After eight long months, I'm updating. I'm sorry to say this, but I didn't update for that long cecasue I was uninspired to write. But, now, I want to put effort into typing it all up, since I have the whole story planned out in my head. I hope you guys haven't already given up on me. Enjoy.
Oh! I'd like to ask everyone's opinion; Should I make an OC bad guy? Or should I try to incorporate one of the baddies that already exists in Narutoland? I'd love if you'd give your opinion in your review. n3n ((If it's the latter, could you suggest someone?))
Disclaimer: Obito doesn't belong to me, but I'll gladly take him if Kishimoto wants to give him away.
Obito took a step back, his eyes widening in surprise. "Wh-what?" He stuttered.
The woman looked at him, and then to Rei, who hit her forehead softly with her hand and sighed.
"You didn't tell him yet, did you?" She asked, letting go of Obito. Rei shook her head.
The woman turned back to Obito. "Then I believe I should introduce myself." She said, before bowing. "My name is Inuzuka Tsume. I'm Rei-chan's Okaa-san."
Obito, although still a bit confused, bowed as well. "I'm Uchiha Obito. It's...a pleasure to meet you." The woman stood up straight and smiled before turning back to her daughter.
Tsume shrugged her shoulders slightly at the look Rei gave her. Rei sighed.
"I sent Hana-chan with word that you're back to Hokage-sama as soon as Kiba told me, so he'll be expecting you." Tsume explained. Rei's face lightened a bit.
"Okay. Obito-san and I will leave after we change. My outfit seems a bit dusty." She commented, brushing invisible dust off of her shirt with her hands in a comical gesture.
Tsume nodded and chuckled a bit before turning and leaving the room. Obito, after hearing what Rei said, looked at what he was wearing. His outfit was very plain, only a loose shirt and pants in a soft grey color. He then looked to Rei and saw that she was wearing the same thing, but her outfit was a light yellow color.
"Err..." Obito started.
Rei looked at him, expecting him to say something, before she realized what he needed.
"Oops. I have clothes for you over here." She said, walking to the other side of the room. She knelt in front of a large basket that was against the wall. She rummaged through it before she found what she wanted. She pulled it out and walked back to Obito.
"Tada!" She said proudly, holding out what seemed to be a dark blue jacket. The long sleeves were an orange color, except for the cuffs, which were the same dark blue. The collar and hood were orange as well. The shirt had a zipper, which was currently unzipped, and he could see that the inside was black. He moved his head a little, trying to see the back.
Rei noticed what Obito was doing, and flipped the jacket over. On the back was a large red and white Uchiha fan. Obito saw this and smiled. She held the jacket out for him and he took it. As soon as the jacket was out of her hands, she walked quickly back to the other side of the room and grabbed the basket. She came back to Obito and dropped it in front of him.
"Here's all the clothing you'll need for now. Undershirts, a few more jackets, pants, shoes..." Her face turned a light shade of pink as she muttered the last word. "Underwear."
Obito knelt in front of the basket and rummaged through the top layer of fabric. Everything was black, except for the jackets, and he made sure to check that all the shirts and jackets had the Uchiha fan sewn onto them.
"Domo arigato gozaimasu." He said, happily as he made sure to put everything back in the basket, before standing up. "But who made all of these clothes?"
Rei avoided his eyes as her cheeks darkened a little. "Err...I did." She muttered.
Obito giggled to himself at how modest she seemed to be, and, after stepping around the basket, hugged her.
She giggled slightly before pulling away. "Now, we should get dressed quickly so we can go see the Hokage." She walked back to the other side of the room and picked up a basket identical to the one in front of Obito.
Those must be her clothes.
She walked to the door. "I'll go change in Kiba-kun's room so you can have some privacy." She said, before sliding the door closed.
Obito knelt in front of the basket once more, and started to pull out the things he needed.
A jacket, a pair of pants, an undershirt, underwear... Hmm. I don't see any shoes. Maybe they're on the bottom?
He quickly pulled out the rest of the clothing and placed them in another pile. As he had thought, four pairs of black ninja sandals lay on the bottom of the basket. But then he saw something he didn't expect. Three pairs of orange goggles sat next to the shoes, shining in the morning sun, along with multi small, clear bottles of what he guessed were eye drops.
Woah! She really thought of everything.
He picked up one of the pairs of goggles and put them on, the orange plastic adding a warm tint to his vision. He glanced around the room, adjusting to the new coloring as his hand felt in the basket for one of the small bottles. He withdrew his hand when his fingers touched cold metal. He looked back down and, after an unexplainable shiver, saw what seemed to be a ninja headband.
But it did not look like a normal headband. The piece of metal was mangled and twisted in such a way that it looked as if had been crushed by boulders. The only reason he thought it was a headband at all was because wisps of shredded blue fabric clung around the edges of it. For some reason Obito couldn't understand, he couldn't bring himself to look at it any longer, let alone touch it. He grabbed a small bottle and a pair of sandals, while carefully avoiding the piece of metal, and put the clothes back in the basket in a now-haphazard pile as quickly as he could. He pulled his sandals on and jumped up before making his way to the door. He wanted to get as much distance as he could between that basket and himself.
