Shindai couldn't summon Shinobi Hawk, and sat blankly on the ground, not knowing what to do.
He had no way to contact anyone from Hidden Sand Village through Shinobi Hawk, so what kind of undercover agent was he now without a superior?
A Hidden Sand Village Ninja?
No, strictly speaking, he wasn't currently, as when he first came undercover, the Third Kazekage had instructed Shindai to consider himself a Konoha Ninja.
Was he a Konoha Ninja?
Not really, he was still in his probationary period and hadn't officially joined Konoha yet.
Then... had he become an unregistered person without a Village?
What was going on! Why had it suddenly become like this?!
What truly made Shindai panic was, what if he couldn't contact anyone from Hidden Sand Village for a long time, and they forgot about him?
After all, if the people who knew he was undercover forgot him, then only Pakura would know Shindai.
Originally, if he could summon Shinobi Hawk, he could have Shinobi Hawk contact Pakura, and have Pakura help him find the Hidden Sand Village high-ups to get someone to be his new superior.
But now, without even Shinobi Hawk, Shindai had no other way to contact Pakura or other Hidden Sand Village Ninja.
Shindai pressed his right hand to his forehead, thinking seriously.
There must be a way, there must be a way. As long as he calmed down, finding a solution would surely be simple.
"A way my foot!"
Shindai, so angry he was about to explode, furiously threw the stone he was holding in his left hand.
"Ouch! Which jerk is throwing stones around!"
A familiar voice rang out, and Obito, clutching his head, rushed over with an angry expression.
Seeing it was Shindai, Obito said in surprise, "Huh? Shindai, why is it you! Shouldn't he be holed up in his tent fiddling with his gadgets right now?"
Shindai stuffed the letter into his pocket and said very unhappily, "I feel like it! Do you have a problem with that?!"
Obito pouted, "Why are you talking so aggressively? You were the one who threw a stone and hit my head, I should be the one who's angry!"
Shindai looked at Obito, suddenly his eyes darted around, and as if changing his face, he pulled out a smile and beckoned Obito over, "Come here for a moment, Obito, I have a question I'd like to ask you."
Obito walked over and sat down next to Shindai, asking confusedly, "You have a question for me? What kind of question?"
Shindai mentally phrased his words, then asked, "Obito, if someone is trapped in another Ninja Village and can't contact anyone from his own Village, what do you think he should do?"
Obito's gaze under his sunglasses instantly became very strange.
Because Shindai's words made it easy for Obito to put Shindai in that situation.
After all, everyone around knew about Shindai's undercover business.
A thought suddenly flashed in Obito's mind.
If he put Shindai himself into the sentence he just said, it would become 'I'm trapped here and can't contact anyone from Hidden Sand Village.'
Doesn't Shindai have Shinobi Hawk? How could he not contact anyone from Hidden Sand Village?
Could it be... Shindai's Shinobi Hawk had a problem!
Obito felt like his brain was working exceptionally well today, as if he had a sudden realization.
Obito felt it was very necessary to figure out Shindai's situation.
However, he had to be careful while figuring it out, and absolutely could not let Shindai find out.
Obito paused, then thought of an unassailable question to ask Shindai: "Shindai, doesn't that person have any Ninja Beasts for communication, or something?"
If Kakashi or Minato Namikaze were present, they might have stumbled badly because of Obito's question.
The question was too pointed, wasn't it?
Ninja Beasts for communication? Why not just point at Shindai's nose and say Shinobi Hawk?
However, Shindai didn't suspect anything; Shindai would suspect anyone but Obito.
Because the current Obito didn't have Kamui to hide his tears; he was just a big idiot without much cunning.
Shindai heard Obito's words and said grumpily, "I already said he can't contact anyone in the Village, so of course he doesn't have Shinobi Hawk... ah no, Ninja Beasts for communication!"
Obito's eyes lit up.
No Shinobi Hawk for communication? So Shindai's Shinobi Hawk really had a problem?
That was absolutely wonderful!
Obito liked Shindai as a friend, but because of Shindai's undercover identity, Obito always worried that Shindai would one day leave them and return to Hidden Sand Village, and perhaps become an enemy in the future.
Now without Shinobi Hawk, Shindai couldn't contact anyone from Hidden Sand Village, which meant Shindai couldn't return to Hidden Sand Village and could only stay in Konoha!
"That's great!"
Because he was too happy, Obito directly blurted out what was on his mind.
Shindai's expression grew more and more displeased: "Obito, let me tell you, I'm in a very bad mood right now. If you're deliberately provoking me and trying to pick a fight, then your wish is about to come true!"
Obito quickly waved his hands: "You, listen to my sophistry... uh, I mean, listen to my explanation. I didn't mean to provoke you. I just thought about how Rin personally helped reduce the swelling on my cheek not long ago, and I was so happy that I couldn't help but say 'That's great'."
Shindai's mouth twitched: "Look at your pathetic excuse. Hurry up and answer, I'm asking you a serious question!"
Obito thought for a moment then asked, "So, what's the situation of that person trapped in another Ninja Village? Is he in a dire predicament?"
Shindai shook his head: "No, the people in that Ninja Village are quite good to him."
Obito then asked, "So, are the people in that person's own Village good to him?"
Shindai recalled his life in Hidden Sand Village and replied, "So-so, neither good nor bad. Mainly, that person doesn't like going out, and basically doesn't know anyone. Although life is a bit tough, it's barely manageable."
Obito looked seriously into Shindai's eyes and said, "Let's say, that person is you! So if you had to choose a Village to live in, would you choose the Ninja Village you're trapped in, or your own Village?"
Shindai pinched his chin and mused, "Hmm... if I were to choose, I would definitely choose the Ninja Village I'm trapped in. After all, the living environment in that Village is super good, there's a lot of delicious food, the people are also very nice, and most importantly, that Village has things I want to learn."
Obito clapped his hands: "Then isn't that great? Since you're living so well in the Ninja Village you're trapped in, why go back? If you can't contact them, you can't contact them."
Shindai corrected him: "I said 'if there was a person,' not me!"
Obito shrugged: "I was just using you as an example for that person, Shindai. Doesn't what I said make sense?"
Shindai thought for a moment and nodded: "What you said makes a little sense, but that person has lived in his own Village since childhood. What if one day that person's Village and the Village he's trapped in start fighting? Then what should that person do?"
Obito was suddenly choked. What if Konoha and Hidden Sand Village fought in the future, and Shindai, who was born in Hidden Sand Village, was asked to help Konoha fight Hidden Sand Village? That really wouldn't be good...
As Obito was thinking about how to answer Shindai, Shindai stood up from the ground, pouted, and muttered, "Seriously, my brain must be fried, talking about this with a big idiot like you. I'm tired, going back to sleep."
Shindai patted his backside, left the small grove, and went back to his tent.
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