Alone No More

We're a Team

Warning: minor swearing

Obito and Rin were making their way to the training grounds since training was delayed until noon since Minato came back from a mission late last night. Rin exhaled into her gloved hands while rubbing them together as Obito watched the autumn leaves as they swirled in the wind.

"Do think it's going to snow soon, Obito?" Rin asked happily, cheeks tinted from the cold.

"Nah, from what my grandma said we shouldn't get snow for another few weeks," Obito replied breathing in the sharp cold autumn air while gazing at the clear blue sky above them.

When they arrived at the field that their team usually trains at they spotted a group of young shinobi. The group consisted of three young men that looked like they were in their early to mid-teens and all of them were wearing a chunnin vest. Obito and Rin went to the other side of the training field to wait for Kakashi and Minato-sensei. Apparently, the three chunnin didn't like them being around, because soon they strolled up to the two genin with smug looks on their faces.

"Hey, guys look it's the worthless Uchiha," one of teens snickered loudly pointing Obito. When he was in hearing range of the two genin sitting on the other side of the field.

"Stop that, we don't want the little baby to start crying," The second teen commented in a mocking tone.

"He's just sad cause he's not strong enough for his precious clan," the third answered with a heavy sigh looking at Obito and Rin in disappointment.

"Shut up I'm not a crybaby now back off!" Obito shouted as Rin prevented him from going and punching one of the chunnin in their superior looking face.

"Make us loser!" The third mocked staring down at Obito and Rin.

"Just you wait when I unlocked my Sharingan, I'm going to," Obito's rant was interrupted by the third teen giving Rin a smirk.

"Why don't you kids go home and play so we can focus on our training, but I have to admit your little lady friend here is quite a cutie," the third chunnin spoke looking at Rin as Obito stood in front of her with rage in his eyes.

"Would you like to join us, I'm sure you might learn a bit more than hanging out with this loser," the third teen spoke again softer than the last time, but it just made him sound more like a creep, as he reached out his hand towards Rin's shoulder.

Obito was really to punch the guy's lights in, but when a sudden flash of silver appeared in between the two groups. Obito was relieved to see Kakashi standing there holding the teen's wrist in a tight grip. Kakashi looked furiously at the group of chunnin like he would like nothing more than to break the wrist in his grip.

"It's people like you I can't stand," Kakashi stated in his usual annoyed tone.

"What did you say shrimp, bet you won't say that again," the second chunnin demanded with a scowl, glaring at the silver-haired boy.

"Gladly, 'it's people like you I can't stand,' you walk around on others thinking that you can do whatever you want just because of something called a higher rank, when you know rank means nothing to skill and this Uchiha's taijutsu and practically endless energy can kick your asses across the field and 10 seconds," Kakashi replied with anger in his matter of fact voice.

"Why you little-"the third started but was interrupted by Kakashi releasing the teen's wrist then sweeping his feet knocking the teen to the ground with a loud thud.

"Huh, would you look at that, you just got kicked to the ground by a nine-year-old; it looks like they're not paying enough attention to those who are climbing the ranks these days," Kakashi drawled out coldly almost mocking as he glanced at his teammates give them an exaggerated shrug. Obito and Rin couldn't help but snicker at how Kakashi knocked the three teen's egos down a notch.