After the initial shock, everyone came around.
There were plenty of things here, and the facilities were fully equipped. Wasn't that perfect?
Uchiha Obito was the first to jump out. He looked at Kakashi Hatake and laughed wildly.
"Kakashi!"
"I told you I'd challenge you! This time, I'm going to beat you till you're crawling!"
Uchiha Obito's voice brimmed with confidence, and Sarutobi Asuma, who didn't know what was going on, got excited too.
He'd seen Kakashi Hatake and Yuki Yuichi fight before and knew a little about their abilities, but he didn't know anything about this Uchiha boy, Uchiha Obito.
Still, the Uchiha were all said to be geniuses at the Ninja Academy, so Uchiha Obito was probably no different.
"What an exciting fight this is going to be." Sarutobi Asuma watched the two eagerly.
Yuki Yuichi heard him from the side and shot him a strange look, but didn't say anything.
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Was Uchiha Obito strong?
Among civilians, Uchiha Obito wasn't weak. He could even be considered quite strong, since he was an Uchiha, after all.
But compared to the children of ninja clans or ninja, he was nothing special.
He was the sort who fell short of the best but was better than the worst.
Kakashi Hatake glanced at Uchiha Obito and thought for a moment, then nodded.
"Sure."
"But you're the one who's going to get beaten, Uchiha Obito!"
Under Sarutobi Asuma's eager gaze, the two stood in the middle of the field and formed the Seal of Confrontation.
Yuhi Kurenai quietly asked Yuki Yuichi beside her, "Yuichi, who do you think will win?"
Yuki Yuichi kept his eyes on Kakashi Hatake and Uchiha Obito, not even turning his head. "Obviously, it's the Copy Ninja."
"Huh?"
"But isn't Uchiha Obito a genius of the Uchiha Clan?"
Yuhi Kurenai was confused. She might not know much about a lot of things, but she'd heard that the Uchiha were all geniuses at the Ninja Academy.
Yuki Yuichi turned to Yuhi Kurenai with a smile. "Obito's talent is incredible."
"But his talent isn't in ninjutsu or Taijutsu."
Yuhi Kurenai was even more confused. She blinked her big eyes and looked at him curiously, hoping he'd explain.
Seeing her expression, Yuki Yuichi didn't say much. Instead, he messed up Yuhi Kurenai's hair again.
"Heh heh, ask Uncle Shinku when you get home this afternoon. He'll tell you."
Compared to ordinary people, the Uchiha's talent was also reflected in their personalities.
The kinder they were and the more deeply they felt, the greater their talent...
A lot of Uchiha were like that.
Take Madara Uchiha, for instance. The first time he awakened his Sharingan was when he "broke up" with Hashirama Senju.
You could say Madara Uchiha was powerful and proud, but you couldn't say he lacked feelings.
Uchiha Shisui and Uchiha Itachi were also deeply emotional.
And the most representative example...
Yuki Yuichi turned his gaze to Uchiha Obito.
He was the most emotional Uchiha of them all. No contest.
By then, the two had already started moving.
Kakashi Hatake held a wooden sword and watched Uchiha Obito warily.
He hadn't interacted with Uchiha Obito much, so he didn't know his abilities or talent. He treated him like a genius of the Uchiha Clan.
Uchiha Obito looked rather pleased when he saw Kakashi Hatake's cautious expression.
"Prepare yourself, Kakashi!" Uchiha Obito said, then charged at Kakashi Hatake.
Seeing him move, Kakashi Hatake frowned slightly. Why is his stance full of openings?
Is he deliberately showing them to me?
The thought made Kakashi Hatake flare up with anger.
"Don't underestimate me!"
He charged forward too, wooden sword in hand.
"It's starting, it's starting!" Sarutobi Asuma held his breath, his eyes fixed on the two.
"Thwack!"
The wooden sword struck Uchiha Obito squarely on the head. In an instant, a huge lump swelled up.
Uchiha Obito clutched his head and crouched on the ground, groaning in pain.
Kakashi Hatake looked at the wooden sword in his hand, then at Uchiha Obito crouching on the ground, and finally turned to Yuki Yuichi. Suddenly, he didn't know what to say.
So you weren't deliberately leaving your guard down just now?
Sarutobi Asuma, who'd been watching intently, hoping to see an exciting duel, froze.
Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?
He'd only seen the two charge at each other and thought an exciting fight was about to begin. But from where he stood, it looked like Uchiha Obito had caught Kakashi Hatake's wooden sword with his head.
That's right. It wasn't Kakashi Hatake who hit his head. It was his head that hit the wooden sword...
"Obito..." Yuhi Kurenai watched from beside Yuki Yuichi. Even someone as gentle as her couldn't bear to look.
"Obito, you... I... Sigh..." Yuki Yuichi walked up to Uchiha Obito. After hesitating for a long while, all he could manage was a sigh.
He'd thought the kid would lose badly, but he hadn't expected him to lose by catching a wooden sword with his head.
There really was no knowing where to begin with that.
Uchiha Obito crouched there, clutching his head for a while. Then he stood up, a huge lump on his head.
Seeing everyone looking like they wanted to say something but didn't know how, he immediately flushed red and protested, "I wasn't ready!"
At that moment, the boy's blush said it all.
Yuki Yuichi gave him a meaningful look. Just as Uchiha Obito thought he understood, Yuki Yuichi nodded and patted him on the shoulder. "It's okay."
"We understand."
Yuki Yuichi's words made Yuhi Kurenai and Sarutobi Asuma nod too.
"It's okay, Obito. You can beat him next time!" Sarutobi Asuma said with a smile as he came over and put an arm around his shoulder. "Never giving up is the true spirit of a ninja!"
Sarutobi Asuma meant to comfort him, but hearing that only made Uchiha Obito feel worse.
"Just you wait!"
"I'll definitely beat you!" Uchiha Obito pointed at Kakashi Hatake. "Once I awaken my Sharingan, I'll beat you up!"
As Uchiha Obito spoke, he took eye drops from his pocket, tilted his head back, and put them in.
Sarutobi Asuma asked curiously from the side, "Are those special eye drops for awakening the Sharingan?"
Before Uchiha Obito could reply, Kakashi Hatake pointed at the bottle, which had the words "eye drops" written on it. "No, those are eye drops."
Then Kakashi Hatake gave him a mocking look through his dead-fish eyes. "Give up. You'll never surpass me in this lifetime."
"I've never heard of anyone awakening their Sharingan with eye drops."
"Trying to awaken your Sharingan with eye drops is just stupid!"
As soon as he finished, he saw Uchiha Obito looking strangely at Yuki Yuichi.
Yuki Yuichi walked up to him with a grin and put an arm around his shoulder. "Copy Ninja, are you talking about me?"
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