Author's Note: I'd like to apologize for the… "errors" in Chapter 1. The first time I published the story, I accidentally copied and pasted it three times thinking the story wasn't editing properly. I fixed it and tried to save over and over, but the changes wouldn't show on the site. Posting fanfiction should not be that hard, dammit! Anyway I looked up the problem and it said I had to edit the story as a whole and add a new chapter, so I slaved for hours and hours writing it and trying my best to make chapter 2 5k words and post it as fast as humanly possible, so thanks for your patience and hopefully this makes up for the mistake. Sorry everyone!
Chapter 2: Spar between two repressed sharingan!
Obito Uchiha's return from the grave made bigger news than originally anticipated. According to them, the boy was an outcast, living in the less populated area of the Uchiha district with his grandmother before her passing. But still, he was an Uchiha, and when he was discovered just outside the village gates with both sharingan eyes active, with one already achieving mangekyou, the Uchiha Clan demanded he be reinstituted into the clan.
So basically, with all the potential the boy now carried, the Uchiha wanted their Obito back. Even if the Hokage was being a pain in the ass about it.
"Fugaku, no. Before the bridge mission, the boy was known as the black sheep of the Uchiha Clan, and now that he has his sharingan, you expect me to just let Obito, my student return to the same place he was belittled constantly for thirteen years? You think he'd even want to go back?" Minato asked, annoyed with Fugaku's persistence.
Minato wasn't usually very passionate about business matters, but this had not been the first time someone from the Uchiha Clan entered his office, demanding Obito be returned to where he "rightly belonged". First it was a council member, then the chairman, now that Obito had been discharged for about a week now they sent the big boss knocking on Minato's door.
Fugaku Uchiha
Of course Minato knew he would come eventually, but he was at least glad after this they would quit buggin him. It was like they said; Take down the head, and the body falls.
No pun intended.
"What he wants doesn't matter. He has Uchiha blood coursing through his veins, no matter how much you try to keep him from us, he will always be ours." Fugaku said, halfway to one-hundred in seven minutes.
"Fugaku, listen to me." Minato looked up, determination radiating from his gaze. "For as long as I am Hokage, Obito will not be in that compound unless that is what he wishes. Like it or not, you, as the Uchiha clan head, have brought this upon yourself."
"..."
"You are dismissed."
Reluctantly, Fugaku rose from the chair directly across Minato's desk, resisting the urge to hurl it at him, and made his way to the door, only to pause and share a glance with the Fourth Hokage promising further action, before leaving.
After waiting until he was gone, Minato addressed the ANBU on the other side of his office. "Watch Obito, keep him safe."
The agent disappeared in a swirl of leaves.
Minato sighed. It wasn't that he didn't trust Obito's skills. In truth, in a couple more years the boy may even surpass him one day. It was the Uchiha. He was sure they would attempt to sway Obito into moving back into the compound.
Because while Obito Uchiha was certainly a splendid ninja, he valued family just as much as teamwork, so if the clan sent someone, the boy would feel oligated to follow their instructions. But the ANBU would step in, and remind whoever sent and Fugaku of their little chat.
Maybe having Obito move in with Kakashi wasn't as good an idea as originally intended.
Kakashi's Apartment
Kakashi Hatake was a very introverted person, even as a little kid, so he hadn't been exactly thrilled when Kushina revealed his teammate's new living arrangements. But, he tried to follow Obito's example and be optimistic about the entire ordeal.
"Hey Kakashi!"
It hadn't been working. It turned out Obito Uchiha was incapable of living with another human being. The boy was a monster. The raven-haired Uchiha dirtied more dishes then that ramen stand near the academy, and he never kept track of his stuff, meaning Kakashi had to help him find whatever he lost in that steigh of a room Kakashi gave him. Thank God Rin came every few hours to make them both breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
"What!" Kakahi yelled from the desk in his room. He'd would've bet his entire secret Icha Icha collection he lost something.
"I found this book… Icha Icha on the floor, but it says volume two. Do you have volume one? Looks like a good read."
Kakashi nearly fell off his chair hearing that. Those were supposed to be private, how did it end up on the floor?! The son of the White Fang rushed over to his comrade, intent on retrieving his precious book.
But the smirk on Obito's face demolished any hope of his rescue plan.
