Respectably Ordinary Family

by Nasha Rei-Kun

Obito didn't have the connections from his previous life to become a good man until the end. Now? Connections kept being thrown at him, time and time again. With his grandfather's yakuza family, the distaste people had for Ippan, the new 'hero' system, VILLAINS, and one crazed 'justice'-driven bastard, he'd become the man who'd protect those precious bonds, especially his family.

7. Organizations IV

Rather random but has anyone else looked at Hori's original design for Endeavor's hero costume? That look was so sick! God, I wish someone got to inherit that design!

~NRK~

Checking the documents of the Chewie Agency, Obito looked at the older-then-Masaru man sitting in the seat opposite him, Masaru next to him as Obito, Ippan, and Kai sat on the other couch.

Well… that wasn't fully true, if one looked to the other side Masaru occupied, they could see a small boy peeking out from behind his grandfather's seat.

Kazuya Monoma was a rather well-built older man who was in his later forties, having fair skin dotted by slight black spots from age, he was of average height with sharp blue eyes and pale-yellow hair that sat neatly beneath his black fedora, the man wearing an accompanying black suit and dress shoes to match.

The boy, on the other hand, had brighter yellow hair that rested on his nogging down to his cheeks, his bright blue eyes with white pupils eye-catching while he shared a similar skin color to his grandfather.

Wearing a white dress shirt, black slacks, and brown loafers, he looked between the two sides with his nervousness shining through.

"Hmm," Obito looked over the last document from his 20-minute reading session, nodding to the two men across from him. "It's good they're all the same, no offense, Monoma-san, Bakugou-san."

"It's no issue, my boy, your parents were… well, you're more pleasant to do business with so far. You haven't asked me how I planned to handle my 'staff'," Kazuya said with a gruff grunt as Masaru sighed. "I know Hokei isn't watching everything, can't blame him for a bad egg he couldn't keep overseeing."

"I don't mind your words in the least, it was the truth."

"Hmm… curious."

Ippan tilted her head, mask on, while Kai nodded.

"With the documents handled, we'd like to check the…" his eyes flickered to the boy in the room. "Other amenities," Kai asserted as Masaru nodded.

"Of course, please, Kazuya-kun, you really should show your visage downstairs, I'm sure everyone's wondering if you're here or not," Masaru said to his fellow owner. "I'll take them to check the specific areas."

"Good on you, Masaru-kun. Come, Neito-boya, let's go and see your friend," Kazuya said to the boy who nodded quickly.

"O-Oh, also, there are some kids with her, they're with us," Ippan said to the man who hummed with a very raised brow at the baby in Obito's arms. "... I-It's not that!" She squeaked, what visible bits of her face that could be seen were bright red.

"Hmph," the man smirked, looking very amused. "Very well, no teasing from this old fellow."

Obito huffed, ignoring his slightly red cheeks as they all got up.

Following Masaru down a different out of sight pathway from the office, the group went down a set of stairs leading into the basement before going into an elevator that went further down.

"So, you do know Obito-kun's grandfather's… other side?" Ippan asked Masaru who rubbed the back of his head with a nod.

"This young man's grandfather helped my family out of a tough spot in the past," the man admitted as Obito raised a brow. "... well, an opposing gang, the Go Gyangu Kawa, were trying to exploit my quirk," the three looked a bit surprised as Masaru smiled. "Speaking of," he pulled something out of his pocket before handing it to Obito.

Looking at what had to be a flash-sized see-through capsule, Obito noted what had to be some kind of black particles inside. "What is this?" He asked him.

"Well, my quirk is called 'Acid Sweat'," the man explained. "Though it's a bit more than that, it has explosive properties in it that your grandfather asked for a deal about."

"... your quirk makes the Pellet Bombs?"

"Hm, hmm, yes, it's got combustion properties as well. My sweat just happened to be more powerful and fitting to your styles."

Obito nodded, looking impressed. "It's really helped, Bakugou-san, especially three months back."

"So, you're one of the three 'Dragonslayers'?" The man chuckled. "Well, the videos about you are rather blurry but I could make out the way the one with the sword handled it and the bombs. I was almost worried but Hokei said I shouldn't have been. I see why now."

They exited the elevator box and entered a hallway full to the brim with rooms that weren't in use.

Going through each one, Kai helping out by handling half of the rooms, Obito nodded.

"They're perfect, thank you, Bakugou-san," Obito said with a nod.

"I'm glad, if just having some rooms to hold some of them over from a storm is all he wants, I don't mind. He literally pays me to sweat, I don't think there's such a thing I've ever been asked for," Masaru said.

As they finished looking around, they went back up, only towards the first floor where they returned to their charges.

Itsuka seemed to be chatting with every one of their kids and Neito joined in as Kazuya watched from a nearby seat, chatting with Mrs. Kendo.

As they came over, the two groups noticed them.

"Welcome back, Uchiha-sensei!" Itsuka grinned as Ippan giggled a bit while Obito nodded.

"Did you all handle your combos?" Obito asked them and was surprised to see nods all around. "Oh? Even you, Itsuka-kun?"

"Yu-huh! I-I used my quirk, though," she said nervously as Obito considered that before smirking.

"That means you're thinking outside the box. I do want you to do the workout fully but I won't punish you for using your natural advantages."

"R-Really?!" Itsuka looked starstruck as Tooru giggled.

Himiko huffed a bit as she eyed Tenko.

'I gotta get him away,' she thought.

"Hmph, for now, let's focus on your training before I have to… judge a show," Obito said with a flat expression as Kai chuckled.

~NRK~

Two hours later, Obito and the others watched from the VIP section along with several other VIPs, many of them shooting the group looks of disbelief as Obito huffed a bit, shaking his head.

Watching the talent on display, though? He gave his best impressions.

"Her flexibility is to be admired," Obito said as he saw a young woman who was pirouetting about with three metal rings shifting from side to side, limb to limb, and with a showman's flourish. "And she's easily capable of passing the rings to different parts of her body with barely any interval in-between."

"She's got good footwork, too," Ippan said as Kazuya smirked. "We practice footwork all the time and she's capable of shifting the slightest bit to adjust her body."

"Oh? You two dance?" Kazuya asked with a smirk as the two teens blushed a bit.

"N-No! Just normal footwork!"

"Please, stop."

"Hm, hm, hm, though I was half-jesting," their looks said it all. "Dancing can help you learn footwork, why not? It's not like you won't enjoy learning an art, yes?"

"..." Obito dragged his hand down his face as Ippan fiddled with her fingers. "... I'll consider it, only CONSIDER, Kazuya-san."

The man chuckled as Masaru followed suit.

They did their best to point out talent, mistakes, advice, and more.

"Ah, his knife-handling could use some work," Obito said as he watched the young boy around Itsuka's age with what looked like a scale-related quirk handling throwing knives. "But he's decent and his scales seem hardy enough to handle any accidents."

Ouryu grimaced while his daughter shot Obito a huffing pout, the young man turning his head to see her turning away.

"... hm," Obito looked back at the young man, Hiryu, he thinks his name is. "Hmm, he's young but he has a defensive skill that could really help him in more physical jobs. Imagine if he was a firefighter or cop?"

"I see what you mean," Kazuya said with interest. "I wonder what his ambitions are, his parents are from China and they're well-known tailors."

"Oh, that must be good for everyone," Ippan said as Masaru nodded.

"I actually get my son clothes from them and an online shopping center which can make sturdier clothing," he explained. "It's honestly like watching the world change right before my eyes sometimes."

The last three individuals finished before the VIP section was clapping, many looking intrigued with others… coming up to him?

Obito blinked as some of the other VIPs bowed.

"A pleasure, I couldn't help but notice your observations and be rather amazed. I knew things changed but you seem so observant," the man in front of him said with what Obito had to assume he thought was a charming smile.

The man wasn't exactly bad-looking, though, but Obito didn't give that too much consideration.

He was tall and slender with slightly tan skin, a square jaw with powerful-looking lips, slightly wavy and wild black hair with a ponytail and combover with one of his dark purple eyes peeking through.

Wearing a frilled pink dress shirt, black pants with frilled shins, and black boots, he smiled warmly at Obito.

"Charmed," Obito took his hat off and bowed back, eyes closed, a scene of perfect respect. "You said you were impressed by my observations?"

"Of course, Tenma Nakaoji, I'm a talent coach who's sponsored a few of your rising stars in the past years. Just this one, there was a woman who worked with fans with a flare that couldn't be taken away, Nemuri Kazama. She's doing well, I'll have you know."

"Ah, I remember her," Kazuya nodded. "She was quite… the diamond in the rough but she picked herself up by the bootstraps and truly made something of herself, I couldn't be more proud," he chuckled as Tenma's eyes sparkled.

"Indeed! And yet I find there's more and more talent to be found even up here," the seemingly flamboyant man declared. "Observant eyes like yours, there's actually one I've been trying to figure out. He's a man who I know can shine but he seems to be holding himself back and I can't quite figure out why."

"You want him to help you help him?" Ippan asked and Tenma asked. "... it's your call," she said to Obito who shrugged.

"Is there a time or appointment you'd want me to come at? I'm only here for the rest of the week, Nakaoji-san, I also have more businesses to overlook."

"Of course, of course… you do?" The man looked both surprised and impressed. "Ah, of course, I'd assume that you're taking over everything your parents left behind."

"Indeed."

"And, as for a time, are you free in August?"

Obito nodded. "Sure, I can open up my schedule for that. Is it in a nearby area?"

"Hosu!" The man grinned. "The Purple Talent Agency, we handle lots of beautiful stars with talents as amazing as their looks!"

Exchanging contact information in his business line, Obito nodded.

"Pleasure to do business."

"Likewise."

