[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-naruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito":3,"chapter-naruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito-naruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito-chapter-184":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Naruto: Reborn as Uchiha Obito",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1341379,1785,"Chapter 184 181: Converging Winds","naruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito-chapter-184",184,"\u003Cp>\"Stop!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had barely crossed the gate when Konoha's gate guardians intercepted them, standing so stiff and serious that it was almost impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane—two names that were practically inseparable. No matter where one was, the other was always there, as if they were a duo forged by fate itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yugao didn't waste any time. She stepped forward and promptly handed over the Snow Hidden Village identification certificate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, so it's all of you from Snow Village. Welcome!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Izumo said with a friendly smile as he glanced over the document.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the very next second, his eyes widened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uzumaki… Karin…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reading the name on the certificate, his gaze shifted to the red-haired girl standing casually within the team—hands in her pockets, personality practically screaming flamboyant confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kotetsu Hagane, standing beside him, narrowed his eyes as well and quietly observed the group more carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something felt off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things didn't look that simple. His nose was barely being held together by bandages, yet it still betrayed him by picking up something suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karin, who had been casually scanning her surroundings, suddenly frowned and raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, what's with that look?\" she said with a teasing smirk. \"You're staring like you've seen a ghost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her sharp mind connected the dots instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had to be her name that threw them off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Any questions?\" Yugao asked calmly, her voice steady and unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kimimaro, Haku, and Hinata also turned their attention toward the gate guards, each wearing a different expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"N-No, no problem at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Izumo hurriedly shook his head, returned the certificate, and stepped aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, go right in!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After offering a brief acknowledgment, Yugao led the trio into Konoha Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karin didn't spare the duo another glance. Instead, her eyes lit up with curiosity as she looked around the village—one renowned throughout the entire ninja world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the group had fully entered, Kotetsu leaned closer and lowered his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Izumo… what should we do now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Izumo waved the reports in his hand lazily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's nothing that'll give us a headache, so relax.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?\" Kotetsu asked, slightly startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Idiot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Izumo shot him a deadpan look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I mean is that I'll report this to Hokage-sama, and he'll be the one with the headache. He can deal with it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ohhh…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kotetsu finally caught on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You stay here and keep watch. I'll go report this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it. Leave it to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kotetsu waved dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Izumo vanished in a blur, leaving the gate behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he was gone, Kotetsu grinned to himself, sliding a finger across his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heh… fooled him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's no way I'm delivering something troublesome like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, inside Konoha—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karin stopped walking suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone behind her nearly crashed straight into her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kimimaro halted instantly, already half-turned, eyes sharp. \"Is something wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Karin said, squinting around. \"Something worse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sniffed the air slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hypocrisy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haku blinked. His already beautiful face somehow looked even cuter when he did that. \"…Hypocrisy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" Karin said solemnly. \"Thick. Sticky. Disgusting. Just like Lord said—this village is crawling with hypocrites.\" She sighed dramatically. \"…I already miss my lord's handsome face.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hinata let out a tiny, accidental giggle before immediately clapping a hand over her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yugao pinched the bridge of her nose. \"We've been here five minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And already I miss Snow,\" Karin continued dramatically. \"At least there, people mind their own business instead of smiling at you like NPCs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A civilian passing by waved cheerfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome to Konoha!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karin waved back lazily. \"Yeah, yeah—thanks, random citizen number twenty-three.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man walked off, visibly confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hinata slowed her steps, her pace faltering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yugao noticed instantly. \"Hinata?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I'm okay,\" she said quickly, then hesitated. \"…It just feels strange.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karin glanced back. \"Homesick?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"N-No. It's not that,\" Hinata said softly, struggling to put it into words. \"It's like… walking into a dream you already woke up from.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kimimaro nodded solemnly. \"…Then it is a place unworthy of nostalgia.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karin stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Bones,\" she said flatly. \"That was weirdly deep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Was it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Noted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere in Konoha...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Hokage's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarutobi Hiruzen sat behind his desk, the room quiet except for the faint crackle of the pipe between his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smoke curled slowly upward as his eyes moved across the report in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brows lowered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uzumaki… Karin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a long, measured puff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name alone was enough to stir up old memories—blood, war, seals, and sins that Konoha had never fully washed away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A red-haired Uzumaki… arriving openly through the front gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Snow Village credentials.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Troublesome,\" Hiruzen muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled smoke through his nose, gaze drifting toward the window overlooking the village rooftops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Uzumaki clan had once been allies. Valuable ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Konoha had repaid that loyalty by doing nothing when they were wiped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now one had walked back in—alive, confident, and carrying no small amount of presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiruzen tapped ash into the tray, eyes narrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And accompanying her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kimimaro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haku.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hinata.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yugao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others lacked surnames—an omission that was suspicious in its own right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the name that truly lingered in his thoughts, even more than Uzumaki Karin, was Hinata.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Perhaps,\" Hiruzen murmured, \"I'm overthinking this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you finish the job?\" Kotetsu Hagane asked when he saw Izumo return, his expression looking a touch more worn than usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, yeah,\" Izumo replied, rolling his shoulders. \"Hokage-sama asked so many questions I think I burned through a year's worth of energy in one sitting.\" He sighed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm really glad I ended up as a gatekeeper. I can't imagine the kind of mess I'd have to deal with otherwise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn right,\" Kotetsu said with a crooked smile. \"We're lucky bastards.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of their old classmates were already dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some had retired early.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others were alive but not really living.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to that, standing guard at Konoha's gate felt like paradise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kotetsu let out a breath—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then suddenly turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Hm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another group was approaching the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three figures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing Kotetsu noticed was the red hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy walked at the center, hands tucked into his sleeves, expression calm to the point of emptiness. Dark circles framed his eyes, giving him a perpetually sleepless look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, a blond girl with twin pigtails walked confidently, a massive folded fan strapped to her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And bringing up the rear—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A boy with purple face paint and a wrapped bundle slung over his shoulder, smirking sinisterly as he glanced around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kotetsu straightened instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Sand Village,\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Izumo followed his gaze, then sighed softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course,\" he said. \"As if today wasn't interesting enough already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red-haired boy stopped a few steps from the gate and lifted his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kotetsu swallowed and forced a professional smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"State your business.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy stared at him for a moment longer than necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then spoke, voice flat and emotionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gaara of the Sand. 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