On a Saturday morning, Uchiha Obito was rushing towards the Academy despite it being a vacation..
"Oh no, I'm late for the very first special training. I wonder if Natsuhiko sensei will be angry..."
Thinking about Natsuhiko's potentially angry face, Obito felt a bit uneasy and couldn't help shivering.
A few days ago, he impulsively asked Natsuhiko sensei for advice on defeating Kakashi. Unexpectedly, he ended up signing a bunch of unequal treaties in exchange for the opportunity to regularly undergo special training with Natsuhiko.
Today marked the first day of this special training.
Soon, Obito arrived near the Academy. From a distance, he saw Natsuhiko sensei standing at the Academy gate with a serious expression, gazing solemnly into the distance.
Indeed, he seemed angry...
Obito sighed inwardly, not daring to delay, and hurriedly ran towards Natsuhiko.
"S-sorry, Natsuhiko sensei. I... I encountered an old lady who needed help on the way..."
He quickly arrived in front of Natsuhiko, hands on his knees, catching his breath.
Noticing Obito's arrival, Natsuhiko silently closed the interface of the "Summoned Beast Girl Appraisal Guide."
Upon hearing Obito's excuse for being late, Natsuhiko sighed in resignation.
"I've been wondering, Obito, do you have a radar for old people in need or something? How do you always end up helping elderly folks?"
Natsuhiko even started to suspect that Obito's special ability might have been at play when he encountered Uchiha Madara.
Hearing Natsuhiko's complaint, Obito didn't dare to argue and could only scratch his head with a wry smile.
What could he do? He was also helpless!
If only this child could transmigrate into Natsuhiko's past life, he would have gotten rid of this habit in three days.
To change the subject, Obito straightened up and looked around, curiously asking, "Where's Kushina-sensei today? Why isn't she here?"
"She seems to have something to do today, so she couldn't make it," Natsuhiko replied.
Just like Obito, who was preparing for special training to defeat Kakashi, Kushina was quietly undergoing training with Mito-sama to "defeat the unscrupulous boss."
Of course, this was something Natsuhiko couldn't know.
"Oh, I see..."
Obito felt a little disappointed. After all, didn't this mean he would be alone with Natsuhiko sensei today? It felt a bit nerve-wracking.
However, this feeling was quickly diluted by the anticipation for the upcoming training. Obito, with renewed enthusiasm, looked at Natsuhiko and said, "Sensei, what kind of special training are we going to do today? I want to learn the Six Paths of the Snail-style Qi Gong!"(lmao tf is even that Obito…..)
Even before the training began, Obito was already imagining scenes of his divine arts achieving great accomplishments, impressively defeating Kakashi and making Rin's look at him with heart eyes..
However, his dreams were quickly shattered by two words uttered gently by Natsuhiko.
"Taijutsu."
"Eh?"
A massive psychological gap caused Obito's small face to instantly elongate.
"Sensei, why Taijutsu? Has Sealing Jutsu sensei made a mistake? teaching Taijutsu to students?"
"Because in the face of absolute strength, all crafty plots and machinations are in vain," Natsuhiko explained. "Even if I design various tactics for you, if you lack basic execution abilities, it's all useless."
"So, what we need to do in the first stage is to minimise the strength gap between you and Kakashi."
"Training in Taijutsu is currently the fastest way for you to improve your strength."
"So, that's how it is."
Although Obito felt a bit disappointed, he also thought that Natsuhiko sensei's words made sense.
Moreover, sensei mentioned that this was only the first stage, so Obito had some expectations for the subsequent special training.
With a constructive mindset in his heart, Obito finally accepted the fact that he would be training in Taijutsu.
But thinking about how he would answer questions about where he learned Taijutsu in the future, Obito couldn't help but show a troubled expression.
What could he say?
"My Taijutsu is taught by Sealing Jutsu sensei?"
