[do not] Lie to me - tobidei

CHAPTER 10 - Please forgive me

Obito's POV

As he runs deeper into the forest after Deidara, his trail gets more difficult to observe with his sharingan. The artist knows how to not be followed when he wants to, especially now that he knows about the damned kekkei genkai.

Minutes of running after faint traces of chackra turn into hours. With his mind now completely sober, Obito knows he screwed up. He knows that Deidara will never forgive him and that he just disappointed the only person he cares about in this fake world. All those lies to protect himself and his plans when the reason for all his recent dreams was right before his eyes.

What have I done? What did I expect from this? Everything he knows about me is a lie.

He stops when he hears a crack behind him. Before he can look at the noise's source, he is swept by a pair of quick feet and immobilized. As he opens his only eye, a sea of blonde hair and two intense blue eyes that could pierce through his skull surprise him.

"I AM GOING TO KILL YOU, FILTHY UCHIHA! STOP FOLLOWING ME, I DON'T WANT TO SEE THIS STUPID MASK EVER AGAIN"

"Deidara-"Obito says in his real voice, an octave higher than the usual one Tobi uses.

Tears start falling down his cheek and Obito is surprised as he notices they are not his own. Deidara is crying.

"Even your voice is a lie? Tell me, TELL ME IF WHAT I'M FEELING IS A GENJUTSU, THIS THAT HAPPENS WHEN WE ARE TOGETHER" More tears roll down Obito's cheek as Deidara scrambles to keep him in position and shake him at the same time. "I knew that feelings like those were for weak people, I'M NOT WEAK" he approaches the mask's eyehole "tell me, TELL ME".

"I could never... I could never do something like that to you." Obito is baffled, he has never seen Deidara like this and at the same time, he still has to process what the other one has just confessed. So he also feels this weird thing in his stomach? Is he also haunted in his dreams? What a terrible time to find that out. "Listen..."

"WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU?"

Deidara raises his hand to slap Tobi and Obito uses the opportunity to gain control of the situation. Using his size and strength to his advantage, he is able to reverse roles with the artist, now pinning him down to the earth and immobilizing him.

"LISTEN" he raises his voice and immediately regrets it. "Please listen to me." Deidara struggles again trying to set himself free, but to no avail. "Please, just listen to what I have to say. After that I'll let you do whatever you want to me, even kill me if you want to. Ok?"

The artist lets out a low huff in response. Obito takes that as an yes and lets go slowly of his wrists, allowing him to sit up. Deidara refuses to make eye contact and crosses his arms. Tears are still flowing out of his blue eyes, smudging his heavy makeup. It is not safe to have this conversation here, Obito knows that.

"Deidara, do not panic, but we have to do something before I can tell you more." He then extends his hand in the Iwa nin's direction, but he is ignored. "I promise you, I am not lying right know." Deidara takes his hand reluctantly and both are transported into kamui instantly.

"The fuck is this, hm?"

"It's a part of my sharingan's power. It's a pocket dimension, only I can access it. I brought us here so that no one else can hear what I'm going to say."

The artist stays quiet, allowing Obito to continue. The masked man has to catch his breath before he starts speaking. After all these years he will say it again, he is not no one anymore, after all.

"My real name is Obito. Uchiha Obito." He sighs as he continues, "I have been lying to you about who I am since the beginning. No one alive knows about my true identity, not even Pain or Konan. I cannot tell you right know everything about me because I'm sure that I have a seal in my heart that will kill me if I go against my master's plan."