"Holy shit, that old bastard actually made Lord Fugaku bow his head."
Obito was also stunned by Fugaku's actions, his voice nearly impossible to contain.
"Idiot, keep it down." Kakashi punched Obito on the head, signaling him to stay quiet.
"Hey, you—" Obito clutched his head, glaring angrily at Kakashi.
"That's right, Obito, keep your voice down." Feng Bai also threw a punch, hitting the spot Obito hadn't covered.
"Hey, even you!" Obito puffed up his cheeks and glared at Feng Bai.
"What's with all the 'hey hey hey'? His name is Kakashi, mine is Feng Bai—remember that. We're your lifesavers, so you'll have to work like a dog to repay us from now on." Feng Bai turned his head away, refusing to look at Obito's expression.
"Damn it, you two—" Any gratitude Obito had felt for being rescued completely vanished. Now he just wanted to show them what it meant to be an Uchiha.
Hmph, I'm not scared—unless you put on a tiger mask.
Secretly observing Obito's expression and seeing his indignant look, Feng Bai nearly burst out laughing.
On the other side, the "confrontation" between Fugaku and Danzō continued.
Calling it a confrontation was generous—it was really just Fugaku unilaterally backing down.
Fugaku was well aware of how his clansmen treated Obito on a daily basis.
But that was just how the Uchiha were.
Uchiha clan members could act according to their whims, but the clan leader had many more things to consider.
Fugaku, who devoted all his energy to balancing relations with the village, had no spare time to deal with bullying among the clan's children.
"Since Clan Leader Fugaku understands the situation, this old man won't overstep his bounds. It's just children playing around—we adults have no need to interfere." Danzō, who had originally only intended to teach the Uchiha a lesson, accepted Fugaku's olive branch. He was so reasonable that Fugaku began to wonder, "Is this guy really that bastard Danzō?"
"Oh, so this old bastard is actually a parent too. I wonder which poor soul is his kid." Obito, who had grown up hearing stories about Danzō, gaped in amazement. Completely forgetting he'd just been beaten by the other two, he gleefully nudged Feng Bai with his elbow, not noticing the other's expression at all.
"You think you're being funny?" Feng Bai looked at Obito with a deadpan expression.
"Uh..." Even someone as dense as Obito now sensed something was wrong, though he couldn't pinpoint what.
"A parent..." What Obito had noticed, Fugaku naturally noticed too.
There were only three children present. Excluding Kakashi, whose features were distinctive, that left only...
I see—Danzō is actually Obito's real father! Crossed out
That black-haired child with the adorable face!
Fugaku broke out in a cold sweat from his discovery.
That Danzō—the one who stinks up the toilet, farts loudly, and spends all day doing inhuman things—actually has a child!
How shocking was this news to Fugaku? Put it this way: if someone told him tomorrow that Danzō and the Third Hokage were together, it wouldn't be as earth-shattering as learning Danzō had a child.
Damn, no wonder this trivial matter alarmed the old bastard. I thought I was backing down so quickly because I suspected this was a trap set by Danzō and Sakumo Hatake, and I was afraid of falling into it—that's why I was so subservient.
This is bad. Yamei actually tried to attack Danzō's child just now. The relationship between the Uchiha clan and the higher-ups is already tense—now this gives them a perfect excuse to punish us.
When did Obito get involved with these two?
"What is the young master's name?" Fugaku forced out a smile.
"Feng Bai. Shimura Feng Bai." Danzō spoke the name, emphasizing the pronunciation of "Shimura."
Obito, as if discovering something incredible, said to Feng Bai: "Hey, did you hear that? That old bastard's son has the same name as you. What a coincidence... uh..."
Now Obito finally realized what had been wrong earlier.
"You... he..." Obito looked helplessly between Feng Bai's delicate young face and Danzō's aged visage, completely unable to connect them as father and son.
"What an idiot." Kakashi was fed up with the clown beside him. He was already regretting greeting Feng Bai—no, he shouldn't have gotten to know him at all.
"I think you should stop talking, Obito." Looking at Obito with pity, Feng Bai shook his head helplessly. This guy really doesn't take a jōnin's hearing seriously. All those things you said insulting Danzō just now have probably been written down in Root's little notebook.
Looks like our second Sage of Six Paths might meet his end before his career even takes off.
"What a fine name indeed." Turning toward Feng Bai with an apologetic smile, Fugaku put on his best diplomatic face: "I'm terribly sorry for the trouble. I'll properly discipline Yowan and the others when I return."
Feng Bai nodded in response.
"Please, carry on, Captain Fugaku." Waving his hand to indicate Fugaku didn't need to linger in his presence, Danzō walked over to Feng Bai's side.
He first glanced at the trembling Obito, then at Kakashi who had turned away and wasn't speaking, finally resting his gaze on Feng Bai: "Get home early."
With that, Danzō led his Root operatives away.
"Ahem, Clan Leader..." Seeing Danzō leave, Obito breathed a sigh of relief, then looked fearfully toward Fugaku in the distance.
Seeing Obito looking at him, Fugaku nodded. He glanced at Feng Bai and Kakashi but didn't say much—just told Obito that someone would question him about the specific details of this incident after they returned to the clan compound.
Then he forcibly led Yamei and the others away.
"Captain, we're just leaving like this?" Looking back resentfully at Feng Bai and the others, Uchiha Yamei gritted his teeth, still wanting to struggle.
"Enough. Let's investigate this matter properly first. I know Obito—though he's not very bright, he's not someone who starts trouble." Fugaku directly cut off Yamei's words, speaking coldly.
"But—" Uchiha Yamei still wanted to argue.
"But what? Why didn't you say everything you wanted to say in front of Danzō?" Seeing his clansman still being stubborn, Fugaku's tone carried a hint of anger.
Seeing Fugaku get angry, Uchiha Yamei finally shut his mouth, though his eyes still held deep resentment.
"Don't get involved in this matter anymore. I'll assign someone else to investigate." Knowing that leaving this matter to Yamei wouldn't yield any results, Fugaku simply took responsibility for it himself.
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