[Favorability from Uchiha Obito +1]
[Favorability from Uchiha Obito +1]
[Favorability from Uchiha Obito +1]
[Favorability Critical Hit Triggered]
[Obtained: Basic Fire Release Mastery x3]
[Detecting three Basic Fire Release Masteries, synthesizing...]
[Obtained: Intermediate Fire Release Mastery x1]
Nohara Moku stared at the series of pop-ups on the system interface, his eyelid twitching.
"Hiss—" He drew a sharp breath in his heart, his gaze quietly darting toward the figure diagonally in front of him. "This progress... isn't it a bit too fast?"
Uchiha Obito was standing in front of the podium, his face flushed red, his mouth opening and closing, unable to squeeze out a single word.
Kumo Yūto waited for a long time before finally unable to help asking, "Student Obito, what is your dream?"
However, Obito didn't hear him at all; he was currently having his blood rush to his head because of the Nohara siblings.
"Probably doesn't have one."
A lazy voice came from the back row, carrying a slightly annoying tone.
Looking toward the source of the voice, it was none other than Kakashi Hatake.
This remark was like a bucket of cold water, and Obito instantly sobered up.
"Who says I don't have a dream!" He slammed the podium, his eyes widening, his voice rising by an octave.
"My dream is—to become the Hokage! When that happens, I will definitely carve my goggles and Sharingan onto my Hokage Rock!"
He paused, took a deep breath, as if brewing some ultimate move.
"And—I want to make other Ninja Villages look at us with new eyes! Make them fear the reputation of the Sharingan! Make them be stunned the moment they see my Hokage Rock! Never dare to attack our Village again!"
After finishing, Obito walked down from the podium and came to Nohara Moku's side.
"Um... hello classmate, can I sit here?"
Nohara Moku looked up, meeting that slightly flushed face due to nervousness, and curved his eyes: "Mm, of course you can."
"Thanks!"
Obito sat down, his heart pounding.
[Favorability from Obito +1]
[Favorability from Obito +1]
[Favorability from Obito +1]
[Obtained: Three-Tomoe Sharingan Trial Card x1]
This!?
Nohara Moku's pupils constricted slightly; he almost couldn't keep a straight face.
He silently scanned the system interface, then glanced at Obito, his heart churning.
This is way too fast, right? I just said "Of course you can."
And this gave me a Sharingan Trial Card?
And it's a Three-Tomoe one?
He calculated rapidly in his heart: "It seems I need to build a better relationship with Obito in the future and harvest more leeks from him."
"No, no!"
Nohara Moku braked just in time, silently brainwashing himself: "How can I think like that? Obito gained emotional value, I obtained rewards, both sides clearly lost nothing, how can this be called harvesting leeks? This is called a win-win! Yes! A win-win!"
Just then, Kakashi Hatake also went up to the podium to start his self-introduction.
"My name is Kakashi Hatake.
I like training with my father, researching new Ninjutsu, and fast moves.
I hate dragged-out battles and wasting time on nonsense.
My dream is to become a strong and respected Ninja like my father!"
After finishing, he turned and walked off the podium, returning to his seat, his expression unchanged from beginning to end.
"Tch."
Obito pursed his lips and whispered to Moku, "Acting all high and mighty, it's really annoying."
Nohara Moku smiled without responding, turning his head to look at his sister beside him.
"We're going up."
He said softly, then took Rin Nohara's hand, and they walked up to the podium together.
Obito's gaze followed those two figures, his eyes fixed.
Sisters... I love them the most!
"Hello everyone, my name is Rin Nohara. My favorite food is strawberries, I hate boiled seafood, my hobby is collecting seashells, and my dream is to become an excellent Medical Ninja, using my power to protect important companions and the Village."
Applause erupted from below.
Obito clapped the most enthusiastically, his palms turning red.
It was Nohara Moku's turn.
He stepped forward, his eyes curving, that exquisite and androgynous face paired with this smile, the lethality was maxed out.
"My name is Nohara Moku."
He paused, his tone light.
"Likes... hmm, I haven't thought about it yet. Dislikes... I don't seem to have anything I particularly dislike. I don't have any dreams. If I really have to say, my dream is to protect my sister's dream."
Someone below whispered: "So gentle..."
Nohara Moku's lips curled slightly, then he continued.
"By the way, I am a bo~y~."
He deliberately slowed down the last three words and elongated the tail end.
The classroom fell silent for a second.
Then—
"Wha... what!? A boy?"
Obito froze in his seat, his pupils shaking, his worldview collapsing.
A boy? That person who looks even better than a girl when smiling, is a boy?
He was just drooling over him, thinking about the sisters...
The impact was too strong, so strong that he felt pain in his chest, so painful it felt like he could activate his Sharingan the next second.
However, amidst these collapsing ruins, something strange quietly emerged.
Obito immediately thought, if Nohara Moku showed a girly expression, like a shy smile...
Or when he wore a skirt, that strong sense of contrast!
"Hehehe..." The corners of Obito's mouth rose uncontrollably, his gaze starting to drift, "It seems... it's not impossible..."
"No, no! What am I thinking?"
Obito shook his head violently, forcibly dragging himself back from the dangerous fantasy.
"Since Moku is a boy, my goal naturally only remains Rin, yes, that's right, that's it!"
He took a deep breath, sat up straight again, his gaze falling on the figure on the podium, a surge of inexplicable gratitude rising in his heart.
"Moku, thank you for helping me realize my true feelings."
[Favorability from Obito +1]
[Favorability from Obito +1]
[Favorability from Obito +1]
[Obtained: Basic Genjutsu Resistance x1]
Nohara Moku had just walked off the podium when the system notification sound rang in his ears.
His steps paused, and he felt terrible.
This favorability... where did it come from?
He had just wanted to tease Obito out of a sudden mischievous whim; logically, shouldn't he be the one shocked to his core?
Why did the favorability increase instead?
At this moment, a terrifying thought emerged in Nohara Moku's mind.
Could it be... that the Obito of this timeline... is gay?
Thinking of this, Nohara Moku felt a chill down his back, subconsciously glancing at Obito, who was sitting upright and looking straight ahead, then quickly withdrew his gaze.
He was just using this appearance to farm system rewards; he never intended to swing both ways!
Even if Obito turns dark later, he could accept it—bros stabbing each other in the back is fine, but absolutely not stabbing anything else!
Wait, if it's Haku...
Nohara Moku's train of thought suddenly took a turn, and the figure of a certain boy appeared in his mind.
Should I... check if the system sells gender-swap potions?
He sat down expressionlessly, while his heart had already started frantically searching the system store.