After everything was over, everyone resumed their own training.
Uchiha Obito, however, lay on a bench in the rest area.
Kakashi Hatake's slash had left him rather uncomfortable.
Even after some time had passed, his chest still ached.
By the time Sarutobi Asuma arrived at the training ground, he found Might Guy training while shouting about youth, while Yuki Yuichi leisurely stretched nearby.
Kakashi Hatake, meanwhile, had gathered chakra in his palm and was staring blankly into space.
Yuhi Kurenai and Yuki Yuichi's Shadow Clone were training their chakra control.
"Where's Obito?" Sarutobi Asuma failed to notice Obito lying in a corner of the rest area.
Assuming he had not arrived yet, he could not help but complain, "Did I come so late today that Obito still isn't here?"
"I... I'm here!"
Hearing his voice, Uchiha Obito raised a hand indignantly and sat up from the bench.
The movement tugged at his injury, making him grimace, though it was much better than the intense pain from before.
Because wars were frequent, and there had recently been fighting everywhere, the medicine in this world was far more effective.
Hearing Uchiha Obito's voice, Sarutobi Asuma froze for a moment. He looked toward the sound and spotted Uchiha Obito.
"What happened to you?"
"I'm fine. I took a fall."
"Really?" Sarutobi Asuma eyed him suspiciously. "I don't believe you."
No matter how he looked at it, those injuries did not seem like they had come from a fall.
Who was he trying to fool?
Still, since Uchiha Obito did not want to say, he did not intend to ask.
He had probably gotten beaten up in a spar.
"Then get some proper rest. Today, I'm going to completely master the Great Flame Technique!"
As Sarutobi Asuma spoke, he ran to the center of