When the three arrived at the Southern Forest, they saw Yamato training.
"Kakashi-senpai, you've finished competing?"
Yamato happily greeted the seniors he had not seen in a long time.
"Yamato, how did you know I got second place in the Youth Martial Arts Tournament and became the highest-ranked Konoha ninja?"
Obito rattled it all off at lightning speed, then revealed a satisfied smile.
Yamato: ...
Had he asked about their rankings just now?
And first place wasn't even one of the seniors? Yamato was rather surprised.
He had thought first place would go to Might Guy or Kakashi. He had not expected that neither of them had even taken second.
"That's amazing. You achieved such a great result," Yamato congratulated him sincerely.
He did not know how Obito had done it, but taking second place under those circumstances was absolutely worthy of being called amazing.
"Not bad. If you keep training hard for a few more years, Yamato, then if there's another competition like this, you'll definitely get a pretty good ranking too." Obito chuckled and patted Yamato's shoulder encouragingly.
He quite enjoyed the feeling of guiding a junior.
"I'll work hard and make sure I don't disgrace my seniors or Mu Yue-sensei!" Yamato shouted with fighting spirit.
"Kakashi-senpai, Shisui-senpai, how did you do?" Yamato asked curiously, looking at Kakashi and Shisui.
He had not originally intended to ask about their rankings. But Obito's result differed quite a bit from what Yamato had expected, so he became curious.
"Top eight," Kakashi answered.
"Top four," Shisui answered.
As the two announced their rankings, Obito stood even straighter. As Konoha's best-performing contestant—
Greatness needed no explanation.
"Were there really that many geniuses in this tournament? Even you, Kakashi-senpai, only made it to the top eight?" Yamato asked with a shocked expression.
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