bioinnovel Chapter 390 Obito: I'm not! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense, Rin!
Chapter 390 Obito: I'm not! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense, Rin!
in the audience.
puff!
Naruto couldn't hold back any longer. He turned to Kakashi-sensei beside him and said, "Kakashi-sensei, you were so awkward when you were little? Haha, just like someone else!"
As he spoke, he nudged the black-haired boy next to him with a mischievous grin using his elbow.
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Uchiha Sasuke have been detected! Emotional value +300!]
Sasuke's face darkened instantly when Naruto suddenly called out to him.
He gave Naruto a cold, sidelong glance.
"Last place? What do you mean by that?"
Sasuke didn't think he had anything in common with the childish guy on screen who threw a tantrum because he didn't receive a gift.
"That's exactly right!" Naruto declared emphatically, gesturing wildly. "Look at you two, you're exactly the same. You want things but don't say them, and you always sulk when things don't go your way. You're practically cut from the same cloth!"
"Not even close." Sasuke interrupted Naruto's nonsense with a livid expression.
However, even though he was stubborn, a slight blush still crept onto his face uncontrollably.
Sakura and Karin, who were standing to the side, couldn't hold back any longer and lowered their heads to secretly cover their mouths and giggle.
Sakura felt that Naruto's analogy, though crude, was surprisingly apt.
Recalling Sasuke's usual awkwardness and comparing it to Kakashi's childish behavior on screen, Sakura couldn't help but chuckle.
Karin, on the other hand, simply found it rare and amusing to see Sasuke get the short end of the stick.
The only person who would dare to tease Sasuke like that to his face is this heartless, stupid loser.
Hearing his disciple expose his shortcomings, Kakashi shook his head helplessly, sighed, and was filled with resignation.
He lazily scratched his messy silver hair and said casually, "I'm telling you... that's just Kakashi in the dream, he's not the real me, that's normal, right?"
On the screen, the undisguised disappointment on young Kakashi's face looked so awkward that even adult Kakashi felt a sense of unease.
Seeing his former self with that expression, Kakashi was even somewhat dazed.
Did I really care that much back then?
Kakashi frowned inwardly.
Although I was indeed a little upset back then because Obito didn't prepare any gifts, it wasn't nearly as bad as it was in my dream, was it?
He couldn't believe he would get upset over such a trivial matter; it was both laughable and pathetic.
Kakashi subconsciously raised his hand and gently ran it across the scar above his left eye, which was hidden by his headband.
Besides, Obito did give himself a gift in the end... That blood-stained gift is the most profound mark of the gift in his memory.
That day, he lost his dearest friend forever, but from then on, he carried a part of his friend with him.
"Really?" Naruto squinted at his teacher with a suspicious look, puffing out his cheeks as he said, "But I don't see any difference at all! Kakashi-sensei, aren't you always this awkward sometimes, giving us weird exercises all the time, and only saying half of what you mean..."
Kakashi: "..."
Upon hearing this, he couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth, and quickly turned his head away to avoid Naruto's sharp probing gaze.
This kid... sometimes his intuition is so accurate it's unsettling.
On the other side, while Naruto was busy complaining about his teacher's embarrassing past, Sasuke frowned silently, his eyes fixed on Obito on the screen.
Thinking of what Madara Uchiha had said to him during the day, a look of seriousness flashed in Sasuke's eyes.
During the day, the man who claimed to be Uchiha Madara only said that he had given permission for the masked man to call himself Uchiha Madara, but he did not reveal the masked man's true identity.
Sasuke was so stunned by Madara's outrageous words that he forgot to ask for the most crucial information about Madara's identity.
As Sasuke gazed at Obito on the screen, who was so close to Kakashi, a bold guess vaguely surfaced in his mind. However, the guess was too absurd for him to easily believe.
On the other side of the audience, Kisame Hoshigaki was watching with great interest, his face full of anticipation for the show. He grinned and couldn't help but chuckle to himself.
Hehe, were adults like this when they were kids?
This is much more interesting than carrying out those fighting and killing missions!
