"Hello, Rin, Kakashi, Obito," The Third greeted as he walked up to the trio. Rin waved at the Hokage and her expression went blank as her gaze swept all over you. You looked uncomfortable at the very subtle sour look she was giving you. Had you done something wrong? What made her get her knickers in such a twist? You raised your hand before you hesitated and then shyly waved at Rin. She blinked at you.

"Um. Hi." You blinked at her in confusion. You weren't going to have her being so sour at you for nothing. You were going to turn this girl around right here, right now. "Why are you looking at me like I just pushed you into a wall?" You bluntly asked.

Rin blinked at you, and before she could answer, Obito jumped in. "Uh! (Name)! Can I talk to you for a second?" He hurriedly mumbled, snatching up your wrist again and dragging you a ways away from the Hokage and his two partners. The Third made casual conversation with the two, and you stared back at Rin as she stared at you.

Obito waved a hand in front of your face. "(Name)! Listen, I don't want you to be mad at Rin for giving you that look. You see… um…" he trailed off and rubbed his neck, refusing to make eye contact with you. Your face looked exasperated at having to wait so long for him to continue.

"I might have made a teensy–weensy, itsy–bisty, itty–bitty little problem," he pinched his two fingers together to emphasize his point. You squinted at him in confusion. "What are you talking about?"

Obito sighed quite loudly. "I… I told Rin and Kakashi lies. I said that you tried to fight me when I first met you, and now Rin is mad at you… because of me." Your eyes widened considerably before you pushed his shoulder, earning a disapproving look from the girl a few ways away. "Obito! Why would you do that?! I was nothing but pleasant to you when we first met! How could you say that?!"

Obito looked very ashamed. "Look, I'm sorry! I know that! Please don't be mad at me! But I really wanted to impress Rin because… because…"

"Because?" You pushed, crossing your arms and frowning at the boy.

"Because I just really like Rin, and me and Kakashi are always fighting. I thought that if I told them about me going head–to–head with the person I was supposed to 'capture,'" Obito made quotation marks with both of his hands, "then maybe I'd learn a little more respect around here. I'm just, I'm always treated like I'm not that big of a deal! And Kakashi is always getting the spotlight! I'm sorry, okay? I'm sorry for lying. I really do feel like garbage now, but—"

You silenced him by pressing your hand over his mouth. "Shh. Look, since you practically begged for my apology," you flipped your hair in a comical manner, "then I'll go along with this little mess you got yourself into. I might take a while to 'earn' Rin's trust, but I guess… if it'll help you gain a little more respect around here, then I'll be willing to do this."

Obito couldn't believe his ears. You were really willing to do this? Even after he had called you annoying so many times before? Obito leaned away from your hand. "Really?"

"You bet'cha," you grinned, and suddenly leaned in when Kakashi turned to look at the two of you. The duo was taking a long time to get back with the Hokage and company, and Kakashi had begun to grow suspicious. He knew that Obito had been lying about all of this. "Listen, Obito. We really need to be serious about this. When we go back over there, we need to look really mad at eachother like we were just arguing over something. Pretend that I just insulted your girlfriend."

"She's not my girlfriend—"

"Yeah, yeah. But just pretend that I was Kakashi, the kid that you appear to hate so much—"

"Rivals."

"The point, Obito! Pretend that I was Kakashi and I just insulted Rin!" Obito made a thumbs up at you, "Gotcha."

"Roger that."

"Affirmative."

"Confirmed."

"Gotcha 6."

You and Obito snapped your fingers at each other several times before you snapped out of it. "Wait! We're supposed to be going out there! We can't be fooling around! Get into position, soldier." You growled, rolling up your sleeves and feigning anger as you walked back over to the Hokage and Obito's two teammates with said brunet on your trail, also feigning irritation.

