Chapter Ninety-Seven: Unexpected, Expected

Mizuto and Kakashi explained Lin's story to Kushina in easy-to-understand words, and after hearing this, she left Mizumon's arms and threw herself over and hugged Rin tightly, but this time with joy.

"Great...... It's really good that you're okay......! ”

Kushina shed tears of emotion, and Rin was a little overwhelmed, but she still hugged her back.

"I'm sorry, Sister Jiu Sinai, ...... made you sad"

Rin had heard Naruto say that Kakashiti had mentioned it before, and that Kushina was really sad before and after her 'burial'.

"No, it's nothing, I'm already happy to see you're still there......"

Kushina sniffed and smiled at her, but within a few seconds, as if something had suddenly occurred to him, he turned his head to look at Obito over there.

- "So Obito is also β€”β€”? ”

Kushina's eyes widened and she looked at him in surprise.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ I...... I ......"

Kushina's expression gave Obito another heavy blow, making him feel extremely sorry.

He hesitated for a while, and found that he could not explain it.

…… If you don't say that......?

No.

No.

I came here to apologize to them, but ......

Obito's heart struggled frantically, and the scarred right side of his face made his now extremely tangled expression look even more distorted, as if the balloon had inflated to the limit and was about to explode.

There was a voice inside him telling him to get out of here and not to come backβ€”but there was another voice that wasn't himself or Madara, but couldn't hear whose voice it was, questioning him.

- Will escaping solve the problem?

- If you want to be plagued by such pain for the rest of your life, then you should run away.

…… And then just disappear from everyone's sight, as an existence that will never see the light.

For some reason, when Obito was said like this, even though he didn't know whose voice it was, he subconsciously substituted Naruto's appearance into that person's body.

He always felt that the kid was very much like someone who could say that.

"Have you been preached by a child again......

Obito gritted his teeth.

Naruto's identity is actually quite complicated, involving the first generation and the immortals of the ninja world, sometimes he speaks maturely and sarcastically like an ordinary child, and sometimes he is more childish than a child.

…… He wanted to take care of Naruto as a teacher's child, but ......

Obito took a few steps back in the face of Kushina's surprised expression, gritted his teeth and took a deep breath before picking Naruto up at a very fast speed - along with the pitiful little hair on Kakashi's head, but fortunately Naruto reacted quite quickly this time, and immediately let go of the hand holding Kakashi's hair.

Still, it was inevitable that a little hair was taken away.

β€œοΌβ€

Kushina didn't think anything of it, but when Mizumon saw this, he immediately became vigilant - it was a pity that the mark left behind Obito was behind Obito, and he couldn't bring Naruto to his side before Obito.

Mizuto protected Kushina and Rin behind him, staring at him and hugging Naruto's hand.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Watergate? ”

Kushina didn't know what was going on, and looked at the water gate with some confusion.

β€œβ€¦β€¦β€

Watergate did not answer.

All his attention was now on Obito's body, lest he suddenly disappear from front of him and react slowly, causing something to happen that he didn't want to see again.

…… Watergate wanted to believe in Obito.

But now he really can't completely face Obito who did such a thing with the same mood as before.

Naruto didn't feel the hostility, because he wasn't so scared that he couldn't speak, it was just that his heart suddenly beat faster after he was suddenly picked up, which was normal.

When Obito saw Mizumon's actions, he felt like he had been stabbed again.

…… That was already an impure heart that hurt even more.

This left his mind blank and he forgot what he wanted to say to Naruto.

…… Also, the relationship between these people will never be the same as before.

Before Lynn...... also wanted to take her hand and pull herself away, but she finally chose another way to pull herself.

He knows.

Because Lin used to pull herself like that.

There is no going back to the past.

Already...... There's no going back.

Obito suddenly stopped panicking, and felt that he had become extremely calm now.

γ€Šβ€¦β€¦ So, what now? 》

Naruto felt a cold wind blow through the back of his neck, and involuntarily shrunk his shoulders, frowning and looking up at Obito's face.

Obito, who used to tie his own pigtails, now has the 'numbness' aura on his body when he first encountered it, and he ...... It's like meeting a particularly calm madman on a narrow road.

You won't know if you'll be able to safely pass by them and get where you want to go.

Naruto's outstretched hand to tuck Obito's long hair stopped in mid-air as he turned around, and then retracted half of it without momentum and put it back on the clothes in Obito's arms.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Are you the same? ”

Obito lowered his head and looked at Naruto, only Naruto could see his eyes at the moment.

The red chakra eyes, which were already a little frighteningly red, are now very unstable and dilated like a heart.

…… Terrible.

Naruto unconsciously clenched the clothes in his hand, his fist-clenched hands trembling slightly.

He thought again of the horrors he had seen before, which could give people nightmares.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ Kushina! Stepping back with Rin, Kakashi-"

Watergate's expression became solemn, and he made arrangements immediately.

β€”β€”β€œβ€¦β€¦ You're ready. ”

The aura on his body became dangerous.

…… This time, he must not be allowed to control the Nine-Tails again.

Obito's eyes didn't tremble anymore after the words of the water gate fell.

Naruto felt the hands on his back legs clench little by little, not only wrinkling his clothes, but also making him feel the pain as if he had been scratched by a tiger.

…… At least ordinary kittens don't scratch so much.

[…… What's going on! ]

Naruto's heart had 10,000 Mu kings running wildly, leaving behind a messy meadow that was trampled on and couldn't bear to look at it directly.

It can be summed up in one word:

He grinned as he bared his teeth to suppress his fear, and struggled to raise his hands.

Obito watched as Naruto raised his hand with a blank face.

- He never felt that Naruto could do him any harm.

And as long as he is still in his hands, no one can control himself.

Naruto's clenched teeth trembled from mental tension.

…… No way.

With the mentality of dying, he stretched his hands farther to the left and right, and then slapped them heavily on Obito's cheeks.

β€œpia——”

The voice was very loud, and Obito's face immediately turned red because of the beating, but his eyes still did not warm.

Naruto gritted his teeth and stretched out his leg to step on Obito's stomach, and with a kick he made himself parallel to his gaze for a few seconds.

A few seconds is enough.

Naruto's head tilted backwards and slammed forward.

…… Although he was very vigorous, because he was not ready to break his head, he just touched his brain with his small cerebellum in the end.

Then, because of the lack of strength and the fact that he was scratched by the tiger and his legs hurt, he slid back into the arms of this dangerous animal.

…… Then he burst into tears.

[…… Kakashi! You know how to watch!! We'll see when we get back! ]