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Aka Go-Suto no Konoha

Make-Ups and Messages

Previously on Aka Go-Suto no Konoha,

"This is the first time you were this happy around them, they never even heard of the Guroto Grill before." Obito said scenery, he wasn't going to play his cards like he was going to seduce Rin and make Kakashi look bad; he grew up from childish ambitions and naive hopes. "I go there myself and whenever they were on the street, they never once noticed the place. The owner, Guroto-san told me all that." Obito cursed himself to see Rin's tears of her favorite place to eat was ignored by her teacher and crush, "Come one and let's go. Kakashi and Sensei will join us when they have the time. We have no reason to wait."

Rin just nodded and silently and sadly took Obito's hand, she needed to feel like the one sweet boy she adored other than Kakashi was still by her side. Obito didn't as much as said another word as he walked along Rin to the BBQ restaurant. Kakashi was just confused on what just happened and turned to Minato,

"What is going on? Rin always wanted to walk with me hand-to-hand but she didn't even try to drag me across the street like the other girls. Just what did the Dobe do to get rid of her?" Kakashi unfortunately was raised to look at girls as shallow prostitutes who want to bed with him for his family's fame and power. He knew that Rin had a crush on her and Obito had one on Rin but this is the first time Kakashi had seen Rin actually went out with him. He had thought that Obito was a pour excuse for a 'lady snatcher'.

"I think that Obito is right, I only wanted to spend more time with Kushina-chan rather than you guys outside of our training and mission taking. Go home for today, I need to talk with Kushina-chan about how to train you guys tomorrow." Before Kakashi could retorted; it was supposed to be his chance to do some private lecturing without Obito or Rin. But Minato disappeared in a flash of yellow light, proof him being the Yellow Flash. Kakashi was left in the training ground thinking about how this day turned out to be a bad one for him.

'I don't know how you are doing this Dobe but you have a hundred years before you could even match me. I don't know what tricks you cheated to your victory but I will not let something like this lying down. I will show the village my father didn't deserved to be shamed and I will show him that he was wrong about his view on teams. I will even break this one in order to do it'.

"Wow! You even know which dish I chose from the menu! You are not stalking me again, are you?" Rin said as she ate her grilled meat with vegetables eagerly. Obito scowled slightly at the jab.

"I would never." He said, with the sense of humor as a grumpy old man. "I got it all from your old classmates from the Academy. I wasn't that shy during school." Rin widen her eyes before shallowing the piece of meat in her mouth.

"OH! I guess that I forgot about that because of training!" Rin tried to lighten the mood and lift up the awkward atmosphere; too bad that it failed. "A-anyways, how are they doing?"

"Last time I saw them, they were just fine. Most of them decided to forget about the dangerous life of a Shinobi and purse careers down by civilians." Obito answered, "But they were really worried when 'I went up and vanished'. They also couldn't believe that even after six months, you didn't even try to find out where I went." This time, Obito was not afraid to speak in such a way to his 'crush'. After all, Rin needed to hear it now or never.

"O-oh…" Rin was embarrassed. She sure didn't notice that Obito was nowhere to be seen in the village; but for an entire half year, that was unbelievable. "S-sorry…really…" Rin muttered what came to mind, which wasn't very much. Then she felt Obito grasp her hand firmly.

"Rin, I am over it. I didn't move one without you, you are still my teammate. Being friends is enough for me. Can we give it a go?" Obito said and Rin smiled at the idea. She nodded and got back to her food. They will go at different topics from time to time, when they weren't enjoying the great food; fashions, Ninjutsu, Shinobi training, any ideas for their futures; Obito said that his real dream is to become strong on his own accord, without relying on his clan. He even said that he will try for being Hokage in order to complete his dream. Rin giggled at that and called it adorable, for Obito to be the same helpful boy underneath.

But while they were having a good time with great food and company, someone wasn't. It was Kakashi and he was drinking some water from a cup while ignoring everything around him; his eyes were on the pair of Shinobi that were laughing the day away, and without him. Somehow, Kakashi didn't feel happy about it; it was more like envy. And Kakashi just couldn't figure out why.

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After a few more days back in the village,

"Katon: Gōkakyū no Jutsu (Fire Release: Fireball Technique)!" Obito shout out a sphere of fire that was the size of a wrecking ball along a small lake at one of the training fields. Once the fireball had reached the center of the lake, it expanded and vaporized half of the water volume. "Great. It was definitely bigger and dealt more heat. I think that I just about got it right."

"I think that you overthinking it Obito-kun." The raven-haired boy turned to see a welcomed sight. It was Minato Namikaze, his teacher and the man that will succeed as the next Hokage. "That was a very impressive Gōkakyū no Jutsu."

"Flattering could only get you so far, Sensei (Teacher)." Obito answered, "I want to the best I could be. Now what I am back, and with my Sharingan activated, everyone will be piling on my case that I should as strong any Uchiha. Not that you ever wanted to train like that, and from the many times I asked both you and the old man more times I can count." Minato laughed nervously and then had sad look.

