Rin Nohara

was a medical-nin and the teammate of Kakashi Hatake and Obito Uchiha under the Fourth Hokage in the Kakashi Gaiden exclusive.

Etymology
One possible meaning of her name means "cold". More likely, however, Rin is one of the readings of the kanji hayashi,. Usually when used for a woman's name it's written with the kanji for suzu,. Which meaning her name has is unknown, other characters from Konoha have names related to trees or leaves, but bells does have a relation, the bells used in the training by both Hiruzen Sarutobi and Kakashi in the series.

Kakashi Gaiden
She was a sweet and friendly woman who cared for her teammates and leaders. She had a deep and intimate crush on Kakashi Hatake, but he ignored her. In turn, Obito Uchiha had a crush on her which she ignored mirroring the relationship between Sasuke, Naruto and Sakura.

When Rin was captured by enemy shinobi from Iwagakure, Obito and Kakashi went to go save her though it takes some prodding to get Kakashi to help.

Later, half of Obito's body is crushed by a rockslide in an attempt to save Kakashi. At Obito's request, Rin implanted Obito's remaining Sharingan eye into Kakashi's damaged left eye socket. After the cave collapsed on Obito, killing him, Kakashi told her that Obito had feelings for her, but she insisted that he should know about her feelings for him. Kakashi told her that because he had deserted her, he was "nothing but scum" and then vows to protect her with his life, at Obito's request.

Her status is currently unknown, but she is presumed dead as Kakashi said that everyone close to him is dead, although it is possible that he is only talking about his family, as he mentions it in relation to Sasuke's suggestion that he would seek vengeance under the same circumstances that prompted Sasuke to do so. Furthermore, as stated by Kakashi during his battle with Pein, he references both Obito and Rin, before he believes his death is imminent. This eludes to Rin's liklihood of being dead as Kakashi makes a final passing thought.

Speculation
Some believe Rin might be a member of the Inuzuka clan because of the marks on her face resemble that which all of the Inuzuka members have. However, Rin's markings are a different color and shape to those of the Inuzuka Clan and she does not have any dog with her. Also some have stated that if she is indeed a member of the Inuzuka clan this could explain Kakashi's use of ninja hounds, as it could be a trait "garnered from friends" of sort. Also some think she is part of an unknown clan because in a flashback of Choji Akimichi one of the kids he was playing with had the same markings. Some also believe Rin may be related to either Naruto Uzumaki or Sakura Haruno.