Naruto: I, Uchiha Obito, will never be a slave

Although it was wartime, various shops and vendors were still operating on the streets of Konoha at this time.

The streets are crowded with people. If you only look at the surface, you may think that this is what a plain and harmonious village should be.

But if you look closely, you will find that the faces of pedestrians on the street have more or less a trace of worry and eagerness.

Especially the figures of ninjas flashing across the street from time to time, which always tug at the heartstrings of the surrounding civilians.

Obito, who had changed his attire, walked naturally on the streets of Konoha.

As a good boy who often helped old ladies cross the road on the side of the road, he was very familiar with the original appearance of the streets of Konoha.

He clearly noticed that there were far fewer people on the street than he originally thought.

"It seems that even if there is no fighting here, just the name of war has had a huge impact on civilians."

Obito thought to himself.

"However, it's no wonder. During the war, various ninja villages infiltrated each other to collect intelligence. Maybe a stranger on the street might be a spy for the enemy country!"

Thinking of this, Obito smiled.

Aren’t the strangers on the street just you?

Unfortunately, with Konoha's current methods, if he doesn't do something, it is impossible for those in Konoha to notice him...

Obito was thinking as he followed the induction he had when he activated his divine power before and headed towards the direction that he suspected was Nohara Rin.

During this period, Obito looked at the shops on the street from time to time.

Even Obito himself had never noticed it. Sometimes when he walked to a store, he would subconsciously stop and look into the store.

Looking at the familiar face in the store, I was in a daze.

Everything is so familiar.

Everything is so strange.

Every time Obito stopped, he had no intention of walking in.

Things have changed and people have changed. I am still alive, but I have long lost my identity.

These past people and events should not have anything to do with the present self.

So every time Obito came back from his daze, he just chuckled, then took steps to continue walking.

Soon, Obito came to the last shop at the corner of the road.

This time, which was rare, Obito just glanced at him and walked over without any pause or hesitation.

And just when Obito was about to walk past the store, A Fei in him suddenly whispered:

"Hey, Obito, is this a bookstore? Are the books in it very interesting?"

Obito stopped and turned to look at the shop.

"Konoha Bookstore"

This can be said to be the strangest store in Obito's memory.

In the past, Obito was a lazy person. Like Naruto, he would automatically get sleepy whenever he read a book.

Therefore, although he had walked this road often before, he had never thought of going in to take a look.

Even every time he passed by here, he automatically ignored the existence of this store.

At this time, after being reminded by A Fei, Obito seemed to see this store for the first time.

While Obito was looking at the bookstore, A Fei asked softly again:

"Obito, are the books here interesting? Have you often come here to read?"

Obito was silent for a while, opened his mouth, and finally asked in confusion: "...Why do you suddenly ask this?"

"Lin and Kakashi said before that reading books is more interesting than eating? So I think this bookstore should be very interesting."

Obitu suddenly realized.

When Obito was heading to the Land of Rain, he happened to encounter Lin being taken away by Danzo's roots.

After rescuing Rin, Obito, Kakashi and Rin played a game of asking each other questions.

It was the third question A Fei asked, and it was at this time that Lin and Kakashi told A Fei that reading is more interesting than having sex...

Obito originally thought this was a mistake, so he didn't take it to heart. Unexpectedly, A Fei actually took it seriously... and even remembered it...

Thinking of this, Obito smiled bitterly, then walked towards the bookstore.

A Fei became interested in reading, which is a good thing.

I just hope that it can still maintain this interest after it comes out of the bookstore.

After walking into the bookstore, Obito discovered that the bookstore was a little bigger than he thought, about 80 square meters.

But at this time, there was only Obito as a customer in the store, which seemed a bit deserted.

Obito walked and looked at the books on the bookshelf.

The books on the bookshelf were just as Obito imagined.

In addition to mathematics, Chinese studies and other enlightenment education books for various grades, most of the other books are magazines, essays, novels and the like.

The categories are complex and dizzying.

Especially the names of the books, many of which Obito had never heard of before.

Obito picked a few books that he found interesting based on their titles, but most of them were read briefly before closing.

There was nothing wrong with the books. If he had some leisure time, he wouldn't mind reading these books quietly.

It's just that right now, he has no intention of reading at all.

And just as Obito walked around a few times and was about to leave, his eyes were suddenly attracted by the title of a book.

Obito came to the book, hesitated for a moment, and took it off the shelf.

"The Legend of Perseverance" by Kuuki Jiraiya.

The book Obito was holding was written by Jiraiya, one of the Sannin of Konoha.

This book is also called "The Story of Strong Perseverance and Forbearance" or "The Story of Perseverance and Forbearance".

Obito, who has memories of his past life, is no stranger to this book.

According to the plot of the original work, this book is a novel biography written by Jiraiya based on what he saw and heard when he was teaching Yahiko Nagato and the others after World War II.

The protagonist in the novel is named Naruto, and his prototype is Nagato at that time.

"I didn't expect that this book has been published... I just don't know if Jiraiya has received the news that Yahiko and the other three died in the war..."

Obito thought silently as he slowly opened the book.

According to the original work, during the beginning of the Third War, Jiraiya received the news that his three apprentices had lost...

Although I don't know why Jiraiya received such information, it is obvious that his information was wrong.

Because in the original work, Nagato and Konan lived well from beginning to end during the Third War.

Obito opened the book and read it carefully for a while.

To be honest, Obito felt that the writing style of this book was quite immature, but the content in it was still worthwhile.

In particular, some familiar sentences in his impression appeared in the preface of the book:

"The talent of a ninja does not lie in the number of ninjutsu mastered, but in the perseverance to never give up. To move forward without breaking one's oath, and to never give up at any time."

"The so-called ninja means tolerating what others cannot tolerate."

"For ninjas, it doesn't matter how you live, it's how you die that matters."

"Betting the success or failure of the story on the ending, failure is also a fun thing!"

"Men should pursue a handsome life. Only strong people will be liked by more people."

.............

After a while, Obito closed the book.

He didn't read much of this book, but from what he read, he could feel the author's optimism, hope, and pride.

Obito in his previous life actually liked the character Jiraiya very much.

But Obito couldn't help but sigh slightly when he thought about Jiraiya's final outcome and his own current identity.

And just as Obito was weighing the book and preparing to put it back on the bookshelf, the owner of the bookstore quietly came to Obito's side.

"Brother, it seems that you are very interested in this book by Jiraiya-sama!

I also have a few Jiraiya-sama’s collection of books here, would you like to take a look? If you want it, I can give you this copy of "The Story of Perseverance and Endurance" as a gift! "

"No, I'll just..."

Obito subconsciously refused.

He read "The Legend of Perseverance" purely because of the influence of the original work and his interest in Jiraiya. The writing of the book itself was immature and it didn't feel very good to read, so he had no intention of buying it.

But just when he opened his mouth to refuse, he glanced at the book in the store manager's hand, and his mouth suddenly turned uncontrollably:

"...I just want to ask how much the book you have is worth?"