It seemed like Kakashi could care less about Obito going on a mission. At least Rin showed some excitement, the Uchiha thought. He puffed out his cheeks and continued to leap from tree to tree. He'll show them. He'll show them all! He would, and he won't back down from this person. Obito could just imagine the praise that he would be getting...
"Wow, Obito! You're so strong! Can you show me how you do it?" One girl would ask, her hands on her cheeks. All of the girls that had previously fawned over Kakashi would come rushing to his side and holding his arms, lifting him up in the air, anything.
"Obito! Obito! Obito!" They would chant, his name reverberating throughout the crowd. "That's right ladies, I am everything that those boys at the academy aren't and everything that Kakashi wishes he could be!" Kakashi would be curling in on himself in the corner and digging a hole before crawling within. "Obito-kun is right... I wish that I was just like him!"
"Obito..." That recognizable voice would murmur over the loud chanting. "Rin!" Obito would cry, shoving himself away from all of his fans and rushing to the brunette's side. "Obito, you're so wonderful..."
"Heh, I guess I am pretty great." Obito sheepishly says, rubbing his head. "Kiss me, Obito-kun," Rin whispers. Obito leans in, puckering his lips...
"OW!" Obito yelped as he ran straight into a tree. "Dammit! I wasn't watching where I was going!" The dark-haired boy growled as he sat back on one of the large branches and gingerly rubbed his forehead and nose. Dammit, his nose was going to be bruised now! It hurt like a bitch, too. This sucks.
Obito was already two days into the mission. He had already wasted enough time making camp along the way to this village since it had been raining nonstop ever since his mission had begun, coincidentally. The rain water created rather deep puddles on either side of the trail below, and Obito strained to not slip off of the wet tree branches and into one of them. Now that would really be a bummer. He didn't want to show up at the village with mud stains in his clothes. How would anyone take him seriously that way?
But on the offside, he actually enjoyed this weather. He liked the serenity of the rain. Obito always enjoyed sitting within his home and watching the rain slide down his window, the sound of it reverberating throughout the home. Him, curled up in blankets and getting lost in his thoughts about his future. (Well. That last part wasn't so fun. It sounded rather depressing.)
The young boy's legs started to get tired out from hopping from tree-to-tree so much. Looking down at the ground below, he studied the puddles. Eh. They weren't necessarily on the trail, so it was okay. Carefully, Obito made his way down from the trees.
"Ak!" He screeched when he lost his footing and slipped the rest of the way down. Clumsy, Obito! You need to be more focused! He slapped himself as soon as he got back up and shook his head to "clear" himself of the clumsiness. Alright, maybe he was a little nervous for this mission. So he was a little anxious to meet them, but that was okay. But what if he failed and didn't succeed in bringing them back? What would his teammates think of him then? What would Rin think? Obito Uchiha wouldn't let himself come back empty handed. No.
He would succeed! That was his ninja way!
Obito puffed out his chest and began to walk down the trail again, ignoring the rain that was beginning to seep into his sandals and constantly wiping off the front of his goggles with the back of his hand. He could tell that he was getting close to Amegakure from the nonstop raining, but from what the Third said, this person wasn't located anywhere near Amegakure. Was he lost then?
Obito paused to run off of the trail for some nearby shelter from the rain. As he ducked under a short tree, he pulled out his map and scanned where he should be headed. No, he was on the right path. Anxiety really was getting the upper hand in this mission; Obito was panicking over nothing! He growled in frustration and stuffed the map back into his pocket.
"Stupid rain, stupid map, stupid stress, stupid mission, stupid mystery person-!"
"Who's a stupid person?" A confused voice said behind him, and Obito screeched. The boy snatched a kunai from his belt and whirled around with it held directly in front of him. Before him stood a girl with soft features and (h/l) (h/c) hair. She was standing in a very casual way, with her arms hanging by her sides and her feet close together. She looked completely unfazed by the weapon held in Obito's shaking hands, and this confused Obito. He was a stranger! And this girl dared to look indifferent! Did he really look so weak to her that he didn't even bare the title of threatening at all?
"Who are you?" Obito growled, instantly regaining his calm composure and getting out of his fighting stance. Yet, he still held out his knife. Just in case. He squinted at the girl. She looked about his age, but a bit younger, he noted, as he looked her up and down.
"I don't know, actually," The girl said in a contemplative manner, turning her head to the side and putting a finger up to her lips. Her hand rested on her hip and she tapped her finger a couple of times on her bottom lip before her eyes shot over to Obito. She studied the look of shock and befuddlement on his face before she broke out into giggles and snorts. "I'm just kiddin! But I remember being called (Name) a long time ago. What's yours?" Obito scowled at her joking manner.
"Why should I tell you?" He wondered, his voice laced with suspicion as he leaned in with squinted eyes to stare pointedly at (Name). "I don't know. But you asked who I am, so I mean, why can't you tell me who you are?" She fired back at the boy.
"Good point. But who I am doesn't matter. Do you know of a little village somewhere near here? I'm supposed to be going there to... ask around." He carefully worded his question, his eyes still squinted as he stared upwards a little bit as he thought out what he should say if this girl asked any more questions. This was his first solo mission, he was in charge, not Kakashi. So he needed to carefully calculate his options.
