NABC Chapter 116 Obito's Troubles
Chapter 116 Obito's Troubles
"Captain, please take care of me in the future."
Upon hearing the Hokage's introduction, Uchiha Shisui bowed respectfully to Kyosuke, who nodded in response, before turning to look at the Third Hokage.
"Lord Hokage, where are the other two team members?"
The Hokage sighed, "The village is short-handed right now, and it's hard to get a full team. You guys should form two-person teams for now."
There are some things the Hokage didn't say. The negotiations between Konoha and Sunagakure have made some progress. Both sides have begun to reduce their troop strength at the front lines. There won't be any major wars in Konoha in the short term. Therefore, Kyosuke and Shisui are strong enough to complete their daily tasks as a team.
Kyosuke wasn't sad when he heard there were no more teammates. He didn't like bringing people along anyway. But seeing that the Hokage seemed to be in a good mood and easy to talk to, he lingered and didn't leave. Instead, he asked for some benefits.
In the Hokage's eyes, Kyosuke had his head down, hands behind his back, and toes swaying from side to side, like a child asking an adult for something, his voice even sounding like a child's.
"Lord Hokage, this mission deep into the Land of Wind is an S-rank mission, right? Um, what's the reward? Are there any S-rank ninjutsu? Or maybe I can be promoted to Jonin? Hehehe."
Seeing Kyosuke's affected manner in front of the Hokage, Shisui's eyes widened in surprise, his innocent heart greatly shocked.
This captain was acting perfectly fine just now, how did he suddenly turn into this!
When the Hokage saw Kyosuke's appearance, he found it amusing, as if he saw a shadow of Jiraiya in Kyosuke—both were equally shameless.
Haha, Minato Namikaze is such an upright and cheerful person, how could he have taught such a disciple? Is there some hidden reason behind this?
With the war easing, the three generations were in much better spirits and even had time to gossip.
"Cough cough cough, Kyosuke, you're not a child anymore..."
At this point, the Third Generation realized that Kyosuke was under ten years old and indeed a child. However, Kyosuke's composed demeanor had made the Third Generation overlook Kyosuke's age, so he changed his way of putting it.
"Don't worry, don't worry, we remember all your contributions and will reward you all together later."
Kyosuke felt a sense of déjà vu when he heard this. When he was a child, his parents would always say they would keep the red envelopes for him, and then nothing would happen.
Kyosuke wanted to continue his charade, but then he thought about it again. His relationship with the Third Hokage was only so-so. If he overdid it, it might offend the Third Hokage. So he could only sigh helplessly.
"Third Hokage, you can't lie to me. I'm aiming to become Hokage. Minato-sensei said that to become Hokage, I need to contribute more to Konoha and first become a Jonin. I've been working hard on it."
Kyosuke gave himself a way out and also took the opportunity to praise Minato Namikaze, which indeed earned him the Third Hokage's praise.
Minato did a great job educating us. He should contribute more to Konoha. That's well said.
The third generation smiled kindly, their gaze softened, and their words became more sincere.
"Kyosuke, I see the Will of Fire in you. If you keep it up, you will surely achieve your dreams in the future!"
Upon hearing this, Kyosuke revealed the innocent smile that a young boy should have.
"Haha, really? Hokage, you have a good eye for people. I learned from Jiraiya that you, like him, love works of art. I'll definitely buy you one as a gift next time."
"Cough cough!"
Upon hearing this, the Third Hokage coughed violently, thinking to himself, "That rebellious disciple Jiraiya, how could he say such things to outsiders? He's still just a child!"
"Sure, sure, you can go ahead now, I need to get back to work!"
"Yes!"
Kyosuke and Shisui turned and left. The Third Hokage watched their departing figures, feeling a sense of relief.
From Jiraiya to Minato Namikaze, and then to Kyosuke and Kakashi, with such outstanding successors, Konoha will surely continue its legacy and prosper forever.
Sigh, Jiraiya was good in every way, and he taught his students very well. Why didn't he want to become Hokage? It's such a pity.
Kyosuke and Shisui left the Hokage's office. Kyosuke looked Shisui up and down, examining his combat uniform, weapon belt, and short sword on his back, before asking, "Shisui, did you buy all that equipment yourself?"
Shisui didn't understand Kyosuke's meaning, so he answered honestly, "Yes, Captain, is there a problem?"
Hmm, this outfit isn't cheap. It's much better than my rags. Looks like Shisui is rich too.
Speaking of which, Uchiha Kagami was a direct subordinate of the Second Hokage, and was a comrade of Hiruzen Sarutobi, Danzo Shimura, Homura Mitokado, and Koharu Utatane.
Now that everyone else is a big shot in Konoha, Uchiha Kagami must be getting very good treatment. As Uchiha Kagami's descendant, Shisui will definitely inherit a lot of wealth.
Then you won't be polite.
Kyosuke's face lit up with a bright smile as he thought of this: "Shisui, it's our first time meeting, let's have some barbecue together. I know a really good barbecue restaurant."
Shisui originally wanted to go back to his training as soon as possible, but since it was the first time he had met Kyosuke, he nodded in agreement out of politeness.
"it is good!"
"Really? Hahaha, Shisui is too kind. He treated me to barbecue on our first meeting. I won't refuse to watch, hahaha!"
Was it my treat?!
Shisui looked bewildered as Kyosuke grabbed her arm and led her onto the street, heading towards the barbecue restaurant.
Unexpectedly, they ran into Obito on the street, who was buying strawberries.
"Obito, what are you doing here? Why do you look so unhappy?"
Kyosuke went up to greet him, while Shisui politely replied, "Obito-nii."
Obito had just picked up a bag of strawberries when he heard someone call his name. He turned around and was surprised to see Kyosuke and Shisui.
How did you two end up together?
To be honest, within the Uchiha clan, which is relatively radical and values strength, Obito, who has average talent, and Shisui, who prioritizes Konoha, are both marginalized members of the minority, so they are quite familiar with each other.
Kyosuke laughed and said, "My former subordinates all had their own things to do, so the Hokage had Shisui join my team. The Hokage said that Shisui is a real genius, not just someone who talks the talk."
"Oh."
Upon hearing Kyosuke's words, Obito simply nodded without getting angry, which made Kyosuke feel that something was amiss.
"Obito, are you alright? I noticed you seemed a bit unhappy earlier."
Obito shook his head, forcing a smile: "It's nothing, I'll be leaving now."
Seeing that Obito was unwilling to talk and seemed to be keeping his worries to himself, Kyosuke grabbed Obito's arm and pulled him away.
"Don't pretend to be so profound at such a young age. Be careful not to develop a mental illness from bottling it up. Today, Zhishui is treating us to barbecue. You can come too, and then tell him what's wrong. I'll take care of it for you."
"Hey, let go of me, you bastard! You always like to bully people with your strength. Be gentle, I can walk by myself..."
Obito struggled for a while, but he was no match for Kyosuke's strength and had to be dragged away.
Little Shisui followed behind the two, finding the captain's unrestrained and unconventional behavior quite amusing. He then quietly opened his wallet to take a look before finally letting out a sigh of relief.