Chapter 701: Arrival

After getting a detailed understanding of the exchange event from Muzuki, Obito immediately headed towards Rin Nohara’s house.

“Did something good happen, Obito? You look very excited,” Rin Nohara asked with a smile.

Sometimes it wasn’t that she deliberately tried to guess Obito’s thoughts; it was just that Obito was too easy to read. A glance at his expression was usually enough to understand.

“Because I heard about an opportunity for a publicly funded trip,” Obito replied with a chuckle, telling Rin Nohara about the exchange event.

“An exchange in the Land of Water, huh? That does sound good,” Rin Nohara said after thinking for a moment.

The Land of Water was an island nation far from the mainland, and it might have many sights that the Land of Fire did not, so it was no wonder Obito was excited.

“Yeah, Rin, you should come too. Opportunities like this don’t come often,” Obito invited.

“Me…?” Rin Nohara showed a thoughtful expression.

She usually wouldn’t travel abroad just to see a certain landscape, but if Obito invited her, it might not be a bad idea, especially since she hadn’t had much to do lately.

“We can also call Kakashi and Guy, and give the Mist Ninja participating in the exchange a good beating, so they won’t dare to declare war on Konoha again,” Obito continued, seeing that Rin Nohara hadn’t made up her mind.

Although Hidden Mist and Konoha were allies now, Obito didn’t particularly like Hidden Mist; they had still been at war a few months ago.

He was participating in the exchange not only to see the scenery but also with the goal of striking a blow to the Mist Ninja’s confidence.

“We’re allies now, so you can’t hit them too hard, okay?” Rin Nohara reminded him.

“Don’t worry, I have the Sharingan. Everything will be under my control,” Obito said with a confident smile.

Under the powerful observation ability of the Sharingan, Obito could even make an enemy feel immense pain without endangering their life.

Of course, Obito wouldn’t be that ruthless at the exchange.

Hidden Mist had also contributed quite a bit in the last battle, which could be considered atonement.

“Mhm, Obito is amazing. I’ll cheer for you then,” Rin Nohara said, clenching her fist in encouragement.

“Hehe.”

Obito couldn’t help but scratch his head and smile. It would be even better if it was just ‘you’.

“Obito, are you going to notify the others now? I’ll go with you,” Rin Nohara said.

Obito didn’t refuse, and then the two went to Kakashi’s house, Might Guy’s house, and Shisui’s house together.

“Go to Hidden Mist for an exchange? I can do that,” Kakashi agreed.

Hidden Mist Village had many Ninja skilled in using swords. If he could spar with them in kenjutsu, it might be helpful for his training.

“An exchange in another village? How youthful! I’ll participate!” Might Guy said, giving a thumbs-up and a bright smile.

His taijutsu had recently improved, and he was looking for someone to challenge to test his strength.

Since Shisui’s house was in the Uchiha Clan Compound, very close to Obito’s house, Obito let Rin Nohara go home. He would notify Shisui alone and then go home.

“I’m sorry, I can’t participate this time. My position has changed recently, and I’m quite busy,” Shisui refused.

He had been promoted from squad leader to team leader.

After Muzuki became Hokage, there were significant changes in the training squad. First, Muzuki stepped down as leader, and Orochimaru took over as the new leader. Then, some new members were added, and some well-performing members were promoted.

“I see, that’s a bit of a shame then,” Obito didn’t press the issue.

If he had something important to do, he wouldn’t participate in the exchange either. After all, the Land of Water was there, and there would always be opportunities later… Time quickly came to the day the exchange team was to depart.

“Carefully check if you’ve forgotten anything. We’re about to leave,” Kurenai Yuhi, as the leader of the exchange team, reminded them.

“The Land of Water is far away. If you forget any Ninja tools, it won’t be easy to come back for them.”

The Ninja checked their belongings one by one.

“Excellent, I have all my Shuriken and Kunai,” Izumo Kamizuki checked and nodded.

“Mhm, I’ve brought my Ninja sword too,” Kotetsu Hagane said after checking.

“Mhm, I’ve brought my dango too,” Anko said.

“As expected of my subordinates, truly well-prepared,” Obito praised.

Compared to Jonin, there were more Chunin slots in the exchange team. After asking for their opinions, Obito brought Anko and the others along.

“In a way, you being their leader is surprisingly fitting,” Kakashi said with a subtle expression.

At first, he thought this squad was simply a squad of divine beings. The ‘Obito content’ of the three of them combined could exceed an entire Obito. It would be tough for the Jonin leading them.

Now it was fine; the leading Jonin was also Obito, so there was no need to think about who was suffering whose burden.

“Of course! You all agree, right?” Obito asked with a smug smile.

“That’s a definite yes!” Kotetsu Hagane said, giving a thumbs-up like Might Guy.

As a leader, Obito was very responsible. Even if he didn’t know their Ninjutsu attributes, he would find someone to help teach them.

“Leader Obito is the best leader besides Teacher Muzuki.”

Anko also expressed her support because Obito had once promised her the position of dango Minister.

“Depart!” Kurenai Yuhi’s words interrupted the few who were chatting.

