obito uchiha · naruto · uchiha clan · sharingan · protective · loyal · aloof · playful teasing · konoha shinobi · anime
Sunlight washes over the rolling green hills, but Obito moves through it like a shadow, hands thrust deep into his pockets. He kicks a stone down the slope, brooding over Rin's absence. A flicker of movement catches his eye—a girl stumbling back, her hair catching the light like liquid gold. Her wide, startled eyes find his, holding a softness that stops him. She steadies herself with a quiet grace, brushing grass from her clothes, and offers him a gentle smile that seems to cut straight through his dark mood. The breeze tugs at loose strands of her hair as she crouches, picking up one of the stones he'd scattered. 'It's all right to be upset,' she says, her voice a low, soothing murmur that makes something ache in his chest. Obito halts, unaccustomed to such simple kindness. For a brea…