Leaf Village Academy.
"Um, haha, thank you so much for yesterday, Rin." The goggle-wearing boy awkwardly thanked the little girl beside him.
"Hehe, it was nothing." Rin clasped her hands behind her back, her face brimming with a lively, youthful smile. "But Obito, you have to arrive earlier next time. Don't be like yesterday and miss registration altogether."
Obito nodded like a pecking chicken, then racked his brains for a topic. "Um, Rin, since I arrived late yesterday, could you tell me about the other classmates?"
"Of course." Rin stepped closer to Obito and quietly introduced them to him. "That's Suzuki, and that's Iwai..."
However, Rin clearly failed to notice that a certain little pervert was not listening to a word she said. He was simply staring dreamily at her profile.
Hehe, Rin looks so pretty when she blushes. Obito thought lovestruckly, then seemed to be struck by lightning. Wait, Rin is blushing while looking at another boy!
Obito hurriedly came back to his senses. "Rin, you spoke too fast just now. I didn't catch that. Who was the last classmate you mentioned?"
"That was Kakashi." Looking in a certain direction, Rin lowered her head somewhat shyly.
Just as I thought, Rin is blushing because she's looking at that white-haired brat! Obito's face immediately fell as he said sourly, "Other than being a little more handsome than me, he doesn't seem all that impressive."
"That's not true." Rin gently waved a finger. "During registration yesterday, a teacher said that Kakashi is a genius whose talent is no less than that senior Soseki from the previous class!"
"Senior Soseki... I feel like I've heard that name somewhere before..." Obito muttered softly. Just as he was about to ask more, a commotion suddenly broke out nearby.
"You little brat, you dare run into me? Are you looking down on us seniors?"
"I didn't!"
"Hah, so you're saying I deliberately ran into you?"
"That's not what I meant."
"Then you deliberately ran into me. Pay up, now, or don't blame me for teaching you what a senior's authority means."
Following the voices, Obito saw several people dressed like delinquents surrounding a watermelon-headed student and berating him.
Rin gasped softly. "That's Might Guy! Oh no, those are fourth-year bullies. They love picking on newcomers."
"What? Watermelon Head is in danger?" Hearing that a classmate was being surrounded, Obito's blood immediately boiled as he charged forward.
"Obito, wait!" Rin hurriedly called out and followed after him.
"Another newcomer is standing up for someone else? Could he be another monster like that Shimizu Soseki?" Remembering last year's miserable experience, the delinquents' expressions turned ugly.
"An unfamiliar classmate is helping me on the very first day! Dad was right after all—this is the passionate bloom of youth!" Might Guy cried with tears and snot streaming down his face, giving Obito a thumbs-up.
Obito shuddered. Why did this watermelon head feel a little off?
Seeing the fiery look in the other boy's eyes, Obito hurriedly turned toward the delinquents. "You guys, stop bullying him."
Nearby, the delinquents quietly exchanged opinions.
"I heard there's a monster freshman named Kakashi Hatake this year. Could that be him?"
"Really? But why does this brat seem kind of stupid to me?"
"You can't say that. Isn't that idiot Uchiha Shūnen ridiculously strong?"
"Good point. Let's test him first."
After finishing their discussion, one of the delinquents stepped forward. "Kakashi Hatake, you—"
"Let me interrupt you. I'm Kakashi." The white-haired boy who had been calmly watching from the side suddenly spoke up.
"Wait, then who is he...?"
"You bastards, remember this well! This great man is Obito Uchiha!" Feeling deeply insulted, Obito shouted.
"Uchiha?"
"Obito?"
The delinquents looked at one another, then turned with sinister grins.
"Hmph, let me show you what the Uchiha are capable of!"
Obito secretly glanced at Rin, then roared as he charged forward—and got a GG.
After only one exchange, Obito was already being trampled beneath their feet.
"So weak, yet he still came to help me. I'm truly moved!" Might Guy cried loudly at the side.
Obito nearly died of anger. "Bastard, I—I just accidentally fell."
Everyone's mouths twitched speechlessly. Could someone really fall directly beneath another person's foot?
"Don't be afraid, I'll save you!"
One exchange later, Might Guy and Obito were being trampled side by side.
"I thought this year's freshmen were supposed to be amazing. That's it?"
"If you don't have the strength, don't imitate others and play the hero."
The surrounding freshmen were all furious, yet none dared to speak up.
Quite a few of them secretly looked toward Kakashi, hoping that the strongest freshman mentioned by the teachers would stand up for them.
Unfortunately, he was not even interested in moving a single step.
Just then, a somewhat deep voice came from afar. "Kento, Ryota, you're bullying your classmates again!"
Hearing that voice, the delinquents gritted their teeth and shouted, "Uchiha Shūnen, why are you always pestering us?"
"Because I'm going to be a good person now!"
"Damn it, let's get him!"
The delinquents rushed forward. The delinquents got a GG.
"What incredible strength!" Even Kakashi, who had remained unmoved until then, showed a trace of surprise in his eyes.
Obito shouted happily, "That's my cousin Shūnen! He's amazing, right?"
Might Guy nodded seriously, then asked in confusion, "Are you both from the Uchiha Clan? Why are you so weak?"
Obito felt like his lungs were about to explode. He glared at Might Guy for a long while before finally forcing out, "I'm still young, okay?"
After doing a good deed for the day, Shūnen suddenly looked toward Kakashi. "I heard there was someone among the freshmen with talent equal to Soseki's, but now that I see you, you're far inferior to him."
Kakashi frowned. "How would you know without fighting?"
Shūnen shook his head and said with a devout expression, "No, the result is already decided. Because your capacity is inferior to his."
At some point, Obito had sidled over and asked curiously, "Capacity?"
Shūnen boasted earnestly, "If it were Soseki, he definitely would have stepped forward. You only see yourself, while Soseki sees the whole world!"
Though Kakashi was somewhat displeased, he could not be bothered to argue.
Obito, on the other hand, beamed. "Haha, then my capacity is greater than his too?"
Shūnen hesitated for a moment. "No, you probably just didn't think things through at all."
Seeing Obito's aggrieved expression, Rin took the initiative to smooth things over. "Senior Shūnen, thank you for helping us."
Shūnen's gaze was calm. "Don't worry about it. Doing some good deeds before challenging him will also strengthen my own convictions!"
Having witnessed Shūnen's strength and then suddenly heard this news, Might Guy ran over excitedly and asked, "Senior Shūnen, who are you going to challenge?"
Shūnen took a deep breath. "The person who guided me out of my mistakes—Shimizu Soseki!"
Thanks to Shenma Doushi Fuyun Piaopiao for the 1,000 reward, Fenfei Luanxue Xin for the 200 reward, Sasword for the 200 reward, Jiang zy for the 100 reward, Ah~Qian for the 100 reward, Haidaodao Hai Wubianji for the 100 reward, Juzi Steamwave for the 100 reward, and Tiantang boy Suhang for the 100 reward.
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