That seemed to open the flood gates and soon he was meeting individual after individual, Obito doing his utmost to memorize their faces and names for future scrutiny.

~NRK~

"That was a lot of people, nii-chan," Tooru said as Obito nodded, rolling his shoulders as they walked out of the agency with the Kendos, Masaru, the Monomas, and Togas. "Mmm, they all looked so cool!"

"I guess," Obito said before facing Ouryu. "Things got away from us, Ouryu-san, can we agree to meet earlier tomorrow?" The man looked surprised at his cordial nature before grinning. 'As if you weren't obvious before'

"Hmph, sure. Bakugou-san, can we change her violin lessons?" Ouryu asked Masaru who nodded. "Hopefully this will end quickly," he said.

"We can move you to 12 pm, is that alright?" Masaru asked Obito who nodded before Itsuka made herself known.

"C-Can I come early, too?!" She asked, looking desperate. "Please!"

"Hmm, well, I don't mind but I'll mostly be focusing on Himiko-kun, Itsuka-kun. I can give you a regimen but I can't spend my entire time with you," Obito explained but the girl wasn't dissuaded.

"Y-You can still teach me, yeah? Then I'm fine!"

Neito looked at Itsuka in confusion, eyes going to Obito's face with no idea how he got the girl's eager decision to learn under him.

'Is he one of those guys mom talks about?' The ones with snake tongues and handsome looks? 'Mm,' he'd keep an eye on him.

"If anything, I could try teaching you a bit, Itsuka-chan," Ippan said and Itsuka turned on a dime.

"You can teach, too?!"

"Hm, hm, well, I've learned under Obito-kun for enough time to give you something."

"It's true, I-chan has a solid grasp on some of the basics, Itsuka-kun. You need to always remember your basics, some say you can rule the world with a left jab, others will tell you that you can cross the oceans with footwork, but I'd say your basics and smarts will make every door open for you," Obito said as the girl squealed. 'Is having such an energetic student normal?' He didn't know, he'd never done this before so professionally.

Tenko smiled as Tooru giggled, baby Eri making grunting sounds.

"Alright, it's been an amazing time knowing you, Uchiha-kun," Mrs. Kendo said as Obito bowed.

"Please, it's fine, I hope I can keep on making a good impression."

"I'm sure you will. Come now, Itsuka-chan, I'm sure your father is already worked up over taxes."

"Alright, mom! Bye, sensei! Tenko-senpai!" Itsuka waved. "Neito-kun, we can play tomorrow!"

With that, she was gone.

"Alright, Uchiha-sama, let's go," Kai said as their car rolled up, surprising Ouryu, Neito, and Himiko a bit. "We'll return in the morning, sirs."

"Take care," Masaru said with a smile as Kazuya smirked.

"Don't do something I would, at your age, young man," he said as Obito's face went blank.

"As much as I hold them in high regard, you older people really like teasing me, don't you?" He accused him flatly as Ippan giggled a bit and Kazuya smirked. "Ugh, let's leave, please."

~NRK~

Getting to their temporary abode, Kai let everyone in before Obito walked over and collapsed onto his bed with Eri's small hands held in his fingers, hat tossed onto his pillow. "Hmm, I don't hate suits, I really don't, but this feels constricting," he said as he got up and removed his blazer, leaving him in his dark blue vest, white dress shirt, and dark blue slacks, shoes by the door. "Haa, it could be worse."

Coming over, Ippan sat by him before Tooru and Tenko did the same, hopping onto Obito's bed with giggles and smiles aplenty.

"What should we eat?" Obito offered them as he placed Eri on the bed, Ippan gently caressing the baby's cheek with her knuckle. "Hmph," he chuckled a bit.

"Hmm," Tooru kicked her legs, her kimono shifting in the obvious motion. "I don't know."

"There's lotsa stuff on the menu," Tenko said. "A-A bit too much," he followed up, fiddling with his fingers.

"... then come, let's go to a yakiniku place," Obito said with a smirk as Kai raised a brow.

"Really!?" Ippan, Tenko, and Tooru said as the young man chuckled.

~NRK~

Obito handled their decently-sized heating pad like he handled cooking at home.

Well and in ways that fed them all expertly.

"There, the okonomiyaki," he said as Tooru giggled, Obito sharing out half the 9-inch savory pancake to her. "Everything you wanted in it, save for caramel which doesn't go well with everything, Tooru-chan."

"Hehe~ But it's 'mels! They're so good!" She said with wonder as Ippan giggled a bit herself, Tenko, Kai, and she served well-cooked beef, shrimp, and chicken, respectively. "They're gooey, too! They could be a sauce!"

"... while, yes, caramel sauce is certainly a thing, no."

She made a grinning sound and he rolled his eyes before getting seated with his food on his own plate.

They ate with bits of chatter mixed in, Obito adjusting his gloves before he picked up some chopsticks.

"So, it's just a week of checking things out, sir," Kai explained. "With the show happening every night of the weekdays for everyone to get their chance to show their mettle once more. With that, you'll have your time to handle the Togas and Kendos."

"I hope things will stay uneventful," Obito said as he ate a bit of his food. "Honestly, I'm going to be busy for the next three months. Life's certainly not kind to the wicked."

"You can do it," Tenko said with a smile before stuffing his mouth full of chicken, much to Obito's amusement.

"He's right," Ippan said. "You can do it," she grinned as Obito rubbed the back of his head while Kai chuckled, the former giving Eri a slight bit of his food.

"Hmph, thanks. Though, speaking of things people can do," Obito's head turned to the grinning Kai. "Tell me, how are those projects going?"

"Well, we've figured out ways to apply the materials you guys got," he explained. "The ones from Victor, there was a special property to them," Kai said as Ippan blinked.

"T-There were?" She asked.

"Yes. If I had to put a phrase to it, 'High durability meant for storing power' would be the best way to describe it. With the bits we got, the thing we've made is a gun. When we get back, I'll give it to you."

Obito looked intrigued and nodded while Tooru tilted her head.

"So, quirk stuff makes cool stuff?" She asked Kai who rubbed the back of his head.

"I sadly don't know. From what I do know, it depends on the type of quirk. If you have the materials, you also need to know more about it, what's its activation process, what type is it, is it an active or passive ability, and more. Victor's situation was between active and passive. The metal was passive but he could force his body to create high-powered 'bullets'," he twitched his finger as he whispered. "We work with what we're given but figuring out all the nuances is what took the most observing."

"My quirk can make invisible clothes."

"Oh, definitely," Ippan said. "Well… I think so?" She turned to Obito who shrugged.

"I don't know how yours works, Tooru-chan," he said. "Do you?"

"Mmm," Tooru made a 'processing' sound. "I-I think mama said it was constantly doing something w-with light and stuff?"

"... refraction, most likely," Obito considered and the girl's head tilted. "... ah, apologies, it means like how light reflects off things, Tooru."

"Oh!" She hummed. "Is that super useful?"

"It can be," Kai said. "Though, how you use your quirk isn't up to us, not really."

Tooru nodded while Obito considered some things.

"Ippan-chan?"

"Yes?" Ippan smiled.

"I guess since we're on the topic, can your quirk do anything odd?" Obito asked her and she tilted her head.

"I don't think so, I'm just a humanoid fox without a tail a-as weird as that sounds."

"Nee-chan's super warm," Tenko explained as Ippan nodded. "When she's cold, it has to be really cold."

"... perhaps your fur is really insulating despite its light layer," Obito considered as Ippan shrugged. "I see, well, good to know-"

There was a commotion in the restaurant, Obito stopping mid-sentence to turn his attention to it.

A man, a large giant of a man, at another table seemed to have gotten up and was speaking rather heatedly with another man from a table behind him.

"What's all this about?" Kai wondered. "...?! That's Enji Todoroki!" He hissed at the larger man over there.

Obito noted his stature and, yes, was sure that this man was taller than even Ippan, likely standing at seven feet tall.

His skin was fair and they could see his short slightly frizzy red hair, small mustache, and goatee. Wearing brown dress shoes, khaki slacks, and a purple dress shirt with the top two buttons undone and the sleeves rolled up, Enji Todoroki wore a neutral expression but with narrowed eyes as he argued with the man in front of him.

He was maybe Obito's height, maybe a bit taller by an inch or so, wearing black dress shoes, slacks, a blazer, and a tie, he had on a white dress shirt with a light blue coat over his shoulders and a half-cloth mask for the left side of his face, his short black shifting as he scoffed, beady black eyes narrowing.

"Does anyone know that man?" Ippan asked, feeling nervous. "He's got a quirk," she whispered, nose twitching as Obito's eyes narrowed.

"Haa, I can't go and interfere, I'm too obvious," Obito said as Tooru perked up.

The two men seemed to be growing heated the more seconds that passed.

"... let's just eat…?" Obito blinked as he looked at the seat next to him. "... Oh my God, Tooru!"

"Hey, misters!" Tooru said to the two men who blinked, looking around and then down to the talking kimono.

"..."

"..."

The area was silent save for Obito coming over, Eri in Ippan's arms.

"Apologies," he said as he made it over with a sigh. "She's rather jolly," Obito said, groaning mentally but also thanking Tooru for the path, he guessed.

Maybe she really didn't like people arguing?

"Hmph," Enji said while crossing his arms, looking from Obito to the talking kimono. "Is this one yours?" He asked with a huff.

"In every way but blood, yes."

"This is the way of the world," the other man said as Enji grimaced. "I'm sure a man like you understands the need to change the status quo immediately."

"... I think it's already changing," Obito said simply as Tooru leaned on his legs. "Right now, there are already various groups and establishments that are changing. I don't follow your logic."

"Hmph," Enji smirked and Obito felt like this wasn't helping himself in the least.

"You'll deny the need for change? Even if your daughter faces prejudice?"

