A/N: Quick note before starting this chapter-
When Tobi has a flashback to her old life, it will be from her male self's view (meaning male pronouns are used). The actual flashback will be written in italics, while the parts where Obito/Tobi speaks and/or thinks will be written normally.
End A/N
"Tobi," Iruka addressed the ravenette girl who had just stepped foot in his class, "What time do you think class starts?"
The girl's grey eyes looked up at the clock above his head. She watched the larger hand move onto a tiny mark between 8 and 9. "Um… 8:45?"
Her answer made Iruka sigh, the exasperation level high in his voice, "Class starts at 7:50 every day, Tobi. That means you are almost an entire hour late." He pinched the bridge of his nose. "Care to explain what it was this time?" he asked, alluding to the other seven times she had been late in the last two weeks.
"I was uh…. busy?" her response coming out more a question than a statement. She offered him a sheepish smile. What could she say? It wasn't her fault she overslept… again. Plus, could she really refuse to help those two kittens stuck in that tree or that little old lady struggling to carry her bags? It wasn't like anyone else volunteered to help them and who was she to deny them of this right?
"Busy?" he repeated in disbelief. His face turning red in barely contained anger as he shouted, "Busy? You come here an hour late because you were," he put up air quotes, "'busy'?!"
She flinched back, eyes beginning to water, "I-I'm sorry Sensei…" What ever happened to the nice guy from her first day?
Noticing the unshed tears building in her eyes, he sighed, guilt starting to pool in the bottom of his stomach. "Just take a seat. I had been waiting on you to even start this part. Consider yourself lucky that I am your teacher, Tobi. Most would start without you and you would have been out of luck."
She nodded, sniffling a little, "Okay…"
He turned his back to the board as Tobi began to walk down the aisle with her head lowered in embarrassment as she tried looking for a seat.
"Psst… Tobi-chan! Sit here!" her head shot up and she turned her still moistened eyes towards the voice. Waving his arm wildly above his head was none other than Konoha's number one knucklehead: Uzumaki Naruto.
A small smile etched itself onto her face. This was the same guy who had interested her the first day. Sadly, she never got the chance to really talk to him more than three times since she started this class (mostly due to the Duckbutt's fangirls and a fight… or two… possibly three…) "Hey Naru!" she whispered, her previous state momentarily forgotten.
"Hiya!" he grinned, sky blue eyes lit in excitement, "So what kinda boring thing do ya think Sensei is gonna talk about?"
Tobi shrugged her shoulders in response, "No idea, but if it gets too boring, I'm sleepin."
Naruto nodded, "You won't be the only one." He grinned widely after a few moments, "Say… Do ya wanna get some ramen with me after class?" He had a light pink blush on his face as he waited anxiously for the girl's response. Hopefully she doesn't refuse…
She grinned back at him, completely oblivious to the pink dusted across his whiskered cheeks. "Sure!" The mention of food made her mouth water. She could already taste the warm broth sliding down her throat. Unbeknownst to her, drool began to drip down her chin and land on the wooden desk in front of her.
"You know, people are staring right?" Rin's voice broke her thoughts.
They are…? She glanced around and noticed many eyes turned her direction.
"Oh and you're drooling."
Her face was such a deep red color, it put roses to shame. This was so embarrassing!
"Ahem," her sensei said causing her to look at him.
"Y-yes?" she asked, sinking into her chair as everyone (excluding Naruto, the shy girl with a hime cut in the back, Sasuke, and Iruka) began to laugh.
"This is why you should pay more attention Obito." Rin sighed from in her mind, "It might actually pay off."
You know I have a horrible attention- span! It's not like I don't try to be more alert!
Rin sighed again, "Yeah… I know."
"Tobi! Did you even hear a word I had just said?"
"...No…"
He groaned. He really did not get paid enough for this. "I said, 'You and Naruto can flirt later. Right now, we are going to have a test'."
She groaned, tests were the worst. Then his words truly struck her D-did he just say 'flirt'? Her face, if it were possible, became even redder. Next to her, a certain blonde Uzumaki shared the same fate.
"Finally," breathed Iruka. "Okay, as I was saying, Today we are having a test. Not just any test however, this one will determine whether you become a shinobi or have to take another year here at the academy." His eyes met Naruto's for a brief moment before moving onto another spot.
What was that about…?
