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(nope, he gave the eye as a gift, and only spoke of Rin after the transplant; wanting to see Rin doesn't have to be romantic; she literally died on Kakashi's hand, by her choice, but still on his hand)
 
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{{translation|'''Rin Nohara'''|のはら リン|Nohara Rin}} was a [[chūnin]]-level [[kunoichi]] from [[Konohagakure]]. She was also a [[medical-nin]], and a member of [[Team Minato]].and kakashi killed her cuase he got her knocked up. u mad bro?
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{{translation|'''Rin Nohara'''|のはらリン|Nohara Rin}} was a [[chūnin]] of [[Konohagakure]] and a member of [[Team Minato]]. She was forcibly made into the [[jinchūriki]] of the [[Three Tails]] Isobu, as an elaborate scheme by [[Kirigakure]] to destroy her village. Rin, however, would ultimately sacrifice herself to ensure the safety of the people she loved.
   
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== Background ==
 
[[File:Obito's year group.png|thumb|left|Rin at the entrance ceremony.]]
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Rin spent her young childhood playing alongside her best friend [[Obito Uchiha]], often cheering him on when he struggled.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 415</ref> On the day of their entrance into the [[Academy]], Rin was present when Obito arrived after the ceremony had ended, which left him dismayed. Rin, however, handed Obito his entrance documents, which he was very thankful for.<ref name="c599">''Naruto'' chapter 599, pages 1-14</ref> Rin was also the first to congratulate [[Kakashi Hatake]] after he'd graduated from the Academy a year ahead of the rest of his class — Kakashi having gotten his own forehead protector after successfully performing the [[Clone Technique]]. After graduating from the Academy a few years later, Rin was placed under the [[jōnin]] tutelage of Minato Namikaze, alongside Obito and Kakashi. In the anime, for their final test to become [[genin]], Minato tasked his potential students with [[Bell Test|taking one of two bells]] from him in actual combat. While initially, the team attacked Minato independently, easily being outmanoeuvred by the veteran ninja, Kakashi convinced Rin and Obito to work with him, ultimately earning Minato's approval to become his students as they passed the real test: showing teamwork.<ref name="NS360">''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 360</ref>
   
 
When Minato's students partook in the [[Chūnin Exams]], Rin and Kakashi stood outside the gates of the [[Forest of Death]] waiting on the chronically late Obito to arrive. While in the forest, they were confronted by [[Might Guy]], [[Genma Shiranui]], and [[Ebisu]]. Before they could attack as a team, though, Rin was shocked to see Obito move to attack, but before Obito could do anything, he was knocked down by Guy. She later dressed Obito's wounds as Obito professed his pride in his clan, and his dream to be Hokage. She later watched with bated anticipation and cheered as Kakashi fought Guy during the third round of the exams with Kakashi defeating Guy. After Kakashi became a jōnin, his class decided to throw a party for him in celebration, to Obito's disappointment, who was waiting for this moment to declare himself to Rin, a moment that never happened.<ref name="c599"/>
[[File:Obito's yeargroup.png|thumb|left|Rin at the entrance ceremony.]]
 
On the day of their entrance into the [[Academy]], Rin was present when [[Obito Uchiha]] arrived with the ceremony over. She handed him his entrance documents, which he was very thankful for. When they partook in the [[Chūnin Exams]], Rin and [[Kakashi Hatake]] stood outside the gates of the [[Forest of Death]] waiting on Obito to arrive. While in the forest, they are confronted by [[Guy]], [[Genma]] and [[Ebisu]]. Before they could attack as a team, though, she is shocked to see Obito move to attack, but gets knocked down by Guy. She later dressed his wounds and spoke to Obito who professed his pride in his clan, and his dream to be Hokage. She later watched with bated anticipation and cheered as Kakashi fought Guy during the third round of the exams. After Kakashi became a jōnin, Rin would concoct a top secret celebration for him.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 599, pages 1-14</ref>
 
   
 
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{{ImgRight|Kannabi Bridge Destroyed.png|Rin, Minato, and Kakashi after succeeding in destroying the bridge.}}
[[File:Team Minato.jpg|thumb|left|Team Minato.]]
 