"What? I simply said it's already happening. Tooru is strong and I'll make sure she's strong enough to handle anything that comes her way, it's the job of guardians and parents isn't it?" He said, patting her head. "But this got away from us, there was no need for this to be such a vocal matter, we could hear you from my table," he said.

One of the women at the 'Enji table' blinked as she pulled out a small device and sweatdropped at it. Quickly typing stealthily before getting up.

"Look," she spoke. "Can this just be done? We were all eating and about to leave, there's no need for this."

Obito blinked at the arrangement of hair colors on this woman who chuckled nervously.

"Y-Yeah, my hair's a bit… surprising."

"I've literally seen more… outstanding hair," Obito sweatdropped as she chuckled.

Her hair was still deserving of attention, though. Dark blue and pink swirled together as she had it in a large bun at the back of her noggin while her skin was fair and her eyes… purple, he thinks.

Wearing a black dress and heels, he noted her arms, the definition, and realized who this was.

"... aren't you familiar?" She wondered curiously before focusing back on the man speaking with Enji. "Sir, this also isn't conducive to a good time."

Enji huffed again but sighed. "... fine, fine," he said before looking back at the man he'd been originally arguing with. "They're unfortunately right," Naruto and his guard sweatdropped. "Hmph, my food's getting cold, this conversation is over."

The man with the cloth coverings grimaced before sighing. "Very well, growing heated isn't good for my skin anyway," he said before facing Obito with a frown but bowing, the younger man, Obito assumed he was anyway, bowing back. "Apologies."

"A difference of opinion isn't wrong but perhaps keeping it private would allow you both to speak on even terms," Obito said as their eyes caught and the taller man's eyes widened. "Simple advice, let's go, Tooru-chan."

"Alright!" The invisible girl said with a grinning sound as one boy at the table tilted his head.

"I-Is she invisible?" He asked Obito out of nowhere as Obito hummed.

"She can still touch things but for all purposes, yes."

"Whoa."

Obito smirked at that before leaving, his departure a simple one. "I guess you don't like arguing?" He asked Tooru as he picked her up.

"Arguing is bad," was all she said as he nodded.

But, of course, his life couldn't be that simple, could it?

His eyes flickered as he heard something that sounded like a cocked gun.

Obito was sliding to the side as gunfire went off and chaos ensued.

"You little shit!" The former shinobi heard. "Get back here!"

"Fantastic," he muttered as Tooru latched on.

Enji's eyes narrowed as his guard stood up-

"That's enough," Kai said behind the gunmen, hand on his shoulder and clenching. "It'd be a bad move for you, you know," he said simply, mask back on and eyes narrowed as the gunmen growled, back beginning to bubble. "Just what we needed."

A knife flew into the man's gun hand and he roared before a harsh chop to his neck had him buckling as Obito came over with a fork in hand.

"Thank you, Kara," Obito said simply as Kai nodded.

Bringing out his phone to call the cops, Obito's eyes locked onto something by the door that was growing bright.

"MOVE!"

They jumped out of the way of a pair of cars crashing through the doors and windows of the restaurant.

"Get down!" Obito shouted to the restaurant as the patrons yelled or rushed out of the surrounding area. "We have to get back to Ippan!" He told Kai who nodded.

"Shit, Haruhisa!" One of the men that came out of the vehicle hissed as he ran over before picking up his knocked-out comrade. "Tsk! Bring him down!"

There were two more men who shot out of the car the first man had, their eyes narrowed as the two men were moving.

"Kara!" Obito spoke as Kai's hand found an empty table. "Tooru-chan, keep your head down!"

The wood and metal shot out at their opponents whose fists broke through them, one covered in metal while the other was covered in lightning.

"Soji-nii!" The metal-arm-user hissed out at his electricity-bearing comrade.

"Yeah!" Soji brought his hands up and then down.

Lightning tore across towards the three.

They rolled away as the two men gave chase.

"Take Tooru," Obito said as he pat the girl's head. "Keep your quirk vague, I have a feeling these men are my new assassins despite their horrid entrance."

"... very well but you can't face the lightning user like that," Kai said, taking Tooru who gasped.

"N-Nii-chan?"

"It's fine, Tooru, just be safe, you and Kara," Obito said as he ran out of cover, pulling three knives off a table. "Go!"

The first one flew at Soji who ducked out the way as his younger comrade ran forward to block the second.

Obito was upon him in seconds, his blazer thrown over his face.

"What?!"

"Tao-!" Soji had already prepared to intercept, fists alight with lightning.

So he didn't expect Obito's foot to slam into his face, arresting his movement before a roundhouse sent him into his metal-armed comrade.

Obito shook his head at them as the electricity brightened his face. "Honestly? Pathetic-"

He rolled to the side just barely as the floor crumbled beneath what had to be… a manhole cover?

"... I know anything can be a weapon but that's certainly out there," Obito said as one last man left the first car.

He was tall with chiseled features, black eyes, and shaved black hair. Wearing a tan trench coat, brown boots, black slacks, and a dress shirt, he pulled out a gun.

A stomp down flipped the manhole cover in front of Obito's chest before he kicked out at the decent 'shield'.

The new man rolled out the way as the manhole crushed their car's windshield before he ran at Obito, gun raised.

Obito skipped back and kicked up a nearby chair, stopping the new man's charge as he pushed through the wooden seat only to find a knife in his gun-toting arm's shoulder.

"?!" He grit his teeth as he dropped his gun only to jump back as Obito's ax kick came down on his head.

---

From the back, Chisaki gave Ippan Tooru before rushing back over to Obito's position with a growl.

"Don't get involved," he whispered heatedly before going, leaving Ippan to mind the children, the young fox woman looking concerned.

"N-Nee-chan?" Tooru embraced her tightly as Ippan held her back.

"Let's go," she whispered to them, Tenko nodding as they hurried towards one of the waiters. "Is there an exit?" Ippan asked him quickly as he swallowed.

"E-Everyone, please follow me to the back," he said to those around, Ippan following after him with the kids before finding a familiar man next to her.

Enji looked down at her for a moment before continuing forward, his family right behind him, as Ippan locked gaze with his family's bodyguard.

"I'll go back in when you're all safe," she said to the younger woman who nodded. "... I didn't think he was that tough," the woman said as she twirled off pieces of her hair.

"Obito-kun is."

'Oh, I'm sure,' being informed by Hawks of his assignment had left the woman a bit worried but learning what he did about Obito Uchiha left her feeling a bit relieved while also curious. "Let's hurry!"

---

'He likely has some form of enhancement quirk,' Obito thought as he palmed the man's injured arm to the side before grabbing his bicep.

A turn sent him to the ground before Obito kicked out at his head only for him to block it with his not injured limb.

The man grabbed his foot before tossing Obito on and through the back of a booth with a hiss.

"Hmph!" He grunted against the broken glass and wood. 'Thank God for enhanced clothing and my vest,' had he not, Obito was sure he would be in a lot more pain.

A shadow appeared overhead and he flipped back landing atop the divider of another booth, barely dodging the latest assailant's punch.

"R-Rojiya," the first man Obito knocked out growled as he stumbled over, hand to his head as he and the second man came over with dark expressions. "Let's kill 'im."

Rojiya, the man who had to have some sort of enhanced strength, narrowed his eyes. "Yeah," he reared back before breaking the divider Obito hopped off of, the younger man rolling into a crouch a bit away.

'Slight flares in my back,' but nothing else was too injured.

Then Obito smirked as more wooden spikes shot past him and separated his assailants, Kai coming up to his side.

"I'm back, let's handle them," he said with narrowed eyes. "... Are you alright?"

"Mostly, just slight back pain, nothing else too bad."

They then dodged apart as Haruhisa, now a hulking man with brown skin and bulging muscles, came crashing down between them.

Obito landed before leaning back from Rojiya's fist, the force of it dragging his hair to the side with it before Obito punched him in the gut.

The man flinched and folded over a bit, allowing Obito's fist to come up at his chin only for the quirkless man to skip back as an armored man appeared?

"... The one who helped the big-" Obito began to note before ducking down, dodging Haruhisa's large arm sweep, and kicking up at his chin, sending the man stumbling.

Kai, meanwhile, danced around Soji and his younger comrade. 'Annoying!' He growled before bringing his hand down and up against the carpeted floors of the restaurant.

Both men choked as spikes sprouted around them and locked them to the floor, Kai shaking his one ungloved hand.

"Worthless bums," he said before hurrying towards Obito, jumping up and landing on the back of the metal armor. 'This would be so easy,' but killing the man, especially in such a gruesome manner, wouldn't do them any favors. 'Still, I can just…' His hand touched the side of the armored giant's head.

And he fell to the ground, armor turning into a big blocky mess with a hole in the top, allowing him to breathe.

"A-Ack?!" T-Too heavy! "I can't move!"

Obito was glad for the assistance as he ducked in and out of Rojiya's swings while also dodging Haruhisa's slow punches. 'Just need to wait,' he thought.

And not even a second later, the two men were sent flying by what Obito had barely glimpsed to be cone bullets?

"No more damage," came the voice of the Todoroki's guard woman, when the two brunettes looked they blinked as they saw her sniper rifle arm? "You two alright?" She asked them, plucking off some more of her hair to make bullets?

"Your quirk is very odd," Obito said as he looked back to the car that was in the restaurant… wait. "What?" His eyes widened in disbelief as Kai looked and kissed his teeth.

The second vehicle was gone… somehow? What the hell had happened?!

"What?" The bodyguard gaped at the missing car. "H-How in the world did it…?"

"For now, let's just focus on the ones who need to be captured."

"I guess," she said before coming over to him with Kai, Obito rolling his neck before stretching his back with a bit of a wince. "Are you sure you're alright?" The woman asked in concern.

"I'm fine, I'll need a bit of ice but I won't be suffering over this too much."

