Naruto: With Favorabiltity System

Chapter 140

**Afternoon, close to dusk.**

After leaving the memorial stone, Haneda and Obito headed back to the Uchiha clan's compound together.

As they passed a ninja tool shop, they happened to encounter Fugaku and the clan leader.

Fugaku sensed a familiar gaze and turned to look.

Seeing that it was Haneda and Obito, he smiled and said,

"Haneda, long time no see!"

Fugaku walked over and continued,

"I heard you captured Suna's Roshi in the Land of Rivers. Not bad at all."

"It seems you used Lightning Release, right? Yes, Kirin, if I'm not mistaken?"

Upon hearing someone praise Haneda, Obito immediately chimed in excitedly,

"That's right! Haneda defeated the enemy with a single S-rank jutsu, Kirin!"

"At that moment, the Suna ninjas were so stunned they fled in a panic!"

"I heard from Teacher Minato that if it weren't for Haneda's overwhelming victory, Suna wouldn't have ended the war so quickly!"

Obito didn't mention Kakashi at all and attributed all the credit to Haneda. This version differed somewhat from what Fugaku had heard, but knowing the close relationship between Obito and Haneda, he began to suspect.

'Could it be that Haneda single-handedly fought Roshi and achieved the final victory?

Was the Third Hokage forcibly trying to overshadow Haneda's prestige by giving Kakashi credit?'

Fugaku thought about how much Haneda had improved and said happily,

"Is that so, Haneda?"

"I didn't expect you to be so strong already. I've fought against Rasa before; his Sand Gold is quite troublesome."

Haneda smiled and replied,

"It's fine. At that time, I teamed up with Kakashi to defeat him."

"Thanks to his Purple Lightning, ordinary Lightning Release isn't very lethal and is hard to break through Rasa's defenses."

"By the way, Clan Leader, is your father not with you?"

"Father… he went to the hospital to visit Mikoto."

Fugaku recalled how his father's concern for him had noticeably decreased recently and remarked,

"He didn't even come to this mourning; he's basically handed everything over to me."

Listening to Fugaku, Haneda felt that he seemed to harbor some resentment.

But such is the nature of family, especially since the clan leader had already intended to train Fugaku to become a qualified leader.

Haneda smiled and said,

"It's good that Clan Leader is taking care of Sister Mikoto; it's better than being alone in the hospital."

Fugaku felt a pang of guilt, realizing he hadn't accompanied Mikoto in months.

"You're right, Haneda. My father might be afraid that Mikoto will blame me…"

"Want to go out for dinner tonight? It's been a while since we've eaten together."

Haneda glanced at Obito and shook his head,

"Maybe next time. I've already promised a friend to train together tonight."

...

Since the Chūnin exams, Obito had become especially diligent in his training.

Whenever he had free time, he always wanted Haneda to give him pointers.

However, during that time, Haneda had been struggling to master Lightning Release, and then there was the war.

Counting it all up, it had been a long time since he taught Obito about Fire Release.

After the incident where Obito was captured by Scorpion, Haneda began to pay more attention to his friend's personal strength.

This training session was initiated by him, and naturally, Obito shared the same idea.

In a Uchiha training ground located by a lake, Haneda began teaching Uchiha clan jutsu.

"Last time, I taught you that technique, the Phoenix Flower Jutsu; you should have learned it by now, right?" Haneda asked.

Months had passed, and he was no longer sure about Obito's progress with Fire Release.

"That one? It's super easy!"

Obito thought about how his Fire Release had received approval from Teacher Minato, and then he began to form hand signs.

The six hand signs were formed in almost a second, with the speed so fast that his hands left only afterimages.

"Fire Release—Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"

Obito released several fireballs from his mouth while simultaneously pulling out a few shuriken from his waist pouch.

The flames wrapped around the shuriken as they flew toward the lake.

Obito raised his head proudly and said,

"How's that, Haneda? Pretty strong, right? I've been practicing this technique for over three months!"

Haneda chuckled and replied,

"Not bad, but… your control needs some work. It would be better if you could combine it with the Uchiha shuriken manipulation technique."

"For example, like this."

After saying that, Haneda quickly formed hand signs at an even faster speed.

In just a second, the shuriken, accompanied by fireballs, shot out like seeds from a phoenix flower.

As they spread out, they changed positions like an acrobatic performance before finally colliding together.

With a loud explosion, the lake was stirred up with layers of waves.

Obito stared wide-eyed at Haneda's performance.

He had to admit, he had been too proud too soon…

Haneda's Fire Release level was far beyond his own.

"Just now, the shuriken was controlled using wire manipulation. You've already activated your three-tomoe Sharingan, right, Obito?"

"With dynamic vision, you can see clearly. Tonight, I'll teach you the shuriken manipulation technique to use in conjunction with the Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"

"If you learn this technique, you'll definitely have no problem passing the Chūnin exams."

While Haneda said this, he was more worried about Obito's safety.

Many times, Haneda had to go on missions with Sakumo, and Obito and Kakashi were in Minato's squad as well.

In situations where they were separated, Haneda often couldn't protect Obito and the others well.

Just like last time in the hospital, Haneda and Kakashi were busy dealing with Rasa.

Obito, Asuma, and the others left behind in the hospital were ambushed by Scorpion.

To prepare for such situations, Haneda decided to spend time teaching Obito to strengthen his abilities.

...

On the other side, at the location where Haneda's shadow clone was practicing Lightning Release, a masked ninja arrived.

"I am a member of the Anbu under the Hokage."

"Uchiha Haneda, the Hokage would like you to come to the office."

As he spoke, the masked Anbu ninja handed Haneda a mission scroll.

Haneda frowned; ever since he received the sealing book, he had been less inclined to deal with the Third Hokage.

Moreover, his main body was still instructing Obito's training.

"I understand. I'll go in a bit," Haneda replied lightly, taking the mission scroll. The Anbu ninja then left.

As he unfolded the mission scroll, Haneda fell into deep thought.

The Third Hokage actually wants to recruit him into the Anbu?

What does his old friend Danzo think? Isn't he refusing for him?

Haneda silently shook his head.

If it were Clan Leader Fugaku, he would surely be ecstatic to face such an offer, but he was Uchiha Haneda.

He didn't want to take on those mandatory missions, especially when the ones issuing the tasks were the higher-ups in Konoha led by the Third Hokage.

Haneda casually set the intelligence scroll aside and continued to practice.

It wouldn't be suitable for one of his shadow clones to meet the Third Hokage in the Hokage building.

Furthermore, given Haneda's current situation, he could easily follow Tsunade's example of answering when called but ignoring the announcement.

He simply didn't want to cause trouble for the Uchiha or Sakumo and the others; after all, going to meet the Third Hokage would be considered a favor to him.

With that thought, Haneda's shadow clone made a decision.

Once his main body finished instructing around nine o'clock, he would go and decline the Third Hokage's offer.

He could easily come up with an excuse for being late; after all, who wouldn't want to be considered a candidate for the Anbu?