[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-naruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito":3,"chapter-naruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito-naruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito-chapter-113":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Naruto: Reborn as Uchiha Obito",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1341208,1785,"Chapter 113 110: The Meaning of Living","naruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito-chapter-113",113,"\u003Cp>\"It turned out to be Lord Madara…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru licked his lips. His golden snake-like eyes narrowed slightly, a flicker of unease surfacing as he realized Obito had appeared silently behind him without even a ripple of chakra to give him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Orochimaru,\" Obito's scarlet Sharingan locked onto him coldly. His voice was calm, yet carried a weight that pressed down on the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've set your sights on my prey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? How rude of me,\" Orochimaru replied, his tone respectful but his expression betraying a twitch of irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That annoyance lasted only a moment. The instant Obito's killing intent grazed him, a chill spread down his spine. He smothered his anger and instead let out a low, twisted chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since the Kaguya clan is Lord Madara's prey, then I suppose I shouldn't interfere,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orochimaru said with a smile that revealed sharp teeth. He stepped forward slowly, brushing past Obito.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well then, I'll be looking forward to our next encounter… Lord Madara.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, Orochimaru slithered away, his gait oddly stiff, lips pressed thin as if chewing on his own resentment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face contorted into something eerie fangs grinding, eyes burning but he forced himself to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh… don't forget to keep moving,\" Obito said faintly, almost in amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Orochimaru's figure finally vanished into the thick Mist, Obito turned his head slightly, crimson eyes narrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch. He really is a man who aims for great things. To suppress his fury that easily… that takes some nerve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze drifted back toward the battlefield below. The flames reflected in his eyes as he whispered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kaguya clan…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kaguya, muscle-brained berserkers, infamous for their bloodlust. Their only joy lay in battle, their only pride in slaughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They fought recklessly, desperately, simply to affirm their existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obito smiled inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What meaning is there in living like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, one boy... Kimimaro stood out like a gem buried in filth. For such a child to be born into this clan was nothing short of irony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clash below reached its climax. Smoke and blood mingled as Mist-ninja forces tightened the encirclement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a dozen Kaguya still stood, their bodies cut, blood dripping, yet their grins remained feral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are only a few of us left alive,\" the Kaguya patriarch rasped. His face was a mask of cruelty, teeth stained red, eyes gleaming with manic delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like we're surrounded,\" one of his clansmen replied, laughing even as his chest heaved from exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The defenses of Kirigakure were stronger than we expected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite their dwindling numbers, none, save for the small figure among them showed fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every last one still wore a smile. Not the smile of hope, but the crazed smirk of men who saw death as nothing more than the next battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked like lunatics… and that was exactly what they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In that case… kill them all! Kill one more while you're at it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Kaguya patriarch howled with manic laughter, blood dripping from his blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, hey—hahaha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least let us enjoy ourselves!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The adults of the Kaguya clan echoed him, their voices deranged, every word dripping with madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one figure among them didn't fit—Kimimaro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy's pale face showed only confusion, his eyes hollow as he cut down enemy after enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since childhood, his clan had locked him away in a dark cell. He never knew why he was alive, nor for whom he fought. When the patriarch finally released him, it was with only one command: fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, Kimimaro fought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not for glory, not for survival...only because he was told to. Until even his heart grew numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A genius, Obito thought to himself, his Sharingan following the boy's movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kimimaro's technique was raw, completely untrained, yet his body moved with frightening precision. Every strike was instinctive, efficient, and lethal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the bloodthirsty Kaguya fell. Eventually, only Kimimaro remained, his small figure drenched in blood as he broke through the encirclement and vanished into the thick Mist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield was left in silence, littered with corpses, his clan's corpses, stacked like mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obito's gaze didn't linger. He knew the Fourth Mizukage had already ordered the bodies collected. They would be delivered to him in due time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silently, he turned away and followed Kimimaro's trail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the haze, the boy wandered alone until he came upon a small stream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kimimaro paused, staring at his own reflection in the water. His voice was flat, almost mechanical:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm alone again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sadness, no anger. Just emptiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, something caught his eye. A small white flower blooming by the stream's edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kimimaro stepped closer, crouched down, and gazed at it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would you bloom in such a place?