That was disrespectful to Uchiha Yin.
"Forget it," Sara said quietly, taking Uchiha Yin's hand.
Sara knew Kakashi had a point. Right now, she really was weak.
Even with the system's help, it would be hard for her to improve that quickly.
And while Uchiha Yin's anger on her behalf touched her, it wasn't right for him to lose his temper with a child.
It would be bad if word got out that Uchiha Yin had bullied a child.
Sara was thinking of his reputation.
"Kakashi, right? Let me think. You're the prodigy who graduated from the Ninja Academy this year. You enrolled at four and graduated at five. That's impressive," Uchiha Yin said.
Kakashi looked a little embarrassed at Uchiha Yin's words.
His first complaint had come from resentment that Uchiha Yin and the others were taking up his time with his father. But he hadn't meant anything malicious by what he'd just said. He had only been making an offhand remark.
If he'd said it to someone he knew well, they could have laughed it off as a joke.
But he barely knew Uchiha Yin and the others. He had gone too far.
Kakashi realized that now.
Hearing Uchiha Yin speak like that only made him feel worse.
"You're a prodigy. Graduating from the Ninja Academy in one year is remarkable."
"But do you believe Sara will be stronger than you before the Chunin Ninja Exams begin?" Uchiha Yin asked, narrowing his eyes.
Kakashi fell silent.
He wanted to scoff and say it was impossible, but for some reason, he could hear the certainty in Uchiha Yin's voice.
It sounded as though Uchiha Yin knew he could make it happen.
But how was that possible?
How could someone who had only just begun training reach the level of