As for Obito

"Chiga, is this your Jonin Instructor?"

Obito asked Chiga.

Chiga nodded, then turned to Kushina and said, "Teacher Kushina, this is Uchiha Obito. He's the same age as me, so technically, he should be my nephew."

Negative Emotion Points from Uchiha Obito, Emotion Points +30!

Obito's face darkened as he said bitterly, "Chiga, don't tell irrelevant people about our family seniority!"

Before Chiga could refute him, Kushina's face darkened. "Brat, what do you mean, irrelevant? I'm Chiga's master, which technically makes me your grandmother's generation! I'll let it slide that you don't call me Grandma Kushina, but you actually dare to say I'm irrelevant?"

Obito looked up at Kushina, then noticed her bright-red hair and said disdainfully, "I don't have a grandma who looks like a tomato!"

Chiga still remembered that when Kushina had introduced herself, she'd said that she hated being called a tomato more than anything. He hadn't expected Obito to touch Kushina's taboo the moment they met.

He glanced at Kushina, and the gloomy look on her face told him that things were about to get bad.

Perhaps because Obito had previously insulted Shimura Danzō without knowing who he was, Kushina still had some favorable impression of him.

So Kushina didn't attack right away. She merely puffed out her cheeks and warned him, "Brat, this is the first time, so I'll forgive you for saying that because you didn't know better. But if you say I look like a tomato again..."

Before Kushina could finish, Obito pointed at her with one hand and clutched his stomach with the other, laughing uproariously. "Chiga, your teacher looks even more like a tomato now!"

Kushina fell silent for a moment. Then red flames suddenly radiated from her entire body, while her bright-red hair moved without any wind, wildly whipping through the air like the Nine-Tails' nine tails.

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Chiga had already sensed that something about Kushina's presence had changed, so he immediately took several steps back. The two ANBU following behind Chiga and Kushina did the same.

The three of them exchanged glances. This position still wasn't safe enough, so they continued retreating another step.

Obito finally reacted as well. It looked like the tomato opposite him was about to explode right there.

"Chi-Chiga..."

Obito turned around to seek Chiga's help, but when he saw that Chiga had already retreated more than ten meters away, his eyes rolled back. Pointing at Chiga, he shouted angrily, "Didn't you say you were my little uncle? Why did you run so far away the moment there was danger? Come up here and help me stop this crazy woman!"

Negative Emotion Points from Uchiha Obito, Emotion Points +80!

"Obito, you've never acknowledged me as your little uncle, so please... take care of yourself!"

Chiga looked at Obito with pity.

"Tomato! I'll show you tomato! If I don't beat you until you look like a tomato today, then I'm not Kushina Uzumaki!"

Kushina grabbed Obito and immediately unleashed a flurry of slaps, leaving him dazed.

"Help! I'm being beaten!"

"Ryōichi-sensei, your obedient and adorable student is being beaten! Come quickly!"

"Chiga, Chiga, I acknowledge you as my little uncle now! Come control your teacher! She's going to kill me!"

The teachers at the Ninja Academy had naturally noticed the commotion, but not one of them dared to come over.

At the same time, they looked at Obito with awe.

His homeroom teacher, Ryōichi, had already appeared, but after hearing Obito's cries for help, he had no intention of stepping forward to stop the beating.

What a joke. She was the Red Hot Habanero, famous throughout Konoha. How would he dare go up there and court death?

As for Obito—my student, you're the true ninja!

As for Chiga, he had already closed his eyes. He was a kindhearted person who couldn't bear to watch such a bloody scene!

Since meeting Kushina, Chiga had never seen her lose her temper so badly. It seemed the word "tomato" had truly hit her hard.

If not for Minato, Kushina might still have hated her own hair.

After beating Obito for quite a while, Kushina finally vented all her anger.

"Hmph, consider yourself lucky. You helped me vent my anger earlier. Otherwise, I'd have beaten you to death."

Kushina still showed some restraint. She had merely given Obito a simple beating instead of beating him to death.

She happily clapped her hands, then returned to her neighborly big-sister demeanor and smiled at Chiga. "All right, Chiga, let's part ways here. Make sure you practice the Sealing Technique I gave you, and don't slack off! I'll be testing you when my confinement ends."

"Got it, Teacher Kushina!"

Chiga carefully opened his eyes. Seeing that Kushina had already left, he finally glanced at Obito.

Tsk, several front teeth had fallen out, his face was swollen like a steamed bun, and the bumps on his forehead were piled one on top of another. He looked almost like a statue of Buddha.

In this state, if Chiga hadn't known beforehand that the person in front of him was Obito, he really wouldn't have recognized him.

Seeing Obito lying there like a corpse, Chiga didn't bother with him.

Who told him to be so reckless?

Besides, according to the original story, Kushina could be considered Obito's teacher's wife, and she had treated Obito fairly well.

Yet even so, the Obito who turned evil still personally killed Kushina.

For that alone, it wasn't excessive for Kushina to beat him up.

When Chiga returned home, the ANBU explained the precautions for his confinement. Other than telling him what he must not do, they simply stood outside Chiga's house like decorations.

Chiga first went into the courtyard and took out a Sealing Scroll.

"Release!"

At once, several hundred crows sealed inside the scroll flew out. Leading them was the crow Chiga had rescued.

In that small village, Chiga had brought all the crows back with him as well.

After circling through the air for a while, the crows followed their leader and landed throughout the courtyard.

The leading crow landed on Chiga's shoulder.

Seeing how attached the crow was to him, Chiga smiled and asked, "Do you want me to give you a name?"

"Caw!"

"Then I'll call you Crow Feather."

"Caw, caw!"

Hearing the joy in its cries, Chiga smiled faintly. He then placed the Uchiha clan's mark beneath each crow's foot.

Although crows were considered auspicious symbols in Japan, Chiga was worried that someone might find the sudden appearance of several hundred crows noisy and clear them out.

So he left the marks to show that they had already been claimed.

"Go, Crow Feather. Find a home for your flock somewhere nearby!"

Chiga lightly patted Crow Feather on the shoulder and spoke.

"Caw!"

At his words, Crow Feather spread its wings and soared into the sky. After circling once, it let out a loud cry.

Caw.

In an instant, several hundred crows spread their wings as one and followed Crow Feather toward a forest.

As the crows flew into the distance, Chiga also entered his room. This marked the official beginning of his one-month confinement.