The insults grew more intense, and Naruto’s language became increasingly vulgar, firing off a rapid string of curses. After greeting the other party's parents, he went straight for his secret crush.
He wasn’t about to waste time debating philosophy with Obito. Screw that, this idiot bastard didn’t deserve to hear any of it.
What the hell did three years of compulsory Shinobi education even do for Obito? This idiot ended up bonding with that old relic Uchiha Madara, mastering every twisted villain ideology in the book.
He is addicted to playing dress-up like some master manipulator, acting all high and mighty despite his age. Whenever he opens his mouth, he spouts nonsense about war, peace, and creating a new world.
He always chased after something ‘eternal’. But since when was peace supposed to last forever? What a damn joke.
If he couldn’t have it, he’d just destroy everything… because destruction equals eternity, right? Even cults weren’t this extreme.
For Naruto, all that talk about war and peace meant nothing. All he knew was that this was a rare era of peace, and yet some dumbass out there wanted to nuke the entire Shinobi World.
Obito’s crush died, so he decided the world wasn’t worth keeping? What kind of messed-up logic was that? If he hated the world so much, he should’ve just reincarnated into another one already.
‘Damn it!’
Naruto got angrier and angrier, so he just started to curse at Obito. Neither of them was willing to escalate the fight just yet, so they settled for a vicious exchange of trash talk.
That was part of Naruto’s plan: keep it between the two of them, no dragging families into it. Maybe raise each other’s standards a bit while they were at it. Hell, they might as well negotiate a prisoner exchange while they were here.
"Have you ever experienced the pain of losing someone you love?! You talk big now, but when it happens to you, you will be the same as me! Uzumaki Naruto!" Obito said through gritted teeth.
No, Naruto hadn’t experienced it, but just because he hadn’t eaten pork didn’t mean he hadn’t seen a pig run. When the God King Tang San lost his beloved, Naruto had been sitting in front of the screen, tearing into his spicy rabbit skewers, with tears streaming down his face… from the spice, of course.
Hearing Obito’s words, Naruto didn’t hold back at all. He pointed at Obito and fired back.
"And what qualifications do you have to say these things? Don't you know what you did? What did you do eighteen years ago?"
"You are a disgrace when you are alive, and you will be a disgrace when you die. You think you’ll get to be with Rin in your new world? Dream on. I won’t let that happen."
"I don’t even wanna waste my breath on you. You’re not worth it."
"You!! Shut your damn mouth!" Obito was a little overwhelmed by the criticism. He never thought that negotiations between Shinobi would be so dirty.
‘Have times changed? Do Shinobi nowadays have to trash-talk before they fight?’
"Heh, what’s wrong? Can’t take it?" Naruto shook his hands and sneered, "Then don't talk to me about war and peace. Let’s get real."
"What do you mean?" Obito was exhausted of scolding. Naruto's previous attack on Rin had also cooled his mood a lot. His trigeminal nerve had already started to hurt.
He thought that even the most complicated schemes he’d pulled off in the past was not as tiring as today. His emotions fluctuated so much that he felt as if his whole body was hollowed out.
This was exhausting. He felt dealing with Naruto was mentally draining. They hadn’t even properly clashed yet, but Obito felt that his energy was almost exhausted.
What Naruto didn't know was that he had been labeled as a very troublesome person by Obito. But even if he knew, he wouldn't have any reaction, because in his mind, Obito was just a delusional fool.
‘Don't say anything, you worthless trash! You are unworthy of listening to me!’
"Heh, I know exactly what you want. You just want to capture the Kyubi, right? Fine. I’ll hand it over." Naruto put his hands on his hips and looked at Obito, saying word by word.
"But the Kyubi is not inside me right now. So, if you let them go, I will give the Kyubi to you."
Obito stared at Naruto for a while, then he actually smiled and spoke.
"Fine. But I’ll only release one. As for which one to release, you can decide for yourself. This way, you will definitely understand how I felt at that time."
"Oh, sure, no problem." Naruto also smiled, his smile almost blindingly bright, "And by tomorrow, the entire Shinobi World will know how big the ‘secret’ of your favorite Nohara Rin is when she grew up."
"So, do you want to give it a try? By the way, I can use Impure World Reincarnation to reanimated her adult version. You must be curious, right?"
Killing is not enough. What Obito hates most is people like Naruto who smile with their mouth but not their heart, and speak more viciously than anyone else.
It's numbing, his scalp is tingling.
But he couldn't be a coward in front of Naruto. However, he still couldn't help but get furious.
“You wouldn’t dare!”
"Why don’t you try me? I have plenty of ways to contact Nohara Rin's soul. You can go ahead and test me!" Naruto shot back, with veins bulging in his neck.
Obito immediately stopped talking. He lived for Rin. It can be said that Nohara Rin was not only the person he liked, but also his belief in life.
Once his beliefs are tarnished or collapsed, Obito will immediately lose the meaning of his existence. Self-destruction would follow, and then… madness.
"Okay, I'll release them, but why should I believe that you will actually hand over the Kyubi?" Obito looked at Naruto and asked.
"Why would I lie?" Naruto asked back, "The Kyubi is in Konoha, and if you let them go, I will give it to you."
Hearing this, Obito remained unmoved, and he seemed to doubt Naruto's words. It seemed that if Naruto wasn’t going to budge, neither would he.
What else is there to say? Naruto didn't hesitate and directly took out the Kusanagi Sword.
"Then, let’s settle this the old-fashioned way! Whoever wins gets the final say!"
Obito frowned. He was a little confused about Naruto’s intentions.
One second, they were negotiating. The next, Naruto was spewing nonsense about Rin. Just when tensions peaked, he switched back to diplomacy. Now, mid-discussion, he suddenly drew his sword like a man possessed.
He was completely dumbfounded, thinking, ‘This guy must be a lunatic, right? He started with trash talk, and now he suddenly drew his sword.’
Obito felt so exhausted. Dealing with Naruto was like trying to wrestle a hurricane. His eyebrows twitched fiercely, and he even wondered whether he should just agree to him.
Facing such a madman, Obito was genuinely scared. He was worried that this man would really do all kinds of things to Nohara Rin. He felt this man has no moral bottom line.