Chapter 208 A Warm Night Talk
After counting the number of people in the center of the room, Haruko nodded in satisfaction.
"Excellent! Kakashi has arrived on time too, congratulations!"
Nohara Rin looked at Hatake Kakashi sitting next to her and was startled by his somber black and white attire. "Kakashi... are you alright?"
"It's alright, it's only slightly better than death," Kakashi Hatake said mournfully.
Might Guy excitedly pulled Kakashi Hatake from behind, exclaiming, "Kakashi! My nemesis, this party was made just for the two of us!"
With a sudden press, Kakashi Hatake's somber mood vanished instantly, replaced by speechless disbelief at this optimistic man with thick eyebrows.
"Who's your nemesis..."
Haruko stirred things up, "Yeah, is Kakashi's nemesis thick eyebrows, Obito, or Asuma?"
"Does Kakashi have any other rivals besides me?!"
Might Guy, incredulous, cast a sharp gaze at Obito Uchiha, who was pretending not to see him, and Asuma Sarutobi, who was waving his hands wildly.
"Kai, would you like some cookies?"
Nohara Rin took out a cookie box she had brought from home and handed it to him.
Distracted, Matt Kay immediately perked up again, "Oh! Thank you, Lynn!"
Obito Uchiha, his face full of black lines, leaned over to Haruko and complained, "Those thick eyebrows are so hot-blooded it's unsettling."
“While I agree, as Obito’s observer, I think you’re just as good as Thick Eyebrows.” Haruko tried to show him the sincerity in her eyes.
"What?!" Obito Uchiha's eyes widened.
Ignoring Obito Uchiha's irrationality, Haruko clapped her hands loudly, drawing the attention of the chattering crowd.
"Let's sleep together in this room, it's big enough, we can talk until very late!"
Kakashi Hatake raised his hand in protest, "I'll go to bed early."
"It's okay, with us making noise, Kakashi won't be able to sleep," Haruko comforted him tenderly.
Kakashi Hatake: ...
After changing into their pajamas, everyone sat around the bedding and chatted.
"Hey! Thick Eyebrows hasn't even passed the Chunin Exams yet?"
Haruko didn't expect his grades to be this bad; even she, who was used to slacking off, and Obito Uchiha, who was bad at written tests, passed.
Matt Kai didn't mind much; on the contrary, he was full of enthusiasm. "As long as I work twice as hard as before, I'm sure I'll pass the exam next time!"
"Kai was already working really hard, wasn't he?" Kurenai Yuhi couldn't imagine what it would be like if he worked even harder.
Haruko shook her head sadly. "Thick Eyebrows, life isn't just about hard work and struggling. You have to look ahead."
"Don't try to lecture others when you're always thinking about being lazy," Obito Uchiha gently tapped her head.
Rin Nohara thought about it carefully, "It seems that Obito used to often slack off with Haruko, but he only started to work hard after being discouraged by Kakashi, right?"
"What do you mean I was defeated by him?" Obito Uchiha jumped up angrily. "I've always tried my best, okay!"
Sarutobi Asuma chuckled, "You were always flustered at school, and once you almost threw your shuriken at a teacher's head."
"No wonder the teacher instinctively protects Obito's head every time he sees him," Kurenai Yuhi suddenly realized.
"That was an accident!" Obito Uchiha defended himself, both angry and anxious.
Haruko gestured for him to sit down, "Alright, Obito will only make things worse by trying to explain. You might as well accept the fact that you're an idiot."
I'm angry!
Obito Uchiha roared at them, then snorted and sat down with his back to them, looking like a little lion with its mane standing on end.
Is it appropriate to announce to them when you're angry? Is that the behavior of a three-year-old?
Kakashi Hatake was internally complaining when he suddenly met Haruko's helpless gaze.
When their eyes met, Haruko was also taken aback, then mouthed to him: "Obito, that's how it is."
Kakashi Hatake didn't respond, and a strange sense of displeasure rose within him.
This idiot talks like he's some kind of friend of Obito...