Kakashi searched for a way out. "What do you want?" Kakashi asked, already knowing the answer.
"The mask off." The raven answered, that smirk still present on his face. Luckily, this hadn't been the first time Obito had demanded he take off his facemask. Rin had asked once, but she had the decency to ask discretely, with no one else around.
After a minute's hesitation, Kakashi's hands slowly reached his face. Again, this had not been the first time he was blackmailed into the removal of his mask. So, like any experienced shinobi, the silver haired ninja created a contingency plan.
Obito's features glittered in anticipation as Kakashi's fingers gripped the edges of his mask. Finally the moment he had been waiting for, Kakashi's face revealed! The raven haired Uchiha almost wished he had a camera to save the moment and rub it in his face forever. The son of the White Fang's mask was yanked off his face revealing…
another mask.
The raven's triumphant grin faltered, and became a heated glare, but before he could retort, someone knocked on the door. Kakashi gleefully made his way past Obito, eye-smiling all the while, much to Obito's annoyance. The Uchiha tossed the book on the floor, it's usefulness now expired, now lost with all the other junk.
"Hey Obito, I've got lunch." Rin greeted, walking into the little apartment.
Kakashi's fake face reveal was quickly forgotten "Really? What's on the menu today, ice cream? Cake? No wait, dango!" Obito asked, similar to the way a child would ask for a new toy.
"Obito, do you even touch the vegetables I give you?" Rin asked, rolling her eyes.
Obito avoided eye contact. "Y-yeah, of course I do."
"No he doesn't." Kakashi contradicted from the couch. "He expects me to eat them."
Rin gave Obito a disappointed look.
"H-he's lying, Rin! I swear!" Obito said, waving his hands in a panicked manner. Rin giggled, she thought it was cute, remembering how Obito always stuttered when he lied.
Rin narrowed her eyes a small bit. "Mhmm."
"So, what's in the box." The raven asked, quickly trying to change the subject before he was forced to eat that salad he didn't like, while addressing the piece tupperware in Rin's hands.
"You were right the third time, it's dango."
Obito reached for the container when Rin slapped his hand away. The raven gave Rin a look that betrayal. "Rin, why?" Obito whined.
"You can have that after you've eaten that breakfast salad I made this morning." The girl ordered.
"What! How do you even know I didn't eat it?!"
"I'm always watching, remember?"
That shut him up real fast. "Fine." The Uchiha walked towards the kitchen, intent on eating that damn breakfast salad.
With Rin and Kakashi alone, the former took a seat on the couch next to him. Kakashi saw this as an opportunity.
"You want him?" He asked.
"Hm? What do you mean?"
Kakashi sat up, keeping his pleading gaze on Rin. "I mean Obito, can you take him off my hands? He's the worst!"
"So you don't want him and you want me to take him from you." The brunette asked.
"Don't be like that, if he lives with you he sure as hell won't turn you house into, this." The silerhead said, motioning towards his messy apartment.
"Kakashi, I can't. I don't live alone."
"Yeah, that's right…" Her parents. He hadn't thought of that.
They sat in silence, with Kakashi reading his stolen Icha Icha with an upside down fake book cover, and Rin, who had growing curiosity of what the silverhead was reading until Obito returned from his quest to end the breakfast salad.
"Alright, I ate the salad, now gimme the dango!" He commanded, holding his hand out.
The brunette opened the piece of tupperware and awarded Obito his earned dango sticks. The Uchiha in turn devoured them all in under twelve seconds. Rin had originally thought the salad would fill him up. But the guy had a sweet tooth, and when it came to him and any sweet delicacy, it was as if he was eating for two.
When she heard Obito's stomach growl, the brunette thought he was eating for maybe four instead.
After lounging for a bit, team 7 left for the training field. While Obito went to see just how badass he was with his sharingan now, his comrades truthfully wanted to see just how long they'd have to wait for him to fully recuperate.
Stretching, Obito thought of battle plans for victory. Should he use his sharingan right away, or use it as a last resort of things didn't go so hot in the beginning. He knew Kakashi would choose the latter, he was a cocky bastard like that. But the last time he and the silverhead actually sparred, they were equals, and it wasn't until Minato-sensei stopped them both that they had decided to call it a draw.
