Chapter 278. The Legend of Warring States
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Honoka and Izumi's performance was fairly standard—not as overwhelming and out of character as Itachi's.
That muscular physique of his must have taken a long time to build. Only in the Ninja World could someone have chakra—otherwise, if he kept training like that, something would definitely go wrong sooner or later.
Meanwhile—
Sunagakure remained as ruthless as ever. Even though they had made some money recently, they still stuck to their elite training system. So, the ninjas they sent to the Chunin Exams were all strong and ruthless!
Kumogakure continued their flashy showcase of Lightning Release, Taijutsu, and Kenjutsu.
Kirigakure had changed quite a bit—perhaps due to the influence of the [Bloody Mist Ninja Academy]. These kids didn't fight like the assassins of the past, whose attacks were silent and precise. Instead, they hit hard, but they weren't as tough as Itachi. It was a bit like… a fight between mad dogs?
As for Iwagakure?
Same old, same old. Nothing much to say.
The battle raged on. The crowd cheered non-stop. It was obvious that… this second round of the exam was a huge success.
On the sidelines, Kakashi and the other team leaders watched their students with satisfaction. At least everyone's performance was passable.
"Obito-sama~"
Asuma smirked, elbowing Obito in the shoulder with a mischievous grin. "I remember that Kumo female ninja came too. Why aren't you with her?"
Ohoho~
Was our dear Obito-sama feeling shy?
"Want me, Uncle Asuma, to teach you a few tricks?"
Smack!
Kurenai grabbed his ear. "What tricks? Speak! Did you pick up any bad habits in the city? How many women have you been flirting with?"
"None! I swear!" Asuma stood at attention. "I went to the city purely to make money! How could I possibly do anything else?!"
For real.
He really just went to make money.
Unexpectedly… he didn't expect those city folks to bully a poor guy from the village!
Asuma sighed melancholically and lit a cigarette. "City people… they're too cunning."
"…" Kurenai ignored his nonsense and turned to Obito. She was just as curious as Asuma. "I heard you two have been chatting online for a while, Obito. Now that she's here, why aren't you spending time with her?"
"No time!" Obito lifted his chin proudly. "I have training to do!"
"…"
Everyone looked at him, then at the Kumo team. There she was—Nii Yugito. They remembered: back in her Chunin Exam days, she had been an exceptional ninja. And now, she was a team leader.
As for being the Two-Tails Jinchuriki?
No big deal!
Kakashi was the Three-Tails Jinchuriki.
Kushina-sama was the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki.
Obito was the Fourth Hokage's disciple and him marrying the Two-Tails Jinchuriki… was that really unusual?
"Oh, right! Didn't she give you a ticket last time?" Genma glanced at Obito. "The Ninja Grand Prix is starting soon. Are you going to watch it, Obito?"
"No! I am a man who will become Hokage! How could I waste time on such meaningless events?!"
"Then… can I have your ticket?"
"I-I… I already lost it!"
Everyone: (﹁﹁)
Obito: ( ﾟーﾟ )~
Right then—
"Huh?!" Asuma suddenly shouted. "Wait a sec—That move… looks familiar! Holy shit, isn't that your signature move, Obito?!"
"?!?!"
Everyone froze.
They all snapped their heads toward the screen… and sure enough, a familiar figure appeared, and their backs straightened instinctively!
Short black hair!
Uchiha fan emblem!
His stance like a drawn longbow, both hands forming hand seals!
This seal… looked familiar~
Before anyone could react—
Bam!
The battlefield was instantly filled with ninjas facedown, butts in the air!
A familiar sight.
A scene that left black lines across everyone's faces.
The entire audience was stunned. "Wait… this is a ninja from Konoha?!"
Everyone turned to look at Minato.
In this digital age… Konoha, are you sure you want to be seen like this?
But—
Even as the Fourth Hokage, Minato had a face full of black lines. He had never known that Obito… had actually taught that jutsu to someone! Even if he had, it didn't matter. But could he at least have told his student not to use it in front of everyone?!
