svetikya Chapter 107 Uchiha Obito
Chapter 107 Uchiha Obito
After leaving the bustling entrance of the Ninja Academy, Nishikawa Tetsu and Mizuki walked back along the riverbank.
The spring river breeze carries a hint of warmth, rustling the willow branches along the bank.
Mizuki walked briskly, clearly in a good mood after the smooth process of sending Kana to school.
"Che-jun, are we going back to the B-building lab to continue testing the battery packs?"
"Yes, yesterday's data was still fluctuating a bit, so we need to adjust the resistance coefficient again."
Nishikawa Tetsu had his hands in his pockets, and was building a new chakra circuit model in his mind.
Just as the two turned a street corner, preparing to take a shortcut back to the research institute, a scene not far ahead made Nishikawa Tetsu stop in his tracks.
On a somewhat steep slope, an elderly woman with a hunched back was struggling to push a small cart full of groceries.
Next to the old lady, a black-haired boy wearing a blue tracksuit and orange goggles was sweating profusely as he helped push the back of the cart.
"One, two, heave-ho! One, two, heave-ho!"
The boy shouted slogans, his face flushed red. His slightly oversized goggles slipped down to the tip of his nose, but he didn't bother to fix them. He just kept his feet firmly against the car body, his shoes screeching on the ground.
"That logo..."
Mizuki pointed to the pattern on the back of the boy's clothes.
Although it was partially soaked with sweat, the red and white fan logo was still clearly visible.
"The Uchiha clan?"
Mizuki was somewhat surprised: "But aren't all Uchiha people... rather aloof?"
In her memory, whether it was Captain Fugaku or the other members of the police department, even when they were providing smiling service, they all exuded a pride that belonged to the Uchiha clan.
But the boy in front of me was clumsy, with exaggerated expressions and no sense of decorum. He even grimaced from exerting too much force, looking like a kind-hearted, silly boy from next door.
There are always exceptions.
Nishikawa Tetsu looked at the boy, a playful smile curving his lips.
Obito Uchiha.
He is still that hot-blooded idiot who is known as the "bottom of the class," who spends his days helping old ladies cross the street and then finding all sorts of excuses to be late.
Who would have thought that this boy, who couldn't even spit out a proper fireball, would one day become the masked man who would make the entire ninja world tremble?
"Grandma, hang in there! We're almost at the top!"
Obito shouted, his foot slipped and he almost fell, but he quickly regained his balance and pushed up again.
"Oh dear, slow down, slow down, don't let the child fall," the old lady said with concern.
Nishikawa Tetsu didn't say anything, but silently walked forward.
Instead of pushing it directly, he walked to the side of the cart and examined the axle.
"A foreign object is stuck on the left axle."
Nishikawa Tetsu said calmly, then raised his foot and lightly kicked the rusty axle.
"Click".
A pebble that was stuck inside was knocked out.
Immediately afterwards, Nishikawa Tetsu placed one hand on the handlebars, not using brute force, but rather skillfully applying a gentle force along the tangent of gravity.
"Walk."
The cart, which was originally as heavy as a mountain, seemed to lighten by half in that instant.
"Huh? It moved? It's lighter?"
Obito felt a sudden lightness in his hand, and he almost lurched forward due to inertia.
With the combined efforts of the three people, the cart successfully made it over the top of the hill.
"Phew...phew...I'm saved..."
Obito plopped down on the ground, panting heavily, and took off his goggles to wipe the sweat from his face.
"Thank you so much, big brother!"
He raised his head and revealed a bright smile, a pure and unblemished kindness that was extremely rare among the Uchiha clan.
However, when he saw the face that frequently appeared on the front page of the Konoha Weekly, standing next to Captain Fugaku, his smile froze.
"Uh...you...you are..."
Obito stammered, pointing at Nishikawa Tetsuya, his eyes wide like saucers.
"Nishikawa Toru?! That devilish assistant from the police department?!"
"A devilish assistant?"
Nishikawa Tetsu raised an eyebrow, looking at him with a half-smile: "Who gave me this nickname? It sounds pretty impressive."
"Ah! No, no, no! I meant... Lord Nishikawa!"
Obito quickly sprang to his feet, frantically brushing the dust off his body and standing ramrod straight.
In the hearts of the younger generation of the Uchiha clan, Nishikawa Tetsu's position is quite delicate.
He was an outsider, but he was the young clan leader's most trusted confidant; he didn't have the Sharingan, but he was able to oust the terrifying Elder Setsuna from his position; he looked weak and unassuming, but it was said that he even dragged Root ninjas down the street.