Rin hoped she wouldn't have to pull them apart like the last time they sparred. They bickered consistently for weeks before they settled for a draw, and sensei had to sit them down after a delivery mission almost went south. She watched as Obito stretched while Kakashi stood watching him, analyzing his every move, probably debating whether to use the sharingan or not.
Rin was correct. Kakashi didn't know whether to use the sharingan after he saw Obito's skills, or resist the temptation and mess with him when he thought he finally stood a chance. He decided to use it when Obito did.
The raven made the first move. He darted towards the silverhead in a very Obito-like straightforward approach. He wouldn't even need the sharingan, he hadn't changed a bit.
Kakashi stood corrected as Obito shunshined to the side and went for a knockout punch. But as Kakashi blocked the punch, the Uchiha simply went through him, then dissipated.
Clone! Kakash's senses ordered him to get away, fast. Good thing too, as the raven shot up from beneath the ground.
Good thing too, as the raven shot up from beneath the ground. Luckily, Kakashi gained distance from his opponent just in time to dodge the surprise attack. But since when did Obito know earth-based jutsu?! The Uchiha's prime element was fire, and Obito only used fire-based jutsu before the bridge mission. He obviously underestimated his teammate…
On the ground again, the Uchiha whipped out dual kunai, and charged once more. Kakashi in turn unsheathed his sword, and met his comrade with a horizontal slash. But the Uchiha somersaulted above before the attack could reach him, then turned for a slash once he hit the ground.
Sparks flew as Kakashi blocked the strike with his blade in one hand, his other holding Obito's kunai-occupied hand in place. The Uchiha's smug grin never left his face; he'd been underestimated and they both knew it. He could envision Kakashi's face once he won without his sharingan.
Both shinobi gained distance away from each other, panting as their minds went through strategies at warp speed. Kakashi struggled to understand where this new strength was coming from. Just what the hell happened to him while he was gone? The way it was now, a draw would have been imminent. He couldn't allow that! He was Kakashi Hatake, son of the white fang, top of his class, and rookie of the year, he could do this! All he needed was a plan.
But no oppurtunities presented themselves, he would have to wait until he found an opening.
This might take a while.
Obito's mind raced considerably faster than his rival's, formulating a plan already. Kakashi was having trouble keeping up with him, and his pride wouldn't keep his shaingan tamed much longer, that meant the silverhead would give the rest of the fight his all. But if Kakashi did activate the sharingan, he would have a better chance at winning, since the silverhead probably had more experience with it then Obito.
So his plan was simple; Set up a trap, and make sure Bakakashi didn't use the sharingan to see what was going on.
Making sure he had ninja wire in his back pouch, Obito made for the forest, daring the silverhead to follow.
Of course, Kakashi knew he was being led into either a trap or an ambush, and only gave chase out of curiosity. The Obito he knew never would have thought to trap anyone. He thought back to his assignment, what was it again? Analyze Obito's overall skill as a ninja?
He probably could've ended it now; from what he's seen so far, the Uchiha was in perfect health, and was more than fit for missions. It made little sense to keep him out of action.
The silverhead's train of thought was horribly interrupted as he had to substitute himself for a nearby log to keep the Uchiha's foot from making contact from above. He darted forward into the trees when he made contact with the ground.
The silverhead braced himself for the next attack, only to charge forward to dodge a surprise attack from the ground, and as expected, Obito went for the trees after the attack failed. the Uchiha must have been trying to keep him in a sort of dome and overwhelm him.
In the trees however, the Uchiha couldn't help but smile as he wrapped ninja wire covered in tags around the trees; his plan was actually working! Kakashi was clueless to what was happening around him, and his pride kept his sharingan at bay. He probably thought the Uchiha was trying to overwhelm him with attacks from all around, but actually, Obito was tying ninja wire around the trees every time an attack failed. The attacks were just a distraction.
Two more angles, that's all the Uchiha needed for him to win.
And he would have, had Kakashi not decided he'd seen enough and activate his sharingan.
"Yo,"
The Uchiha's confidence gave into shock as he peered to the left, only to see Kakashi on the same branch as the Uchiha,
Sharingan active.