Temporarily throwing away that embarrassing scenario from his mind, Obito, determined to defeat Kakashi, gathered his spirits and said to Natsuhiko sensei, "Sensei, let's start training quickly!"
"Wait a moment; we still have to wait for an assistant," Natsuhiko said.
As soon as Obito heard this, his eyes widened.
"What? There's still an assistant? And they're even mpre late than me?"
After saying this, Obito's face surprisingly showed a hint of satisfaction.
Natsuhiko was very familiar with this expression, a sense of relief that someone else was worse than oneself.
So, Natsuhiko glanced at Obito with some speechlessness.
"He's not late; he just felt that waiting here would waste the Power of Youth. So, he went to the training grounds to run laps. He should be back soon."
Obito's expression froze because not only was the person not late, but the mention of the "Power of Youth" also gave him an ominous feeling.
"Ah, as expected, say Cao Cao, and Cao Cao will arrive. Our assistant has just returned."(Cao is a chinese statesman)
Natsuhiko pointed with his finger towards the silhouette approaching from the training grounds.
Obito didn't care to ask who Cao Cao was because he realised that his ominous feeling had come true.
Even though the silhouette was still far away and his features couldn't be discerned,
However, Obito already knew the identity of the person.
Because that silhouette was a mass of green...
A vibrant azure beast, like an unleashed wild dog, was rapidly charging towards the two.
"Sensei, isn't that..."
"That's right. Your training assistant for this stage is your classmate—Might Guy."
As Natsuhiko's tone fell, Might Guy with a watermelon haircut, thick eyebrows, a prominent nose, and clad in tight green clothing, arrived just in time to stop in front of Obito.
Guy braked abruptly and stopped just in front of Obito. He grabbed Obito's hands, and even before saying anything, two lines of warm tears streamed down his face.
"Obito! I've heard everything from Natsuhiko sensei! I didn't expect you to undergo special training just to win back our Kakashi. I... I'm truly moved! Friendship, effort, victory! This is indeed the Power of Youth I yearn for!"
Obito, who was grossed out by Guy's tears and snot, shook off Guy's hands upon hearing this, quickly clarifying the rumours about him and Kakashi.
"Wait a minute! What do you mean I'm undergoing special training to win back Kakashi? Don't say random things!"
At this point, Natsuhiko awkwardly rubbed his nose.
To persuade Might Guy to join, he slightly embellished the whole story.
Guy wiped away his tears and mucus, looking deeply moved.
"Obito, you don't need to hide it anymore. Natsuhiko sensei has already analysed your plan for me!"
"Geniuses like Kakashi must be very proud! If he's truly defeated by Academy students, he won't graduate early until he wins back the title!"
"You want to defeat Kakashi for this purpose!"
"And you always oppose him, making Kakashi more unwilling to lose, increasing the success rate of this plan. It's truly a heartfelt and thoughtful strategy!"
Guy couldn't help but give a thumbs-up. "Even if you are arch-enemies, you're also best friends. This hopelessly muddled fate is the essence of the Power of Youth!"
After saying this, he grinned, revealing two rows of sparkling white teeth.
Obito was dumbfounded.
He looked at Guy and Natsuhiko, both wearing smiles that said, "You don't need to explain; we understand," and knew that no matter how he argued, it would be futile.
At this moment, Guy continued speaking:
"Obito, although I am Kakashi's number one arch-enemy, since this is your idea, I have no right to argue with you."
"So, I'll leave Kakashi's first time to you!"
"But his second time, third time, and countless times after that are all mine!"(Ayo)
"Not only that, I've promised Natsuhiko sensei to fully assist you in your Taijutsu training."
"Come on, join me in pouring sweat and singing the praises of the Power of Youth!"
"Go, let's run towards that big sunset together!"
Guy put his arm around Obito's shoulder, pointing to the distant horizon...
At this moment, the embraced Obito felt made him completely numb.
Hey! It's still morning; Guy, how does your worldview differ from ours???
(End of this chapter)
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