Nobu stood up to his full height as he looked towards the Shinobi of Konoha, he couldn't help but glance at the boy and weigh him up, judging the two of them and their abilities. Nobu still came up short even he knew that much but he said nothing as he walked forward listening to Nao speaking about things that should be kept in the distance, he knew full well that this information could be useful in the future. He didn't say anything though about it and instead just nodded. walking with the Sennin he stepped inside like instructed, knowing full well that they would be discussing information that could be considered secret and sensitive. He didn't mind though, after all, he had always been happy to get dirt on people that could be used later, almost as if leverage. As he listened to the story he sat down and listened to the creature speaking to him.
"I guess from the beginning is the best way to discuss this, after all, I do need to have an understand of the whole situation if I am to try and help on what can be done to assist you Nao."
Nobu stayed quiet for the majority of the story as he just listened, it seemed that the creature was speaking about things that affected timelines and the ability to shift between the two of them. It was clear Noa had been experiencing the issues the whole time, and in his mind, he didn't want to state the obvious but it seemed that due to this constant illness it would even be close to being called uncurable. He didn't want to say that to her though and knew full well that he probably shouldn't even contemplate letting those words escape his lips after all it would cause damage to the Sennin's state of mind. It seemed that Noa still remembers the promise of teaching the Youkai ability to Nobu at least he was a man of his word. This was always the case when it came to the Medical Sennin, he at least had to appreciate that.
"Indeed, part of the reason I have come here actually is to learn the Youkai contract, as now I feel its time for me to step into the unknown and complete the learning that I am currently undertaking, besides I didn't think you would be the type of person to pop over to the Casino. Weird how the world works aren't it?"
Snapping his attention away before he could reply to anything else it seemed that Sai would continue the story. And even go as far as giving him details on what the actual cause and symptoms looked like when they came forward. He pondered what this could mean and how it would affect the village with someone being taken out of commission from the very top ranks. He nodded never replying too much as he decided that it was better to take the information in than stop the story mid-way with the needless conversation. Nobu listened before the whole surrounding shifted, he found himself standing in darkness and into the woods around him. Looking around he heard the laughter before it sprinted away from him. Following the sound and the direction, it was coming from.
Nobu headed in that direction instantly, sprinting through the strange world as he looked around him trying to have a sign of where he was or any direction to go in. As he passed one of the broken trees, he looked towards the small child stood there facing him, it seemed that the child was expecting him. Almost as if it was waiting for him in those few moments. He looked towards the child approaching slowly.
"What are you? And where are we?"
"Me, I am a reflection of what you could have been, happy, successful a true Shinobi of Konoha, with everything that you could have had. But for me the war never happened as such I have a family, I have a home, I have never suffered, and never corrupted myself. I am what is the pure side of you, supported and successful inside of the Academy, simply put I am everything that would have been, can you not see the aspect of your life and how much nicer it could have been?"
Nobu looked at the child, a small smile on his lips as it then turned into a huge chuckle in those few minutes. It was clear that he was then fully laughing at what had appeared in front of him, it was a shell of the true power and potential he could experience nowadays. Even he knew that much and understood that it had no potential without being able to adapt and overcome.
"You are nothing, a dream and one that I will not waste my time on, the suffering and loss that you describe as my downfall actually created what I am today, the Clan. Everything inside of it, all of it would have not been possible if it wasn't for all of what was thrown at me, and what I made of life. So what you actually are is a fool, and something I am glad that I never turned into. Your words traps and the look in your eye simply put nothing more than a lie of what the real world is like"
Nobu turned around as he walked away from the Child, leaving that form of what his life could have been, it made him feel proud that he had not allowed himself to turn into that. It was pathetic in the eyes of the Yamanaka. As he glanced back the child vanished from existence. Nobu looked around the forest and notice that it was not what it appeared. Some form of the game was what this was turning into, one that he would get to the very bottom of, even if he had to play his part in it for now. As he continued to walk for a bit he found another child, this one looking exactly the same as the first once more speaking to him.
"Let me guess, another representation of myself? What is this one, if I stopped caring about humanity completely? You know it's quite boring to have to keep seeing myself in the eyes of someone who hasn't even walked the path that I have."
"I am exactly that, a version of you that is purely focused on themselves, one that does not care about clan or people, and one that only wants to provide a world where everything burns, I am what happens if you let go of your very humanity Nobu, for you see I am what happens if darkness is the only thing that consumes you. I am the very thing which you are so close to becoming yet you cannot even see it can you?"
Nobu titled his head slightly as he listened to the words, again another fool that believed that this was the very core essence of what he was, and had come and got it so wrong it was almost easy to laugh at how opposite the figure in front of him actually was.
"Your nothing like me, for the one you say you are alone, but with the Clan we are never alone truly, we have those that stand beside us and call us brother, for the time I am alive the Clan is me and I am the Clan that will never change, and you are a fool for thinking everything can be put into such black and white terms. That was the mistake you made and the mistake that you will have to live with, it's as simple as that really now get out of the way"
Nobu stormed past the boy, his frustration with the situation he was being put in clear as night and day as he looked at the child, the voice coming from behind him he passed the boy, shoulder barging him out of the way to find the true culprit behind all of this, as he watched the Child fall to the floor he noticed that time seemed to slow down and that before the kid could hit the ground he vanished into the fog that surrounded his feet, going from the world. He noted that done in a split second as he headed towards the last laugh in the darkness.
After what seemed an eternity Nobu finally found the last laugh, though a child stood in front of him, the outfit was the same, the hair the same. It was what would be considered a spitting image of himself, as he tilted his head slightly he let out a huge laugh as he realized what was going on. It was so ironic he didn't even want to believe it would be the way this would go, but here he was, with the children representing the past, present, and future of what he had laid out.
"Your me currently, this should be interesting, but make no mistake, nothing stands in my way or the goals that I set myself. That includes me. Believe me, I am done with these games demon, I am here or power, and I will take what I want, and leave those that are simply put too weak to take it behind, that is the way of life and that is the way it always has been, you are in no better situation right now and I would advise that you follow and listen to my words carefully because simply put they are that, a fair warning to you."
"I am you Nobu as you are and as yo...."
The words didn't even finish before Nobu was upon the child, the Rasengan in his palm rotating into the boy, watching as the energy transformed the figure from the darkness and disintegrated the energy, he was tired of playing the fool and wouldn't have it happen any longer. No, he would put things right and knew full well that he would be found worthy or not. This was the way of the world and he knew full well that in his world this was how things were done. The creature would have to realize that.
"Your playing games, with someone who breaks people's minds with Tricks, so will you assist me in what I want to achieve, or will we keep this game up? I tire of it and came for an answer, help me or leave me, just know that where I walk I walk with determination and a goal. A goal that involves everyone is that not something worth joining even for a creature of darkness like you?"
He waited there for a few moments waiting to see what would come from his reply.
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It was safe to say that Nao was a bit agitated, to say the least but to make matters worse, he never heard the other coming and once he finally heard the voice, his body tensed up and he quickly spun around and saw an adult standing there. It took him a moment to recognize who the other was. 
Jibril would inch closer to the guy and grin.