During the [[Third Shinobi World War]], Team Minato was assigned to destroy the [[Kannabi Bridge]]. During the mission, Rin was kidnapped by [[Taiseki]] during the course of the mission, and [[Kakkō]] — another one of her captors — attempted to interrogate her using [[Interrogation Genjutsu|genjutsu]] to find out if she knew anything about Konoha's war efforts. Rin's will, however, proved too strong and did not break even under the genjutsu. She was later rescued by Kakashi and Obito. Although they succeeded in rescuing her, Obito was crushed in a [[Earth Release: Rock Lodging Destruction|cave-in]] caused by Kakkō. Before Obito "died" however, he asked Rin to implant his [[Sharingan]] into Kakashi's left eye socket to replace the latter's damaged one. Wasting no time, Rin began the procedure immediately, after which, she and Kakashi were forced to flee when enemy reinforcements arrived and [[Earth Release: Tearing Earth Turning Palm|continued the cave-in]]. Minato would later arrive on the scene and defeat the Iwa-nin. After Kakashi had recovered, the team went on to complete their mission and destroy the bridge.<ref>''Naruto'' chapters 239-244</ref>
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During the [[Third Shinobi World War]], Team Minato was assigned to destroy the [[Kannabi Bridge]]. During the mission, Rin was kidnapped by [[Taiseki]] during the course of the mission, and [[Kakkō]] — another one of her captors — attempted to interrogate her using [[Interrogation Genjutsu|genjutsu]] to find out if she knew anything about Konoha's war efforts. Rin's will, however, proved too strong and did not break even under the genjutsu. She was later rescued by Kakashi and Obito. Although they succeeded in rescuing her, Obito was crushed in a [[Earth Release: Rock Lodging Destruction|cave-in]] caused by Kakkō. Before Obito "died" however, he asked Rin to implant his [[Sharingan]] into Kakashi's left eye socket to replace the latter's damaged one. Wasting no time given the very grim circumstances, Rin began the procedure immediately, after which, she and Kakashi were forced to flee when enemy reinforcements arrived and [[Earth Release: Tearing Earth Turning Palm|continued the cave-in]]. Obito asked Kakashi to protect Rin. He told her of Obito's feelings for her, and revealed he chose to abandon her when she tried to confess her feelings for Kakashi. Minato would later arrive on the scene and defeat the Iwa-nin. After Kakashi had recovered, the team went on to complete their mission and destroy the bridge.<ref>''Naruto'' chapters 239-244</ref> In the anime, it was shown that Rin was sent out on a mission with Kakashi and [[Guy]]. With their situation looking grim, Guy used himself as a decoy to lead away the Iwagakure shinobi, and Kakashi went after him. Rin later returned with backup from Konoha, which caused the enemy-nin to retreat.<ref name="ship288">''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 288</ref>
   
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[[File:Rin and Isobu.png|thumb|left|Rin as Isobu's jinchūriki.]]
In the anime, it was shown that Rin was sent out on a mission with Kakashi and [[Guy]]. With their situation looking grim, Guy used himself as a decoy to lead away the Iwagakure shinobi, and Kakashi went after him. Rin later returned with backup from Konoha, which caused the enemy-nin to retreat.<ref name="ship288">''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 288</ref>
 
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Some time after the events at Kannabi Bridge, Rin was secretly kidnapped by [[Madara Uchiha]] under the guise of [[Kirigakure]]'s doing,<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 675, pages 8</ref> and had [[Isobu]] sealed into her. She was also branded with the [[Forbidden Individual Curse Tag]] and programmed so that the tailed beast would be let loose within Konoha once she and Kakashi returned to the village.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 629, pages 14-16</ref> She was soon rescued by Kakashi. To ensure the retrieval of the tailed beast, various jōnin and [[Anbu]]-level Kiri shinobi were sent to "chase" after them. Surmising the true reason she was made a [[jinchūriki]], Rin — being unable to take her own life — asked Kakashi to kill her in order to protect the village, which Kakashi refused, stating that he had vowed to Obito to protect her by any means necessary.
   
[[File:Kakashi kills Rin.png|thumb|Kakashi pierces Rin with his Chidori.]]
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[[File:Kakashi stabs Rin.png|thumb|right|Rin impaling herself on Kakashi's Chidori.]]
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Rin, however, later chose to commit suicide rather than risk Konoha's safety which she achieved by intercepting Kakashi's [[Chidori]], which was meant to hit a Kiri-nin, impaling herself and dying by Kakashi's hands, with her death leaving the enemy ninja stunned and both Kakashi and Obito horrified.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 604, page 19</ref> Seconds later, as Kakashi passed out due to exhaustion, Obito, who had witnessed the scene, responded by viciously and mercilessly slaughtering all the enemy ninja in sight before holding Rin's body and vowing to recreate a world where he and Rin could ultimately be together again. In the afterlife, Rin would spend her time always watching Obito, just as she assured him long ago, and patiently waited only for Obito to one day join her.
Some time after the events at Kannabi Bridge, Rin was sent out with Kakashi on a mission where they were ambushed by jōnin and [[ANBU]]-level [[Kirigakure]] shinobi.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 603, page 15</ref><ref>''Naruto'' chapter 604, page 10</ref> This event culminated in Kakashi killing Rin by driving his [[Chidori]] through her chest.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 604, page 19</ref> She is apparently valuable to the enemy shinobi, who made an attempt to retrieve her corpse before leaving.<ref name="valuable">''Naruto'' chapter 605, pages 3, 11</ref> They were stopped by Obito who had awoken his [[Mangekyō Sharingan]] alongside Kakashi, after witnessing the events.<ref name="mangekyo">''Naruto'' chapter 605, page 4</ref>
 
   
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It is not known what became of Rin's body after she died, but it is presumed that Obito either buried her or that they were discovered, and her body was taken back to Konoha and buried in the [[Konoha Cemetery]].
Since her death, Kakashi would usually visit her grave, even sharing top-secret intel with her such as [[Naruto]]'s birth as witnessed by Obito who had snuck back into the village in disguise.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 607, pages 5-7</ref>
 
