this one disaster, Madara will keep coming.
He's already chosen Obito as the successor of the Eye of the Moon Plan.
If Obito wants to escape that fate… he'll have to fight it himself.
Obito blinked.
Madara? That Madara?
Wasn't he supposed to be dead for decades?
Still, after everything he'd just seen—Senju Hashirama alive, people from different timelines—it wasn't completely impossible.
But what confused him most was:
Since when was I the key figure in Madara's plan?
Minato and Hashirama were just as shaken.
Minato Namikaze:
Uchiha Madara?
Didn't he die when the First Hokage defeated him at the Valley of the End?
Senju Hashirama:
Madara? That can't be right.
He's not that kind of person.
And what's this "Valley of the End"? There's no place like that where I come from.
When would I have killed him there?
Yuzuki Shinomiya:
That battle between you and Madara changed the landscape.
What used to be a plain was later named the Valley of the End.
Senju Hashirama:
…I see.
He paused.
With their power, it wasn't surprising that they could reshape terrain during a battle.
Still… could he really have killed Madara?
Hashirama looked conflicted.
If what Yuzuki said was true, then the dreams he and Madara once shared… had truly fallen apart.
Yuzuki Shinomiya:
I've uploaded something. It's a timeline of your world's events.
You should see it for yourselves.
[Yuzuki Shinomiya has uploaded a video]
This will explain everything.
Using the group chat's special ability to turn memories into viewable videos, Yuzuki compiled clips from the Naruto anime, highlighting key events from her original world.
[Senju Hashirama downloaded the video]
[Uchiha Obito downloaded the video]
[Minato Namikaze downloaded the video]
The three of them began watching in silence.
The video covered everything:
From the Warring States Era to the First, Second, Third, and Fourth Great Ninja Wars.
It showed Obito's descent into darkness… and the Nine-Tails' attack on the village.
Time passed.
Finally, Obito spoke.
Uchiha Obito:
Group leader… is this real?
Did Rin… really die?
No… that can't be…
That can't be real!
Yuzuki blinked in surprise.
"Wow… he really got into it," she muttered.
Wait. His tone had changed. His entire demeanor was shifting.
Could it be…?
Yuzuki Shinomiya:
@Uchiha Obito — that's only one possible future. It hasn't happened yet.
But... something's off. Did you awaken your Mangekyō Sharingan?
Uchiha Obito:
(uploads a picture)
Like this?
Yuzuki looked closer—and froze.
"…Holy sh—"
"Mangekyō Sharingan?! You really activated it just now?!"
In the photo, Obito's crimson eyes glowed with the spiraling pattern of the Mangekyō.
He had awakened his power right then and there.
She could only give him a stunned thumbs-up.
Yuzuki Shinomiya:
Kid, you're scary.
Seriously impressive though.
Minato finally spoke again.
Minato Namikaze:
…I don't even know what to say.
Thank you, Yuzuki, for showing me all this.
But it's hard to accept that future.
Still… I won't let it happen. I'm going to change it.
He clenched his fists.
His students—dragged into darkness by Madara.
Rin, killed by her own teammates.
Himself and Kushina—dead at the hands of the Nine-Tails.
Naruto, left to grow up alone.
He would not accept that future.
Uchiha Obito:
…I'm sorry, sensei.
He had seen the video too.
And it showed him leading the Nine-Tails attack… the very event that led to his teacher's death.
Minato Namikaze:
That wasn't you, Obito. That was a possible future.
You don't need to apologize.
Even the version of you from my timeline… I don't blame him.
The real villain is Uchiha Madara.
There was a pause… and then:
Yuzuki Shinomiya:
Exactly. The future hasn't happened yet.
I didn't show you all this just to make you feel bad.
I showed it so you could change it.
The words hit like lightning.
Uchiha Obito:
You're right, Leader!
Now that I have this power, I won't let Madara's plan succeed.
I'll protect Rin. I'll protect this world.
Minato Namikaze:
Haha… I can't fall behind my student, can I?
Even if another Obito loses his way… as his teacher, I'll guide him back.
Yuzuki smiled as she read their replies.
This was exactly why she created the group chat.
Though…
Wait a second.
Why were only two of them talking?
What happened to the third guy?
Year 2 After Konoha's Founding
BANG BANG BANG!
"Madara! I know you're in there—open up!"
Hashirama was pounding on Madara's door hard enough to shake the whole building.
The nearby Uchiha clan members were stunned.
"Is that… Lord Hashirama? Why's he so mad?"
"Shh! Don't get involved. That's couple drama."
"Wait, are they—like that? Hokage-sama and the Clan Leader?"
"Kid, don't ask questions. Let's go play somewhere else."
Suddenly—
SLAM!
Madara flung open the door, irritation written all over his face.
Madara:
Hashi—what the hell are you doing?! If you don't explain yourself—
SMASH!
Hashirama's fist landed squarely on Madara's face, sending him flying into the wall.
Madara:
?!
"RUUUN! THEY'RE FIGHTING!"
The crowd scattered in panic.
Seconds later, a giant Susanoo exploded from the roof—towering and fully formed.
Madara:
HASHIRAMA!!!
His Susanoo drew a colossal sword as it descended.
Hashirama wasn't backing down.
He slammed his hands together.
Hashirama:
WOOD STYLE: WOODEN GOLEM!
A titanic wooden avatar burst from the earth, squaring off with Susanoo.
The two giants clashed with an earth-shaking boom.
Tobirama sensed the chaos and arrived instantly.
"What's happening?! Why are they fighting?!"
One of the Uchiha explained:
"Hokage-sama came over and banged on the door, furious.
The moment the clan leader opened it—boom! Fist to the face!"
"…I see," Tobirama sighed. "Well, that explains nothing."
He glanced at the clashing titans and shook his head.
"Evacuate the area. Let them fight it out. If they destroy half the village, my brother can rebuild it."
With that, the crowd cleared out, leaving the battlefield to the two legends.
Their duel lasted until sunset.
Throw stones of power at me