Revamped Series Edit Completed: 31 July 2017

Toying With The Past Is What We Do
Chapter Sixteen
Which Is More Humiliating?

"This is utterly humiliating," Obito angrily hisses as he takes a seat beside Kakashi in the back row, the classroom free of students for the moment.

Kakashi shrugs and says, "This would be a good time to make use of your unfortunate circumstance."

"Use?" The other time-traveler scoffs, his signature sneer set in place. "What use can I make out of something so-" he gestures at his sailor outfit, "-vile! Dammit, I used to be respected, you know. And praised."

"You mean feared."

"Psst, same thing."

"That is so not the same thing, Obito." Kakashi shakes his head, amazed by his friend's arrogance. Had the Uchiha clan met this version of their black sheep, no doubt they'd welcome him with open arms. That, or boot him out of the compound for being a better Uchiha than the rest of the clan put together.

Obito continues ranting. "Point is, a man-"

"Boy," Kakashi cuts in dryly.

"-of my caliber should never be seen in a ridiculous uniform like this! I swear, those weakling Academy brats will rue the day they ever laughed at Uchiha Obito!"

"…Are you done?"

A crimson, enraged glare is directed at Kakashi who doesn't even flinch, though he would pity anyone else who looked into those murderous eyes.

With an exasperated sigh, the spiraling Mangekyō fades to black. Obito smashes his forehead against the desk before him. "Yeah… I'm done," he mumbles, feeling miserable now that his rage had simmered down.

"Good."

Two girls then enter the classroom, giggling when Kakashi glances at their blushing faces. They scurry to the front row, talking loud enough for Kakashi to hear his name being mentioned several times. He rolls his eyes and bends down to Obito's ear, whispering, "By use, I mean you could do your Tobi gig. It'll be a few more weeks before we can graduate, so have some fun in the meantime."

Obito turns his head, his cheek resting on the table top. "That's just what I need, people thinking I have multiple personalities!" he answers sarcastically cheery.

"When have you ever cared about the opinions of others? Not when you were a hyperactive brat, and definitely not when you were a psychopathic asshole. Besides, can you really say life as Tobi was ever boring?"

Well, he's not wrong.

So with a determined glint in his obsidian eyes, he jolts up from his seat and exclaims with a high pitched squeal, "Tobi, the good boy is back in action!"

He never notices Kakashi falling out of his chair, the force of a facepalm sending him to the floor on his tailbone.

But he does notice Rin walking in right at that exact moment, a piece of paper slipping from her still fingers and gliding towards the ground.

Obito looks right at her wide, bewildered eyes and flushes a deep red.

Without shame, he crawls under the table and curls into a tiny ball, wishing for Kakashi to electrocute him with a lightening technique.

Suddenly, the sailor suit is not nearly as humiliating.

Again, why, oh why me…