Rin: Obito, Chi-kun Isn't Like You (Please Keep Reading)

The moment he entered the gate.

Uchiha Obito found the beautiful figure he wanted to see within 0.05 seconds.

Nohara Rin was sitting on a swing, both hands lightly gripping the ropes, her expression seeming somewhat absent-minded.

"Rin!" Obito waved and jogged over.

Hearing his voice, Nohara Rin blankly turned her head toward him.

After two seconds, she finally revealed her usual gentle smile and patted the empty swing beside her. "It's Obito. Come over."

Obito happily sat down on the swing and grinned foolishly. "Rin, I wasn't late today either!"

"Really?" Nohara Rin tilted her head in agreement. "Why have you been so punctual lately?"

Uchiha Obito scratched his head. "I don't know either. I just haven't run into many old ladies who needed help crossing the street lately..."

Except for that one today.

Come to think of it, he had not even been the one to help her in the end. He had handed her over to Uchiha Chi, that defeated loser...

The thought of that ridiculous clown, Uchiha Chi, made the corners of Obito's lips curl upward uncontrollably.

"I see..." Nohara Rin softly replied.

Uchiha Obito nodded repeatedly and took the initiative to start chatting. "Oh, right, my grandma made rice balls for me today!"

"They must have been delicious..." Nohara Rin replied.

"Come to think of it, I can never find Kakashi lately. He keeps saying he's preparing for the Ninja Squad or something. What a jerk!"

"That is a little excessive..." Nohara Rin replied.

"..."

After that, Obito continued racking his brains for topics, but Nohara Rin only gave him perfunctory responses every time, occasionally nodding thoughtfully.

No matter what, though, her eyes remained unfocused, her gaze scattered over the sand beneath her feet.

Feeling the heavy atmosphere, even Uchiha Obito gradually fell silent.

Of course, he knew that Rin had been depressed ever since the confession incident a few days ago.

"Ah, Rin is just too kind. She really doesn't need to blame herself."

"If I were the one being rejected, I definitely wouldn't let her be this upset. I'd take the initiative to comfort her, and we could still be friends..."

Obito hesitated for a moment before looking at Nohara Rin and saying:

"Rin, has something been bothering you lately? Do you want to tell me? I won't tell anyone else..."

"This..." Nohara Rin's gaze wavered slightly.

Obito immediately added, "I won't even tell Kakashi!"

"Sorry, Kakashi. For my happiness, you'll just have to suffer a little."

"Besides, you already know anyway."

Looking at the solemnly swearing Obito.

Nohara Rin pressed her lips together and lowered her head without speaking.

After several seconds of silence, she finally spoke softly:

"A few days ago, Chi-kun from our class confessed to me."

"And then?" Uchiha Obito blinked despite knowing the outcome, feeling a wave of relief wash over him.

Nohara Rin lowered her eyes, her fingers winding around a lock of hair. "I didn't accept him, and I broke his heart."

Seeing Rin's dejected face.

The joy in Obito's heart gradually faded, and even his heart began to ache along with hers.

That Uchiha Chi...

He was simply unforgivable.

Why had he argued with Rin? Wouldn't it have been enough to apologize directly?

He might have proven his sincerity, but Rin was the one suffering from guilt!

Obito wanted to comfort her right away, but remembering that Rin thought he knew nothing, he could only hold himself back.

His face nearly turned red from holding it in before Obito finally came up with his next words. "Then... Rin, did you apologize to him afterward?"

Though he did not think Rin had done anything wrong, he still asked.

After all, a kind girl like Rin would probably feel better only after apologizing.

"No..." Nohara Rin said in a low voice. "I don't even know where he lives."

As she said this, her eyes began to redden again.

She had asked the teachers at the Ninja Academy, but even they did not know Uchiha Chi's exact address.

She had considered going to the Uchiha clan grounds and asking door to door, but she was afraid he would care about what the neighbors thought.

What she feared even more was that Uchiha Chi might never want to see the person who had hurt him again...

Drip. Drip.

Tears fell down her cheeks, one drop after another.

Seeing Nohara Rin begin to shed little pearls, Uchiha Obito immediately panicked.

Damn Uchiha Chi!

He cursed inwardly, then awkwardly tried to comfort her.

"It's okay, don't worry, Rin! If it were me, I'd definitely forgive you..."

"But he isn't you."

Nohara Rin rubbed at the corners of her eyes and said with a bitter smile:

"Obito, Chi-kun isn't like you."

Uchiha Obito froze completely.

"Isn't like me..."

"Isn't like m..."

Even after Nohara Rin left the park, Uchiha Obito had yet to snap out of it.

He stared blankly at the sandy ground, repeatedly muttering the words Rin had said before leaving, feeling as though all the strength had drained from his body.

He could not understand.

It was the first time he had seen Nohara Rin care so much about someone, and it was also the first time he had seen her cry for someone else.

Yet that person was not him.

Why? Why had it turned out like this?

Was he not sincere enough? Or was there something wrong with the way he got along with Rin?

After a long time.

Uchiha Obito suddenly rose from the swing.

"I understand now," he muttered to himself.

Everything happening now had absolutely nothing to do with him, so there was clearly nothing wrong with him.

He was right.

Rin could not possibly be wrong either.

Then who was the problem?

A name he hated instantly surfaced in Uchiha Obito's mind.

"U-chi-ha... Chi..." Obito gritted his teeth as he spoke the name.

He was clearly a defeated loser, yet he had made Rin this upset!

At that moment, Uchiha Obito turned all of his helplessness into resentment toward someone else.

"If you hadn't suddenly come over and confessed, how could Rin be so troubled?"

"If you hadn't thrown a tantrum, how could Rin be this sad?!"

"If it weren't for you..."

That bastard did not deserve Rin's apology at all!

Uchiha Obito's eyes were bloodshot as he glared viciously at the gate before him, as though an evil, black-haired ramen-headed figure were standing there.

"I'll definitely beat you flat and make you kneel before Rin and kowtow in apology!"

"Then disappear from Rin's and my sight forever!"

Akimichi Izakaya.

The izakaya was divided into two areas according to the customers' needs. The first was the bar area, where people could make as much noise as they pleased, clink glasses, and drink heartily. The second also served alcohol, but was a relatively calmer dining area.

In a corner of the dining area.

Uchiha Chi, who had been busily eating, suddenly raised his head and stared blankly at the system message that had abruptly appeared.

[Detected resentment from Uchiha Obito!]

[Received 20 points and increased Damage Increase by 4%!]

[The target's emotional fluctuation has exceeded the standard. The host has received an additional reward: Space-Time Ninjutsu Talent (Uchiha Obito Version)!]