Obito's Mad Laughter, Is He Truly a Genius?

Jealousy, anger...

Seisui pondered these two words, turned to look at Obito, and let out a silent laugh.

Anger was normal enough, after all.

His crush had been toyed with like that by someone else, and Rin Nohara had even scolded him on Seisui's behalf—it was only natural for resentment to breed anger.

But jealousy—that was worth chewing over.

What are you jealous of, Obito?

Jealous that you never got to hold Rin, or that you want to touch her elegant neck like I did, watch her lovely blush up close, and toy with her emotions?

Obito Uchiha—Seisui didn't have a good impression of him.

Sure, Obito Uchiha might be a sunny, cheerful kid right now, but this guy was a stray you couldn't tame.

In the original timeline, Minato might not have given him special attention, but Kushina truly treated him like a little brother.

She encouraged him when he was down, made him homemade lunches, and even told him to stay safe before heading into battle...

Yet for all that, the Kushina who treated Obito Uchiha that way was met with his brutal attack on the day she gave birth, directly causing her death, and then killing Minato too, even trying to go after Naruto.

His former teacher's family was destroyed in a single night, and it painted Naruto's childhood gray.

And this couldn't just be blamed on Rin Nohara's death.

Even without Rin Nohara, there would be Yamanaka Rin, Hatake Rin...

In this miserable shinobi world, most people face hardships. With Madara Uchiha lurking in the shadows, Obito Uchiha's fate was almost sealed.

So, was it worth the effort to try and cozy up to a rabid dog that couldn't be tamed...

Or just treat him as fodder from the start?

Seisui had already made his choice.

Maybe Obito Uchiha was exactly the kind of Uchiha Tobirama Senju feared—someone with so-called love in his heart, but unable to control the power that emotion brought, using love as an excuse to destroy everything, turning into a mindless, irrational madman...

Listening to Rin Nohara's scolding, Obito covered his eyes and trembled.

A moment later, he pulled his hands away, revealing a pair of crimson Double Tomoe Sharingan, glowing with an eerie red light.

"HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!"

Feeling the power surging from his eyes, Obito laughed loudly, his emotions seeming to rise along with his burgeoning Dojutsu, barely contained.

"Rin, I really am a genius!"

Obito shoved Kakashi aside, strode forward a few steps, and pointed straight at Seisui, shouting, "You bastard, daring to do that to Rin—just you wait!"

"Hmph, I'll show you—an awakened Uchiha is the real genius!" The Double Tomoe in Obito's eyes spun eerily, as if flaunting the abundant Dojutsu within.

No one present except Seisui had expected the ever-unpredictable Obito Uchiha to awaken his eyes so dramatically.

Shisui clenched his fists, narrowed his eyes, and stared at Obito shouting at Seisui with a dangerously sharp gaze, gritting his teeth: "If my brother hadn't told me not to reveal my Sharingan... what does it matter if you, the dead last, awakened Double Tomoe?"

After Obito's display, the crowd fell dead silent for a few breaths, then erupted.

"Is that the Sharingan... and if I'm not mistaken, it's Double Tomoe!" Kurenai Yuhi's crimson eyes locked onto Obito's, her lips pressed together, fists clenched in frustration.

As the legitimate daughter of the Yuhi Clan, Kurenai Yuhi trained in Genjutsu day and night to boost her strength.

But the cold truth was this.

The shinobi world agreed—any Genjutsu was as laughable as a child's trick before the Uchiha Clan's Sharingan.

Obito Uchiha awakening his eyes so casually made Kurenai Yuhi feel a sense of disillusionment with training.

Did hard work... even matter?

Getting a hug from his crush gave him power at least on par with an elite Chunin?

Kurenai Yuhi's shock and resentment were universal.

Beside her, Asuma narrowed his eyes with a serious expression, experiencing the terror of the Uchiha Clan firsthand for the first time.

The other civilian Ninja Academy students didn't think as deeply as these clan kids.

"Wow... that goofball Obito Uchiha actually awakened the Uchiha Clan's Kekkei Genkai!"

"Maybe he really is a genius? No wonder—the Uchiha Clan really is full of hidden dragons..."

"Obito Uchiha is in trouble now. It's obvious Obito Uchiha likes Rin Nohara. My dad said an adult Uchiha with those eyes could easily take out a Chunin!"

"Yeah, even if the draw doesn't match them up, they're still in the same clan..."

Obito Uchiha awakening the Double Tomoe Sharingan exploded through the scene like a tidal wave.

It couldn't be helped.

This was just a final practical exam, at most a graduation test for Genin, and yet a Double Tomoe Sharingan—a power on par with a Jonin—had appeared...

Obito basked in the crowd's shock and admiration, closing his eyes slightly, drunk on the taste of being a genius and wielding power.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, shot a warning glare at Seisui, then quickly turned to Rin with what he thought was his coolest smile:

"Rin, don't worry—I'll protect you from now on. No one's going to bully you!"

At that moment.

Obito Uchiha's eyes flickered with a crimson glow, his expression twisted by excitement into something slightly savage.

"Good... I like that look on your face." The Tomoe in Seisui's eyes slowly rotated, pulling at the lingering Dojutsu within Rin Nohara's body.

Rin Nohara watched Obito, who was professing his love to her, and an inexplicable unease stirred in her heart. Under the influence of Seisui's Dojutsu, that thread of discomfort swelled, evolving into fear...

Thus, an illusion appeared before Rin's eyes: Obito Uchiha, holding a thick iron chain, locked her against the wall. Half his face was twisted with rage, the other half gentle, as he demanded in a low voice:

"Rin, why did you talk to Seisui Uchiha! Why did you talk to Kakashi Hatake! Why did you talk to strangers!!"

Rin's eyes hardened. She took a sharp step back, her face contorted with terror.

The smile on Obito Uchiha's face froze.

Rin's retreat wasn't large, but it stabbed into his heart like a needle!

"Was that half-step back for real? Such a small move, yet it hurts so much~" Seisui hummed a light tune, pleased by the Electronic sound that rang out.

From the target of your confrontation, Obito Uchiha, you have received an Uchiha Clan bloodline enhancement!

What talents did Obito have again... I need to think it over.