Obito Gets Ganked Again and Again

The sun hung low, not quite set. Rays of sunset spilled down, draping the earth in a veil of gold.

Obito walked home with his hands behind his head, humming a tune and swaying as he went.

"Just like sunlight through the night, dawn quietly... something, something~"

He had been a little troublemaker in his previous life, and now he had merged with another one.

Even he couldn't imagine how hyper he was now.

Before long,

Obito stopped in front of a small house.

"Home at last."

He kicked off his shoes outside the door and skipped inside.

"Grandmother, I'm home~"

A rustling sound came from inside.

An elderly woman with graying hair and a kindly face came out.

Smiling fondly, she ruffled Obito's hair.

"Little Obito's home."

"Are you hungry? Grandmother will make you something tasty."

Obito nodded with a grin.

"Okay!"

Grandmother was his only family in this world.

In the tragic world of Naruto, where you could barely find a pair of parents among three people,

having a complete family was practically a luxury.

(Someone like Sakura didn't know how lucky she was.)

After dinner with Grandmother,

Obito returned to his room and began thinking about his plans for the future.

As for Ninjutsu, he didn't know a single technique.

Taijutsu, on the other hand...

The original Obito had been just as clueless about that.

But while watching Naruto,

he had used his remarkable talent to teach himself one move.

A Taijutsu technique that could inflict pain like a thousand years of death.

...Thousand Years of Death!

Unfortunately, he couldn't run fast enough yet.

He didn't dare use it lightly.

If someone caught him, they would probably beat him to death.

Obito found himself at a complete loss.

After a while, he simply gave up and lay down.

It wasn't that he didn't want to work hard. He just didn't have the strength to.

Before long, he fell asleep.

The next day.

At the Ninja Academy.

A figure rushed into the classroom

and bowed repeatedly to the teacher at the front.

"Sorry, Sensei," Obito said, panting.

"On my way to school today, I ran into an elderly woman who needed help, so..."

Hearing that all-too-familiar excuse, the teacher was speechless.

"Obito, if I remember correctly, you've helped more than a dozen elderly women this month."

Laughter rippled through the classroom.

Every child wore a gloating expression.

Rin pressed a hand to her forehead in resignation.

Honestly, Obito-kun can't even come up with a new excuse...

Kakashi, meanwhile, was his usual cold self.

The kind of person he looked down on most was someone like Obito, who couldn't keep his commitments.

"I..."

Obito felt frustrated and didn't know how to explain.

Even he thought it was ridiculous that he ran into an elderly woman every morning on the way to school.

He even suspected

they had planned it together and were taking turns waiting for him.

The teacher sighed and waved a hand.

"Fine, fine. Go sit down."

He couldn't be bothered wasting time on this struggling student.

Obito felt as though he'd been granted a pardon and hurried to sit beside Rin.

"Zzz... zzz... zzz..."

Being absorbed in his studies always made time fly.

With Obito giving it his all, the day passed in no time.

"Obito-kun, Obito-kun, class is over!"

At the sound of Rin's soft voice,

Obito groggily lifted his head from the desk.

He stretched lazily and wiped the drool from the corner of his mouth.

The little girl beside him had already packed her bag and was ready to leave.

"See you tomorrow, Obito-kun," Rin said brightly.

Looking at her beaming face,

Obito couldn't help smiling too.

"See you tomorrow, Lin-chan."

Back at home,

after dinner with Grandmother,

Obito went into his room again to think about training.

The moment that thought crossed his mind,

the system prompt he hadn't heard in a while sounded.

A glowing panel appeared before his eyes.

[Option One: You can't slack off on the path of training. Train hard all night, young man. Completion reward: 0.01 Kaka Chakra.]

[Option Two: Training is about letting things take their natural course. Eating and sleeping are training too... Wash up and go to bed. Completion reward: 0.01 Kaka Chakra.]

Obito stared at the two options and fell into thought.

If he wasn't mistaken, "Kaka" referred to Kakashi.

...An old unit of measurement, then.

Was there even a choice to make?

Obito lay straight down and pulled the blanket over his head.

Some coffin dance music would have made the moment perfect.

He slept until dawn.

When he got up, Obito noticed that his body seemed a little stronger.

His 0.01 Kaka of Chakra must have arrived.

After getting dressed, Obito left home with a grave expression.

He kept looking around as he walked, proceeding with extreme caution.

He looked like a thief sneaking about.

The school was only about a hundred meters away.

Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.

At the corner of an intersection,

he stuck his head out furtively, determined to stay cautious.

His gaze met that of an elderly woman.

"..."

Damn it. He'd let his guard down!

She'd caught him anyway!

As Obito hesitated, options suddenly appeared before his eyes.

[Option One: Pretend you saw nothing and walk straight to school. Bad eyesight runs in the Uchiha Clan; it's perfectly normal not to see someone. Completion reward: Arrive at school on time today.]

[Option Two: Help the elderly woman cross the road with your usual enthusiasm. Completion reward: Sense of morality +1.]

[Option Three: No one has given this elderly woman a hug in ages. Carry her to the other side of the road. Completion reward: Respect for Elders Aura.]

[Respect for Elders Aura: As a good child who respects his elders, you gain +1 favorability with everyone over sixty.]

Obito was even more conflicted.

Without a doubt, Option Three offered the best reward.

If he ever ran into Danzo, it might even help him strike up a connection.

But a task that took that much strength... I'm only six years old!

There was no helping it. For the reward, he'd take the gamble!

Obito marched up to the elderly woman with resolve.

"Grandmother, let me help you."

A pleased smile appeared on her face.

"What a good...???"

Before she could finish,

Obito scooped her up in shockingly sudden fashion—in a bridal carry, no less!

Holding her in his arms, Obito huffed and puffed his way across the road.

Well, this...

The elderly woman was overwhelmed with mixed feelings.

She never imagined that, at her age, she would still experience something like this...

After struggling across, Obito set her down.

The system prompt rang in his mind.

[Choice completed! Reward obtained: Respect for Elders Aura!]

His good deed done, he left without a word or a thought for fame.

Obito hurried toward the school.

He figured he might still make it.

The elderly woman watched him run off.

For some reason, the child suddenly seemed awfully dear to her.

In the classroom.

Obito and the teacher stared at each other.

"So you ran into another elderly woman who needed help on your way to school?"

Obito nodded, looking amazed.

"Sensei, you really can see the future! How did you guess?"

The teacher had no words.

"...Sit down."

He'd thought Obito had finally turned over a new leaf.

Apparently, solving one plus one a couple of days ago had been the boy's peak.

Oh well. Time to get on with class.