'Obito! ' Ryoko yelped seeing her dear cousin in the compound. She ran up to him and jumped for a hug. With all the missions and after-war fuss, it has been way too long since they saw each other.

'Hey there, princess, ' the boy hugged her back. He was now fully out of the hospital. And bandages no longer covered his scared half of the face.

'So, how is it? ' she eagerly asked, looking up into Obito 's new eye. It was of deep blue color, you would think it is just a normal eye, but sensei mentioned that there might be something special about it '

'I can see just fine. Thank you again, Ryoko-hime, for it, ' he let go of the girl and squeezed her little hand with gratitude.

'Soo ' cousin, what will you do now? ' Ryoko carefully asked as they leisurely strolled out to the buzzing city. He knew exactly what she was asking about. She wanted to know about his future as a shinobi.

'Well ' they said I could continue with my rank... '

'But? '