Despite the fact, Kakashi Hatake, unusually defiant, didn't want to answer her.
Haruko didn't pay any attention and got up to start her daily routine of coaxing Obito.
Obito Uchiha felt a weight on his back, a familiar sweet scent lingering around him, and Haruko's gentle voice sounded in his ear, "Obito, don't be angry!"
Although Obito's anger subsided the moment she tried to coax him, he still put on a haughty and angry face and responded with a hum.
Is he so easily coaxed? Qingzi would have to coax him for a while longer before he would reluctantly go back with her!
Glancing furtively at Haruko beside him, Obito Uchiha suppressed his anticipation.
Seeing that her coaxing was useless, Haruko remained silent for a while before quietly saying, "If Obito is still angry, I'll tell them about how you tripped over a rock and fell into the river."
"...?!"
Obito Uchiha quickly turned to look at her, his expression one of shock.
Haruko squinted at him and gave him a kind smile. "Is Obito still angry?"
"...I'll reluctantly forgive you." Refusing to admit that he had been threatened, Obito Uchiha struggled to save face.
From the perspective of the others, it was as if after Obito Uchiha got angry, Haruko leaned on his back and whispered something, and Obito was immediately coaxed back to the chat group.
The rest of the group (excluding the Kakashi Hatake version): Haruko is really amazing...
Kakashi Hatake's dead fish eyes: A flammable, explosive, and easily appeased idiot.
Suddenly remembering something, Haruko looked at Sarutobi Asuma, "How are Asuma and Hiruzen?"
Sarutobi Asuma was taken aback. "Why are you suddenly asking about him?"
"Because as Asuma's aunt, I went to avenge Asuma!"
Haruko clenched her fist triumphantly, as if to say that she had taught Hiruzen Sarutobi a lesson.
"Aunt?" Kurenai Yuhi didn't react. "When did Haruko become Asuma's aunt?"
"That's not important. What's important is that Hong might become my niece-in-law in the future!" From the aunt's perspective, Haruko also grew to like Hong more and more as she looked at her niece-in-law.
Sarutobi Asuma awkwardly raised her hand to block Yuhi Kurenai's view, preventing them from looking at each other, and tried to steer the conversation back on track, "Well... he's just so-so."
"So-so?"
All that could be seen was Sarutobi Asuma's palm. Kurenai Yuhi looked at him with slight surprise upon hearing this awkward yet affectionate remark.
Asma had never spoken so calmly about his relationship with his father before...
Meeting his childhood friend's relieved gaze, Sarutobi Asuma awkwardly withdrew his hand, muttering, "Anyway, that's how it is."
"Hmph, it seems Hiruzen has obeyed after all!" Haruko nodded with satisfaction.
Seeing her adopt such a parental stance, Sarutobi Asuma asked with deep suspicion, "Did you really discipline him?"
"Of course!" Haruko said confidently, "I won't let Asuma suffer. Come to me anytime if something like this happens again!"
How can a subtle form of education not be considered a lesson? Haruko thought shamelessly.
"What...you're talking like she's really my aunt." Sarutobi Asuma pouted, trying to appear calm.
Although Haruko's personality is strange, as her aunt, I actually think she's not bad.
Sarutobi Asuma unintentionally met Obito Uchiha's meaningful gaze, and in a daze, he felt as if he had been regarded as a love rival or a mistress by Obito, and his expression instantly became speechless.
He really wanted to shout at this love-struck fool: Haruko is her aunt!
Wait, why did he just tacitly accept that Haruko is his aunt?!
Sarutobi Asuma blushed and shook his head, trying to shake off his embarrassing thoughts.
Obito Uchiha wondered: What is Asuma doing?
He looked at Haruko with a strange look earlier, and now he's looking at me with a strange look. Could it be that he's envious of my relationship with Haruko?
Hahaha! As expected, Haruko and I are the most enviable childhood sweethearts!
Haruko, sitting next to Obito Uchiha, noticed him secretly gloating: What are those two doing?
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