   
 
== Personality ==
 
== Personality ==
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[[File:Rin heals Obito's wounds.png|thumb|left|Rin treating Obito's wound.]]
Rin was a sweet and friendly girl who cared deeply for her comrades as well as her village. She has been described as a kind girl and often played the role of peacemaker during Obito and Kakashi's many spats while remaining objective. Rin was also an intellectual individual, witnessed by her ability to learn as well as use high-level [[medical ninjutsu]] at such a young age. She was a devoted person as seen in her unwillingness to abandon Obito even when her own life was in great peril. She had a very strong will, as even though under what seemed to be the harshest of genjutsu, she would not break. While Obito had romantic feelings for her, this was not mutual, as Rin had romantic feelings for Kakashi instead, which were revealed only shortly after Obito was incapacitated during the cave in.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 244, page 14</ref>
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Rin was a sweet and friendly girl who cared deeply for her comrades as well as her village. She often played the role of peacemaker during Obito and Kakashi's many spats while remaining objective. Rin was also an intellectual individual, witnessed by her ability to learn as well as use high-level [[medical ninjutsu]] at such a young age. She proved to be perceptive under stress as seen in when she thought Obito had died and after being captured by the Kiri shinobi, she concluded that she should not return to Konoha or the village would be attacked. Rin was a devoted person as seen in her unwillingness to abandon Obito even when her own life was in great peril. She had a very strong will, as even though under what seemed to be the harshest of genjutsu, she would not break. While Obito had romantic feelings for her, Rin did not share them, instead having romantic feelings for Kakashi which were revealed only shortly after Obito was incapacitated during the cave in.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 244, page 14</ref>
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Nevertheless, Rin cared very deeply for Obito and was willing to always help him in almost anything, either by treating his wounds or giving him moral support. She was one of the first people to acknowledge him as a person and a ninja, and she was confident that he would one day become Hokage as she was always supporting his dream, and hoped to be beside him should it happen. She was also deeply saddened when Obito was incapacitated during the cave in and she mourned his presumed death. Rin also never seemed to become disappointed or angry at Obito for his actions after her death, and assured him that despite never fulfilling his promise to her, she knew he did his best. Rin was also very dedicated to her village and willingly sacrificed her own life to protect it rather than risk playing a major part in its potential destruction.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 629</ref>
   
 
== Appearance ==
 
== Appearance ==
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[[File:Rin full.png|thumb|125px|Rin's full appearance.]]
Rin was an attractive young woman of fair skin and average height. Her most distinguishing traits were her chocolate-brown hair, which was cut in a chin-length bob that framed her face, and matching-coloured eyes. She also had two rectangular, purple markings on each of her cheeks. She wore a long-sleeved black top and a light purple apron-skirt, under which she wore black shorts. She also wore a black Konoha [[forehead protector]], black sandals, and black stockings that stopped at her thighs. While on missions, Rin carried around a backpack instead of a pouch containing her equipment. She would later allow her hair to grow out a bit until it rested on her shoulders.
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Rin was a young girl of average height. She had straight brown hair, which was cut in a chin-length bob that framed her face, and brown eyes. When she was a child in the Academy, her hair was long, hanging to nearly the top of her shoulders. She also had a rectangular purple marking on either sides of her cheeks. She wore a long-sleeved black top and a light purple apron-skirt, under which she wore black shorts. She also wore the standard Konoha [[forehead protector]], along with a pair of sandals, red stockings that stopped at her thighs, and a small, red bracelet on her left wrist although it should be noted in addition to the bracelet being visible in the anime, it is also visible in a few pages of the Naruto manga.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 240, page 3</ref> While on missions, Rin carried around a backpack instead of a pouch containing all of her equipment.
   
As an Academy student, she wore a simple outfit consisting of a light-coloured blouse with a bow tied in the middle and a simple, sleeveless haori.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 599, pages 2-3</ref> As a genin, Rin wore a light-coloured outfit with shuriken patterns over it, with a belt around her waist and several pouches. Underneath this, she wore chain-mail armour, and calf-length sandals.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 599, page 5</ref>
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As an Academy student, she wore a simple outfit consisting of a light-coloured blouse with a bow tied in the middle and a simple, sleeveless haori.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 599, pages 2-3</ref> As a genin, Rin wore a light purple outfit with shuriken patterns over it, with a belt around her waist and several pouches. Underneath this, she wore chain-mail armour, and calf-length sandals.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 599, page 5</ref>
   
In the anime, during her mission with Kakashi and Might Guy, she wore the standard Konoha [[flak jacket]] over her light-coloured outfit and shuriken-patterned apron skirt.<ref name="ship288"/>
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In the anime, during her mission with Kakashi and Might Guy, she wore the standard Konoha [[flak jacket]] over her light purple, shuriken-patterned outfit.<ref name="ship288"/>
   
 
== Abilities ==
 
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Rin was a competent and incredibly strong-willed kunoichi. She was able to resist leaking any information even when under Kakkō's [[Interrogation Genjutsu|genjutsu]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 243, page 3</ref> In the anime, Rin showed at least basic taijutsu skill during her genin test against Minato.<ref name="NS360" />
[[File:Rin3.jpg|thumb|Rin healing Kakashi.]]
 