The sounds of sirens had the woman smiling in relief while the two males nodded.

---

Half an hour later, Obito and Kai regrouped with the others, Ippan looking relieved as Eri reached for her brother.

Taking her from the young woman, Obito nodded. "Thanks, like always."

"No, I mean, I'm glad to ensure the kids are safe but you got hurt and got into a fight again," Ippan said with a soft frown. "Are you really alright?"

Obito locked eyes with her before rubbing the back of his neck, holding Eri against his chest with one arm.

"Mostly, my back's killing me a bit," he admitted.

"Alright, we'll get you iced up when we get back," she said with a small nod.

'Anything for the missus?' Kai kept the joke in his head before looking at something out of the corner of his eye. "The Todoroki family," he said to Obito who turned his head to see them coming.

Enji Todoroki crossed his arms as he stopped in front of Obito, the younger and shorter man looking up at him. "... do you have a quirk?" He asked without tact as Obito sweatdropped.

"No," he lifted his fedora a bit and the man's eyes widened in recognition as Obito put it back down. "That should explain it all," the former shinobi smirked a bit, readjusting his hat once more.

"I see, you're that weird one."

"Well, that's the first time it's been phrased that way."

Tooru giggled and the man raised a brow at the oddity group before him.

"Is… is this what your family looks like?" He asked, confused, as his wife looked around him before blinking as well, her children doing the same.

The man's bodyguard chuckled a bit.

Obito huffed with slightly red cheeks as Ippan blushed.

"It's not… everyone says that and it's getting concerning," Obito grumbled. "None of us are related save for this one," he raised Eri. "But you can call them my little part of the world, it's bigger seemingly all this year."

"... and she's your child?"

"My sister."

The man's bodyguard was officially far too amused. "I looked him up as you asked, yes, that's his baby sister, Enji-san," she said with a grin as the man cupped his chin in consideration. "Kaina Tsutsumi, I guess it's rather fortunate we met," Obito blinked at Kaina. "He actually wanted to ask something."

"... not now," Enji said simply, eyes a bit unfocused but he pulled out a card. "Here, Friday, can you make it?"

Obito took the card and hummed before nodding.

"Is this nearby?" He asked.

"Only by three miles."

"Not this month but in August," he tucked the item into his vest pocket. "Time?"

"10 am and that's fine."

"I'll be there, have a nice day, Todoroki-san," Obito said with a bow.

"Hmph, bring your people, my home's more than big enough to handle a few guests," the man said with a nod as he left, leaving behind a shocked family.

"Huh?!" The man's wife's jaw dropped. "... C-Come, kids, let's go home."

Following their mother, the three Todoroki children looked back at Obito as he walked off with his 'family'.

Kaina hummed as she looked up at someone on the roof, yawning.

"Go to sleep," she whispered into a small device on her dress's strap.

-Mmm-

She chuckled before looking at Obito's back once more. 'Still, I get it more now,' no wonder the government wanted more info on him. 'Still, it's not like him being a yakuza was a big shock for the Commissioner,' she guessed they were wondering if they had a way to enhance quirkless bodies?

Kaina simply didn't know.

~NRK~

Laying on his front, Obito nodded to Ippan who applied the ice bag to the bruise on his lower back.

"There, thankfully, it really wasn't that big," she told him, touching the middle of his back. "I guess not having your sword wasn't helpful."

"I could have handled them but they were those types," Obito said as she hummed. "They were capable of combat and not worrying about the surrounding area wasn't an option," he sighed a bit as he shifted slightly and the cold pack reached all over his pained spots. "Haaa, thanks."

"Are you alright, nii-chan?" Tooru asked him as she held a confused Eri.

"Yes, no lasting damage."

"... alright," she said with a grinning sound as Obito grunted a bit while Tenko looked at him. "For now, let's just order some food, I know for a fact we didn't eat half as much and they thankfully refunded our food."

"I wish I could do more," Kai said as he removed something from the closet. "But I can do this much," he said, Obito looking at him as he brought over a small black box. "Here," he nodded as he kneeled by the young man's bedside and opened up the box.

It looked like a Smith & Wesson M&P handgun to Obito's knowledge, the gun's colors mostly a familiar, no pun intended, gunmetal gray with black for the handle and lining the trigger.

Though the barrel was a bit thicker and larger, the gun looked more like a poor man's desert eagle.

"It's special in that it can handle more damaging bullets," Kai explained. "For example, from a small bit of gunpowder from a man we met today?"

"Good God," Obito said.

"The bullets are also heavier and could punch through an inch of metal. That said, it can heat up too much around three shots so we arranged it so that it can only load three at a time," he explained further, showing Obito the magazine for the gun.

Popping out the three bullets, Obito nodded to each of them.

"It's safer this way but it also gives you an extra advantage. Though, in my own opinion, it's the last resort. This is Haiiro Shouri."

"..." Ippan's eyes softened a bit as Obito shot her a look. "It's fine, I've long since gotten over Victor of all people, besides, he wasn't good at living up to his name," she grinned as Obito snorted and Tenko giggled.

"Alright, thank you, Kai. Did Kiruka also help?" He asked.

"She did."

"I'll have to thank her," Obito nodded. "Alright, did you have a holster for me?"

~NRK~

The following morning, the group was back at the Chewie Agency, greeting a familiar quintet of individuals there.

"Good morning," Masaru greeted with a smile as Mrs. Kendo and Itsuka nodded.

"Hi, sensei!" The little girl greeted as Obito's group came back in the same outfits they had the day before save for a few changes in the young man's attire and Tooru's entire outfit.

With the girl now wearing what had to be a pink tracksuit, headband, and gloves, she had on white sneakers and made a giggling sound as Obito ran his hand through his hair.

The only real changes he'd made was to leave his hat and blazer in the hotel room, no need for it anymore. With some new black gloves on, his gun on his left hip, and a dagger on his lower back, feeling a bit more confident if he got into any confrontations.

"Good morning," he said as Ouryu crossed his arms while Himiko pouted. 'No bruises,' so he didn't put a hand on her the night before.

Good lest he manhandles the man in public.

"Let's go inside."

Five minutes later, Obito nodded to Itsuka from Ippan's back as she kept doing push-ups the normal way with only an inch added to her hands' size, Tooru, Ippan, and Tenko did their own next to the eager carrot top.

Masaru, Mrs. Kendo, and Ouryu raised their eyebrows at his current position while Kai handled Eri a bit away, the man on his phone as he had the baby strapped to his chest.

"Old school training?" Masaru asked Obito in surprise as the young man nodded.

"It's harder and that helps make the most of it though Ippan is probably going to get used to my weight sooner rather than later," he said as the young fox woman hummed.

"It's not that way the other way around," she pouted as she kept going, Himiko looking confused while Masaru chuckled.

"So, vice-versa?"

"Of course," Obito said like it was the most obvious thing in the world, Ouryu wheezing along with Mrs. Kendo as he did. "I can only do half as much as she can but I'm getting more reps in when I can," he shrugged as Masaru chuckled a bit, a familiar pair coming into the training area. "Good afternoon, Monoma-san."

Kazuya came in, blinked, and then got the wickedest grin on his face.

"... don't you dare-"

"So, she does it when you're on her?" Kazuya asked with a smirk as Ippan blushed, stuttering as Obito stumbled with a red face.

"Damn you!"

"I-It's not like that!" She squeaked.

Mrs. Kendo blushed while Masaru laughed heartily, Ouyru grimaced and Himiko tilted her head.

Tooru just giggled as she finished, Tenko humming while Kai snorted.

Meanwhile, Obito beckoned the huffing Himiko over, huffing at Kazuya who grinned slyly, his grandson looking on in complete confusion.

"It's like my manga," he whispered in interest.

"Himiko-kun," Obito spoke to the huffy blonde girl as she walked over. 'She must really dislike men who look like her father,' well, that's what he was guessing. "I need you to tell me, Himiko-kun, what is your quirk?"

"I-I drink blood," she muttered, scuffing the floor. "... mm," she mumbled.

Ippan's ears twitched.

Obito's eyes went to the soft look on her face before nodding, getting up, and patting her on the shoulder.

"Huh? Obito-kun?" Ippan blinked as she sat up.

He undid his vest as he spoke. "I feel she won't be as open with me as I'd like but you, on the other hand, may have an easier time," Obito said as he folded his vest, undid his top three buttons, and kicked off his shoes. "Switch with me."

"Watching the young man actually do it as Ippan blushed said a lot to their onlookers.

"I-It's not weird," Ippan blushed as Mrs. Kendo giggled a bit while Kazuya whistled and Masaru chuckled.

Neito and Himiko looked surprised. "Y-You actually switched?" They asked in unison.

"Um, yes?" Ippan answered, the kids looking at Obito weirdly. "... Obito-kun's a good man, I know you might have had bad experiences with quirkless people but they're not all out to get people like us," she said with a smile as Neito scratched his cheek and Himiko huffed.

"I… I-I guess," the boy said unsurely, eyes on the shifting up and down Ippan. "H-He's like one of my manga," he said with a blush, looking away from Obito's confused eyes. "Mm."

"... some… manga might exaggerate," Obito said, stopping in his 'up' position to speak. "But some of it is worthwhile in today's world. Maybe not 200 years ago but people have become more manga-like than you think," he finished before continuing on his 50th rep.

Neito looked excited by the possibility. "R-Really?!"

"... Hmph! Maybe!" Obito said before going back down.

The boy hummed with a grin. "C-Can I become like that?"

"Do you have a quirk Neito-kun?" Ippan asked. "I mean, you look totally normal."

"Um, I-I can copy other quirks."

The entire working-out group stopped in disbelief while the boy blushed and looked down, Ouryu's eyebrows twitching while Himiko gasped.

