Chapter – 56: Finally, time to say goodbye!

[Rei POV]

The next morning, Obito wakes up in an unfamiliar room. Startled, he thinks he's been captured or something, and just when he was about to escape, he sees me walking in.

"Oh, look who finally decided to wake up…" I smile.

"Rei teme… what did you do to me?" he asks me in anger.

"Oh, it's me who should be asking that question. What do you think you are doing to yourself?" I ask in concerned anger too.

"I… I…" Obito starts to stutter again.

"You know I am a medical-nin right? I gave you a free medical exam, you should be thanking me. Since I heard you stopped listening to others, I had no choice but to knock you out and do it after that," I say, "But on a serious note, I will tell you this honestly so that you are aware of the risks you are taking, if you continue to stress your body like this, you will end up becoming a cripple or worse, Dead!"

"But I…"

"I can guess why you are doing this and I am not telling you to stop training either… just don't be reckless like this. If you really have to, go and ask someone to teach you or at least get them to make you a training schedule. And most importantly don't do anything stupid before getting your Jonin sensei…"

he lowers his head to think for a while and finally, nods "Okay."

"Before you go, let me just remind you of something. In order to chase after something that is not yours, you are neglecting what you currently have. Always remember, tomorrow you might lose something that you yourself didn't know how important it was to you…"

"What are you..."

"Do you know how sad Rin was to see you like this? How helpless she felt..." I didn't continue but left it to him to come to terms with his situation. If by some accident, something happens to Obito, this will become an entirely different world, which I will never allow if I can stop it, at least not yet.

Obito stops and looks thoughtful for a second before nodding. Gazing at the retreating back of Obito, I shake my head internally, 'It's his fate to fight against the world I guess…'

Just before exiting the room, he stops and says "Thanks" without turning back and walks away.

…

[Rei Clone POV]

Kirigakure.

It's been two weeks since I started to live in this place; the new me that is. The first thing I did when I came to Kiri was to arrange for a clone to carry the first batch of blood samples to Konoha. Surprisingly, that went without a hitch.

Also, I had to speed up my operations in Kiri as I don't know when Konoha will strike again, and this time it will be someone way more powerful like Jiraiya or it could even be someone like Namikaze Minato! I am not saying Fugaku was weak, no, it's just he didn't want to expose his prowess.

With my previous actions, Konoha could basically confirm that it was me who knocked out Tsunade. Also, from the ease with which I destroyed the clone, they will assume that I must have succeeded in the cloning research that I exchanged with Hiruzen and am using some unknown means to control them remotely. Even Orochimaru might arrive personally because of his abnormal interest in these kinds of stuff.

Whoever it is, this clone has zero chance of surviving while facing them. So, I have to reap as much as possible before I have to completely abandon this identity.

In the past few days, I have used my clones to spread rumors about how I miraculously brought back Naosuke from what was literally his death bed. And the advertising seems to be working too, as I am always busy treating someone or the other whenever I am at the hospital.

I have also found a way to come in contact with the Kaguya clan members. The main problem plaguing their clan is the side effects of using Shikotsumyaku. Which destroys their body inside out when they use it too much. With Tsunade's expertise, it's not an issue for me to come up with a drug to alleviate their suffering a little bit.

Also, since this clone's days are numbered anyway, I have decided to depend on the Mizukage more instead of being wary and avoiding him. With his help, it should prove easier to make contact with the other clans as well. With all of these things in place, I expect that I will need at most another two to three months before I could finish up everything here and whatever I can get after that is just profit.

…

About two months later.

I just finished my shift at the hospital and was returning to my quarters. In these two months, I have sent blood samples back to Konoha multiple times. I was initially very concerned about how my plans for the Kaguya clan would go, but I couldn't have predicted how popular my drug would become. After that, everything went way better than expected.

'The last batch I sent should be enough to gather all active Kaguya clan genes,' I smile, 'Though, I did collect some samples from the Terumi clan, it will probably not be enough as they have more mutated genes than the Yuki clan. Probably have to ask for the Mizukage's help again…'

I reach my place whilst lost in my thoughts. As soon as I enter, I notice another presence in the room. Although I couldn't see anyone, I could still feel his presence. 'What raw malice! whoever this is, he sure is scary,' I think and up my guard.

"Hehehehe, you are quite gooood… hisss" I hear a peal of creepy laughter.

'So, HE personally came! It's time to say goodbye to this identity afterall…' I lament.