Obito, especially, told his story with such flair that Rin burst out laughing too.
"Obito, you had it so rough! Haha! But Grand-mistress was right, too. We all need to train hard and live up to Grandmaster's investment in us."
"Exactly! Aside from Grandmaster, no one else would ever give us so many resources to train with. We absolutely can't let him down!"
The three of them reached an understanding: no matter how hard or exhausting it got, they would finish their training. By then, their strength would have increased by leaps and bounds!
They chatted at the crossroads for a while, then went their separate ways.
They still had to bathe, eat, and rest a little before afternoon training.
Over the next two or three days, the Trio trained like mad, working morning and afternoon with barely a break.
Their progress was plain to see, too. Kakashi had improved a lot in Storm Release and had already learned a B-rank technique.
Rin had made rapid progress in Medical Ninjutsu, but she hadn't improved much in Strength of a Hundred. After all, it had only been a few days.
As for Obito, he had made the most progress.
He could now easily perform all kinds of B-rank Fire Release techniques, which was already impressive for a Chunin.
His Taijutsu had improved quite a bit, too, and Uchiha Chirori was increasingly pleased with him.
Torifu stepped out of the house early that morning. The bright sun in the sky put him in a good mood.
Still, compared to other days, a trace of worry lingered.
Kushina was due to give birth today. The night before, she had felt some discomfort in her belly.
But nothing much had happened, so she hadn't called Tsunade over.
*Maybe it'll happen tonight. Will you come,