Obito was immensely grateful to Bai Lu; for the first time in his life, he didn't think Bai Lu was such a stuck-up jerk.
"Obito, you must look after your grandmother and make sure she doesn't wander off..."
Bai Lu used his strong arms to forcibly support the elderly woman, preventing her from falling.
His smiling face was filled with sincerity.
He was indeed sincere in his intent to prevent the elderly woman from succeeding.
Heaven knows when this grandmother in front of him was swapped out, and he didn't know whether the person here was a White Zetsu or Uchiha Madara himself.
Bai Lu remembered that among the many Dōjutsu of the Rinnegan, there was a technique called the Shape-Shifting Technique, which could use a living person as a sacrifice to be modified to carry half of the main body's Chakra.
In the original work, Itachi's Shape-Shifting Clone went to deal with Kakashi and Chiyo's squad, and Kisame's Shape-Shifting Clone went to deal with Guy Squad.
"If it's just a White Zetsu, I might find a chance to strike, but if it's Uchiha Madara... even an ancient, frail Madara, his strength level is still..."
The thought flashed through Bai Lu's mind and vanished.
The risk was simply too great, unless he went ahead with the full Godzilla transformation regardless of the consequences.
However, since that old immortal, the Dancing King, had set his sights on Ichie, Bai Lu certainly wasn't going to just take the beating passively.
He definitely had to retaliate. Madara was currently at his weakest point in this life—this was the opportunity to strike.
Just then, Ichie, Guy, and the others quickly caught up, looking confusedly at Bai Lu, who was acting like a filial grandson to the benevolent grandmother.
"How about this, Obito? As comrades in the village, we have a duty to help each other. Our three-person squad will frequently come over and help look after your grandmother."
Bai Lu glared at Obito with a look of reproach.
"Bai Lu, you..." Obito was filled with gratitude. This was the first time anyone had shown such concern for his family.
"There's no need. It would be too much trouble for you good children. That was just an accident; I only need Obito to look after me..."
The elderly woman was in the middle of refusing.
"No way! You have to listen to us on this matter. If we can't even protect the elderly, what kind of Shinobi are we? Listen up, Guy, you stay here and look after the elderly woman until 5:30 PM. You cannot leave her side for a single step!"
"If she gets up, you carry her. If she goes to the restroom, you watch her. You feed her when she eats, and you accompany her when she sleeps!"
Bai Lu's face was solemn.
Ah, this!
"I understand! Is this the true meaning of youth? Sacrificing oneself to protect a comrade? I understand! Since this is Mr. Bai Lu's will, I am willing to carry it out desperately! Come on, elderly woman, forgive my rudeness!!"
Fighting spirit burned in Guy's eyes. He let out a yell and hoisted the elderly woman onto his back, utterly ecstatic.
He felt he had taken another step closer to Mr. Bai Lu's spiritual level!
Obito was dumbfounded and overwhelmed with emotion: "Th-th-this, how can I accept this? I really..."
"Don't say another word, Obito. We are comrades from the same village! Isn't it natural for comrades to help each other? If you keep talking, I'll get angry!"
"I understand, Bai Lu! If there's anything you need help with in the future, just say the word! I, Obito, swear on the Uchiha name that I will help you with all my might!"
Bai Lu solemnly patted Obito on the shoulder, then dragged the bewildered Ichie away, leaving with a serious expression under the admiring gaze of the surrounding Uchiha Clan Members.
"Who is that kid? He's truly amazing. Even as an outsider, he looks after our clan member like that..."
"Ichie's teammate, Bai Lu? Ha, I know him. He's that descendant of the Shiranui Clan."
"Hmph, if an outsider can do this much, it's a disgrace to our Uchiha Clan! Come on, I want to look after Obito's grandmother too! We'll each take two hours a day and look after her 24 hours a day, in shifts! We absolutely cannot let her die!"
Obito's Grandmother/Madara: "???°beneficial°??"