Chapter 511 Obito’s Hell

The white light gradually dissipated, and Obito saw the greatly changed Fire Dragon.

Unlike Fire Dragon’s orange skin, Charmeleon’s skin was more fiery red, and its previously short limbs grew larger, becoming strong and powerful. Its hands grew sharp claws, and its mouth became pointed, like a bird’s beak.

However, what surprised Obito the most was the horn-like protrusion that grew on Charmeleon’s head; he thought it looked quite handsome.

“Is this Fire Dragon?” Rin Nohara asked, a little uncertain.

She had seen Fire Dragon that morning. Even if it grew quickly, it shouldn’t be this exaggerated. Fire Dragon was probably only about 0.6 meters before, but now Rin Nohara estimated Charmeleon to be over one meter.

Kakashi also couldn’t quite understand what was happening. It was clearly Obito’s Fire Dragon, but after a Flash of white light, it seemed to have secretly grown for two years.

Kakashi looked at Muzuki with an inquisitive gaze.

This Nin-Beast egg was given to them by Muzuki, so Muzuki would most likely know the reason.

“This is evolution,” Muzuki explained.

“Some creatures undergo a complete transformation after reaching a certain stage of growth, like a caterpillar pupating and then transforming into a butterfly.”

“Your Nin-Beasts have a similar ability. After evolving, the Nin-Beast will become stronger, and its appearance will also change to some extent.”

Kakashi could understand, but not completely.

He knew about insects pupating into butterflies, but why would a creature like Fire Dragon have similarities to caterpillars?

“So Fire Dragon is stronger?” Obito extracted the key information, his expression becoming excited.

Although he didn’t know what happened, he felt as if his Fire Dragon had suddenly achieved the results of two years of hard training.

“Mm, you could say that,” Muzuki nodded.

Not to mention mastering more skills and becoming physically stronger, just in terms of Chakra, Charmeleon’s Chakra surged the moment it evolved.

“What will Rin’s evolution look like?” Rin Nohara asked curiously.

She tried to apply the changes from Fire Dragon to Charmeleon to Feebas, and it didn’t seem to quite fit.

“The changes will be significant, no less than an insect forming a cocoon and transforming into a butterfly,” Muzuki didn’t reveal all the information, believing that Rin Nohara nurturing Feebas in her current state was the best approach.

“Oh, I’m really looking forward to it,” Rin Nohara’s eyes sparkled as she smiled.

This seemingly luminous smile deeply attracted Obito, who quickly patted his chest and said:

“Rin, let’s work hard together! Feebas will definitely evolve very soon. Fire Dragon hatched with Feebas, and since Fire Dragon has evolved, Feebas should be close too.”

Kakashi shook his head, believing that the difficulty of evolution should vary among different Nin-Beasts. He was the first to hatch, so according to Obito’s logic, his Rockruff should evolve first.

“Fire!” Charmeleon arched its arm, feeling its suddenly increased strength.

Next, it turned its gaze to Obito. The naturally evil Uchiha brat dared to bully it like this; it couldn’t tolerate it anymore.

“Charmeleon, Charmeleon!” Charmeleon suppressed its inner irritable emotions and spoke its request to the translator beside it.

“Everyone, scatter quickly! Charmeleon is going to settle accounts with Obito now!” Zorua jumped onto Shisui’s shoulder and quickly shouted.

Kakashi immediately darted away. He had felt something was off with Obito from the start.

When Yamato saw Kakashi leave, he followed suit.

Shisui silently took Zorua and retreated to the side to observe the situation.

Seeing everyone scatter, Rin Nohara also moved to the side.

Before Obito could react to what was happening, he and Charmeleon were the only ones left in the clearing.

“Charmeleon!” Charmeleon opened its mouth, spitting out wisps of flame as it listed Obito’s crimes.

“It’s one thing to constantly twist my thoughts, but to also use Genjutsu to deceive me, Obito, your crimes are heinous!”

“Three months on the east side of the river, three months on the west side of the river; do not bully the young Dragon!”

Bang!

Shisui held Zorua in his arms and gave Zorua a chop to the head, saying speechlessly, “Have you been reading Ninja novels lately? Don’t add words to Fire Dragon randomly.”

‘Do not bully the young Dragon’—that doesn’t sound like Fire Dragon’s tone at all.

“Hehe, it’s mainly because the atmosphere was right,” Zorua rubbed its head against Shisui and chuckled.

“I was indeed wrong to use Genjutsu,” Obito admitted that his training methods were a bit inhumane.

“But I was doing it for your own good. After all, this way, your self-perception of training time remains the same, but in reality, you get better exercise.”

