"Now, for the team assignments." Idate said as he pulled out a clipboard.
This perked everyone's attention, including the now half-awake Obito.
I wonder if I'm still gonna be on scarecrow and Rin-chan's team?
"Squad 1," Obito was too tired to hear anything.
Instead, he focused his thoughts on something else. Sashimi seemed like a pretty good idea, but his growling stomach reminded him he had run out of the house before grabbing any breakfast. He then realized something. He was, somehow, thrown back about a year from when he died. That meant that he had exactly one year to make himself strong enough to stay alive, if everything went like it did before.
I can choose to do whatever I want now...should I actually be the me I was after I gained my Sharingan? But...I don't think I even have the sharingan anymore...
Focusing his chakra to his eyes, Obito found he could not use his Sharingan.
But I could run up the side of houses with the same ease that I did back when...er, when I, Before I Died! Ugh, Time travel's giving me a headache...
Scratching his head, Obito listened in to the listed teams.
"..and Hana Inuzuka."
Oh crap! What team is sensei on?
"Squad 7,"
Phew, didn't miss it.
"Iyasu Rin, Hatake Kakashi, and"
Crap! What if I'm not on the same team? What if I get moved to another team! What if...
"Uchiha Obito."
Obito couldn't help the sigh of relief that escaped past his mouth.
"WHAT?"
Everyone turned to the normally stoic Hatake to see him seething in rage.
"Is there a problem Hatake?" Idate raised a curious eyebrow.
"Yes! Why in the world is that idiot on my team? I thought the idea of these teams was to balance each other out!"
"Yes, yes it is. and before you say it, yes, you are the rookie of the year, but you forget, Rin is not the best student, nor is she the worst student. Obito, however, IS one of the worst students. Normally we would have put you with the ORIGINAL worst student, but he didn't pass the test, so we had to pick the next runner-up, however, he TOO failed...need I continue?"
Obito wasn't the worst, but he certainly wasn't the best. Realizing that everything was the same UNTIL this morning, Obito remembered being too nervous about his tests to actually do well on them. He was smart, but his nerves always got the best of him.
Geuss I'm back to square one...at least I'll be able to practice my throwing skills more, not to mention my chakra control. but this time, I'm not gonna cower and back down.
Kakashi, not too pleased with his team selection, grumbled in his seat for the rest of the time spent calling out team names. Obito let a smile onto his face as he remembered his sensei, but he was gonna have to be careful. He knew alot about his team, and he could pass knowing more than he knew then because they were his classmates, But Minato Namikaze he had never met until now. If he let it known that he knew the Yellow Flash's unique...'quirks', then he was sure to be interrogated. Not something he wanted to go through. He had met Ibiki Morino in the past, er, future now, so he knew the man to be nearly as insane as that Anko girl.
Speaking of Anko...
Obito glanced around the room, easily spotting her purple hair. He idly wondered when she had started liking Kakashi. He had to try and plan a way to get the two together so he could get Rin. It wasn't being mean, or double-crossing or anything. He knew about the girl and wanted to help her. Kakashi's father commited suicide, and Anko was an orphan. He was sure the two could help each other through hard times in the future.
I'm just trying to help him...and her...and myself...CRAP! Now I feel like a backstabber!
Obito thumped his head against his desk, hands on his head. He hadn't noticed Rin watching him and his wierd actions.
For some reason, he seemed to have lost that cowardice he had in his eyes the last time she had seen him. He seemed more confident in himself, in his abilities. He had also gotten much, MUCH bolder. Not like he really needed it. Still, something was different about him. And for some reason, he seemed to be much cuter than she last imagined.
ACK! It was just the kiss! Kakashi-kun is still the best! But Obito-kun took my first kiss away this morning...Ack! He's still Obito-baka! He couldn't protect himself from a harmless little puppy!
Obito noticed the confused, flustered, angry and disbelieving train of emotions running across Rin's face. He could only wonder what was going on inside her head, but was cut short.
"Team 7? I'm here to pick you guys up." A blond-haired man called up from the front.
