A month later.
The Land of Fire's diplomatic mission completed its inspection.
Together with the diplomatic mission from the Akatsuki Hidden Village,
they left the Land of Rain and headed for Konoha.
Obito and the others escorted them carefully the whole way.
When both delegations arrived in Konoha,
Obito let out a breath of relief.
"Phew. Mission accomplished. I can finally get some proper rest..."
Beside him, Jingtian yawned and said sleepily,
"Tell me about it. We've been out having fun past midnight every night. I'm dead on my feet."
Wait a second!
Obito suddenly slapped his forehead.
The mission was finished, sure.
...But he still had to report back to the Third!
At that thought,
Obito glanced casually at his teammates.
The two who knew their squad leader well noticed his look
and immediately backed away warily.
Only Jingtian, too sleep-deprived to think straight, stood there like a fool.
Obito grinned.
He patted Jingtian on the shoulder and said,
"Jingtian, I'm leaving the important job of reporting to Third-sama to you."
Jingtian had been half asleep.
But at Obito's words, he snapped wide awake.
"Huh? Why? Isn't that the boss's job?" Jingtian complained.
Obito coughed twice.
"Be good. Do as I say!"
"I'll have my girlfriend introduce you to a few nurses later."
At that, Jingtian seized Obito's hand and asked,
"Squad leader, you're not lying to me, right?"
Obito thumped his chest and said with absolute confidence,
"You've known me long enough. When I say something, I mean it."
Jingtian was instantly fired up.
"Then leave it to me, squad leader! I guarantee I'll get it done!"
After talking Jingtian into reporting in for him,
Obito changed out of his gear at Anbu and hurried home in high spirits.
"Grandmother, I'm home!"
Hearing Obito's voice, Grandmother came out