Chapter 135 Her Stupid Son

"It's indeed true! Fugaku doesn't let me go out and doesn't give me pocket money!" Haruko retorted righteously.

"I didn't let you go out because I was afraid you'd catch a cold, and I gave you pocket money so you just bought candy. Have you forgotten how you cried when you had a toothache?"

"…But anyway, Fugaku is not good!"

After listening to Uchiha Fugaku's explanation, Uchiha Obito roughly understood what was going on.

Haruko was born weak and could not stand the cold, so she had to wrap herself up tightly even in hot weather, and usually covered her face with a white veil. Because she had been taking medicine since she was a child, she fell in love with eating candy, until she had a toothache from eating it without Uchiha Fugaku's knowledge, and then Uchiha Fugaku began to strictly control her pocket money.

I was completely deceived... Uchiha Obito's mouth twitched.

At the beginning, he was still full of heroism to save the miserable girl, but now staying here only makes him look more stupid!

Uchiha Obito stood up angrily and apologized, saying that he wanted to go back, and Haruko quickly held him back.

"Silly... Ahem, why don't you stay and play with us?"

Did she say stupid? What did she mean by stupid?!

Seeing Uchiha Fugaku went to the kitchen, Uchiha Obito frowned and replied stubbornly: "I won't play with liars!"

As if hurt by his words, Haruko lowered her eyes and loosened her grip on his hand.

Uchiha Obito inexplicably felt guilty. After all, he was the victim. Although his tone was bad, he softened his voice and said, "I... I mean, you don't mean to apologize at all!"

"I'm really sorry!" Haruko raised her other hand and wiped her eyes with her sleeve. "I don't have any friends, so I don't know how to get along with others..."

"What...you're making it impossible for others to get angry at all." Uchiha Obito scratched his head in annoyance.

It turns out that she has no friends just like me due to her health...

The knowledge that they were of the same kind made Uchiha Obito feel close to her, and the fact that he was deceived by her was thrown out of his mind.

"Forget it. Since you are so sincere, I will be generous and forgive you."

Uchiha Obito was a soft-hearted person by nature, and was deceived by her pitiful actions, so he forgave her immediately.

"Great!" Haruko cheered. Seeing that he was no longer angry, she asked him the question that had confused her all the way. "So what did you say your name was?"

“…I want to go back!!!”

……

Recalling his encounter with her, Uchiha Obito tangled his hands in her long hair a little unhappily, letting the soft hair dance on his fingertips.

"Why is Obito suddenly unhappy?" Haruko asked him while holding a candy in her mouth.

This was a secret code between the two of them. If Haruko made him unhappy, Uchiha Obito would grab her hair with his hands.

The reason was that Uchiha Obito generously offered to visit her often after knowing that she couldn't go out and had no friends. Haruko felt that she had found a way to earn some pocket money and cheered for him.

Unexpectedly, she was so happy, so Uchiha Obito became friends with her. However, Uchiha Haruko was really good at teasing people, and often made him sulky.

Haruko said that she had no idea why the fool who had been tricked by her always looked at her with resentful eyes. Later she found out that Uchiha Obito was actually angry.

Haruko: ...Don’t Uchiha have mouths?

Once again realizing that Uchiha Obito was ignoring her, Haruko had no choice but to move closer to catch his gaze, but Uchiha Obito kept turning his head away and refused to look at her.

Haruko preempted the attack: "Obito is too much for ignoring me."

Uchiha Obito immediately turned to look at her with an incredulous expression, "It was you who made me angry first! How can you say that I was going too far?"

"I just mentioned a kid I met before, and you got jealous."

"What are you jealous about? I'm not!"

Uchiha Obito blushed and tried to refute, but when he met the suspicion in her eyes, he finally raised his hands to cover her eyes in anger and annoyance.

Feeling the warmth of the darkness in front of her, Haruko continued to complain without being disturbed: "Obito likes to sulk too much, and I am very annoyed."

When he gets angry, I can't trick him into buying candy, which is really annoying.

Uchiha Obito was a little happy in his heart, but his face was still unhappy, "You clearly said that I was your first friend, and you lied to me again."

"But you are indeed my first friend." Haruko grabbed his hand and gave him a sincere look.

Feeling her holding his hand, Uchiha Obito lowered his eyes awkwardly and whispered: "Then you just said that you also lied to other children before you met me..."

Haruko:?

No, is being deceived by me something to be proud of? Why are you still so persistent that you can only be deceived by yourself?

Haruko didn't understand, but she had to keep her legs steady. "The kids I kidnapped before all acted like I had deceived them badly and said they never wanted to see me again."

That's why I say Obito is such a kind person. Which kid would be willing to play with her after she cheated him of his pocket money?

After hearing the explanation, Uchiha Obito's mood improved and he couldn't help but feel happy that he was the only one who stayed with her.

Haruko once again lamented that the Uchiha were full of tsunderes, and sighed helplessly, "If I make Obito unhappy in the future, then Obito can pull my hair."

"Why?" Uchiha Obito was stunned.

Haruko's almond-shaped eyes curved slightly, and she placed a strand of her long hair in his palm.

"I have to feel the same pain that Obito feels, that's only fair isn't it?"

Uchiha Obito's fingertips touched gently, and subconsciously followed her words and lifted up strands of hair. She said that she liked long hair, so she had never cut it short. Now she was sitting upright, with her hair scattered on the ground like a blooming and lingering flower.

As if lured by the fragrance of flowers, Uchiha Obito tightened his fingers, feeling the coolness of her black hair, but did not pull it. His eyes were fixed on Haruko who was connected to him at this moment.

……

Uchiha Obito twisted her hair at various angles, "It reminded me of the time when you tricked me into going home."

"I really miss it. Obito was so easy to deceive back then." Haruko's tone was also full of melancholy.

Unlike now, he has gradually become immune to her words, and was given the arduous task of controlling candy by Uchiha Fugaku.

"..." Uchiha Obito speechlessly let go of her hair.

So why did he choose to be friends with her in the first place? !

Suddenly, an exclamation was heard in the classroom, attracting the attention of both of them.

"It's Kakashi!"

"Kakashi is so cool!"

"Kakashi-kun, please sit next to me!"

At the center of the gradually surrounded door stood a silver-haired young man wearing a black mask. He seemed a little annoyed by their noise, and looked away, but had no intention of meeting the two curious people's gaze.

Uchiha Obito frowned, "What? I thought he was such a powerful person."

"Does Obito know him?" Haruko became interested in those who covered their faces with masks.

"Hmph, you're not as good as me anyway." Uchiha Obito turned his head away with disdain, not wanting to talk much about the opponent who was called a genius in front of her.

"Oh~" It seems that he is someone more powerful than Obito.

Haruko became even more curious. After all, as a member of the Uchiha clan, Uchiha Obito's talent and hard work should not be underestimated, but to be able to be even better than him, it seems that this masked boy is a genius among geniuses.

But...genius, aloof, popular, why do I feel so similar to someone?