To Obito, Rin was a treasure more precious than his life.
He would even subvert the world just for her.
To Rin, Obito was her childhood sweetheart who grew up with her, a companion who advanced and retreated together and could be trusted with her back, and also the boy she liked...
It was hard to imagine that the smiling person could show such a cold and terrifying look.
Every time Rin recalled that look, she felt cold all over and couldn't connect the masked man with Obito.
Kiyosuke knew what she was thinking and said, "Obito was just controlled. Hurting you is the most intolerable thing in the world to him. Don't worry. We'll bring that idiot back. Remember to make him kneel on a washboard~"
Rin felt a little better, but still couldn't cheer up. She said sadly, "If he knew what he had done, he surely couldn't tolerate himself, right?"
After all, Minato - sensei had also died because of him...
Obito had always respected Minato - sensei the most...
She just felt that fate was playing tricks on them. How ironic it was...
Kiyosuke said, "Maybe. We'll deal with that when the time comes. You should have a good rest these days. After you recover from your injuries, you'll have an important mission."
Both Kakashi and Rin looked at him. Rin asked, "Has the village assigned a mission?"
"I'm the one assigning it," Kiyosuke said.
"You don't want to be the Hokage, yet you can assign missions?"
"Are you kidding? Just because I don't want to be the Hokage doesn't mean I can't assign missions. Rin, Naruto, Minato - sensei's child, I'll trouble you to take care of him later."
Rin nodded and said seriously, "I understand. I will."
"Okay, but don't rush. Wait until you recover first. I've left Naruto with the Uchiha clan for now and asked Lady Mikoto to take care of him. Lady Mikoto just gave birth, so taking care of them together won't be a problem."
It would be better for Rin to take care of Naruto after he was weaned.
After that, Naruto should have more contact with Rin. Otherwise, coming to a strange place all of a sudden would surely make the child uncomfortable.
"By the way, is it really okay to leave Naruto with the Uchiha clan?" Kakashi asked.
"It's okay. Only the Mangekyo Sharingan can control the Nine - Tails, so don't worry. Moreover, Minato - sensei's Eight - Trigrams Seal was just used not long ago, and its suppression of the Nine - Tails is at its strongest. Relax."
The Eight - Trigrams Seal could perfectly suppress the Nine - Tails. It consisted of a double seal of two Four - Symbols Seals. It could restore the Nine - Tails' chakra that leaked between the Four - Symbols Seals into Naruto's chakra, allowing Naruto to increase his chakra effortlessly.
To come up with such a technique in a hurry showed how powerful Minato was.
Even if there were people in the Uchiha clan with ill intentions, they couldn't make the Nine - Tails break through the Eight - Trigrams Seal. After all, Minato's chakra was still retained in the Eight - Trigrams Seal, which could suppress the Nine - Tails again if it went on a rampage.
After chatting with Rin and Kakashi for a while, Kiyosuke returned home. He was at ease leaving Naruto with the Uchiha clan.
Fugaku Uchiha had the Mangekyo Sharingan, but he wasn't that stupid. He knew what to do at this time. For the sake of the clan, he wouldn't do anything foolish. He would protect Naruto well, show the village the determination of the Uchiha clan, and also avoid bringing trouble to the clan.
The Jinchuriki was extremely important to the village, and there must be no accidents.
After taking a bath at home, as the sky gradually darkened, Kiyosuke decided to go to Fugaku Uchiha's house for a meal.
"Hmm?"
When he arrived at the Uchiha clan area, he saw a black shadow scurry across the roof. He narrowed his eyes and followed it.
He found that the black shadow came to Fugaku Uchiha's house and sneaked in furtively.
Not long after, the figure was sent flying out and hit the ground. Fugaku Uchiha walked out with his Sharingan open, looking coldly at the black shadow. Kiyosuke jumped down, checked, and said, "He committed suicide by taking poison. What a hassle."
The guy's face was wrapped in bandages. But when Kiyosuke unwrapped the bandages, he found that the guy's face was gone, leaving only bloody muscle tissue, which looked extremely disgusting.
Fugaku Uchiha's face was serious. "It seems he came for Naruto."
"That's right. I probably know who it is."
"Who?"
"The one who wants your Uchiha clan to be in eternal damnation," Kiyosuke kicked the corpse aside. A big snake appeared and swallowed the guy. The snake lay contentedly in the yard to digest.
The one who might have done this was likely Danzo. He was not willing to let Kiyosuke control the Jinchuriki and didn't want to see the Uchiha clan grow because of this. So he sent a death - defying subordinate. If they could steal Naruto, they would not only get the Jinchuriki but also be able to blame the Uchiha clan and Kiyosuke. It was a three - birds - with - one - stone plan.
To carry out this plan, he specifically used official business to detain Fugaku Uchiha. But who knew he came back home early, and the plan failed.
Fugaku Uchiha's face was ugly. The Uchiha clan was already in a difficult situation in the village, and now there were still people trying to harm them secretly. It was really...
Kiyosuke clapped his hands and said, "Don't think too much. There's nothing we can do. Tomorrow, I'll be in charge of allocating the land for the ninja clans. In the afternoon, I hope you can help me gather the families of those who died in the Nine - Tails chaos... No, forget it. Help me hold a speech in the liveliest place in the village. I have something to announce."
"You mean..."
"We have to give Naruto a stable environment to grow up in, right?" Kiyosuke said. "Do you want to see everyone shift their hatred for the Nine - Tails onto a child? The life of a Jinchuriki is already difficult. Few can live freely. Mr. Fugaku, loneliness is the biggest devil. It can drive a person crazy."
"Although I believe in this child, it's better for him to grow up well than to be constantly excluded."
Naruto's childhood was unfortunate. He was excluded, had no friends, and was constantly looked at strangely by people around him. He wasn't accepted by others, and even in the Ninja Academy, few of his classmates were willing to play with him.
Kiba Inuzuka, Choji Akimichi, and Shikamaru had a relatively good attitude towards Naruto, but they couldn't be considered real friends yet.
"I understand. I'll do it," Fugaku Uchiha nodded.
Since the land allocation, which he cared about, was to be presided over by Kiyosuke, there was no problem. Kiyosuke had asked him for help, so he would do it well.
"By the way, have you had dinner yet?"
The question changed so abruptly that Fugaku Uchiha almost didn't react.
"We were just about to have it."
"Oh, I haven't eaten either. I came here to have a meal."
Is it really okay for you to be so familiar all of a sudden?
"If you don't mind, please come in."
"Don't be so polite. I specifically came to mooch off you."
"Ah..."