Under Shindai's modifications, Obito had undergone a great transformation.
However, Obito's way of speaking still hadn't changed.
There was nothing he could do; it was a matter of habit, and it couldn't be changed so quickly.
Shindai reminded him, "It doesn't matter normally, but when you see Rin, remember to be brief and cool! And keep a poker face, understand?"
Obito extended his right thumb and index finger, placing them on his chin, "Cool~ Shindai, am I cool now?"
Shindai's right eyebrow twitched involuntarily, "I don't feel cool at all; in fact, it feels quite abstract, but never mind, take it slow, this kind of thing can't be rushed. Alright, go on, remember this look of yours well, it's welded to you from now on, don't change it."
Obito adjusted his sunglasses and nodded seriously, "Okay!"
Obito left the tent.
Shindai breathed a sigh of relief, "Finally, it's quiet. I can read a book properly now."
Shindai picked up a scroll and started reading again.
...
As Obito left the tent, Shindai's words kept replaying in his mind.
"Speak briefly, be cool, keep a poker face..."
Lost in thought, Obito unknowingly arrived in front of Rin Nohara's tent.
Obito froze in place, then smoothed his slicked-back hair, "Someone as handsome as me, of course, Rin has to be the first to see!"
"Rin! Are you there?"
Obito, who didn't knock when going to Shindai's tent, knew to call out when he came to Rin Nohara's tent.
However, Obito didn't get a response from Rin Nohara.
"Rin just went to Kakashi's tent, she must have gone to visit Kakashi."
A passing Ninja heard Obito calling Rin Nohara and kindly reminded him.
"Oh, I see, thank you!"
After thanking him, Obito planned to go to Kakashi's tent.
The passing Ninja looked at Obito in confusion, "By the way... who are you? I don't think I've seen you before."
Obito pointed to himself with his thumb and said, "I'm Obito! Uchiha Obito!"
"Oh, you're Obito. Why did you change your look? I almost didn't recognize you."
"That's because..."
Just as Obito was about to answer, he remembered Shindai's instructions:'Speak briefly, be cool, keep a poker face.'
Obito coughed once and then said, "A change of mood."
After speaking, Obito simply lifted his foot and walked away.
The passing Ninja watched the departing Obito, muttering in confusion, "A change of mood? A bit inexplicable."
Obito arrived at Kakashi's tent.
As soon as he entered the tent, Obito wanted to shout.
But Shindai seemed to be nagging beside Obito: "Obito, if you shout, you'll be an idiot, the stupidest idiot, Rin will never like you!"
Obito forcefully held back, then walked over to Rin Nohara, who was examining Kakashi, and looking at Kakashi, coolly asked, "How is it?"
Both Kakashi and Rin Nohara looked at the greatly changed Obito in surprise.
Rin Nohara asked curiously, "Obito, why are you dressed like this?"
Obito replied briefly, "A change of style."
Rin Nohara looked him up and down and commented, "I have to say, it's quite handsome."
"It's alright."
Obito's mouth unconsciously curved upwards, but Obito desperately tried to control the upward curve of his lips.
He had to be cool now, no smiling! Hold it in!
Kakashi looked at Obito, whose mouth was twitching frantically, and asked in confusion, "What? Is your mouth in a spasm?"
Obito's fingernails instantly dug into his palm, and he almost swore out loud.
Obito asked expressionlessly, "You, how are you?"
Looking at Obito now, Kakashi felt a little strange, but still replied, "After a few days of rest, I'm basically recovered."
"That's good."
Kakashi asked in confusion, "Why are you so quiet today? Usually, you talk a lot. Given your personality, you would have shouted my and Rin's names as soon as you entered the tent, saying you've arrived."
Obito pushed his sunglasses up with his middle finger and replied, "That was before. No need."
Kakashi's eye twitched. Obito... was a bit pretentious!
Rin Nohara asked worriedly, "Obito, did something happen to you?"
Obito pouted. He was so handsome now, they should be praising him, not asking if something happened to him.
Obito continued to maintain his persona: "Nothing, I'm fine."
Kakashi's nose beneath his mask twitched, "Although we ate ramen today, the ramen smell on you, Obito, is way too strong, isn't it?"
Rin Nohara also sniffed carefully, "Yes, this smell... it seems to be coming from your head, Obito. Huh, why is your head so shiny, Obito?"
Obito's face instantly darkened.
Why did he smell like ramen? Why was his head shiny? It was all because of Shindai.
His slicked-back hair was styled with two spits from Shindai.
Now that he thought about it, it was a bit uncomfortable; he wanted to wash his hair.
"I'm leaving!"
Obito put his hands in his pockets and turned to leave.
Rin Nohara wondered, "What's wrong with Obito?"
Kakashi shrugged, "Who knows? But Obito and Shindai have a good relationship, so maybe Obito's sudden change has something to do with Shindai."
Rin Nohara thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, "Very likely."
The reason Kakashi and Rin Nohara thought this was because, compared to the two of them, Shindai indeed got along better with Obito and had a better relationship with him.
...
Inside his tent, Shindai had been reading all day.
After waking up the next day, Shindai washed up, then began sifting through materials on the floor, starting to create a puppet for Jiraiya.
"First, the skeleton... Jiraiya must be very strong, so it needs to be a bit sturdy, but not too sturdy. That way, when it breaks later and he asks me to repair it, I can get some more commission."
"Then, the filling. It needs to be soft, close to human elasticity... Hmm, this material will do."
"And then the skin... Skin is my specialty, I'm sure Jiraiya will be full of praise."
While making the puppet, Shindai was completely immersed.
During this time, Obito came once to bring Shindai food. Shindai told Obito to just put the food on the table.
Obito stayed and watched for a while, found he didn't understand, felt a bit bored, and then left.
It wasn't until midnight.
Shindai let out a long sigh, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
The puppet was finished. Shindai took out a piece of cloth, made a set of clothes, and dressed the puppet.
After dressing the puppet, Shindai stepped back a few paces, examining the freshly made puppet.
The puppet in front of Shindai, like Tsunade, had an extremely sexy figure.
As for the face, to say it resembled Tsunade, there was indeed a slight resemblance in the brows.
To say it didn't resemble her, it also truly didn't.
Because Tsunade's face had a mature, 'older sister' vibe, while this face was a combination of 'older sister' and'sweet girl' styles.
One could say Shindai had achieved the utmost in capturing the essence.
Shindai nodded in satisfaction, "Hmm~ As expected of me!"