An Endless Stream

Obito froze upon hearing those words. He reluctantly turned toward the door, only to see Rin and Kakashi standing there.

Kakashi turned his face away, pretending not to know Obito at all. Rin was rather awkward as well, glancing at Obito from time to time.

It was as though Obito heard something shatter inside him, crisp and clear.

All spirit drained from him, as if even his soul had been pulled away.

Torikaze was quite surprised. Was being publicly humiliated in front of his teammates really such a severe blow to him?

If so, Torikaze would have a way to curb Obito's reckless habit from now on.

He had scared him and punished him enough, so Torikaze set Obito back on the ground and beckoned Rin and Kakashi over as well.

Upon receiving the order, the two hurried over and stood beside Obito.

Although Kakashi had found Obito's actions embarrassing just now, when they stood together, he still gently supported the "out-of-his-mind" Obito with one hand.

"Lord Hokage, we came to see Minato-sensei, but Obito was too reckless and disturbed your and Lord Chisato's afternoon rest. We are truly sorry."

Rin sincerely apologized on Obito's behalf, while Kakashi beside her lowered his head as well.

Torikaze was very satisfied by this. They might appear to despise each other, but as long as their hearts were together, it did not matter how much they bickered.

"Since you're so sincere, I won't pursue the matter any further."

With that, he cast a Healing Art on Obito. The groggy boy immediately perked up.

"I'll never do it again, Lord Hokage!" he blurted out in a panic.

Torikaze treated those words as nonsense. Obito's reckless personality had never changed over all these years.

Still, that was one of Obito's defining traits. So long as