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"Sensei!" Rin says, and Minato beams at her.

"Rin!" Minato says, and he hugs her. Rin breaks away, smiling wide, and looks over at Kakashi.

"Kakashi!"

"Rin."

They hug. Rin gives Kakashi an extra hard squeeze, and Kakashi smiles happily beneath his mask.

At the periphery, Obito hovers. Rin laughs, chatting happily with her old teammates. He watches her brush her hair back as she tells them how she was resurrected. It's only then that she turns and sees him.

"Obito," Rin says.

Obito takes a breath. "Rin."

Rin beams at him.

She approaches him gingerly, the way she would a stray cat. She smiles kindly at him. "Is it okay if I hug you?"

Obito's throat is dry. He nods.

Rin smiles shyly at him, then wraps her arms around him. She feels soft and warm and it surprises him. Timidly, Obito rests his arms around her waist, and Rin pulls him close, squeezing his chest and resting her cheek against his ribs. "You're a lot taller than I remember," Rin says. She beams at him. "When I saw you at the void, you were a lot shorter."

Obito smiles shyly at her. Rin smiles back at him.

Kakashi clears his throat. "Sensei and I are gonna head back," Kakashi says. "You two should catch up. I'll talk with you later."

xXx

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He looks different than she remembers. Broad-shouldered and lean, he moves with a quiet grace that is surprising to her. As a ghost, she didn't quite appreciate how much he had physically changed. "So," Rin says, smiling. "Is that tight black shirt you're wearing so you can show off your body? Did you pick that outfit on purpose?"

"What?" Obito's eyes widen. "It- no. It's just what I had that was clean..." Obito fumbles. Rin clasps his hand and laughs.

"I'm kidding. Relax." She shakes him playfully by the elbow. "I'm here. You wanted to talk to me, right?"

He gives her a small smile. "Yeah," he says. They each fall quiet. Their footsteps echo in the street as they walk, a few couples chatting and laughing as they walk past them.

"Obito, I-"

"Rin, I-"

They stop, then laugh awkwardly. "You go first," Rin says. Obito shakes his head.

"No, you," Obito says, smiling. Rin smiles and tucks a strand of hair behind her ear.

"Behold. My idiot apprentice," Madara says. He is watching them from the eyes of a Sharingan'd bird, using a genjutsu to share the image with Hashi. "That woman has been watching over him for the last few decades, she is ripe for the taking. But my idiot protégé has no game."

"Ooh, look at you with the colloquialisms," Hashi says. Madara motions for her to be quiet. They listen as Rin starts speaking.

"It's so strange being here. Having a physical body. I feel like I've been watching you for years. Maybe because I have been," Rin says. Her eyes flick upward, meeting his.

Obito hesitates. "Rin, I-"

"Yes?"

Obito lowers his eyes. "There's a lot you don't know about me, Rin."

His face is drawn, and he seems to steel himself, as if Rin could reject him at any moment. Gently, Rin touches her hands to his chest, stepping forward.

"Try me," Rin says, smiling.