A/N: This story was written as an Obito x Reader but was edited into an OC version in order to follow the rules and guidelines of this site. This is an Obito x OC but the original character is generalized enough for readers to be able relate to her and see themselves in her shoes. An Obito X reader version of this story is also available on other sites. Also as a Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto, just Jitsuko!

Chapter 1: Reset

Darkness. All she could see was the color black with subtle swirls of purple throughout.

Am I even conscious?

Jitsuko remembered taking a somber stroll through the local park last night after finishing the Naruto series. Obito was heavy on her mind, not just his fate, but also the entirety of his life in general. She thought profoundly about what could have been; his childhood, how he was always left behind, how his future as a shinobi was stolen from him, how he was the cause of a majority of negative events throughout the series, including an all-inclusive war. Each of these thoughts cut her deeply. Jitsuko would be lying if she said that she wasn't genuinely fond of him. It would be an even bigger lie to say if she had the opportunity to go into his universe to prevent these events from happening, she wouldn't go in a heartbeat.

Sighing heavily, Jitsuko placed herself on the cool ground overlooking the lake located in the center of the park, the grass was still wet and slippery from when it rained a couple hours before. She's always enjoyed coming here late at night when nobody was around. It was a decent way of coping with stress. However, the tension felt over Obito proved to be too great for this habit to ease her racing and admittedly depressed mind. Peering over the edge of the lake, Jitsuko sought any form of distraction and hoped that her reflection could provide just that. It was too dark to make out anything other than her dark silhouette, but something else in the water caught Jitsuko's eye. In front of her, a distinct spark appeared in the otherwise unlit dullness of the water. Overwhelming curiosity convinced Jitsuko to discard her coat to retrieve the object with her hand. Perhaps a sensible person would ponder what exactly that item could be before hastily shoving their hand to it – for all she knew it could have been a spark of electricity and her short life could have ended right there, but fate had other plans for Jitsuko.

It amazed her to watch her arm travel deeper the water despite being close to the edge. Before she could ask just how much farther until she'd reach that coveted shiny object, Jitsuko's shoes scraped against the slippery grass, causing her to fall forward and strike the water headfirst. Frozen in surprise, she could only ponder why the water was so deep. That is when she noticed that light significantly growing in size. As Jitsuko got closer, the light enveloped her entire being and everything ironically faded to black…

Darkness. That's all she could see.

Wait, I can make out something...

"I…I hear.. are those birds chirping? I remember being outside… but I don't recall falling asleep at the park," Jitsuko said groggily with her eyes still closed while lifting herself up using a position similar to a push up.

She felt weaker than she probably should, evidenced by the amount of effort it took to get up and finally open her eyes. In front of Jitsuko was a familiar body of water, but the areas surrounding it is completely foreign to her. Jitsuko eerily shifted her eyes around in confusion before settling her line of sight to the water in front of her. Her face appeared to be that of a seven or eight year old, with a small-scale body to confirm it. Immediately her eyes went wide before letting out a petite, child-like scream.

"That Kakashi…what the heck does he even know?" Obito said, trudging slowly with his hands in his pockets in defeat.

Having just left from bickering with his talented rival, and losing yet again, Obito needed to go out and get some air.

We'll be starting at the ninja academy soon, so you won't be able to push me around anymore. Obito thought to himself with a competitive yet pained look on his face.

Suddenly a scream caught his attention and he immediately whipped his head toward the general direction of the noise. What he saw was a girl about his age. She looked to be breathing heavily and …was she shaking? Obito quizzically scouted the area around the girl to determine the source of her terror, but found nothing of interest. Curiosity overtaking him, Obito found himself running to the girl who was sitting with her arms holding her up behind her with her legs bending at the knees. If it wasn't for her trembling, anyone would think she was simply relaxing by the water's edge.

"Hey, are you okay?" Obito said cautiously as he began to reach his arm out to the mystery girl. At the same time, she looked over to him and screamed again, this time startling Obito as well.

"AH! What is wrong with you?" Obito shrieked in a mix of fear and annoyance. Jitsuko peered up at the boy standing over her while still breathing heavily, the familiar sound of his voice finally registering in her mind that it was –

No. Is that…Obito… Uchiha?