"T-That's so weird!" She said in awe as the boy slumped.

"That's so cool!" Tooru said with a gasp as Neito burned.

"There are quirks like that?" Itsuka asked in shock as Tenko nodded.

"I didn't think there were those types, I mean, does that count as a type?" He wondered out loud.

"Yeah, boyo's pretty special," Kazuya said with a protective grin as Obito hummed.

"It's an amazing power," Obito said as he looked at the peeking-up Neito. "The thing is, you could use that to help a lot of people, Neito-kun."

"How?" He asked.

"Well, what if no one knows how their quirk works?"

The boy looked confused while Tooru nodded.

"Totally… I think!" She said with a thumbs-up as Masaru chuckled.

"I can see what he means, the thing is, Neito-kun gets a small grasp on any quirk he copies but they only last for two minutes," Masaru explained as Ippan tilted her head.

"I mean… I didn't know quirks came with limits like that," she said, surprised while Kazuya shrugged.

"His parents don't have quirks… I think," he said.

"You think?" Ouryu asked with a frown. "How don't you know?"

"Because their quirks are odd in the sense that they don't set off any sensors in regards to finding out if they have them," the group was completely surprised, even Masaru. "I believe it's called… the 'quirk factor', that's not constantly active because of the possible strain due to such 'openings' always being active."

"I get it," Ippan said. "Well, I guess Neito-kun can live a moderately normal life," she nodded as the boy reciprocated. "And if you could, Neito-kun, could you see if you can't figure out more about Himiko-chan's quirk?" She asked him as the boy blinked and looked at the vampiric girl.

She tilted her head at him before looking nervous. "W-What if it's really weird?" Himiko asked Ippan who smiled.

"We'll work with it, it's not like some of us don't have weird quirks. S-Sometimes, I wonder why I don't have a tail."

"Y-You do?!" Himiko looked behind Ippan in confusion. "W-Why don't you have a tail?"

Ippan giggled. "I wish I knew, now let's see if Neito-kun can help you, alright?" She smiled as the boy nodded super seriously. "Neito-kun, you don't have to be so serious. If you know, you know. If you don't, you don't, I'm not going to dislike you for not knowing."

The boy deflated a bit as Obito's eyes flicked to him before he focused back on his push-ups. 'I was right, she is a master at emotions,' and here he was, a lump of logic with a hard time of it. 'Weird time to be thinking about that,' like, why?

… was it because he was trying to compare himself to Ippan? Not to say he hadn't in many ways, she was stronger and faster than him, while Obito would admit he was smarter, Ippan was flexible mentally.

She could shy away from violence while he… couldn't, it wasn't something he knew how to do most times despite the logical part of him knowing when not to. It was always on the table for him and Obito knew it'd never not be.

So, yes, he was sure she was too good for him in a lot of ways… too good for him? What?!

Obito's eyes widened as he looked down in disbelief. 'No… I'm not… I didn't just think those words, did I?' He burned in embarrassment and horror. '... Am I in lo-?'

"Obito-kun?" He flinched before wincing as he looked up at the concerned Ippan. "Are you alright? I've been calling you for a couple of seconds?" She asked him and he closed his eyes.

"Sorry, I was caught up in my head, what's happening?" God, just stop.

Even if he was… that, Obito knew two things.

One, he couldn't bring Ippan down on his level, he wouldn't accept that.

Two, she could do much better and he'd be damned if that was wrong.

"..." Ippan looked at her friend and employer with a concerned look. 'I'll ask him later,' she nodded to herself. "Well, Neito-kun copied Himiko-chan's quirk," she told him and Obito nodded.

"Anything, Neito-kun?" Obito asked the boy who nodded.

"I-It's a little weird, I feel like I w-want to drink blood," he said, opening his mouth to show his full-on fangs. "But… t-there's something else?" Neito frowned as Ouryu frowned.

"What do ya mean, boyo? Something else?" Kazuya asked.

"Y-Yeah, like… l-like if I get something and do something with it?"

"... blood," Obito realized as Neito shivered. "I know, I know, but you're helping, Neito-kun, thank you."

The boy rubbed the back of his head while Himiko tilted her head.

"Use it?" She blinked, looking down at her hands before looking at Obito who raised a brow. "I-I don't know how," Himiko pouted as he raised a brow.

"Ippan-chan, you can take over from here," Obito said simply before continuing his workout as the other kids finished their exercises and gathered around. "Don't crowd her," he added with a mutter before he kept going, Itsuka looking on in awe.

"I-Ippan-san, I know it's rude," Itsuka scuffed her foot before Ippan blushed and shook her head.

"I-I'm 115kgs," she admitted as Itsuka gasped in awe.

"But you're not fat at all!"

Ippan giggled a bit at that. "Well, Obito-kun's workout and food are some of the healthiest things I ever eat most of the time and they're so delicious!" She grinned as Masaru hummed.

"I think his grandfather did say that he was an amazing cook," the bespectacled man considered while Tenko and Tooru nodded, Kai coming over with as much praise.

"Obito-sama is," Kai complimented. "He's rather well-rounded, too, though he specializes in Japanese and Chinese cuisine."

"Really?" Kazuya grinned with a chuckle. "What do ya say to dinner on me, Obi-boya?"

"Hmm? I don't mind, I'm guessing you'd buy the ingredients?" Obito asked.

"Of course!"

"Sure," he answered before going back down. "Passing 135, I can keep going," Obito said to himself before he continued his reps.

"Hm, hmm, legendary cooking, this ought to be good."

"Obito-kun does like to cook," Ippan grinned. "Now, as for Hime-chan," Himiko perked up. "The thing is, well, I'm curious. Neito-kun, you said you felt like you wanted to?"

The boy nodded. "I don't know it just… it felt like I wanted to all of a sudden," he explained as Masaru cupped his chin.

"... I wonder," he said as they turned to him. "My son, Katsuki, he can cause explosions from his hands."

"Huh?!" Mrs. Kendo's jaw dropped as she paled, Masaru nodding.

"We've done our best to make sure he doesn't… explode," he found the right words with a chuckle. "It was… I don't know, maybe it was when he was five that I found him causing explosions underwater in a nearby riverbank," Masaru hummed. "I'd asked him, 'so this is how you do it without getting into trouble?' and he said the damndest thing: 'Dad, I have to'," he frowned as Obito's eyebrows furrowed.

"He had to?" He asked as Tenko blinked.

"Yes, I never really got it until, one day, I threw caution into the window and asked your grandfather for some disposables he needed to get rid of. It was like a switch, Katsuki before finally using his quirk was so irritable and fidgety. When he finally just let go, he became more focused, he was so much calmer, and I realized something. It's a part of them," he said as Himiko looked down. "It's like suppressing the need to breathe, it's not healthy for them to just keep holding back, it'll end badly because it's not just them having a quirk it comes with the need to use it."

Kai's eyes widened as he looked down at his own hands. "... I know," he said. "I also have a quirk and when I could first use it, I used it to play in sandboxes so much. Oddly enough?" He raised a brow. "I preferred going to sandboxes but not just literal ones. Games, playdough, putty, legos, you name it, I played with it. I had a preference that I know wasn't normal because I had other games and toys but I only wanted to build."

Ippan tilted her head. "I-I guess for people with quirks like my own and Tooru-chan, it's different?"

"... different quirk specifications," Obito considered. "This is an insult, Ippan-chan, Tooru-k-chan, but if I had to differentiate your quirks to, say, Neito-kun's, it'd literally be a sort of mutated ability."

"Yes, there are books about that," Mrs. Kendo said. "So that's why she's different? What about Itsuka-chan?"

Itsuka tilted her head. "I mean, I like my hands," she said with an embarrassed grin as her mother chuckled. "Well… I also like to draw hands and stuff," Itsuka admitted. "Hand games are also m-my favorite."

"I like using all kinds of things," Neito said. "Is it because my quirk's different?"

"It seems so," Kai said as Eri babbled. "Eri-sama's quirk seems to be a similar mutation-based ability," the kids blinked at him. "It's also got to do with mutated parts."

"Oh!" They all said and he sweatdropped as Obito smirked.

"So, the difference would be like having an ability that's not fully mixed in with their bodies, I suppose," Obito considered. "Though, that doesn't mean it's only that way. Maybe Ippan doesn't notice that she does fox-like things? I didn't and I even encouraged the usage of her more enhanced senses," he said as she blushed a bit, ears flagging as she blushed harder, much to the others' amusement.

"... A-Actually," Ippan swallowed as Obito raised a brow. "I-I'm no good in lightning storms," she admitted with a red face.

"... are you sure it's a 'fox' quirk and not a 'kitsune' quirk?" Masaru asked, curious.

"Well, I don't use fire and lightning b-but my fur is… very conductive. It's weird, s-static shocks really hurt sometimes," she admitted, touching something in her hair, her hairband. "This is rubber because it can be bad."

Obito winced. "I didn't notice."

"N-No! I don't blame you! Besides, our home has such nice wooden floors, it just… I only really thought about it when we got to the hotel."

"I see," he considered that. '... wait,' could he use her fur that way? "Still, apologies, I'll be a bit more mindful of that."

"It's fine, I mean it. So, in that way, maybe my quirk is 'kitsune' or I could just have more sensitive fur," Ippan explained. "I still have fox-like abilities, my senses are better when I face north, I'm sensitive to magnets which, n-now that I say it out loud, explains the static shock."

"So, it's less urges and more physical," Obito said. "Perhaps, what about you, Tooru-chan?"

"Hmm?" She tilted her head. "I don't know!" Tooru said cheerfully as Kazuya laughed. "I think I like warm sunny days, though!"

"That could just be you liking them, though," Mrs. Kendo said with a hum. "I guess even nowadays, quirks aren't that well-researched."