"For this test, we test you one at a time in the room across the hall. It's simple really. Just create a clone."
All color drained from the Uzumaki's face at once. A scowl replacing the smile he wore just moments before causing Tobi alarm. Was something wrong? Before she could ask, Iruka continued, "Then me, and one other proctor will determine whether you pass or fail. We will begin calling you in order." He turned his body towards the left side of class, "Shino, if you will, please follow me."
A boy with spiky black hair and dark shades covering his eyes stood up slowly and followed after the retreating sensei. Tobi shuddered. Something about that guy creeped her out big time.
After they left, she turned her attention back to the boy next to her. His sudden mood change scaring her a little. "Um... " she spoke unsurly, "Naruto?"
He didn't seem to hear her, his mind somewhere else if the furrowing of his brows was anything to go by. She tried again, but sighed when she got the same response.
From somewhere behind her, she heard a snobbish voice say, "I bet that loser, Naruto, is freaking out right now!" Giggles erupted from a group of girls, including the one talking about Naruto.
"Yeah!" another one added, voice so high it's a miracle it didn't shatter the classroom windows, "It's his worst jutsu after all!" Once again the girls giggled.
Tobi clenched her fists tightly under the desk, barely able to contain her overflowing anger. This was downright bullying! She couldn't fathom how anyone could be so cruel as to put down such a sweet boy. If they keep this up...she mentally threatened, clenching her teeth.
"Now Obito," Rin chastised, "I know how you are feeling, and to be fair, what you are thinking, but that won't solve anything. You and I both know that."
Then what am I supposed to do Rin? She yelled, not even trying to calm the anger flowing in her thoughts, I can't just sit still and let them talk like this!
Another person walked by, barely even registering in Tobi's mind as the girls continued with verbally harassing Naruto behind his back. "He really sucks at everything, doesn't he?" the girl from before chuckled, "To be expected from a deadlast!" Even a few people not in the group laughed at that.
She watched as the blonde grit his teeth, eyes flashing red for a few moments before fading back to their normal blue hue. No one, but her had noticed the odd change in the boy.
"Then help him prove them all wrong." Rin's voice soft like a mother talking to a child, "He is, after all, much like you were at this time."
He... was?
Inside her head, the pretty brunette nodded. "Yes."
So… I was bullied before too?
"Well… not as bad, but yes." she continued after taking a deep breath, "A major difference is, at the time, you had a friend by your side."
Who? Her head felt as if it were splitting open. Why did it feel like she was missing something…
Rin gave her a half smile, "Me."
XxFLASHBACKxX
In a small park, children of all ages played and laughed joyously with one another. All except a small four year old boy sitting alone on a swing.
"What is this?" Obito asked out loud, eyes scanning over his surroundings before glancing down at his now flat chest. I'm a guy again? Does this mean that everything that had happened was a dream? Suddenly, he caught sight of the little boy on the swing. Upon gazing at the spiky black hair and equally dark eyes, he felt himself gasp. I-Is that me?! Slowly, he stepped forward, walking towards the empty swing beside his four year old self.
Quietly, after gaining the courage to do so, young Obito picked himself up off of the swing and walked over to a group of boys. "Hey." He offered the three boys a small smile; maybe this time will be different.
The eldest boy, who was around eight years old, stopped grinning with his friends and scowled, "Go away baby." His hard eyes glaring sharp ended daggers at the much smaller boy.
The four year old blinked widely, "but…" His heart pace quickened. Did he do something wrong again?
The older boy stood, towering a whole foot over the four year old, and pushed him down, "I said 'go away'." Then he added, "Now go cry to your Mommy and leave us alone!" The other two boys snickered, enjoying the look of pain that crossed the Uchiha's face.
Obito clenched his fists, knuckles turning white and growled. His whole body shook in anger, eyes turning a crimson red with three tomoe spinning rapidly. How dare they pick on someone innocent?! It wasn't even the fact that it was him that they were being so cruel to, but the fact that he couldn't even fight back to defend himself. People like that really pissed him off.
"B-but," his lips quivered, "I-I don't have a-"
"Shut it, Loser!" another of the boys said, his voice sounding like nails raking against a chalkboard to the young boy. The kid then kicked dirt into the boy's eyes, laughing cruelly.
"Come on guys," the eldest addressed his friends, let's leave the baby and play ninja!"
