Chapter 197 Waste is shameful, right?

"You really do have self-awareness," Kakashi Hatake remarked softly, looking down at her.

Only then did she realize that she had gotten herself into a mess. Haruko stood up from the lawn, unwilling to accept it, and when her line of sight was level with Kakashi Hatake, she finally felt her aura strengthen.

Kakashi Hatake: ?

"Doesn't Kakashi want to rest?" Haruko asked, her tone brimming with confidence.

Who in the world doesn't want to slack off? Who loves their job? Who wants to be tied down by hard work their whole life?

The desire to lie down is deafening!

Unfortunately, she was wrong. Kakashi Hatake was someone who didn't care about the intensity of his training, after all, he was both talented and hardworking.

"I can go without rest," Kakashi Hatake slowly uttered, a statement that shocked Haruko.

Haruko stared incredulously into his eyes, and seeing the usual nonchalance within them, she finally had to confirm that he wasn't lying.

Kakashi Hatake is truly a terrifying person who doesn't need to rest!

Haruko, expressionless, suggested to Minato Namikaze, "Minato-sensei, let Kakashi train here by himself until the end of time."

Let him train! Train until the ninja world is wiped out, and he'll grow old alone in solitude!

With a helpless pat on the head, Minato Namikaze mouthed something after meeting Kakashi's questioning gaze.

Kakashi Hatake understood that it meant—don't try to reason with girls.

Kakashi Hatake: ...

"Oh, I've come at just the right time, haven't I?" Kushina walked towards them carrying a bento basket.

Nohara Rin ran towards her with a beaming smile, "Kushina-neechan!"

Haruko rushed over and stared intently at the bento basket in her hand, asking impatiently, "What are we having for lunch today?"

“It’s rice balls and sushi. Haruko-neechan likes to eat them, right?” Kushina smiled at her.

Kushina is amazing!

Upon hearing that it was her favorite sushi, Haruko was moved and hugged it, successfully receiving a passionate kiss from Kushina.

Minato Namikaze came over and helped her with the basket. "Yes, I also wanted them to rest for a bit."

Kushina straightened up, raised the basket, and waved it at Kakashi Hatake and Obito Uchiha standing opposite her. "Ta-da! The Kushina special bento you've all been waiting for!"

"Hmph." Obito Uchiha turned his face away unhappily.

Seeing Kushina stunned, Haruko beckoned to her, signaling her to squat down, and whispered in her ear, "Obito just lost to Kakashi and is throwing a tantrum."

"She really is a child who never grows up." Kushina shook her head.

Obito Uchiha was furious when he heard their whispers. Losing to Kakashi Hatake was already embarrassing enough, but when he came to talk to Haruko, Haruko was chatting happily with Kakashi, which made him even angrier.

Haruko: How come I didn't know I was having a great chat with Kakashi?

Because of Kushina's intervention, no one noticed that he was sulking, and Haruko didn't come to coax him either!

Obito Uchiha gripped his arms tightly with his arms crossed, both angry and annoyed, his quills bristling like a hedgehog.

Ignoring his childish temper, Kushina walked up to him and said disapprovingly, "I've condescended to bring you lunches, so you should at least be nicer!"

"I didn't ask you to come, and I'm not hungry!" Obito Uchiha retorted fearlessly.

Kushina sighed and turned his puffed-up face to face. "Fine, you can be stubborn all you want, but anyway, finish your meal first. You can't fight a war on an empty stomach, right?"

"I...I don't need it!" Obito Uchiha broke free from her hand, still refusing to give up. "I won't accept your charity. I can fight even without food!"

Watching his brave speech, Haruko whispered to Rin Nohara, "Obito's in trouble."

Nohara Rin nodded, "Of all people to mess with, why did she have to mess with Kushina-neechan? Sigh..."

After hearing Obito Uchiha's boastful words, Kushina slowly smiled and said, "Eh, that's quite manly... Did you think I would say that!"

Without any hesitation, she punched him in the head. Kushina was furious. "Shut up and eat! Stamina is a ninja's capital!"

"It's starting again..."

Nohara Rin stopped looking at them and turned to help Namikaze Minato prepare his bento.

Haruko followed behind her, sneaking up to Minato Namikaze and whispering, "If Obito doesn't eat, his portion is mine!"

Before Minato could speak, Haruko noticed Kakashi Hatake watching her from somewhere and quickly added, "And Kakashi too, he doesn't like to rest, so his share is mine too!"

Kakashi Hatake: ...

Minato Namikaze chuckled, took out some sushi from inside and handed it to her, "Haruko can't possibly finish all of this, can she?"

"It's okay, we can give the leftovers to Obito!" Haruko happily agreed.

"I heard everything..."

As soon as Obito Uchiha, who had been bombarded by Kushina, approached, he heard Haruko's shameless words.

Under his resentful gaze, Haruko poked her finger. "I'm just showing concern for Obito's complicated feelings of being hungry but not wanting to eat!"

With Haruko's fangirl Kushina watching from behind, Obito Uchiha couldn't say anything to her. He pouted and eventually sat down next to her out of habit.

Minato Namikaze called out to them, "You should all eat quickly."

"What flavor does Obito's sushi taste like?" Haruko asked earnestly, while eating her own sushi and looking at the sushi in Obito's hand.

Obito paused in his eating, then, slightly speechless, displayed the sushi he had just taken a bite of in front of her. "You can tell what ingredients are inside just by looking at it, right?"

The food was practically placed right in front of my mouth, how could I not eat it?

Haruko took a bite, and to Obito's shocked expression, she thoughtfully left him a pinch of the remaining flesh, which he held with his fingers.

"Obito is such a good person!" Haruko chewed on her sushi and patted his shoulder with satisfaction.

"This is what I ate! No... this is what you ate!" Obito Uchiha roared at her incredulously.

Haruko swallowed her food, her face showing a pitiful expression, "Does Obito dislike me?"

“Not really…” Startled by her sudden change in attitude, Obito Uchiha’s furious aura weakened.

"That's fine!"

Haruko quickly composed herself and continued eating the sushi in her hand.

Even though he knew she was faking it, Obito Uchiha couldn't bring himself to scold her every time. He despised his own love-struck mind in his heart as he looked at the sushi Haruko had eaten from his hand, his face turning red.

Eat it if you want, leave some for him!

He couldn't possibly waste it, so he had no choice but to eat it, right?

After a long period of self-deception and mental preparation, Obito Uchiha reluctantly ate the sushi.

Meanwhile, Nohara Rin and Hatake Kakashi, who were sitting opposite him and could tell from his constantly changing expressions that he was struggling with his inner turmoil, silently looked away.

Obito is such a hypocrite, obsessed with saving face...