In this matter, Nohara Haruto had truly misunderstood Uchiha Obito.
Although the current Obito was still a goofy idiot, his feelings for Nohara Rin had always been sincere.
Precisely because those feelings were sincere, he had only ever dared to secretly like her in his heart.
He had never had the courage to confess to Rin directly, let alone harass her.
“Who is Inuzuka Hirono?” Nohara Haruto could not help asking.
“He was my classmate back at the Ninja Academy.
After we all became genin, he started bothering me all the time.”
Rin’s voice grew more aggrieved as she spoke.
“He also keeps a dog with him.
Its sense of smell is very sharp, so he can always find me…”
At this point, Rin could not help pouting her cherry-like lips.
Her face was full of grievance.
“Don’t worry.
Your brother is here.”
Nohara Haruto patted her shoulder.
“After your mission is finished today, I’ll go to the training ground to pick you up.
If we run into that brat again, I’ll make sure he suffers for it.”
Hearing Nohara Haruto’s words, Rin felt as if she had swallowed a calming pill.
As long as her brother was there, she was not afraid of anything.
Nohara Rin rubbed her head against his shoulder and narrowed her eyes slightly, looking like a cute little cat.
Then she pouted and acted spoiled.
“Brother really treats me the best!
When you’re done with your work, you have to come pick me up at the training ground!”
“You…”
Haruto could not help scolding her lightly, though a doting smile remained on his face.
He reached out and gently tapped the tip of her nose.
“Next time something like this happens, you have to tell me immediately.
You’re not allowed to force yourself to handle it alone!”
“I know!”
Nohara Rin stuck out her little tongue mischievously.
“Then I’m leaving first, Brother.
If I don’t go now, I’ll be late.”
“Mm.
Be careful.”
Nohara Haruto nodded.
With a smile on her face, Nohara Rin walked over to him, hugged his arm, stood on tiptoe, and kissed him on the cheek.
Then she grabbed her ninja tool pouch, put on her shoes, and rushed out the door like the wind.
“Goodbye, Brother—!”
Her cheerful voice, stretched out with a playful tail, came from outside.
Nohara Haruto touched the place on his cheek where his sister had kissed him.
A helpless smile appeared on his face.
This little girl.
He had told her long ago that she was no longer that young and should not keep kissing him like this.
But she had not changed at all.
If anything, she had only become worse.
Forget it.
He could slowly correct her later.
Watching Rin’s figure gradually disappear into the distance, Nohara Haruto felt a trace of guilt in his heart.
Before this, in order to exchange for a Nine-Turn Heart-Protecting Pill and earn more system points, he had spent a great deal of time treating patients in the Medical Department.
Because of that, he had not spent much time with Rin.
If not for that, he would not have failed to notice that some bastard had been bothering his sister.
He had no pursuit of fame or profit.
The only things truly important to him were medical research and this precious, obedient little sister of his.
It seemed he would have to spend more time accompanying her from now on.
…
That afternoon, Nohara Rin, Uchiha Obito, and Kakashi had already completed the D-rank missions assigned for the day.
“You three have done pretty well.
Your teamwork has been improving recently.”
Namikaze Minato, with his head of golden head, smiled warmly at his three students like a little sun.
“It was just a minor mission.”
Kakashi snorted coldly, his expression indifferent.
Having already been a chūnin for quite some time, he naturally did not take these low-level tasks seriously.
Beside him, Uchiha Obito reached up and adjusted the goggles on his forehead, deliberately striking a handsome pose.
“Isn’t that because this great me was here?
What mission could I possibly fail?
I’m the man who’s going to become the strongest ninja!”
“Idiot,” Kakashi mocked coldly.
“Hey, Kakashi!
You got a problem with that?
Then let’s fight one-on-one!
This time, I’ll definitely beat you into the ground!”
Uchiha Obito immediately jumped in anger.
“Fine.
One-on-one it is.
Hmph.
I’m not so weak that I’d lose to an idiot.”
Kakashi did not back down at all.
“All right, all right.”
Seeing that the two of them were about to start fighting again, Nohara Rin looked helpless and hurriedly stepped in to mediate.
She forced a smile onto her face.
“We’re all teammates.
Besides, we completed these missions by working together, didn’t we?”
“Hmph!”
Uchiha Obito and Kakashi snorted coldly at the same time and turned their heads in opposite directions.
Namikaze Minato could only smile helplessly from the side.
These two students of his really were natural rivals.
There was never a moment of peace between them.
Suddenly, Minato sensed a trace of unfamiliar chakra nearby.
This was inside Konoha, so he was not particularly worried.
However, behind that trace of chakra, he could feel someone hidden in the dark, constantly watching and sizing him up.
“Who’s there?”
He frowned and asked.
Nohara Rin, Obito, and Kakashi all froze.
There were clearly only the few of them here, so what was Minato-sensei talking about?
Kakashi had more practical combat experience, so he reacted almost immediately to why Minato-sensei had that expression.
It seemed someone else was hiding nearby.
A figure flashed through the air.
A young man appeared beside them.
He wore a white trench coat.
His long brown head drifted through the air along with the green leaves, and his features were about eighty percent similar to Nohara Rin’s.
“You are…”
Namikaze Minato looked thoughtful, already having an answer in his heart.
But Nohara Rin reacted faster than Minato could speak.
She immediately leapt into Nohara Haruto’s arms, pressing her face against his chest.
Like a kitten, she rubbed her head against him, her face filled with joy.
“Brother!
You came to pick me up!”
Her bell-like voice rang across the training ground.