Chapter 225: Strange

Before Obito could sort out his chaotic thoughts, a new change occurred.

Heh! Heh! Heh!

This time, see where you little brats can escape to!

A gloomy, piercing male voice came from behind Obito and Yeyuan Lin. Although they hadn't seen the person's appearance, just hearing the voice made Obito, who was fleeing together with Yeyuan Lin, shiver.

That voice is really unpleasant!

How could you be here, Kakashi?

Seeing that escape was impossible, Yeyuan Lin stopped, looked toward the thin, tall Rock ninja behind them, and tried to learn from the enemy's mouth the current status of her comrades.

Your companions? Of course they're already dead!

Seeing their prey stop, this gloomy-faced Rock ninja didn't rush to attack, leisurely blocking their escape route and chatting with them.

You're talking nonsense... Kakashi is a genius of the village; how could he be defeated so easily! Moreover, there's also Minato teacher...

Hearing this news, Obito could not accept it at all. That Kakashi, who graduated at five and became a Chunin at six, how could he be so easily defeated by the enemy?

And their teacher, that famous Huangse Shanguang, the fastest man in the Ninja World, how could people like them...

Genius?

Do you think only your Leaf Village has geniuses? Know that the one who held back that Huangse Shanguang was our Rock Ninja Village's Explosives Unit, the youngest Jonin!

And the one who killed that white-haired guy just now is also no ordinary character, possessing a rare bloodline limit of our Rock Ninja Village!

While speaking, this Rock ninja also bared his white teeth, his face full of a ferocious expression.

This... this is absolutely impossible...

After all, Kakashi is still young, and his teacher just had his arm injured; he saw that too.

Obito, choked by the enemy's few words, was momentarily at a loss for words and didn't know how to respond.

All he could do was keep talking tough!

Obito! Don't be fooled by the enemy! Teacher and Kakashi are definitely fine, just held up somewhere! You go first, I'll block the enemy, remember to return to the village for help!

After saying that, Yeyuan Lin rushed forward holding a kunai. Obito beside her stared, mouth agape.

He had never seen Yeyuan Lin like this before!

The opponent is actually a medical ninja; on every mission, she's always been behind him and Kakashi, and he never expected this side of her.

Hurry up and go!

Seeing him still dazed, Yeyuan Lin shouted a rebuke, her expression anxious, and then engaged the enemy in combat.

However, as Obito Uchiha, how could he abandon Yeyuan Lin and flee alone?

He let out a loud shout and joined the battle.

Yeyuan Lin! You go first, I'll hold this guy!

While fighting the Rock ninja, Obito still found time to say to Yeyuan Lin.

He had already decided that, even if he had to sacrifice his own life, he would make sure Yeyuan Lin returned safely to the village; this was the one thing he must accomplish no matter what.

You two little brats, what does being a ninja mean? Playing house?

Seeing these two little brats, at this point they were still shoving each other aside, and this gloomy-faced Rock ninja exploded.

He roared, drew the ninja sword from his back, and slashed at the two little brats.

Yeyuan Lin! Be careful!

Because of their positioning, the attack range of this sword covered Yeyuan Lin's body, and with the opponent's tall, thin figure, the outcome of Yeyuan Lin being decapitated was right before their eyes.

Watching from the side, Obito's eyes were about to burst.

Then, without regard for his own safety, he lunged forward, using his body to block that blade's light for Yeyuan Lin.

【Unfortunately! In the end, he still didn't manage to confess!】

At the last moment of his life, this guy Obito Uchiha, the thought that popped into his mind was exactly this, and there was no one else.

Pff!!

A blade of pure, bright light flashed, followed by the sound of the blade cutting into flesh. There was also the warm splash on his body and the bloody smell.

……

Huh?

Obito Uchiha, who was closing his eyes awaiting death, felt no pain or discomfort at all, not even a strange sensation in his neck.

He opened his eyes, feeling somewhat dazed.

This is...

Before he could think much, his hands felt a weight, as if something had fallen into them.

He lowered his head to look!

Obito stood there, stunned!

……

Ah!!!

A hoarse, anguished howl erupted from Obito's mouth, truly making listeners heartbroken and bringing tears to those who hear.

All that could be seen was Obito's hands holding a head!

It was none other than Yeyuan Lin!

And at this moment, Yeyuan Lin had not yet completely stopped breathing; her mouth opening and closing, she was mechanically saying:

"Obito... quick... quick... escape... escape... escape..."

"Yeyuan Lin..."

Seeing this scene, Obito Uchiha truly felt his whole world suddenly lose its luster.

It turned pitch black, with no light at all!

Clearly we had agreed that I would keep watching myself.

I still haven't surpassed Kakashi, haven't become Hokage, haven't confessed my feelings to Lin, and haven't……

How could this be… how could this be… all of this… must be all fake… fake!

Lin… she… she…

……

Senior, is this really okay?

Don't worry! There's no problem, it's just a genjutsu! At most let this guy rest for a few days!

But… tomorrow is the day of Obito's Chunin exam practical test!

At this moment, inside One Joy Ramen, Yeyuan Lin stared oddly at Obito, who was slumped over the table and chair.

She turned to ask the nearby Dong Shilang!

Just moments ago, when Obito asked how to activate the Sharingan, the other merely glanced at him, then a flash of blood-red light flickered in their eyes.

Obito then collapsed onto the table!

Just as she was about to check Obito's condition, Senior Dong Shilang stopped her, offered no explanation, and simply told her to wait.

Seeing this, she also did not insist on waking Obito.

As time passed, she, as a medical ninja, also discovered that this genjutsu affecting Obito was quite complicated; if mishandled, he could end up bedridden for several days.

This also made her expression become even more strange!

Senior couldn't be unwilling to let Obito participate in the Chunin exam, could he? Otherwise, how could……

If it weren't for the fact that the other is Obito's fellow clansman senior, the Sharingan she just saw in their eyes—same as Obito usually boasts about—would make her suspect they were a spy infiltrating Leaf Village, tasked with assassinating the village's geniuses.

Eh! That's going a bit too far for a genius!