Sakura (How to Obtain a Reverse Harem in Naruto)

The Rainbow Stick Story

I could save him if he wanted to be saved.

But I didn't think he wanted to.

He turned a weary gaze onto me, cracking a half-smile. "I believe I owe you a story before I go. Although it's likely not as grandiose as you might think."

"It's still a story worth telling," I insisted. "It's a story worth repeating."

He fell silent for a moment, then he shakily forced himself up. Using nearly the last bit of his chakra, he used his kamui to pull out an ordinary stick. "You already know what happened to me."

"Yes, Maddie-hime saved you, shared his corruption with you, and left the Akatsuki to you."

Obito lifted his head up to the starry sky above. "In that cave, I started to have this recurring dream. I was someplace near the ocean, but it was entirely black. I could hear the ocean waves, but for the longest time I couldn't see anything."

'A place in between Here and There.'

"But after some time, I saw a butterfly," he said softly, almost gently. "I woke up before anything else happened for quite a while, but eventually... eventually I was able to follow it. It was rather pretty, with clear wings that had snow dust falling off it, and it glowed with an unnaturally warm and gentle light."

He fell silent again, and I held my breath as I waited for him to speak once more.

"It led me somewhere kind... I'm not sure how to explain it, but it would always lead me to this kind of forest. I would wake up there, physically wake up there, but I could never find out where it was. If I walked in any one direction for too long, it would take me back to the tree I woke up under. In order to leave, I had to use my Sharingan.

"For two months this continued. I would wake up under the tree and the butterfly would leave me. But then... someone else started to sit with me. I never knew her name, but she was... kind. She had green eyes a bit like yours, but her hair was brown, and her skin darker.

"I could never talk, could never stay there for too long since something always called me back, but..." Obito looked down at the stick. "I took this stick. It's the only physical thing I have to tell me I'm not crazy."

"You aren't crazy," I whispered, words spilling out of my mouth as I leaned forward to wrap my arms around him. Mia kissed the top of his head and said with all the love she could give, "You're not crazy. I just didn't want you to feel alone, and to remind you that I'll always be waiting for you."

"What?" Obito asked, startled by this change.

"It's okay," we soothed him. "You'll understand soon enough."

He was still, silent as a grave, and he clutched onto that little stick so tightly it trembled.

And then he remembered.

And he held us so tightly as tears spilled over his eyes.

"I'm sorry I forget," he whispered, his voice cracking. He was shaking, and our shoulder and neck was growing wet with each second as he cried from the weight of what was, and what would be again. Happiness was found for him, just as sadness kept him company. Again, and again, and again."My little Nao... my dear Mia... my demon princess."

We squeezed him, our eyes burning and our heart aching with grief and love so terribly strong it was almost too much to bear.

"It's okay," we told him.

"I don't want to leave you," he confessed, the words muffled against my neck.

"You won't." We kissed his head and tried to comfort him. "Because you'll remember now, and you'll come with us."

"Promise?"

"Promise."

(It means we aren't alone anymore.)

"I'm tired," he whispered, voice cracking. "I'm so tired."

"Then sleep, love," Mia cooed. "And wake up in that forest where I'll be waiting."

He clung onto us, this worn down old soul, and he fell silent. It didn't happen right away, it took some time, but in between one heartbeat and the next Obito stopped breathing.

That was okay, though.

The story was told.

We would meet again, and again, and we would find that perfect happy ending again... and again... and again.

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What was there to say after the war?

Everyone who died was brought back. Clean up was a bitch. I was tired. Emotionally and physically drained.

I had witnessed their deaths plenty of times, and I had died plenty of times, but it could still be exhausting.

'I wish I could do more.'

We returned to Konoha and I wasted no time in going back home, collapsing onto my bed and hugging Brightheart for all the energy I had to spare.

I needed time to put myself back together.

Unfortunately I didn't have that opportunity right away.

There was a shift in the air.

X took a seat on the bed, a minor head tilt in my direction as a greeting. Mia's fond memories of him put a smile on my face as I sized him up. As always, he was cloaked head to toe in black gear a thief would wear. He kept a mask on with an x over it—the reason for his name.

"Hey wife of mine," he greeted cheekily.

"I thought I asked for a divorce?" I immediately retorted before my eyes widened. "Wait—you remember?"

"Bit more than you now," he said. "I'll see you in your final life here, sweetcheeks. Bit of advice before you move on, though: learn how to build a home with nothin'."

"Learn how to build a home with nothing," I repeated back, committing this to memory. I cocked my head curiously at him. "Do we meet for the first time in my final life, too?"

"That's right," he confirmed. "Treat me well."

"With an ass like that, how could I not?" I shrugged. "So do I get an adventure with you this life, or were you saving all that for Mia?"

He looked me up and down. "Mmm-hmm. I'll come back when you're physically older."

"Damn physical age," I sighed.

He patted the top of my head. "Yep. See you later, pretty bird!"

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The war ended with zero casualties.

Konoha finished reconstruction within that year.

Naruto started training to be the next hokage, and I set to work on creating my cafe.

And for the first time in a long, long time there was no plan I had to set in motion. There was no scheme, no future event I had to prepare for.

I woke up, spent time with my friends and loved ones, flirted with Kisame, and worked on my dream cafe. Mornings were slow and quiet, and evenings were relaxing and peaceful. There was on rush or worry.

Our happy ending had finally arrived.

'The least we could do was enjoy it, right?'

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Answer: It rapidly changes on my mood. I find myself most looking forward to Inso's Law, Stepmother Marchen, Sacrificial Princess, So I'm a Spider So What, and literally all otome villain isekais. *Thumbs up*