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As a medical-nin, Rin's primary duty on missions was to give support to her team-mates which she did with great aptitude and was even able to teach her team-mates basic first aid. Despite her age, she displayed great skill with medical ninjutsu able to aid her team on a high-ranked missions during the Third Shinobi World War as well as successfully implant Obito's left Sharingan into Kakashi's eye socket in a short period of time and with only basic medical tools. Rin's will is also incredibly strong as she was able to resist leaking any information when under Kakkō's [[Interrogation Genjutsu|genjutsu]].<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 243, page 3</ref>
 
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=== Ninjutsu ===
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Rin was able to use [[Fire]], [[Water]] and [[Yang Release]] [[nature transformation]].<ref name="d4" />
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==== Medical Ninjutsu ====
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[[File:Rin Healing Kakashi.png|thumb|left|Rin using her Mystical Palm Technique to heal Kakashi.]]
 
As a medical-nin, Rin's primary duty on missions was to give support to her teammates. She showed great aptitude and was even able to teach her teammates basic first aid. Despite her age, she displayed great skill with medical ninjutsu showcased when she successfully implanted Obito's left Sharingan into Kakashi's damaged eye socket. Although the situation was dire, she completed the procedure with speed and efficiency while only using basic medical tools.
 
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== Part II ==
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[[File:Obito Meets Rin.png|thumb|Rin reuniting with Obito in the afterlife.]]
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Following Obito's death at the hands of [[Kaguya Ōtsutsuki]], he was greeted in the [[Pure Land|afterlife]] by Rin, who stated that she had waited for him. Apologising for taking so long and getting lost along the way, Obito told her that a lot of things had happened since then, as she reached out her hand. Filled with guilt, Obito tried to tell her that he failed his promise of becoming Hokage, and that he got lost along his way. However, Rin assured Obito that it was okay because he tried his very hardest. Taking Obito's hand, Rin told the young Uchiha that up to this day, she was always watching over him, and asked him to come with her to the other side.
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Before departing with Rin, however, Obito asked her to wait a little bit longer, much to her surprise, as he wanted to give Kakashi something to help him during the battle against Kaguya. Rin teased Obito that despite the two boys' petty fights and arguments, they were still the closest of friends, much to her amusement at Obito's embarrassment. Stating she'll wait for him, Rin watched on as Obito [[Kamui|teleported]] to the living world to support Kakashi, and later returned to the afterlife with Rin after Kaguya's defeat.
   
 
== Legacy ==
 
== Legacy ==
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[[File:Obito with rin's body.png|thumb|left|140px|Obito making a promise to bring Rin back.]]
 
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Rin's Legacy.png|Rin continues to lead Kakashi and Obito on…
Rin's death, much like the deaths of every person dear to him, affected Kakashi but more so as she both loved him and he killed her with his own hand. Even on the verge of death himself during Pain's invasion, Kakashi lamented on how he failed to protect her and said he was going to see her alongside the rest of their team.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 425, page 2</ref> When her death was brought up much later, Kakashi was visibly stunned, to the point of being unable to move.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 598, pages 2-3</ref>
 
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Rin's death had a huge impact on her friends. Initially, it caused both Kakashi and Obito, who survived the cave-in and watched the events unfold from afar, to awaken the [[Mangekyō Sharingan]] in their respective eyes and ultimately caused Obito to exact revenge by killing all the enemy ninja in sight while sparing Kakashi. In the anime, Kakashi developed [[wikipedia:Posttraumatic stress disorder|post-traumatic stress disorder]] from killing Rin, suffering many nightmares of her death (which would persist in adulthood), with one of them consisting of the impaled Rin whispering Kakashi's name before angrily yelling it, which awoke Kakashi and left him extremely terrified and guilt-ridden.<ref>''Naruto: Shippūden'' episode 349</ref> Since Rin's death, Kakashi would regularly visit her grave to clean her tombstone and leave her flowers, even sharing top-secret intel with her such as [[Naruto Uzumaki]]'s birth, unaware that Obito was secretly listening.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 607, pages 5-7</ref> Rin's death, much like the deaths of every person dear to him, affected Kakashi but more so than usual since Rin had loved Kakashi and had also used him to kill her with his own hands. Even on the verge of death himself during [[Pain's assault]] on Konoha, Kakashi lamented on how he failed to protect Rin and said he was going to see her alongside the rest of their team.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 425, page 2</ref> When her death was brought up much later, Kakashi was visibly stunned, to the point of being unable to move.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 598, pages 2-3</ref>
   
