Shisui and Rin sat in the middle, separating the two boys who could not stand each other.
Their team leader, Dan Katō, watched the argument from a distance, amused, and considered stepping in to smooth things over.
But after a moment's thought, he remembered a chance glimpse of how Leaf Dragon and Sakumo had interacted. Instead, he smiled knowingly and moved farther away, leaving these youngsters to work out their own little troubles.
Big fights hurt feelings, but little squabbles brought people closer. A bit of friction might even strengthen their bond.
With that thought, Dan Katō sat in the shade of a nearby tree. He appeared to be paying no attention to them, but his ears were already pricked up as he openly eavesdropped.
Longjian hardly needed Shisui, who had come to break up the fight, to worry about him. Obito, on the other hand, grew flustered. Holding down the shirt being lifted, he said, his face bright red, "I'm fine, Rin. I don't need treatment."
"Obito, let me look! If you don't treat that injury properly, it'll swell up!"
Rin knitted her delicate brows, looking a little angry.
"I'm really fine..."
Obito stubbornly kept refusing, not wanting Rin to discover the other injuries hidden beneath that bruise.
"Don't bother checking him, Rin. Let him lie awake in pain tonight! He's a masochist. He likes it!"
Longjian Senju spoke sharply. He really could not understand why Obito had to be so stubborn. He was always pulling this stunt.
"I am not! Stop making things up about me!"
Obito immediately protested, puffing up in anger.
"You could've dodged my attack during that fight. Why didn't you?"
Longjian Senju called across the two people between them.
"I... I just didn't react in time!"
Obito argued back, but his voice softened, betraying