Mu Yue had his disciples check their belongings. Once he confirmed nothing had been left behind, he led them toward the battlefield on the eastern coast of the Land of Fire.
"Little Rin, why did you vote for Kakashi?" Obito could not help asking Nohara Rin along the way.
More than Kakashi getting three votes while he got none, Obito cared that Nohara Rin had voted for Kakashi instead of him.
It made Obito feel like Nohara Rin trusted Kakashi more than she trusted him.
"I just feel like Kakashi is well suited to be vice-captain. He'd be reliable," Nohara Rin answered with a gentle smile after thinking it over.
Nohara Rin trusted Obito in many matters, but when it came to leading a team, she still felt Kakashi was more dependable.
This was not an empty guess. It was a conclusion Nohara Rin had reached based on their experience carrying out missions together.
Kakashi could always analyze the situation and determine the course of action most advantageous to them. Obito might perform beyond his limits against powerful enemies, but only in battle. Expecting Obito to formulate tactics was impossible.
However, stating the truth outright might hurt him a little, so Nohara Rin merely said it was how she felt.
Obito's face instantly fell. What could be more painful than the girl he liked praising another boy right in front of him?
Of course there was something worse: the boy being praised was his sworn rival.
Damn Kakashi! Obito roared bitterly in his heart.
At that moment, Kakashi's image in Obito's mind changed from a friend with a terrible personality into the naturally evil Hatake Brat.
Thinking about how he had lost to Kakashi in their recent internal sparring and now had to do a huge pile of questions made