Kakashi's eyes lit up.
Even Nara Shikaichi was stunned for a moment before sighing in admiration. Uchiha Jin really had a way with things.
Why didn't I think of that?
With that thought, he hurriedly spoke up. "Kakashi, Jin is right!"
"On a real battlefield, the speed of forming Hand Seals is crucial. Otherwise, even the strong wouldn't try to simplify their Hand Seals."
But in response.
Seeing the worry on Shikaichi and Jin's faces, a warm current surged through Kakashi's heart.
Those classmates were worried about him too, but because they didn't know the details, their comfort had been merely superficial.
Shikaichi and Jin were different. They were practically family!
True family!
Companions who understood the pain in his heart and could fight alongside him.
"Thank you. I will!"
Kakashi spoke solemnly.
Only after seeing this did Jin and Shikaichi finally relax completely.
They knew Kakashi had taken their words to heart!
Next.
With Kakashi's problem resolved, the atmosphere naturally became more relaxed.
Even Shikaichi couldn't resist joking. "Jin, I never would've guessed."
"You act so aloof in public, yet you actually have a girl your age who likes you?"
But in response.
Uchiha Jin could only sigh.
Whenever he thought of how he had met Nohara Rin, his heart filled with bitterness.
"Well, now that you mention it..." Seeing this, Kakashi joined in the teasing. "I'm actually curious too."
"At the Academy, Jin was practically hated by everyone. Jin never took the initiative to cause trouble, but his obvious arrogance, combined with his Uchiha background, made most people dislike him."
"The reason people like us didn't hate Jin was, honestly, thanks to Nohara Rin!"
"But Jin kept avoiding Nohara Rin, while Obito seemed to be constantly hanging around her, so everyone was curious about their love triangle."
After saying that.
The two of them looked at Uchiha Jin and quietly waited for his explanation.
But in response.
The corner of Uchiha Jin's mouth twitched. "You two have way too much free time, don't you?"
"Come on, tell us." Nara Shikaichi shrugged. "We really are bored."
Kakashi was interested as well.
Looking at the scene before him, Uchiha Jin didn't know what to say.
After pondering for a moment, he spoke helplessly.
"Actually, it's nothing much."
"Not long before I entered the Academy, I saw Nohara Rin crying while I was on my way home inside the compound."
"Nohara Rin had gotten lost and had even been caught by Uchiha patrol ninja."
"You both know what the Uchiha are like. Even though Nohara Rin was only a little girl, the Uchiha ninja were still extremely strict. Honestly, the fact that they didn't kill her outright was already because she was a child."
"If it had been an adult who couldn't give any explanation, the Uchiha patrol ninja really would have arrested them—or even killed them!"
"When I saw her, I softened!"
"I said Nohara Rin had come to play with me, and only then was I able to take her out of the Uchiha Clan Compound."
"Later, when we met again at the Academy, Nohara Rin immediately clung to me."
"I didn't really like dealing with other people. I only wanted to quietly focus on training. But Nohara Rin was gentle on the outside yet strong-willed inside. She looked gentle and easygoing, but in reality, she was a woman of strength who always meant what she said."
"She thought I was lonely by myself at the Academy, so she insisted on dragging me around to make friends. Even when I objected countless times, it was useless."
"I even yelled at her and told her to mind her own business, but Nohara Rin would only smile gently. After I finished yelling, she would still drag me off to make friends."
"I was helpless. I was desperate!"
"I knew Nohara Rin meant well. It wasn't as if I could really hit her, right?"
"So, with no other choice, I could only let her have her way."
Uchiha Jin recounted the story at length.
As he spoke, a smile still lingered on his face, because Nohara Rin really was a gentle person.
A girl with that kind of personality fulfilled all his fantasies about a wife.
Gentle and kind, considerate and understanding.
If he were still in his previous life, a girl like that would be unbelievably rare.
Other transmigrators all liked Tsunade, Mikoto, Kushina, and the like, but honestly, although Uchiha Jin admitted that those women were beautiful, he still preferred someone like Nohara Rin.
But unfortunately.
He still felt that he couldn't protect her. After all, because of that idiot Obito, Nohara Rin had certainly already attracted Uchiha Madara's attention.
That was also what frustrated him, even leaving him feeling aggrieved.
His Uchiha background had caused no end of trouble around him, while Nohara Rin's situation was even more complicated. Whenever Uchiha Jin thought about it, his heart felt blocked with frustration.
When all was said and done, he was simply too weak!
With that thought, he secretly made up his mind.
After returning home that evening, he would enter the other world and become stronger immediately.
Although he had no idea what existed in the other world, nor did he know how time flowed between the two worlds, he couldn't afford to worry about any of that if he wanted to become stronger.
As long as he became strong enough, he could simply charge straight through everything!
"So that's how it was!" Kakashi slowly nodded. "That makes sense!"
"Even if it had been another clan compound, outsiders wouldn't have been allowed to enter so easily."
That was true.
There was a clear divide between Konoha's Ninja Clans and civilians.
Ninja Clan members could freely enter civilian districts, but each Ninja Clan was like a village within the village. Without a reason, outsiders weren't allowed to enter freely.
Nara Shikaichi didn't deny it either.
If this had happened in the Nara Clan, their methods might have been gentler, but they still wouldn't have allowed outsiders to enter casually.
After all, every Ninja Clan had secrets of its own.
That was the core of a Ninja Clan, and outsiders were absolutely not allowed to covet it!
After giving it some thought, he couldn't help saying, "I can tell that Nohara Rin likes you. What do you think about it?"
"If you like Nohara Rin too..." Kakashi also spoke up. "I advise you to define your relationship as soon as possible. That way, you can also make that kid Obito give up."
"Anyone can tell what that kid Obito is thinking. The longer this drags on, the more deeply it'll hurt him."
Nara Shikaichi nodded.
The two of them could both see it. After all, neither Nohara Rin nor Obito had the slightest bit of guile. Every thought they had was written plainly across their faces.
But elsewhere.
Uchiha Jin let out a soft sigh.
He wasn't surprised in the slightest that the two of them had noticed.
There was no need to mention Nara Shikaichi. As a member of the Nara Clan, reading people's expressions and plotting schemes were basic skills.
Kakashi might have been slightly inferior to Nara Shikaichi, but his attention to detail was still exceptionally sharp.
"I don't know!"
"The Uchiha are all a bunch of fools. Their relationship with the village will fall apart sooner or later, and Danzo is watching us from the shadows. The Third Shinobi World War will break out sooner or later..."
"There are too many messy things going on. I don't have the energy to think about any of this."
"And don't laugh at me, but my greatest wish right now is simply to survive the Third Shinobi World War!"
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