"Yeah!" They both agreed, sprinting after their friend whom had already begun to walk away.
"Hey," Obito called, glaring at the boys as they passed, "I'm talking to you!" He growled, if there was one thing he hated almost as much as bullying itself, was being ignored. His hand reached forward, an attempt to gain their attention, only to gasp in surprise. Am… Am I a ghost? His eyes widened comically as he fell on his bottom, mouth left agape. Is this even possible…?
"Hey, are you okay?" a small voice asked, moments after the mean group of boys had left.
The Uchiha sniffled, eyes watering due to the irritating dirt now in his eyes and his stinging bottom. "Y-yes…" He didn't look up at the owner of the voice, opting to instead, wipe his eyes furiously with his now dirty sleeve of the loose black shirt he was wearing.
"It's not good to lie, you know." He glanced up, eyes red and vision blurred. To his surprise, standing in front of him was a beautiful girl, not much younger than he was. Her hair lay just above her shoulders and her eyes were what made his stomach start churning. They were the prettiest shade of brown he'd ever seen. The color and warmth that seemed to radiate from them reminded him of the honey tea that his grandmother always made during the cold and dreary days of winter.
The girl crouched down to his level and gently lifted her left hand to wipe off the excess dirt from his cheek. "I-I'm not lying…" He stuttered, not really understanding what was happening to him just as his face started to feel warm.
"Yes you are," the pretty girl chastised softly, holding out her hand. The young boy stared curiously at her hand, a trace of fear in his dark eyes. "I wanna help you," the girl said, her brown hair blowing slightly in the wind. Her eyes closed as she smiled, the purple marking on her face lifting slightly at the action. Hesitantly, without a word, he grasped her small hand and stood, pulling her up with him.
Is that Rin? Obito's red eyes faded back to ebony. He found himself smiling at the scene before him. It was sweet and seeing it made his heart melt. "Rin…" He found himself whispering in a dream-like state. Heat rushed into his pale cheeks as he gazed upon her and himself. I… something seemed to click, as he thought more and more of the grand scene that presented itself to him, I remember this… This was the moment; Rin became my most precious person… The one I cherished and ultimately fell for. His eyes softened and the smile on his face softening as well, It was you, Rin, that stopped me from falling down a dark path because you became my light.
He smiled at her, just a little, as he still feared the worst. Though he was hopeful… Hopeful that she wouldn't leave him or hurt him like everyone else always seemed to do. "I'm Obito," he said with as much confidence a four year old could muster.
The girl giggled, never letting go of his hand, "And I'm Rin."
Obito pursed his lips, gathering the courage to utter five words that could potentially alter his whole world. Taking a deep breath, he asked really quickly, "Willyoubemyfriend?"
She coked her head quizzically, "What?"
With another deep breath, he replied much slower, "Will you be my friend?"
He closed his eyes, believing the worst. Slowly, he opened his eyes and to his complete shock (and extreme happiness) she was smiling back at him. "Mhm!" she nodded, eyes shining brighter than ten-thousand shimmering diamonds.
The world around Obito began to swirl in every which way, eliciting a gasp from said boy. Just as everything began to fade away to nothingness, he saw the young Nohara and his younger self sharing a wide, happy grin. He felt his lips mimic theirs as everything around him disappeared.
XxFLASHBACK ENDxX
Tobi's eyes shot open wide, what that all a dream? She glanced all around and noticed the many eyes in the room were turned on her. "Um.. hi?" she said awkwardly, adding in a sheepish wave of her hand. "Did I miss anything?"
"I called your name like thirty times!" Rin yelled, worry and agitation apparent in her voice. How she was able to have both was a mystery to Tobi. "I was worried sick!"
Sorry… she apologized to her brunette friend, Something weird just happened though… I'll tell you about it later, okay?
Rin sighed, "fine… Just, for now, answer your Sensei."
"This is the final call Tobi," Iruka spoke, annoyance written all over his features. "If you keep this spacing out up, I'll just have to fail you like a certain somebody." His brown eyes casted towards the quiet blue eyed blonde next to her, before meeting hers once again. "Now hurry, I don't have all day."
So Naruto failed? Tobi felt her heart sink, standing up and walking towards her sensei as her eyes glanced discreetly at the boy.
"I'm afraid so…" Rin spoke sadly. It seemed like Tobi wasn't the only one hurt by this fact.