Obito looked up and nearly cried. Sure, it wasn't that long ago that he'd seen his sensei, but he had nearly died...scratch that, he HAD died! And dying wasn't very fun! It made you question life, wishing you could have spent more time with someone, talking to someone, asking for more detailed advice instead of asking, 'I wanna get stronger!' No, that was just being an idiot, something Obito was good at. Now that he thought of it, he seemed to like the idea of acting like his old idiotic self when everyone was around. He could be the serious Uchiha he became after his last mission while on important misisons...
Brrr...
He shuddered at that thought. Just the sound of that didn't sound right. 'His last mission'.
Brrrrr!
Even thinking about that word made him shiver! Bad sign. Standing up and walking down the path, Obito followed after Minato, surprisingly leading Kakashi and Rin out the door. He grinned upon that realization.
I guess it'd be cool to lead around Kakashi for once.
Up on the roof, Minato looked over his new students. Pulling up something to start off out of his rear, Minato smiled and began.
"All right! While I'm sure you all know each other, I don't know anything about you. So how about we start off introducing ourselves?"
"Why don't you show us first sensei?" Rin said.
Minato nodded his head. "All right. My name is Namikaze Minato. I like Ramen, training, bugging old man third and pranking Inoichi Yamanaka. I dislike people not working together, the three minute wait to eat ramen and biggoted idiots like that old man on the council. My hobbies are taking walks in the park and...well, training I geuss." Minato said shrugging.
Pointing to Kakashi, the boy nodded his head.
"My name, Hatake Kakashi. Likes, training. Dislikes, those who don't listen to the rules. (Kakashi glanced at Obito, who merely snorted in retort.) Hobbies, or rather lifestyle, training."
Obito sighed exageratingly while Minato nodded his head uneasily.
I guess I should have expected this...he IS the last Hatake.
Man, I forgot he's still the same old rule-induced ass-hole from before. Obito suddenly started chuckling. Guess its back to pranking for me! Beware Kakashi, beware.
The group turned to the giggling Uchiha before sweatdrops appeared on the backs of their heads. Kakashi suddenly shivered and sneezed, but before he could even think of finding out what the idiot was thinking, Minato spoke up again.
"Okay giggles," Obito giggled some more. "Your turn."
Obito nodded. "My name is Uchiha Obito! My likes are Sashimi, training and soon to be, doing missions!" The boy shot his hands up in excitement. Minato started chuckling.
He won't be saying that for long.
"My dislikes are stuck up pricks who go WAAAY overboard on rules, (He glared at Kakashi) not showing any improvement in training, and not getting peoples attention. (He saw Rin twitch from the corner of his eye.) My hobbies are practicing my Fire Jutsu and training!" Obito wrapped his arms around the back of his head before smiling and lying on his back, content with his introduction.
Minato, curious as to if the Uchiha could already do Katon techniques, nodded before he turned to the last member of his group.
"Oh! Umm, my name is Iyasu Rin. I like flowers, animals, and, umm..." She glanced to both boys on each of her sides while spotting a blush. "I dislike animal haters, rapists, wars, and...um..I guess that's it." She nervously scratched the back of her head. She had originally thought about saying Obito, but she changed her mind at the last second. Why? "My hobbies are gardening, using herbs as medicine and studying to be a doctor."
Minato smiled. If Tsunade had been able to have her way, this girl would be an amazing Medical-nin.
If only this war wasn't going on...then maybe Tsunade would have been able to put her medical program into effect.
Nodding his head, Minato stood up.
"All right, from here on out, we are squad seven. We will begin doing missions in two days time. See you all then!" With that, the Jonin disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Kakashi nodded before walking back to the door to head downstairs while Obito turned to head back to the Uchiha compound grinning. Just as he heard the door open up, a resounding SPLASH was heard. Obito jumped towards the compound while hearing the yelling of a now drenched Kakashi, plus bucket helmet!
"HAHAHAHAAA! Man, I can't believe my luck! Now I get to prank Kakashi all over again!" Suddenly he got an idea. "If I get better at the tree-climbing exercise, maybe I can do more sophisticated pranks on him! AWESOME! Now I really feel like training! Hahahahaa! Beware Kakashi! Obito Uchiha, the number one prankster of Konoha, is out to get you!"