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Obito's POV

I woke up a bit late due to the constant nightmares from last night.

I put on my mask and as I walked out of my roomI heard that everyone was already awake.

"Guys I heard a man scream in the middle of the night. I think this place is haunted!", I heard Suigetsu say.

"Suigetsu you idiot! It was Tobi who screamed last night", Karin said.

"I think he cries at night too", I heard Lily whispered.

"Lily, smoking kills!!", I heard Sasuke tell her.

I walked outside where they were standing and saw Lily with 7 lit up cigarettes on her mouth and Sasuke with 11.

"Both of you enough with your suicidal competition to see who wants to die more!", Karin said taking the cigarettes from Sasuke's mouth. "No smoking around the baby!"

Lily laughed as she began to take the cigarettes from her mouth but choked on smoked when her eyes met mine.

"Lily don't cough near me- Tobi! You're awake ....", Sasuke's eyes widen as the rest of Team Taka turned to look at me.

"Um Mr. Tobi I was wondering if Lily and I could go to the Konoha to buy some food", Karin said.

"I want to go to the village too!", Suigetsu said as Karin shot him a threatening glare.

"We all can go. I'm sure we'll blend with the rest of the villagers", I said.

"You're the best Mr. Tobi!", Suigetsu jumped in joy.

Once we arrived to the village everyone split up and I observed them from afar.

Suigetsu sneaked into a store and stole an apple.

"Hold habits die hard", he said biting the apple once he bumped into Sasuke outside a cigarette and liquor store.

I thought I saw a small smile appeared on Sasuke's face."Hold habits die hard", Sasuke said as he took out 5 packs of cigarettes. Did he steal those too?

Karin and Lily were running with masks and a big bag of stuff in their hands.

They almost fell on top of both Suigetsu and Sasuke but were able to restore their balance."Old habits die hard?",Suigetsu asked them."Old habits die hard", Karin said with an embarrassed laughed.

What would Madara Uchiha think when he comes back to life and sees this is his army?A shark boy, a feisty medic, an emo boy, and a lonely anbu who are all teenagers and like to steal.

"Lily?!", my attention shifted from the talking group to a blonde kid running towards them.

Suigetsu took Lily's bag and team Taka, excluding Lily, ran.

"Lily how you been??", Naruto hugged Lily and she just stood there frozen in place.

"Oh hi", she waved awkwardly.

"Guess her old habits die hard too", I almost jumped as I heard Suigetsu whisper next to me.I turned and saw Team Taka standing next to me staring inventively at Lily.How did they get next to me so fast??

"Five years and she still can't make at least one friend in Konoha. How could Orochimaru send her as a spy?", Sasuke murmured.

"For that same reason, Sasuke-kun. He knew she was incapable of developing attachment towards others", Karin whispered.

"So did you find your daughter?", Naruto asked."Oh yeah I did", she mumbled."Can I meet her-""Maybe later", Lily quickly interrupted him.Um okay.....did you think about my offer?", I could hear Naruto ask.

Lily turned her head to the side in confusion.

"About joining the Uzumaki clan. I think it's sad that you don't have a clan", he said.

"Um maybe. I'll see you around Naruto ", Lily said and ran.

"See you around Lily-Chan!!", Naruto called out.

Valentina's POV

On our way back I watched as Sasuke carried the baby.

A smiled appeared on my face as I saw her reach for his face smiling at him. He smiled back. Even if he hasn't mentioned it, I know there's a bond between them by the way he looks and carries them baby. His niece.There's no denying it.

Our eyes met and my smile vanished.

"So Lily. Have you been thinking about the offer Naruto gave you?", Sasuke asked me.

"What are you talking about?", I asked confused.

"You know. He offered you a place in the Uzumaki clan....because you don't have a clan".

"What?? But there's no need for you to join the Uzumaki if you're going to belong to Tobi's clan once you two marry", Karin said.

I felt my face bright red.

"Walk next to your man!", Karin said pushing me towards Tobi.I avoided looking at him and hope he hadn't noticed how much I was blushing.I didn't even know how the masked man looked like. And he cries at night and I think he sleeps with a mask on! Who even does that??

"So how did you two meet?", Sasuke asked.

I swear that I noticed a change in Tobi's walking pace. Like that really caught him off guard.

I forced myself to continue walking, but in reality I wanted to stop walking. I was afraid to get caught in a lie even though he was the one who started this lie about us being together.

"Yes, tell us how you guys met!!!!", Karin joined in.

"I met her in the Akatsuki", Tobi said in a calm tone of voice. "But we were never that close".

"So then how did you two fall in love?", Karin asked me.

I opened my mouth to speak but nothing came to mind.

"Ever since Lily joined, she caught my attention", Tobi said.

At that moment I felt sick to my stomach. If I were to stop walking and bend down I would start to throw up.

The thought of both Itachi and Tobi taking interest in Itachi's wife, while I was dead disgusted me.

"Then she escaped with another man", he continued waking me up from my thoughts.

"I never knew Lily was part of the Akatsuki. If you and Lily truly were together you would know she's been with us and Orochimaru since all of us were 14", Sasuke said, a smirked on his face.

Sasuke knew our romance was a lie.

"After years of being an anbu I was reunited with him by fate. During a mission he saved me from some people trying to kill me ", I began remembering the night he saved me from my anbu comrades after they found out I was a spy.

At this point Sasuke had stopped walking and looked at me shock. Trying to figure out if I was lying or not.

"After he did that, I got lost in his eyes forever", I said, but at this point I wasn't talking about Tobi anymore. Itachi's crimson eyes came to mind. How I would see them from a distance and get lost in them while being in the Akatsuki, and every night after my anbu duties years later.

"How romantic!", Karin exclaimed. "So does your secret romance with the masked man explain why your daughter Lily has strong Uchiha characteristics?", She whispered in my ear.

"What??", I stuttered back.

"Why do you wear a mask?", Sasuke asked him. A question none of us had dared the ask.

"Because I'm....", Tobi began as he started to take his mask off.

Suddenly a Venus flytrap-creature emerged from the ground making Suigetsu, Karin, and I run behind Sasuke. Sasuke shot us a death glare for using him as a shield.

The creature completely emerged from the ground. Inside the plant was a person. He had green hair, yellow eyes and the right side of his body was black. The other side white.

"I am Madara Uchiha", Tobi said as he turned his mask to the side, revealing the right side of his face.

I turned to look at Sasuke who was already looking at me.

Madara Uchiha died hundreds of years ago.

Karin fainted but before she could hit the floor, Suigetsu caught her."Karin snap out of it! This is no time to be fainting", he told her.

But I didn't blame her. My knees felt weak. I felt sick , scared, and confused.

Last night I was inside his room and exchanged words with him. Exchange words with a ghost!

I don't know how we did it but we all managed to continue walking. Walking in silence.

"So you are dating Madara Uchiha? Leader of the Uchiha clan", Karin whispered in my ear.

I nervously turned to look at the masked man afraid that he heard her.

"He sure wasted to time trying to revive his clan", Karin giggle in my ear.

I looked down letting my hair cover my face. I was bright red.

I kissed the masked man who claims to be Madara Uchiha!

"After this war, Sasuke and I will try to revive the Uchiha clan as well", she continued with a wink.

I looked away from her. I couldn't continue this conversation anymore. The idea of me being in a relationship with the masked man who claims to be the leader of the Uchiha Clan had me freaked out.

"Daddy!", I heard the baby laugh and clap.

Alarmed, I turned and saw Sasuke had activated his sharigan eyes.

He had Itachi's eyes........