Rin's death also had a [[Curse of Hatred|deep impact]] on Obito, who had survived the cave-in and watched it unfold from afar. The trauma of this event caused both him, and Kakashi to awaken the [[Mangekyō Sharingan]],<ref name="mangekyo"/> and while Kakashi passed out, Obito violently slaughtered the Kirigakure ninja with his new-found powers.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 605, page 17</ref> The sight of Rin's corpse drove Obito into embracing [[Uchiha Clan|his clan's]] [[Curse of Hatred]], with reality itself as the object of his loathing, and the motivation to carry out [[Madara Uchiha]]'s [[Eye of the Moon Plan]] — to create a world where people did not have to stand over graves and make pitiful excuses.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 597, page 15</ref> He also noted that despite this reason, he did not blame Kakashi for her death, because of the insignificant reality they were in which was about to disappear, once his plan was complete.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 600, pages 10-12</ref> Nevertheless, he seemed infuriated when Kakashi mentioned Rin, and responded with brutality.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 608, page 7</ref>
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Rin's death had an even deeper impact on Obito. The site of Rin's corpse shattered Obito's idealism and drove him into embracing [[Uchiha Clan|his clan]]'s [[Curse of Hatred]], growing to hate reality itself for allowing such a system to permit senseless deaths. Rin's death also served as the motivation for Obito to carry out Madara's [[Eye of the Moon Plan]] — to create a new world where heroes did not have to stand over graves and make pitiful excuses.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 597, page 15</ref> Obito even claimed that Rin was the only light in his life. Ultimately, despite the dark path he ended up taking - Obito was in a way able to fulfill the promise he made to Rin when he gave his life to protect [[Naruto Uzumaki]], who would prove crucial in the sealing of [[Kaguya Ōtsutsuki]], meaning Obito's act of sacrifice indirectly saved the world - just as he promised Rin all those years ago.
   
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Overall, Rin died a loyal shinobi to her village, despite being kidnapped and made a jinchūriki in an attempt to wreak chaos on Konoha by Kiri. She chose to die, opting to commit suicide rather than even risk bringing destruction to her home, strongly exemplifying the [[Will of Fire]] inherited by the generation of Konoha shinobi.<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 629, page 15</ref>
The exact reason why Kakashi killed Rin is a mystery, but her corpse did seem to hold great value to the Kirigakure shinobi who were angered by her death, noting that they had worked so much to get "it" while also noting that they could not allow their enemies to keep her corpse and make a desperate attempt to retrieve it before they fled.<ref name="valuable"/>
 
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Rin is able to fully transform into [[Isobu]].
   
 
== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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{{Youthwiki|Rin Nohara}}
* {{Translation|Rin|リン|}} can have various meanings, such as "dignified", "severe", or "cold". Her last name {{Translation|Nohara|のはら|}} means "field".
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* {{Translation|Rin|リン|}} can have various meanings, such as "dignified", "severe", or "cold". Her last name {{Translation|Nohara|のはら|}} means "field".
 
* Rin makes a cameo before her actual introduction in [[The Inherited Will!!|chapter 122]] and [[A Mistake from the Past: A Face Revealed!|''Naruto'' episode 72]] during a flashback of the [[Third Hokage]], and on the cover of [[Who are You?!|chapter 16]].
 
* Rin makes a cameo before her actual introduction in [[The Inherited Will!!|chapter 122]] and [[A Mistake from the Past: A Face Revealed!|''Naruto'' episode 72]] during a flashback of the [[Third Hokage]], and on the cover of [[Who are You?!|chapter 16]].
 
* According to the databook(s):
 
* According to the databook(s):
 
** Rin's favourite food was strawberries, while her least favourite was [[Wikipedia:Tsukudani|tsukudani]].
 
** Rin's favourite food was strawberries, while her least favourite was [[Wikipedia:Tsukudani|tsukudani]].
 
** Her favourite word was {{translation|"friendship"|友愛|yūai}}.
 
** Her favourite word was {{translation|"friendship"|友愛|yūai}}.
** Her hobby was collecting shells.
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** Her hobby was [[wikipedia:Seashell|collecting shells]].
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* Rin is the only known jinchūriki to have died without the tailed beast first being extracted. As such, Isobu is the only known tailed beast to have "died" and been revived.
   
 
== Quotes ==
 
== Quotes ==
 
* (To [[Obito]]) "''It's not good to hide your wounds, you know. I'm looking after you.''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 603, page 13</ref>
 
* (To [[Obito]]) "''It's not good to hide your wounds, you know. I'm looking after you.''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 603, page 13</ref>
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* (To Obito) "''Do your best Obito! Become a cool [[Hokage]] and let me see how you save the world! It's a promise.''"<ref>''Naruto'' chapter 653, page 13</ref>
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* (To Obito) "''No, it's okay. I know you did your best. I've been watching you all along."''
   
