"Teacher Lin Yu! Are you joking! How could Kakashi like that... that kind of thing!"
Obito blushed, roaring in feigned anger. He absolutely refused to believe Kakashi could like him that way! It was utterly impossible!
Lin Yu shrugged. "I don't even know what you're imagining. Can you tell me? What made Kakashi blush?"
Obito pointed a finger at Lin Yu, the instigator of it all, but couldn't speak for a long time. It was all Teacher Lin Yu's doing! And now he was asking me! This was infuriating!
"Hmph!"
Obito put on a stern face and refused to discuss the matter further. He, Uchiha Obito, would absolutely, absolutely, absolutely never do such a thing again! Never!
"Oh? Since you won't say, let me think... Ah, I remember last time at Kakashi's place, Obito, you accidentally kissed..."
"Stop right there! Shut up!"
Obito frantically interrupted Lin Yu, not wanting to hear him continue! It was the most embarrassing moment of his life!
"Alright, alright, I won't say it then."
Lin Yu glanced at the flustered Obito and narrowed his eyes. "Obito, there are some things we have to face. And didn't you say you wanted to give Kakashi something unique in this world?"
Obito asked, "Teacher Lin Yu, do you know what is unique?"
"Of course!"
"Tell me quickly! Teacher Lin Yu!"
Lin Yu looked at him with the predatory gaze of a wolf eyeing a lamb and murmured, "The most unique gift in this world, Obito, is yourself!"
"Myself?"
Obito was confused at first, not understanding what Lin Yu was saying. It was only when Lin Yu pointed to his own lips that Obito had a sudden realization! *This... why are we talking about this again! I really don't want to kiss Kakashi again!*
Obito despaired, even contemplating jumping off the cliff. He suppressed the thought and said bitterly, "Teacher Lin Yu, isn't there any other way?" Obito regretted ever saying he would give Kakashi a unique gift.
*Slap!*
Obito suddenly punched himself. He had truly sold himself out this time! Lin Yu didn't understand why Obito hit himself, but recalling the previous example of Minato Namikaze, he felt his success was within reach!
Lin Yu escalated his efforts. "Obito, you can completely disregard worldly perceptions and treat this as encouragement for a good friend!"
"Encouragement?"
Obito was taken aback, then pouted. "Then, Teacher Lin Yu, have you ever received such encouragement?"
"Uh..."
*Damn, Obito hasn't gotten any dumber! Was Minato just an anomaly?* Lin Yu was stumped by Obito's question and quickly changed tactics. "Obito, there's nothing truly unique in this world except that we are all born unique. Therefore, you..."
"Then I've changed my mind! I'll just pick out a random gift for Kakashi." Obito wore a look of "you can't trick me." I, Uchiha Obito, may not be smart, but I'm not an idiot!
Lin Yu's expression changed. This wouldn't do; if he changed his mind, how would his mission be accomplished? "Obito, think about it again. Once words are spoken, they can never be taken back. Language is a sharp blade. Kakashi has already heard that you want to give him something unique. If you give him a casual item as a gift, he will be very sad!"
Kakashi: No! I definitely won't be sad! If Obito kisses... then I'll cry!
Obito felt Lin Yu's words made sense and became conflicted again. "Teacher Lin Yu, you're right. Then what should I do?"
Lin Yu sighed. "I can only guide you. As for the choice, it still has to be made by yourself!" *If I could force it, I'd shove you onto Kakashi's face and you wouldn't be able to get off!*
"Obito, you must understand that a ninja's life is very fragile. Sometimes two people might pass by each other and never meet again in this lifetime."
Obito's face changed, and he looked very nervous. "How could that be!"
"So sometimes you need to let yourself go, bravely face unknown challenges! Don't let your future self have any regrets!"
"Teacher Lin Yu, you're saying all this, do you just want me to do that thing again!" Obito stared intently at Lin Yu, not missing a single detail.
"How could that be! Is a teacher someone like that?" Lin Yu adopted a "Danzō-style" poker face, meeting Obito's gaze without blinking.
After failing to glean any information, Obito looked down at the Hidden Leaf Village below and sighed. "Why do I have to bear pressure that doesn't belong to my age? Sigh!"
"Obito, believe in yourself! You can do it!"
"Teacher Lin Yu, I need some quiet time."
Lin Yu: ...Who is Quiet time? Don't you want Kakashi?
...
"Sigh, I wonder if it will succeed this time." Lin Yu looked up at the Hokage Rock. Obito's figure had already disappeared from there. He didn't know where that kid had gone. If it really didn't succeed, then he could only pray that the system would remove his Shuriken Mastery. This thing was useless; take it away, quickly!
"Hmph! Your human thoughts are truly peculiar, especially yours, Uzumaki Lin Yu, wanting to see two boys..."
"Stop right there, Kurama! There's a reason for this!" The Nine-Tails, sealed behind the gate, snorted disdainfully. Human emotions are truly unfathomable! To personally defeat Madara Uchiha, Kurama had paid a hefty price, demanding Lin Yu seal his other half within him. Lin Yu naturally didn't refuse. As for the issue of jinchūriki and tailed beasts being connected by life force, that was not a problem. Once Lin Yu became a Six Paths level existence, with Yin-Yang Release at his disposal, separating the tailed beast would be as easy as drinking water. Besides, Lin Yu truly felt that with his advanced Sage Body, even if the tailed beast was separated, he wouldn't die, though a significant loss of life force was inevitable. At worst, his own Death Realm Flame could regenerate it!
"What reason? You humans just like to find trouble for yourselves and have fun. I've seen countless precedents! Your kind of idea isn't unprecedented!"
Lin Yu's ears perked up, and he asked, "What was the outcome? Did that person succeed?"
Kurama chuckled. "Of course not. It seems they were eventually burned alive as an anomaly!"
*Hiss!*
Lin Yu's whole body broke out in goosebumps. That was being burned alive! That was too brutal! Was the old era so unenlightened?! Lin Yu looked at his Sage Body and breathed a sigh of relief. With my physique, even if you try to burn me with fire release, you won't be able to kill me, right!
Madara Uchiha: I think I heard someone wishing to be burned!