"Two hundred years of ignorance breeds a lack of knowledge," Obito said as he and Ouryu locked eyes, the man scoffing.

"So, what? She needs to drink blood on a daily basis?" The man asked with a hiss and Obito was curious.

"Now, you've got my attention," the man flinched. "Ouryu-san, what is your quirk?"

"What?!"

"It's a simple question. I'm curious if you're not-"

"Don't insult me, boy, I don't need this thing and never have," he growled, eyes bright with yellow energy, before Obito observed him more, getting a flinch out of the man as he covered his mouth. "D-Dammit."

"Hmm, perhaps you breathe fire?"

"I said shut it!" The man growled before covering his mouth more, Himiko looking at him with confusion.

"... if it's blood-related but he doesn't have the quirk," Ippan offered Obito, ignoring Ouryu. "I-Is it possible it's from her mother's side?"

"Tsk!"

"It could be, we don't know," Obito said as he shot Ouryu a look. "But we know, for now, Himiko-kun's issue is that she, like Neito-kun likely said, needs to drink blood. It's unfortunate, it's odd, it might be a bit ostracizing, but it's the case. Sadly, she can't control it, it's not her fault, you just have to acclimate."

"A-Are you sick?" Ouryu leaned back in horror as Kai's eyes narrowed. "You're telling me to-"

"Learn how to cook, Goddammit, man, grow up," Obito said as he pat Ippan on the thigh, his employee getting off him so he could stand. "Are you really someone without a lick of sense? Blood-based food exists, get your damn act together and act like a damn parent," he glared as the man flinched back before hissing. "You can complain about it all you want but, at the end of the day, you're the reason she's even like this when you couldn't even help your own damn daughter."

"You little bastard!" Ouryu growled and Kai made to move but Obito's shake of the head kept him at bay. "You know nothing about this!"

"I apparently figured out more than you did and I'm just that, right? A quirkless bastard?"

"This has ruined my life!"

"That's nonsense! You're right here, aren't you?!" Ippan spat back as the man grimaced. "And I'm going to tell you what Obito-kun did, grow. Up. What? You decided to bring a life into this world and once she had something she couldn't control that you didn't like, you rage against a child? Life's tough, it's not easy, but the moment you decided to take out your anger on a child, that's where you're nothing but a COWARD!"

Ouryu's eyes grew cold and… he walked out.

Himiko's mouth dropped as the man just… left.

"Don't come home, I won't be waiting," was all he said before leaving a building full of dropped mouths and two pissed teens.

"... O-Obito-kun-" Ippan flinched as she looked down at Himiko in horror, guilt and regret building in her veins.

"It's fine, I know," Obito said with a sigh as Mrs. Kendo winced. "... go on, I know you want to do it. I wasn't exactly helping matters," he added as they locked gazes and Ippan fidgeted with her fingers.

"I… I feel like I'm just abusing your kindness."

"You're not," Obito ran his hand through his hair as his eyebrows furrowed.

A childhood of being looked down on, ostracized, and bullied for being different flashed in front of his eyes. Of a boy who wasn't like his family only in mindset and yet he was put down time and time again, a black sheep, for no other reason but not being the greatest?

'I hated every second of that,' Obito said as Himiko fumbled with her fingers.

"D-Do I go home?" She asked, biting her lip. "I-I'm sorry."

Ippan had the little girl in her arms in seconds, holding her close.

"I-I'm sorry, I… I might have made a lot of changes for you," she said with a sad sigh. "But if you don't mind, we could take you in," Ippan said as she held the wet-eyed miserable-looking girl at arm's length, her eyes looking down.

"I-Is that alright?" She asked, bunching up her skirt.

"It is," Ippan said with a sigh as she held the girl again, Tenko nodding from beside Tooru.

"So, we have more roommates!" Tooru declared with a joy that Obito understood more of now, Himiko's sniffling slowing down as she looked at her. "Hi again! I'm Tooru! Tooru Haga… kare!"

"Hagakure, Tooru-chan," Obito said as the girl made a 'grinning sound'. 'What's next? Am I going to adopt a lizard boy with confidence issues?'

… oh no, someone, please don't tell him that'd be the case!

"So, um, we're taking her home with us?" Tenko asked and Obito nodded, stretching his back.

"Hmm, you're a better man than I expected," Kazuya. "I know your financial situation but it's still your responsibility and you didn't turn away from it, that's maturity at its best."

"It is, sensei!" Itsuka grinned with a look of admiration Obito didn't feel comfortable having directed at him of all people. "I knew I made the right choice!"

"There it is," Masaru chuckled as Kai snorted.

"Still, Obito-sama, you're… accepting charges at an alarming rate," he said flatly as Obito ran a hand through his hair. "It hasn't even been one year."

"I know, Kai, but I can't control every situation I get put in."

"Debatably."

"Thanks for your support," Obito rolled his eyes. "Haa, for now, I… It might feel a bit odd to be training right now, I don't know," he said as Himiko fiddled with her fingers. "... Monoma-san-"

"Read your mind, come, everyone! Let's go and eat!" Kazuya declared with a grin as Neito tilted his head at the quirkless man.

'He's so… weird,' but Neito kind of liked this kind of 'weird'.

It was the best kind to ever happen to him.

~NRK~

And now Neito was sure the guy was an angel.

Because this food rocked and it didn't make sense.

Sitting in a private room of a restaurant, with some 'greasing' Obito had been allowed to cook with their bought ingredients while also being given a mobile grill to cook on.

Itsuka looked starstruck while Masaru had actually gone out and brought his son and wife.

Mitsuki Bakugou was a seemingly cautious woman with a fiery disposition, who had fair skin, light blonde spiky hair, and red eyes. Wearing a pair of white and black tennis shoes, white capri pants, and a yellow blouse, she looked down at her food and then up at the currently-cooking-blood-sausage Obito.

"Masa-kun, what the hell did you just bring us into?" She asked her husband as her eyes went to Ippan, Tooru, and Eri who were currently strapped to Obito's back, the baby the one she felt the least worried about, her small horn even being cute. "I… huh?"

"Yeah, old man! This food rocks!" Came a tiny 'mini-me' of the woman whose only real big difference was his age and gender.

Having similar fair skin, red eyes, and light blonde hair, the boy, Katsuki, wore a red shirt, tan shorts, and some brown flip-flops.

"Hm, hm, Obito-kun has been said to be a competent chef. I'm just as surprised and pleased as you two are," the man chuckled.

"Hmm, I might need to ask him this recipe," Mrs. Kendo said as Itsuka giggled. "I've never had blood sausage before, none of us have, but this tastes so… interesting," she added, chewing constantly on a bit of the 'sausage'. "Hmm."

"I can say, I've only done this once in my life," Obito said. "I was on a hunting trip for warthogs in the countryside, a really invasive species. My uncle appearly knew how to do this and passed it on to me," he said as he finished up Himiko's own blood sausage.

The girl swallowed hungrily as he placed the meat in front of her, a bit rawer than the others.

Obito knew that she wouldn't wait and placed her fork in her hand before she dug in mere moments later.

He watched her as she ate with reckless abandon, her cheeks flushing as she hummed happily.

He nodded as Ippan giggled a bit, looking just as pleased as Obito finally served himself some food and sat down beside her, Tooru on his left side with Tenko on Ippan's right, Himiko beside Tenko with Neito on her other side.

They ate with some chatter between them, though, one topic did come up.

"I'll need to go and handle your paperwork," Obito said to Himiko who shot him a weird look with her spoon in her mouth. "Right, it's just something I and Kai will deal with," he added as Kai nodded from beside Tooru.

"It'll be handled smoothly," the 'reconstructionist' said.

"I'll also need to handle your clothing and school," Obito continued as Himiko's eyes widened "Yes, well, I'd have to ask you quite a few things, we don't live in this part of Tokyo," he began as she bit her spoon and nodded. "I don't know if you liked your school or not. Or if you have previous medical problems."

"... I don't think so," Himiko answered, kicking her legs back and forth as Ippan pat her back past Tenko's. "Other kids didn't like me," she opened her mouth, showing her still growing fangs. "They said I was scawy," she pouted around her licked-clean spoon.

"Really?" Tenko asked as she nodded. "That's weird, I mean, you look normal like Neito-kun and nii-chan."

"Mmm."

"... sorry."

"It's sadly not easy for them," Mrs. Kendo said with a sigh. "Even Itsuka-chan can get harassed a bit at school and all she can do is make her hands bigger. Maybe the youth of today are just… meaner."

"Hmm, I feel it's simply the case of differences reaching outrageous heights, I mean, Ippan-chan is literally a giant fox woman," Masaru said like it wasn't weird, and yet the fact that he could say that left Mrs. Kendo blinking before she chuckled a bit.

"No, you're right, I guess… I feel like things should have gone back to normal even with youngins who are foxes or can blow up trees."

Katsuki tilted his head. "I don't blow up trees," he grinned as Mitsuki's eyebrow twitched. "I blow up buildings."

"Please, stop, I'm still worried about this coming back to bite us in the ass," the woman groaned into her hand as Masaru chuckled. "Masa-kun, how did you do it? T-This is crazy!"

Masaru chuckled. "Well, it can't be understated that I was lucky to know Obito's grandfather, he helped out in ways I can't be more thankful for. And Katsuki gets a little money to stow on the side in case of emergencies and/or for college!"

"Colage?" His son asked and Kazuya smirked. "What's colage?"

"Col-lege, Katsuki, it's a place where smart kids like you go after going to high school… w-well, unless you go into a trade then it's trade school and not college."

"T-There's more school?!" The boy looked horrified. "I gotta tell Izu before it's too late! Knowing him, he'll go to college and trade school!"

"... I…" Mitsuki's face went blank as the others laughed or snickered. "... this food is divine," she changed the subject like a champion.