"What took you guys so long?" Kakashi asked, the same question in Rin's eyes. The Third turned to lay his hand on top of your head, and you pouted out your lower lip. "Arguing." You bluntly said, furrowing your brows in "anger" as you refused to look at Team Minato.

"What about? Are you alright, Obito?" Rin fretted, reaching a hand out to the boy. Obito blushed, but quickly ignored it to keep the act realistic. He gulped as he thought about that question. "U—uh…" his eyes travelled over to you for help, only to see that you weren't even looking at him. He wasn't in your peripheral.

"We were mad about what happened when we first met!" He quickly said, his eyes shooting back to Rin.

"Oh? What happened?" Hokage asked, question laced in his voice as his hand was hesitantly removed from your head. His eyes stared at Obito, demand in his orbs. Obito inwardly screamed in panic as a cold sweat broke out on the back of his neck.

"…I was cornered by Obito and attacked him. Sadly, I lost. Obito showed a lot of strength in our battle. It really… rattled my bones."

Dang it! (Name), why would you say that?! Now isn't the time for skeleton jokes! You spent way too much time alone back then, and to pass the time, you came up with useless jokes. What a lonely child.

Kakashi snorted in the back, covering up his laugh with a sneeze. You hardened your expression to keep from snorting yourself; you couldn't help it. But you forced yourself to swallow what was left in your dry mouth and looked at Obito.

"Don't look at me like that!" You abruptly said, narrowing your eyes at the Uchiha. He flinched, but then nodded to himself and kept up his own act. "Yep, I sure did beat her and I sure am impressive! Now, uh, would 'ya look at the time…" he looked at an imaginary watch on his wrist. "I need to get back to my mission." Real loathing was coated over that last word, and he furiously went back to picking up garbage again. You snorted at him and watched the rest of his teammates walk away, noticing Kakashi's eyes lingering on your form just as you were slipping out of your act. Why is he looking at me like that? Saving yourself, you shot a glare over at him to make yourself seem more serious. He only turned away and continued to pick up the litter. Maybe you and Obito really did get into a fight?

"What was that all about, child?" Hokage questioned, staring down at you in confusion. "You were in a good mood before Obito pulled you to the side like that."

You gulped and refused to answer for a bit. "To be honest, Hokage–san, me and Obito didn't really fight each other. It was quite the opposite when we first met. I was only doing Obito a small favor by pretending that we fought and he won."

Hokage blinked. But then he burst into laughter and patted your head. "Hah… I see." He acknowledged, the vague response baffling you but you didn't question. You and him just continued to talk about your situation.

"Lord Hokage, why am I really here?" You wondered, kicking a pebble under your feet. Hokage softly smiled at you, and he patted your back. "One day, you'll learn. But for now, your a permanent citizen of Konoha, courtesy of me."

You blinked.

"I belong to a village now, huh?" You mumbled under your breath, but Hokage didn't give any confirmation that he'd heard you. "In due time I'll have you moved into a team—"

"What?! But don't I have to go to—"

"It's all right, Child." Hokage calmed your fear. "I've already arranged that. There's a reason why I had my ANBU spies watch after you." You gaped up at him. Spies? You were being spied on?! What! Hokage chuckled at your face. "Yes, I had spies watch after you and study your skill from a distance. From what we've gathered, they've seen you mess with gravity before. Sound familiar?"

Ah, yes. That day. The day that you had gotten a little upset with a group and might have ripped a small tree from its roots and you might or might not have thrown it at the group that was being a little mean to you. That day was very… tragic. Their words had hurt you, and you hurt them in return, although unknowing that that wasn't the way to go about it. But they deserved it, anyway. That memory was pretty foggy, though. (Even though it was only a year or two ago, your memory was terrible.)

"So that was the whole reason that I was taken away from the Rain?" You questioned, just to make sure this has gotten straight. "Correct, it absolutely is."

"And now… I'm living in Konoha."

"Correct."

"Which team am I going to get sorted into…?"

"I'll get that arranged."