Rawr. Sorry for the wait. I procrastinated, and then my internet gave out. :( So, I've been working on this chapter since a few days ago, and I was finally able to upload it today. :D I also finished the next chapter, so I'll upload that one when this chapter either gets one review or 50 hits. n3n
Disclaimer: Obito does not belong to be, but Rei does. Fear for your characters' lives, Kishimoto!
Enjoy. :)
Obito stared at her for a bit, before she looked away. "Or, I should say, 'was' my father."
A look of pity swept over Obito's face as she grabbed his hand and pulled him into the tall building. Whether the pity he was feeling was for her, or for himself, he wasn't sure of. Yondaime-sensei had been the closest to a father that Obito
In a matter of minutes, minutes that Obito spent thinking about who Rei really could be, they were outside a large double door. Rei knocked softly, before she pushed the left side open and moved into the room. Obito followed, and his eyes widened as he spied a familiar face.
"Hokage-sama..."He whispered under his breath. The head shinobi sat behind his desk, which resided in front of the huge windows that allowed him to see almost all of Konoha from the comfort of his office. The Uchiha symbol danced in front of the desk as the man whose back it was on talked animatedly.
"I should be able to decide if he is to return to the Uchiha clan or not!" The dark-haired man slammed his fist onto the desk.
"Uchiha-sama, when Rei asked permission to bring Obito back to life, your predecessor granted her permission under the condition that Obito would no longer be accepted as an Uchiha, and would instead become a part of the Inuzuka clan. This agreement was put in writing and signed. If it hadn't been put in writing, I could consider granting you the ability to change it, but, under the current conditions, I'm afraid that I cannot." The Hokage spoke calmly, his hands folded in front of him. The two men locked eyes for a moment, before the Hokage abruptly stood up and moved to the front of his desk. He walked towards Rei, his arms open.
"Rei-chan!" The Hokage greeted, and they embraced happily.
"When this old grumpy-puss came here talking about Obito, I knew you had to be back." He whispered into her ear. She suppressed her giggles as he let go of her.
He then turned to Obito, and embraced him as well.
"And, you! I haven't seen you since before you went on that bridge-destroying mission...well, it must have been at least five years ago." The Hokage said as he let go of him. He pulled slightly at his beard, and turned when he heard someone cough behind him.
"Ah! Obito, Rei, this is Uchiha-sama. He became head of the Uchiha clan last year." The Hokage introduced the man as he crossed his arms. Both Rei and Obito bowed towards him. The dark haired man started to walk towards the door, but stopped next to Obito. Rei and the Hokage moved towards his desk before the man spoke in a harsh whisper.
"You are to come to the Uchiha district within the next few days to pick up the few belongings of yours that your Uncle Fugaku was kind enough to keep for you. Everything else of yours was burned." Obito could feel him look at him from the corner of his eye. He nodded quickly and the man exited the room, the door almost slamming closed behind him.
Obito quickly moved to where Rei and the Hokage were speaking. The older one held out two items. In one hand was a headband, the fabric, shockingly, was a light yellow color. In the other hand, he held a mask. It had only one eyehole positioned on the right side, around which stripes of orange and black were painted in a swirling design.
It's kind of cool, Obito thought absent-mindedly.
Rei took both items graciously. She looked at them admiringly before her gaze moved back to the Hokage.
"So, I may resume training tomorrow?" She questioned hopefully.
The Hokage nodded and Rei's eyes lit up. To Obito, it seemed that she had to restrain herself from jumping for joy. He decided that he'd have to ask her what this 'training' was. He had a long list of other questions that he'd have to ask her as well.
"And," the Hokage continued. "Obito is going to become one of your team." Rei paused for a second and hearing his name pulled Obito from his thoughts. His question about training had just moved up on his list.
"But I thought only special ANBU could be on my team?" She inquired.
"True, but I need to see if Obito can continue being a ninja, so this would be sort of like a test for him. And, if all goes as planned, he may become a special ANBU in the near future." The Hokage explained himself.
"Hold on a second!" Obito said, louder than he had intended to. Rei and the Hokage turned to him. "What is this 'training' that you guys keep talking about?"
The Hokage looked to Rei, and then to Obito. "Basically, Rei and three other special ANBU are training Konoha's future." When Obito looked confused, Rei took over the explanation.
"My eye can see someone's aura. An aura can tell you almost everything you need to know about a person. It can even tell you about their future." Obito nodded slightly. That made sense. He mentally crossed that question off of his list.
"Around six years ago, there were three children who were born in Konoha that have distinct auras that share...a certain quality that is different than the average person's aura. I...can't explain how they're different, but they are. After consulting scrolls that have been passed down through my clan, I realized that this special quality signifies that they will change the world as we know it for the better. Do you understand so far?" Rei questioned. Obito nodded confidently. It actually did.
"I then informed the Hokage, and he found it best that these children receive special training for whatever purpose they may have in the future. So, he chose four shinobi to become a special ANBU team to provide the necessary training. Kakashi and I, as well as two others, are this team. Each team member focuses on the four main components of what makes us shinobi what we are: taijutsu and weapon skills, ninjutsu, genjutsu and healing jutsus, and kekkai genkai. Their training would begin when all three of them reached two years of age. But, before that, nine other children with this special aura, one of these children being Kiba, were born. They were to start the training when they reached the age of two years as well. Currently, the first three children are six years old, and the other nine are around five years old. I was only able to work with them for about a year or two before I went into the Void to find you. And, now, I get to see how much the other three have accomplished with them while I was away." Rei finished her explanation, her smile big enough to make it seem as if she had closed her eyes.
The Hokage had stood by silently, listening to Rei's story, and chose this time to speak.
"Why don't you two go to the dojo to see them? I'm sure Shino would be ecstatic to see you, Rei." Rei nodded in his direction before bowing.
"Hai, Sarutobi-sama." Rei was closer to the Hokage than most, and he allowed her to call him by his real name. "Thank you for everything." She turned with a wave and started toward the door, the fabric from her hand band trailing behind her.
Obito bowed to the Hokage as well, but before he could turn to leave, the elder man ruffled his hair.
"Don't go and become all mature like Kakashi. It would never suit you." The Hokage joked, and Obito smiled. But then the Hokage's face became serious. He spoke in a whisper as Rei exited the room.
"And one other thing. I know you're going to be spending a lot of time with Rei in the near future, and you two will almost undoubtedly become friends. But, don't fall in love with her. She'll only break you in the end."
And now you have some answers, yet I bet you probably have some more questions, too. But that's the beauty of it; the curiosity keeps you reading. n3n
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