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| Kanji | のはらリン |
| Rōmaji | Nohara Rin |
| Debut | |
| Novel | Naruto: A Shinobi Story |
| Appears in | Novel |
| Character Status | |
| Status | Deceased |
| Birthdate |  November 15
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| Gender | [[File: Female.svg|20px|{{{2}}}]] Female
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| Height | Part II: 1.43 m |
| Weight | Part II: 39.8 kg. |
| Blood Type | A |
| Affiliation(s) |  Konohagakure
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| Rank | Part II: Chūnin |
| Classification | Medical-Nin Jinchūriki |
| Ninja Registration | 010885 |
| Academy Grad. Age | 9 |
| Chūnin Prom. Age | 11 |
| Team | Team Minato |
| Tailed Beast | Isobu (Forms) |
| Nature Type | |
 Fire Release(Affinity) Water Release Yang Release
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| Jutsu | |
| Shinobi & Medical Techniques: Mystical Palm Technique, Tantōjutsu Fire Techniques: Fire Release: Fire Stream Technique, Fire Release: Fire Dragon Bullet Water Techniques: Water Release: Wild Water Wave, Water Clone Technique | |
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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, 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[]
Rin at the entrance ceremony.
Rin, Minato, and Kakashi after succeeding in destroying the bridge.
Rin as Isobu's jinchūriki.
Sometime after the events at Kannabi Bridge, Rin was secretly kidnapped by Madara Uchiha under the guise of Kirigakure’s doing,[1] 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.[2] 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.
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.[3] 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 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.[4]
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.[5]
Appearance[]
Rin’s full appearance.
Rin was a young girl of average height. She had straight brown hair, which was long during her Academy years before getting cut into 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. 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-colored blouse with a bow tied in the middle and a simple, sleeveless haori.[6] 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 chainmail armor, and calf-length sandals.[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.[8] Rin showed at least basic taijutsu skills during her genin test against Minato.[9]
Ninjutsu[]
Nature Transformation[]
Rin’s has an affinity for Fire, but can also use Water and Yang Release nature transformation. Thanks to Obito’s assistance, she can blow a classic stream of fire and exhale a fiery breath from her mouth. As for Water Release, she can create water clones and spew a water like a waterfall from her mouth.
Medical Ninjutsu[]
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.
Part II[]
Birth of the Ten-Tails’ Jinchūriki[]
Main article: Naruto: A Shinobi Story/Birth of the Ten-Tails’ Jinchūriki
Legacy[]
Trivia[]
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