So It Was, You Little Nobody...

Looking at Kakashi's incredulous expression, Ye kindly explained.

He pointed toward the distant street corner.

Three elderly ladies stood there, each clutching a little notebook. One of them was even waving kindly at Obito.

Ye's tone carried a hint of gloating. "The granny intelligence network."

"Over the past few years, Obito has helped three elderly ladies cross the street. Every old lady in the village owes him a favor."

"They know perfectly well whose cat likes sneaking into the fish shop and whose cat climbs onto rooftops in the middle of the night."

Ye curled his lips, twisting the knife. "Obito didn't chase the cats at all."

"The moment he left home today and gave them his name, less than ten minutes later, seven or eight grannies had casually stuffed every cat nest address into his hands."

"He just went door to door by address and caught them all in one sweep."

Kakashi couldn't squeeze out a single word for a long time.

He looked down at the bleeding scratches on the back of his hand, then at Obito's face, which had been clawed into something resembling a QR code.

He had never imagined that the idiotic behavior he usually despised would turn out to be the pinnacle of social connections in the cat-catching world!

Obito planted his hands on his hips and grinned so widely that his molars gleamed.

"HAHAHA! Kaka the Second! See that?! This is the Uchiha intelligence war!"

"Aren't you good at fighting? What the hell is fighting good for?"

"When you're out in the world, you need influence and connections! What does a white-haired guy like you know about Konoha's all-knowing network?!"

"Just answer me this: how many old ladies do you know?"

Kakashi was left stammering, unable to force out a single reply.

Obito