\" he whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flower swayed gently in the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kimimaro stared, then narrowed his eyes. For a moment, killing intent flickered in his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don't you answer?\" he muttered coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flower: Bro, I don't even have a mouth. Why don't you come closer and catch these hands?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flower: …oh right, I don't have hands either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obito, standing in the shadows, almost twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kid… he's seriously messed up in the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After another moment of silence, Kimimaro's face twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you ignoring me?\" he barked, his voice louder this time. Having beef with a flower is crazy, yet here he was, glaring at it like it had personally insulted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flower: \"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blooming in such a place… no one will ever see you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised the bone blade protruding from his arm, muscles tensing as he prepared to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as he was about to bring it down, a voice cut through the Mist:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saw it, you know…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kimimaro froze. His head snapped around, startled, to find a masked man standing behind him, when had he even arrived?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not only did I see it,\" the man continued, his voice low and calm, \"but you also saw it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obito's eyes curved faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's why it's blooming here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meaning…?\" Kimimaro asked, his confusion breaking through the coldness of his tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obito studied him quietly. A child with an empty heart, no direction, no reason to live. For a moment, something like sympathy flickered behind the mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then let me fill that void, he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"People might not know the meaning of living while they're alive,\" Obito said slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if you keep living, you might find something interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured to the small white flower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just like you found that flower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then his finger turned, pointing straight at Kimimaro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And just like I found you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Obito extended his gloved hand toward the boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since you can't find the meaning of life,\" his voice dropped to a murmur, warm yet commanding,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"let me give you one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come with me. How about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Obito's words, something in Kimimaro changed. Light crept into his eyes where there had been only blankness before, and an almost-childish smile curved his lips for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, almost reverently, he raised his hand and placed it on Obito's outstretched palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obito's mouth twitched into the faintest smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So...let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm!\" Kimimaro answered, voice small but steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The following day, Obito collected the scrolls from Kirigakure, the records of the Kaguya corpses and the clan's inheritance scroll and together with Kimimaro he returned to the Snow Country.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the fortress, Terumi Mei caught sight of the boy and blinked in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kaguya?\" she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right,\" Obito replied, inclining his head. Then he introduced the child. \"This is the new boy, Kimimaro.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chihori stepped forward, gentle as ever. She reached out and patted the boy's head with a smile. \"So… Kimimaro, is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kimimaro's face flushed faintly at the soft touch. He looked awkward and a little overwhelmed, but there was a strange warmth behind his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obito observed him, then spoke in a low, steady voice. \"Kimimaro, this place will be your home from now on. These people will be your family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, letting the words settle. \"Your purpose is to protect my family and to help me accomplish my ambitions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words something long dormant in Kimimaro stirred. The numbness in his chest cracked, and a fierce little ember bloomed into flame. He straightened, eyes bright with resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Madara-sama!\" he answered, voice ringing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Chihori took Kimimaro to get him settled, Obito walked to his study carrying the inheritance scroll. He set it away, then sank into a chair and let his thoughts drift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't notice immediately how long he'd been staring into nothing. A gentle scent reached him, and then warm hands rested on his shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's on your mind?\" Terumi Mei's voice came from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing important,\" Obito replied softly. \"Just thinking about Kimimaro.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mei cocked her head, concerned. \"What's wrong with him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obito exhaled once, the weight of it quiet. \"He awakened too early. The level of his awakening is too high, and he was malnourished. His body has issues.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already checked the boy on the way back. There were signs of overuse, deficits...his physiology had been pushed and neglected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obito had been turning the problem over in his head: could fusing him with red items fix it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kimimaro was an obedient, gifted weapon in human form. 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