(Konoha, next day)
It was almost mid day for Konoha's inhabitants and life was going on as thousands of shinobi and civilians were hard at work searching through the wreckage for bodies, whether alive or dead. Too many times did they find nothing but a pulpy puddle of flesh and blood either from collateral damage or being stepped on by the Kyuubi.
Not only that, but apparently the Fourth Hokage, their hero who was essential in ending the Third Shinobi World War, was pronounced dead. The story spun to the people was that he died due to a powerful jutsu that sealed the Kyuubi away. Where exactly it was wasn't known and seeing as how the Kyuubi was sealed wherever "there" was, perhaps it was for the best that no one knew.
All shinobi who weren't helping with the rebuilding of Konoha were tasked with putting the entirety of the Fire Country's borders on complete lockdown. Many Hunter-Tracker squads were combing the surrounding villages for possible spies that could report to enemy countries while reconnaissance ninja were risking life and limb outside Fire Country to act as an extra net to catch any leaks of Konoha's distress that might have made it past the border. ROOT ninja, under command of Danzo Shimura and supervised by Hiruzen, were carrying out dozens of S-ranked missions. No, these missions weren't the kind requested and rewarded with money, but were of the darker nature that would never be disclosed to the public and the rewards were hopefully time for Konoha to recover. These missions involved starting small scale rebellions, arming bandits with ninja-grade gear, and inciting discord among high population areas around the other major villages outside of Wind and Water Countries.
Retired shinobi who weren't physically or mentally handicapped were called into service to play a logistical role in gathering and maintaining a large surplus of food, weapons, and equipment. The village, and Fire Country in extension, was in wartime mode.
The atmosphere surrounding the shinobi who could feel the building tension in their spines put them in a state of perpetual anxiety. Some were just waiting for word to come about the Kyuubi returning to finish the job or an enemy village mobilizing its forces. Iwa and Kumo would not pass up the chance to knock Konoha off its perch at the top of the pyramid.
This was all that Obito could feel while scouting the village for further intelligence. He'd gotten just about all that he and the Akatsuki could constructively use. The Kyuubi was gone, Kushina and her baby were gone, Minato was dead, and 35% of Konoha was in ruins with thousands dead, tens of thousands injured, and the balance of the Elemental Nations sitting on a needle without them even knowing it. Perhaps he could take his information and sell it to Iwa and Kumo?
As Obito was perusing entertaining thoughts on how to further the turmoil of Konoha, he squinted his eyes as the sun was suddenly extremely bright. It was strange because there wasn't a cloud moving out of the way of it… Wait a moment.
He quickly jerked his head back and forth as for a few seconds, there were two sources of light in the early afternoon sky.
That… wasn't normal in the least bit, and this is coming from a guy whose eye has unnatural markings rotating around his pupil that lets him suck things into a personal pocket dimension.
Anyway, almost as quickly as it appeared, it went away though he could have sworn that he saw a small shooting star zipped across the sky. He shook his head at the weirdness of the last day and a half. As he was once again about to leave, he saw a yakitori stand that was still open for business. Feeling the onset of some hunger, he figured Why the hell not? Casting a genjutsu over his body, he walked out of the alley looking like a fatigued Chuunin-ranked shinobi with a Leaf headband wrapped around his neck. The differences with his body were his black hair now brown and his eyes being black.
Taking a vacant seat, he waved over the cook; an elder man with a prosthetic leg from the knee down made of a simple metal peg.
"Afternoon, Jii-san," Obito greeted with a tired sigh. He stretched his back to pop a few muscles to sell his image as a shinobi who's been very busy since the Kyuubi attack. The older man bought it and approached the counter while wiping his hands on his apron.
"Afternoon, shinobi-san. How would you like your yakitori? I offer baked, grilled, fried, and crispy. I have six different seasonings for you to choose from as well."
"Just grilled chicken and some soy sauce will be fine."
As the man got to work on the order, Obito kept his ear open for any loud talkers among the stalls. Both civilian and shinobi tend to loosen their disciplines and mouths while thinking about food.
"Man, the village is a mess."
"Could've been a lot worse. I can't believe the Fourth is actually dead."
"I know. I served with him in the Third Shinobi War. The guy had some crazy luck. It's why half of his popular feats didn't end with him being dead."
"Everyone's luck runs out sometime, I guess."
"Has anybody seen my momma!?"
"Kid, there are hundreds of people missing their moms. Go check with a shinobi or the hospital."
"Waaaghhh! M-my whole family… c-c-crushed by that damn demon."
"Dammit. If you want, you can stay with my family, Seto. You aren't in the right mind to be by yourself."
"The Third Hokage has the whole ninja corps on full alert. The Kyuubi disappeared and it isn't impossible that it might come back and finish the job."
"Didn't you hear, man? The Fourth sacrificed himself to seal it away. Apparently, only the Third Hokage knows where it's kept at?"
Obito suddenly focused on the conversation between the three shinobi and one civilian in the stall across the street. This wouldn't be the first rumor he's picked up, but anything is better than nothing and it'll all paint a better picture for him to work with.
"Seriously?! Then why don't we just smash it and kill it? Destroying a seal usually destroys what's kept inside, right?"