Obito had truly racked his brain for a long time before he came up with this hypnotic training method.

“Awooo!” Charmeleon let out a dissatisfied cry.

Obito’s hypnosis couldn’t eliminate its physical fatigue.

“More words are useless. Feel my flames!” Zorua continued to translate.

“Are you sure you want to challenge me? I won’t hold back in a fight,” Obito didn’t think a Nin-Beast a few months old could cause him any trouble.

Charmeleon nodded. It wouldn’t feel comfortable until it had beaten Obito up.

Perhaps Obito’s intentions were good, but Charmeleon hoped Obito wouldn’t act on them.

“Although not very smart, that guy is indeed quite good at fighting,” Zorua looked at Charmeleon, reminding it, as if asking the Dragon, ‘Can you win?’

“Buzz!”

Charmeleon snorted white smoke from its nostrils, returning a confident expression.

The Fire Dragon that was bullied and powerless to resist is dead. Now, the powerful Charmeleon makes its appearance!

“Considering your young age, you can make the first move,” Obito prepared to let Charmeleon have one move.

And Charmeleon was not polite, immediately activating the Chakra in its body to use a skill.

“Smokescreen!”

Charmeleon spewed a large amount of grey mist from its mouth, enveloping Obito, then burst with all its strength and charged towards Obito.

Obito was somewhat caught off guard, not expecting Charmeleon to have such a move.

Within the grey mist, Obito had no visibility of Charmeleon. Not taking it seriously, he wasn’t prepared defensively and was accidentally kicked by Charmeleon.

“Charmeleon!” Charmeleon revealed a smug smile. A mere Obito, no problem at all! Victory was already in sight.

However, Obito silently activated his Sharingan and concentrated his breathing into Flame Breathing Chakra Mode.

Obito’s Three-Tomoe Sharingan pierced through the thick smoke and saw Charmeleon’s form.

When Charmeleon swung its sharp claws towards Obito, Obito grabbed Charmeleon’s arm, then turned his back to Charmeleon and violently swung the arm he was holding.

Bang!

Charmeleon was slammed hard onto the ground with an over-the-shoulder throw.

Charmeleon’s eyes widened. It hadn’t expected Obito to be able to see it through the thick smoke.

Charmeleon immediately opened its mouth and spat flames at Obito. Obito, currently in Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, could instantly perform Nature Transformation without hand seals to use Fire Release, and also opened his mouth to spit flames.

The two flames collided. Obito’s visibly thicker flame overpowered Charmeleon’s.

Boom!

An explosion erupted, and the wind from the explosion dispersed the smoke, revealing a standing Obito and a fallen Charmeleon.

“Charmeleon!” Charmeleon showed an unwilling expression.

It hadn’t expected the evil Obito to possess such powerful strength. Even after evolving into Charmeleon, it was no match.

Obito deactivated his Sharingan and exited Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, letting out a chuckle.

Although he was knocked down by Charmeleon due to carelessness, no one should have seen it because of the black smoke. If no one saw it, then it didn’t happen.

So Obito was still quite happy; he didn’t lose face, and his Nin-Beast’s strength had increased.

Obito’s smile was seen by the fallen Charmeleon, and thus its sense of humiliation grew even stronger.

Charmeleon questioned itself, ‘Am I to stop here? Where is my Charmeleon pride?’

“I must not fall here!” The flames on Charmeleon’s tail grew even more vigorous. It felt its strength increase further.

Charmeleon burst with all its strength, suddenly erupting and giving Obito a powerful Dragon Charge, with no skill involved, relying entirely on passion and brute force.

Bang!

Obito, who hadn’t expected Charmeleon to stand up again and become even stronger, was sent flying three meters and landed on the ground.

Kakashi couldn’t help but cover his face. Could anything be more embarrassing than being beaten by a Nin-Beast a few months old?

Shisui silently turned away, pretending not to see.

Rin Nohara opened her mouth but ultimately said nothing. Perhaps what Obito needed most right now was silence.

“Flame Emperor!”

Obito quickly got up and silently re-entered Flame Breathing Chakra Mode, raising both hands and activating all his Chakra. A giant fireball over ten meters appeared in Obito’s hands.

Obito stared directly at Charmeleon. He didn’t dare to look anywhere else, afraid of seeing Kakashi’s mockery or Rin Nohara’s disappointment.

At this moment, the South Border Forest felt like hell to Obito. If he had a choice, he truly wanted to blow up the entire South Border Forest with a Fire Release.

Charmeleon:…

Looking at the giant fireball, which was taller than a three-story building, Charmeleon was dumbfounded. This wasn’t right.