The Uchiha activated his sharingan in turn and gained some necessary distance from his opponent. Kakashi thought he was done for, huh?! Well he was wrong, way wrong. He needed the last two angles so when the tags went off, it would've been controlled, and Obito could've ran out the forest just as the blast went off to look super badass, instead of burrowing himself into the ground like a mole. But hey, shinobi made sacrifices everyday, right?
So with a simple hand seal, the tags went off, Obito was already four feet into the ground, and a third of the forest was engulfed in a gas cloud...
that reeked.
Rin knew exactly what the mushroom cloud actually was, but it did little to reassure her that her teamates wouldn't have to be torn apart all over again. The brunette would have asked for an older jonin senesei, but unfortunately, Kakashi was their jonin sensei, and apparently that meant he made the rules.
Soon enough Obito returned from the forest burrowing out the ground with a triumphant grin adorning his face,
Without Kakashi.
"You beat him?" The brunette asked, in an awestrucken voice. She had truthfully beleived Kakashi would win, at least in a close match. It wasn't until Kakashi returned through the same method as the Uchiha that Rin saw the fight as another draw. The silverhead gave his comrade a well deserved pat on the back.
"Good job, you made me use the sharingan," He said, lowering his hita-ate so it concealed his eye.
Obito stood in disbelief that Kakashi had somehow managed to escape his trap, he used all of his tags for that! How did he even get out with the same justsu as him?! The Uchiha held an accusatory finger towards his teammate.
"You, you copied me! How?" He needed to know how, for his own sake.
"Heh, you're an Uchiha, how could you not know? The sharingan allows me to memorize and copy any justsu, yours included." The silverhead explained
"Wait, but I didn't do the ground thing until the tags went off! How would you…" Obito trailed off as he remembered that Kakashi was still there when he used the ground burrough jutsu.
"I see you understand." Kakashi said, seeing the understanding flash in Obito's eyes.
"So is this draw?" Rin asked hopefully. She didn't think she could sit the both of them down if necessary.
The two boys looked at each other, then nodded in agreement. "Yeah, a draw." Kakashi spoke for the two.
"But we'll settle it someday." Obito assured,
"You talk as if you'll win." Kakashi challenged.
"That's 'cause I am gonna win."
"Alright, when you become a jonin, we'll see who's better."
"When I become a jonin? I'll beat your masked butt right now,"
"You two fought just now," Rin pointed out, "It would be a waste of time since both of you are tired,"
"Ahem."
The trio jumped in surprise upon the stranger's interruption. None of them had sensed him, how could someone conceal their chakra like that?! There was no intent, no emotion, and even this guy's chakra signature was feint, almost as if there was none at all. Kakashi studied him; He wore an ANBU mask, but his attire was different from most ANBU agents as his cloak was black instead of the usual white ones most village ANBU wore. A branch organization maybe?
"Who are you?" The Uchiha asked.
"Obito Uchiha?" The stranger asked.
"Uhh… yes?"
"Do you want, recognition?"
The agent watched Kakashi and Obito's fight from afar. Lord Danzo would be very pleased to know the boy's progress. He didn't think he would manage to recruit him right now, but he would let the Uchiha know he had options for when he eventually turned around. Danzo was right; This boy had monstrous potential that could not afford to be wasted.
"Are you ANBU?" The brunette next to the boy asked.
Just then another agent appearned in front of Team 7, his sword unsheathed. the agaent wore the real ANBU uniform. "No, no he's not."
"So he's impersonating an ANBU agent." Kakashi stated. He too unsheathed his blade, braced for combat if necessary.
"That's a lot of jail time," The Uchiha commented
The fake ANBU began to panic internally. This was not a part of the plan. He was supposed to instill the option into the boy's mind, then leave mysteriously, without a trace. There was no ANBU involved. Lord Danzo would be very upset if the mission was a failure, but what other options were available?
WIth great mental hesitation, the fake ANBU agent disappeared, and the ANBU agent darted after him.
As the trio processed what just happened they all shared the same thought;
Just what did that guy want with Obito?
Hokage Mansion
It turned out the ANBU officer was needed after all.
Some idiot impersonated an ANBU, and when the real one showed up, he fled. Eventually reinforcements were called, the fake was caught, and was brought to T&I where he was being interrogated right now. This only confirmed what Minato already knew though; Obito would have to be guarded, and wouldn't be allowed on missions until this was all cleared up. It was a good thing he was taking a sick leave so he could adjust and refamiliarize himself with his home. Though truthfully not much had changed while he was gone, other than himself becoming hokage of course.
knock knock
"Enter."
