2.

—Within the Kamui Dimension—

Four men lay sprawled out on the cold hard stone like ground. Each man could be seen with small cuts and bruises spread throughout their body's.

These men are the four Root members Rhya, Tori, Torune and Fū. After being captured and being told of Danzo's death they mocked the man whom captured them but he soon proved them wrong by getting Tori to stick out his tongue showing the missing curse mark. When proved wrong the men no longer responded towards his questions only waiting for death which seemed like a myth when this man started torturing them day in and day out mentally and physically.

After days with no food, no water ,no anything only torture their wills to stay quiet about any information they had slowly started to crack but they pushed through remembering the brutal training they were thrown into from just the age of five. But in the end there is only so much they could take and they mentally broke leaving only the shells of their former selfs nothing but drooling muttering messes.

While Tobi was laughing to his hearts contempt at break that mans favorite tools while thinking. 'Weren't they trained too at-least withstand a few days of hardcore mental and physical torture.

Many days went by with Tobi keeping the men alive only giving them the bare minimum of what they needed to survive because to him these 'people' have yet to fulfill their use as a tool.

But everything comes to a end as today Tobi could be seen standing across from a man wearing a thin red cloak with a white snake protruding from underneath his cloak clinging to his upper body.

"A friend today may be a enemy tomorrow….your advantage may put me at a disadvantage Kabuto." Tobi spoke in calm manner.

"So it appears you still don't trust me?…..What'll it take?" The man we now know as Kabuto asked

"The Reanimation Jutsu...Prove to me right now that you really need living body's....and...tell me all of its secrets." Tobi stated while his eyes sharpened.

"And if I say no?" Kabuto responded gaining the same intensity in his eyes.

"You will surely not reach what you desire…and what you desire will become something else and it will be your life." Tobi retorted while pushing chakra towards his eyes preparing for a battle.

'I shouldn't take him on right now…..well I still have a hand to play….no need to rush.' Kabuto thought before speaking. "Very well….but there is no one here to use as a sacrifice and as I told you this women is off limits" he finished off looking back at the unconscious women now entangled by the snake who was wrapped around him.

Tobi simply didn't respond and used Kamui pulling out four men will cuts and bruises but they all had their hands bound behind them.

"Oh? Just who are these four?….Wait are they-"

Before Kabuto could finish questioning Tobi cut him off.

"Danzo's lap dogs. They have been under a Sharingan based Genjutsu since I captured them. Tobi said while putting his arms around the unconscious Torune's neck and directly snapping it leaving the bone chilling crunch of the neck breaking.

"You certainly are merciless" Kabuto said with empty tone.

"Well I've done the preparation work for you now recall the soul of the two I just killed and revive them in the other's bodies with the Jutsu." He said while snapping Tori's neck as well.

Kabuto walked slowly towards Torune and Tori's lifeless body's as he hid the unconscious women in his cloak.

Arriving at the body's the snake picked Torune up first while Kabuto pulled a scroll out of his cloak.

"Just so you know this Jutsu counts as summoning Jutsu." He finished off by taking out a kunai and jamming it into the stomach of the dead man.

He then put the bloody blade on the scrolls now visible array of sorts.

He dropped the unconscious Torune and placed the scroll on the ground and the array spread out around Fū.

"That's the justus formula?" Tobi questioned

Instead of answering Kabuto put is hands together in a praying sign and the array slowly gained a faint glow as what looked like small pieces of paper slowly materialized and started sticking onto his body.

"AGGHHHHHHH-" Fū let out a agonizing scream while his soul was forcibly being replaced by his teammates but was cut off when the paper entered his mouth leaving him in his last moments of life to suffer while not being able to even breath.

When the paper finally dropped off of Fū the person who should've been there was not as the person kneeling on the ground hands still behind his back was Torune but small cracks appeared around the surface of his body.

*gasp* "W-Where am I?" He questioned

"This is truly the greatest and most powerful Jutsu in the shinobi world". Kabuto said while taking out another kunai that had a red colored tag with a seal on it.

"That is?" Tobi asked.

"It forcefully suppress the persons soul inside the body making them nothing but a puppet." Kabuto explained while jamming the kunai in the back of Torune's head killing any chance on Fū retaining a still good body.

"Oh by the way once commanded the dead will regain all previous abilities they had in life then he becomes a immortal pawn bound to follow all orders." Kabuto said happily

"Such an ideal Jutsu it must have some serious risks?" Tobi questioned

Kabuto smiled menacingly before laughing "hehehe…That's what I love about this Jutsu there is no risks to the caster at all."

"….what?" Tobi asked

"Yes it's true the reanimation Jutsu doesn't carry any risk with it…Well expect for one possibility."Kabuto finally said

"Hmm?"

"The only risk is that I've given you all this information but in due time we will see." Kabuto said while stabbing Tori and redoing the whole process on Rhya's body.

After a few more minutes of chatting Tobi and Kabuto went their own ways turning his back Kabuto slowly made his way past the Kneeling Torune and Tori and as he passed a wooden coffin and coffin lid appeared around them before slowly closing them inside before sinking into the ground.