Obito listened to Shindai's analysis and felt terrible—through Shindai's words, he seemed utterly worthless.
The worst part was that Obito actually thought what Shindai said made sense.
Obito sighed dejectedly, "If that's how it is, then I can't even compare to Kakashi at all. How can I still pursue Rin? Isn't it destined to fail?"
Shindai looked straight into Obito's eyes seriously and said, "Don't lose heart, Obito. As I just said, I'll help you get Rin to like you. Though you truly are currently useless, starting from now, under my guidance, you can begin improving until Kakashi lies defeated!"
"So…Obito Uchiha!" Shindai suddenly raised his voice, which immediately lifted Obito's spirits. "Do you have confidence? My training will be extremely harsh!"
A fiery determination burned in Obito's eyes as he declared, "I do have confidence! Shindai, help me! I promise I'll follow your instructions completely!"
Shindai clapped hard with enthusiasm, "Great! That's the spirit I want! Now let's start transforming right away—from your appearance first!"
Obito glanced down at himself, confused, "Appearance? How should I change that?"
As he studied Obito closely, Shindai began commenting, "First off, your clothes are way too outdated—they make you look sloppy. Definitely need a new wardrobe!
And those ridiculous goggles of yours—you need to take them off. Wearing them makes people think you're about to dive into a river for a swim."
Obito shook his head quickly, "No, no way! These goggles protect my [Sharingan]!"
Shindai gave him a big sarcastic eye-roll, "[Sharingan]? Show me one then."
Obito responded awkwardly, "Well...I haven't awakened my [Sharingan] yet. But someday I will! So until that day comes, I must protect my eyes properly!"
Shindai retorted dryly, "Classic case of a bad artist blaming his brushes. If someone really wanted to attack your eyes, do you really think these goggles would stop them? Stop kidding yourself. They just make you look dumb. Take them off! Didn't you just say you'd obey me completely? Already going back on your word?"
Muttering grumpily, Obito finally took off his goggles. "I've worn these for so long…removing them feels like running around naked."
"Just wait a moment."
Shindai grabbed some materials Jiraiya had given him and immediately got to work.
Before long, Shindai had crafted a pair of sunglasses with his own hands.
"Here, try them on."
Shindai handed the sunglasses to Obito.
Obito put them on after receiving them, then asked, "Shindai, with these sunglasses on, everything gets too dark at night. What if I'm fighting in the dark?"
Sighing, Shindai replied, "You really don't think ahead. When you fight at night and can't see, won't you just take them off?"
"Uh…" Obito said awkwardly, "That actually makes perfect sense."
Shindai continued, "Next, your hairstyle. A spiky hairdo won't work—it makes you look like a flashy young guy. Since you're gonna wear sunglasses from now on, let's go with a full pompadour. Boom! Done!"
Shindai spat into both his left and right hands, then started messing with Obito's head.
"Ah! Saliva! Shindai, what are you doing?! Don't smear your spit all over my head!"
"Don't move around!"
Obito felt deeply wronged inside. Why was he refused goggles right from the start, only to end up with someone smearing spit on his head? What was even going on?
He regretted letting his brain overheat and asking Shindai for help...
After a while, Shindai finished styling Obito's hair.
Shindai took two steps back to examine Obito. "Hmm, starting to look decent now. But your clothes are dragging you down. Do you have Uchiha clan attire?"
Obito nodded meekly. "Yeah, in my backpack at my tent."
"Wait here, I'll go fetch it for you!"
Right now, Shindai was really excited because he had suddenly discovered the joy of styling someone like this.
In the blink of an eye, Shindai returned to his tent holding Obito's Uchiha clan outfit.
"Hurry up and put it on so I can see."
Obito obediently took off his current clothes and changed into the Uchiha clan uniform.
Once Obito had changed, Shindai examined him again.
The pompadour, the sunglasses, and the neat, crisp Uchiha uniform—all of it looked incredibly cool.
Shindai held up a mirror. "Take a look. Are you satisfied with how you look now?"
Obito glanced into the mirror, instantly staring with wide eyes. "Huh? Is that really me? Am I actually this handsome?"
Shindai proudly lifted his chin. "See? Told you I wasn't lying. Isn't this way cooler than how you looked before?"
Obito kept looking himself over in the mirror. "Way cooler? No way—it's like I'm a completely different person! Shindai, what if I wore a face mask too? Would that be even cooler?"
Unable to hold it in any longer, Shindai retorted, "You idiot! Use some common sense, will you? If you wear a mask, you're just copying Kakashi. You'd end up being nothing more than a clumsy mimic. Then every time Rin looks at you, she'd just be seeing another Kakashi!
"What you should do is develop your own unique style instead of imitating Kakashi, understand? You dumbass!"
Hearing Shindai's scolding, Obito instinctively pulled his head in like a turtle.
Obito quickly admitted his mistake. "I'm sorry, Shindai. You're right. I shouldn't copy Kakashi. I need to have my own personal style."
Rubbing his temples, Shindai continued, "Also, we need to change the way you talk. Your current tone sounds foolish—it doesn't match this new look at all. From now on, keep it short and sharp—six words max."
Obito responded hesitantly, "Wait... seriously? Six words max? How am I even supposed to talk like that?"
Shindai waved his hand. "Watch and I'll show you how it's done."
Obito thought for a moment before asking, "Shindai, how are you planning to make Jiraiya's puppet?"
"That's none of your damn business."
Obito slightly opened his mouth, staring blankly at Shindai.
Shindai spoke coolly, "Keep asking questions."
After thinking again, Obito asked, "Shindai, are there any interesting or nice places in Sunagakure?"
"Just wind and sand."
Obito furrowed his brow, thinking hard. He would definitely make Shindai say more than six words today!
"Shindai, what do you want to eat tomorrow?"
"Something delicious."
"What time did you sleep today?"
"At night."
"What do you think of Jiraiya as a person?"
"My idol."
"What do you think about me..."
Before Obito could finish his question, Shindai answered preemptively.
"A complete idiot."
Obito: ???
Unwilling to give up, Obito asked one final question.
"If it were you reporting that Cloud Ninja will attack our stationed camp in an hour, how would you report it?"
Shindai paused momentarily. Seeing this, Obito immediately felt confident. "Hahaha! You're stumped, aren't you!"
Shindai glanced disdainfully at Obito before saying, "Cloud Ninja attack incoming—one hour out."
Obito opened his mouth, but ultimately chose to give up. No matter what he asked, Shindai always managed to stay under six words.
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