Obito's Plan

"Fifty-three fragments already! It really hadn't been easy!"

Early in the morning, on the way to the Ninja Academy.

Uchiha Yufeng ate the onigiri in his hand while checking the number of fragments.

It had been nearly a week since his last visit to the Ninja Academy. He had gone to the training ground to find one of his Uchiha clansmen and had them request two days of leave for him.

Later, Uchiha Yufeng had gone back to the Ninja Academy and requested another half month off.

The purpose of taking leave was naturally to collect as many fragments as possible.

Over the past week, Uchiha Yufeng had not gone anywhere. Whenever he found an excuse, he went to Uchiha Fugaku's house to build goodwill.

In front of Uchiha Fugaku, he was a staunch supporter of the Uchiha Clan.

In Uchiha Mikoto's eyes, he was a hardworking little brother who chatted with her about everything and helped with the housework.

In Uchiha Itachi's eyes, he was an older brother from the clan.

The only pity was that Itachi was still too young to even speak. However, it was precisely because he often went to Uchiha Fugaku's house.

The clansmen who had previously disliked Uchiha Yufeng did not dare do anything to him openly, but they mocked and gossiped about him behind his back.

For the sake of obtaining fragments, Uchiha Yufeng did not care. They were just a few barking dogs.

However, he had obtained very few fragments over the past two days. Yesterday, not a single one had dropped.

Uchiha Yufeng had asked the system about it. The system replied that there was a limit to how many fragments of the same card could drop from the same person.

If he wanted additional fragments to drop from the same person, there was a cooldown period.

The cooldown time was related to the card's grade and advancement level, with one year being the minimum.

Uchiha Yufeng understood that continuing to farm favorability with Uchiha Fugaku's family would not bring him any further gains.

So, he ended his leave early and returned to the Ninja Academy.

"Yufeng? Why haven't you been coming to school lately?"

A voice rang out.

Uchiha Yufeng turned around and glanced at the rough-looking Uchiha boy chasing after him with goggles on his head.

This person was Uchiha Obito, Uchiha Yufeng's Fellow Sufferer at the Ninja Academy.

At the Ninja Academy, both of them ranked at the bottom of the class.

And because Uchiha Yufeng and Uchiha Obito were both members of the Uchiha Clan.

They were looked down upon by some of the arrogant Uchiha clansmen.

Behind their backs, those people called them the Shame of the Uchiha, the Uchiha Clan's Two Dead Lasts, and more.

"You didn't know?"

Uchiha Yufeng stopped and put the remaining onigiri back into his bag.

"What?"

Uchiha Obito jogged over to Uchiha Yufeng's side.

"I was just sick. It's nothing."

Looking at Obito's bewildered face, Uchiha Yufeng casually made up an excuse.

"Sick?"

Uchiha Obito looked him up and down, scratching his head.

"You don't look sick to me!"

Uchiha Yufeng did not answer.

"Oh, right, Yufeng, can you lend me some money?"

"What do you need to borrow money for? Are you short on cash?"

Uchiha Yufeng frowned slightly. After all, they were Uchiha clansmen.

For families like Uchiha Obito's and Uchiha Yufeng's, the clan provided a certain subsidy to support their lives.

"I just want to borrow some money to buy a gift for someone."

Uchiha Obito scratched his head, looking somewhat embarrassed.

"A gift? For who? Rin?"

At the mention of Rin's name, Uchiha Obito's face turned red. He glared at Uchiha Yufeng with an embarrassed expression.

"Yufeng, what are you talking about?! It's not for Rin—it's for Kakashi!"

In Uchiha Yufeng's memory, Kakashi had been classmates with him and Obito during their first semester at the Ninja Academy. Not long after, Kakashi had applied to graduate.

He had heard that Kakashi had already become a Chunin.

"I recently heard some things about Kakashi..."

Uchiha Obito hesitated, his expression dimming as he spoke quietly to Yufeng.

"So, after school this afternoon, I want to go with Rin to Kakashi's house and check on him."

Kakashi?

Uchiha Yufeng's heart stirred.

Kakashi had once been Team 7's teacher for Uchiha Sasuke!

That was a guaranteed bond.

He had just been worrying about how to obtain more fragment cards later.

What a coincidence!

Uchiha Obito scratched his head, looking embarrassed.

Seeing the worried expression on Uchiha Obito's face, Uchiha Yufeng patted him on the shoulder.

"I'll pay for the gift."

Uchiha Yufeng's words stunned Uchiha Obito. Once he recovered, he shook his head vigorously.

"No! I'll borrow the money from you first. I'll pay you back when I have money."

Seeing that he could not persuade Obito otherwise, Uchiha Yufeng did not insist and agreed.

"Yufeng, are you coming with us?"

"I'll go take a look. I haven't seen Kakashi in a long time either."

Yufeng smiled, which deeply moved Obito.

"Yufeng, I knew it! You're just as kind as I thought!"

Uchiha Yufeng glanced at Uchiha Obito with a look of disgust and strode ahead.

