The hospital.
After taking his leave of Orochimaru, Chihane headed straight to the hospital.
At that moment, Obito was reclining against his hospital bed with a perfectly solemn expression.
Beside him, Hyuga Sonoko sat on the edge of the bed, holding a bowl of plain rice porridge and gently feeding him with a small spoon.
In truth, Obito had almost fully recovered from his injuries and could have been discharged long ago.
But he really did not want to lose this life with Sonoko, so whenever she was around, he pretended he was too weak to move his limbs.
He was afraid that once his injuries healed, Sonoko would be called back to the Hyuga Clan.
All one could say was that Obito had yet to realize the true perks his Mangekyō Sharingan had brought him.
Forget calling Sonoko back to the Hyuga Clan-if possible, Hyuga Hiashi would have had her marry into Obito's household that very day.
In this Ninja World, strength meant everything.
Once you had strength, many things you would never even dare dream of would naturally fall into your hands.
Obito, who had been a Chunin until not long ago, naturally did not understand that principle yet, but he would soon experience it for himself.
Bang!
The door to the ward was violently kicked open. The commotion disturbed many patients and medical staff, who all turned toward it with looks of disgust.
But once they saw who had kicked the door, they all averted their eyes in unison. Those who had been sleeping went back to sleep, and those who had been working returned to work.
At the same time, they all grumbled inwardly about why that door had been so hard to open that it had gotten in Lord Chihane's foot's way.
That was right.