Chapter 71. For example, let's say that person is you!
Kamishiro failed to summon a ninja hawk. He just sat there on the ground, at a loss as to what to do.
He couldn't contact Sunagakure ninjas via the ninja hawk. So, what is an undercover agent without a superior like him now?
A ninja from Sunagakure?
No, strictly speaking, he isn't. After all, when he came here as an undercover agent, the Third Kazekage had told Kamishiro to consider himself a ninja from Konoha.
So, is he a ninja from Konoha?
No, he's still in the probation period and hasn't officially joined Konoha yet.
Then... has he become a ninja with no affiliated village?
What the hell is going on! Why did things turn out like this all of a sudden?!
What really worried Kamishiro was that, if he couldn't contact Sunagakure ninjas for a long time, what if they simply forgot about him?
After all, if the people who knew about his undercover mission forgot about him, the only person who knew Kamishiro would be Pakura.
If he could summon a ninja hawk, he could send it to contact Pakura and ask Pakura to help him find the high - level officials of Sunagakure and get a new superior.
But now that he doesn't even have a ninja hawk, Kamishiro has no other way to contact Pakura or other ninjas from Sunagakure.
Kamishiro pressed his right hand on his forehead, thinking seriously.
There must be a way, there definitely is. As long as he calms down, it should be easy to come up with a solution.
"What the hell! There's no way!"
Fuming with rage, Kamishiro threw out the stone he was holding in his left hand.
"Ouch! Which bastard is throwing stones around!"
A familiar voice rang out. Obito Uchiha covered his head and rushed over angrily.
Seeing it was Kamishiro, Obito said in surprise, "Hey? Kamishiro, why is it you! Aren't you supposed to be in the tent tinkering with your stuff at this time?"
Kamishiro stuffed the letter into his pocket and said, "I'm doing it my way! Got a problem with that?!"
Obito pouted and said, "Why are you being so aggressive? It was you who threw the stone and hit me on the head. I should be the one getting angry!"
Kamishiro looked at Obito. Suddenly, he rolled his eyes and, as if changing his face, put on a smile and greeted Obito, "Come here, Obito Uchiha. I have a question I want to ask you."
Obito walked over and sat down beside Kamishiro, puzzled. "You want to ask me a question? What question?"
Kamishiro paused to choose his words and then asked, "Obito Uchiha, if there's a person who's trapped in another ninja village and can't contact anyone from his own village, what do you think he should do?"
The look in Obito's eyes behind his sunglasses instantly became very strange.
Because of what Kamishiro said, it was easy for Obito to relate it to Kamishiro himself.
After all, everyone around knew about Kamishiro's undercover mission.
Suddenly, an idea flashed through Obito's mind.
If Kamishiro were to substitute himself into the words he just said, it would become, "I'm trapped here and can't contact anyone in Sunagakure."
Since Kamishiro has a ninja hawk, how could he not contact anyone in Sunagakure?
Could it be... there was a problem with Kamishiro's ninja hawk!
Obito Uchiha felt his mind was really sharp today, like he had suddenly had a light - bulb moment.
Obito Uchiha thought it was necessary to figure out Kamishiro's situation.
However, he had to be careful during the process and definitely couldn't let Kamishiro notice.
Obito Uchiha paused for a moment and came up with an impeccable question to ask Kamishiro, "Kamishiro, doesn't that person have any ninja beasts for communication or something?"
If Kakashi or Minato Namikaze were here, they might have been shocked by Obito Uchiha's question.
Wasn't the question too pointed?
Ninja beasts for communication? Why not just point at Kamishiro's nose and say "ninja hawk"?
However, Kamishiro didn't suspect anything. He wouldn't suspect Obito Uchiha even if he suspected anyone else.
Because at this time, Obito Uchiha didn't have the Kamui yet. He was just a simple - minded fool.
Hearing Obito Uchiha's words, Kamishiro retorted irritably, "I've already said that I can't contact anyone in the village. Of course, there are no ninja hawks... no, ninja beasts for communication!"
Obito Uchiha's eyes lit up.
No ninja hawk for communication? Did it mean there was really a problem with Kamishiro's ninja hawk?
That was really great!
Obito Uchiha liked Kamishiro as a friend. But because of Kamishiro's identity as an undercover agent, Obito Uchiha always worried that one day Kamishiro would leave them and return to Sunagakure, and might even become their enemy in the future.
Now that there was no ninja hawk, Kamishiro couldn't contact anyone in Sunagakure. Then he couldn't go back to Sunagakure and would have to stay in Konoha!
"Great!"
Overwhelmed with joy, Obito Uchiha blurted out his true thoughts.
Kamishiro's expression grew more and more annoyed. "Obito Uchiha, let me tell you, I'm in a really bad mood right now. If you're deliberately provoking me and want to fight me, your wish will come true soon!"
Obito Uchiha quickly waved his hands and said, "Hey, listen to me. I didn't mean to provoke you. Let me explain. I just thought about Rin helping me reduce the swelling on my cheeks just now, and I was so happy that I couldn't help but say 'great'."
Kamishiro twitched the corner of his mouth. "Look at you being so easily satisfied. Hurry up and answer. I'm seriously asking you!"
After thinking for a while, Obito Uchiha continued to ask, "Well, what's the situation of that person trapped in another ninja village? Is he in a difficult situation?"
Kamishiro shook his head. "No, the people in that ninja village are quite nice to him."
Obito Uchiha then asked, "So, are the people in his own village nice to him?"
After recalling his life in Sunagakure, Kamishiro answered, "It was just so - so, neither good nor bad. Mainly, that person didn't want to go out, so I basically didn't know anyone. Life was a bit tough, but I could just about manage."
Obito Uchiha looked into Kamishiro's eyes seriously and said, "Let's make an analogy. That person is you! So, if you had to choose a ninja village to live in, would you choose the ninja village you're trapped in or your own ninja village?"
Kamishiro stroked his chin and pondered, "Well... if it were me, I'd definitely choose the trapped ninja village. After all, the living environment in that ninja village is super good. There are lots of delicious food, and the people are nice. Also, and most importantly, there are things I want to learn in that ninja village."
Obito Uchiha clapped his hands. "Well, there you go. Since you're living so well in the trapped ninja village, why go back? It doesn't matter if you can't get in touch."
Kamishiro corrected him, "I said if there was a person, not me!"
Obito Uchiha shrugged. "I'm just making an analogy, and that person is you. Kamishiro, am I making sense?"
Kamishiro thought for a moment and nodded. "What you said makes a bit of sense. But that person has lived in their own ninja village from childhood until now. What if one day that person's ninja village goes to war with the ninja village they're trapped in? What should that person do then?"
Obito Uchiha was suddenly at a loss for words. What if Konoha and Sunagakure went to war in the future? It really wouldn't be good to ask Kamishiro, who was born in Sunagakure, to help Konoha fight against Sunagakure...
Just as Obito Uchiha was thinking about how to answer Kamishiro, Kamishiro got up from the ground, pouted, and muttered, "Really, I must be crazy to talk about this with you, a big idiot. I'm tired. I'm going back to sleep."
Kamishiro patted his butt and left the grove, heading back to his tent.