Obito Uchiha Refuses to Act Human, So Flip the Table

"I feel a bit uneasy, let's stop drinking here for now." Naruto swayed as he stood up and said, "I have something to confirm, we'll drink again next time."

"Want to come together?" Choji was a little dazed and tried to stand up, but he was already a bit drunk.

"No need, I'm just taking a walk!" Naruto waved his hand and left without looking back.

On the table, Shikamaru was still fast asleep, while Choji and Kiba Inuzuka exchanged an awkward glance. They then realized that they had never been alone together before.

Choji lowered his head and took a sip of his drink, wondering how to bring it up with Kiba Inuzuka without feeling awkward. Kiba Inuzuka, sitting opposite him, had the same thought, so he raised his glass.

The awkward silence dissipated, and the two raised their glasses to continue drinking.

"Are you getting married?" Choji asked dryly.

"No, that kind of thing. Besides, Naruto isn't in a hurry, so I'm even less in a hurry," Kiba Inuzuka said somewhat embarrassedly.

"That guy..." Choji suddenly stammered, thinking to himself, "You're not even a hair's breadth above his level, your kids are old enough to run errands now."

"Take my advice, don't compare yourself to that bastard Naruto."

The lights were still on in Ino's room at the Yamanaka Flower Shop.

After the incident in the Land of Fire's Capital City, no noble dared to obstruct the Intelligence Department's communications plan from being implemented. After more than half a year of effort, communications towers have begun to be built in half of the Land of Fire's major towns.

Communication within Konohagakure was already quite convenient, and most of the ninja nobles had started using communicators, which were renamed cell phones at Naruto's insistence.

Just like range hoods and televisions, mobile phones fit this description perfectly. With a palm-sized body, they offer only a few minor functions besides making calls.

For example, the time and date, and then nothing else.

Currently, communication technology is not yet mature, and without external technological support, it's already quite remarkable that Ino was able to bring the communication device from paper to reality on her own.

You can't get fat overnight, and technological development isn't something that happens overnight either.

After all, the Land of Fire is too conservative. If they could get help from the Land of Lightning or other technologically advanced countries, that would be ideal. But that's just wishful thinking; how could they possibly leak the Land of Fire's technology?

Sometimes Ino couldn't hold back and could only fantasize. She wished that top-secret technology would fall from the sky, like finding a peerless secret manual.

Buzzing.

The phone rang, Ino picked up the simple communicator and swiped it open. Her mother, Yamanaka Rino's voice, came through clearly.

"Ino? Your father and I have some things to take care of, so we won't be home today."

"Okay, I understand, I understand."

Under the desk lamp, Ino her head, holding her phone between her fingers, while scribbling on a piece of paper with a pen in hand.

"I'll lock the door later, okay? Be careful."

"Oh, I know, I know, I'm not a child anymore. I've locked the door countless times, don't worry, I can lock it even with my eyes closed."

"Mother! What are you saying? I wouldn't do that."

Even though there was no one else on the second floor except her, she still covered the microphone tightly and spoke softly with a blush on her face.

"I would never bring anyone. I would never do that kind of thing at home!"

"Huh? Last time?"

In that instant, Ino's face turned even redder, and she stammered.

"Does Father know too? How much does he know?"

"Ah?"

"I did it because the situation wasn't like that."

Yamanaka Rino hung up the phone amidst a gentle, teasing laugh, mischievously guessing that her precious daughter would probably be tossing and turning all night, unable to sleep.

"Youth, ah, how wonderful it is." A slight smile played on her lips, and the faint crow's feet etched by time smoothed out.

Late at night, Ino was still sitting by the window, revising the communication device construction plan. When she encountered difficulties, she would stop, frown, and bite her pen, looking rather cute.

Her mother's goodnight call did startle her, but she quickly regained her composure. She turned her gaze to the documents and began to ponder them again.

"Here."

She stared at a point in the document, deep in thought. The room was quiet except for the sound of her pen twirling. Click-clack, the sound echoed rhythmically.

Suddenly, Ino stopped writing for no apparent reason, her pupils dilating slightly as if she had discovered something. Just as she was about to make a move, a huge black hole suddenly appeared in front of her.

Looking up, she saw only an Orange Vortex Mask. The Mangekyō Sharingan was blood-red, leaving her almost completely blank. Why was Uchiha here in the village?

