Did Obito ever fully redeem himself in everyone's eyes?
08.06.2025 04:42
One of Obitos final acts was his sacrifice to save not only Naruto and Sasuke, but kakashi for a second time as well, signifying Obitos reformation to the kind man he once was, as this sacrifice coming around full circle completed Obitos redemption, and Gave Team 7 A final chance to Seal a chakra drained Kaguya away and bring about the saviour of the world.
All of these feats towards the end of Obitos time are enough for me to say he redeemed himself, in the Shinobi world, death occurred at the hands of many, and just because death occurred in the name of village and nation,it doesn't make it any better than whatever death Obito brought about, the Shinobi system and those in it were often the perpetrators of immoral deeds disguised as moral through purpose, at least At the end of it all, Obito saw morality in the prevalence of the world and those in it, in the hopes that someday there will be peace, to which he entrusted Naruto the task, and sacrifice his own life to provide that chance to humanity.
Another crucial feat of Obito was aiding Team 7 in Reuniting Naruto and Sasuke by using his kamui to locate Sasuke and bring he and Sakura back to where Naruto and Kakashi were, as both of their powers were needed to seal Kaguya, only Obito could've managed this at the time and he pushed himself to the point of collapsing unconscious to see this through, in order to help his friends and do his part to ensure the world doesn't end.
Obito's final act was returning from the purgatory to bestow upon kakashi both mangekyo sharingan they both used throughout their lives, as well as the power of Obitos chakra and spiritual energy, to be used as one final stand to aid team 7 in the defeat of Kaguya, and for a time, Allowed Kakashi to become the most powerful Shinobi in existence, as he had the power to protect his students and damage Kaguya to the point where team 7 could effectively lay the final blow in the form of Sakuras head punch, with the finishing touch of Naruto and Sasuke combing their sun and moon powers to seal Kaguya away, ending the war.
In my opinion this is where Obitos redemption began, rather than survive and atone for his many sins prior to and during the war, he opted by follow in Nagatos footsteps and revive the entirety of the allied Shinobi forces and whoever he killed that he could reach with the jutsu, Showing that despite his atrocities and prior ideals, he'd finally understood the heart of Nagato and why he performed the rinne rebirth as well.
Another defining moment was Obito laughing an assault on Madara uchiha and extracting fragments of all 9 bjuu madara had absorbed and sealing them along with the yin half of Kurama that Black zetsu had stolen into Naruto, effectively saving his life and making a major contribution towards Victory in the war, as had Naruto died, The world as they knew it would've ended.
Madara Uchiha
Madara spent a full year attempting to instil his ideology inside of Obito, and Obito managed to steer clear of Madaras world view for the longest time however Madara always had a plan In mind to undo Obitos perception of reality, and shift his ideals towards the idea that the world is hell, the Shinobi system is a failure, and the infinite tsukoyomi as an end goal shall bring peace to the world by freeing everyone from loss and pain, and providing them only triumph. What needs to be remembered is the fact that Obito was only a 13–14 year old child at the time, and to have trauma like that placed on you strategically by an adult who understands how to have an impression on others, it's a dangerous recipe and perfect grounds for conditioning someone's world view and perception of the world around them, but I think age tends to fly over the audience's heads due to the responsibility we see these young kids take on, which we have no understanding of in our real world as the shows fiction and these characters have incredible amounts of power, that doesn't exist in the real world, but the fact is 13 years old, is still a kid.
Obito did many terrible things, many awful deeds, caused death, war, anguish and despair in his time, but this was all be the design on no other than
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And for a long time Obito lived his life, either impersonating someone else, or at odds with existing with an identity in this reality he condemned, causing him to commit many atrocities that would shape Naruto as a story up until the moment he was able to recognise who he was, how he was manipulated, and finally, who he is and what he could do near the end of his life to aid the Shinobi world in surviving a reality in which he didn't know he was being manipulated to bring forth. Obitos big change happens after his defeat to Naruto, where he was made to question his ideals, but also when Madara finally disclosed to him that he was behind Rins death, and all the tragedies in Obitos life were by his design in order to create a darkness within the heart of the child and steer him down the path he wanted him to walk, creating the villain we all knew Obito to be
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This moment, planned and orchestrated perfectly by Madara, knowing that Obito loved Rin and cared for her more than any other, convinced a 14 year old Obito that what Madara had been trying to manipulate him into believing was true, and in this moment Obito abandoned his feelings towards this world, and vowed to create the reality in which There was no loss, no grief, no pain.