 
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Rin Nohara
のはらリン Nohara Rin
Debut
Manga Naruto Chapter #239
Anime Naruto Shippūden Episode #119
Movie Naruto Shippūden the Movie: The Will of Fire
Game Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations
OVA Naruto Shippūden: UNSG anime cutscenes
Appears in Anime, Manga, Game, Movie
Voice Actors
Japanese
English
Personal
Birthdate Astrological Sign Scorpio November 15 Search_Icon.svg
Sex Gender Female Female
Status Deceased
Height
  • Part I: 143 cm1.43 m <br />4.692 ft <br />56.299 in <br />
Weight
  • Part I: 39.8 kg87.744 lb <br />
Blood type A
Classification
Tailed Beast Isobu (Forms)
Affiliation
Team
Rank
Ninja Rank
Ninja Registration 010885
Academy Grad. Age 9
Chūnin Prom. Age 11
Nature Type
Jutsu

Rin Nohara (のはらリン, Nohara Rin) was a chūnin of Konohagakure and a member of Team Minato. She was forcibly made into the jinchūriki of the Three Tails Isobu, as an elaborate scheme by Kirigakure to destroy her village. Rin, however, would ultimately sacrifice herself to ensure the safety of the people she loved.

Background

Obito's year group

Rin at the entrance ceremony.

Rin spent her young childhood playing alongside her best friend Obito Uchiha, often cheering him on when he struggled.[3] On the day of their entrance into the Academy, Rin was present when Obito arrived after the ceremony had ended, which left him dismayed. Rin, however, handed Obito his entrance documents, which he was very thankful for.[4] Rin was also the first to congratulate Kakashi Hatake after he'd graduated from the Academy a year ahead of the rest of his class — Kakashi having gotten his own forehead protector after successfully performing the Clone Technique. After graduating from the Academy a few years later, Rin was placed under the jōnin tutelage of Minato Namikaze, alongside Obito and Kakashi. In the anime, for their final test to become genin, Minato tasked his potential students with taking one of two bells from him in actual combat. While initially, the team attacked Minato independently, easily being outmanoeuvred by the veteran ninja, Kakashi convinced Rin and Obito to work with him, ultimately earning Minato's approval to become his students as they passed the real test: showing teamwork.[5]

When Minato's students partook in the Chūnin Exams, Rin and Kakashi stood outside the gates of the Forest of Death waiting on the chronically late Obito to arrive. While in the forest, they were confronted by Might Guy, Genma Shiranui, and Ebisu. Before they could attack as a team, though, Rin was shocked to see Obito move to attack, but before Obito could do anything, he was knocked down by Guy. She later dressed Obito's wounds as Obito professed his pride in his clan, and his dream to be Hokage. She later watched with bated anticipation and cheered as Kakashi fought Guy during the third round of the exams with Kakashi defeating Guy. After Kakashi became a jōnin, his class decided to throw a party for him in celebration, to Obito's disappointment, who was waiting for this moment to declare himself to Rin, a moment that never happened.[4]

Main article: Kakashi Gaiden

Kannabi Bridge Destroyed

Rin, Minato, and Kakashi after succeeding in destroying the bridge.

During the Third Shinobi World War, Team Minato was assigned to destroy the Kannabi Bridge. During the mission, Rin was kidnapped by Taiseki during the course of the mission, and Kakkō — another one of her captors — attempted to interrogate her using genjutsu to find out if she knew anything about Konoha's war efforts. Rin's will, however, proved too strong and did not break even under the genjutsu. She was later rescued by Kakashi and Obito. Although they succeeded in rescuing her, Obito was crushed in a cave-in caused by Kakkō. Before Obito "died" however, he asked Rin to implant his Sharingan into Kakashi's left eye socket to replace the latter's damaged one. Wasting no time given the very grim circumstances, Rin began the procedure immediately, after which, she and Kakashi were forced to flee when enemy reinforcements arrived and continued the cave-in. Obito asked Kakashi to protect Rin. He told her of Obito's feelings for her, and revealed he chose to abandon her when she tried to confess her feelings for Kakashi. Minato would later arrive on the scene and defeat the Iwa-nin. After Kakashi had recovered, the team went on to complete their mission and destroy the bridge.[6] In the anime, it was shown that Rin was sent out on a mission with Kakashi and Guy. With their situation looking grim, Guy used himself as a decoy to lead away the Iwagakure shinobi, and Kakashi went after him. Rin later returned with backup from Konoha, which caused the enemy-nin to retreat.[7]

Rin and Isobu

Rin as Isobu's jinchūriki.

Some time after the events at Kannabi Bridge, Rin was secretly kidnapped by Madara Uchiha under the guise of Kirigakure's doing,[8] and had Isobu sealed into her. She was also branded with the Forbidden Individual Curse Tag and programmed so that the tailed beast would be let loose within Konoha once she and Kakashi returned to the village.[9] She was soon rescued by Kakashi. To ensure the retrieval of the tailed beast, various jōnin and Anbu-level Kiri shinobi were sent to "chase" after them. Surmising the true reason she was made a jinchūriki, Rin — being unable to take her own life — asked Kakashi to kill her in order to protect the village, which Kakashi refused, stating that he had vowed to Obito to protect her by any means necessary.

Kakashi stabs Rin

Rin impaling herself on Kakashi's Chidori.

Rin, however, later chose to commit suicide rather than risk Konoha's safety which she achieved by intercepting Kakashi's Chidori, which was meant to hit a Kiri-nin, impaling herself and dying by Kakashi's hands, with her death leaving the enemy ninja stunned and both Kakashi and Obito horrified.[10] Seconds later, as Kakashi passed out due to exhaustion, Obito, who had witnessed the scene, responded by viciously and mercilessly slaughtering all the enemy ninja in sight before holding Rin's body and vowing to recreate a world where he and Rin could ultimately be together again. In the afterlife, Rin would spend her time always watching Obito, just as she assured him long ago, and patiently waited only for Obito to one day join her.

