[Fifteen years later....]
[Twenty years later....]
Outside the prison, a satisfied expression gradually overtook Obito's face, but Nohara Rin felt there was something unsettling about it, so she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Teacher Yoichi, what's wrong with him?"
"He's under an Illusion Technique. Right now, Obito is immersed in his most satisfying illusion; perhaps he's stepping on Kakashi and becoming the Hokage...."
"But it's all false; illusions only deceive people..."
Nohara Rin shook her head and said, illusions were taught in the third grade of the Ninja Academy, and the essence of an illusion is deception.
"That's right, no matter how realistic the illusion might be, Rin, you're always by my side...."
Uchiha Yoichi wrapped an arm around the girl's slender waist and leaned in closer.
"Mmm~ Teacher Yoichi, right here...?"
"There's a room right next to us, Rin, isn't this place fine?"
"But... but there are others around.... mm...."
"He's without eyes and can't see you; besides, Obito is currently immersed in his illusion."
Nohara Rin could never refuse Uchiha Yoichi. Although her words were laced with caution and hesitation, her hands never let go of Uchiha Yoichi for even a second.
Soon after, Uchiha Yoichi led the girl to the adjacent cell. Though the bed wasn't big enough for two to lie side by side, it was enough for them to overlap.
Before coming over, Uchiha Yoichi had set up a Barrier Jutsu on Obito's cell, allowing him to hear sounds but preventing any of his own from getting out.
"Teacher Yoichi.... Teacher Yoichi...."
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The illusion on Obito didn't last long; soon, at his happiest moment, the illusion abruptly broke.
"Daughter!"
When everything in front of him disappeared, returning to darkness, the familiar scent of the cell returned. Quickly, Obito realized the scenes he'd just witnessed were illusion-induced.
Everything he had just experienced was false; he was not the Konoha Hero, the Fifth Generation Hokage... he remained a grievous criminal, a traitorous ninja of Konoha, a murderer of his master, Obito.
"Who? Come out, why did you use this illusion on me?"
Just as Obito was about to shout in rage, he suddenly heard loud noises from the cell next door, and the voices came from someone very familiar to him, Nohara Rin of his day and night thoughts.
"Good, good... Teacher Yoichi...."
Wh-what is this sound!?
Obito quickly understood what was happening next door. His beloved Nohara Rin was doing such a thing, and the other person was Uchiha Yoichi, the Fifth Generation Hokage of the village, and also Nohara Rin's teacher.
"No!! Bastard, let go of Rin! Let go of Rin immediately!"
"Aaaaah!!! Let her go, let go of Rin!!!"
Fuming with rage, Obito lost his rationality entirely. His teeth were clenched so hard they shattered, spilling blood in his mouth, but he didn't care. Engulfed in anger, he kept pounding the sturdy wall.
But that wasn't enough. Obito kept banging his head against the prison bars, while madly screaming: "Rin, Rin, leave him! Rin!"
Clearly, he was supposed to be the Hokage!
Clearly, he was supposed to be the Hero of Konoha!
Rin clearly gave him a scarf that signified longing!
But now Nohara Rin was making those sounds next door, and without any hint of pain, as if this was what she found truly joyful.
"Hehe, hehe, hehe, it's all fake, hahaha, it's all fake... all fake...."
"I don't believe it, all of this is fake, fake, haha, Rin is mine, haha...."
"Hehe, I'm the Konoha Hero, I'm the Hokage!!!"
Two or three hours later, a nearly exhausted Nohara Rin was lying on Uchiha Yoichi's body. Today was her most satisfying day, she had finally achieved what she wanted.
Nohara Rin held Uchiha Yoichi's neck tightly, afraid that she was dreaming, because that sensation of ascending into the clouds just now was hardly different from a dream.
But now Nohara Rin could be sure, everything was real, especially her recent frenzied actions with Teacher Yoichi.
"Let's go back, Rin, take a good rest."
Uchiha Yoichi gave Nohara Rin some Life Energy, quickly rejuvenating her, although her clothes could no longer be worn, so Uchiha Yoichi said, "I'll just use Flying Thunder God to send you home. Cleaning up here shouldn't be a problem."
"Thank you then, Teacher Yoichi, hehe~"
After Nohara Rin finished speaking, she walked out of the prison with a slight limp. Though she'd gained some Life Energy, it only restored her stamina; her legs were still weak.
Once Uchiha Yoichi had tidied up inside the prison and walked out, Nohara Rin asked, "Teacher Yoichi, what's happening with Obito?"
At this moment, Obito's awareness had become numb. He was forcing himself to believe he was the Konoha Hero, thus while banging his head against the wall, saliva dripped as he muttered: "I'm the Konoha Hero..... I'm the Fifth Generation Hokage... I'm the Konoha Hero....."
Uchiha Yoichi explained to Nohara Rin: "Perhaps he doesn't want to leave the world of illusion, after all, his reality is being a traitorous ninja, whereas in the illusion world, he might be the Hero of Konoha!"
"Then Obito is quite useless, really wallowing in that illusion world. I thought he might repent, but...."
Nohara Rin shook her head, unwilling to discuss Obito any further; to her, he seemed beyond redemption, having sunk to such depths in the illusion world. She now had no interest in knowing anything about Obito.
At this point, Obito was completely wasted, with no possibility of entangling with Nohara Rin in the future, and likely never regaining his consciousness.