Why did obito choose the name tobi as an alias?

[Khallil]

i have heard that TO-BI means 'TEN TAILS'
like 'kyuu-bi'
altho that doesn't make sense unless it's a different language, cuz obv. JUUBI is ten tails, so idk

juu means ten to means and

 

[Paintry4]

I think he got something with tobirama. So he just put it as his intro and obito too sounds similar as tobi, so both of this may have caused this.

 

[animemax88]

i read smwhere dat Tobi means "scattered here n there at intervals" Does it make sense?i dunno...

 

[JBandaa]

I wish Kishi showed how he just sat there swapping letters around and coming up with an alias

Oh, and "Tobi" is kinda too similar to his real name for someone who calls himself "noone" lol

 

[Honord Sage]

If you don't want people to know that your alive, you change your name,after all had Kakashi known Obito was still alive,He would have search for Obito's ware about for years.

 

[Omnipotent]

Why is Tenzo's codename Yamato? That's just the way it is

^This.

Tobi > Obito

 

[SIR HERDERP PRESIDERP SDO]

Because he is a good boy.

 

[Unbiased King]

Undefeated zombie combo was defeated by chunnin !_!

Well y-yeah but if they weren't separated...

 

[Fanta]

Just the name he choose..