But why?
He couldn't think of any reason to hate that piece of metal, but he did. Once he made it to the door, he took of his original clothing and changed into his new outfit slowly, making sure that everything was fastened, zipped, and in place. Surprisingly, the outfit fit him perfectly. After a few minutes, he slid the bottle into the pocket of his pants and pulled the door open and saw Rei standing across from the door, leaning against the wall. She now wore a new outfit.
Her outfit was completely yellow and black. She wore soft yellow pants that were bunched at the knee under a black, long-sleeved turtleneck dress that reached to about mid-thigh. Over the dress, she wore a yellow zippered vest, which was zipped to just below her chest and was the same yellow color as her pants. She wore black sandals similar to Obito's, and her legs were bandaged from her ankles to the hem of her pants. Although her hair was styled similarly to how it had been before, it looked like she had combed it, and the ponytails were now positioned closer to her neck. It was at this time that he noticed two red triangle tattoos on Rei's cheeks.
Just like Tsume-san and Kiba. I guess it's a family thing.
She straightened as Obito emerged from the room and, after taking in his appearance, squealed with delight.
"Oh, you look great! I wasn't sure if that style would fit your body type, but it turned out wonderfully!" She spoke exuberantly. Obito stared, wide-eyed, at her and she moved her gaze to the end of the hallway.
"Sorry. Sometimes I get a little...excited." She explained, her cheeks reddening. Obito didn't like seeing her like that. He scratched the back of his neck lightly.
"Ahh, I know what you mean. I get overexcited all the time. Or, at least I used to. I probably still will once I get used to being out of the Void." Obito said, trying to lighten the mood. The mood should be light, if not happy. He was back from the Void. He should be jumping for joy right about now. Rei nodded and started to walk down the hallway. Obito silently followed after her, for he knew that they were going somewhere. For several moments they walked through a maze of overly-wide hallways. Every single door was open, and in some rooms he could see people. Some of these people saw the pair and smiled. Obito didn't think they were smiling at him as much as they were smiling at Rei.
He also noticed that there were a lot of dogs as they walked. Puppies (They were the smallest dogs that he saw, so Obito decided to call them puppies.) were sleeping piled in little groups, and the occasional medium-sized dog walked near them. Obito was shocked when an enormous dog walked along a hallway intersecting the one they were walking down. He made sure to follow directly behind Rei then.
Obito had a feeling that Rei was well respected by the people AND the animals. Whenever someone was walking in the hallway, they would stop and bow to Rei before exchanging a few words. Oddly, all of the dogs would stop what they were doing to nod as she walked by. It was honestly scaring Obito.
"Err, where are we going?" Obito asked, since it didn't seem like they were going to the exit.
"I wanted bring Kimaru with us." Rei replied, but after seeing Obito's confused expression, she elaborated. "Kimaru is my nin-dog." Obito nodded in understanding as a bark came from the other side of the door they were standing near.
"Well, speak of the Kyuubi…" Rei commented as she opened the door. A small dog ran out and Rei scooped it up into her arms. The dog had pure white fur with jagged stripes of grey similar to a tiger's markings. It's ears were also the same grey color. The dog licked furiously at Rei's face, almost drowning her with long overdue doggy kisses. Once Kimaru settled down, he turned to Obito and stared at him, its grey eyes narrowing at him. It barked, as if in approval, and Rei set him down.
"And off we go!" Rei said enthusiastically before she started walking again. To Obito, it seemed like Rei was starting to announce everything she did. It was a bit odd.
In less than a minute they came to a sliding door, which was open, and emerged into the daylight. Obito had to shield his eyes. It wasn't dark inside, but he wasn't expecting it to be this bright. After a moment, his eyes adjusted. They were walking through a wide path that was surrounded by a thick forest, the trees casting a shadow on the dirt.
They walked for about ten minutes, Rei humming softly to herself, but not saying anything at all. Obito didn't mind, though, as he was admiring everything. It was all so…fresh! So bright! So…tangible! He pulled a leaf off of a low hanging branch, and rubbed it between his thumb and index finger. It was unbelievable. He was actually back from the dead.
Rei stopped walking and Obito was hardly able to stop without bumping into her. The path had ended a little while ago, and they were now standing in a large, grassy clearing, which seemed oddly familiar to Obito. In front of them stood a tall, silver-haired man dressed in the standard jounin uniform. His head was bowed slightly, and Obito noticed that he was standing in front of a rock. But it wasn't just any rock. After a moment, he noticed that it was engraved with names. Obito's eyes widened.
"Kaka-chan!" Rei yelled, wrapping her arms around the man in front of them. She released him quickly, and he turned around.
"Rei-chan!" He greeted, obviously pleased to see her. Obito recognized his voice. And he could now see the mask covering half of the man's face. The pair embraced again, before he finally turned to Obito.
His one visible eye widened in shock, and Obito could see his jaw drop under his mask.
"Kakashi?!?" Obito said, hardly audible, as an innumerable amount of emotions flooded over him.
Huzzah. I'm working on the next chappie now, so you should expect it by the end of next week. (Yay for spring break!)
Oh, and I've decided to put responses to any reviews I get down here now. n3n
