4 The Sin of Manipulating Kirigakure

"Your time is up. Tell me your decision, who is going to be your helper. Witnesses can be called in later too, so you don't have to decide yet."

Clenching his sweaty hands into fists, Uchiha Obito finally made a decision. Although he hates that man, he is clear in his heart that if there is someone who would unconditionally help him, even if his bad deeds over the years come out is only him...

"I-I want to call in Hatake Kakashi as my helper."

"Granted."

To make the atmosphere more exciting, Neji hit the table in front of him with a small hammer and at the same time selected Kakashi in the system space. In an instant, the white-haired ninja appeared beside Obito and was looking at him with wide eyes full of emotion.

"It's really you Obito!"

Unable to stop a tear from leaking out of his exposed eye, Kakashi wiped it away fast. Forcibly controlling his emotions after taking a deep breath, Kakashi sat down beside him. He knows that now is not the time to be emotional. Although he wants to deny it, it's obvious that after Obito survived that day, he has been doing a lot of bad stuff. Bad enough to be selected first by the god of justice.

But Kakashi's eyes were full of determination as he looked at his old friend.

'Obito that day you saved my life in exchange for yours. Today I am going to stand behind you and support you regardless of what you might have done. I'm sure that there is a good reason for your actions...'

Seeing the expression on Kakashi's face, Neji secretly sighed. The ninja world brings the conduct of 'bros before hoes' to the next level. Jiraiya and Orochimaru, Kakashi and Obito, Hiruzen and Danzo, Naruto and Sasuke. There are always two men with extreme entanglements and a complicated relationship with each other.

Kakashi is the worst of all, in addition to Obito, he is still secretly two-timing with Might Guy.

Shaking his head to throw the nonsense thoughts out, Neji went through what he will say next in his mind again and started talking.

"Normally I would count murder as a very heavy crime. But..."

Neji sighed, his voice sounding genuinely sad.

"This world is so full of filth, that blood-shed is the norm. Even five-year-old children are forced to participate on the battlefield and the main profession in this world is a 'Shinobi', a literal killer.

What a sad and dark world...

It's a pity that although I am a God I am still not omnipotent and I can't stop all the sufferings in the universe. Anyway, what I want to say is that because this world is so dark and killing is the norm, I will not count killing on the battlefield or during a mission as a heavy sin. Killing innocent people is on the other hand."

Making a slight pause, so that everyone can digest the information, Neji continued talking.

"Uchiha Obito your sins are numerous and heavy. I will pick the worst ones and give you the chance to defend yourself.

So onto your first sin:

Manipulating the Fourth Mizukage with Genjutsu and causing a civil war to break out in Kirigakure. You are responsible for the deaths of tens of thousands of people. Multiple big clans were exterminated because of your decisions.

Children were forced to kill each other to graduate from school. The economy was destroyed in your hands, making hundreds of thousands of people hunger every day.

People have to live in fear every single day!

Tell me Uchiha Obito, what do you have to say in defense!"

At first, Neji was reading his crime out calmly but in the end, anyone could hear the anger in his voice. Of course, the anger is only faked by Neji, the people in Kirigakure are strangers to him, he doesn't care about their suffering at all, but he had to play his part as the 'God of Justice'.

Obito was sitting with his head lowered, the anger in the voice of the judge made his body tremble uncontrollably. Kakashi was looking at his friend in shock.

'Alright, it seems I have been underestimating you Obito. But don't worry, leave it to me.'

Kirigakure.

There was an uproar on the streets. They are the people who have survived the cruel period of the Fourth Mizukage's reign. And now it turns out that he has been under the illusion the whole time.

Terumi Mei was looking at Obito through the judgement screen with hatred. She loves the village and the people in it. Seeing the suffering they had to go through for many years made her heart hurt every day. And this bastard is responsible!

"GOD OF JUSTICE, PLEASE GIVE HIM THE WORST PUNISHMENT!"

He is a God, so it should be no problem for him to hear her words. She only hoped that Obito would have to go through the worst and she didn't even care about her pride for this.

She gestured to all ninjas around her to kneel down and did the same. Afterward, they all started screaming.

"GOD OF JUSTICE, PLEASE PUNISH HIM FOR HIS SINS!"

Akatsuki base.

Hoshigaki Kisame was standing in the rain with a blank look on his face. Muttering

"I should have known better, there is only betrayal in this world."

He was a ninja of Kiri before and his tasks were mostly dark missions, where he was forced to kill his companions for the village. Disappointed with the world, a mysterious ninja with a mask calling himself Uchiha Madara came to him, telling him about the Eye on the Moon plan, a world of truth.

Kisame had decided to be loyal to this man and Akatsuki until the time of his death, but...

But now it turns out that the missions he had done were the result of the mans manipulation. He could have led a happy life in Kirigakure, without Obito's intervention.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

Uchiha Itachi observed his usually calm and friendly partner going completely berserk and felt sad in his heart.

'The God of Justice is right, this is really a sad and filthy world.

If he can change this world, then I am willing to be punished for my sins.'

Itachi doesn't doubt that he will be selected, regardless of the reason, he is someone who killed off a whole clan. Children, elderly died that day and worst of all, his hands are dirtied with the blood of his own parents.

Unforgivable sin. At least in Itachi's opinion, he deserves the worst punishment.