Board Thread:Naruto Discussions/@comment-45206595-20200311224438/@comment-24824859-20200312173717

Squinty97 wrote: they were being "chased" by the Mist Ninja, and Kakashi was with her. Even if she planned to head back to the Mist, those Mist Shinobi were all Jonin and Anbu, and they'd overpower and kill Kakashi. Then once Kakashi was dead, nothing is stopping them from simply escorting/forcing her to go to Konoha themselves.

Though I agree, she shoulda just did her best to stay put in Kiri for awhile It seemed that the Mist ninjas weren't able to catch them. So, had Rin kept the same pace in the opposite direction, she could have gotten back to the Mist village (or at least very far from the village) without being caught. Even ift he Mist ninjas were to eventually catch Rin, that would have brought Obito enough time to save her.