It seemed the mother really didn't want to deal with that sentence.

~NRK~

Kai and Ippan blinked at Obito's idea, the three speaking in a corner of their hotel room while the kids watched TV.

"I do like the idea of you having faster firepower, Young Master, but that'll likely take a while to figure out," Kai said as he cupped his chin. "Still… electricity, magnets, quickdraw strength, it'd have to be heavy to accommodate," he told him as Obito nodded.

"T-That sounds really strong, Obito-kun," Ippan said as she thought about it. "But is that possible?"

"It's not like we know what is and isn't yet with your fur. All things considered, it'll be an interesting project to work on after I meet with that blacksmith," Obito said. "For now, I'll draw blueprints for ways to enable it."

"Very well," Kai said.

"Okay, I'll help in any way I can," Ippan smiled.

~NRK~

He huffed in the hotel suite he'd been brought to.

-Curator- Came a voice from atop the table he sat at, 'Curator' adjusting his cloth mask around the left side of his face, the voice coming from a small speaker they'd established for these situations.

"Yes?" Curator asked.

-We've been contacted by those two again, they raised the bounty on Obito Uchiha's head- The voice said, tone gruff and gravelly.

"Bearhead? Why is it you doing this? I thought it'd be Dusty Ash-san."

-She's currently working with Volcano and left like an idiot, I saw the message on her phone and figured I'd tell you- Bearhead said. -You saw him, right?-

"Yes, he seemed to have been hoping to stop any conflict between me and Enji-san," Curator sighed. "I couldn't grab the target."

-Eh, I'm sure it was too sudden and we couldn't let our faces be seen, it'd end horribly… but we also got into contact with that guy- Curator perked up.

"We did?!"

-Yeah, Giran, and he said he had some powerful partners we can work with if we can find him in Naruhata. Though, he says that he'd want to actually negotiate with the parents on keeping the boy alive? It's weird but I think it's because of Dusty Ash-

Curator smirked.

~NRK~

The week had gone by without too much trouble save for one.

They still didn't know what Himiko's quirk's full ability was and was already ready to leave Saturday morning.

Standing in the clothes they'd all worn when they first met, Obito shook Kazuya and Masaru's hands, both men nodding to him.

"We have no problem with ya, you're an intelligent and amazing choice. Send Hokei my regards, we'll probably eat together at our get-together on New Years," Kazuya smirked as Masaru chuckled.

"I don't know if I'll go, we have family friends who we usually celebrate with, but I'm sure I'll see him eventually," he said as Obito nodded. "For now, live your life to the fullest, and don't be a stranger."

"Yeah, sensei!" Itsuka said with a grin as her mother chuckled, turning off her phone screen.

"I guess we'll be in touch," she said. "It'd be nice for Itsuka to get more personal instructions when she can."

"Of course, I don't mind," Obito said with a smile. "Just remember to keep practicing those exercises I told you about, I have to make up for my own disadvantages in combat and that meant making a regimen to increase my senses and every physical ability I had."

"Yes!" The girl cheered. "I'm gonna be the most amazing at this!"

"I'm sure you will."

~NRK~

The drive to her new home left Himiko antsy, the young girl sitting on Ippan's lap with Tooru who told her about all the things they had to play with.

"We've got games, books, puzzles, and toys, too!" Tooru said as Himiko blinked.

"I-I kinda like games," Himiko said as the car turned a corner. "I don't know a lot of them b-but Sim City is fun!"

"It is!"

Tenko tilted his head in-between Obito and Ippan, the young man sweatdropping as Eri grabbed her feet on his lap.

Ippan smiled. "Sim City is just fun," she told the boys who hummed.

"I'm complete garbage at games as is, Ippan," Obito said as the older teen giggled some more, his embarrassment evident. "I'm completely unreliable when it comes to them."

"I still don't get that, nii-chan," Tenko said as Obito's face went blank. "Why? You've got good hands, why are you bad at them?"

"... you see, Tenko-kun, I just don't understand the game's objective."

"Nii-chan, it was Pokemon Classic."

~NRK~

Reaching her new home, Himiko blinked.

'It's a bit smaller,' she thought as she walked in, looking around with a sniff. 'And it's got wood like home,' Himiko wiggled her toes.

But the more she looked around the living room, the more differences she saw.

No trophies or accolades out of diplomas on the wall, there were a few pictures, all from either in the house, a movie theater, a hotel, or in front of a building with a bunch of other people!

The couches weren't black or leather, the TV wasn't that big, there was a nice normal clock on the wall, and she could see a bit of the kitchen and noticed it was… normal.

"Welcome home, Hime-chan," Ippan said with a smile as Himiko flinched, looking at her with surprise. "?"

"... N-Nothing, thank you, I…" Himiko blinked at her thoughts.

It felt… weird. Very weird. Her eyes looked at the family who'd essentially adopted her and blinked as she saw them.

People's faces, their clothes, and more. Her gaze didn't go to their necks like it always did.

'He's wearing the same suit from Monday,' what a weird thought to have, what the hell? 'H-Has he always been wearing it?' Himiko didn't know, she hadn't noticed too much.

Looking down, she fiddled with her new white skirt… a white skirt not dripping with blood like her mind would usually bring up, a usually nice sight.

Now? She felt nothing, no disgust or excitement.

"I-I think I'm a little less weird now," Himiko admitted as the others blinked before Obito and Ippan nodded to one another.

"I hope you can feel more comfortable every day," the young fox woman grinned. "Though, um, we won't be here in a week," Himiko looked confused.

"Why?"

"There's another situation I'm going to be dealing with," Obito said. "... and I think… Ippan, you and the kids should go and stay at the main estate," Ippan's head snapped to him. "I know, I know, but this isn't going to be the same as before. If at the most impossible possibility, I'm found out, you can't be seen with me. There's no ifs, ands, or buts about that. I won't put all of you in danger with this life."

"N-Nii-chan?!" Tooru choked. "But w-what if you need back-up?!"

"That's why I and he are going," Kai said while looking away from them and rubbing the back of his head. "I understand your worries, I do, but you all will be with Rappa and Kiruka's little sister. I, Kiruka, Deidoro, and Obito are going. Obito-sama won't be left alone to handle this all on his own, all of us have the skills that are conducive to the situation and can allow us to finish this job fast enough."

Tenko bit his lip but nodded. "A-Alright… I-I'll protect everyone while you're away!" He said with determination while Obito blinked before nodding.

"You're all strong in your own ways, I want you to be safe more than you think," more than even Obito realized he had. '... have I really grown this attached?' Emotionally, he meant.

Ippan's caring nature, her random touches, and her dependence on him had certainly made him feel responsible, he knew that much, but… this was more, wasn't it?

Even now, seeing the look on her face, the way she looked disheartened made him want to finish his business early and hurry back to make sure she wasn't and didn't worry about him.

'I care more than I thought, I care about Ippan more than I would have expected.'

Had he been the fool once more? Had he allowed himself to fall in love with Ippan and set himself up for failure-?

A touch to his bicep pulled Obito out of his own mind and black eyes snapped to orange.

"I understand," she said, holding his arm gently. "I… sometimes I forget, I guess, even though it's brought up often," Ippan admitted with a bit of a sad giggle. "This is all yakuza work."

"It's what?!" Himiko choked as the two looked at her oddly.

"... Oh," Obito realized a moment later, facepalming as Ippan giggled nervously. "You didn't… we probably shouldn't bring it up around her like that," he said flatly to Ippan who nodded.

"Um, well, Hime-chan… w-we'll talk about it sometime this week, I promise!" Ippan said quickly as the vampiric girl's jaw dropped.

Tenko blinked before nodding and grabbing both Tooru and Himiko's hands. "I'll do it," he said, looking back at the adults. "You guys can talk about adult stuff," Tenko added before taking the girls away and going upstairs.

"Hmph, children are surprisingly observant," Kai said as Obito nodded, looking down at Eri who looked up at him.

"... Eri," Obito rubbed her cheek as the baby smiled. "I'm going to be gone in a bit, likely only for two weeks, a month at worst," he said to her and Ippan, shooting the taller teen a look. "And… you're right, I'm sorry, I'll be back as soon as possible," Obito told his… housemate.

… his affections, he worryingly supposed.

"I know you will, we'll just have to make due at a giant mansion," Ippan said with a giggle as he snorted. "Still, so you're only going to go fight that gang and destroy their drugs?" She asked as they walked into their home like that, Kai raising a brow before shaking his head.

The fact that the two looked like parents didn't seem to dawn on his Young Master and so he'd let it be. Though, if that followed through?

Those would be some insanely powerful children, he was sure of that.

He closed the door before joining the two in the living room, sitting down in the recliner while those chose the couch.

"The objectives of our trip to Naruhata are as such," Obito said to Kai and Ippan who nodded. "The main goals are to destroy the manufacturing of the drugs, is there a name for it, Kai?"

"Hmm," the man pulled out his phone and slipped through it. "... ah, Deidoro had said it was called something like 'Hammer' or something. And the drugs' effects are… worryingly annoying," the two looked confused. "... The effects seem to increase quirk growth."

"What?" The two barely contained their shock, minding the kids and Eri's ears.

"From what he could find out, they seem to increase the ability to enhance your quirk and rumors say that's not even the right effect due to this being some sort of 'prototype'," the three frowned. "It's worrying. Also… it may be just rumors-"

"Let me guess, vigilantes/heroes are using it?" Obito asked and he nodded.

"There's been a team of vigilantes there who've been causing trouble. Two of 'em are pretty powerful, one's a man by the 'Chimera'," he explained. "His quirk isn't… he's like a mismatch of animal quirks slammed together. The other is someone by the name of 'Bearface' and… well, his name wouldn't be misleading. They're a four-man team with those two being the heavy-hitters."

