A gathering for young people came to an end.
But before it did, Kakashi Hatake, his cheeks covered by a mask and fierce fighting spirit shining in his dead-fish eyes, invited Yin Jie to a match.
After a brief silence, Yin Jie agreed.
Since their conversation had not been hidden from the others, encouraged by Uchiha Obito, everyone decided to go watch the battle together the following morning.
It could be said that Uchiha Obito greatly approved of Yin Jie, this genius who now represented the face of the Uchiha Clan.
Since he himself could not yet catch up to Kakashi, who was always bickering with him, it would be fine to have Yin Jie, a fellow member of the Uchiha Clan, "teach" him a lesson.
Having learned bits and pieces of information from the clan members' casual conversations, he was extremely confident in Yin Jie's strength.
Kakashi Hatake? No problem!
Night.
Yin Jie, Uchiha Obito, and Uchiha Aya walked together along the road back to the Uchiha Clan District.
The streets were quiet, with only the three of their footsteps—sometimes orderly, sometimes uneven—ringing out one after another.
However, it was obvious that Yin Jie was somewhat distracted, his eyes slightly unfocused.
He was thinking about how to go easy on Kakashi in tomorrow morning's battle so that he would not suffer too heavy a blow.
After all, he knew his own strength best.
Although he had only just been promoted to chunin, with the enhancement of his two-tomoe Sharingan and Lightning Release: Chidori, which he had only recently developed, he did not fear even elite jonin in the slightest.
Even against somewhat ordinary jonin, though he had yet to test it, Yin Jie was confident they likely would not last more than a few exchanges against him.
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