While Obito stood there lost in his fantasies, Qingxi suddenly appeared right in front of him, giving him a fright. Seeing her strange expression, he felt as though she had seen straight through him and immediately stammered, "Wh-what are you doing? Don't you know you could scare someone to death, suddenly getting that close?"
Qingxi gave him a peculiar smile. "Obito, what were you thinking about just now?"
Obito's heart skipped a beat. "Wh-what...? What are you talking about?" he asked nervously.
Qingxi giggled. "Heehee... I know what you were thinking about. You were thinking about Rin, weren't you? Heehee... only someone as innocent as Rin could fail to notice how you feel. Heehee..."
Embarrassment turned to anger, and Obito waved her away dismissively. "Shoo, shoo! What would a little brat like you know?"
Qingxi didn't mind at all and kept giggling. "Heeheehee... of course I know. And I'm not the only one. Lots of people know. You like Rin, don't you?"
With Qingxi exposing his feelings, Obito immediately denied it in a fluster. "Wh-what nonsense are you talking about? What do you mean, I like Rin? What would a little brat like you know?"
Qingxi smiled. "Heeheehee... anyone with eyes can tell you like Rin. It's just that Rin doesn't seem to see it that way. She still doesn't seem to know you like her."
Hearing that, Obito grew dejected and lost the heart to keep bickering with Qingxi. He let out a deep sigh and thought, Isn't that the truth? Rin is just too innocent. She still doesn't know I like her. In her eyes, I'm still that boy who was always late, always competing with Kakashi, and determined to become Hokage. Sigh...
There was nothing more painful in the world than having you right beside me, yet