Obito's body stiffened, and he immediately said, "Auntie, I really am here for the first time."
Mrs. Nohara, however, immediately scooted up next to Obito, "Really? But you're just too familiar-looking, I don't believe it."
"You wouldn't have secretly come before behind my husband and me, would you? With your ability, it's no wonder we didn't notice."
Obito suddenly felt wrongly accused. Although he had been to the Nohara house, that was in the other world.
He started to explain, "Auntie, I—"
But before he could finish, Mrs. Nohara had already imagined the truth on her own, "You wouldn't have sneaked in at midnight because you miss our Rin so much, would you?"
"You two wouldn't have stayed overnight in the same room, would you?"
"Obito, that's not something a responsible boy should do!"
Obito's face flushed red. Sneaking over to Rin's house to sleep over was something he had thought about, but only in thought. He didn't actually have the courage.
Rin's face also reddened. She couldn't help but say, "Mom, what are you talking about? And even if Obito really came, he would come in from the balcony, not the living room."
Well, saying that only made Mrs. Nohara more convinced of her own theory.
"Rin, look, you admitted it, so Obito really did come in over the balcony."
Rin: "…"
Rin: "Mom, I'm not, I didn't."
Seeing her mother already wearing a proud aunt smile, Rin suddenly realized she couldn't explain herself clearly.
Obito beside her also suddenly realized how it felt to be misunderstood. Thinking of this, he began to sympathize with Minato-sensei, 'Minato-sensei really doesn't have it easy…'
Seeing the situation getting awkward, Mrs. Nohara knew when to stop joking. She smiled, "Okay, okay, enough teasing."
After a pause, she looked at Obito, "Obito, I've heard Rin mention you before. Auntie doesn't oppose you two being together. You're both capable ninja now, Rin doesn't need you to protect her."
"But can you promise Auntie that you will stay with Rin for one lifetime, never leaving her?"
Obito's heart immediately steadied. Before meeting Mrs. Nohara he thought his heart might be a mess, but in this moment he found he wasn't worried at all.
He shook his head, then shook his head again, which changed Mrs. Nohara's expression.
Before she could say anything, he said, "Auntie, not just one lifetime, countless lifetimes, forever and ever, I will be devoted to Rin and make her forever happy!"
A will so resolute it defied description burst from Obito. That will seemed able to cross space, reverse time; it could batter cities, overturn oceans, spin the sun and moon, and change the colors of heaven and earth.
Mrs. Nohara, feeling those few solid breaths of determination from Obito, no longer needed any further explanation, she believed everything.
Previously she'd thought Rin and Obito were just childhood friends with a little secret affection, a small, bittersweet romance.
But at this moment she realized it was far more than that; it had surpassed the limits of ordinary love, like a love tempered and tested to the extreme.
How could two ten-year-old children possess such deep feelings?
She looked at Rin, "Rin, tell me honestly, did you two encounter some kind of danger during a mission?"
Rin only said, "Mom, you're underestimating Obito. He's Konoha's Black Fang, as strong as Minato-sensei. How could we possibly have been in danger?"
"And… I'm strong too!"
Mrs. Nohara didn't believe her daughter at all. She stepped forward and hugged Rin tightly, "Daughter, don't lie. You didn't just live and die in front of Obito once, where would he get that kind of extreme emotion?"
"One only learns to cherish after losing. That's an unchanging truth. Even if love runs deep, Mom can tell that Obito once lost you, or almost lost you."
Watching her mother begin to cry while hugging her, Rin suddenly felt her mother would be better suited for intelligence or interrogation work.
She patted her mother's back, "Alright, Mom, just assume something like that happened. It's long over. Ninjas always take risks; you should've been prepared for this."
Only then did Mrs. Nohara recover, wipe her tears, let go of Rin, and turn to Obito with a smiling face again.
"From now on I'll leave Rin in your care. Also, don't call me Auntie, along with Rin, call me Mom."
Obito froze, his breathing suddenly quickened, 'Mrs. Nohara accepted me already? Isn't that a little fast? This is… amazing!'
Rin tugged at Mrs. Nohara's hand, indignant, "Mom, that's too presumptuous. Obito and I haven't reached that stage yet, and besides, we're still young."
Mrs. Nohara just tapped Rin on the head, "You two have already crossed that stage and reached a deeper level, haven't you? I think if you met danger, both your dad and Obito would rush. Obito probably faster than your dad."
"Since it's already come this far, why be so formal? After all, when you grow up you'll live together anyway. What's so wrong with calling me Mom early?"
Rin was stunned, and actually thought mom had a point.
At that moment Obito, already excited, blurted out to Mrs. Nohara, "Mom!"
Mrs. Nohara laughed, "Alright, be good, Mom's going to make you food."
Saying that, she dashed to the kitchen in a hurry.
Only after their mother's back disappeared did Rin secretly glance at Obito.
'Hmph! Once again Obito got his way.'
Rin's romantic battle for the day ended in total defeat.
Then Rin suddenly remembered something and called toward the kitchen, "Mom, what about Dad? Why isn't he back yet?"
Mrs. Nohara's voice came from the kitchen, "Oh him, he actually came back earlier, but then your second uncle had an urgent matter and came to visit, so Dad went out with him again."
Rin said, "I see. If it's Second Uncle, Dad will always help him no matter what."
Obito suddenly grew curious, "Rin, is your Second Uncle that close to your family?"
Rin nodded, "Of course. Back when I got into the Academy's Class A, it was all because of Second Uncle's connections. Our whole family owes him a huge favor."
Obito smiled, "Then I should thank your Second Uncle too, if it weren't for him, I wouldn't be able to be with you all the time."
Just then there was a sound at the Nohara front door.
Mr. Nohara came in, bringing with him a middle-aged man.
He looked a bit unnatural, weighed down by worry, and listlessly said, "I'm back."
Only then did he notice Rin and Obito in the living room.
He trembled all over and forced a smile, "Rin, and… Obito, haha, you two, finished studying ninja knowledge?"
The two immediately noticed something odd about Mr. Nohara.
Rin asked, "Dad, what's wrong?"
Then she looked politely at the middle-aged man beside Mr. Nohara, "Second Uncle, are you visiting our house too?"
Mr. Nohara seemed about to say something but hesitated.
At that moment, Rin's Second Uncle smiled, "Rin, you're back. And this must be… the legendary Black Fang of Konoha?"
After saying that, Rin's second cousin-uncle turned to Obito.
"How fortunate! I came to see Haruki today specifically to ask him to introduce me to you. Meeting you is like being saved."
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