The ravenette stopped short of walking out of the room after Iruka let her eyes fall lazily on each and every one of the students in the class. Did no one else care about Naruto? Just after the thought crossed her mind, she noticed a girl with bluish purple hair gazing at the Uzumaki with saddened eyes. Did she feel bad about that too? She'd have to talk to that girl after this.
She then sighed and went into the room she watched Iruka enter. The door slammed shut behind her causing her to jump in alarm.
An adult male chuckled behind her and said in a voice she didn't quite recognize, "Nice for you to stop by, Tobi was it?"
She nodded, gaze sliding onto the whitish haired male. Something about him was giving her the creeps and if she were to guess, it'd be the way his grey eyes stared at her. The gaze alone caused shivers to roll down her spine in waves. Just who is this guy?
"Tobi," Iruka's voice gained her attention, "Go ahead and start the jutsu, since it's already so late."
She bit her lip, images of the depressed Uzumaki enter her mind as she moved her hands in front of her body. Should she throw it?
"Absolutely not." Rin stated, "You have to do this Obito. How else can we complete the mission?"
B-but what about Naruto?!
Rin sighed, brown eyes glowing in sympathy through the dark hollows of Tobi's mind, "I well understand what you are feeling." She paused for a moment, "How about a deal?"
Deal?
The brunette nodded, tapping her chin in thought. "Exactly. One where you pass and all free time could be spent making Naruto happy again. Who knows," Rin's eyes twinkled, alluding to knowledge Tobi doesn't quite understand, "He just might surprise you."
What do you mean? Her hands flew in rapid succession creating a puff of smoke next to her as the last seal of her hands were made. "Yo" said the replica of her that stood two inches from her left.
"Good job, Tobi!" Iruka praised, giving her for the first time that day, a proud smile.
"You'll see."
The other jonin nodded, a weird look in his eyes. "You passed." He handed her a black hitai-ate with the Konoha symbol etched on the middle of a shiny metal plate attached to the fabric. His cold hand grazed hers, sending even more chills down her spine as her clone poofed away.
She grabbed the headband as quickly as she could without giving her insecurity away. After loosely tying it around her neck (much like Hinata does in the series), she nodded her thanks and all but bolted out of the room. When the door closed behind her, she fell against it, panting. That, was the single scariest thing she has ever done. Her hand placed itself against her rapidly beating heart. Never again, she vowed.
"You're getting worked up over nothing, you know."
Shush. Tobi crossed her arms, lips jutting out in a pout, He was creepy and you know it.
Rin rolled her eyes, "Will you quit pouting? If somebody sees you-"
I am not pouting!
"Yes you are!"
Am not!
"Are too!" She could just feel the annoyed look Rin was giving her. "Now quit arguing with me!"
I'm not!
Rin sighed in exasperation, tired of her friend's childishness of the day. "Just go back to class, will you?"
Fine… Grumbling, Tobi walked back towards the classroom. Once she opened the door, all eyes looked her way. Um… she sweatdropped, don't they know staring is rude? Whispers between students began spreading around the class like a wildfire as soon as she stepped foot into the room. Some, much louder than others...
"Alright!" a loudmouthed boy hollered, his brown slitted eyes glimmering in excitement, "Even the new girl passed!" Some, much louder than others…
"Wow, she must be super smart to have passed with only three weeks of school!"
"Not to mention all the sleeping she did in class…"
"What about her constant tardiness? Even though I'm sure there is a rule against that somewhere…"
Both Tobi and Rin sweatdropped at the comments being thrown around the room. Well this is a little-
"Weird…"
With a roll of her eyes, she made her way past the gazing eyes to her seat next to the blonde boy.
His eyes slid over to her, "Glad you passed Tobi-chan." Though he smiled at her, it didn't seem to reach his eyes. Great… I'm rubbing salt into the wound am I… "I hope it doesn't bother you too much, but I think I'll skip out on ramen today and just go home."
She nodded, not too sure what to say to him. "Uh… sure." She added quickly, "Some other time then?"
His blue eyes, darkened by the swirl of anger and sadness inside himself, moved towards his hands, which at the moment, seemed much more interesting than the pair looking back at him. "Yeah… I just… wanna be alone right now…"
Her heart broke, I knew I should've failed that stupid thing! She growled lowly to herself, I'm just making this worse!
