What I Need Is...

"One hundred and one, one hundred and two..."

Without the slightest hint of slacking, his straight punches slammed heavily into the newly erected wooden post, making it tremble slightly as fine splinters drifted down in layers.

"Chiba, Kakashi and I are going fishing!"

At that moment, Obito's voice came from behind him.

"Okay!"

Chiba nodded with a slight frown, but did not turn around.

"Let's go!"

Obito had just bounded out through the back door when Kakashi slowly came out behind him, carrying a fishing rod over his shoulder and a bucket and bait in hand. He walked right past Chiba toward the woods.

"Hey, Kakashi, isn't that incredibly rude?"

Seeing Kakashi leave without even greeting Chiba, Obito hurried after him and reproached him irritably, adding in all the dissatisfaction he had been holding toward the guy since that morning.

"Chiba is training. You're the rude one."

But to Obito's displeasure, Kakashi promptly replied in that indifferent voice of his, completely turning his words back on him.

"What did you say, Kakashi?!"

Obito immediately snapped, hopping mad.

"Keep it down. You'll disturb Chiba. That's rude."

Clearly, Kakashi paid no attention to Obito's angry outburst and mercilessly added fuel to the fire.

"What?! Ka! Ka! Shi!"

Obito was obviously completely enraged.

"Shh. Quiet."

Without looking back, Kakashi spoke lazily.

"You...!"

This time, Obito was so furious that he could not speak.

"Ha..."

By then, the two had already entered the woods. Kakashi's sigh drifted faintly over, and even the "idiot" hidden within that sigh seemed clearly audible.

"Kakashi, we're competing! We have to compete! We'll settle this once and for all! Once and for all!"

After that sigh, Obito finally could not hold it in any longer and shouted. At the sound of his voice, his flailing, teeth-baring expression practically seemed