Obito admitted that he was not like Rin, who could comfort people. In fact, his heart had already grown cold over the more than twenty years of his past life. If it wasn't someone special, he found it difficult to be considerate.
If Rin were here, she might have temporarily hidden the news of Sato Yuki's brother's death. But he simply stated flatly, "You won't be able to see him anymore. Your brother is already dead. You must have heard about the explosion at the Hokage building just now. He died at that time."
"You're lying! The news just came in that all the administrative staff in the Hokage building are safe and sound!", Sato Yuki rasped, staring at Obito intensely, desperate for his response.
Obito thought, 'Ordinary administrative staff are indeed fine, but your brother was an undercover agent, a spy.'
In the end, he didn't say this out loud. He only said, "Before your brother died, he entrusted me to take care of you. The money I gave you also came from him. Just take it as his pension."
Sato Yuki grabbed Obito's collar tightly and didn't let go. Her expression gradually turned numb, and her gaze became hollow, "Really? You're not lying to me?"
Obito felt extremely troubled. He was really not good at handling this kind of situation. If only Rin were here right now.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of two figures on the street nearby.
One had a head full of bright red hair, extremely striking. The other had a distinct purple facial marking, equally eye-catching.
Speak of the devil—he had actually run into Rin and Big Sis Kushina here.
He let out a breath of relief. Matters concerning girls should be left to girls to handle. It would probably be much better that way.
Perhaps sensing Obito's gaze, Rin subconsciously looked over in his direction.
Then, in the next second, her expression became a little strange.
Obito was startled, 'What's up with Rin?'
Then, he suddenly realized, he was actually being held by a girl by the collar.
From Rin's angle, it might look... quite ambiguous.
'Crap! Crap! Crap!', Obito's mind was suddenly in chaos. He didn't care about anything else and immediately broke free from Sato Yuki, rushing toward Rin in a panic.
"Haha, what a coincidence, Rin, Big Sis! Didn't expect to run into you here."
Rin's lips curved into a slight smile, and she tilted her head at him, "Not a coincidence at all, Obito. Are you using sweet talk to deceive another girl again?"
Seeing Rin's expression, Obito suddenly felt a deep sense of terror, "Rin, listen to my excu—no, listen to my explanation!"
Rin chuckled, "Alright, Obito, I'll listen to your excuse."
Obito wanted to slap himself, 'Why is my mouth so clumsy? How can I say the wrong thing?'
He stammered, "Rin, it's really not what you think! I just... happened to run into something yesterday and was asked to take care of this girl, that's all."
"Take care?", Rin tilted her head and smiled, "Obito, you're going to take care of her? For how long? A lifetime?"
There was nothing more terrifying in the world than this. Obito was starting to break out in a cold sweat, "Rin, how could that be? I—"
Before he could finish, Kushina chimed in, "Obito, you little brat! You actually went behind Rin's back to hit on another girl? Do you think this is fair to Rin? Look at that poor girl. She's already crying her eyes out!"
After saying that, she gave Obito a solid punch on the head.
Obito held his head, feeling utterly wronged. This was just too unfair.
Still, he turned around and saw Sato Yuki already kneeling on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.
He became serious, "Big Sis, Rin, that girl is really pitiful. You guys came at just the right time. Girls' emotions are too complicated, and I don't know how to handle them. So… can you help me?"
Kushina smirked mischievously, "Help you? Wouldn't that just be adding fuel to the fire? I saw it just now. You and her were all lovey-dovey."
Rin covered her mouth, unable to hold back her laughter, "Alright, Sensei, don't tease Obito anymore. Obito, what exactly happened?"
Obito let out a sigh of relief. That scared him. Luckily, Rin believed him.
He explained everything in the shortest possible words.
After hearing it, both of them couldn't help but feel sympathetic.
Kushina sighed, "She lost her parents and brother at a young age, yet she grew up unknowingly alongside her enemies, even seeing her enemy as her closest brother."
Rin also felt deeply sorrowful, "Yes, but her spy brother truly cared about her. Their relationship could be described as depending on each other for survival. A brother is a brother—who he is doesn't matter, right?"
"Especially…", Rin looked at Obito, "Obito, it was because of you that her brother died. If she learns the truth, would she stop at nothing to take revenge on you?"
Obito shook his head, "It's fine. She's not an Uchiha."
Rin suddenly felt a chill and angrily punched Obito, "This is not the time for cold jokes! Ugh, forget it. I'll go comfort her instead. Obito, don't say a word. You really don't know how to talk at all."
Obito nodded. And so, the group walked over.
At this moment, the three girls who had bullied Sato Yuki earlier were still trembling in fear, not daring to leave without Obito's permission.
Obito suddenly gained a deeper understanding of this ninja world.
Until now, he had mostly dealt with the strong.
Those people stood at the very top of the world, possessing power far beyond the reach of ordinary people, as well as the courage to challenge even stronger foes.
He had almost forgotten that ordinary people lived in submission to power, bowing their heads in fear.
Just like these three girls. When facing someone weaker, they could pour out their malice without restraint. But when faced with someone stronger, they instantly became lambs to the slaughter.
'How... pitiful and detestable.'
Kushina also noticed this scene, especially the girl whose wrist had already been broken for some time. If left untreated, even if she recovered, her ninja career would be over.
She frowned, "Obito, what's going on here?"
Obito spread his hands, "Nothing much. They were bullying Sato Yuki earlier, so I stopped them. Since they were being so despicable, I decided to teach them a lesson."
Kushina sighed, "That's not how you teach people a lesson, is it? Did you use force to intimidate them? Otherwise, why would they be so scared?"
"If you're going to punish them, at least let them get treatment. Are you just going to watch her hand become useless?"
The girl named Miri saw Kushina's kindness and immediately pleaded, "Lady, we were wrong! Please let us go!"
Kushina nodded, then took Miri's hand and said to Rin, "Rin, come over and heal her."
Rin was about to step forward when Obito suddenly spoke.
"Big Sis, I remember you told me that when you were young, you were bullied like this too. Even so, can you still sympathize with scum like them?"
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