"Good! Today we are going to practice Water Style! Obito, you demonstrate first."
"Lin... Teacher Lin Yu, yesterday we practiced Water Style, today it should be Fire Style!"
Obito cradled his head and said softly.
Bang!
"You know to cradle your head and you still dare to say it! Do you think your head isn't hard enough!"
Lin Yu stepped forward and landed two punches. This Obito! Why does he always talk back to him!
Obito felt wronged but dared not say it. Ever since Kakashi left on a solo mission to be promoted to Jonin, Teacher Lin Yu had been finding ways to beat him!
Curse you, Kakashi! You're the one who caused this! Just you wait!
"Teacher Lin Yu, is this really okay? Aren't you a teacher at the Ninja Academy? Don't you need to mentor the new students?"
Rin Nohara stood by the side, hands behind her back, looking quite playful.
That's right! How could I forget I'm also a teacher!
Slap!
The mission is most important! Teacher or not, that can be discussed later! Anyway, that old man Sarutobi isn't here!
"Ahem, am I not fulfilling my duty as a teacher right now? The world of ninjas is cruel. I don't want you to sacrifice yourselves on the battlefield in the future, so I can only do my best to help you improve your strength!"
Lin Yu was almost moved by his own words. I'm really good at talking nonsense!
Look, Obito believed it!
"I didn't expect Teacher Lin Yu to be so good to us, I'm truly touched! Teacher Lin Yu, please feel free to push me! I will definitely surpass Kakashi!"
And then pin him to the ground and beat him up! Of course, this last part was Obito's inner thought. Besides becoming Hokage, this was his greatest wish right now!
Ever since that kiss, Obito's resentment towards Kakashi had risen to a level beyond that for Rin. After all, he was still young and his understanding of love and liking was still hazy.
This requires seeking the advice of our emotional master, Uzumaki Lin Yu!
If "surpass" were changed to "kiss," that would be truly wonderful! Lin Yu silently replaced the words for Obito in his heart.
Alright! To help Obito fulfill his wish, I, Uzumaki Lin Yu, will not shirk my duty!
"Ahem, since you sincerely ask for my guidance, I will mercifully tell you that the way to surpass Kakashi is... to do a thousand one-handed push-ups first!"
Plop!
Obito, who had been full of anticipation, collapsed onto the ground when he heard the last sentence, his expression bewildered. What was this for?
Does Teacher Lin Yu have a special fondness for one-handed push-ups?
"Tsk, you wouldn't understand! Boys must develop the good habit of doing one-handed push-ups from a young age! You'll thank me when you grow up!"
Lin Yu put on a wise, experienced demeanor, unaware that he himself was still just a youth.
"Really, Teacher Lin Yu? Can doing push-ups make me stronger?"
Obito glanced at his hands, feeling that they were about to suffer.
Lin Yu clapped his hands and said, "Of course! Trust me, you won't go wrong!"
"Okay! Then I'll start practicing push-ups from today! I must show Kakashi what I'm made of! So he can never look down on me again!"
Obito's eyes were full of longing, and his fighting spirit had ignited!
Rin Nohara beside them looked somewhat confused. Although Teacher Lin Yu and Obito were discussing physical training push-ups, why did she feel something was strange!
Perhaps I should find a female teacher to train me! Teacher Lin Yu is acting weird!
...
Time flowed by as Obito persisted in doing one-handed push-ups every day. In the blink of an eye, more than half a month had passed!
Kakashi finally returned from his mission.
As soon as Kakashi returned, Obito went to find him to challenge him.
"Kakashi! I am not the same person I was before! This time, I will definitely defeat you!"
Obito patted his slightly developed abs, full of confidence!
"Huh?"
Kakashi shrugged his shoulders, looking as if Obito hadn't woken up. Had Obito gone foolish in the half-month he was away?
If Lin Yu were there, he would definitely support his forehead with one hand and sigh: I was preparing that for your future confrontation with Kakashi, and you're showing it now! What's the point!
As Obito shot through the sky like a meteor, the scene gradually turned awkward.
"Teacher Lin Yu, you lied to me!"
Obito's somewhat tragic voice echoed in the night, followed by a thud, and the world fell silent.
The next morning.
"Good morning, everyone. Huh! Kakashi, you're finally back."
Lin Yu, having gotten lost and arrived two hours late, finally reached the training ground before noon.
Recently, he didn't know why, but he kept forgetting things!
"Tch!" Kakashi glanced at the sky and disdainfully curled his lip.
"Teacher Lin Yu, the sun is almost cooking me, and you're just arriving!"
Obito's expression was somewhat resentful. He would never trust Teacher Lin Yu again. Saying that doing more push-ups could defeat Kakashi was all a lie!
"Teacher Lin Yu, Kakashi returned yesterday. We agreed to celebrate his promotion to Jonin together today, didn't we?"
Rin Nohara had dressed up specially today, making her look agile and lovely. Today... I probably won't have to train, right!
Lin Yu and Obito looked bewildered: Did we? Did we agree to celebrate?
"You two forgot, didn't you!"
"Uh..."
Lin Yu and Obito awkwardly rubbed their hands simultaneously. They were a bit tight on money, so they habitually ignored events involving their wallets!
"Hmph! I don't care about these things!"
Kakashi was telling the truth this time. He only wanted to go to the battlefield and become a renowned ninja like his father!
"Kakashi, I have a gift prepared for you!"
"Really?! Rin!"
Obito: Damned Kakashi!
When Obito saw Kakashi accept Rin's gift, he didn't know if it was jealousy or resentment. How could Kakashi accept it so easily!
"Uh... then I'll give Kakashi an S-rank ninjutsu!"
Lin Yu weighed it for a moment and decided to teach Kakashi the Rasengan. Of course, whether he could learn it or not was not a concern, as even elementary school students could learn to spin the ball!
What's important is whether he could persist. For Kakashi, this was not a problem; he was a ninja with both talent and perseverance.
Seeing that Lin Yu had also given a gift, Obito became anxious. What should he do! He hadn't prepared any gift at all! And he didn't know what gift to give!
"Hmm."
"What is it?"
Obito was confused when Kakashi tilted his head and extended a hand towards him, not reacting immediately.
"Yours?" Kakashi asked naturally, as if it were a trivial matter, unaware of his own slight nervousness.
"I... I haven't prepared it yet. Next time, when I'm ready, I'll give it to you!"
Obito's face turned red. Kakashi was definitely doing this on purpose! He knew I hadn't prepared a gift and made me look foolish!
"Forget it, I didn't expect you to give anything original anyway."
Kakashi rested his hands behind his head, his dead fish eyes glaring at Obito, seemingly displeased.
"You're talking nonsense! I, Uchiha Obito, will definitely give you the most special and unique gift in the world!"
"Just you wait, Kakashi!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Obito took off running, intending to find a unique gift for Kakashi!
Hmph! Let him look down on me!