It is not known what became of Rin's body after she died, but it is presumed that Obito either buried her or that they were discovered, and her body was taken back to Konoha and buried in the Konoha Cemetery.

Personality

Rin heals Obito's wounds

Rin treating Obito's wound.

Rin was a sweet and friendly girl who cared deeply for her comrades as well as her village. She often played the role of peacemaker during Obito and Kakashi's many spats while remaining objective. Rin was also an intellectual individual, witnessed by her ability to learn as well as use high-level medical ninjutsu at such a young age. She proved to be perceptive under stress as seen in when she thought Obito had died and after being captured by the Kiri shinobi, she concluded that she should not return to Konoha or the village would be attacked. Rin was a devoted person as seen in her unwillingness to abandon Obito even when her own life was in great peril. She had a very strong will, as even though under what seemed to be the harshest of genjutsu, she would not break. While Obito had romantic feelings for her, Rin did not share them, instead having romantic feelings for Kakashi which were revealed only shortly after Obito was incapacitated during the cave in.[11]

Nevertheless, Rin cared very deeply for Obito and was willing to always help him in almost anything, either by treating his wounds or giving him moral support. She was one of the first people to acknowledge him as a person and a ninja, and she was confident that he would one day become Hokage as she was always supporting his dream, and hoped to be beside him should it happen. She was also deeply saddened when Obito was incapacitated during the cave in and she mourned his presumed death. Rin also never seemed to become disappointed or angry at Obito for his actions after her death, and assured him that despite never fulfilling his promise to her, she knew he did his best. Rin was also very dedicated to her village and willingly sacrificed her own life to protect it rather than risk playing a major part in its potential destruction.[12]

Appearance

Rin full

Rin's full appearance.

Rin was a young girl of average height. She had straight brown hair, which was cut in a chin-length bob that framed her face, and brown eyes. When she was a child in the Academy, her hair was long, hanging to nearly the top of her shoulders. She also had a rectangular purple marking on either sides of her cheeks. She wore a long-sleeved black top and a light purple apron-skirt, under which she wore black shorts. She also wore the standard Konoha forehead protector, along with a pair of sandals, red stockings that stopped at her thighs, and a small, red bracelet on her left wrist although it should be noted in addition to the bracelet being visible in the anime, it is also visible in a few pages of the Naruto manga.[13] While on missions, Rin carried around a backpack instead of a pouch containing all of her equipment.

As an Academy student, she wore a simple outfit consisting of a light-coloured blouse with a bow tied in the middle and a simple, sleeveless haori.[14] As a genin, Rin wore a light purple outfit with shuriken patterns over it, with a belt around her waist and several pouches. Underneath this, she wore chain-mail armour, and calf-length sandals.[15]

In the anime, during her mission with Kakashi and Might Guy, she wore the standard Konoha flak jacket over her light purple, shuriken-patterned outfit.[7]

Abilities

Rin was a competent and incredibly strong-willed kunoichi. She was able to resist leaking any information even when under Kakkō's genjutsu.[16] In the anime, Rin showed at least basic taijutsu skill during her genin test against Minato.[5]

Ninjutsu

Rin was able to use Fire, Water and Yang Release nature transformation.[2]

Medical Ninjutsu

Rin Healing Kakashi

Rin using her Mystical Palm Technique to heal Kakashi.

As a medical-nin, Rin's primary duty on missions was to give support to her teammates. She showed great aptitude and was even able to teach her teammates basic first aid. Despite her age, she displayed great skill with medical ninjutsu showcased when she successfully implanted Obito's left Sharingan into Kakashi's damaged eye socket. Although the situation was dire, she completed the procedure with speed and efficiency while only using basic medical tools.

Stats

Databook Ninjutsu Taijutsu Genjutsu Intelligence Strength Speed Stamina Hand seals Total
Second 3.5 1.5 2.5 4 1 2 2.5 4 21

Part II

Kaguya Ōtsutsuki Strikes

Main article: Kaguya Ōtsutsuki Strikes

Obito Meets Rin

Rin reuniting with Obito in the afterlife.

Following Obito's death at the hands of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, he was greeted in the afterlife by Rin, who stated that she had waited for him. Apologising for taking so long and getting lost along the way, Obito told her that a lot of things had happened since then, as she reached out her hand. Filled with guilt, Obito tried to tell her that he failed his promise of becoming Hokage, and that he got lost along his way. However, Rin assured Obito that it was okay because he tried his very hardest. Taking Obito's hand, Rin told the young Uchiha that up to this day, she was always watching over him, and asked him to come with her to the other side.