In contrast, Itachi Uchiha remained silent throughout.
He crossed his arms over his chest, calm and expressionless, revealing no emotion whatsoever.
Kakashi's day of promotion to Jonin...
Itachi quickly compared the information he presented with the history he knew.
If I remember correctly, in reality, Obito Uchiha's sacrifice occurred during this period.
Kakashi's first important mission shortly after being promoted to Jonin seems to have been to go to Kannabi Bridge.
This dream...
That crucial moment in time is being recreated step by step.
A faint, eerie light flickered in the depths of Itachi's dark eyes.
So what will happen next?
……
on the screen.
Obito stood frozen in place, completely bewildered and at a loss for what to do.
As he remained silent and at a loss, Kakashi's face grew increasingly gloomy, his once handsome face turning so dark it was almost dripping with water.
Minato Namikaze, standing to the side, maintained his polite and gentle smile, but a bead of cold sweat of helplessness had seeped from his forehead.
On the other side, Nohara Rin kept giving Obito meaningful glances, her eyes filled with a mixture of anxiety and reproach.
Unfortunately, Obito's brain was completely short-circuited at this moment, blank, and he had no idea what to do.
In the end, Lin couldn't stand it anymore.
She put her hands on her hips, her face slightly puffed out, and muttered under her breath, "Honestly, Obito, you're just too careless!"
After saying that, she quickly walked around to Obito, who was standing there like a wooden stake, and deftly unzipped the backpack on his back, reaching inside to rummage through it.
"Hey? Rin, what are you doing?!" Obito finally snapped out of his daze and instinctively tried to turn around.
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Uchiha Obito have been detected! Emotional value +200!]
However, Lin acted faster than he spoke.
Before Obito could turn around completely, she had already taken a long, narrow object out of her backpack.
The object was wrapped in a layer of brown oil paper and tied tightly with a few loose loops of thick hemp rope.
The packaging didn't look very sophisticated; in fact, the corners were a bit wrinkled and crooked.
Even so, it's clear that the person who delivered the package put a lot of care into it.
He clearly tried to wrap the gift properly, but his skills were simply lacking.
When Obito saw Rin pull an unfamiliar package out of her bag, he was completely dumbfounded. His eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he stared intently at the object in Rin's hand, his brain going completely blank: "This is...!"
Obito was dumbfounded, his mind reeling with a storm of emotions.
The self in this world... actually prepared a gift?
Not only Obito, but Kakashi also showed a surprised expression.
His previously icy expression softened considerably when he saw Rin actually take a package that looked like a gift out of Obito's backpack.
Instead, there was an expression of anticipation that was hard to conceal.
Rin, a smile playing on her lips, walked up to Kakashi, holding the package, and solemnly handed it to him, saying sweetly, "Kakashi, look, this is the gift Obito prepared for you. He's always so stubborn, but he actually prepared it a long time ago, he was just too shy to take it out!"
"I didn't! I didn't! Don't talk nonsense, Rin!" Obito paused for a moment upon hearing this, then blushed and retorted loudly.
Kakashi raised an eyebrow slightly, first glancing at Rin's mischievous smile, then looking down at the package she handed him.
Finally, his gaze slowly shifted to Obito, who looked completely bewildered.
"snort."
Kakashi gave a soft hum, said nothing more, and took the package from Rin.
"You're smart to know what's good for you," he muttered under his breath, it was hard to tell if he was blaming or what.
Feeling almost no weight in his hand, Kakashi weighed the long, thin package in his hand, his curiosity piqued, and asked, "What's this?"
"Uh..." Obito was speechless for a moment.
He had no idea what was inside.
Young Obito could only stare blankly at the mysterious package in Kakashi's hand, his mind racing as he tried to come up with a plausible explanation.
Seeing Obito's speechless and embarrassed expression, Rin couldn't help but burst out laughing.
She quickly waved her hand to help him out, smiling as she advised, "Obito's just too embarrassed to say! Kakashi, why don't you just open it and see for yourself? Obito prepared this for a long time!"