"it's not your fault."
I don't care if it's my fault or not! He's hurting and I can't help him! Tobi felt her eyes burn with the feeling of tears about to fall.
Rin's eyes softened, "Obito, sometimes there will be nothing you can do, but sit still and wait until that person comes to you."
B-but…
"Shh…" Rin offered a small smile, "just take a deep breath and calm down. Everything happens for a reason and I'm sure this time is no different."
Listening to Rin, Tobi breathed in deeply, letting part of her worry wither away as she breathed out. I guess you're right… still hurts though…
"I know, but soon you'll see, everything will turn out fine."
Iruka chose that time to walk in, smile on his face. "Congratulations! Tomorrow you'll be split into squads and receive your jonin instructors! See you guys tomorrow." Then he added, "Class dismissed."
"See you later, Naru." She gave him a small smile, an attempt to make him feel better as everyone else gathered their things and walked out of the room. Unbeknownst to her, a certain Uchiha stayed a little behind the crowd.
"Yeah… later." He glanced at her quickly before leaving without another word.
The ravenette girl bit her lip, drawing a tiny stream of blood that flowed slowly down her chin as she watched him leave. She almost ran after him, but stopped herself. Rin wanted her to leave him alone for a while and as much as she hated to admit it, her friend had a point. He obviously wanted to be left alone right now. With another sigh, not even bothering to wipe the blood dripping on the floor, she began her trek outside.
"Hn." a familiar voice spoke from behind.
She twirled around and blinked in surprise, "Ducksuke?" Her tongue flicked out and lapped the blood laced upon her lip.
His right eye twitched, "Do not call me that."
A small giggle erupted from her throat, despite her previous worry for a certain blonde jinchuuriki,"Why, I think it suits you!"
He growled, "No it doesn't. Now come on." He grabbed her wrist and dragged her with him.
Where in kage's name is he dragging me off to?! This is like those stories where the guy drags you away from everyone to-
"Obi, don't be ridiculous."
How am I supposed to know what he's planning? He could be completely psycho for all I know! I've only known him for what? Three week?! Nervously, she said,"Um… look, I have somewhere to be…" Her eyes locked with the stone ones that belonged to the almighty fourth. "Like now…"
Sasuke's face filled with annoyance as he dropped her arm down harshly, "Whatever." He continued walking off, leaving her to stare at his back shrinking in the distance.
Well that was rude… Tobi scoffed, crossing her arms against her chest.
"Well to be fair, you probably hurt his feelings…"
Oh great, she groaned, I made another person upset today! I'm so horrible… Before really registering what was happening, she had already begun running towards the mountain face of the fourth. Can't I do anything right? Tears blurred her vision, the world becoming a big blob of moving colors. The only thing that remained in a somewhat clear focus was groups of people wearing masks of all sorts of animal-like faces rushing past her. Normally this would interest her, this time, however she could care less.
Finally, moments later, she found herself gazing over the village with reddened eyes. Wind blew through her long hair, lifting the black strands and whipping them this way and that. She closed her eyes, Rin… Today was too long.
The pretty girl within her mind nodded and added with a sigh, "yeah..."
I mean really, first I evidently blackout in class and-
"What was that even about anyway?"
I was getting to that! Anyway, like I was saying, this is gonna sound odd, but I saw myself… and you. Brown eyes gazed upon her in confusion. The thing was… we were little and these kids were being mean to me… Then you showed up and we became fast friends!
"I remember that," Rin smiled, relishing in the memory of so long ago.
Mm… Then the whole Naruto incident happened… Tobi sighed, eyes shifting towards the darkening clouds, I really hope he's okay, Rin… I know what you said, but I can't help, but worry about him… He seems so…
"Lonely?"
Yeah… and I guess I have to add Sasuke's name to my lists of people I accidently hurt… She ran slender fingers through her locks.
"Obito…"
No, Rin… Her eyes turned serious, I know what you are going to say, but don't okay? Please?
"...Fine… I won't."
Thank you…
"Well…" Rin began, "We best be leaving, it seems like it's going to rain soon."
Your right. She sighed once more and took off to her apartment, but not before taking one more glance towards the head of the greatest Hokage. Let's go home.
