Obito, who had thought Shindai was dead, found that Shindai was not only alive but also spoke with full vigor, leaving Obito stunned and staring fixedly at Shindai.
Shindai summoned Kannazuki, controlling Kannazuki to use its body to block the Kunai heading towards Obito.
Before Shindai could show off in front of Obito, several specially shaped Kunai landed in front of the Iwa Ninja.
"Swish~"
Minato Namikaze made a dazzling entrance.
"Swish swish swish~"
With each 'swish,' an Iwa Ninja's life vanished.
Soon, all these Iwa Ninja were dealt with by Minato Namikaze.
Minato Namikaze scanned Obito, Kakashi, Rin Nohara, and Shindai, then said with a smile, "It's good that you're all fine; luckily, I made it in time."
Obito was still staring fixedly at Shindai, and Shindai felt a chill down his spine under Obito's Three-Tomoe Sharingan gaze.
Shindai forced out a 'brilliant' smile and gave Obito a thumbs-up: "Yo, Obito, congratulations! You've awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, that's amazing, you're awesome~"
Minato Namikaze looked at Obito in surprise: "Obito, have you awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan?"
Obito nodded, then asked Shindai, "Why?"
Shindai scratched his face and chuckled dryly: "I was just thinking of faking an injury to test if there were any other hidden enemies around; that Iwa Ninja could turn invisible, so maybe there were other Iwa Ninja also hidden, right? I didn't mean to deceive you; Rin called you over earlier to tell you I was fine, who knew that…"
Obito ran towards Shindai.
Shindai was about to move to escape, but on second thought, he stopped.
Never mind, Obito was so sad just now; taking a beating might make Obito feel better, and it would be bad if he didn't vent and ended up turning dark.
Obito directly crashed into Shindai, and before Shindai could cry out in pain, Obito hugged Shindai tightly, saying with a choked voice, "I, I thought you were dead… It's so good that you're not dead… So good."
Minato Namikaze, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara smiled as they watched Obito and Shindai.
Shindai was certainly moved to see Obito so worried about him, but emotion aside, Shindai became even more certain of his own suspicions.
Shindai, with a subtle expression, advised, "Obito, you know, my dream is to have two beautiful and gentle wives. Even if we ignore your gender, you're not beautiful, nor are you gentle, so you don't meet my criteria for a partner! How about… you reconsider Rin?"
Kakashi and Rin Nohara's smiles instantly vanished without a trace, their deadpan expressions arriving, albeit a bit late.
Minato Namikaze's smile also turned into a helpless one.
Obito released Shindai, stared at Shindai's face for a few seconds, and then…
"Go to hell! Bastard!"
Obito suddenly headbutted Shindai, his forehead colliding with Shindai's forehead.
With a "Duang~" sound.
Obito and Shindai both felt dizzy simultaneously, spun around a few times, and then sat down on the ground.
...
A moment later, Rin Nohara was treating the wounds of Obito, Shindai, and Kakashi.
"Shindai! Don't move!"
When Rin Nohara was bandaging the knife wound on Shindai's right chest, Shindai kept poking the angry Obito's back with his finger, making it impossible for Rin Nohara to properly bandage the wound.
Shindai raised his right arm for Rin Nohara to bandage properly, but his mouth kept going: "Obito, don't be mad, I didn't mean to fake my death. The situation was critical at the time, and I also wanted to see if there were any other enemies. I was doing it for the team, you know."
"Hmph! You don't even know what I'm angry about!"
Obito was truly infuriated by Shindai; he considered Shindai his best friend, yet Shindai thought he was lusting after him!
Was Rin Nohara not good enough? The person he liked would always be Rin Nohara; he could never like anyone else, let alone a man!
Kakashi asked Minato Namikaze, "Minato-sensei, why are you here?"
Minato Namikaze explained, "Iwa Ninja Jonin Higashi Shinin led 50 elite Iwa Ninja to attack the Land of Fire. Konoha's frontline defense force, led by Konoha Jonin Mimura Hamaki, was defeated, with only 4 survivors. I rushed there, killed all those Iwa Ninja, and obtained intelligence: a 20-person Iwa Ninja squad was heading in your direction to reinforce three Iwa Ninja and then guard Kannabi Bridge.
I suspected that one of those three Iwa Ninja might be the one you, Kakashi, killed with Chidori earlier, so I immediately rushed over."
Shindai turned his head and asked, "Minato-sama, are you leaving again after this?"
Minato Namikaze shook his head and said, "No, I'm not leaving. Next, I'll join you all to blow up Kannabi Bridge!"
Shindai was overjoyed: "That's great!"
With Minato Namikaze here, there was no need to worry about Obito's safety. Now, as long as Kannabi Bridge was blown up, the war would truly enter its final stage.
As long as the war ended, there would be no need to worry about Obito being captured and brainwashed by Uchiha Madara.
"Hmph!"
Just as Shindai was immensely happy, Obito let out a heavy snort through his nose.
Obito couldn't stand to see Shindai happy right now; couldn't he see that he was unhappy? Why wasn't he quickly trying to appease him again!
"Oh, Obito, don't be unhappy! These are all minor things. Look, you've now awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, the Mangekyo Sharingan! The strongest eyes of the Uchiha Clan. The Uchiha who have awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, besides you… uh, not necessarily, but in short, you're incredibly amazing within the Uchiha Clan now! Who would dare look down on you? Right?"
Shindai suddenly thought of Uchiha Shisui of the Uchiha Clan; the name Shisui of the Body Flicker was still quite renowned, but Shindai had not yet met Uchiha Shisui and didn't know if Uchiha Shisui had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.
And then there was Uchiha Fugaku; it was also unclear if he had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan.
If both of them had, then besides Uchiha Madara, Obito was currently the third person in the Uchiha Clan to possess the Mangekyo Sharingan.
Hearing Shindai say that, Obito's mood improved considerably.
Indeed, now that he had awakened the Mangekyo Sharingan, which of his clan members would dare call him a dead last again!
"Hmph hmph~"
From Obito's two 'hmphs,' Shindai clearly sensed a feeling of happiness.
So Shindai immediately pressed his advantage, showering Obito with all sorts of flattery, making Obito so elated that his soul almost floated away, successfully cheering Obito up again and causing them to bicker.
After resting for a night, Minato Namikaze once again led the team to blow up Kannabi Bridge.
Because the Iwa Ninja who were supposed to guard Kannabi Bridge had already been eliminated by Obito and Minato Namikaze, Kannabi Bridge had no guards whatsoever.
Shindai and the others covered the bridge with explosive tags and then detonated Kannabi Bridge.
As Kannabi Bridge was destroyed, Shindai noticed a place that seemed to have special markings, which caught his attention.
However, these markings were quickly buried by rubble, but Shindai remembered them.
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