Chapter 29: Chapter 29: Finally Meeting Minato, Obito's Guilt
As the sun set in the evening, a group of academy students gathered together and enjoyed a delicious meal.
Due to the ninja's three prohibitions, minors were not allowed to drink alcohol, so everyone ordered juice as a substitute.
"""Cheers."""
They clinked their glasses and drank the juice in one go.
The scene at this moment was so beautiful. Everyone's face was filled with pure foolishness. Even Obito, who was in such an atmosphere, couldn't help but be infected.
But he didn't know how long this beauty could last. War would make people feel pain, and war would also make people grow...
'Well, enjoy the moment while it lasts,' Thinking this, Obito also joined the army of people devouring barbecue.
The meal was enjoyed by both the guests and the hosts. Even the staff of the Akimichi barbecue restaurant tolerated the fact that these academy students had brought dumplings in to eat, which was quite an excessive thing...
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The next day, Obito got up early, exercised for a while, and then headed to the academy to attend the graduation ceremony held by the academy.
On the way, an old lady was struggling to move forward with a lot of bags.
'Not again, I left earlier this time, and it's still happening?', Obito couldn't help but suspect that these old men and old ladies might be White Zetsu in disguise, specifically here to block him?
There was no way he could ignore such a thing.
Fortunately, he was no longer the Obito of the past.
He formed hand seals.
"Shadow Clone Technique."
Instantly, a clone identical to him appeared beside him.
"I'll go to the graduation ceremony, you stay here and help the old lady," Obito said to the clone.
The clone immediately patted its chest, "Don't worry, leave this to me."
And so, Obito continued towards the academy, finally arriving on time this time.
After a not-too-long graduation speech and the Third Hokage's lecture on the Will of Fire, Obito successfully received his graduation certificate.
Then, he and Rin went to the training ground to meet their Jonin instructor.
When the two arrived, Minato Namikaze and Kakashi Hatake were already waiting.
Obito immediately saw that golden-haired figure, unchanged from when he saw him decades later during the Fourth Great Ninja War.
He lowered his head in guilt.
Since his rebirth, he had been avoiding Minato-sensei intentionally or unintentionally.
But what was coming would still come...
Minato-sensei was actually a very punctual person. In his memories, at the beginning, it was always him who was late, and Minato-sensei who was waiting for him.
When did all this start to change?
It was... when the war began.
From then on, Minato-sensei became busy, constantly shuttling between the village and the battlefield, always being late for their scheduled meetings.
Perhaps it was because Minato-sensei had the fastest speed in the ninja world that he bore more responsibilities, needing to support various places without rest, always being a step too late at critical moments...
In his previous life, for a long time, he blamed Minato-sensei for not arriving in time to save Rin. But now that he thought about it, it was completely misplaced anger. How could Madara not deliberately keep Minato-sensei away when executing his plan?
'I... was simply not human.'
The more Obito thought about it, the lower his head dropped, and he even couldn't help but step back slightly, hiding his figure behind Rin.
Minato Namikaze watched this scene from a distance, somewhat puzzled.
He awkwardly smiled at Kakashi, "Kakashi, do I look very fierce? Did I scare Obito?"
Kakashi couldn't help but sigh inwardly, 'If the future Obito described is true, then he just doesn't know how to face you, Minato-sensei.'
But on the surface, Kakashi naturally couldn't say that. He said somewhat unnaturally, "Perhaps Obito just feels guilty towards you, Minato-sensei."
Minato was suspicious, "Is that so? But Obito hasn't done anything to wrong me?"
Just as Minato was hesitating whether to soften his attitude and take the initiative to greet them, Rin had already quietly grabbed Obito's hand.
"Obito, don't be afraid. I said I would face everything with you," After saying that, Rin pulled Obito forward. Before Obito could react, she had already bowed deeply to Minato Namikaze, more than 90 degrees.
Minato was startled. This was more than the usual student bow, it was like a serious apology.
He quickly said, "You're not late. Kakashi and I arrived early because we had nothing to do this morning. You don't need to do this."
Rin shook her head and said seriously, "No, Minato-sensei, Obito has indeed done something very, very wrong to you. It's really excessive, even I think it's very, very excessive. I'm just apologizing on his behalf, hoping to get your forgiveness."
Minato was stunned. He couldn't help but wonder if he had had some contact with Obito in the past that left a very serious psychological shadow on this child? But after thinking for a long time, he didn't find anything unusual, so he could only scratch his head, "Maybe it's just some small matter, I've already forgotten, hahaha."
At this time, Obito finally mustered his courage. He raised his head and said slowly, "Minato-sensei, there are some things I can't tell you now, but I will tell you in the future."
"Rin is right, I have indeed done something very excessive, and I don't even dare to hope for your forgiveness."
After saying that, Obito knelt down and performed a deep bow to Minato, "But I will do my best to make up for it. If one day, Minato-sensei knows the truth and wants to take my life, I will have no complaints."
Minato was more and more confused as he listened, but he quickly came to Obito and helped him up, smiling, "Obito, although I don't know what happened, let's just say something really happened. If you don't want to say, I won't ask."
"But, no matter what happened, I forgive you. Now that you've been assigned to Team 7, you're my student. If a student does something wrong, it's the teacher's responsibility."
Obito's tears couldn't help but flow down.
Minato-sensei forgave him as always, but because of this, it only increased the guilt in his heart.
He choked up, "M-Minato-sensei, you will always be my best teacher."
Minato gently patted Obito's head, then his expression became serious as he took out a pair of bells and tied them to his waist.
"However, to become my student, you still need to pass the final test. Come and take them, take the bells from me."
After a pause, Minato continued.
"Originally, I would have said that there are only two bells, and the one who doesn't get one will be eliminated. But from what just happened, I can already tell that you have a very deep bond, so I won't test whether you see each other as companions. I'll only test your strength and teamwork," Minato's eyes sharpened.
"Come on, get serious, come at me with the intent to kill me, and if you can take the bells, the whole team passes!"
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