He really did want to train Obito to be like an actual Uchiha but he was rejected many times by the clan who apparently said that their ways must only be taught to Uchiha that have awakened their bloodline eyes. How ironic that the same people that forced Obito to fall behind in his clan teachings are going to be the ones who will complain about Obito falling behind their standards.

"Sorry Obito. I promise that I will make up for it. Really!" Minato thought that Obito was going to burst into anger and get on his case loudly. Or perhaps he is too used to a certain redhead that he is dating.

"I am sure Sensei. Just remember that I have nothing against you." Obito responded. "Sure, Kakashi is still annoyingly arrogant and Rin is pestering me to be her friend, you have done nothing to get on my bad side." Sensing that Minato relaxed out of relief, Obito spoke up again. "Just remember that I am taking after my ancestor with my clan training. In order words, I am learning everything by myself. Sounds good?"

"Are you sure Obito? Your ancestor was a prodigy and he was motivated by the Clan Wars raging around his childhood." Minato asked gently and Obito didn't even flinch.

"I am sure. I couldn't count on my clan to try and find out why had hadn't awakened the power in my eyes. They always choose their stuck-up traditions over change." Obito answered. "Do those old geezers know that their ways went out of style about fifty years ago!? The world has changed so why can't we!?"

"I am sure that some of your clan members agree with you but they can help too." Minato acted like a father trying to get his upset, spoiled child from having a temper tantrum.

"I made a vow to the one man that gave me more attention in six months than a lifetime in a dusty old compound, listening to old people talk about boring politics and that they deserve more than a police force." Obito spoke boldly. "He taught me everything there is to know about living instead of waiting for death, how to be my own person and not the one that saggy sad sacks are trying to make me into. When I last saw him, I made my own promise; to protect this village, to get stronger, to make connections, my way!"

And with that said, Obito vanished in a vortex of flames. Minato was left out on the training field, with a large scorch mark on the ground and a head filled with questions about his wayward student. Just how little did he know about the new and improved Obito Uchiha?

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"Tell me again why I am wasting my time here? I will prefer to be training." Obito said with lack of contempt that his own clan was staring at him, it made the young boy feel like a circus animal on display.

"Silence boy! This is official Clan business and you should have come when we first informed you! We had to spend a couple of weeks so that Hokage-sama can get you to finally come!" One of the elders was a loud windbag for sure. He was one of the several Uchihas that Obito personally couldn't stand. He had to listen to this bag of bones about why he hadn't awakened his Sharingan prior to the six-month training/traveling trip.

"So that was why the ANBU at my doorstep, showing a notice that if I don't go than you sad saggy, shit piles will steal my possessions and tear down the entire apartment complex if I didn't go. What is the big deal about this boring meeting session anyways?" Obito said with clear annoyance. The only reason he ever went was because of the Hokage's signature on the bottom of the ridiculous notice an hour ago.

"SILENCE CHILD!" Obito was wondering why another one of the elders wasn't dropping dead from a heart attack after that shriek. "You will speak when spoken to! Am I clear!?"

"As clear as a crow choking on bones." Obito answered in a deadpan voice that got the elders fuming again. "But I understand, you want to know why I hadn't reported me getting my Sharingan. And why I hadn't told you that my Sharingan is unique and powerful and awesome, making yours look bland." The old men and women look like they want to explode but kept it to themselves,

"Yes. We have heard rumors from outside our village than there was a wandering Shinobi that can become intangible in order to successfully infiltrate and dodge attacks. Also, that the same Shinobi often appears out of the blue, even confusing natural Chakra sensors. Do you admit to be that Shinobi?" Another one of the elders stated, a woman by the saggy mounds on her chest.

"I might~!" Obito answered, looking as innocent as a mischievous prankster asked about his latest do-no-good. "If you want to know then I will let myself…out!" Obito then smirked before sinking through the floor panel he was standing on, much to the shock of all. Next came a sight to behold, people were screaming either out of fear or anger; they were either ranting in their seats or running around like headless chickens.

But then Obito made one hell of an entrance to finish off his impression, "Phew! You need to watch those prunes, seriously grossing me out~!" Obito used his intangibility to emerge slightly out of the stomach of one of the elders. "I think that I have showed off enough, may I finally leave?" Obito asked while his upper body remained poking out of the elder's torso.

When nobody answered, Obito put on a victorious smirk. "Thank you! And good luck trying to get this power, ciao!" Obito then promptly retreated back in and vanished from the room, and practically the entire Uchiha Complex. One thing is for sure is that the entire clan will have a field day, complaining that the 'weakest' Uchiha has suddenly gained the potential to reach the level of their great ancestor; their problem is that he is too independent, and very difficult to 'control'. But nobody controls Obito, nobody.

End of Chapter 3.

*I've been reviewing this story and I just published this chapter to get the plot bunny out of my head. Also, I see how green I was when I made this story. But I am still learning, year by year. I hope to make this the best update in a couple of years possible! *