The Fool Who Graduated at Five? (Double Chapter)

The following day, in the hallway of the ninja school.

Uchiha Obito, with large dark circles under his eyes, was limping towards his class on a crutch.

Tormented by the reflection paper all night, Obito looked a bit worn.

Fortunately, many classmates along the way cast admiring glances at him, slightly lifting his spirits.

Indeed, there are no secrets in the ninja school; everyone quickly learns about him defeating Hyuga.

With his single-threaded thinking, Obito quickly forgot about the reflection paper and began to enjoy everyone's attention.

"Sigh, this is no big deal; everyone is making too much of a fuss."

"That Hyuga is nothing compared to me."

Although Obito thought pompously, his body was frank.

He walked with his head held high and his chest out, like a victorious rooster, strutting with his crutch and continuing forward.

"Obito is here!"

As Obito stepped into the doorway of Class 1A, someone suddenly shouted, causing a commotion in the classroom.

Seeing many classmates brighten up and gather around him, Obito felt a surge of anticipation.

After all, yesterday, he went straight to the research group after treatment and had no chance to hear his classmates' praises.

Despite the injury, defeating Hyuga was worth it, and now everyone must see him in a new light.

Obito couldn't help but think this, feeling a sense of triumph.

"Yes, praise me freely! Don't pity me just because I'm delicate!"

As he wished, everyone quickly surrounded Obito, praising his performance yesterday.

"Obito, you were amazing yesterday. You might even have a chance to defeat Kakashi."

"Yes, you managed to beat Hyuga. You must have undergone intense training to defeat Kakashi."

"And that final move, the Dark Gymnastics, was terrifying. Is that your trump card against Kakashi?"

Initially, Obito listened happily to the compliments, but soon something felt off.

Why did the praises mention "Kakashi" so often?

More importantly...

"How do you know about my challenge to Kakashi?" Obito asked in surprise.

"We heard it from Guy just now," a classmate replied.

"I see..."

Although Obito was annoyed that Guy revealed his secret plan, he didn't mind too much, considering he had grown stronger.

But the next moment, Obito's expression froze.

He remembered that Guy misunderstood the reason behind his challenge to Kakashi, thinking it was to keep Kakashi from leaving school.

Despite Obito's numerous explanations that he and Kakashi were merely rivals, Guy's knowing smile always defeated him, leaving the matter unresolved.

Since everyone learned this from Guy, could it be...

"Did Guy mention why I'm challenging Kakashi?" Obito asked cautiously.

Although no one answered, Obito already knew the answer.

Because everyone around him had the same knowing smile as Guy.

It's over!

Obito felt a chill in his heart.

A classmate patted his shoulder and said, "I didn't expect you'd go to such lengths to keep Kakashi. You two seem to get along well despite appearances."

"I don't get along with Kakashi!" Obito vehemently denied.

"Yes, yes, you don't get along," everyone nodded with a smile.

No matter how Obito explained, everyone still had the "we understand" smile, making him want to punch them in the face.

Knowing it would be hard to change everyone's mind immediately, Obito decided to stop the source of the rumours first.

...

A moment later, having escaped the crowd, Obito pulled Guy to the corner of the classroom, his face dark.

"Guy, why did you tell everyone about my challenge to Kakashi?"

More importantly, why did you add so much nonsense?

"Huh?"

Guy looked puzzled, tilting his head, "Didn't you know, Obito?"

"This was actually a task given to me by Sensei Natsuhiko last night."

"What? A task from Sensei Natsuhiko?" Obito's eyes widened.

"Yes."

Guy nodded, recalling, "Sensei said your actions yesterday disrupted his tactical arrangements for your fight with Kakashi."

"The original tactic was to catch Kakashi off guard with a move he hadn't seen, taking advantage of his underestimation and levelling the playing field between your skills and experience."

"But after yesterday, Kakashi won't underestimate you easily."

"And he has seen the fledgling Jutsu, so he'll be on guard against other taijutsu moves too."

"So the Sensei had to change the tactic, telling me to inform everyone as part of the new strategy."

"But for the specific reason, you'll have to ask the Sensei yourself."

After hearing Guy's explanation, Obito reluctantly realised this was his own doing.

A fractured right leg, damaged meridians, a ten-thousand-character reflection, now a tarnished reputation, and interference with the plan to defeat Kakashi.

Obito felt he had paid too high a price for his showboating yesterday...

Although the showboating succeeded.

Was it worth it?

Knowing this was Sensei Natsuhiko's arrangement and caused by his actions, Obito couldn't blame Guy anymore.

But the misunderstanding Guy spread still needed to be cleared up.

Thinking of this, Obito looked towards Kakashi's seat in the front row, relieved to see it still empty.

Fortunately, Kakashi wasn't here yet.

As long as he clarified to his classmates now, there shouldn't be any significant issues.

Having planned everything, Obito started limping towards the podium.

But after a few steps, warm little hands held his hand.

Looking at the owner of the hands, Obito felt his body lighten.

Ah, Rin is holding my hand!

Rin Nohara's face was close, gazing at Obito with a pleased expression:

"Obito, I heard you were training for Kakashi with Guy."

"I knew I wasn't wrong; you do care about Kakashi!"

"But you should have told me. Although I'm not as strong as Guy, I want to help with your training if I can."