At this moment, Charmeleon looked at Obito again and suddenly felt that Obito was quite agreeable. It could also understand Obito’s painstaking efforts.

Obito took two steps towards Charmeleon, holding Flame Emperor.

Charmeleon swallowed, wiping the hot sweat from its forehead.

The Ninja and the Dragon looked at each other. Finally, Obito canceled Flame Emperor, and Charmeleon actively helped Obito brush the dust off his clothes, appearing like harmonious good companions.

“From now on, I will think more about your feelings and not misunderstand your intentions,” Obito said with an apologetic look.

“Next time I need to use hypnosis, I’ll add less training, and then gradually increase it once you’re used to it,” Obito thought internally. This was indeed a profound lesson for him.

“Charmeleon,” Charmeleon nodded, looking touched.

“I’ll fight you again when I evolve and become stronger,” Charmeleon decided to endure for a while before making a decision.

“Although I don’t know exactly what happened, the result is very good,” Rin Nohara said, her hands clasped, smiling gently.

She hadn’t stopped them earlier because she believed Obito would have a sense of proportion, and Obito indeed didn’t disappoint her; he didn’t act too impulsively.

Kakashi stroked Rockruff’s head without comment. He didn’t know if it was because Charmeleon had been with Obito for so long or if it was naturally this personality, but he somehow saw a trace of Obito in Charmeleon.

“What will you look like when you evolve?” Kakashi looked at Rockruff, who was wagging its tail happily at him, and showed a thoughtful expression.

Kakashi wasn’t particularly concerned about the appearance change after evolution; he was quite satisfied with Rockruff as it was.

What Kakashi cared about was the change in strength after evolution.

Before evolving, Fire Dragon’s strength was basically at the bottom due to its late hatching, but after evolving into Charmeleon, its strength instantly surged. Its abilities in all aspects skyrocketed, and its Taijutsu and Ninjutsu noticeably strengthened.

Although Charmeleon would be easily beaten if Obito got serious, Obito, at full power, could be considered an elite among Jonin. For Charmeleon, a Nin-Beast only a few months old, to achieve this level had already exceeded Kakashi’s expectations.

“Woof!” Rockruff heard Kakashi curious about its evolved form and immediately ran off to train, striving to evolve as soon as possible.

“You don’t have to force yourself; just follow the normal steps,” Kakashi reminded it.

Both his life and Rockruff’s life were just beginning; Kakashi wasn’t in a hurry.

When Kakashi said this, Rockruff became even more enthusiastic.

Compared to Obito, Rockruff felt incredibly lucky that Kakashi was its contractor.

“Shisui, you absolutely must not use Genjutsu to increase my training, or I’ll get angry,” Zorua warned.

It didn’t want to be exhausted and confused like Charmeleon.

Bang!

Shisui gently tapped Zorua’s head with his index and middle fingers together. “You yourself shouldn’t use Genjutsu to cause trouble for others, that’s what’s truly important.”

Obito’s methods were too extreme; Shisui wouldn’t learn from him. If he really needed to add training, Shisui would at most clearly explain the pros and cons to Zorua.

“Hehe,” Zorua smiled, attempting to charm its way out of it.

Rin Nohara walked to the pond to check on Feebas.

Actually, Rin Nohara had thought about keeping Feebas in the river, where there was more space and other aquatic life.

However, Rin Nohara worried that Feebas might swim to other places because it didn’t remember the way, and then be caught and eaten. For safety, she kept it in the pond.

“Feebas, Fire Dragon evolved today. Teacher Muzuki said you can also evolve, and the change will be significant, like an insect forming a cocoon and transforming into a butterfly. Feebas, will you grow wings like a butterfly after evolving?” Rin Nohara told the Feebas in the water about what happened in the South Border Forest today.

Feebas stared blankly at Rin Nohara, its dull, lifeless gaze revealing no inner thoughts.

“Feebas, you probably haven’t seen caterpillars or butterflies, have you? I’ll draw them for you when we get home,” Rin Nohara added, thinking that Feebas, being in the water all the time, might not have seen many land creatures.

When she had rested enough, Rin Nohara gently stroked Feebas’s head. “I’m going to train now. Kakashi and the others are so strong and still working hard; I can’t give up. At least I need to be able to protect myself in battle and not cause them trouble.”

Watching Rin Nohara’s retreating back, Feebas swam rapidly in the small pond.

As a Feebas, this was the only way it could train: by moving a lot to exercise its body.

As it was now, it couldn’t help Rin Nohara in any way; even with all its strength, it could only create a small splash. Only through evolution could it become Rin Nohara’s aid and protect her.