 Character designer Tetsuya Nishio was surprised with the multiple designs Obito had across the series, and noted parallels between him and Naruto Uzumaki in their childhood and innocence.Obito first appears in "Kakashi's Chronicles", a "Naruto" side story.As a child during the Third Great Ninja War, Obito (Kakashi's teammate on Team Minato) wanted to become the leader of Konohagakure, Hokage, and had an unrequited love for his teammate Rin.