Naruto: With maxed-out affection, I am invincible in the ninja world.

However, Haneda knew very well that to see into the heart of the Uchiha, one needed to look into his eyes, not his words.

"Okay, stop fooling around, Oh Bitto."

Haneda walked to Obito's right side and tried to put his hand on Obito's shoulder, but Obito dodged it.

"I apologize to you. Please forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye. Is that alright, Obito?"

Haneda said with a hint of helplessness.

After a moment, Obito's lips curled up slightly. He forcibly suppressed the upward curve of his lips and hummed a few times:

"Damn Haneda, I'll reluctantly forgive you, but speaking of which, why didn't Uncle Sakumo invite me to his dinner party?"

“I also called him a hero at school.”

Suddenly, Obito remembered something and said indignantly:

"It must be that idiot Kakashi talking badly about me behind my back!"

After saying that, Obito put his arm around Haneda's shoulder.

"Come on, let's go to my house. You don't have anything to do at home by yourself anyway."

Haneda glanced at the watch on his right wrist:

"It's almost 8:30, and I have class tomorrow. Forgive me, Obito, maybe next time."

As they were talking, Haneda gently tapped Obito's forehead.

"Damn it, Haneda! Who told you to touch my forehead?!" Obito roared in fury and punched Haneda.

Haneda easily dodged, but at that moment, Obito's right hand slid down and grabbed Haneda's left hand.

"I don't care, you're all alone at home anyway, why don't you come live with me?"

Chapter 024 Sleeping with Obito

Haneda glanced at Obito's expectant eyes, and finally nodded helplessly:

"Okay. But let's make this clear beforehand: you have to be up when I call you tomorrow morning, or you'll be late again."

"Yay!" Obito excitedly raised his left hand.

"Let's go home together... And I won't be late, you bastard Haneda!"

…………

Obito's house was relatively close to Haneda's, about 400 or 500 meters away, a journey of about ten minutes.

Along the way, Obito chattered on and on, sharing with Haneda the teacher's feelings about the two best students skipping class.

Before long, they arrived at Obito's house.

"Grandma, I'm back, and I brought Haneda with me."

Obito opened the door and casually dragged his shoes on the floor. Haneda then placed Obito's shoes and his own on the shoe cabinet.

"Obito is back! Oh, Haneda is here too. Please sit down."

Grandma's gentle voice came from inside the house.

Haneda entered the living room, where his grandmother was walking towards the kitchen, and the food on the living room table had gone cold.

"Obito, Haneda, the food's gone cold. Let me heat it up for you." Grandma turned around and said to Haneda and his brother.

"No need, Grandma, I've already eaten," Yu Tian waved his hand.

"It's okay, just have it as a midnight snack."

As Grandma spoke, she picked up the plate and went into the kitchen.

"Grandma, let me help you." Obito also carried the dishes inside.

This scene made Yu Tian a little embarrassed, so he quickly picked up a plate of food and followed.

"I am coming too."

However, he remembered a question: Why didn't Obito go home for dinner?

Is it because of Lin, or...?

He couldn't have waited for me all night, could he?!

Haneda was shocked, but at the same time, a warm feeling rose in his heart, along with a trace of guilt.

He usually walked home with Obito after school.

…………

After dinner, Haneda and Obito went to Obito's bedroom.

The bedroom was very empty, with only a few items, and not even a bed.

What amused Haneda was that Obito's bedroom actually had a desk, a lamp, and a bookshelf full of books.

Although he had been here many times, he was always drawn to the bookshelves every time he came in.

There's no way around it, the room at the bottom of the class is actually filled with books, can you believe it?

Just then, Grandma came in carrying her bedding.

She laid the mattress on the floor and then neatly folded the blankets.

Before leaving, Grandma didn't forget to remind her:

"Little Obito, remember to go to bed early and don't be late."

"Xiao Yutian, if you need anything, remember to call Grandma. Don't be shy."

“Okay, Grandma,” Haneda and Obito said in unison.

After Grandma left, the two looked at each other.

In the end, it was Haneda who broke the silence first.

"Do you train at night, Obito?"

"Why cultivate at night instead of sleeping? Do you even cultivate, Yu Tian?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Tian's mouth twitched involuntarily. Expecting the bottom student to train at night was an overestimation of his abilities.

However, Haneda remained curious about the bookshelves in the bedroom and asked again:

"Then why do you have so many books on your bookshelf? Don't you read any of them?"

"Those belong to my parents, I didn't put them up," Obito said nonchalantly.

The truth is out...

"Let's go to sleep then, there's nothing else to do anyway."

Haneda pulled the thin blanket over himself, stared at the ceiling above his head, and began to think about his training.

His general plan was to take Kakashi to skip class in the morning to learn Fire Release and Genjutsu, practice swordsmanship with Uncle Sakumo in the afternoon, and train Shadow Clone Jutsu and Chidori in the evening.

As for tonight...

Let's just treat it as a way to help Obito relax.

After secretly watching Obito for a while, he couldn't help but yawn: "What are you thinking about, Haneda?"

"The matter of cultivation."

"Is this important?" Obito asked Haneda, tilting his head to the side.

"Is it not important?" Haneda asked rhetorically, but he hesitated as he said it.

He could have avoided the third war by joining the guard after graduation.

The night of annihilation is still a long way off. By then, he'll probably have a kaleidoscope and be able to handle any crisis.

As for the four wars...

With Naruto, Sasuke, and the Sage of Six Paths backing them up, what is there to worry about?

So what is his purpose in cultivating now?

Suddenly, Haneda looked at Obito seriously and smiled:

"Perhaps it's to change their predetermined fate."

"A predetermined fate?" Obito repeated softly, then said casually.

"What bullshit about fate? I, Obito Uchiha, don't believe in that stuff!"

"Haneda, when did you become so eccentric?"

"I don't know," Haneda replied softly, looking up at the ceiling.

He didn't know why he had such a thought; the feeling was just a fleeting moment.

…………

The next day, early morning.

The sun slowly rose, and sunlight streamed through the window, illuminating Haneda's face.