The setting sun hung low and lonely, while the autumn wind swept by, bleak and cold.
"Obito, is that any way to talk to my idol?!"
Rin's slap, paired with her reproachful tone, was like the sharpest sword, mercilessly stabbing into Obito's heart.
Then, as if gripping that invisible hilt tightly, she twisted the blade deep inside him twice...
The whole scene fell utterly silent...
"Gulp—" Sakura, standing off to the side, couldn't help swallowing. Shock filled her eyes as she watched this melodramatic love triangle unfold.
She didn't know the details, so she could only piece things together from the brief clues. It seemed that...
This girl liked Kakashi-sensei, while the guy on the ground liked this girl, and then Kakashi also had feelings for this guy...
Oh my god, what kind of ridiculous love triangle was this?!
Sakura was utterly confused. She scratched her head in frustration, but then her eyes suddenly narrowed as she realized something...
Naruto used to be infatuated with me, I was obsessed with Sasuke, and Sasuke had a special bond with Naruto too...
Wasn't that exactly like what was happening here?!
At the thought, Sakura hurriedly banished the idea. She didn't want to get caught up in such a melodramatic mess!
At the same time, Sakura cautiously glanced at Naruto.
Looking at how composed and reserved he was now, she guessed he probably didn't like her anymore. She immediately felt relieved and lightly patted her chest, secretly grateful. Thank goodness. Team 7 won't end up like that...
In truth, Sakura's worry was completely needless...
The Naruto of today? Forget liking her.
If Sakura so much as dared complain to Naruto after his return to Konoha, there would probably already be dozens of meters of grass growing over her grave!
Back at the scene,
Rin slowly lowered her hand, a trace of anger flickering in her eyes. "Obito! Have you learned your lesson?!"
"Waaaaah..." Obito could no longer hold it in. As blood tears streamed down his face, he burst into loud sobs.
His wails sounded like the howls of demons from hell—awful to hear, yet somehow infused with the energy of a lovesick puppy...
Yes, the energy of a pathetic simp...
Kakashi's pupils contracted sharply. He had no time to explain things to Obito and hurriedly pleaded with Rin, "Rin! Don't treat Obito like that! He didn't do anything wrong..."
But Kakashi hadn't even finished speaking when—
"Shut up! Kakashi, you don't get to lecture Rin!" Obito suddenly roared at Kakashi through his sobs, his words ringing out amid blood and snot.
"Obito... you..." Kakashi froze, pointing at him, completely dumbfounded. I'm trying to defend you! Why are you yelling at me?!
Seeing this, Rin immediately scolded Obito again. "Obito! I've told you not to talk to Kakashi like that! Apologize to him right now, or I'll never speak to you again!"
"What?!" Obito's heart lurched. His tears stopped at once, and his despairing gaze shifted to Rin.
When he saw how serious she looked, Obito understood immediately. If he didn't apologize, Rin might really never speak to him again!
No! Even if Rin married someone else, she still had to talk to him!
In the end, Obito's deep love for Rin once again overcame every reservation...
Obito turned to Kakashi, snot hanging from his nose, and gritted his teeth. "Kakashi, I'm sorry!"
"It's fine, it's fine!" Kakashi looked flustered and hurried forward to help Obito up.
"Don't touch me!" Just as Kakashi was about to reach him, Obito suddenly shouted again.
Kakashi was bent over, and the outburst left him frozen in place.
But Rin's brows immediately knitted together. Annoyed, she scolded him, "Obito, why are you always like this?!"
"Rin..." Obito's expression crumpled again. After a moment of inner struggle,
Obito still reached out to Kakashi of his own accord, his voice tinged with regret. "Rin, I'm sorry... I won't do it again..."
Though Rin had said and done so many things to hurt Obito, he still saw her as the purest, most beautiful moonlight in his heart...
Now that was true love!
Whoever called Obito a simp could answer to me!
With Kakashi's help, Obito slowly got to his feet.
Yet the sorrow hanging over him lingered.
Kakashi, Rin, and Obito stood like a stable triangle, each gazing at the others.
"Uh..." Watching the scene, even Chiyo's aged face twitched violently. To be honest, in all her years, she had never seen such an absurd, melodramatic love triangle...
It had certainly opened her eyes...
Still, Chiyo's thoughts remained on Sasori. She turned to Naruto and asked, "Naruto, where is my grandson, Sasori...?"
As she spoke, Chiyo's gaze swept across the surroundings.
She knew Sasori must have been defeated, and might even be dead. But as his grandmother, she still wanted to know exactly what had happened.
Naruto's eyes flickered. His lips twitched, and his chest heaved. He was clearly struggling to hold back his laughter.
After hearing Chiyo's question,
"HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..." Naruto finally lost it and burst out laughing. Obito's lovesick expression was just too funny!
But Naruto quickly reined in his laughter and pointed at the huge crater beside them. "There... That charred black lump is him!"
"What?!" Chiyo's face twitched. She stared in disbelief, only then noticing the blackened Iron Cannon in the crater. A wave of sorrow washed over her.
Unable to hold back her emotions any longer, Chiyo leaped into the crater and gently stroked the Iron Cannon. Her eyes were full of grief and self-reproach. "Sasori... Is this all that remains of your final work...? If only I'd protected your parents back then, perhaps things might have turned out differently for you..."
As she spoke, Chiyo took a photograph from her robes and slowly laid it on the Iron Cannon.
It was a picture of Sasori as a child with his parents...
Naruto said nothing. Instead, he looked toward Kakashi, Rin, and Obito, musing to himself, Kakashi and Obito are both here. Should I follow through on what I was thinking before and pry out Obito's other Sharingan for Kakashi?!
Then he could become Double Kamui Kakashi?!
When Naruto had slaughtered Root, Kakashi had stepped forward and spoken up for him. Back then, Naruto had thought about helping him complete his Kamui set.
However...
As soon as the thought surfaced, Naruto grinned. "Forget it. I'm Naruto—I don't keep promises!"
With that,
Naruto headed straight for Obito and Kakashi. A strange red light began to flicker in his eyes, and a terrifying ocular power was about to descend.
Double Kamui! It's mine!
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