When Shindai left the Hokage Building, he felt completely dizzy.
Shindai thought his refusal of Orochimaru was already very clear, and Orochimaru, being so smart, shouldn't have failed to grasp his meaning.
And what was Hiruzen Sarutobi, that old man, doing?! Why did he inexplicably want him to become Orochimaru's disciple?!
The most infuriating thing was that this old man didn't listen to him, but readily made the decision based on Obito and those other guys' nonsense.
Obito was even 'sarcastically' saying from the side: "Congratulations, Shindai! With Hokage-sama's recommendation, you'll definitely become Orochimaru-sama's disciple! He's one of the Sannin, you know! Minato-sama is also Jiraiya's disciple, who is also one of the Sannin, and he's super amazing!"
Shindai bared his teeth and glared at Obito: "Congratulations, my foot! Who told you to make decisions for me on your own initiative?!"
Obito asked, puzzled: "Huh? I thought you were too happy and stunned, so I spoke for you. Don't you want to become Orochimaru-sama's disciple? That's impossible, right?!"
Shindai now could only swallow his bitterness. Could he say he didn't want to?
At this time, there were many fangirls and fanboys of Orochimaru. When he was at the base, Shindai would occasionally hear people praising Orochimaru's handsomeness, calling him a true stoic heartthrob.
That wasn't wrong; Orochimaru was indeed a stoic handsome man, so much so that in the end, he even lost his gender.
If he were to badmouth Orochimaru now, those fangirls and fanboys would drown him with their spit.
Shindai was extremely aggrieved: "Of course I want to become Orochimaru-sama's disciple, Obito. You're great! I'll remember you! I'll definitely repay you well!"
Obito suddenly shivered. If Shindai wasn't being sarcastic, he would kneel on the ground and let Shindai ride him like a dog.
But why? This was clearly a great thing.
Then Shindai glared at Kakashi and Rin Nohara again: "I'll remember you two as well!"
After delivering his threats, Shindai walked ahead, sulking.
Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara exchanged glances.
Kakashi: "What's wrong with him now?"
Obito: "I don't know. Shindai's thoughts are quite hard to guess. Sometimes he's inexplicably happy, and then inexplicably angry. I don't get it; he's harder to deal with than Kushina-sama's temper."
Rin Nohara: "I do have a guess. Orochimaru-sama is a very serious person, while Shindai is the complete opposite—a very unserious person who likes to tell all sorts of strange, sometimes very cold, bad jokes. So, could it be that because Orochimaru-sama is very serious and stern, Shindai doesn't want to become Orochimaru-sama's disciple?"
Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara tilted their heads and imagined the scenario.
Shindai jokingly asked the very serious Orochimaru: "Orochimaru-sama, do you know why I don't like telling jokes behind people's backs?"
Orochimaru said nothing, looking at Shindai expressionlessly.
Shindai continued: "That's because if I have that free time, I'd rather stab them in the back, hahaha, isn't that funny?"
Orochimaru still said nothing, still looking at Shindai expressionlessly.
Thinking of this, Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara suddenly understood why Shindai didn't want to become Orochimaru's disciple.
Although Shindai was socially anxious, he was a complete chatterbox with people he knew, and he also liked to play pranks on them.
All three of them had been tricked by Shindai's pranks, without exception.
For Shindai, a chatterbox, to be with the very aloof Orochimaru, it must be a torment for him.
So...
"I think it's a good thing!"
"Exactly, I also think so. Maybe after following Orochimaru-sama, Shindai's bad personality can be cured!"
"Right! So we must make Shindai Orochimaru-sama's disciple! I think only Orochimaru-sama can cure Shindai!"
Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara exchanged glances again, seeing determination in each other's eyes.
Their eyes were much more determined than they were on the day they swore to become Ninja and protect Konoha!
...
Shindai, Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara arrived at Minato Namikaze's doorstep.
Obito knocked on the door: "Minato-sensei! We're here!"
It wasn't Minato Namikaze who opened the door, but Uzumaki Kushina.
Uzumaki Kushina was wearing an apron, holding a spatula in her left hand, clearly in the middle of cooking.
Seeing the four of them, Uzumaki Kushina smiled brightly: "You're back!"
Shindai looked Uzumaki Kushina up and down: "Oh, oh, oh, Big Sister Kushina has become a housewife, it really looks the part, doesn't it~"
Uzumaki Kushina, teased by Shindai, immediately felt her cheeks warm up and glared at Shindai: "You brat, the first thing you say when we meet is so annoying. Are you looking for a beating?"
Uzumaki Kushina raised her fist.
Shindai abruptly took a step back, deftly retreating behind Obito.
"Huh?"
Obito was flustered. This Shindai, whenever something happened, he would hide behind him. What was he doing? Go hide behind Kakashi!
Obito also took a step back, standing behind Kakashi.
And Shindai followed like a shadow; when Obito moved, he moved too.
Now it was Kakashi's turn to be annoyed. These two guys were at it again.
Uzumaki Kushina was amused by this scene: "Obito, you and Shindai are really becoming more and more alike."
Obito said helplessly: "I can't help it. I've been tricked by him too many times. I have to learn my lesson."
Uzumaki Kushina looked at Kakashi: "What about you, Kakashi? Aren't you going to hide behind Rin?"
Kakashi turned his head away: "I'm not as shameless as those two!"
"What are you pretending for?"
"Next time, I'll let Kannazuki's lightning strike you, kid!"
Obito and Shindai immediately condemned Kakashi's pretentious behavior.
"Kushina, who is it?" Minato Namikaze walked out of the room. Seeing it was Shindai and the others, he said happily: "You're back! It seems the situation over there has stabilized."
Shindai couldn't hold back; he felt uncomfortable if he didn't make a sarcastic remark: "Oh, Minato-sama and Big Sister Kushina said the exact same first thing when they saw us: 'You're back!' You really have a husband-and-wife resemblance.
Sigh, while we were fighting life and death, Minato-sama and Big Sister Kushina were being lovey-dovey. It's truly enviable~"
Minato Namikaze was rather thin-skinned; teased by Shindai like that, his face instantly turned red.
The somewhat shy Minato Namikaze stammered: "N-no, not at all."
"Duang"
Uzumaki Kushina blew on her fist, threatening Shindai, who now had a bump on his head, in annoyance: "If you say one more word, you won't get any food for dinner!"
"Phew..."
Obito, Kakashi, and Rin Nohara now felt as refreshed as if they had eaten an ice pop on a summer day.
But it was also Shindai's own fault; he knew he would likely get beaten, yet he still kept teasing.
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