The Wise Don't Fall in Love? Three Single Guys Fall Apart When It's Time to Act!

Ye glanced at Obito.

The kid lay sprawled across the tatami, his face pale with a greenish tinge and his lips trembling. He looked as if someone had just dragged him out of the Infinite Tsukuyomi.

Well, there was no squeezing anything more out of him now. Better quit while he was ahead.

"Alright, stop shaking."

Ye stuffed the ridiculous stack of scrolls into his sleeve, and the infuriating grin vanished from his face.

He poured Obito a cup of hot tea, handed it over, and patted him on the shoulder. For once, his tone turned serious.

"I'm done messing with you. Here's the truth."

"As long as you tell Rin exactly how you feel and cut out the flashy nonsense, she'll say yes."

Obito's hand froze halfway to the cup. He sat there as though someone had struck a pressure point, unable to utter a word.

Kakashi leaned against the doorframe, his perpetually half-dead eyes widening.

That scheming Fox had actually done something decent tonight?

The room fell quiet for two seconds. Ye broke the silence first, raising a finger as he began to count.

"First, don't climb through her window in the middle of the night. That's how you become a menace to society."

Kakashi gave a slow nod of wholehearted agreement.

"Second, don't activate your Mangekyo in front of her to show off your eye technique. One flash of red and you'll scare her off."

"Third, a kunai is not a gift! Rin's a medical ninja, not an assassin. Don't take being a clueless guy to the extreme!"

Obito nodded like a pecking chick, clutching the teacup tight. His eyes shone with the gratitude of a man who had narrowly escaped disaster.

"Got it, got it! I'm engraving all of that in my brain!"

He leaned forward,