The setting sun was desolate, and the autumn wind blew bleakly.
"Obito, how dare you speak to my idol like that!"
Rin's slap, accompanied by her tone of indignation, was like the sharpest of blades, ruthlessly piercing into Obito's heart.
Then, as if still gripping the hilt of that phantom blade, she gave it a vicious twist in the depths of his soul...
The scene fell into an instant, deathly silence.
"Gulp—" Sakura, standing to the side, couldn't help but swallow hard, her eyes wide with shock as she stared at this dramatic soap opera of love.
She didn't know the specifics, so she could only infer from the brief clues: it seemed that...
This girl liked Kakashi-sensei, the man on the ground liked this girl, and then Kakashi had some sort of...
Good heavens, what kind of trashy love triangle is this?!
Sakura was utterly bewildered, scratching her hair in frustration, when suddenly her pupils constricted sharply as she realized something...
In the past, Naruto had admired me, I had been obsessed with Sasuke, and Sasuke had a special bond with Naruto...
Isn't this exactly the same as the situation right before my eyes?!
At this thought, Sakura hurriedly cut off the train of thought; she didn't want to get caught up in such a messy plot!
At the same time, Sakura cautiously glanced at Naruto.
Seeing his current calm and reserved demeanor, she guessed he probably didn't like her anymore, and she felt a wave of relief, patting her chest as she secretly rejoiced: Thank goodness, our Team 7 won't end up like this...
Actually, Sakura's worries were purely groundless.
As for the current Naruto, let alone liking her.
If Sakura dared to complain to the Naruto who had just returned to Konoha, her grave grass would probably already be dozens of meters high!
Back to the scene at hand.
Rin slowly withdrew her hand, a flicker of anger still flashing in her eyes: "Obito! Have you learned your lesson yet?!"
"Wuuuuuu..." Obito could no longer hold it back, and accompanied by a surge of bloody tears, he burst into loud, wailing sobs.
The sound was like the howling of a demon from hell—hideous to the ears, yet permeated with the aura of a total pushover...
Yes, the aura of a simp.
Seeing this, Kakashi's pupils constricted. With no time to explain to Obito, he hurriedly pleaded on his behalf: "Rin! Don't treat Obito like this! He didn't do anything wrong..."
However, before Kakashi could finish his sentence.
"Shut up! Kakashi, it's not your place to lecture Rin!" The wailing Obito suddenly roared at Kakashi, his voice echoing through the surroundings, mixed with blood and snot.
"Obito... you..." Kakashi was instantly choked for words, pointing at Obito in a daze. I'm trying to speak up for you, why are you yelling at me?!
Witnessing this, Rin immediately scolded Obito sternly: "Obito! I've told you time and again not to speak to Kakashi like that! Apologize to Kakashi right now, or I will never pay attention to you again!"
"What?!" Obito's heart trembled violently, his tears stopping instantly as he looked at Rin with a gaze of pure despair.
When he saw the genuine expression on Rin's face, Obito realized in an instant: if he didn't apologize, Rin might truly never acknowledge him again for the rest of his life!
That won't do! Even if Rin marries someone else, she still has to acknowledge him!
In the end, the deep-seated desire to simp for Rin overcame all his reservations.
Obito immediately turned to look at Kakashi, snot dripping slightly, and gritted his teeth: "Kakashi, I'm sorry!"
"It's fine, it's fine!" Kakashi, flustered, hurriedly reached out to help Obito up.
"Don't touch me!" The moment Kakashi was about to make contact, Obito suddenly barked again.
Kakashi, who had been hunched over, froze in place due to the sudden shout.
But Rin immediately arched her brows, looking at him with dissatisfied, angry reproach: "Obito, why are you always like this!"
"Rin..." Obito's face twitched again, and after a moment of internal struggle.
Obito then took the initiative to reach out toward Kakashi, saying with a hint of apology: "Rin, I'm sorry... I won't do it again..."
Even though Rin had said and done many things to hurt him, Obito still viewed her as the purest, most beautiful moonlight in his heart...
This is true love!
Whoever calls Obito a simp, I'll fight them!
Afterward, with Kakashi's help, Obito slowly stood up.
However, the aura of sorrow lingering around him refused to dissipate.
Kakashi, Rin, and Obito stood there like a stable triangle, each staring at the other.
"Ugh..." Chiyo, watching this scene from the side, felt her aged face twitch violently. Honestly, in all her years, she had never seen such an absurd, bizarre, and trashy love triangle...
It could be considered an eye-opener.
However, Chiyo's thoughts remained on Sasori, and she immediately asked Naruto: "Lord Naruto, where is my grandson, Sasori..."
As she spoke, her gaze swept across the surroundings.
She knew Sasori must have been defeated, perhaps even dead, but as his grandmother, she still wanted to know the truth.
Naruto's eyes flickered at this moment, the corners of his mouth twitching as his chest heaved violently; he was clearly struggling to hold back his laughter.
Upon hearing Chiyo's words, "Hahahahahaha..." Naruto couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into loud laughter. Obito's affectionate expression was simply too hilarious!
However, Naruto quickly reined in his mirth. Pointing a finger at the massive crater nearby, he said indifferently, "There... that charred black lump is it!"
"What?!" Chiyo's face trembled instantly. She looked over in disbelief, only then noticing the pitch-black iron puppet inside the pit. A sense of sorrow surged into her heart.
Unable to suppress the agitation in her heart any longer, Chiyo leaped into the crater. She reached out to gently stroke the iron puppet, her eyes filled with desolation and self-reproach. "Sasori... is this all that remains of your final art? If Grandma had been able to protect your parents back then, perhaps your fate would have been different..."
As she finished speaking, Chiyo took a photograph from her bosom and slowly placed it upon the iron puppet.
It was a picture of Sasori as a child, with his parents...
Seeing this, Naruto didn't say much, instead casting his gaze toward Kakashi and the others, secretly pondering, "Since both Kakashi and Obito are here, should I carry out my original plan and gouge out Obito's other Sharingan for Kakashi?!"
"Should I make him... Double Kamui Kakashi?!"
Back when Naruto slaughtered Root, Kakashi had stepped forward to speak up for him. Even then, Naruto had thought about helping him gather both Kamui eyes.
However.
The moment this thought surfaced, Naruto grinned. "Forget it, I, Naruto, am a man who doesn't keep his word!"
With that said.
Naruto walked straight toward Obito and Kakashi. A strange, demonic red light began to flicker in his eyes, and a terrifying ocular power that made one's heart palpitate was about to descend.
Double Kamui! It's mine!