When they left the Orphanage, Yakushi Kabuto, Karin, Haku, and Jugo all remained behind. Only Houka and Obito departed.
"Houka, what should we do about that?"
Obito suddenly asked in a mysterious tone.
"What do you mean, what should we do?" Houka had no idea what he was talking about.
"That, you know, that!"
Obito pointed at his own eye, then guiltily looked around. Only after confirming no one was nearby did he lower his voice. "The First."
Houka raised a brow, having nearly forgotten about that.
During the battle at the Rōran Ruins, Houka had sealed away the First's Impure World Reincarnation body. First, Super Whirlwind Style Two had carried it away, and when they left the Land of Wind, they had placed it in Obito's ocular jutsu space.
Houka thought for a moment. "How about we just leave it there?"
"Wouldn't that be inappropriate? He was the First, after all." Obito felt deeply guilty about it.
Houka frowned. "But once we release the First, Akatsuki will definitely turn around and reincarnate him again with Impure World Reincarnation. Rather than that, we might as well keep him sealed forever."
After thinking about it, Obito realized that was indeed true.
But... this was still the First, Tsunade's grandfather.
"How about we tell the Fifth Hokage?" Obito suggested.
Houka said, "Sure, you go tell her."
"Why me?" Obito froze.
Houka wore an expression that clearly said, Are you stupid, or am I? You sealed someone's grandfather away, then eagerly ran over to get scolded for it? Houka was not doing something like that.
Sure enough, when Obito reported the matter to Tsunade, she gave him a thorough scolding. If not for the fact that it had been unavoidable, Tsunade might have beaten him into who knew what state.
Afterward, Tsunade handed