Chapter 223: Make Things Right
Eventually, she landed hard on a rough pavement. Yet she hadn't felt any pain, not when there was so much of it already in her heart. She had been transported once more—now in a dimension surrounded by white pillars of varying sizes.
In the silence of this new realm, her eyes fell upon another haunting sight.
Kakashi stood before Obito, older yet still clutching the repeats of their past. In a moment's notice, a lightning blade pierced Obito, the intensity ringing through Rin's being.
"Is this... real?" she wondered aloud, helplessly watching.
Obito remained unfazed as the lightning coursed through him, his gaze locking onto Kakashi.
"You know how Rin died," he said. "She chose to die at the hands of someone she loved—to protect the Hidden Leaf. No matter what words you say, the you who could not protect Rin is an imposter."
Kakashi's countenance changed to one of pain, each word hitting like a punch to the gut.
"To me," Obito continued, "Rin is someone not meant to die! The dead Rin is also an imposter! Rin is the only Rin alive!"
His voice was filled with a raw rage that twisted something deep within Rin.
"But I—"
"Enough!" Obito shouted, interrupting Kakashi. "You think there's something left in my heart? This world has shattered the very pieces of me—this counterfeit world!"