The next day, bright and early, Tobi walked out of her apartment with a small frown, her mind still set on yesterday's events. She sighed while glancing towards the clear blue sky, Today seems so cheery… normally I'd be happy, but… Flashes of Naruto and Sasuke's disappointed faces ghosted through her mind, but what's the point? I can't be happy if I-
"I'm going to stop you right there," Rin spoke, startling the girl. "Just relax. Like I told you yesterday, everything will be fine." Tobi felt a warm sensation slowly ignite against her left cheek, a feeling almost like a soft caress. "I promise."
Feeling a little better, she managed a smile, albeit a small one. "Thanks Rin." She whispered softly, her voice being carried off in the warm breeze that began to blow through the Konohan streets. She breathed in the soft morning air, only stopping a few times to help a few elderly folks (It wouldn't be like her to just ignore them, even if she wasn't feeling the best) with a small smile on her face the whole time. She even managed to hold conversations with them, learning about all sorts of historic battles, wars, and so much more, and if her smile only grew, the day before slowly becoming a distant memory with each person she talked with, well, she barely noticed at all.
Finally, at the end of it all, she finds herself in front of her classroom door, heart racing in her chest. It was now or never. Taking one last breath to ease her heartbeat, she slowly pushed open the sliding door to seal her fate. She was a shinobi now (although, technically speaking, she already was one to begin with) and she best begin to act like it. Well, at first, that was her plan. However, before she even stepped foot in the room, her heart stopped. Sitting, in the second to the front row on the right side of the classroom, was no other than Uzumaki Naruto wearing the konoha hitai-ate on his forehead.
Walking towards the blonde was a boy with dark hair that was tied up, reminding Tobi a bit too much of a pineapple. He glanced at Naruto in surprise, a look, Tobi doesn't remember ever seeing on the boy's face, before asking, "Hey Naruto, what are you doing here?" Then he added in quickly, "This isn't for drop outs. You shouldn't even be here unless you graduate."
Naruto grinned, replying smugly whilst jutting his thumb at the forehead protector he had on, "Oh yeah, Shikamaru? Do ya see this? It's the regulation headband, so I did pass!"
Once the initial shock passed over, pride began to fill her being. In her head, she cheered, He did it! He actually did it! You were right! Oh Rin… Can you believe this?!
Rin giggled, " I told you, everything would work out in the end."
I guess so, but I'm too happy to care about anything right now!
In her excited state, Tobi put a hand to her mouth, the other high up in the air with all intentions of shouting out Naruto's name when all of a sudden, the doors swing open, successfully knocking the ravenette girl down. Ow… Next thing she knew, she was being stepped on by two panting girls, one with bubblegum pink hair, the other with bleach blonde.
The blonde turned to the pinkette and said in a smug tone, " I win again, Sakura."
The other girl responded, "Give it up, Ino. I had to look back to even see you! My toe was at least a tenth of an inch ahead of yours!"
The two girls began bickering for a moment or two before Sakura turned, foot digging painfully into Tobi's back. The pain only increased as she ran off towards the front of the class, her green eyes shining brightly. Why me…? Anime tears fell from the girl as Rin looked on, pity reflecting in her hazel eyes.
Naruto, like everyone else, was completely too oblivious to the young girl lying painfully on the floor. His blue eyes watching as the pinkette came closer, a blush rising to his cheeks. " Hey Sakura!" he called out, only to be pushed to the side by said girl.
"Good morning Sasuke-kun!" she smiled shyly, blush rising to her cheeks. He glanced at her for a moment, before turning away in disinterest. Still using the same tone, she asked him, "Mind if I sit next to you?"
At that moment, the blonde's foot pressed painfully into Tobi's spine, causing a huge jolt of pain to shoot up through her body as Ino stormed off after the other girl. I'm barely even classified as a shinobi and I already might have major back pains! Thanks alot. I really appreciate it comrades. Her eyes glared out at the class, not really focusing on one person. If you ever need help, I'm not helping anyone of you!
"U-um… Are y-you alright?" a small, timid voice spoke from beside her..
"Hm?" Tobi looked up at the girl next to her, pale lavender eyes meeting dark onyx. "Oh yeah… I'm fine. Just a little back pain that's all!" Tobi laughed, only to wince.
"I-it wasn't very n-nice of Sakura-chan or Ino-chan to l-leave you there and not a-apologize…" she held out her hand, shyly smiling at the girl in front of her. "I-I'm Hyuuga Hinata."