His navy blue and orange-trimmed outfit along with his signature goggles confirmed her improbable claim. This boy standing in front of Jitsuko was Obito, the boy whose life she had just attentively watched and became depressed over. The one to cause so much pain to his word, Obito Uchiha. Something was different about him, though. He seemed… shorter. His eyes encompassed a considerable portion of his face and his goggles didn't quite fit his head right, as if they were too large. It became apparent that he was about the same age as Jitsuko, seven or eight at the most. She stared in amazement and disbelief, with her mouth opening to speak but unable to form sound. Obito stared down at her, this time with more annoyance in his eyes before finally breaking the silence.

"You know, you're really weird. Who screams at people when they try to talk to you?" Hearing his harsh words snapped Jitsuko out of her daze and she raised to her feet to meet his accusing gaze, his height only barely greater than hers.

"I-I'm sorry," is all Jitsuko could muster as she broke eye contact with the boy. "I… I'm not from around here. I'm really lost. Could you tell me where I am?" Deep down she already knew where she was – somehow Jitsuko got transported to the Naruto Universe – but she needed confirmation from another individual to truly believe it.

Raising an eyebrow but with his defenses lowered, Obito replied, "You're near the ninja academy, the place where guys like me are going to get trained to be Hidden Leaf Ninja! I've never seen you around. Are you going to attend the academy, too?"

Jistuko's thoughts blurred. This is really happening. For some reason I've been transported to the ninja world during Kakashi and Obito's time. But why? What could be my purpose here?

An increasingly tense noise shook Jitsuko from her thoughts as Obito aggressively waved his small hand in front of her face. When he saw that he'd caught her attention once again, Obito spoke up in an annoyed yet intrigued tone.

"You really are weird. Who are you?"

"Oh! My name's Jitsuko," she says with a bashful smile. "It's so nice to meet you Obit-"

Jitsuko quickly tried to cut herself off from finishing his name, realizing he has no idea that she knows everything about him. Though her efforts were unfortunately in vain.

"How the heck do you know my name?" Obito said apprehensively. Jitsuko began to panic, sweat began rolling off of her in a comical manner as she tried desperately to come up with an excuse.

"I… have just heard things about you is all! Like how you have a unique style and are from the famous Uchiha clan! That is you, right, Obito?" She questioned him to try to get his accusations off of her.

Obito blinked before straightening out his back with his thumb pointed to his chest. "That's right! I'm the Obito Uchiha! So you've heard about me? So you are from the village then!"

Obito's deduction skills surprised her. He's pretty sharp for an eight year old, Jitsuko said to herself as she sweatdropped.

"Well, I'm not really a member of the village, b-but I'd like to be!" Jitsuko blurted out without even thinking. "Wh-what I mean is… I would like to live in the Hidden Leaf and become a ninja like you, but I don't exactly know how to do that."

What am I saying? Shouldn't I be concerned about getting back to my world?

Obito stared at her confused for a moment before it looked as if a light bulb flashed above his head. He then took Jitsuko's wrist to pull her somewhere.

"Come with me! I know just the person who can help us out!"

"So that's basically what happened," Jitsuko lied when explaining her predicament to Obito and the young Rin while they observed her curiously.

Jitsuko decided against telling them the truth – about how she essentially have a form of seeing the future after watching their life through a television series.

"You woke up in the village one day without any memories of where you came from?" Rin confirmed. If it were anyone else inquiring, the way they'd ask that question would likely come off as accusing or doubtful, but Rin had an uncanny ability to sound genuinely concerned over someone she had just met. Jitsuko wasn't quite sure how to really feel about that. Rin's large brown eyes traveled upwards in thought for a moment before settling back down to Jitsuko.

"Isn't it the Hokage who decides who gets to stay in the village?"

Obito's eyes lit up as he clapped his hands in front of him in realization.

"The Hokage, of course! You're so smart, Rin! Come on, Jitsuko, let's go talk to the Third about this," he voiced with enthusiasm as he began guiding her by the wrist again; his pace was hard to keep up with due to his excitement.

"Bye, Rin, see you at the academy!" Obito gleefully waved behind him as Rin flashed him a delightful grin, one that sent a sore pang through Jitsuko's heart.

What was that feeling just now..? She pondered as Obito continued to drag her off to the Hokage's office.

"What do you mean you can't let her stay in the village?!" Obito shouted in bewilderment.

"We have no idea who this girl is or where she came from," Hiruzen started. "She could be a spy from an enemy village. Times of war will prompt villages to employ desperate tactics, even if they must resort to using their own youth as spies and weapons. Because of this, I cannot allow her to stay."

