[Chōchō Akimichi]: "Okay, he may be clumsy, but Obito definitely inherited the Uchiha good looks!"
[Ino Yamanaka]: "Agreed~!"
[Inojin]: "Wait… Mom, were you a looks girl when you were my age?"
[Ino]: "Oh, I still am."
[Sai]: "Cough… and the lucky man would be—me."
[Inoichi]: "...I give up."
The Shuriken Test
At the academy's training field, it was shuriken day, and a certain silver-haired prodigy made his grand entrance.
The girls screamed. The boys groaned.
Kakashi Hatake—the genius, the prodigy, the future Sixth Hokage—was five years old and already a heartthrob.
"Wow, he's perfect! So cool!"
"Did you see that throw? Straight bullseye!"
Meanwhile, Obito scowled, gripping his own shuriken like a man holding his pride.
"Hmph! What's so great about that? Watch this!"
He hurled it with all his might—
—and missed the target completely.
The spinning blade nearly decapitated the substitute teacher.
The entire class gasped.
[Boruto]: "...Is this guy really Uchiha material?"
[Naruto]: "Hey, don't underestimate Uncle Obito! His real power just hadn't awakened yet."
[Kurama]: "Yeah, yeah. The guy who started a war hadn't awakened yet, sure…"
Genius vs. The Latecomer
Kakashi and Obito faced off in taijutsu drills—punch for punch, kick for kick.
Obito held his ground for a while, but in the end—
THUD. Kakashi flipped him flat on his back.
[Shikamaru]: "At least he's persistent."
[Genma]: "Exactly. The guy wasn't talentless—he just had tunnel vision."
[Zabuza]: "Tunnel vision? Try no vision."
[Mei Terumī]: "Why are we even ranking this kid? He's not even chūnin level yet."
[Ōnoki]: "Patience, Mizukage… the video's just warming up."
Five years old, and Kakashi already wore the Leaf forehead protector.
Even Itachi had been seven when he graduated.
The new generation collectively went silent.
[Boruto]: "He graduated at FIVE?!"
[Sarada]: "Sixth Hokage-sama was built different!"
[Metal Lee]: "Hard work alone can't explain that, man…"
Obito clenched his fists.
One day… I'll surpass Kakashi. For Rin's sake!
Team Minato Forms
By the time of graduation, Obito's training had paid off—barely.
When he learned he'd be assigned to Team Minato, alongside Rin and Kakashi, he nearly jumped for joy.
Then he saw Kakashi standing next to Rin… and his excitement died instantly.
"Why him again?!"
[Kurotsuchi]: "Those two have been rivals since birth!"
[Darui]: "Funny duo though. Sunshine and thundercloud."
[Chōjūrō]: "Heh… shame Obito died young."
[Iwabe]: "Wait, does Rin like Obito or Kakashi?"
[Sarada]: "Definitely Kakashi-sama!"
[Boruto]: "No way, it's Obito-ojisan!"
[Sumire]: "It's called love triangle, Boruto-kun."
[Himawari]: "That sounds… complicated."
Kakashi watched silently, his one visible eye softening.
"Rin… Obito… sensei… I still miss you all."
He gave a faint, sad smile. "Especially you, Obito. If you were still alive… you'd better come stab me already."
The world fell quiet.
[Obito]: "Cough cough cough…"
[Minato]: "Obito, are you catching a cold?"
[Tobirama]: "No. He's catching a LIE. This brat's still alive, mark my words!"
[Uchiha Clan]: "There he goes again, slandering us!"
[Hashirama]: "Brother… maybe apologize?"
The Famous Bet
Hashirama grabbed Tobirama by the shoulder. "Come on, say sorry nicely."
Tobirama folded his arms. "Hmph. The Fourth Hokage just messaged me privately—he said if Obito's really alive, I get promoted to big brother."
Hashirama blinked. "Wait, what?"
The entire Shinobi world went silent for two seconds… then erupted in laughter.
[Hashirama]: "Hold on—you're saying if Obito lives, you become my big brother?!"
[Tobirama]: "Rules are rules."
[Madara]: "Pfft—so the Senju are infighting again?"
[Tobirama]: "Shut up, corpse."
Eventually, under his brother's glare, Tobirama sighed and muttered:
"Fine… Obito, my bad. I may have… slightly misjudged you."
[Sasuke]: "That's your idea of an apology?"
[Uchiha Clan]: "Apologize properly to our hero!"
[Tekka Uchiha]: "Mark my words, if Obito's alive—I'll lick a running fan!"
[Uchiha Dōka]: "And I'll eat—uh—never mind."
[Obito]: "Let's… just not test those promises, okay?"
In the Kamui dimension, sweat trickled down Obito's back.
At this rate, the video was going to expose everything.
Even the "fan-licking" guy's about to lose teeth!
The Mission to Kanabi Bridge
Team Minato raced through the forest—
while their teacher, the Yellow Flash, battled elsewhere.
Before leaving, Minato had handed them a special kunai marked with his teleportation seal.
"If you're ever in danger," he'd said, "pour chakra into this, and I'll come instantly."
[Boruto]: "I don't like where this is going…"
[Iwabe]: "Same. This smells like tragedy."
[Mei Terumī]: "Ugh, prepare the tissues. I can feel the knife coming."
[Watermelon Suigetsu]: "Finally, some drama."
And as the sky above darkened, the scene froze on Obito's determined smile—
the calm before the storm.
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