Fairy Tail: Metal and Threads

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.

November, x788.

*Clang!* *Clang!* *Clang!*

The next morning, after spending a night of passion with a few of his wives, Alfonzo made his way down to the hanger once again. And when the elevator door opened, Alfonzo saw the exact sight he expected to see. Obito had somehow gotten to his feet, hobbled over to the chunk of metal containing Zetsu, and repeatedly slammed his restraints against the chunk of metal.

In fact, Obito was so focused on his task that he did not even notice that Alfonzo had entered the hanger. Zetsu, on the other hand, did notice, but remained silent. The only thing he did was hope that Alfonzo would put an end to Obito's insane attempts to free himself. The sound was reverberating through the metal encasing him, and, although it was not dealing any damage to him, it was getting rather annoying.

"You know, I don't think that will work." Alfonzo said in an intentionally sheepish tone.

Hearing Alfonzo's voice, Obito froze and Zetsu let out a sigh of relief. Then, Obito slowly turned towards Alfonzo with wrath burning in his eye.

"Yeah, yeah, I missed you, too." Alfonzo said lazily after seeing the expression on Obito's face. "But if you don't stop, you're going to drive poor Zetsu insane with all the clanging."

Not seeming to care, Obito only doubled the intensity of his glare.

"Alright, I really don't feel like playing around with you, Obito, Zetsu." Alfonzo said after being unable to elicit a response from either of his prisoners. "So, here's what we're going to do. You can either answer my questions, or I'll take more drastic measures to get the information I want about Akatsuki's goals."

In response, both Obito and Zetsu looked at Alfonzo with disdain. Obito even hawked up a wad of saliva to spit on the floor. However, when he remembered he was still wearing his mask, he ended up swallowing it.

'Damn it, why did I ask that woman to put my mask back on after she force fed me that food that was surprisingly good?' Obito asked himself.

"*Sigh* The hard way it is." Alfonzo said in an exasperated tone.

In the next instant, Alfonzo flashed in violet light. Then, he reappeared in front of Obito with his hand reeled back.

*Crack!*

Before Obito could react, Alfonzo's fist flew forward and slammed into his mask, with just enough force to shatter the mask without hurting Obito or sending him flying. Then, Alfonzo moved his hand faster than Obito could track, even if his Sharingan had been activated.

*Ahh~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!" Obito screamed as blood burst out of his eye socket.

Meanwhile, Zetsu looked on in dumbfounded amazement as Alfonzo, with a pair of surgical gloves, that he never even saw him put on, on his hands, dropped Obito's freshly extracted eye into a jar filled with what must be a solution to keep the eye from decaying.

At the same time, a small blob of liquid metal materialized on Obito's face before slithering into his bleeding eye socket. When it did, Obito's pained cries increased in volume and intensity. However, the liquid metal, Techno Organic Metal, was quickly healing his injury.

A few seconds later, Alfonzo, while controlling the metal to not encroach on Obito's brain, dispelled the Techno Organic Metal, leaving Obito in a twitching heap, though fully healed.

"Hmm…" Alfonzo hummed while looking down at Obito after storing away the jar with his Sharingan. "I wonder…"

With that, Alfonzo raised his left hand over Obito then, he let a liberal amount of Techno Organic Metal leak from his palm before dropping onto Obito's right side.

When the Techno Organic Metal landed on Obito, it quickly sank into his right side.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?" A higher pitched, more comical voice shouted from Obito's right side.

"I'm trying to heal his right side." Alfonzo replied nonchalantly.

"No, you can't do that!" The new male voice shouted in panic.

"Why not?" Alfonzo asked in a tone of mock confusion. "Wouldn't that be what's best for him?"

Though the new voice did not respond, it was obvious that it did not agree with Alfonzo's attempt to heal Obito's right side. Even so, thanks to the anti-magic restraints, there was very little it could do in this situation. Even so, it continued to struggle with all its might.

Not worried about the other entity speaking through Obito's body, Alfonzo conjured a metal chair and opened a few [Archive Magic Screens] right then and there. He then started to work on his airship's design while monitoring Obito's condition with part of his awareness. Meanwhile, Obito had lost consciousness thanks to all the struggling his right side was doing combined with the pain of having his left eye ripped out and his body being restored by the Techno Organic Metal.

