Similar.
Too similar. It was exactly like how they used to be.
Every mission, no matter how minor the scrape.
Rin would smile like this and use Medical Ninjutsu.
He recognized this smile.
No ulterior motives, no schemes.
Simply a longing for something beautiful...
Watching the scene before him,
Obito froze.
His hand trembled slightly as he reached out.
Obito wanted to touch this smile he hadn't seen in so long...
But he knew it wasn't real.
The girl before him was clearly not Rin.
Yet he couldn't help but want to look a little longer...
Even if it was an illusion.
A long time passed.
When calmness finally returned to his mind, the usual coldness settled back onto his face.
Only then did Obito's heart settle slightly.
One last time, he glanced at the girl.
His gaze grew even more conflicted...
Perhaps.
A girl like this, one so similar to Rin,
was the only one in this false world truly worthy of surviving...
Obito closed his eyes.
His figure slowly vanished into a swirling vortex of space...
"So... you slipped, and that's why you got pinned down and beaten up?"
Ruffling Naruto's head,
then ruffling Hinata's head,
Qingchuan compared the feel of both, smiling as he asked.
Naruto's face immediately turned smug. Though his cheeks were still a little red, it didn't stop him from putting on a tough act.
"I'm really strong!" Naruto rubbed his nose and declared.
"If only... if only the ground wasn't so slippery, I could've taken on ten of them!"
"Yeah! That's exactly what happened!"
Qingchuan's eyebrows shot up.
Kid, you've got potential!
His gaze then shifted to Hinata.
The little girl was staring at him with wide, pearly eyes.
When she noticed the big sister suddenly looking at her, she immediately lowered her head, her face flushing crimson...
Qingchuan's eyebrows rose again.
No wonder Hinata was so popular in the original story.
Who wouldn't love a shy little girl like this?
He ruffled Hinata's head again.
Indeed.
Compared to Sasuke and Naruto, Hinata's head was the most satisfying to pat...
But...
Qingchuan glanced back at the spot where Obito had been.
The presence had long since vanished.
He left rather abruptly... followed them all this way, only to disappear here.
Was it because he couldn't face his sensei's son?
Qingchuan smirked coldly in his heart.
Compared to Itachi's massacre,
this guy... didn't deserve any sympathy.
The moment he personally caused the death of the sensei and sensei's wife who had treated him as their own,
he had lost any right to be pitied.
As a transmigrator, as someone who had received the standard nine years of compulsory education from the Nine Provinces,
Qingchuan refused to acknowledge him.
Once he took off this skirt, he'd cut them all down together...
Growl—
An untimely sound interrupted his thoughts.
Qingchuan blinked, then turned to look at Naruto, who was now scratching his head awkwardly.
"What... can you fight ten even on an empty stomach?"
Naruto's face turned even redder...
But he stubbornly lifted his chin, clinging to the dignity innate to all men.
"Even if I don't eat for three days, I can still beat them all— Huh?!"
"Why are you pulling me?!"
Qingchuan had already stood up, grabbing one child in each hand, ready to head straight to Ichiraku Ramen.
"Come on, I'm in a good mood today."
"I'll treat you to ramen..."
Qingchuan continued smiling.
It was actually quite fun.
After three whole years of grueling training, three years of grinding proficiency,
he had finally obtained the power of Bankai before the night of the massacre.
Though training still had to continue—mastering the power after Bankai would take time—
the night of the massacre was already approaching.
No point in rushing.
Besides,
even though training had to go on, a little relaxation now and then was necessary...
A little girl in one hand, a little boy in the other, occasionally ruffling their heads—pure entertainment.
"Lady Hinata!"
At that moment,
the Hyūga clansmen who had been desperately searching for Hinata finally arrived.
The Branch Family members immediately recognized their Main Family princess.
And at the same time,
they also saw the Uchiha crest on the girl holding Hinata's hand.
Their expressions instantly hardened!
"Let go of Lady Hinata!"
A furious shout.
They didn't care how heartwarming the scene looked.
The frantic Hyūga clansmen charged straight at Qingchuan and the two children!
Hinata's face tensed.
Qingchuan, however, merely frowned slightly.
A few nameless extras weren't worth getting angry over.
But a lesson was still necessary...
After all, he was still an Uchiha, wasn't he?
And not just any Uchiha—
one with the power of a Shinigami.
The hand holding Naruto's suddenly lifted a finger.
Bakudō #4: Hainawa!
A golden spiritual rope instantly shot from his fingertip.
In the next moment, the Hyūga clansmen found themselves bound together, unable to move!
"Don't bother struggling."
Still holding the two children, Qingchuan spoke without turning around.
"I'm taking your young lady out for a meal."
"Come pick her up at Ichiraku Ramen in an hour."
The Hyūga clansmen's eyes widened in panic and desperation.
Qingchuan had also sealed their mouths shut to prevent any more shouting...
The two children kept looking back as they were led away, stunned.
Hinata's eyes were full of worry.
She had sneaked out to play without thinking...
But now that she thought about it, she was probably causing a lot of trouble for her family...
Still.
This big sister was really amazing...
Meanwhile,
Naruto's expression cycled through confusion, shock, and finally pure excitement!
This big sister... was this powerful?!
If I had even half her skills...
Oh-ho?!
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