Seeing that it was time to set off, the few temporarily stopped their conversation.

Under Kurenai Yuhi’s lead, the exchange team quickly headed to the eastern port of the Land of Fire.

They would take a ship from there to the Land of Water.

Ninja had the ability to walk on water, but to cross the sea on foot would require extremely powerful Chakra and stamina, which was not something ordinary Ninja could easily do.

So, even Ninja relied on ships for sea travel.

“Wow, I can’t see the end of it. As expected of the legendary great sea,” Anko exclaimed, looking at the vast, boundless blue world from the deck.

It was her first time on a ship at sea.

“This is nothing. If you keep sailing north, you can even encounter icebergs floating on the sea,” Obito said with a knowledgeable air.

“Icebergs? Wouldn’t that be very far away? Did Leader Obito go on some special mission?” Izumo Kamizuki asked curiously.

“Well, it wasn’t that special. Just a normal mission to protect a princess, then normally encountering a coup, helping to quell the rebellion, saving the country, and becoming the hero of that country. That’s all,” Obito said, his mouth curving into an uncontrollable smile.

He was just waiting for someone to ask.

“Isn’t that completely out of the ordinary?! It’s already comparable to a Ninja novel’s plot!” Kotetsu Hagane retorted.

“Was the princess very cute?” Izumo Kamizuki and Kotetsu Hagane’s points of interest were slightly different.

“Yeah, in novels, princesses are always famous beauties nationwide,” Kotetsu Hagane’s interest was also piqued by his friend.

“Uh, well, novels are just novels. From my experience, a princess isn’t necessarily a beauty,” Obito said with a regretful expression.

That annoying brat Fuka Kazehana had ruined all his beautiful fantasies about princesses.

Looking at the two who still held beautiful fantasies about princesses, Obito felt very emotional. Perhaps this was tradition.

“It’s better not to continue passing this down,” Kakashi said.

Obito looked at Kakashi with a start. Did he have mind-reading abilities?

“Also, didn’t the Daimyo grant us the title of ‘Ice and Snow Warriors’? Only Teacher Muzuki was the ‘ice and snow hero’.”

“The ‘hero’ I said was an adjective, not a specific title,” Obito explained.

He had contributed quite a bit, so calling him a hero wasn’t an exaggeration.

After chatting for a while, Obito returned to his room on the ship.

They would be at sea for a long time, so there was plenty of time to chat.

However, Obito returned to his room not to rest, but to study the Flying Thunder God Technique.

After several pointers from Muzuki, he felt that he was just a step away from mastering the Flying Thunder God Technique.

It would be best if he could learn the Flying Thunder God Technique before the exchange, so he could pull off some cool moves during battles.

Long sea voyages could only be described as boring.

Those who were initially excited by the boundless sea began to miss the forests of the Land of Fire after a few days of looking at the sea.

Forests still offered varied scenery. Looking at the sea from a ship, it felt almost the same all the time, like they were constantly treading water in place.

“Land!”

After an unknown number of boring days and nights, Kotetsu Hagane saw the faintly visible Land of Water in the distance and showed an excited expression.

He regretted not bringing a Ninja novel. This ship travel was truly too boring, and training wasn’t as enjoyable as on land.

“Everyone, get ready. We’re almost at the Land of Water,” Kurenai Yuhi said, scanning the Ninja.

“Upon docking, Ninja from Hidden Mist Village will receive us.”

The Konoha Ninja tidied their appearance upon hearing this. They couldn’t let their allies look down on them.

Mist Ninja had people monitoring the sea, and they had detected the Konoha exchange team’s arrival long ago. When the Konoha exchange team’s ship docked, the Hidden Mist Village reception was already standing below.

“Leader Kurenai, welcome to the Land of Water. I believe this exchange will promote friendship between our two villages and better achieve win-win cooperation.”

A Mist Village Jonin next to Yagura Karatachi stepped forward and greeted them with a smile.

“Mhm, I hope both our villages will gain something from this exchange,” Kurenai Yuhi nodded.

As Kurenai Yuhi conversed with the Mist Ninja, the Konoha exchange team Ninja curiously observed their surroundings.

“That green-haired Guy looks tough. Is he a Mist Ninja we’ll be facing at this exchange?” Anko asked with a curious expression.

Obito followed Anko’s gaze and saw Yagura Karatachi standing proudly.

Anko fighting Yagura Karatachi? Seriously?

Obito’s mouth twitched. Was this how clueless people appeared in the eyes of others? He seemed to understand why Kakashi used to look at him that way.

“Normally, no,” Obito replied.

Yagura Karatachi’s position in Hidden Mist might be even higher than the Sannin’s in Konoha, because Hidden Mist only had one Yagura Karatachi.

However, if the Mangekyo Sharingan ability had no side effects, Obito would be confident enough to clash with Yagura Karatachi.

Kamui, without restrictions, could make him invincible.

PS: This chapter counts as yesterday’s.

Yesterday, I couldn’t hold on. After writing a section, I lay down to rest, and when I opened my eyes, it was morning.

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