At that moment, Rin Nohara watched their movements, thoroughly puzzled and unsure what they were trying to do.
One man wearing an orange-red mask, however, caught Rin Nohara's attention. There was something inexplicably familiar about him.
Thinking back over the past, Rin Nohara seemed to consider a possibility and called out softly, uncertainly:
"Obito?"
Hearing that familiar voice, Obito felt memories from years ago come flooding back, and tears spilled from his eyes.
Obito stepped forward, walking somewhat unsteadily up to Rin Nohara. With a slightly trembling right hand, he removed her mask, revealing the face he had longed for day and night.
Those large, dark brown eyes, brown hair, and gentle smile were exactly as he remembered.
Overcome with emotion, Obito sank to his knees and said to Rin Nohara, full of guilt:
"I'm sorry... I'm sorry! Rin, it was all my fault. If it hadn't been for me, you wouldn't have gone through any of that!"
Obito was filled with remorse. If not for him, perhaps Rin would never have fallen victim to Madara Uchiha's scheme and ultimately died at Kakashi's hands.
Rin Nohara was now certain that the person before her was Obito. Smiling, she helped him up and comforted him:
"Don't say that, Obito. Kakashi and I only survived because of you. As for what happened afterward, none of us could control it. Besides, aren't I alive and well now? You and Kakashi are alive too. That's the luckiest thing of all."
After speaking, Rin Nohara suddenly gave Obito a big hug, catching him off guard. He froze in place, his hands hovering helplessly in the air.
Meanwhile, Ye Feng and the three women called out quietly from the side:
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and hug her! How can you let a