Rin (リン) was a
medical-nin who appeared in the
Kakashi Gaiden arc as a former teammate of
Kakashi Hatake, as well as a member of
Team Minato.
During the
Third Great Shinobi World War, Team Minato was assigned to destroy the
Kannabi Bridge. Rin was kidnapped during the course of the mission, and her captors,
Iwagakure ninja, tortured her with
genjutsu to find out if she knew anything about Konoha's war efforts. Rin refused to speak,
Kakashi and
Obitostaged a rescue effort, and, although they succeeded, Obito was crushed
in a cave-in caused by the fleeing captors. Before he died, he asked
Rin to implant his
Sharinganinto Kakashi's damaged eye. After the procedure was completed, Rin and
Kakashi were forced to flee the continuing cave-in, and, with the help
of
Minato, went on to complete their mission.
Rin's fate after this is unknown. She is assumed to have died,
as Kakashi has indicated that all those close to him were dead. Another
implication of her death is in Kakashi's last thoughts before he fell
against Pain, lamenting on the fact he failed to protect her.
edit Personality Rin was a sweet and friendly girl who cared for her teammates. She shares many similarities with
Sakura Haruno,
such as their prowess in medical techniques and their similar
hairstyles. She also had the same position in the love triangle of her
team; Obito had a crush on her, but she had a crush on Kakashi. Her
feelings were not as obvious as Sakura's are for
Sasuke,
but she nevertheless makes it a point to help Kakashi when she can. She
is similarly much nicer to Obito than Sakura is initially to
Naruto,
never insulting him and staying by his side for as long as she can
during his death. Whenever Kakashi and Obito began arguing, Rin tried
to break up the arguments and would not take sides.
edit Appearance Rin had short, dark-brown hair in a style similar to
Sakura's
and bright brown eyes. She had two purple rectangles painted in each
side of her face. She wore a long-sleeved black top, and a purple-pink
skirt also like Sakura's skirt in Part II.
edit Abilities Rin healing
Kakashi.
As a medical ninja, Rin's primary duty in missions was to give
support to her teammates. Despite her age, she was shown skilled enough
to aid a team on a high-ranked mission. She also demonstrated high
skill by quickly and successfully implanting Obito's remaining
Sharingan eye into Kakashi with only basic medical tools.
edit Trivia
- One possible meaning of her name is "cold". More likely, however, Rin is one of the readings of the kanji hayashi, Rin (林; Literally meaning "forest/woods"). Usually, when used for a woman's name, it is written with the kanji for suzu, Rin (鈴; Literally meaning "a small bell").
Team Minato
During the
Third Great Shinobi World War, Team Minato was assigned to destroy the
Kannabi Bridge. Rin was kidnapped during the course of the mission, and her captors,
Iwagakure ninja, tortured her with
genjutsu to find out if she knew anything about Konoha's war efforts. Rin refused to speak,
Kakashi and
Obitostaged a rescue effort, and, although they succeeded, Obito was crushed
in a cave-in caused by the fleeing captors. Before he died, he asked
Rin to implant his
Sharinganinto Kakashi's damaged eye. After the procedure was completed, Rin and
Kakashi were forced to flee the continuing cave-in, and, with the help
of
Minato, went on to complete their mission.
Rin's fate after this is unknown. She is assumed to have died,
as Kakashi has indicated that all those close to him were dead. Another
implication of her death is in Kakashi's last thoughts before he fell
against Pain, lamenting on the fact he failed to protect her.