Obito's Advance

Nebula Kotetsu asked with concern, "Rin, you seem a bit distracted. Are you tired?"

"If you're tired, you should head home first. I can learn medical ninjutsu tomorrow."

"I'm fine," Rin Nohara said decisively. "I was just thinking about something else."

"Nebula, let's begin. If you have any questions, you can ask me, and once you're done, I'll explain the rest of the material."

"Alright." Nebula Kotetsu then described his experience practicing suturing yesterday: "I bought two chickens and took them home earlier..."

He omitted the parts about the system and the Mystical Palm Technique, describing only his process of cutting and stitching the chickens. Rin Nohara listened patiently, occasionally explaining the key points of suturing to him.

Every so often, Nebula Kotetsu would ask a few follow-up questions.

The night grew deeper.

When the system popped up a notification that the date was complete, Nebula Kotetsu asked a few more questions before suggesting they continue next time.

Although he relied primarily on his face to pursue girls, he understood the simple logic of taking things step by step.

If he progressed too quickly, it would only make the other person feel awkward by the next morning. It was better to stop while ahead, leave some anticipation, and save the rest of the conversation for another time.

Just as he was walking Rin Nohara home, things were unfolding elsewhere.

Obito Uchiha was in the middle of a major undertaking.

After seeing Rin Nohara home from school and quickly finishing his dinner, he grabbed his school bag, paper, and pen, and headed out onto the streets of Konoha.

First, he opened his notebook.

On it were lines and lines of addresses and names, all painstakingly collected during school hours through the concerted efforts of his male classmates.

It contained not only names and addresses but also a carefully organized route, mapping out his entire night's work with crystal clarity.

"Let's see, the first one is... a graduate from the previous year, Rika Riko, 32 Konoha Main Street."

"The early ex-girlfriend of that dead last."

That's right, the list contained information about Nebula Kotetsu's ex-girlfriends.

Under his coordination and call to action, his male classmates had helped recall and inquire, gathering the names and addresses of over twenty people.

And this was merely the tip of the iceberg of Nebula Kotetsu's "Girlfriend Alliance."

Looking at the list in his notebook, the "evil" face of Nebula Kotetsu surfaced in Obito Uchiha's mind.

He muttered indignantly, "Damn you, Nebula Kotetsu."

"Today, I will make sure your deeds have nowhere to hide."

"I will definitely make Rin see your true colors, you scumbag!"

Ten minutes later.

A hurried Obito Uchiha arrived at 32 Konoha Main Street.

Suppressing his excitement, he knocked gently on the door.

"Knock, knock!"

"Is Senior Rika home?"

"Senior Rika?"

His luck was good; not long after he called out, the door opened from the inside.

A woman slightly older than him, slender and possessing a certain charm, opened the door and looked at Obito Uchiha with confusion.

"Who are you?"

"What do you want with me?"

Obito Uchiha introduced himself, "Hello, Senior. I'm from the Ninja Academy, Obito Uchiha. I have some things I'd like to ask you about."

"From the Uchiha clan?" Rika Riko frowned slightly.

The impression this surname left on the people of Konoha could only be described as average. Out of consideration for the fact that he was still a student, she said impatiently, "What is it?"

Obito Uchiha said, "It's like this, Senior."

"I heard from others that you used to be Nebula Kotetsu's girlfriend?"

Rika Riko's expression turned cold instantly, and she let out a hum of acknowledgment.

Obito Uchiha failed to notice her cold reaction; instead, he was excited that he had found the right person, and he continued to ask, "You two have broken up now, right?"

Rika Riko's face darkened.

"What exactly are you trying to ask?"

Obito Uchiha had been waiting for this exact question, so he immediately asked the one he had prepared: "Senior Rika."

"Can you tell me how he treated you so terribly back then? Did he love you and leave you? Was he full of flowery lies?"

"Please, I need more information."

A sharp glint flashed in Rika Riko's eyes.

This was a topic she never wanted to bring up.

One year ago, during graduation season.

It was she who had taken the initiative to break up with Nebula Kotetsu.

And this was one of the decisions she had regretted most in her life.

In the dead of night, she would toss and turn, haunted by memories.

She missed the tenderness she had lost.

She had even sought out Nebula Kotetsu, hoping to reconcile, yet he had not agreed.

This had become a scar upon her heart.

She had not expected that after so much time had passed, just as she was becoming accustomed to it, some brat would come along and poke at the very wound she wanted to keep hidden.

"Senior? Senior?"

"Have you recalled it yet?"

"Please, tell me! I will definitely help you expose this guy's despicable behavior!"

Rika Riko gritted her teeth, her delicate fists clenching. A moment later, unable to hold back any longer, she lashed out with a punch.

"Bam!" "Ouch! Senior, what are you doing?"

Caught off guard, Obito Uchiha was gifted a black eye.

He was met with the sound of the door slamming shut. "Bang!"

"Get lost!"

Obito Uchiha felt like crying.

Facing the tightly shut door, he could only rub his eye socket in grievance as he walked away.

"What the..."

"Hitting people without a word."

"Is this the kind of girlfriend Nebula Kotetsu dated? Compared to Rin, she really is far worse."

After grumbling for a while, Obito Uchiha began to reflect on himself.

Was there something he had said wrong?

A moment later, it dawned on him.

Perhaps he should be more tactful and avoid poking at the other person's sore spots.

"Yes, be more tactful!"

"That way, they will definitely be willing to provide me with evidence of Nebula Kotetsu's moral corruption."

Secretly cheering himself on, Obito Uchiha followed the order he had prepared in his notes and arrived at the second address.

"Knock, knock!"

"Hello, is Ms. Fujita home?"

Before long, a young woman opened the door, looking at Obito Uchiha outside with vigilance.

"Who are you...?"

"Hello, I am Obito Uchiha."

"A student about to graduate from the Ninja Academy."

"Ms. Fujita, it's like this."

"There is a difficult question I would like to ask you."

The young woman looked Obito Uchiha up and down; his strange attire and unremarkable appearance left her uninterested, and her tone was very cold.

"You may ask. But you had better think carefully about whether the question you are asking should be asked, otherwise I might get angry, little one~"

Obito Uchiha couldn't help but feel secretly annoyed.

Little one, indeed!

Clearly, I am the same age as your ex-boyfriend Nebula Kotetsu... oh, wait! Nebula Kotetsu was two years older than him and much taller as well.

Forget it, then.

I'll just ask the question, leave once I'm done, and save myself the trouble of talking to you any further.

"Ms. Fujita, I have recently heard many women report that they were deceived by that guy, Nebula Kotetsu."

"I also happened to hear that you had been involved with him for a period of time. I would like to ask, regarding this detestable guy Nebula Kotetsu, is there anything you would like to say to everyone?"