During the entire process, Zetsu looked on in horror. If Obito's body could be restored by that strange living metal, there was no telling what else it could undo. For example, all the mental conditioning Obito had been put through.

After about four hours, Alfonzo stopped working on the airship design, noticing that Obito's body had been restored for the most part. On top of that, because of his body's restoration, the other entity inhabiting his body had been forced out.

At first, the other entity inhabiting Obito's body was just a mass of white substance. However, when the restoration process completed, and all the white substance was forced out, it took the shape of a white, humanoid figure with green hair, yellow eyes, and face that resembled the orange swirl mask Obito had been wearing before Alfonzo broke it.

"Impossible!" The white humanoid shrieked once it realized it was no longer attached to Obito as it looked down at its stark white hands. "I was the only thing keeping him alive. This can't be possible."

The white humanoid then looked down at Obito and watched as the Techno Organic Metal oozed out of his body before being dispelled by Alfonzo. In its place, although Obito's right side was completely stiff and colored black with a metallic shine, it was no longer just a pile of crushed flesh. Instead, it was just as robust as the rest of his body.

Meanwhile, completely unbothered by the unrestrained white, humanoid figure, Alfonzo made his way over to Obito and started checking his vitals.

"Well, it worked." Alfonzo muttered while looking over Obito's newly restored half. "It will probably take a while for him to get used to the changes, though. But depending on what the Leaf intends to do with him, he'll have plenty of time to get used to the them."

"NO!" The white humanoid shouted. "You're ruining everything!"

With that shout, the white humanoid threw itself at Alfonzo in an attempt to kill him.

"Toby, stop!" Zetsu shouted.

Unfortunately, the white humanoid, Toby, did not heed his allies warning.

*Splatter!*

As a result, he found itself hanging in midair with an arm thrust into and through his chest Meanwhile, the owner of said arm only looked at it disdainfully.

"You were there when this guy got his ass kicked, weren't you?" Alfonzo asked while taking his lPhone out of his pocket. "I mean, you said you were the only reason he was alive, right? So, you know just how useless that was, don't' you?"

While he spoke, Alfonzo scrolled through his contacts.

"But let me guess." Alfonzo continued as he tapped the name he was looking for. "You probably think yourself above most wizards, right? I mean, when you were combined with him, you were untouchable… Until I came along, anyway. No, that's not right, either. You almost died against his master, too, didn't you?"

Despite being pierced through the chest, Toby was still alive and fully conscious. So, he continued to struggle to attack Alfonzo. But eventually, his body was covered with anti-magic restraints similar to those Obito wore. And around the time the restraints were fastened securely, Alfonzo's eyes opened a little wider.

"Yo, Kakashi, you're not gonna believe this shit." Alfonzo said into the phone with a note of excitement in his tone.

After that, Alfonzo explained his encounter with Obito without mentioning anything the guild deemed critical. Then, he hung up the phone call while pulling his arm out of Toby's chest.

"Alright, Kakashi said that he would let Master Tsunade know about Obito." Alfonzo said while putting away his lPhone. He then turned his attention to Zetsu and Toby as he continued. "They don't really care about what I do to you two, though. So, why don't we see what makes you guys tick?"

While asking his question, Alfonzo rubbed his hands together and put on a sinister smile that made him look like the mad scientist type from B-movies in his past life. And though they would never admit it, his expression terrified Zetsu and Toby.

Alfonzo then transfigured the chunk of metal incasing Zetsu into a set of anti-magic restraints. Then, he picked up Zetsu and Toby with one arm each, and walked over to the hanger's elevator.

"*Sigh* There's always something." Alfonzo grumbled as he used his [Metal magic] to press the call button. "I'm never gonna get to work on this god damn airship, am I?"

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, the Village Hidden in the Leaves.

Not long after the phone call with Alfonzo ended, Kakashi, who was taking a break after his latest mission, arrived outside of Tsunade's office.

"Kakashi?" Shizune, now working as Tsunade's secretary, asked in surprise when Kakashi approached her desk. "Is something the matter? Your body language says something serious has happened."