Ino had no time to react before she was sucked into the Kamui Space.

With a soft thud, silence returned to the room. Obito Uchiha looked down and saw the pink communicator lying on the floor. He bent down and picked it up.

After looking through it several times and not noticing anything unusual, he picked up the communicator and left.

On the other side, the Hyuga Clan.

Black Zetsu silently infiltrated the Hyuga Clan's compound, emerging from a corner. He glanced at the orderly Hinata buildings, a look of confusion in his eyes.

After a moment's hesitation, his gaze fell on the clan head's residence not far away. Neji to be working there and subconsciously sensed something amiss. Looking up, he saw Black Zetsu on the wall.

"Wrong way!" Black Zetsu immediately slid underground and made his escape.

"Who Neji about to let Black Zetsu leave so easily. He jumped up and rushed out the door in two strides, but Black Zetsu simply disappeared inside the wall.

The commotion alerted the tribesmen on night patrol, who all came closer from the shadows.

"Lord Neji! What happened?"

Upon hearing this, Neji did not answer directly, but frowned and glanced at the wall. Then he turned to look at the night view of the courtyard, and finally looked at the group of people who had gathered around him.

Did you see a dark figure run past this side of the wall?

"A shadowy figure?"

"No, I heard a noise and that's why I ran over."

"Yes, yes, me too."

The group exchanged bewildered glances, a chaotic scene unfolding. Neji, increasingly suspicious of the object, ignored them and headed straight out of the courtyard.

Neji walked away, and the others followed suit. The last one walked to a corner, slowly raised his head in the shadows, glanced back at the clan head's residence, and then left.

At Hyuga Hiashi's residence, Hinata sat at the table with a troubled expression, looking at a detailed diagram of how to knit a scarf. It was too heavy and could only be placed on the table.

After staring at it under the lamp for a long time, I couldn't help but sigh, and picked up the needle and thread again to try again.

"Naruto doesn't seem to really like tea. I thought he would," Hinata murmured to herself. "The scarf... I wonder if he'll like it. Maybe he will."

"This design seems a bit complicated, I can't figure it out, boohoo!"

She looked aggrieved and busied herself under the lamp for a while, her eyes becoming dry from squinting. So she put down her needle and thread and rubbed her eyes.

Hinata looked up and realized it was already quite late. She didn't consider herself unintelligent. She just didn't know why she was completely helpless when faced with this kind of needlework.

What's even more frustrating is that she found that due to the strain on her body, she couldn't even bend down and rest her head on the table. After a while, her back would ache, so it couldn't be considered rest at all.

She did prefer a smaller size, but then thought better of it, despite the many inconveniences. However, Naruto seemed quite concerned about it, so if that were the case, it wouldn't be so bad.

Just as Hinata was about to get up, she suddenly noticed that half a person had appeared out of thin air on the ground. She instinctively backed away quickly, her innocent and adorable eyes suddenly sharpening.

Black Zetsu merely smiled, as countless tree trunks and vines coiled around him, instantly trapping Hinata inside a vine ball. Almost in the blink of an eye, the vine ball exploded from the inside with a crack.

The moment the cage broke open, Hinata didn't hesitate for a moment, flipping over to break through the window and escape. Black Zetsu wasn't particularly strong, barely at the level of a Jonin, but his abilities were rather disgusting.

He has Hashirama Senju's cells implanted in him, giving him some Wood Release abilities. Furthermore, he can sink into the earth or trees whenever he comes into contact with them.

Hinata may seem gentle at times, but she is a resilient person at heart. Even if she isn't very strong, she is Jonin a proper Jonin, so it's perfectly reasonable that she could break free from the constraints of someone as weak Black Zetsu.

Just as Hinata was about to burst through the window, she gritted her teeth and reached out to protect her head, but at the last second she was trapped in a huge, twisting vortex.

She had nowhere to avoid it and crashed right into it.

The next second, Obito Uchiha appeared in Hinata's room, looking expressionlessly at Black Zetsu who had almost failed. Black Zetsu smiled awkwardly and pointed to the things on the table.

"Bring that thing to Naruto Uzumaki, he'll definitely react."

Obito Uchiha and looked at the things on the table. He was stunned to see a loose thread and two knitting needles lying there quietly.

