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As an adult, under the name "Tobi", Obito created an orange mask with spiral-pattern that only shows his right eye, a reminiscence of when Zetsu encased him. Under his Akatsuki cloak, he wears a black long-sleeve top that also covers his neck and chin, a pair of black gloves, and a pair of dark-coloured pants along with the standard Akatsuki shoes and white stirrups. On his waist, he wears a thick black belt with armour-like metal plates attached to it. He wore the same metal plates on his shoulders with a green scarf before becoming Deidara's partner. He wore blue nail polish on his fingers and toes. As Tobi, he wore dark grey (black in the manga) gloves and Sasori's ring on his left thumb. Personality In his youth, Obito was constantly late, which, more often than not, was due to the good deeds he had stopped to do, such as aiding the elderly. Having made it a point in his life to do so, he noted that he knew all the elderly persons in Konoha, stopped once on his way to the Chūnin Exams to help an elderly woman carry her luggage, and even comically offered to clean Madara's nether regions when he met him. Obito was also easily moved to tears, which he always insisted was because he had gotten something in his eyes despite wearing goggles. Obito was in love with Rin; but his feelings were not reciprocated as Rin was attracted to Kakashi instead. Frustrated by this, Obito envied Kakashi's prodigious skills, and so constantly sought to surpass him. Although these efforts usually ended in failure, he was able to spend time with Rin while she treated his injuries. Ultimately, Obito would never get the chance to reveal his feelings to Rin before his "death". As Kakashi noted, besides his student's rivalry with Sasuke and one-sided feelings for a female peer, Naruto shared other beliefs Obito had, such as his desire to become Hokage and never abandoning comrades on the battlefield. Even after "dying", Obito still cared deeply for his friends and village, and immediately wanted to return to see them again. However, upon witnessing Rin's death at the hands of Kakashi, Obito's determination/idealism were destroyed beyond any hope of repair, and as a result his personality changed. ![]() While frequently arrogant about his own abilities and disrespectful of those he considers as weak, Obito is not above giving praise to his enemies, such as his former teacher Minato for being able to wound him and Kakashi for his speed. He also appreciated Itachi Uchiha, saying that Itachi never ceased to amaze him, and that if he had not kept some secrets from Itachi, Obito would have died from the latter's last trap. He had also forsaken his dream of being Hokage and ideals of camaraderie, and derided Naruto for having both qualities. While Obito's words are often painfully striking, they often hold much truth - he seems to enjoy debating with the enemy, severely shaking down Naruto's determination after Neji's death, citing that Naruto has lost many people, and that his beliefs would only lead to the deaths of all who had acknowledged him. Although Obito does not blame Kakashi for Rin's death, he considers him trash like himself and anyone who has lived in the world for so long, a twist to his former belief that anyone who abandons their comrades are lower than trash; he nevertheless seemed infuriated when Kakashi mentioned Rin, and responded viciously, Obito has also taken up an aggressive and sadistic disposition, taking the newborn Naruto hostage to release Kurama from his mother and mercilessly killing Torune in order to be reincarnated moments later by using Fū as a sacrifice, all for the purpose of testing Kabuto's abilities. When first introduced as "Tobi", Obito exaggerated his former personality to ridiculous extremes, acting the role of the happy-go-lucky idiot who annoyed most members of the Akatsuki, particularly Deidara, who frequently attacked Obito in a comedic fashion. Kisame, on the other hand, appreciated Obito's ability to brighten up a gloomy organisation such as theirs. In the anime, Obito was shown keeping up this charade even when no one was around. Eventually, Obito discarded his role as a fool after Deidara's death and used it one final time to distract the Eight Man Squad during Sasuke's battle with Itachi before finally revealing his true self as Naruto and the others struggle to come to terms with the news. Obito is a master manipulator, either by subtly corrupting his target's own personal goals, omitting parts of stories or events to his own benefit as he did with Sasuke, or by appearing to share their beliefs. This is best seen in the existence of the Akatsuki, its wildly-differing members working together because they believe the organisation furthers their own ends to some extent; in actuality they are mere tools that further Obito's agenda, as noted with the case of Nagato. He often avoids responsibility for the influence he has over others, claiming those he coerced and manipulated had followed him willingly. He is also capable of great patience in attaining his goals, even lecturing Sasuke on it at one time. He is also prone to taking risks — revealing Itachi's true history and motives with Sasuke to win his services, and allowing Kakashi to pierce his heart to remove a seal placed on it being just some the of the many gambles Obito takes. Even though Sasuke did not always live up to his expectations, such as being unable to defeat the five Kage, Obito was nevertheless happy with his "development": his developing Sharingan and his growing isolation from all other allies. |