[{"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-203":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},1341398,1785,"Chapter 203 200: Emotional Damage","naruto-reborn-as-uchiha-obito-chapter-203",203,"\u003Cp>The examiners regained their composure, though their hands trembled ever so slightly as they shuffled their clipboards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One coughed quietly, his eyes darting between the Snow Hidden Village team and the Sand siblings, weighing the likelihood of a full-blown battle breaking out right here and now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But nothing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, neither team spoke again. The Sand team joined them in the rest area, settling into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, on the other side, inside the hotel where the Snow Hidden team was staying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock… knock…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft knock sounded at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the room, Yugao frowned slightly and let out a quiet sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment that person entered the hotel, she had already sensed who it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief pause, she stood up and walked over, opening the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yugao…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the door opened and he saw that familiar yet distant face, Hayate Gekkō couldn't hide the emotion in his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast to Hayate's barely contained excitement, Yugao's expression remained calm. There was no visible reaction to his appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there something you need?\" she asked, standing firmly in the doorway, neither stepping aside nor inviting him in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yugao… I'm glad to see that you're still alive,\" Hayate said quickly, a hint of relief in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you… doing well? After all these years?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she still didn't invite him inside, a trace of sadness flickered across his face, mixed with confusion. Still, he pushed it aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's been so long, he thought. Of course she'd be guarded. That's fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Yugao replied flatly. \"Quite well, actually.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her answer was noticeably restrained compared to his concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then… why did you disappear from the village back then?\" Hayate continued. \"And why are you a shinobi of Snow Hidden Village now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was taken out of Konoha,\" Yugao said lightly. \"From there, I went to the Land of Water, and eventually to the Land of Snow. That's all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Taken?\" Hayate's eyes widened. \"Who took you away?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the words left his mouth, he had unknowingly stepped on a landmine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yugao's gaze darkened, a trace of displeasure surfacing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you interrogating me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No—! I just meant—\" Hayate faltered, coughing lightly as he tried to recover. \"I didn't mean it like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected such a sharp reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yugao immediately understood what he was trying to say. Her expression remained impassive as she spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want me to return to Konoha, don't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Yes,\" Hayate nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Hokage-sama is willing to negotiate with Snow Hidden Village, and then—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish, Yugao narrowed her eyes. A cold glint flashed through them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did I ever say that I wanted to return to Konoha?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hayate froze for a moment, stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hayate Gekkō,\" Yugao said calmly but firmly, \"to be clear—it's impossible for me to go back to Konoha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know what you're trying to accomplish here,\" she continued, folding her arms across her chest, \"but let me be direct. I have no intention of changing my position. So please, leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yugao—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anxiety crept onto Hayate's face as he tried to say something more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yugao had no interest in continuing this conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand your concern,\" she said evenly. \"As an acquaintance, it's natural to worry. But we're not children anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes were steady as she looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't pry into my life as if you still have that right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief pause, she added calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to rest now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meaning was clear—he was being dismissed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hayate's expression wavered. In a daze, he turned around and quietly took his leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the room, Yugao leaned against the window, watching his retreating figure without a trace of emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…To think he still harbors those feelings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips curled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Disgusting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Hayate could have seen her expression at that moment, he would have been genuinely shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought of it made Yugao feel faintly nauseous. She had endured enough already—yet he still dared to appear before her, overstepping again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her heart, there was only one truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would not allow anyone to look at her that way anymore...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one but her master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>--\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, outside the Forest of Death\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the chief examiner of the second stage, Mitarashi Anko's expression changed drastically after examining the bodies of three Grass Village shinobi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their faces… were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Report this to Hokage-sama immediately,\" Anko ordered sharply, her voice tight with urgency. \"Apply at once for two ANBU squads to enter the Forest of Death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned toward the examiners beside her, eyes burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm going after that bastard myself. Do you understand?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\" the three examiners answered in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, after leaving the hotel, Hayate Gekkō headed straight for the Hokage's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry, Hokage-sama,\" Hayate said, his voice heavy. \"Yugao… refused.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze lowered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She's probably dealing with some kind of trouble…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\" the Third Hokage replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After listening to Hayate's report, Sarutobi asked, \"You believe she's being threatened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Hayate nodded without hesitation. \"If that weren't the case, there's no reason she wouldn't return. Konoha is her home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Hokage frowned slightly, then asked in return:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hayate… have you ever thought about how old she was when she left the village?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Ten years old,\" Hayate answered after a pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right,\" Sarutobi said quietly. \"At that age, setting aside what she may not remember, her actual memories of Konoha amount to only five or six years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tapped ash from his cigarette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And now, twelve years have passed since she left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Hayate steadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In her heart… is Konoha still her home?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words struck heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hayate froze in place, unable to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock. Knock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of knocking broke the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hokage-sama,\" an examiner reported as he entered, \"something has happened in the Chūnin Exams.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see… Orochimaru,\" Sarutobi muttered after hearing Anko's report, drawing deeply from his pipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's gone as far as issuing a threat,\" the examiner continued. \"He made it clear that interfering with the exams would only invite disaster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hokage-sama, what should we do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sarutobi's gaze hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no choice,\" he said firmly. \"The Chūnin Exams will continue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Orochimaru would not act without purpose. 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