Rewriting History (Obito x Reader)

Inferiority

Initially taken aback by Obito's reassurance, your smile then widened with restored ambition as your fist lifted to meet his in a cordial fist bump.

Obito really is something else.

That following morning, Obito excitedly barged into your room and woke you up by diving into the center of your bed, effectively knocking the wind out of you. Realizing his error too late, Obito made a mad dash out of your room to escape your wrath.

"Get back here, you doofus! I will destroy you," was what Obito heard as he exited the room, laughing the whole way through.

~~~

Days at the academy flew by at a blinding pace. You and Obito had developed a habit of walking to the academy together, as well as sitting next to each other in class. If you didn't spend the night at his place, one of you would instead wait outside the other's house so you could walk together. It all depended on who was ready first, which, as you already knew, was not Obito's strong point. This routine persisted for weeks, then months, then surprisingly a year, until it was almost graduation. 

Normally the time it took to graduate was a minimum of four years, but the village was desperate to generate ninja for the front lines, so you and Obito passed through school overwhelmingly quickly. The passage to becoming a full-fledged ninja was near, and you couldn't have been more nervous. Obito stuck by his word and helped you train, as you mutually helped with his. Your mind constantly gnawed at remembering that Rin would be paired up with Obito and Kakashi because those two were strong attackers while she focused completely on support.

Perhaps if I did the same, then I could have a chance at getting on Obito's team instead of her!

Once this was decided, the next step was to figure out what techniques to specialize in. You chose to essentially copy Rin with her medical prowess, but quickly learned that the delicate art of chakra control was much, much harder than it looked. Even though you learned how to utilize basic ninja techniques in the academy, learning to center your chakra into your hands and then proceed to change its form into a healing aura proved too difficult for someone like you. It was similar to how some people are gifted at art and can always draw a perfect circle while others simply can't. It was incredibly disheartening.

Girls are supposed to excel in chakra control. That's why there are so many female medical nin! Come on (y/n), what's wrong with you? Why can't you be like her? If Rin can do it, why can't you?

Yousighed despondently, head hanging low as you watched Obito spar with someone,waiting in apprehension for your turn. It wasn't until Obito unleashed a particularly impressive Fireball Jutsu only for his opponent to conjure up Earth Style: Mud Wall to block the flames did it finally hit you.

There are more ways to protect and support a comrade other than medical attention, you realized.

At the start of the year, the sheet of paper used to test chakra nature turned into dirt and crumbled under your grasp. Your eyes widened, realizing that you had an affinity for Earth Style. As your academy days came to an end, you decided to base your abilities around defense and protection rather than offense or medicine. With your hope restored, it was your turn to train.

~~~

The exam was over. Even though you struggled with all eyes on you, you managed to produce a passable clone and happily joined the others for the team selection. 

This is it, you chanted to yourself, over and over. This past year of training and practically growing up with Obito, it all came down to this. You made sure to base your moves with a heavy emphasis on support. 

Hopefully it will be enough to change the team outcomes –

"Now for Team Minato –"

The future Fourth Hokage's name perked you up. This is it! Come on, Obito, (y/n), and whoever the third person must be. It can be anyone. Give us Ebisu for all I care! Just say our names together –

"Team Minato will consist of Obito Uchiha, Kakashi Hatake, and –

- Rin Nohara."

Time seemed to stand still for you. All of that training. The specializing. All those nights you were kept awake trying to dig all of the dirt from under your fingernails. Heck, you were willing to go through puberty again for this boy! Was it all wasted?  Thankfully, Obito didn't show up to the team assigning. You knew for a fact that he was helping an old lady somewhere; so you couldn't see his reaction to being paired with his crush. Still, deep down you knew exactly how he would look. It was disheartening, to say the very least. 

The team you ended up being on was nothing special. They were both ninjas who you didn't recognize from the show – not even background characters, so you didn't focus on them. This probably caused you to be perceived as cold and uncaring, which of course was not your intent, but you decided to stay in this world for a purpose. 

The first step of your goal failed. Despite your efforts, you and Obito were on separate teams and therefore would be spending significantly less time together. You didn't want to admit it, but part of you was hoping to get on his team, not only to support him and change his future, but also so you could drive a wedge between him and Rin. You would never admit that out loud, though.

Obito would be so apprehensive of your jealousy, (y/n).

Since plan A failed, it was time to move onto plan B, which admittedly was the more important one anyway. The next goal was to continue with your shinobi duties and carry on as normal up until Kakashi was promoted to Jonin. The first mission he was assigned to as leader was the same mission where it happened. You didn't know how, but your new goal was to either prevent that mission from happening, or force yourself to go with them.