Before departing with Rin, however, Obito asked her to wait a little bit longer, much to her surprise, as he wanted to give Kakashi something to help him during the battle against Kaguya. Rin teased Obito that despite the two boys' petty fights and arguments, they were still the closest of friends, much to her amusement at Obito's embarrassment. Stating she'll wait for him, Rin watched on as Obito teleported to the living world to support Kakashi, and later returned to the afterlife with Rin after Kaguya's defeat.

Legacy

Rin's death had a huge impact on her friends. Initially, it caused both Kakashi and Obito, who survived the cave-in and watched the events unfold from afar, to awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan in their respective eyes and ultimately caused Obito to exact revenge by killing all the enemy ninja in sight while sparing Kakashi. In the anime, Kakashi developed post-traumatic stress disorder from killing Rin, suffering many nightmares of her death (which would persist in adulthood), with one of them consisting of the impaled Rin whispering Kakashi's name before angrily yelling it, which awoke Kakashi and left him extremely terrified and guilt-ridden.[17] Since Rin's death, Kakashi would regularly visit her grave to clean her tombstone and leave her flowers, even sharing top-secret intel with her such as Naruto Uzumaki's birth, unaware that Obito was secretly listening.[18] Rin's death, much like the deaths of every person dear to him, affected Kakashi but more so than usual since Rin had loved Kakashi and had also used him to kill her with his own hands. Even on the verge of death himself during Pain's assault on Konoha, Kakashi lamented on how he failed to protect Rin and said he was going to see her alongside the rest of their team.[19] When her death was brought up much later, Kakashi was visibly stunned, to the point of being unable to move.[20]

Rin's death had an even deeper impact on Obito. The site of Rin's corpse shattered Obito's idealism and drove him into embracing his clan's Curse of Hatred, growing to hate reality itself for allowing such a system to permit senseless deaths. Rin's death also served as the motivation for Obito to carry out Madara's Eye of the Moon Plan — to create a new world where heroes did not have to stand over graves and make pitiful excuses.[21] Obito even claimed that Rin was the only light in his life. Ultimately, despite the dark path he ended up taking - Obito was in a way able to fulfill the promise he made to Rin when he gave his life to protect Naruto Uzumaki, who would prove crucial in the sealing of Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, meaning Obito's act of sacrifice indirectly saved the world - just as he promised Rin all those years ago.

Overall, Rin died a loyal shinobi to her village, despite being kidnapped and made a jinchūriki in an attempt to wreak chaos on Konoha by Kiri. She chose to die, opting to commit suicide rather than even risk bringing destruction to her home, strongly exemplifying the Will of Fire inherited by the generation of Konoha shinobi.[22]

In Other Media

Video Games

Rin Nohara is a playable character in the following video games:

Game nameJapanese releaseEnglish release
Naruto Mobile20162016
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Blazing14 July 201624 August 2016
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 44 February 20169 February 2016
Naruto x Boruto: Ninja Voltage22 November 201722 November 2017
Naruto x Boruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm Connections16 November 202317 November 2023
Naruto: Shinobi Collection2014
Naruto: Shinobi Collection Shippū Ranbu27 July 2015
Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Online14 April 201320 July 2016

Rin is able to fully transform into Isobu.

Trivia

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  • Rin (リン) can have various meanings, such as "dignified", "severe", or "cold". Her last name Nohara (のはら) means "field".
  • Rin makes a cameo before her actual introduction in chapter 122 and Naruto episode 72 during a flashback of the Third Hokage, and on the cover of chapter 16.
  • According to the databook(s):
    • Rin's favourite food was strawberries, while her least favourite was tsukudani.
    • Her favourite word was "friendship" (友愛, yūai).
    • Her hobby was collecting shells.
  • Rin is the only known jinchūriki to have died without the tailed beast first being extracted. As such, Isobu is the only known tailed beast to have "died" and been revived.

Quotes

  • (To Obito) "It's not good to hide your wounds, you know. I'm looking after you."[23]
  • (To Obito) "Do your best Obito! Become a cool Hokage and let me see how you save the world! It's a promise."[24]
  • (To Obito) "No, it's okay. I know you did your best. I've been watching you all along."

References

  1. Second Databook, page 164
  2. 2.0 2.1 Fourth Databook, pages 134-135
  3. Naruto: Shippūden episode 415
  4. 4.0 4.1 Naruto chapter 599, pages 1-14
  5. 5.0 5.1 Naruto: Shippūden episode 360
  6. Naruto chapters 239-244
  7. 7.0 7.1 Naruto: Shippūden episode 288
  8. Naruto chapter 675, pages 8
  9. Naruto chapter 629, pages 14-16
  10. Naruto chapter 604, page 19
  11. Naruto chapter 244, page 14
  12. Naruto chapter 629
  13. Naruto chapter 240, page 3
  14. Naruto chapter 599, pages 2-3
  15. Naruto chapter 599, page 5
  16. Naruto chapter 243, page 3
  17. Naruto: Shippūden episode 349
  18. Naruto chapter 607, pages 5-7
  19. Naruto chapter 425, page 2
  20. Naruto chapter 598, pages 2-3
  21. Naruto chapter 597, page 15
  22. Naruto chapter 629, page 15
  23. Naruto chapter 603, page 13
  24. Naruto chapter 653, page 13