During class, Nanako was telling the children a story.
"Little Red Riding Hood quietly approached the bushes..."
"This is so boring... Do we just listen to stories every day at Kindergarten?" Obito asked, slumping over his desk in boredom.
"It's not so bad. Children's stories are just right for our age, aren't they?" Mitsuki said slowly.
"Hey, Obito, don't you usually practice ninjutsu every day?" Asuma asked, looking at Obito in confusion.
"I... Well, ahem." Obito gave an awkward smile.
"Heh. According to him, Obito is the Senju Clan's once-in-a-century genius. A genius who can't even perform hand seals," Kakashi said leisurely.
"Oh? Really?" Mitsuki asked in surprise.
"That doesn't add up. Obito's father is Uncle Daiyue, his grandfather is Grandpa Dave, his maternal grandfather is the Third, his great-grandfather is the Second, and his great-granduncle is the First. The odds of those recessive genes showing up should be infinitely close to zero."
"Exactly. Obito is a once-in-a-century genius. He just happened to inherit those genes with odds infinitely close to zero, but not quite zero," Kakashi teased.
"...You idiot, Kakashi! What's that supposed to mean?!" Obito roared, his face red.
"Tch. Nothing in particular." Kakashi raised an eyebrow, completely unbothered.
"Hmph. Sure, I can't even perform hand seals. But certain people's families still haven't paid off their mortgages, have they? Not like me. The moment I was born, I owned three houses in the Uchiha Clan Compound. My great-grandfather left me several in the Senju Clan's grounds, too, and I have a few in the village center. Why would I ever need to worry about a mortgage?" Obito said slowly, his eyes darting.
"You! Tch! You're just relying on your money!" Now it was Kakashi's turn to be annoyed.
"Ah, being rich comes with its own troubles. If my