chsdbacks Chapter 78: Caught in the Act?
Chapter 78: Caught in the Act?
Chapter 78: Caught in the Act?
Upon hearing these inexplicable words, Obito Uchiha's first thought was: "Has the sun risen in the west?"
Has Nohara Shun agreed to let me pursue Rin?
He instinctively put on a shy and bashful expression, lowered his head, and said, "Brother, what do you mean by that?"
"Stop pretending!" Nohara Shun punched him on the shoulder again, this time with some force.
"Don't think I don't know, Lin goes out every night and doesn't come back until the early hours."
"It's all because of you, you annoying brat!"
"Lin thought I didn't know, but I found out a long time ago. You, you—you look honest, but you've got a lot of tricks up your sleeve."
"Alright, considering you're not the smartest but at least persistent, I won't say anything more. Just one thing! You have to treat Lin well!"
Obito Uchiha: !!!
As if struck by lightning, Obito Uchiha was stunned.
He stood frozen in place, his eyes widening in disbelief.
Nohara Shun's words were like a series of exploding tags, bombarding his mind.
"Lin has been running off every night these days, not coming back until dark, and it's all because of you, you annoying brat!"
Obito Uchiha muttered, "He goes out every day and doesn't come back until dark. He goes out every day and doesn't come back until dark—"
"Hey! What's wrong?"
"Are you stupid?"
Nohara Shun noticed something was wrong with him, so he reached out and patted his shoulder. When there was no response, he patted his cheek instead.
"Wake up!"
"Has it relapsed?" *Slap slap!!*
The throbbing pain in his face brought Obito Uchiha back to his senses.
His eyes widened as he stared at Nohara Shun, sending a chill down the back of the latter's neck.
Nohara Shun sensed something was wrong and abruptly withdrew his hand from the face, taking a step back. However, this slight movement caused Uchiha Obito's pupils to contract instantly!
His gaze fell on Nohara Shun's hands.
"Sorry, Obito. My brother stabbed himself in the hand while throwing a shuriken today, so I have to go back and cook for him. I'm leaving now, bye-bye." Rin Nohara's words from not long ago still echoed in my ears.
He looked at Nohara Shun's two perfectly intact hands and his heart clenched violently.
Just as Nohara Shun frowned, trying to figure out what was going on, Uchiha Obito suddenly turned around and ran away!
He ran incredibly fast! It was as if a tailed beast was chasing him; with a whoosh, he kicked up a cloud of dust and quickly disappeared into the street. Nohara Shun was a little confused. After a moment, he waved his hand to disperse the dust in front of him and asked in bewilderment, "What the hell is going on?"
"Lin's boyfriend seems to have something wrong with his head. It seems what I said earlier doesn't count; I still need to check him out again."
Obito Uchiha was naturally unaware of Shun Nohara's thoughts.
At this moment, his heart was pounding violently, the sound of which was like the beating of a drum, and the shock made his brain feel dizzy.
He ran. He ran for his life!
The banks of the Naka River! The back mountain of Konoha!
He visited every single place he could think of that was suitable for a date for young couples in Konoha.
He ran until his legs were weak and his feet ached, but he was completely unaware of it; he just kept running.
The sun sets and the moon rises.
He finally ran out of strength.
Walking through the streets of Konoha, Nohara Shun's words kept echoing in his mind.
"cannot."
"cannot."
"I must have misunderstood."
He muttered to himself.
On the deserted streets, he slowly made his way home.
Passing by Ichiraku Ramen, we saw that Uncle Teji was already packing up to close. Little Ayame, who was lost in thought, noticed his dejected appearance and turned to Teji, saying, "Dad, is that person starving? He looks so sad?"
"How about we cook him a bowl of ramen?"
Typed by hand: "Ayame, we're out of ramen."
Little Iris thought for a moment and said, "Shall we pour him a cup of hot water?"
Typed by hand: "Where did you learn that?"
Acorus: "That's what a really, really handsome older brother once said to me."
Obito Uchiha continued, while the sound of Ichiraku Ramen gradually faded into the distance.
At one point, he walked into a brightly lit shop. He turned around and saw that it was the barbecue restaurant he had mentioned to Nohara Rin not long ago. It was just a pity that the other party had not agreed.
Shaking his head slightly, Obito Uchiha walked dejectedly toward his home. Suddenly, he seemed to hear a familiar voice.
"Eat more. Look how thin you've become. The first rule of ninjas is to eat properly."
"You're kidding me, right? You made this up again, didn't you? I've never heard of such a ninja code."
"Fine, don't believe me then. Hey? This place has pretty good food, have you eaten here before?"
"Um—I overheard someone mention it. Nebula, stop talking and eat more."
"I can't eat too much tonight, and I'm almost full. Shall we go to the Nanhe River after we finish eating?"
"Isn't it a bit late? Isn't it inconvenient for your brother to stay home all the time?"
"It's alright, he's a grown man, don't worry about him. Let's go review the techniques for bandaging fractures. Also, the frogs in the Nanhe River just laid their eggs recently, so we can still catch some tadpoles if we go now."
"--Okay, we'll go take a look later."
Obito Uchiha stood there, dumbfounded.
The voices inside sounded so familiar.
Yet it felt somewhat unfamiliar.
Is it the two of them?
It seems so, because the voice is so familiar.
It didn't seem so, because he felt a bit dizzy and the sounds in his ears seemed unreal.
It felt like a bucket of cold water had been poured over my head, chilling me to the bone.
The aroma of food, the whispers of young men and women, and the bright lights of the shops blend together, revealing the other side of light and warmth: he stands alone on the cold street.
The world isolates me; only they are happy.
But he didn't fit in.
Before this, he had imagined many scenarios of bumping into the two of them.
By the river, or in the back mountain—if we were to run into each other, should we righteously tell Lin to stay away from Shenyue Xingyun, or should we mercilessly expose the other party's lies?
He hasn't decided yet.
Everything happened suddenly.
Then he discovered that he couldn't do anything.
The voice was so close, and all I had to do was take two steps forward and push open the restaurant door to see the truth.
My legs wanted to move forward, but they felt as heavy as if they were filled with lead.
To him, a simple door seemed to hold immense terror.
So, before he even realized what he was doing, his feet automatically started to move backward.
Step by step—getting further and further away from the barbecue restaurant.
He started running as fast as he could.
Through the goggles, the boy's pupils began to flash red, and a black jade appeared in each of his two pupils, which then began to rotate.
Obito Uchiha was unaware of what had happened.
All he knew was that his eyes were a little blurry and warm.
Are those tears?
Tears streamed from the corners of my eyes, trickling through the gaps in my goggles and scattered into the night wind.
Obito Uchiha disappeared down the long street of Konoha.
As long as I didn't see it with my own eyes, nothing happened.
"Lin, still my beloved Lin."
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