*Smack*
"God, are you an idiot or what? Bijuu aren't like some kind of animal or demon. They're chakra beasts. You can't kill chakra. I wouldn't be surprised if the reason Lord Third has it hidden away is because destroying the container will just release it again."
"Yeah, and the richer civilians wonder why the Third and Fourth Hokages didn't pass that whole 'Civilian Council' nonsense to make laws for the village."
"Hey, just because we aren't all mercenaries with super powers doesn't mean we shouldn't have some kind of say in a village we populate."
"A village that WE 'mercenaries' live in as well and protect with our lives. Besides, that little bit of knowledge on fuuinjutsu is Common Sense 101."
"What, now you're calling us idiots?"
"I'm saying ATLEAST one-fourth of the entire populace is retarded."
"Where do you get that kind of statistic from!?"
"Well, there are four of us here, and you're retarded. That makes one-fourth."
"Hahahaahaaahaahahaha!"
Even Obito had to crack a smile at the conversation, but hearing the rumor possibly certified by a Jounin-ranked shinobi gave the story plausible then a bunch of Chuunin and civilians spouting out different versions. It certainly seemed like the safest way possible. Still, what happened to Kushina and her child? What happened to that alien woman? Where do they all fit into this?
The bright sky was slowly shaded and Obito didn't mind as his yakitori was set in front of him, bits of chicken spread throughout a bowl of fried brown rice. A small cylinder of soy sauce was set in front of him as well.
"Thanks, Jiji." His stomach was certainly thankful.
As he was eating, he looked up since the old man was as well. "You forget something?"
"I might be old, but I'm pretty sure I'm sane enough to know you don't get shade during a clear sky."
Obito blinked and looked up as well. Sure enough, there wasn't a cloud in the sky and yet a shade was steadily spreading over the market.
"You aren't wrong, Jiji. Hold a sec." He stepped out and hopped up onto the roof, something several other shinobi were doing as well while the civilians were left staring from the ground. Everyone was looking around and it was thanks to Obito's Sharingan eye that he was able to spot the source of the shade and it was...
"The sun?" he asked aloud, getting a few ninjas' attention.
"The sun is darkening. A solar eclipse?"
"No, I can see the moon just above the horizon."
The seconds ticked by, turning into minutes, as the sun was surely getting darker and darker. The Sharingan helped Obito a lot but it wasn't a telescope. He could just make out what looked like a black shadow spreading out from the center of the ball of bright light.
"That shadow is coming from the sun," he said to clarify for some of the ninja as some of their theories were getting pretty stupid.
Soon, all of Konoha and the outlying territories were cast in shade and it became clearer and clearer to everyone with decent eyesight that the sun's light was being obstructed, but simply fading. As the last light of the sun was swallowed by the shadow, the whole world was cast in darkness.
Obito wasn't the only one who could sense the growing panic in the village. The other shinobi who've honed their senses enough to develop a sixth sense towards negative feelings on the battlefields could feel the uncertainty of the civilians grow suddenly.
First that alien shows up, then this. There's no way that it's just coincidence, he thinks as he jumps down into the alley and disappears into his Kamui dimension. There's one person on this planet who has better eyes then him and he could really use those powers right now.
Reappearing in Pein's office, he found the leader of Ame and his "Angel" just stepping back into the building from the balcony.
"So, I saw the sun get swallowed by a shadow. You have anything to add, Pein?" Madara asked.
"Since today is the weekly time I stop the rain, I was able to see it. A blinding light for a few seconds appeared beyond the moon and what looked like a shooting star flew from it across my vision. It went towards the sun. I tracked it until I lost vision after a large explosion took place… in front of the sun?"
Pein seemed to question himself as much during the end there and Madara felt a hint of anger at the man doubting his eyes. "You have the eyes of the Sage of Six Paths. How can you not be sure?"
Pein shot him a glare. "I may not be an astronomer, but I believe it destroyed a planet before it hit the sun, or the explosion was on the sun itself. It was very hard to tell due to trying to track a small light flying faster than anything I've ever seen in front of the sun from millions of miles away. Surely, you vaunted Sharingan saw more, yes?" Pein's explanation was as outrageous as his own excuse was, but Madara caught a hint of annoyance at the end there.
"Regardless, the sun is no longer there. It's just… an all-consuming blackness. I can't even see the stars on the other side of where the sun was, which shouldn't be possible. You said you saw a shadow swallow it as well? I did as well. That means where the sun was… something else is in its place."
Konan broke her silence finally as a paper bird flew into the room and folded into her skin, disappearing from view. "Well, the sun's disappearance happened just an hour after you stopped the rain and opened the skies. The shinobi and people believe this might be another feat of your powers, Pein. They're asking questions that I honestly don't know how we'd answer for them without inciting panic. Some think it's an elaborate genjutsu hoax and others think the Gods are angry."
Well, just more bad news piled on more bad news.
"We can do nothing about the sun. Messing with it is beyond even the Sage of Six Paths' abilities. For now, the people will be getting restless and scared. Have the shinobi maintain their discipline. Use the Akatsuki to lead them if you must."
"As you command, Pein." Her body broke apart into thousands of paper birds that flew out the window, leaving the two leaders of Ame alone to think of the ramifications of this event.