Obito's Confession

In the blink of an eye, two days quickly passed.

The second-year students had arrived at the Ninja Academy's training ground early in the morning, waiting for Ryōichi-sensei to arrive.

Chiga swept his gaze across the field and discovered that Uchiha Obito had already arrived.

He walked over to Uchiha Obito and asked curiously, "Why did you arrive so early today? Didn't you help the old granny sell flowers?"

Uchiha Obito glanced at Chiga and responded, "I did."

"Then why weren't you late?"

"Haha, naturally, I have my own way!" Uchiha Obito laughed smugly. He reached into his Ninja Tool Pouch, then pulled out a large handful of flowers. "Look, I bought all of the old granny's flowers, so she doesn't need to sell them anymore today, and I don't have to be late!"

"You win!"

Chiga was stunned by Uchiha Obito's actions. That old granny is completely making her fortune off you, isn't she?

"Do you think I'd waste money? I bought these flowers to give to Rin. Isn't that killing two birds with one stone?"

As if he had seen through Chiga's thoughts, Uchiha Obito gave him a disdainful look and casually put the flowers back into his pouch.

The Ninja Academy was such a perfect place to pursue girls, yet this guy Chiga only knew how to bury himself in his studies. His brain really wasn't flexible at all.

"All right, students, everyone's here, right?"

At that moment, Ryōichi-sensei had also arrived. He held a notebook in his hand and stood in the middle of the examination field.

"Very well, this practical exam officially begins now. First group, Okajima Nori versus Toda Shinji!"

As the two boys stepped onto the field, they formed a Seal of Opposition with each other. After Ryōichi shouted for them to begin, they charged at one another.

Chiga watched with interest at first, but as he realized that the two were relying solely on taijutsu, he lost much of his enthusiasm.

Students of this age didn't have very many methods at their disposal. Most of them competed with Shuriken and taijutsu.

Moreover, both of them were merely civilian ninja without any special abilities.

Soon, after one of the boys won, the two formed a Seal of Reconciliation, bringing the battle to an end.

After scoring their performances, Ryōichi continued announcing the next match.

"Uchiha Obito versus Hyuga Toji!"

"Woohoo! It's this great man's turn to take the stage!"

Upon hearing his name, Uchiha Obito excitedly jumped into the middle of the training ground.

The battle between the Uchiha and Hyuga clans attracted everyone's attention.

Chiga also became interested. Let's see how the future boss of the shinobi world performs.

"Student Toji, face the Shuriken of my mighty Uchiha clan!"

Amid the crowd's expectant gazes, Obito launched the first attack. He thrust both hands into his Ninja Tool Pouch and pulled out dozens of Shuriken.

With a wave of both hands, the Shuriken spun rapidly through the air, flying toward Hyuga Toji from different angles.

Although Obito was called the class dead last, his theoretical scores were what dragged him down. In practical combat, he wasn't weak at all.

With just this Shuriken technique, he was already on par with Chiga.

Of course, Hyuga Toji wasn't helpless either. He assumed the Hyuga clan's signature stance and dispelled Obito's Shuriken with three successive palm strikes, then charged at Obito.

"Hmph, you actually dispelled my Shuriken. As expected of my opponent! Looks like I'll have to defeat you in close combat!"

As he spoke, Obito prepared to pull a Kunai from his Ninja Tool Pouch.

After all, he was facing a member of the Hyuga clan. Without a weapon, he really wasn't a match in close combat.

By then, Hyuga Toji had already reached Obito's side, and his bandaged palm was already striking out.

In his panic, Obito didn't have time to think. He randomly pulled out an item from his pouch, grabbed it with both hands, and thrust it forward.

Hyuga Toji was startled as well. He immediately moved his arm aside, terrified that his palm would be pierced. However, when he saw what Obito had taken out, he froze on the spot.

The spectators were also dumbfounded. Obito had pulled out a bouquet of roses. The bright red flowers still bore the morning dew, and they shimmered with multicolored light beneath the sun.

The scene instantly fell silent.

"What..."

"Is Obito confessing his feelings?"

"The tragic love story between the Hyuga and Uchiha clans?"

"Toji is a boy!"

"Why can't a boy accept Obito's confession? You're discriminating against homosexuality!"

Listening to the whispers from outside the field, Hyuga Toji felt humiliated, and his entire face flushed bright red.

Damn it, he's made me look like a complete fool!

Couldn't he have given them to me in private?

Filled with anger, he snatched the flowers from Obito's hands, stomped them beneath his feet, then struck Obito on the forehead with a palm, sending him flying fourteen or fifteen meters away.

"Ahhh! That hurts! Damn Hyuga clan, you hit way too hard!"

Obito covered his face and said to Ryōichi, "Ryōichi-sensei, I grabbed the wrong item. I demand a rematch!"

"Idiot, you're the one who put all that messy junk in your Ninja Tool Pouch, and you still have the nerve to demand a rematch? Uchiha Obito, dead last."

Ryōichi-sensei walked straight ahead without even turning his head. As he walked, he wrote Obito's score in his assessment book, then turned around and said to the students:

"Students, although someone has already given you all a bottom ranking, you still need to perform at your best. If you want to survive in this cruel world, you must be in your best condition to deal with unexpected situations. Don't be like someone! Someone like him won't survive long on the battlefield!"

"Did you hear that?"

Chiga stepped forward and forcefully patted Obito on the back. "Someone like you won't survive long on the battlefield!"

Obito ignored Chiga's gloating and clung to Ryōichi-sensei's leg, pleading, "Ryōichi-sensei, please give me one more chance!"

"I can give you one more chance. Go ask your enemies whether they can give you one more chance!"

Ryōichi-sensei immediately roared.

Obito didn't dare say anything more. He pouted and squatted in a shadowy corner.

The other students also looked nervously at Ryōichi-sensei, whose expression had suddenly become fierce. They had never seen him lose his temper so badly before.

Seeing everyone's gazes, Ryōichi-sensei took a deep breath to calm himself, then said solemnly:

"At the Ninja Academy, I can give you chance after chance. But once you leave this place, who will give you another chance?"

"The shinobi world is cruel. It allows no failures. Even if you fail just once, the price you pay may be your life!"

"Even if you're lucky enough to survive, you may lose far more! You might even get the comrades who fought alongside you killed."

By the end, a trace of emotion had appeared in Ryōichi-sensei's heavy voice.

Chiga keenly noticed this. He raised his head and looked at Ryōichi-sensei, catching a glimpse of pain in his eyes.

Chiga sighed softly. This is another man with a story.

After the Second Shinobi World War, the number of Konoha ninja had already decreased significantly.

Moreover, ninja were needed in various places. As a result, although the teachers at the Ninja Academy might once have been elites, many of them were now unable to go to the battlefield because of various personal circumstances.

Seeing how earnestly Ryōichi-sensei was explaining all this to them, it seemed that he had suffered a major loss in this regard as well.

As for the specific details, Chiga felt there was no need to investigate further.

In this world of Naruto, the natural law of the strong preying on the weak made stories like this common everywhere.