"Tobi." She grinned, quickly taking hold of the hand and letting the shy girl help pull her up. Finally standing, she towered over the girl, and opened her mouth to say more, but the whole class gasped, forcing her to quiet. Both girls shared a glance before simultaneously turning towards the commotion on the other side of the class. To their shared shock, both Naruto and Sasuke were caught up in a lip lock.
Before she could stop herself, Tobi fell down holding her stomach in a fit of giggles. She just could not believed that had just happened! Now if only she had brought a camera to capture the priceless moment! She watched, wiping away the tears that began collecting in the corner of her eyes as both boys pushed away from one another, clearly disgusted.
Suddenly, shouts began exploding throughout the class as almost every girl kicked and punched Naruto over and over after pulling the him away from Sasuke. Really…? The all fight over him and get all excited, but I have to sit on the floor and almost die, while no one cares? She huffed, before a grin slid onto her face, eyeing the girl next to her, Well almost everyone.
"Hello Cla-" Iruka walked in, full intention on greeting his class, this however, did not happen the way he expected it to go. Instead, he found himself shouting at the kids to find their seats and stop the commotion. He even threatened to have them removed from the class if they disobeyed him.
His response was silence all around, the only noise heard through the room were children scrambling quickly for a seat, fearing their sensei's wrath. Tobi, having no clue where to sit, opted to sit next to her new friend and judging by the timid smile she received from said girl, the other was pleased with her choice or at least, she hadn't minded all that much. Either way, it gave her the perfect opportunity to study Hinata further.
Hinata, at least in Tobi's opinion, was beautiful. She couldn't help, but admired the way the blue tinted hime-cut framed her face so perfectly or how her pale eyes seemed so soft and kind, almost as if it would be impossible for her to hate any living creature. Despite the cute shyness and outer beauty the girl before her had, it was the innocence that would radiate off of her that Tobi had found to be the most charming about the shy girl. She might have even tried flirting with the shy Hyuuga heiress if it weren't for the fact the said girl's eyes were intently watching a certain Uzumaki with a pink blush dusting her cheeks.
So Naruto, huh? Tobi grinned to herself, If Hina-chan keeps this up I may have to play matchmaker~
"Now that I have all of your undivided attentions, we can begin with the groupings."
Whispers of 'I hope my team isn't a bunch of losers…' , 'I hope Sasuke-kun's on my team…' , 'My teammates better not slow me down…' , and "I wonder who'll be placed on my team…' began spreading like wildfires throughout the entirety of the class.
A loud, fake cough could be heard from the front of the room. In mere moments, the room fell silent as eyes of all colors stared at the twitching, red faced teacher standing across the room. "Thank you," he hissed out between clenched teeth. He took a deep breath, attempting to calm himself. Once calm enough, he began again, "As I was saying, 'Now that I have your undivided attentions, we can begin with the groupings'. These normally would be three-man cells, but with our newest addition, we had no choice, but to make one four-man cell instead." The room remained quiet, processing the newfound information. Several pairs of eyes cut towards Tobi, but now words left their mouths to clue her in on their thoughts. "Now, I have the list right… here." He picked up a clipboard and a pen, scribbling down a few notes. "I'll start with team 1…" Tobi tuned him out for the first couple of teams called, yawning behind her hand, this would take a .
She only began paying attention again as Iruka called out the members of team 7, "Uzumaki Naruto, Haruno Sakura." Naruto stood up and fist pumped the air, while Sakura groaned in complete disappointment. "Uchiha Sasuke." This time, Naruto slumped in his seat groaning, while Sakura instantly cheered up and fist pumped the air, a mile wide grin spread across her face. "And…." the air around the room became tense, lingering on his every word. "Tobi."
Sasuke brow furrowed behind his hands, but he said nothing and continued to stare blankly at the front board above Iruka's head. What he was thinking, no one could really tell for sure. At the same time, the light in Sakura's green eyes had darkened as she began to seethe. For her, it was bad enough having Naruto screw over her Sasuke time, but now Tobi? She really hated her life sometimes. And Naruto? Well, he had the largest, fox-like grin stretched across his face, pulling at his whiskered cheeks. He just couldn't believe how he got both Sakura and Tobi on his team (he'd forget about the Teme for now).
Tobi blinked, then laughed a little, ya think Naru and Ducksuke will kiss again?