"I..."

Looking into Rin's clear eyes, Obito found it hard to say he wanted to defeat Kakashi just because he disliked him...

Not to mention, Rin was willing to join his training group.

Wouldn't that mean more time with Rin?

For a moment, Obito's affection for Rin outweighed his dislike for Kakashi, making him sigh:

"Sigh, I didn't want everyone to know, but it's Guy's fault..."

"Okay, I am training to keep Kakashi at school."

I knew it!

Rin clasped her hands, smiling warmly.

Encouraged by Rin's reaction, Obito continued:

"Also, to get Sensei Natsuhiko to agree to help with the training, I paid a considerable price."

"And all this is for that troublesome Kakashi."

"Though we usually don't get along, I've always considered him my best friend deep down!"

Saying this, Obito felt a bit guilty—and nauseous.

He glanced around the classroom, relieved that Kakashi hadn't arrived yet, and continued:

"And if it were last semester, I could understand Kakashi wanting to graduate early, as ninja school was quite boring."

"But since Sensei Natsuhiko came, school life has become so interesting."

Rin nodded in agreement.

As Obito's voice grew louder, curious classmates gathered around.

Perhaps spending too much time with Guy, Obito also felt more excited when watched, exclaiming:

"Interesting sealing Jutsus classes, projection stories, ninja cards, and various extracurricular activities next semester, projection Jutsus, new teaching tools, and..."

"And these are just the changes Sensei Natsuhiko brought in one semester."

"Who knows what changes will come next semester or the one after that?"

"I guarantee school life won't disappoint you."

"So I think it's a shame for Kakashi to graduate now..."

Obito spoke with increasing enthusiasm, convincing even himself.

Yes, with so many fun things ahead, it would be dull without Kakashi.

He wanted to see Kakashi's reaction to projection stories, play ninja cards with him, and see if, in tight clothes, he could maintain his aloof expression.

Due to his training arrangement, Obito knew more about future school reforms than other students.

Even revealing minor, non-confidential information amazed everyone, making them eagerly anticipate future school life.

Especially after-school tutoring, which thrilled many civilian students, who were grateful that Sensei Natsuhiko understood their struggles.

It seems that teaching aids for sealing Jutsus will be available, and other courses will also introduce corresponding teaching aids, making everyone curious and expectant.

When Obito said this, everyone felt it was a pity for Kakashi to graduate early.

Perhaps Mr. Natsuhiko's arrival will mark a critical time point for the ninja school.

Previously, students who graduated early were considered geniuses, but after this, those who choose to graduate early will be laughed at as fools.

Kakashi, you don't want to be a five-year-old fool, do you?

Just as Obito was eloquently expressing himself, blending his experience from storytelling in a single term, and almost reaching the threshold of the legendary "Speech Jutsu," he suddenly noticed the lively atmosphere cooling down, and...

"Why is everyone looking behind me?"

Obito instinctively turned his head, then froze.

He saw Kakashi had already entered the classroom, walking to his seat expressionlessly as if he hadn't noticed what was happening.

Since Kakashi had arrived, Obito naturally couldn't continue his speech. Otherwise, it would seem like he was conspiring loudly.

Just then, the bell rang, and the Sensei arrived.

Everyone took their seats as if nothing had happened.

Kakashi, still resting his chin on his hand, looked out the window. Through the reflection, he saw Obito limping back to his seat with a crutch.

What an idiot.

Although Kakashi had only arrived just before class, he had actually encountered Guy during his morning run and received a bunch of gossips he couldn't help but mock.

Obito underwent special training to keep him from leaving. Kakashi instinctively didn't believe it.

After all, this guy had always been at odds with him and should be happy not to see him anymore.

But after eavesdropping at the door before entering the classroom, his thoughts began to change.

A five-year-old fool for graduating early?

Honestly, hearing Obito mention so many future changes in the ninja school, Kakashi felt a bit tempted to delay his graduation by a year.

But he quickly dismissed the idea.

After all, most of the reforms Obito mentioned were to help students from civilian backgrounds and raise the minimum level for everyone, which wasn't very useful to him.

However, from Obito's words, Kakashi felt that Obito sincerely wanted him to stay at school, which warmed his heart a bit.

Obito's usual antagonism was just his way of interacting with him.

This made Kakashi think of how some boys would tease the girls they liked to get their attention.

Wait, something still feels off...

...

The day's classes for Class 1-A passed under this strange atmosphere, leaving the Senseis puzzled.

After school, Kakashi left as usual, planning to go home and train.

But as he was about to leave the school gates, a limping figure caught his eye.

Stupid Obito.

He saw Obito hobbling with a crutch in one hand and holding a training dummy in the other, heading towards the grove behind the school.

Kakashi didn't want to bother at first, but a glimpse of white hair on the dummy's head caught his attention.

So he swiftly followed the unsuspecting Obito.

When Obito entered the grove, Kakashi circled ahead and found a spot to observe.

He finally got a clear look at the training dummy.

Sure enough, this dummy was different from the usual ones. It had a full head of white hair.

What left Kakashi speechless was that the dummy even wore a mask like his.

Looking closer, he realised the dummy's clothes and shoes were identical to his usual attire.

Obito...

What does this guy plan to do with a dummy that looks like me?

(Chapter end)

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