"Yes, I urgently need to speak with Lady Hokage." Kakashi replied, his usual lazy demeanor gone.

Immediately Shizune knew the matter must be serious, especially since Kakashi did not have one of his little orange books in his hands.

Recognizing that this matter must be of the utmost importance, Shizune reached for her lPhone to contact Tsunade, though it was mostly to make sure that she was sober enough to meet with a visitor.

"Shizune, send him in." Tsunade's voice sounded from the other side of the office door.

Surprised that she had not had the time to call Tsunade, Shizune froze for a moment. Then, she quickly stood up and opened the office door before gesturing for Kakashi to enter.

And without hesitation, Kakashi did just that. Then, Shizune closed the door and returned to her desk, knowing that if she needed to know what was going on, Tsunade would call her in to catch her up on the situation.

Though, Shizune would admit she was quite curious to know what could possibly make Kakashi, someone she had always known to be lackadaisical, act the way he was.

Earth Land, Ishgar, Kingdom of Fiore, Magnolia.

Meanwhile, Porlyusica's tree house had new visitors.

After securing Zetsu and Toby, Alfonzo took them up to the garage before throwing them in the back of the Escalade. He then jumped into the passenger seat and pulled off while simultaneously using [Telepathy] to contact the residents of the mansion and letting them know he was going out.

*Knock!* *Knock!* *Knock!*

Like Konan had done the night before, Alfonzo knocked on Porlyusica's door. Then, he quickly took a step back, wary of the broom that almost always came flying once the door was opened.

*Bang!*

"What is it?" Porlyusica asked in her usual grumpy tone after slamming the door open.

"I came bearing presents." Alfonzo said while pointing over his shoulder towards the Escalade. "And these are nothing like you've ever seen before, I promise."

Narrowing her eyes, Porlyusica tightened the grip on her broom. Then, she took a step forward, looking as if she was ready to swing at any moment.

"You better not be wasting my time, boy." Porlyusica muttered.

"Have I ever?" Alfonzo asked with a cheeky smile on his face. "Just take a look. I promise you won't be disappointed. And if you are, I'll let you swing away with that thing for as long as you like until you're satisfied."

Shooting another glare at Alfonzo, Porlyusica stepped forward while gesturing for Alfonzo to lead the way.

A moment later, both Alfonzo and Porlyusica stood before the back of the Escalade. Then, without trying to build suspense, Alfonzo opened it, knowing exactly how impatient Porlyusica could be.

*Gasp!*

Just like what Alfonzo said, what Porlyusica was seeing was nothing like what she had seen before. As a result, she gasped audibly. Then she began closely examining the two beings in front of her.

"They aren't human." Porlyusica said. She then shook her head as she continued. "No, they're not even alive. At least that's what it looks like from here. I'll have to run tests before I can say so for sure, though."

"And that's why I brought them here." Alfonzo replied with a smile. "If anyone can figure out what these things are, it's you."

Then, as if remembering something, Alfonzo pointed at Zetsu.

"Oh, but don't start dissecting that one without me here." Alfonzo said. "I've heard two distinct voices that seemed to come from separate individuals coming from it. So, if you're not careful, it could possibly split apart and put you in danger."

Though she would never admit it out loud, the concern in Alfonzo's tone and what she could see in his eyes warmed Porlyusica's heart.

"What do you take me for, Boy?" Porlyusica asked in a tone of feigned irritation. "I'm not an amateur. I know what I'm doing."

Though her words were biting, Alfonzo did not miss the gentle undertone. So, he smiled. Then, he picked up Zetsu and Toby, slinging them over a shoulder each before he turned back to Porlyusica.

"So, where do you want them?" Alfonzo asked while smiling widely. "I'll set up a couple of operation tables that will keep them completely restrained for your work."

"Follow me." Porlyusica said before turning around and heading back into her house.

Meanwhile, both halves of Zetsu and Toby gave up any hopes of resistance. And what made this whole situation even more unfortunate for them, had they been brought to Porlyusica's only a day earlier, Konan would have been close enough to sense their presences when she came to get the last prescription for Pain, or rather Nagato.