For Obito, a student who hadn't even graduated yet, Nishikawa Tetsu was practically a legendary demon king.
"Don't be nervous."
Nishikawa Tetsu waved his hand, his gaze falling on Obito's goggles.
"Obito Uchiha, a third-year student at the Ninja Academy, right?"
"Huh? You...you know me?" Obito was flattered and pointed to his own nose.
"I often see your name on the late arrival list and the good deeds list, although these two lists usually don't appear in the same person's file."
Nishikawa Tetsu said in a calm tone.
Obito scratched his head sheepishly, his face turning red to his ears: "That's...that's because I got lost on the path of life..."
"Like today?"
Nishikawa Tetsu glanced at the time.
"It's 8:45 now. If I remember correctly, the morning classes for third-year students at the Ninja Academy start at 8:30. You're already 15 minutes late."
"Oh no!!! It's all over!"
Obito let out a scream and ran away, clutching his head: "Today's Chunin instructor's practical lesson! If I'm late, I'll be punished by running laps!"
He turned to run, but stopped after a couple of steps and looked back at the old lady who hadn't gone far.
"But... my mother-in-law hasn't been delivered home yet..."
This kind of inner conflict and kindness is indeed quite rustic.
"Go."
Nishikawa Tetsu sighed and pointed in the direction of the old lady.
"Meiyue, help Grandma push the car back."
"Okay, Che-kun." Mei-yue nodded obediently and walked over to take the cart.
"R-Really?" Obito's eyes welled up with tears. "Thank you! Lord Nishikawa! You're a good person!"
Don't rush to give them the "friend zone" treatment.
Nishikawa Tetsu called out to Obito, who was preparing for a 100-meter sprint.
"Obito".
"Yes!" Obito immediately stood at attention.
Nishikawa Tetsu stepped forward, reached out and straightened the crooked goggles for him, flicking the lens to make a crisp sound.
"The eyes are the windows to the soul, especially for the Uchiha."
Nishikawa Tetsu looked into those eyes, which were still completely dark now but would bring pain to the world in the future, and said meaningfully:
"Your kindness is precious, but in this world, kindness alone is not enough."
"If you don't want to always be late, if you don't want to always see other people's backs... then try running faster."
"Whether it's going to school, or... going to protect what you want to protect."
Obito was stunned for a moment.
He looked at the young man in front of him, who was only a few years older than him but already held a high position. Although he didn't quite understand the deeper meaning in the man's words, he could sense that the other man seemed to be expecting something.
Will you protect them?
Obito's mind flashed to the image of the brown-haired girl in his class who always gave him a gentle smile—Rin Nohara.
If I don't get stronger, I won't be able to show off in front of Lin!
"Yes! I will try my best!"
Obito clenched his fist and shouted his declaration at Nishikawa Tetsu:
"I will definitely become stronger! I will become Hokage! Even if it's the Uchiha clan, I will become Hokage and show everyone!"
The voice, full of youthful passion and naivety, echoed through the streets in the early morning.
After shouting, he didn't wait for Nishikawa Tetsu's reaction, turned around and rushed towards the ninja academy like a wound-up motor, yelling strangely.
"I'm leaving now, I'll get yelled at for being late!"
Watching the departing figure disappear into the distance, Nishikawa Tetsu turned his gaze away.
"The Naruto..."
"Che-jun, that child..."
After dropping off the old lady, Mizuki asked curiously, "Is he also an Uchiha? He seems completely different from Captain Fugaku."
"Yes, completely different."
Nishikawa Tetsu turned around and continued walking towards the research institute.
"Fugaku-senpai is a heavy stone tablet bearing the honor of his family, while that kid... is a wildfire that hasn't found its way yet."
"If left unguided, this fire could burn itself or even destroy everything around it."
Nishikawa Tetsu recalled the masked man who had caused the Nine-Tails' chaos and launched the Fourth Shinobi World War, and his eyes turned slightly cold.
"but……"
Nishikawa Tetsu touched his chin.
"Since I'm here, it's better to use this fire to boil water... no, to give Konoha light and heat."
"Huh? Che-kun, what weird thing are you saying again...?"
A spring breeze swept by, and the two figures disappeared at the end of the street.
On the ninja academy's playground, a boy wearing goggles was being punished by running laps while secretly glancing at the girls taking classes on the side of the field. When he saw the brown-haired girl secretly waving at him, his tired steps were instantly filled with strength.
"Lin is watching me! Burn brightly, youth!"
Under the shade of a tree not far away, Kakashi, a freshman who had just enrolled, held a book in his hand. He glanced at the idiot senior running wildly on the playground with dead fish eyes and silently turned a page.
"It's so noisy."