Kakashi stopped asking questions and simply untied the rough hemp rope binding the outside, carefully peeling back the slightly wrinkled oil paper packaging.
As the multiple layers of packaging were peeled away one by one, the contents were finally revealed.
Lin quietly clenched her hands, looking expectantly at the gift in Kakashi's hands.
"...!" Obito couldn't help but crane his neck to look in that direction, and then his pupils contracted slightly.
That was clearly a scabbard.
A scabbard that looks extremely ordinary, even somewhat shabby and simple.
The scabbard appears to be made of some common hardwood, with only the most basic sanding and painting treatment on the surface, and the color is an unremarkable dark brown.
The workmanship is also simple and plain. The joints and edges are not very smooth and refined. Under sunlight, you can even see some rough and uneven marks on the paint surface.
Honestly, any ninja tool shop in Konoha would probably sell a more exquisite and sophisticated standard scabbard than this.
"That's...?" This thought popped into Obito's mind uncontrollably.
Is this all the world has prepared for itself?
That's so shabby!
Kakashi picked up the scabbard and examined it several times, his brows furrowing even more deeply.
He extended his index finger and gently flicked the surface of the scabbard, producing a few hollow, thumping sounds.
Then, he brought the scabbard closer to his eyes and carefully examined the workmanship and seams at the joint...
Finally, Kakashi looked up, glanced at Obito with a rather disappointed look, and said disdainfully, "That's it?"
When Kakashi swept him with that disdainful look, Obito felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, feeling stifled but unable to refute him.
The gift in front of me is really not presentable.
He even began to doubt whether he had actually prepared the broken scabbard himself.
Could it be that Lin just picked up a shoddy replacement from somewhere to fill in the gap?
Minato Namikaze then stepped in to smooth things over.
He smiled and took the scabbard from Kakashi, nodding slightly. "Although this scabbard looks a bit simple, its size seems to fit the short sword you're using right now, Kakashi, and it's very lightweight, so it won't affect your drawing speed. Obito, it's obvious you carefully measured the dimensions, wasn't it?"
"Huh? Uh... I guess so?" Obito scratched his head and stammered, completely clueless about the situation.
However, Kakashi's disdain for this thing in his hand was no less.
He held the rough scabbard, looking at it from left to right, his disappointment almost overflowing.
Seeing this, Rin couldn't help but chuckle, then quickly suppressed a laugh. She winked at Kakashi mysteriously, saying, "Kakashi, don't underestimate this scabbard! This is no ordinary scabbard!"
"Unusual?" Kakashi raised an eyebrow, then looked down again and examined the simple scabbard in his hand several times, but still couldn't find any signs of anything unusual.
Obito, standing to the side, was so embarrassed that he practically dug his toes out of his shoes.
Seeing Kakashi's undisguised look of disgust, he wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.
He couldn't see anything unusual about this piece of junk.
Seeing Kakashi's still skeptical expression, even Minato's curious look, and Obito's embarrassment so great he wished he could disappear on the spot, Rin finally couldn't help but cough lightly, a smug smile playing on her lips, revealing the answer: "This scabbard was made by Obito himself!"
Upon hearing this, Kakashi abruptly raised his head, the slight disdain on his face instantly freezing and replaced by disbelief.
"What?!"
He looked down at the scabbard in his hand again. The rough details that had been considered flaws just now seemed to have been coated with a different kind of color.
Rin blinked and continued to explain gently, "Obito said he noticed that your old scabbard was badly worn from the last mission, and you hadn't replaced it but kept using it. So, he secretly found some materials and spent a long time figuring it out himself before finally making this one. Although... well, it doesn't look very refined, it really was made by his own hands!"
Every word Rin said resonated deeply with Kakashi, stirring up waves of emotion within him.
He subconsciously gripped the rough scabbard in his hand, a sour feeling welling up in his nose and eyes.
After a long pause, Kakashi took a deep breath, slowly raised his eyes, and solemnly looked at Obito, his eyes filled with emotion and complex emotions.