Obito burst through the door and was at MInato's desk in a matter of four seconds. "Hey sensei, Guess what? I don't need that recuperating crap anymore! Me and Kakashi sparred today, and I was badass! I can start going on missions by next week! Yeah, up high!" The Uchiha held up his hand in a high five that the hokage returned.
This complicated things further; What was he supposed to say when he found out he couldn't go on missions anymore?
"But there was this guy, an ANBU fake. He started talking about recognition and stuff, it was really strange." Obito explained.
"Tell me about this fake, Obito." Minato commanded.
"Oh," Obito put his arms in a thinking position, trying to remember everything about the fake ANBU officer. There wasn't much to remember, he was only there for like, a minute or two before he was forced to flee. "He had an ANBU mask and cloak, but it was all black. We didn't even sense him either, no intent, or emotion. It was like he wasn't even there."
Minato took all this in, but could not think of a conclusion. Was he from a foreign party? Kumo? Iwa? No, if it was Iwa, Onoki would make sure they knew it was him. A probably would've sent killer B. An investigation would definitely be ordered, and he would have to go through the records, too.
"I'll definitely keep that in mind." The hokage said, tucking in the information for T&I.
"But sensei," The Uchiha began, unsure of how to ask his question.
"Yes?"
"The ANBU came out of nowhere, as if he was there the whole time so, did you assign bodyguards?" He asked.
Minato watched as his plan came crumbling to the ground with that sentence. Not only had there been an ANBU impersonation and probably more fakes out there, they didn't know who the guy worked for yet, and Obito wanted missions again, so now the yellow flash of konoha had two options available; he could have answered truthfully, and basically say Obito wasn't competent enough to take care of himself even inside the village, or he could've lied, and although the Uchiha would've been a bit suspicious, the issue would've simply blown over in it's own time.
So he went with option B.
"No." He answered.
Obito appeared unsatisfied with his answer for a moment, but quickly brushed it off, "Alright sensei," With that the Uchiha made his leave, leaving the hokage alone to go over his next plan of action. A suspicious Obito seemed easier to deal with than a discouraged, pissed off one.
"Achoo!"
"Bless you."
"Thanks." Rin, Kakashi, and Obito sat at the couch, watching the little TV available. The Uchiha didn't really want to go outside, he didn't need to be responsible for one of the civilians having a heart attack. but even if anyone was out there this late, they were probably coming home from work, missions, or something of the sort
And so Obito began his TV marathon after his talk with sensei, where Rin and Kakashi eventually joined him, all in their sleepwear. Apparently Rin was spending the night.
It was nice, all of them hanging out together again. It was too bad they wouldn't get that many moments like these, given the life of a ninja and all. But he could at least enjoy it while it lasted. That was, until he went on missions with again. At least it'd be with them.
Rin was just glad the boys didn't have to be ripped apart again. It seemed they were getting along better than they did during the early days of Team 7. But while they sparred she felt so… useless. She just stood there, and waited until they were finished, she didn't do anything at all! During Obito's "absense" she had promised herself to train even harder so she wouldn't have to feel like baggage, but she never really followed through on it. Minato-sensei wasn't there to train the both of them anymore, Kakashi was. But he wasn't the best leader. He followed through and got results, but he was always disconnected form everything.
Well that just meant she'd have to go outside her comfort zone. Rin already lost Obito once, she'd die before that ever happened again.
Author's Note: So what's Danzo gonna do now? Nothing, that's what. I know what I'm gonna do with the old crone, but that won't be for like a long time. But what about Minato, when's he gonna find out about Root and let Obito go on missions again? It turned out, Obito was dumped at the gates with only one mangenkyo active. Foreshadowing!
It seems my writing limit is 4k words, sorry guys. It turns out writing anything 5k is a huge pain in the ass. Just to let you all know, I got confused over which side of Obito was crushed. I thought it was the left :P Don't worry though I fixed it.
And one last thing, I couldn't think of anything else, so I decided to call Kakashi "silverhead". Hopefully it sticks.
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