The chunin exams had ended. The final result Obito and Rin failed. Kakashi however had passed earning him the rank of chunin. Desperate to catch up to Kakashi, Obito spent the rest of the day training in the forest just outside of the village. It was not late at night and Obito was still in the forest training with no intentions of stopping. Usually at sun down Obito would return home when he didn't have a mission. His younger sister, Zaria was worried and told her grandmother she was going out to look for Obito. She searched the entire village before coming to the conclusion that he might be somewhere outside of the village. Zaria walked out of the gates and noticed the trees on the left were all marked up. She followed the trees into the forest thinking they would lead her to her brother. As she got deeper into the forest she saw scorch marks on the tree barks meaning she was getting close. After a few more feet she looked up and saw Obito hanging from a tree doing crunches.
"OBITO! WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP THERE?" Zaria shouted getting Obito's attention. Surprised by Zaria's presence Obito lost his concentration and fell off the tree. Zaria ran over to her brother.
"Are you okay Obito?" Zaria asked kneeling down next to him.
"Yeah I'm fine" Obito replied rubbing his head and he stood up then putting drops in his eyes. "What are you doing out here Zaria? It's dangerous out here at night" Obito asked wondering why his sister was here.
"When you didn't come home at sun down I got worried. So I came looking for you" Zaria responded. Obito never knew he made Zaria worry so much about him. "Will you please come home now?" Zaria asked.
"I can't right now, I have to continue my training" Obito replied. He clenched the handle of his kunai in his hand. Zaria then sat down next to him leaning against the tree.
"What are you doing?" Obito asked a little confused.
"Well if you're not gonna come home then I'm gonna stay here with you" Zaria said and she crossed her arms.
"Zaria I told you already, It's dangerous out here. You can't stay out here" Obito stated.
"I don't care, I'm not letting you stay out here by yourself" Zaria stated. Obito sighed, he and his sister shared the same stubbornness meaning he wasn't going to win this argument. He sat down next to Zaria.
"Zaria you need to understand that I need to train for the chunin exams" Obito stated.
"Oh please Obito, you and I both know you're not training just for the chunin exams" Zaria commented. Obito was shocked by her words, but knew she was right. "You're just taking out your frustration from failing your first attempt and the fact that since Kakashi passed Rin has been giving him all her attention. You think just training day and night you'll become more skilled than Kakashi so Rin would notice you more" Zaria stated. Obito blushed with embarrassment. His feelings were so obvious that his little sister was able to figure him out. Then again she was very smart for her age. Zaria leaned against her brother giving him a hug. "Just remember as your sister I'll always be proud of you" Zaria said softly into his ear. Obito was shocked but still returned the hug. He never knew his sister was this supportive of him.
"You know, I'm the luckiest brother to have an amazing little sister like you Zaria. I love you sis" Obito commented.
"I love you too big brother" Zaria giggled. She pulled away from Obito and smiled at him. Obito chuckled in response. " Come on, lets go home. You can train some more tomorrow, and I'll come with you so I can cheer you on!" Zaria said excitingly.
"Actually Zaria, I have a mission tomorrow" Obito said as he stood up again and helped Zaria up.
"Oh okay" Zaria said disappointed she won't get to see her brother tomorrow. Obito saw the smile disappear from her face. He absolutely hated seeing his sister upset. He knew there was one thing his sister liked. He turned around and crouched down. Zaria was a little confused.
"Obito?" Zaria questioned her brother's actions.
"Get on, I'll give you a piggy-back ride home" Obito responded. Zaria smiled and nodded before getting on her brother's back. She enjoyed doing this cause it was the only thing they did together. Obito stood back up with Zaria on his back. She was fairly small so it wasn't hard for him to carry her.
Obito made his way back home. They made it past the village gates entering back into the village. Zaria held on to him a little tighter and let out a yawn.
"You okay?" Obito asked checking on his sister.
"Yeah I'm fine, just a little tired." Zaria replied with a small smile. Obito turned his head back forward.
"Rin would would be lucky to have you big brother. Honestly I don't see what's so great about Kakashi anyways" Zaria commented making Obito laugh.
"Yeah, and when I become hokage no one will even pay attention to him anymore" Obito stated.
"And I'll be cheering you on every step of the way" Zaria said excited. "When you do become Hokage , I'm gonna rub it in all of my friends faces that my big brother is the hokage" Zaria exclaimed. Obito laughed. Moments later the two finally reached home. Zaria had fallen asleep so Obito carried her to bed and tucked her in before going to his room.