It seems that Rin Nohara had knitted scarves before, but I never had the chance to ask her who she was going to give them to.

After a moment of disorientation, Obito Uchiha rolled up the unfinished needlework on the table and left. Black Zetsu followed behind him, disappearing into the ground shortly afterward.

Naruto was walking down the Konohagakure Street, unsure of the source of his unease. A night breeze blew by, and he stopped.

"Naruto Uzumaki, when did you get back?" The person who spoke landed on the roof like a light, floating swift.

She was dressed as an Anbu Ninja, wearing an animal mask and carrying a short sword on her back. The moment she removed the mask, her purple hair spread out like bellflowers.

"Long time no see, I got back yesterday." Naruto greeted the man, forcing a smile.

"Really?" Uzuki Yugao took two steps toward Naruto. "You don't look well. Did something happen?"

"When did you start caring about my private affairs?" he retorted.

"After nightfall, ensure the safety of every villager and eliminate any abnormal situations," said Uzuki Yugao calmly as she stood there.

"This is the duty of the Anbu, and it is also my duty."

"As expected of the Anbu Captain, you know the rules and regulations so well." Naruto clapped his hands a few times, then asked casually, "Has anything happened in the village lately?"

"Well, nothing special, except for your return to the village." Uzuki Yugao looked at Naruto, her eyes shifting slightly. "Are you worried about something? Or have you discovered something?"

"No," Naruto shook his head and said frankly, "I'm just a little uneasy. I'm worried that something might happen, so I came out for a walk."

"Okay, you can continue. I'll let you know as soon as anything happens." Uzuki Yugao turned to leave, this was a greeting from an acquaintance.

This notification was quite clever. Naruto had worked with Uzuki Yugao for many years and knew her personality well. Since it said he would be notified immediately, he would naturally be the first one notified.

This was largely thanks to the close relationship between the two; otherwise, an Anbu Captain wouldn't have gone to such lengths for him.

"Hmm." He nodded.

As night deepened, Naruto pondered for a moment, then set off towards the Yamanaka Flower Shop. Although he found the idea somewhat absurd, he still wanted to verify it before he could feel at ease.

But after walking for a short while, he suddenly stopped and turned around, staring intently at a corner.

"Come out!" Naruto said.

A moment of silence followed, then a half-black, half-white figure rose from the shadows. It wasn't an ordinary human standing up, but rather it rose as if some dissolved substance had been inverted.

Through the dim light of the streetlamp, he finally saw what it was. The figure of Black Zetsu slowly emerged from the darkness, its half-black, half-white body looking somewhat deformed.

Seeing this, Naruto remained silent, a sense of foreboding creeping into his heart. The instant he saw Black Zetsu, he had already had a bad feeling.

"Naruto Uzumaki?" The other half of Black Zetsu White Zetsu, revealed a carefree smile, while his other half, Black Zetsu, appeared relatively somber.

"It's me." Naruto's face darkened.

"Since it's you, come with me now. Remember not to make a sound," White Zetsu said with a smile, while Black Zetsu remained silent.

"On what grounds?"

"Heh, just for this." Black Zetsu spoke up, throwing two items over: Ino's communicator and a scarf Hinata had knitted.

Naruto glanced at it briefly, and the gloom in his eyes instantly darkened to the point where it could color the night sky.

"Oh my, how scary!" the half-bodied White Zetsu said with a laugh, pretending to be frightened. "Don't look at me like that, it scares me."

"You kidnapped Ino and Hinata?" he asked patiently in a cold voice. "Did you kidnap them? Black Zetsu, you don't have that ability, so you had accomplices, right?"

"Who is it? Obito Uchiha?"

Upon hearing this, both Black Zetsu and White Zetsu were momentarily stunned. White Zetsu immediately fell silent, while the taciturn Black Zetsu took over the conversation, glancing at Naruto.

"You don't need to know, just come with us."

"Hoo~" Naruto took a deep breath, his eyes fixed on Black Zetsu. "One last question, are they safe now?"

Black Zetsu grinned, but didn't say anything, just stared at him with amusement.

Seeing this, Naruto closed his eyes, and after a moment spoke fiercely.

"If they were even slightly injured, I would resurrect Kaguya Otsutsuki and Rin Nohara, turn them into monsters, and rape them three thousand times."

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