Obito stared at Hiruzen fiercely; his face looked serious despite his age. "Look, I may not know much about her, but you can't just kick her out – that just isn't right!"

"You should be grateful that I allowed you two to meet with me at all!" Spat the Third as he returned Obito's irritated aggression. The two were in a silent but bitter standoff while Jitsuko stayed back and thought about her situation quietly.

"Um, Lord Hokage… you may think I'm a spy, but I truly don't have any bad intent. I don't even have any knowledge on ninjas." This is partially true, since she knew all about them and how they work but had no ninja skills herself. "You said we are at war, right? Well I want to be trained as a ninja of the Hidden Leaf so I can protect you guys. I want to help!" Jitsuko declared with a determined face as Obito looked at her with his own face full of inspiration.

Hiruzen pondered for a moment, reflecting on how the village was indeed at a disadvantage in numbers. There is an overwhelming demand for ninjas at this time; it might be wise to accept any help this village can get. This wouldn't be the last time exceptions would be made either, as Hiruzen would eventually accept the orphaned Kabuto Yakushi into the village in the future.

"Alright, if that is how it must be, then I will make urgent arrangements to enroll you in this year's training program at the ninja academy." Thrilled with his change of heart, Obito and Jitsuko looked at each other with excitement – mission accomplished, they praised.

"You really didn't need to walk me to my house, you know." Obito stated, the annoyance in his voice succeeded in hiding the unfamiliar emotions related to being on the receiving end of attention.

"Well I wouldn't doubt that you could make it on your own, being the famous Obito Uchiha after all, but I wanted to help out, just in case." Jitsuko lied. The real reason behind following him home was because she considered him as her only friend and felt comfort in his presence. Plus, she had nowhere else to go.

"Actually, I wanted to thank you for all your help today."

Obito looked to the girl walking beside him in genuine surprise.

"If it weren't for you, I'd probably be fending for myself at the land's border right about now."

"O-oh, I guess that was because of me!" Obito stated as a lone finger went to scratch at his cheek nervously, a faint blush forming on his cheeks. Obito didn't really know what to do with the attention, but before he knew it, they were standing at the entrance to his home.

"Well here it is, I'll see you at the academy?"

"Um, about that, Obito… you would say we're friends… right? Jitsuko questioned, the hesitance in her voice clearly indicated her nerves.

He blinked at her before laughing in her face. "Well of course we are! After all that happened today it'd be weird if we weren't!"

Reassured, Jitsuko smiled and continued, "Well… since this arrangement was such short notice, there are no apartments available for me, yet. Do you, um, happen to have a spare room for the night..?" Jitsuko muttered while avoiding all eye contact.

There was an awkward silence to follow and tears began pricking at her eyes as she prepared for the rejection, before Obito surprisingly agreed.

Jitsuko couldn't find sleep that night. How could anyone sleep after everything that happened today? She was transported to a world run by shinobi, chakra, jutsu and war. A normal person would immediately and truthfully explain their situation to the first person they saw, but Jitsuko were never conventional or ordinary, she thought. At the time, all she thought about when she saw Obito was his fate on this world. Not only that, but Jitsuko also saw a way of preventing those events from ever occurring! She remembers everything. She recalls that fateful mission that started his downfall – Rin getting kidnapped, Kakashi losing his eye, Obito activating his Sharingan, his apparent "death." Jitsuko can think of various ways from preventing these from ever happening at all – but every solution required her to be a kunoichi. Jitsuko saw the opportunity took it. Jitsuko will start at the academy soon – for the next few years, she will be with Kakashi, Obito, and her. Rin, Jitsuko thought in disgust. Shaking her head, Jitsuko mentally chastised herself for thinking about her so negatively. After all, she did help her stay in the village, but still. There was this feeling about her that Jitsuko couldn't shake. Perhaps she's a potential rival? Disregarding these thoughts, she let her mind wander to issues that are more important. Jitsuko had been blessed with the knowledge of what is to happen, good and bad. She decided long ago that she was going to use this knowledge to her advantage.

No matter what it takes Obito, she began saying to herself; I will protect you. Even if it means not going home. I don't know what type of ninja I should be, or if I can even use chakra, but I will change your fate, Obito. I will not let you go down that path of darkness - that darkness that plagues all Uchihas. I will rewrite your story.