Because of Obito's drastic change, Grandma Tomori, who had a very good relationship with Obito, didn't recognize him at first.
After Obito revealed his identity, Grandma Tomori began to praise him.
"Oh, Obito, with your current appearance, I didn't recognize you at all! You're really handsome, much handsomer than before."
"Hehe, no way, I've always been pretty handsome."
Obito started to chuckle foolishly; it was the first time he had been praised for being handsome, and it felt incredibly good.
After chatting with Grandma Tomori for a while, Obito walked over to Kannazuki and the others, scratching his head and grinning foolishly.
Kakashi's sharp tongue remarked, "What's so funny? It just means you weren't handsome in Grandma Tomori's eyes before."
Obito's good mood was instantly ruined, and he retorted unhappily, "What nonsense are you spouting! Didn't you hear Grandma Tomori say I'm handsomer than before? That means I was handsome before, and now I'm even handsomer!"
Kannazuki rolled his eyes, "Obito, I can't stand you spreading rumors like this! Back then, you looked no different from an idiot, completely unrelated to handsome. If it weren't for me, you'd still be an idiot!"
Obito's face flushed as he tried to retort, but Kannazuki suddenly snapped his fingers.
"Wait!"
Obito actually waited. Kannazuki turned to ask Rin Nohara beside him, "Rin, do you think Obito is handsome now?"
Rin Nohara nodded, "Mm, handsome."
Obito performed a top-tier 'face-changing' act, his smile instantly becoming incredibly radiant.
Then Kannazuki continued to ask Rin Nohara, "What about the old Obito?"
Facing Obito's expectant gaze, Rin Nohara could only say tactfully, "Each has its own unique charm."
Obito, unable to discern the tactfulness in Rin Nohara's tone, thought she was praising him. He immediately puffed out his chest, as if he had won a battle.
Kannazuki and Kakashi exchanged glances, both twitching the corners of their mouths.
They tacitly stopped talking because there was nothing more to say.
For the first few days, Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara took Kannazuki around Konoha to get acquainted with the area.
The next few days were spent taking Kannazuki out to eat, drink, and play.
Fortunately, Minato Namikaze had given Kannazuki a large sum of money, a reward for his diligent deliveries during those few months in the Land of Grass; otherwise, Obito and their pocket money would not have been enough for Kannazuki's spending.
And the house was also allocated. Because he 'couldn't bear to part' with Minato Namikaze, Kannazuki still wanted to freeload meals at Minato Namikaze's house, so at Kannazuki's strong request, the new house was right next door to Minato Namikaze.
Now Kannazuki had a new home in Konoha, and with the help of Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara, all the furniture in the new house was also set up.
To show his gratitude, Kannazuki treated the three of them to dango.
Because dango was the cheapest.
As for why Minato Namikaze wasn't invited.
Because Minato Namikaze had been leaving early and coming home late every day recently, Kannazuki didn't even have a chance to treat him.
Kannazuki knew where Minato Namikaze went just by thinking about it—he must have gone to find Uzumaki Kushina.
Every morning, the radiant smile on Minato Namikaze's face when he left almost blinded Kannazuki.
However, when he returned at night, that smile vanished, and he looked very tired, making Kannazuki a bit embarrassed to disturb him next door.
The reason Minato Namikaze was so tired was because he was currently learning Sealing Techniques with Uzumaki Kushina every day.
If it were only learning Sealing Techniques, Minato Namikaze wouldn't be so tired. He was also spending his nights in the training ground trying to figure out how to develop the Rasengan, which is why he was so exhausted.
As for Jiraiya, he couldn't even be found, so Kannazuki couldn't treat him either.
Kannazuki, having had enough fun, originally wanted to stay home today and do things he liked.
Such as reading books, researching puppets, and metals.
The last time Kannazuki's legs were destroyed still bothered Kannazuki, so Kannazuki wanted to find a harder, tougher metal to reconstruct Kannazuki's skeletal parts.
Moreover, Kannazuki hadn't been alone like this for a long time, and this feeling of solitude was too comfortable, giving him a sense of being able to do whatever he wanted.
However, the ideal was plump, but reality was skinny.
Although he had told Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara yesterday when they parted that he wouldn't go out today, Kannazuki knew it was that kid Obito from the forceful knocking.
Kannazuki opened the door and said displeased, "Hey, Obito, didn't I tell you yesterday? I'm not going out today!"
Obito said to Kannazuki with a serious expression, "I need your help, Kannazuki!"
Seeing Obito so serious, Kannazuki asked suspiciously, "What kind of help?"
Obito said a little awkwardly, "Rin's birthday is in three days, so I want to..."
Kannazuki's face instantly showed a 'I understand' smile, and he teased, "You want to ask me for advice on what gift to give Rin?"
Obito nodded, "Yes, I want to give her something different this year."
Kannazuki asked curiously, "What gifts did you used to give Rin?"
Obito recalled, "Last year, I gave Rin a Kunai. That Kunai wasn't an ordinary Kunai, you know; it had my name engraved on it. Then the year before last, I gave Rin face paint, and the year before that, I gave her goggles..."
Obito listed them off to Kannazuki as if they were precious family heirlooms.
Kannazuki's face darkened as he listened, "Stop, stop, stop! Don't say another word! What kind of stuff did you give her?!"
Obito asked puzzled, "What's wrong? Don't you think they're good? These were all gifts I carefully selected. For example, the face paint, Rin loves to put two streaks of face paint on her face, so I chose my favorite orange-yellow and gave it to Rin.
And that Kunai, because it has my name engraved on it, Rin can remember me every time she uses that Kunai, which means I'm fighting alongside her..."
As he spoke, Obito himself started to get shy.
Kannazuki was speechless, almost unable to catch his breath.
"Have you ever seen Rin's face paint in orange-yellow? Have you seen Rin wear goggles? Have you seen Rin use the Kunai with your name engraved on it? She might use the Kunai, but it's probably already been thrown at an enemy."
Kannazuki's questions left Obito speechless.
Because he really hadn't seen Rin Nohara wear goggles or put orange-yellow face paint on her face.
Obito tilted his head, confused, "Why?"
Kannazuki retorted, "Idiot, who gives a gift that they themselves like? You should definitely give what Rin likes!"
Obito slammed his right fist into his left hand, "That makes sense! Does that mean I've been giving the wrong gifts all this time?!"
"Remove the 'does that mean,' you fool! And you call yourself pursuing Rin? The fact that Rin is still good friends with you proves that Rin has an incredibly good temper!"
Kannazuki was truly speechless. If Obito intended to pursue Rin in such a manner, it would be more reliable for him to spend some money customizing a Human Puppet at the Puppet Shop he would open in the future.
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