At that moment—
Minato finally understood how the Third Hokage must have felt.
He forced a calm smile and said, "Ninjas… aim to complete the mission! That's normal!"
His tone was steady.
His heart… not so much.
Everyone nodded in understanding. After all, they were ninjas.
But that didn't stop them from giving him judgmental stares.
Konoha ninjas… How shameless! They have no ninja ethics!
However...
"Konoha's Ass-aulter!" At that moment, Nii Yugito had black lines forming on her forehead. Yet, she smiled as she walked over to Obito. "That kid… he's your student, isn't he?"
That fan emblem on his back—anyone could tell he was an Uchiha.
"Did you teach him?"
"…No." Obito's eyelid twitched. He looked at Yugito's smiling-but-not-smiling expression and fell silent for a moment. "Uchiha Jun is my student. But that move? I didn't teach him that. He…" Obito paused. "…He's still far from it!"
"Pervert!"
"Hey, hey, this is proper ninjutsu!"
"Obscene!"
"Don't think just because you're a woman, I won't hit you!"
"Pervert! Degenerate! Idiot!"
"..."
Damn it!
It turns out women really do affect the speed of his ninjutsu!
Obito shot her a frustrated glare. His hands instinctively moved to form seals, but after a moment's thought, he held back. He muttered, "This is the Forbidden Jutsu left by the Legendary Uchiha!"
With that, Yugito blinked in curiosity. For a moment, she actually believed he wasn't the one who taught it. "Legendary Uchiha?"
At that—
The others, who had just been watching for fun, came over curiously after hearing it.
They had always wondered—
One day, out of nowhere, Obito had learned that move. After that, he became famous in battle, striking fear into his enemies and earning the titles Konoha's Thunder Finger and Konoha's Ass-aulter.
But how did he learn it?
No one knew.
And now—
They were very curious!
"That's right~" Seeing everyone's attention on him, Obito lifted his chin proudly. Then he lowered his voice mysteriously. "This is a long story…"
He dragged out his words for dramatic effect.
"Legend has it, during the Warring States Period, a powerful man emerged from the Uchiha clan. His name was… Uchiha Madara…"
…
My name is Uchiha Jun.
My team leader is the Konoha hero, Uchiha Obito, who became famous during the Third Ninja World War!
He is also my idol!
I feel like I'm just like Obito-sensei. In school, I was nothing special, got scolded by teachers every day, and was dead last in the class.
But—
Obito-sensei later forged his own ninja way, created the Chidori and Chidori Spear that shocked the Ninja World, slaughtered enemies left and right, turned the tide at the Battle of Kannabi Bridge, and stormed into Kirigakure alone to save his best friend…
And he became a Konoha hero!
So…
I must learn from my teacher!
I will find my own ninja path.
I will become a hero of Konoha!
Uchiha Jun looked at his hesitant enemies, who surrounded him but didn't dare approach. He snorted proudly, held up his milk tea, leapt away, and headed toward the designated delivery location.
As for his companions… they were also hesitant and hadn't caught up yet!
Even though he felt a little heartbroken—especially since… one of them was the girl he had a crush on—no matter what, he, Uchiha Jun, would catch up to Obito-sensei!
At that moment—
It was as if a seed sprouted in his heart, and something clicked in his mind.
Looking at the audience in front of him, he smiled and said, "Hello! Your milk tea has been delivered!"
As soon as he finished speaking—
The customer smiled back. But… the smile seemed a little off. Then, he handed Jun a tissue.
Was this… recognition?
Did they prepare it in advance so he could wipe his sweat?
Just as Jun was about to flash a confident thumbs-up, to show that in this kind of competition he didn't even need to sweat—
The customer hesitated and said, "Um… you can just leave the milk tea aside! Do you… want to wipe your hands first?"
"…"
Damn you, vulgar people!
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