"If there's nothing else, get lost. Unlike you, I don't like men."

"Yufeng, you bastard!"

A moment later, Obito's roar sounded from behind him after he finally understood.

"Kind?"

Walking ahead, Uchiha Yufeng muttered softly, his expression returning to its usual calm.

Uchiha Yufeng quickened his pace.

Before long, he entered the Ninja Academy and arrived at the classroom.

Amid the surprised looks around him, Uchiha Yufeng quietly returned to his seat near the back of the classroom.

The surrounding students gathered in small groups, chattering away.

Uchiha Yufeng ignored them.

He set down his bag and lay face-down on his desk.

Now that he had the Three-Tomoe Sharingan, Chidori, the Curse Mark, and so on, even without using trump cards like the Curse Mark and Sharingan in regular combat, he should have strength at least comparable to a Chunin.

Although his own strength was still weak compared to the entire Ninja World, he at least had some ability to protect himself.

On top of that, he had been frequently visiting the Clan Head's house lately, and he was now inside the Ninja Academy.

Even if some clansmen were unhappy with him and wanted to make things difficult for him, they would be much more restrained for the time being.

There should not be many blind fools who would come looking for trouble.

Having figured that out, Uchiha Yufeng let out a long breath.

For the next few days, he would rest properly at the Ninja Academy.

Running to Uchiha Fugaku's house every day, putting on an act and trying to impress them, had been exhausting.

Not long after he fell asleep, Uchiha Yufeng felt someone tugging at the sleeve covering his arm.

When he looked up, he saw that it was his deskmate, Kato Shizune.

"Is something wrong?"

Uchiha Yufeng shifted slightly and looked at Shizune.

"Didn't you say last time that you would go to Konoha Hospital with me to learn Medical Ninjutsu? Did you forget?"

Konoha Hospital?

Uchiha Yufeng suddenly remembered.

Because his talent had been poor, Uchiha Yufeng had once wanted to transition into becoming a Medical Ninja in the future, leaving himself a way out.

As someone who knew the plot, Yufeng naturally understood.

Peace in the Ninja World would not last for more than a few years. The Third Great Ninja War could break out at any time.

If he graduated step by step and went to the battlefield, he would basically be walking into his death.

After considering it carefully, he had decided to try becoming a Medical Ninja and develop in logistics.

At the very least, his chances of survival would be better than facing the battlefield directly.

"Oh, that. Sorry, Shizune. The clan had something for me lately, so it delayed me."

Hearing Uchiha Yufeng's words, Shizune looked a little unhappy.

After all, missing one or two days was one thing, but he had not come to school for so many days and had not said a word to her.

"I see. Then are you free this afternoon? We can go to Konoha Hospital together after school. I heard Lady Tsunade will explain some Medical Ninjutsu-related content today, so we can listen in too."

Uchiha Yufeng sat up straight and raised a hand to rub Shizune's hair.

"I have something to do this afternoon. I'm going with Obito to see Kakashi. Tomorrow, then!"

Shizune glared at Yufeng with puffed cheeks and slapped away Uchiha Yufeng's hand that was messing with her hair.

"Fine. But Lady Tsunade won't be there tomorrow morning. She should go to Konoha Hospital in the afternoon to teach a medical class. Then let's go tomorrow afternoon."

Under Shizune's hopeful gaze, Uchiha Yufeng nodded in agreement.

Uchiha Yufeng was very clear-headed.

Although he now had a system and the possibility of reaching the pinnacle of growth.

Growth still required time, after all.

It was better to keep a low profile in all things. Using the identity of a Medical Ninja as cover was not a bad idea.

After agreeing to Shizune's request, Uchiha Yufeng wanted to lie down and sleep a little longer.

An unpleasant voice rang out.

"Uchiha Yufeng, I've been waiting for you for days. What, you finally decided to come to school? Don't play dead just because you see me. No matter what, I'm going to teach you, a Dead Last, a lesson today!"

As soon as those words were spoken, the entire class fell silent and turned to look over.

Uchiha Yufeng rose from his seat, his calm gaze fixed on the student.

Because this person was not very bright, Uchiha Yufeng had been afraid of suffering losses before.

He had deliberately avoided him several times, but he had not expected the guy to be so persistent.

After taking so many days off, the moment he returned to school today, this person had come again.

There truly was no shortage of blind idiots in this world.

"Still not done? You want to teach me, Uchiha Yufeng, a lesson? Do you have the strength for that?"

The next moment, Uchiha Yufeng vanished from where he stood.

Everyone only saw a blur before their eyes.

Then came a bang.

The student who had been acting so arrogantly a moment ago bent over like a stone launched from a slingshot, flying out of the classroom in an instant and crashing into a trash can in the hallway.

Several lackeys came back to their senses and ran toward the trash can in alarm to check on him.

When they pulled the student out of the trash can, a clear shoeprint could be seen on his face, and he had already been knocked unconscious by the kick.

"To the infirmary! Hurry, hurry!"

Amid the anxious cries of the lackeys, they all hurried away.

For a moment, the surroundings were deathly silent.