At that moment, Obito was completely petrified when he heard the words "do it with his own hands".
I made the scabbard myself?
For Kakashi?!
It took a long time to complete?!
His brain was buzzing.
What's going on?!
Am I insane?!
Why should I make a scabbard for Kakashi, that white-haired bastard, myself?
Just then, Kakashi came to his senses.
Then, Obito was met with Kakashi's gaze, which was fixed on him with deep gratitude.
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Uchiha Obito have been detected! Emotional value +400!]
"!!!" Obito suddenly jolted awake, feeling a surge of electricity coursing through his body, and goosebumps rose on his skin.
Are you kidding me!
kimoji wāru yī.
This was completely unlike the expression he remembered Kakashi would have.
That look in her eyes... something's really off!
Why would Kakashi look at him like that?!
Something's wrong! Something's wrong!
What on earth has happened in this world?!
Kakashi is acting strange!
I'm not feeling right either!
Something's not right!
He felt like he was being driven crazy by this bizarre and outrageous plot development.
Before Obito could recover from the enormous impact...
Kakashi had taken a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind.
He raised his head and said to Obito earnestly and solemnly:
"Obito... thank you."
"I will use it properly."
Having said that, he did so under Obito's watchful gaze.
Kakashi unhesitatingly removed the short sword from his back.
He replaced Obito's scabbard with the new one and hung it back on his back.
Obito stared in disbelief at all of this.
What on earth has happened in this world?!
What went wrong?!
What on earth is going on with this dream?!
Why is there such a big difference between Kakashi and the person he remembers?!
It wasn't like this before.
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Uchiha Obito have been detected! Emotional value +600!]
Just then, Minato Namikaze suddenly clapped his hands with a smile, attracting everyone's attention.
His face still held that reassuring, gentle smile.
"Alright, that concludes the celebration. Now, let's talk about the next task."
The word "task" was like two pebbles thrown into a calm lake, instantly creating ripples and changing the expressions of everyone present.
Kakashi's expression hardened, and he abruptly wiped the smile off his face, immediately switching into mission mode and becoming focused and serious.
For him, his first mission after being promoted to Jonin was of great significance.
Lin also subconsciously held her breath, her hands nervously twisting together, but her eyes also revealed determination and expectation.
As the team's medical ninja, she was well aware that her responsibilities were equally heavy.
Minato Namikaze took in his disciples' reactions and smiled slightly, saying, "No need to be so nervous. Kakashi is already a Jonin, so he should be able to lead a mission independently. However, Konoha currently has a sufficient number of Jonin, and there aren't any Chunin assigned to Kakashi yet. So this time, our team will consist of two Jonin, Kakashi and me, plus Obito and Rin."
"With this lineup, the task ahead shouldn't be too difficult for us. Relax and treat it as a slightly special outdoor training exercise."
Minato's confident words were like a warm current, dispelling Rin's tension and also allowing Kakashi's tense nerves to relax a little.
However, the focus in his eyes did not diminish at all, and he was clearly already thinking about the details of the upcoming mission.
However, these casual words were like a bolt from the blue to Obito!
Obito felt a sudden tremor in his heart, and only the word "mission" echoed in his mind.
Is this the mission I'm thinking of?
No...please don't...
As if responding to his deepest fears, Minato Namikaze did not continue to keep him in suspense.
He pondered for a moment, then reached into his ninja tool pouch at his waist and took out a folded map, which he deftly unfolded in front of everyone.
His finger slid slowly across the map, finally landing steadily on a certain spot.
Obito's gaze was uncontrollably drawn to the movement of that finger.
When the spot where Minato Namikaze's fingertip stopped clearly came into view, he felt a loud buzzing in his mind, and his mind went completely blank.
[Ding! Emotional fluctuations from Uchiha Obito have been detected! Emotional value +1000!]
The Land of Grass.
Kaminavi Bridge.
It really is here!
It really was that mission!
Obito felt a wave of dizziness wash over him, the color draining from his face in an instant, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, and his limbs trembled uncontrollably.