Obito Reborn With Double Kamui

Orochimaru suddenly felt that he had found a direction for his immortality technique.

He licked his lips and let out a low chuckle, "Senior, the Earth Grudge Fear of Takigakure is on the bounty hunter Kakuzu. I know a little about him, and he is not someone easy to mess with."

The masked man also chuckled, "That's your problem. The information I told you is guaranteed to be true."

Orochimaru was filled with curiosity, "Senior, you also mentioned that you know more than one method of immortality…"

The masked man let out a light laugh, "You really are a greedy youngster. Fine…"

He extended another finger, "The second method—have you heard of the puppet technique of Sunagakure?"

Orochimaru was taken aback, then let out a sinister laugh, "Can the puppet technique also achieve immortality?"

The masked man said, "Of course. The puppet technique can refine a living person into a puppet. This technique is called Human Puppet Technique, and its highest form is refining oneself into a puppet. You understand what I mean, right?"

This time, Orochimaru could no longer suppress the upward curl of his lips, "I understand. By turning oneself into a puppet, one avoids aging. Senior, as expected of someone who has lived so long. Just a few words, and you've given me great inspiration. But… is there more?"

"Hey, youngster, don't be too greedy. Do I look like someone who would share knowledge for free?", The masked man pointed at himself.

Orochimaru showed an understanding expression, took out two scrolls from his robe, and tossed them over.

"Senior, one scroll contains Hashirama cells, while the other contains some Wood Release experiment data. Of course, it is not complete."

The masked man caught the scrolls and casually stuffed them into his robe, "I trust you. Just as I did not deceive you, you have no reason to deceive me. After all, deceiving me comes at a great cost."

The masked man slowly extended a third finger, "What do you think about animals compared to plants?"

Orochimaru praised, "Interesting. Very interesting. The lifespan of animals is insignificant compared to some plants."

The masked man said slowly, "I know of a technique that can transform a human into a certain type of plant body. This is quite similar to your research on Wood Release. Moreover, someone has already succeeded in this transformation. I have a living example."

Orochimaru could no longer remain calm. Licking his lips, he said, "Senior, if you can truly provide me with such a plant body for experimentation, I will offer you all the data from my Wood Release experiments."

The masked man nodded, "Then next time, I will bring the materials you need. I hope you will prepare the data I want."

After saying that, the masked man raised his hand and made a wiping motion in front of himself. His figure disappeared as if he had been erased…

Orochimaru silently watched this scene, revealing a contemplative expression.

He suddenly felt that succeeding the Fourth Hokage was no longer an important matter. Perhaps, letting it go didn't matter…

———

At Obito's house, the masked man's figure slowly appeared, and he removed his mask.

Underneath the mask was the grown-up face of Obito.

Poof!

The effect of the Transformation Jutsu disappeared.

Obito returned to his original appearance.

Not far away, Rin was sitting on a chair in the living room. Upon hearing the noise, she immediately stood up and ran over.

"Obito, was everything successful?"

Rin took out a clean white handkerchief and wiped away the blood tears flowing from Obito's eyes.

Obito took out two scrolls from his robe—those obtained from Orochimaru—and smiled, "The Hashirama cells are in hand, along with some research data. Thank you, Rin. It's so late, yet you're still waiting for me to come back."

Since Rin was very worried about Obito's actions that night, she had come to his house specifically to wait for him. If anything unexpected happened, she would be there to assist and take care of him.

Rin blushed slightly, "As long as you succeeded, then it's fine. I won't disturb you anymore. See you tomorrow."

But Obito grabbed Rin's hand, "Rin, it's so late. I don't feel at ease letting you go home alone."

Rin turned to look at Obito and smiled sweetly, "It's okay. If necessary, you can walk me home."

Obito lowered his head, feeling a bit guilty. His face also turned red, and he said in a small voice, "Rin, how about staying at my place for the night? Tomorrow, we can go take pictures together."

Rin looked at Obito gently, "Obito, I can't. My parents would worry."

Obito instantly felt a bit disappointed, "I see… Then I'll walk you home."

Rin nodded and walked toward the door. Just as Obito subconsciously prepared to follow, Rin suddenly clasped her hands behind her back, turned her head, and smiled mischievously, "Actually, since I was worried about you, I already told my parents that I might not come home tonight."

Obito's eyes instantly lit up, and his breathing became rapid, "So… Rin, you really can stay here?"

Rin thought for a moment and, with a slightly shy tone, said, "Then I'll stay… but Obito, you better not have any bad thoughts. Otherwise…"

She raised her small fist.

Obito immediately scratched his head, embarrassed, "What bad thoughts could I have? Hahaha… Rin, I'll set up a bed for you. It's the one my grandmother left behind."

Obito quickly pulled out bedding from the cupboard and set up a sleeping area, placing it right next to his own.

Seeing this, Rin couldn't help but say, "Obito, I often sleep like this at home with my parents, and I did say I'd watch over you for a lifetime… but this is a bit…"

Rin stopped speaking because she saw Obito holding his grandmother's bedding with a sad expression.

Obito spoke softly, "Rin, just this once… Ever since the Kannabi Bridge mission, I've been sleeping alone. I don't even remember how many years it's been…"

Rin's heart suddenly softened, "Obito, this time, you win. Don't think I don't know you're pretending to be pitiful. But just this once."

Obito's expression instantly changed from sadness to joy, "That's great, Rin!"

Rin showed an "as expected" expression, "I knew it…"

But she didn't say anything more, because what Obito said was true. With a sigh, she walked to the bedding and crawled in.

Seeing this, Obito quickly turned off the light and also crawled into his own bedding.

There was only a small gap between them. Obito could even hear Rin's slightly nervous breathing.

Obito reassured her, "Rin, don't worry. You keeping me company like this is already the greatest gift for me. I never deserved to have anything, so this is enough."

Rin suddenly relaxed.

After a moment of silence, she turned her head and stared straight at Obito, "Obito, don't put too much pressure on yourself. Get a good night's sleep."

"Mm."

The two of them gazed at each other silently. Neither spoke again, and at some point, they both closed their eyes…

———

The next day, at the photo studio.

Kakashi and Minato were waiting there.

The photographer was already quite impatient, "Seriously, how long are we going to wait?"

Minato showed an apologetic smile, "Sorry, they should be here soon."

Beside him, Kakashi crossed his arms coolly. It was one thing for Obito to be late, but Rin too…

Suddenly, a thought struck Kakashi.

Could it be that something unexpected happened last night?

But if something really went wrong, Rin would have come to find him. Since she hadn't, that meant everything had gone smoothly.

Aside from that… Rin had gone to Obito's house to wait for him.

'Could it be…'

As if realizing a certain possibility, Kakashi could no longer maintain his cool expression.

His dead-fish eyes rolled upward, "No way, no way… They're only nine years old…"

[T/N: FBI, Open UP!!!]

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