As for meeting the parents, Obito had already promised Rin many times; delaying any longer would indeed be somewhat inappropriate.
Moreover, since he had already met her parents once in the other world, Obito's heart wasn't as trembling as before.
So he smiled at Rin and said, "Alright, I happen to be free today. Later this evening I'll come to your house for dinner."
Rin narrowed her eyes, "Then Obito, let's pick a different place to discuss 'ninja knowledge.' Later we'll prepare some gifts to bring to your house."
On the words "ninja knowledge" Rin deliberately emphasized the tone.
From Rin's body, Obito felt a dangerous vibe; he felt a chill run through him.
He could only give an awkward smile, "Rin, I was just too nervous earlier, sorry. I won't say things like that next time."
Rin raised her little fist, "Good, glad you know. Also, Obito, we can hug at most, but kissing, don't even think about it. We're still young, unless… later when we're older."
Obito's face went black at once. Suddenly he felt that being caught by Nohara Haruki in such a situation was terribly, terribly bad. He was about to succeed.
The two of them really did change locations, and again began to play while discussing "ninja knowledge."
During the process, Rin leaned into Obito's arms and asked, "Obito, why don't you help Tsunade-sama solve her hemophobia problem? In the other world, Tsunade-sama's symptoms were already cured."
Obito smiled, "Because I respect everyone's choices. In the previous life, Tsunade-sama's hemophobia was probably resolved by Naruto. I don't know exactly what method he used, but it was probably that extreme approach he used on Sasuke, 'I won't listen, I'll force you to do it' kind of stubborn method."
"That set of methods, I really couldn't adapt to it. From the result's perspective it was indeed good, but did it truly respect the person involved?"
"At least, Tsunade-sama truly had a dead lover. Putting myself in her place, if you die, I'm not much better off. We're not so different. What right do I have to advise her?"
Rin couldn't help but sigh. It was good that Obito cared for her, but sometimes caring too much seemed to become another kind of shackle.
Seeing Rin's worry, Obito smiled, "Don't worry, Rin. This life I want to be a good person, but I won't, like Naruto, demand excessively high moral standards of myself. Living like that is too tiring."
"Everyone has selfishness. I won't be pedantic. I just, compared to some people, am clearer about my own selfishness. Precisely because I can recognize that, I won't set impossibly high standards for others."
Rin felt reassured when Obito said this. But after he self-deprecatingly called himself selfish, she got a bit angry and lightly punched him.
"Obito, you say you're selfish, and then you give away one hundred million ryo just like that. That's a huge sum. Even if you're rich, you can't spend it like that!"
Obito said, "Rin, it's fine. Money for us is already just a string of numbers. Don't forget, in the other world we won a war, the world was basically ours already. Besides, it's just some money."
Rin gave Obito a suspicious look and suddenly felt a regret.
"So when you took Master's wife to the other world to solve the Nine-Tails problem, you happened to bring back a sum of money too?"
Obito smiled, "You're smart, Rin, you guessed it."
"That's right. Because money in that other world doesn't mean much to me anymore, I traveled across that world and collected almost a large portion of the world's wealth, and handed it all to myself."
"Guess how much it was exactly."
Rin's face filled with curiosity, "One trillion ryo?"
Obito shook his head, "Rin, you're seriously underestimating the combined wealth of almost the entire world."
Rin: "Then ten trillion ryo?"
Obito smiled, "I'll tell you directly, this num ber is really outrageous: it was nine quadrillion ryo." [T/N: Hyperinflation on its way.]
Rin's little face went blank, "Wh-what?"
Obito: "That's right, you heard correctly, nine quadrillion ryo."
Rin couldn't believe it; the number far exceeded her range of comprehension.
Seeing Rin's expression, Obito confessed, "Actually, when I first learned there was that much, I was stunned too."
He paused, then his face darkened, "Ninety percent of that wealth was concentrated in the hands of a very small top tier of people. Their money, don't even talk about not being able to spend it in one lifetime; even several lifetimes wouldn't be enough. Yet they still greedily keep accumulating wealth."
"Some daimyo's private fortunes even exceeded the sum of all the property of everyone else in their country."
Rin took a deep breath and couldn't help but feel angry.
"That's too much! It's simply outrageous!"
Obito said, "That's human nature. That's why when I fought with Naruto, I was confident the vast majority of people in that world would be on our side. They don't earn much in their lives; they don't know where all the money went. I think they would feel, in some vague way, that someone had taken all their money."
After a while Rin calmed down. Then she suddenly realized something.
"So, Obito, you're now the richest person in the whole ninja world?"
Obito said, "Actually, if I hadn't taken that money, we would sooner or later still have become the wealthiest in that world. Even having taken it, we can't spend it recklessly; otherwise it would deliver a huge shock to this world."
He paused, then continued, "Of course, occasionally taking out a few hundred million ryo to spend is fine. Compared to that nine quadrillion ryo, a few hundred million is just a drop in the ocean."
Rin immediately brightened, "I know you took the money for something proper. Let's go shopping first, let's buy some nice things to bring back to Dad and Mom. They'll be happy."
Obito nodded, and the two of them walked hand in hand, strolling through Konoha's shopping streets.
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Near dusk, the two of them, laden with many bags, arrived at the Nohara home.
Rin went forward and knocked. Soon, the still-young and pretty Mrs. Nohara opened the door.
She saw Uchiha Obito beside Rin and the many gifts Obito carried, and a flash of realization crossed her mind.
She teased, "Rin, bringing a teammate home to eat? Why so formal? After all, he's just a teammate, not a boyfriend. Those big bags, there's no room at home."
Rin's breath immediately quickened. She said, "Mom, take these gifts, won't you? Don't let me give them to Master. Master certainly won't mind more."
The gifts indeed included many new cosmetics and pretty clothes, exactly the styles Mrs. Nohara liked.
She hurried, "Yes, yes, bring them in. Rin, you've learned to offer them up properly,ncome in and sit."
Saying that, she welcomed Obito and Rin into the house.
Because it wasn't their first time at Rin's home, and although Rin's house had undergone reconstruction after Pain, the overall building layout had been preserved.
So even though Obito felt a little awkward, he naturally walked into the living room and placed the gifts in a corner convenient for tidying.
Mrs. Nohara almost immediately noticed this detail. Curiosity rose in her heart as she asked, "Obito, have you been to our house before?"
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