I'll Wait for You

"Yue."

"You bastard!"

Caught in Uchiha Yue's familiar arm around his shoulders, Uchiha Obito—who was seeing Uchiha Yue for the first time on the front lines—was briefly stunned. Then, the smile Uchiha Yue knew so well appeared on Uchiha Obito's face once more. Clearly, Uchiha Yue's friendly gesture and familiar words had immediately snapped Uchiha Obito out of it, reminding him of the Uchiha Yue from back then.

Under Uchiha Yue's warm approach, the chasm-like distance that had existed between Uchiha Obito and Uchiha Yue instantly narrowed considerably. Soon, Uchiha Obito had become the Uchiha Obito Uchiha Yue remembered. Still, when speaking with Uchiha Yue, he remained somewhat restrained due to the vast gap in their statuses.

However, once Uchiha Yue showed such friendliness toward Uchiha Obito, the companions Uchiha Obito had brought along cast envious looks his way. After all, these playmates of the same age, who had once all been fairly familiar with Uchiha Yue, did not receive the same treatment as Uchiha Obito—having Uchiha Yue take the initiative to approach them.

Moreover, after spending so many years fighting away from home, Uchiha Yue had naturally developed the aura of a superior.

It was also because of that aura that Uchiha Yue's former peers all stood around him somewhat awkwardly. Yet before these old friends, Uchiha Yue did not put on any airs as the highest commander on the front lines. After exchanging a few words with Uchiha Obito, his gaze swept across the familiar faces before him as he smiled. "Asuma, Guy, Kurenai, it's been a long time! What, have you all become as distant from me as Obito has?"

"That's right. On the battlefield, we might be superior and subordinate, but privately, we're still good friends!"

As he spoke, Uchiha Yue first walked over to Might