Hearing Minato Namikaze's words about the Uchiha Clan's reputation, Obito Uchiha could only lower his head in shame.
Minato continued speaking to Obito about Chinya.
"Chinya was never acknowledged by the Uchiha Clan, but he still carries their bloodline—a fact that cannot be erased. That was why the villagers took out all their hatred for the Uchiha Clan on Chinya."
Obito imagined the scene: A five-year-old child, completely alone and without any family, struggling to survive on his own while being bullied by the villagers... Just imagining it made his chest tighten with sadness.
Minato continued, "Because of these experiences, Chinya became an extreme personality—someone who doesn't believe in comrades, cold and indifferent to everyone. Especially me. Because years ago, I did something wrong, which has made Chinya resent me for over a decade."
Obito asked curiously, "What kind of event could make Chinya-sama hate you for so many years?"
Minato gave a slightly helpless expression. "This brings up someone extremely important to Chinya—Kushina Uzumaki. Without Kushina, I might have thought Chinya had no emotions at all. He kept everyone at arm's length—except Kushina. She was different."
"Back then, a student from the Ninja Academy brought his older brother, a genin, to cause trouble for Kushina. Back then, I didn't stand up for Kushina—I actually took the side of that academy student and his older brother, who was a genin. That's why Chinya has hated me ever since. If Jiraiya-sensei hadn't arrived in time back then, Chinya might have crippled my arm."
Obito gasped, "Chinya-sama was already that powerful back then? But Jiraiya-sama said you were also quite strong yourself. How could you nearly lose an arm to Chinya-sama?"
Minato smiled bitterly, "Back then, I was nowhere near his level. Even when we attended the Ninja Academy, Chinya had already mastered [Thunder Breathing Nin-Taijutsu]. We sparred many times, and every time I lost. It wasn't until I learned the Flying Thunder God Technique during the war that things improved a bit."
Obito nodded enthusiastically, "After mastering the Flying Thunder God Technique, you must've become really unbeatable!"
Minato shook his head, "No. After learning the Flying Thunder God Technique, we sparred once more—and I lost again."
Obito widened his eyes in disbelief, "With such incredible speed, Chinya-sama still managed to defeat you?"
Minato nodded, "Yes. And that match was easy for him. Chinya's battle intelligence is absolutely outstanding—he crushed me completely. Ever since then, I've never challenged him to another sparring match."
Obito felt awed but puzzled, "I've never seen Chinya-sama fight before, but with the Mangekyo Sharingan—the strongest eye technique of the Uchiha Clan—Chinya-sama must be incredibly powerful."
Minato Namikaze sternly warned, "Obito, remember one thing: never mention Chinya and the Uchiha Clan in the same breath in front of him. Otherwise, you may suffer his retaliation!
Chinya may be cold to others, but when it comes to the Uchiha Clan, he's downright ruthless and merciless. If he finds any evidence against you, he definitely won't hesitate to strike!"
Obito Uchiha nervously swallowed hard, answering fearfully, "I, I understand."
Minato lowered his head slightly, speaking softly, "Chinya and I just don't get along. He's biased, arrogant, cruel, extreme, and completely lacks a sense of comradeship. When facing a comrade's request for help, he doesn't think about rescuing them, but only how to use them.
Back then, Dagi was severely injured and begged Chinya to save him, but Chinya handed him an Explosive Tag instead, telling him to take his enemies down with him. The desperate look on Dagi's face—it still haunts me clearly..."
Obito Uchiha's mouth fell open slightly, unable to believe what he'd just heard.
Handing an Explosive Tag to an injured comrade and telling him to die with the enemy?
This guy really is like a living Yanwang (King of Hell)!
Minato sighed, "The reason I'm worried about Chinya is that I fear Kakashi will become more and more extreme by following him. Lately, Kakashi has started acting just like Chinya. I'm genuinely afraid Kakashi might turn into another Chinya.
But Kakashi is Chinya's disciple, so there's nothing I can do about it either way. Sigh."
Obito Uchiha looked conflicted and remained silent for a long time.
Minato finally said to Obito, "Obito, it's getting late. You should go rest early."
Obito nodded, replying, "Alright, Teacher, you should rest early too."
On his way back to Camp, Obito couldn't stop thinking about what Minato had told him regarding Kakashi and Chinya.
Halfway through his journey, suddenly a voice called out, "Finished badmouthing me with Minato yet?"
"Mommy!"
The sudden voice made Obito flinch in fright.
Seeing it was Chinya, Obito's heart pounded violently.
"Q-Quick... Master Chinya, what are you doing here?"
Obito's words came out with a stutter.
Looking at Obito's blank expression, Chinya could hardly believe that this very person would one day start a huge war.
As Chinya fixed his gaze on him, Obito felt tremendous pressure building.
Just as Obito was nearly soaked through with cold sweat, Chinya finally spoke, "Do you also think I'm truly as biased, extreme, arrogant, and cruel as that fool Minato described?"
Obito forced a painful smile, "N-No! Not at all! I absolutely don't think that!"
Chinya smirked slightly before saying to Obito, "Obito, you haven't experienced my past, so you cannot understand why I've turned out this way.
Having done nothing wrong—yet cursed and even beaten by everyone..."
With no backing and no one to rely on, I had no choice but to push through with my fragile strength, forcing myself to grow stronger.
To survive, I had to tread carefully every single day...
Now that I'm strong enough to stand on my own, I'm expected to protect the people who once bullied me. Can you even imagine how sickening that feels?"
Chinya's face twisted with disgust, while Obito Uchiha stared at Chinya in shock.
"Obito, do you think Kakashi ending up like this is my fault?"
Obito looked stunned as he shook his head: "I... I don't know..."
Chinya said each word with cold intensity: "It wasn't me who did this to Kakashi — it was Konoha!"
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