"Oh, yeah! That village! I know what you're talking about. I usually hang around there, but it's not really my village. The villagers are pretty mean to me, though. I don't really know why..." (Name) said, staring off in the distance again with that contemplative gleam in her eyes. Obito squinted at (Name). From what she said, she fit the bill for what the Third had to say about this person, or... young girl named (Name)?
Obito pursed his lips and furrowed his brows. He put his kunai away and crossed his arms. "Does anyone else in that village do what you do?" He tested.
"...No. I wish that they did, though. I don't really know what I'm doing wrong."
"You're disturbing them." Obito bluntly said, frowning at her. This is the girl that the Third told him to bring back. Young girls like her wouldn't just randomly start up a conversation with a stranger in the woods, yet alone be by herself. (Not that you couldn't take care of yourself, but our dearest Obito Uchiha doesn't know that.)
(Name)'s lips parted and she looked off to the side without turning her head. She looked back at Obito. Obito squinted at her.
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"Hey! Where are you taking me?!" (Name) gasped, gaping at his hand that was wrapped around her wrist. Obito dragged her down the wet trail and didn't turn around when he answered. "I'm taking you to Konohagakure." Obito said in a super fake superior voice - wow, he really was trying really hard to look impressive. Comically enough, (Name) fell for it. "Konohagakure? Is that your home? What do you do there? Does it rain where you live? Is it warm? It's always nippy around the Rain Village."
Questions, questions, questions. This girl wouldn't stop talking! A tick mark appeared at his temple and his jaw tensed up. Rolling his eyes, he yanked on her arm. "Stop talking!" He complained, baring his teeth at her. (Name) squeaked in surprise. "Jeez, sorry..." She said, her voice going soft once again. Obito's eyes softened a fraction behind his orange goggles and he, admittedly, did feel a little guilty. She was just expressing her curiosity of Konoha; she obviously has never been anywhere outside of the Rain country. Or has she?
As they continued to walk down the path, a very awkward silence stretched out between the duo. Obito was still holding (Name)'s wrist and (Name) had begun to grow very confused. She still didn't understand why he was taking her back to Konoha and he still hasn't even given her his name! (Name) huffed and squinted her eyes at the back of the Uchiha's head. But then an idea struck her, and she grinned.
After a few minutes, Obito had failed to notice that the arm holding (Name)'s wrist was gradually rising up. "Hey, Goggles!" (Name) had suddenly appeared in front of Obito, but upside-down. He jumped back in surprise and accidentally let go of (Name)'s wrist, but she didn't make a move to run away. His head shot up to see how (Name) was doing that, and his face scrunched up in annoyance to see her standing on the branch above him.
"Don't call me Goggles!"
"Alright then, Earmuffs. I won't call you Goggles anymore."
"Don't call me Earmuffs, either!" Obito curled his fists and scrunched his face up in anger at the girl. "Then what am I supposed to call you?! You didn't give me your name!" She whined, her brows arching up in confusion and frowning at him. Obito stuck out his lower lip and scowled at her. But then he blinked and realized that he was being a really, really big asshole. He took a couple steps back and pressed his palm to his chest, the other hand raised in the air and his eyes closed. "My name is Obito Uchiha, of the Uchiha Clan! I am waaaaaay stronger than Kakashi Hatake, and Rin Nohara is in love with me! I'm better than Kakashi and-"
"Who is Kakashi?" You said, your features twisted into an even deeper expression of confusion. Your head was tilted to the side and you had moved to sit down on the top of the branch rather that upside-down on the underside. Obito paused, his features frozen as if he was about to continue feeding your innocent mind lies. He rolled his eyes and sighed, his fingers rubbing circles into his temple. "He thinks that he's great at everything." Obito muttered, crossing his arms and staring up at you.
"And who's Rin?" You asked.
Obito blushed a deep shade of scarlet and stuttered out, "S-she's... she's a friend of mine and Kakashi's. She's really nice, and sweet, and... beautiful..." He stared off into the distance and began to daydream again.
"Uhm, Obito?" You waved your hand in front of his face. He failed to notice. You huffed and began to shake his shoulders. "OBITO!" Said boy screeched in shock and fell to the ground with a thud. Obito's dark eyes shot up to glare at you. "Hey! What was that for?!" He protested, annoyance plastered over his face once again.
"Are you going to take me to Konoha or are you going to keep doing - OBITO!" You yelled, slapping him in the face as soon as he began to start daydreaming about this Rin person again. Obito let out a very girly squeak at your violence. "ARE YOU GOING TO TAKE ME TO KO-NO-HA?" You said very loudly, making sure that he didn't fall asleep yet again. Obito scowled and stood up, pushing his index finger into your chest.
"Let me make a few rules before I do anything else. Don't slap me. And don't yell at me, either!" He huffed and you squinted at him. "Fine!" With a grunt, you snatched up his hand and slapped his palm onto your wrist, forcing him to hold it like he had done beforehand. Obito sighed in annoyance and set off once again, pulling you along.