"Are they… bad?" Ippan asked. "I-I mean, are they just vigilantes or are they part of your 'business'?"

Kai removed his mask to show his grin. "You're getting it and only one of them is odd," he admitted, putting it back on. "Bearface isn't… his strength and size aren't the same as what they used to be from apparently two months back. That and he's been getting into conflicts with his team members, Chimera or 'Chojuro Kon' and Shishido or 'Shishido Kaogo'. They're older than him by a few years and it seems like he might be involved with 'Hammer'."

"I understand. If we're to figure out Hammer's source, we might need to find Bearface," Obito said with a nod. "Following that, the gang which Bearface might secretly be a part of, their name, shockingly, is 'Zodiac'."

"Would they have nothing but animal quirks?" Ippan wondered and Kai hummed.

"Let's say 'no' because we've seen pictures of their members. They're mostly a Chinese-style gang with members that all bear tattoos of their birth years. Their leader is a man by the name of 'Shiyon Heiho', a man with four arms."

Obito nodded as Ippan considered it all.

"I hope you come back soon," she admitted and he blinked before patting her hand.

"I will, Kai's powers aren't to be underestimated, Kiruka's powers are versatile, and Deidoro's power is very opportunity-making, it'll be fine," Obito said as Ippan nodded again.

~NRK~

Four days later, Wednesday afternoon, Obito found himself drowsily laying down in a field, warmth all around his body.

He blinked and a close-eyed Ippan's face greeted him, leaving him confused for a moment before his eyes went down to his chest where Eri was held by a familiar invisible girl on his shoulder. On Ippan's stomach, Tenko and Himiko slept with blades of grass slipping between their fingers.

'...' The soft brush of wind against his cheek, tussling their hair, left Obito's eyes softening as he looked down at those walking on a track, the Kendo, Bakugou, Monoma, and the 'Midoriya' families out around the area.

They'd been meeting for a little get-together and Obito hadn't minded, wanting to get some more time in with his… What were they to him?

Eri's small babbling in her sleep had him sighing softly.

His… family. Spending time with this small part of the world that was his left him feeling wistful.

'If I'd been a better person back then… would this scenery have been more familiar?' Would he have even had a family?

Rin would have died still and Obito's not sure if his hypothetical self could have recovered from that enough to find love again… but was he now that hypothetical?

Obito had realized it earlier on Saturday but now? He knew more.

He was in love again with this motherly female before him, with Ippan, the fox woman. It was a bit weird, not in a bad way, but, yes, he was attracted to her more than in her mature form.

Her maturity, the emotional kind, was something he found himself liking more and more as the days passed. She had become his emotional core at some point, handling children with the experience she likely gained from raising Tenko.

Ippan Josei had things he didn't and he could say, from the bottom of his heart, he… may have needed that. Raising Eri on his own would have been fine, he's sure, but Obito knew he couldn't give her everything.

The doting attention she could give made each of the children feel like they were the center of her world, her patience with him was amazing, her confidence made him embarrassed at times, that along with her willingness to just be near him and close.

'I'm such a pathetic man,' he thought with a small groan, the arm under Ippan's side flexing and tingling. 'We've been here for a while,' maybe thirty minutes? "God-"

A set of clawed fingers found his cheek followed by their hand/paw.

Obito's eyes snapped open as they stared into orange ones.

"?" Ippan blinked in confusion and he grumbled, red in the face.

"Sorry," he whispered. "I'm just thinking."

"... Hmm," she nodded, eyes closing as Obito did the same.

Her hand still on his cheek and her soft caresses sending him into the land of unconsciousness.

~NRK~

Saturday morning, the 'Naruhata Strike Team' stood in front of the Shie Hassaikai Estate.

Obito nodded to his closest people, wearing a familiar all-black outfit with an orange mask in a bag on his waist along with Haiiro Shouri, Kai nodding next to him with a box in his hands.

Kai was dressed in a similar outfit to his usual get-up, the entire thing all-black while a white plague doctor sat in a bag on his hip.

"Obito-sama," he said, Obito turning to him before being presented with the box. "Our work over the week is hopefully completed," Kai added as Obito nodded, opening the box to see a long dagger within it.

It was sheathed in a black and gold sheathe not dissimilar to his katana's own. The handle was black-clothed and had golden diamonds on the side, the golden pommel carrying a small silver 'stick'.

"We hope it'll go well," Kiruka said as she adjusted her new, short, black hair, white contacts over her eyes in place of glasses, and a large guitar case in her hand, dressed in her own former all-black clothes. "It was a pain in the ass to make, ya know? That much magnetism… I'm gonna be honest, we had to look up some stuff on the internet from some young girl genius… Mei Hatsuka? I think?"

"Hatsume," Kai corrected. "Apparently it was the best creation of a contest under the Murasame family, thankfully, she didn't care if it was used by anyone else and constantly messes with her sponsorship money to keep making things. It's rather incredible and she's only seven, imagine if she was more grown."

"I'll look into it, eventually, she is only a child," Obito said as he closed the box and tucked it underarm. "We'll have to see if I can even wield it but I have the name, 'Tsunzaku'."

"Burst!" Tooru grinned as Himiko looked around in shock as Hokei came outside, some paper in hand. "Hehe~ You've gotta come back, nii-chan! That's a promise!" She said, holding out her pinkie.

Putting down his new weapon, Obito crouched to her level before performing that pinkie promise once more.

"I promise-Oh," Obito began to say only for Tooru to surprise him with a hug.

"You have to come back before my birthday!"

"... I will, that's three weeks away, right?" Obito asked her as he pat her back, the girl nodding before letting go. "I'll do my best to come back, once more, promise," he said, ruffling her long hair. "... for now, I think Ippan-chan needs to cut your hair, it's getting long."

"It is?" Ippan blinked at the giggling Tooru. "Tooru-chan, you have to let me know, what if it gets so long that it's cleaning more than our brooms do?"

"... Um."

"Exactly," Ippan chuckled. "Luckily, we've got some of the black light here, too."

Tooru giggled as she stepped back to allow Tenko and Himiko to come forward.

"We'll be here, nii-chan," Tenko said as Obito nodded, ruffling his hair. "A-And I'll try to be super-strong!"

"Don't push yourself, you'll get strong, and when I get back, we'll finally begin practicing with your quirk," Tenko's eyes widened as he swallowed before nodding. "Your power is yours and no one else's, remember that. What you do with it is only for you to decide."

Himiko tilted her head at Tenko before nodding. "I'll try to get better at using my quirk," she said as Obito nodded, hand on her shoulder.

"Like I'm telling Tenko, just relax and take your time, I'm sure we'll find out eventually. Especially if we just try things."

She nodded as Obito got up, Ippan holding onto Eri.

"I guess this'll be a big change for Eri-chan," Ippan said as the baby reached out for her brother and he nodded, taking her and giving her a big hug.

"I'll be back," he said to the baby who smiled happily, doing her 'baby kisses' on his cheek. "Hmph," Obito smirked, amused, as he turned to Ippan who smiled holding both him and Eri close.

"I'm sure you'll be back."

"... I will be, I… there are some things I can only do here, with you all, though there's certainly a lot of other things I need to do when I get back."

Ippan looked confused as she held him at arm's length, Obito's embarrassed grin confusing her.

"Hm?" She wondered what it was.

Also, Obito doing embarrassed grins was CUTE, good gravy!

Handing her back Eri, Obito nodded to them before bowing to his grandfather with Kai and Kiruka.

"We'll return," they said as Hokei nodded, bowing back.

"Be safe, you all are the next generation, please don't worry about this old bird," Hokei said as they stood up with nods aplenty.

"Alright, we'll be meeting Deidoro when we get there," Kai said with a nod before rolling his eyes as they heard hurried steps. "And there's Rappa."

"Young Boss, dude, come back safe!" The brawler said as he ran out before faceplanting. "Mm!" He threw two thumbs-up even from there as a small body peeked around the corner of the front door.

She was short for her age with longer darker red hair than her sister did at the moment, pink eyes with purple rings looking at them as she wore a small white kimono.

"L-Later, nee-chan, nii-chan!" She said, bowing to them, as Ippan blinked at her.

"Manami, don't forget to get exercise!" Kiruka said with a huff as the shorter female groaned.

"Oh, that's your baby sister?" Ippan asked with a smile while Kiruka's mouth formed the most wicked of smirks as Manami burned.

"She's fifteen."

"... WHAT?!"

Obito chuckled before walking off with an amused Kai and Kiruka.

They had problems to solve.

~NRK~

That's a wrap on this monstrous chapter.

So, we're starting on the creations of Obito's Quirk Weapons. I've literally made a doc full of over fifteen kinds. Obviously, yes, one of them is a chain because, duh.

Now, there are some things I might need to clarify.

One, Curator and Bearhead are, in fact, real characters and they're from the games. Zookeeper will be here, too, eventually but I'm always down for using more characters from different MHA media.

Two, as you all now know, yes, Nine's crew is all here. They just haven't all been introduced yet. I'll do the same for Wolfram's crew/Humarise when I can find a place for them and watch the third movie, respectively.

With those out the way, more things we'll see eventually.

One, Manami Aiba/La Brava is here and we'll eventually see Gentle Criminal/Danjura Tobita, promise.

Two, we'll be seeing two more UA students soon, they'll be animal-based so that should simplify your guesses.

Three, Obito's gotten two new Quirk Weapons that are thankfully easy-to-carry but that won't last forever. His Odd Arsenal, as we'll eventually call it, is gonna be big. I've already thought of most of the usages and the like.

Finally, Obito's gonna meet with Midnight, Enji, Stain, and a few others in the span of two months.

I hope this hypes everyone up for more.

Ciao.

~NRK Out~