"You're not planning to do something are you?"
Whaaaaat? Pfft. No~
"Obito Uchiha, I swear if you even-"
Shh… I'm just playin around Mama Rin so shush.
"'Mama Rin'?"
While talking, with Rin, she almost didn't hear the last few teams being called. Luckily, she and Rin stopped talking in time to hear the names of the next team, "Inuzuka Kiba, Hyuuga Hinata, and Aburame Shino."
Tobi turned to her friend and smiled, "I hope you have fun with your team Hina-chan!"
Hinata blushed profusely at the nickname given to her by the ex-Uchiha girl. "Y-you too, T-Tobi-chan!" Aww How cute~ Before she could control herself, she latched onto the Hyuuga, pulling the blushing girl into a tight embrace. I wanna take her home, she is just too cute!
"She's not a doll, Obi."
Still…
Hinata's face went even more red if that were possible as Tobi pulled her closer. She lightly hugged her new friend back, her shyness stopping her from voicing her slight discomfort in being so close to someone.
"Let her breathe, Obito."
Fine, Mother. Her obsidian eyes rolled sarcastically as she pulled away from the adorable Hyuuga. "Sorry 'bout that, Hina-chan…" This time it was her turn to blush a little, "I sometimes get a bit carried away…" Her hand flew towards the back of her neck to itch it sheepishly.
"I-it's okay…" the shy girl smiled softly before standing. When she saw the confused expression on her face, she explained, "E-everyone already left f-for lunch. W-we m-meet our Senseis afterwards."
Tobi's mouth formed a small 'oh' before she too, stood up. "Well then," she grinned, gesturing with her to go on ahead, "Lead the way."
After enjoying the show of a Pseudo Sasuke running back and forth while holding his grumbling stomach and laughing her head off next to Hinata, she walked back into the classroom to await the presence of her new sensei. To her dismay, her wait lasted a lifetime! Or so she believed at least… It seemed that one by one, minute by minute, teams began disappearing after their senseis while she, along with three others, were left alone in the deafening quiet of a lonely classroom. Even Iruka had left hours ago! Did her sensei have to be so late? She groaned, banging her head audibly against her desk. Why is sensei late?! He should be on time for crying out loud!
"Like your one to talk."
What's that supposed to mean?!
"You've always been late since I met you Obito, I can't recall a time you weren't late."
That's different, Rin!
"How so?" She raised a eyebrow, obviously judging her companion hard.
I always have a good reason!
"And he or she won't?"
I- uh… pfft. Whatever. Tobi gave up, knowing she couldn't argue Rin's logic. It just wasn't fair!
"If you keep doing that, you're just going to give yourself brain damage," a snotty voice spoke from her left.
Tobi looked up and glared, eyes mirroring that of an angry Uchiha. "I'll do what I want, thank you," She hissed. She really wasn't in the mood for any smart mouthed comments coming from the pink haired girl, especially when she's so annoyed about her losing argument and budding frustration of sitting and doing nothing, but stare at walls, while waiting for an unarrived sensei. Yeah, she really was not in a good mood.
Sakura turned towards Sasuke, opting to ignore the brooding girl. "Who do you think our sensei will be Sasuke-kun?"
He responded with a shrug, "Hn."
Sakura sighed, crossing her arms, "Well they best get here soon."
"Okay this is annoying!" The blonde cried out, ready to pull his hair. He jumped out of his seat.
"Naruto, what are you doing?"
He smirked, an evil glint in his eye, "Oh, you'll see Sakura-chan~" With a short, but pretty chilling laugh, Naruto picked up the chalk eraser and quickly erased all of Iruka's notes. Then, he picked up another one and began bashing them together multiple times. Afterwards, he grabbed Iruka's chair and stood upon it. After opening the door a tiny bit, he sat the eraser on the top of door. Finally he put the chair back and rushed back to his seat. "Done."
"Naruto, you can't do that!" Sakura yelled, despite the way her lips began quirking up and eyes shining a bright jade green.
"This I gotta see," Tobi added in, eyes glowing in mischief.
"Don't encourage him!"
"Don't you act like you are not enjoying this as much as we are!"
"Dobe, he's a Jonin, there is no way he would fall for that." Sasuke muttered from behind folded hands.
As soon as the words left his mouth, a black gloved hand began to open the door and...
