Until Akutagawa Ryunosuke came to him to report intelligence, Uchiha Izuna looked at his face and suddenly had an idea, so he went to consult Uzumaki Naruto.
When choosing someone to secretly designate as the successor to Minato, it was only natural to notify his son.
Hearing Uchiha Izuna's choice, Uzumaki Naruto's jaw nearly dropped. Although he found the choice a bit unbelievable, upon closer thought, it was indeed quite suitable. Naruto could only say, "It wouldn't be impossible for him to act, if he is willing to agree."
"Don't worry, I have his weakness in my grasp. As long as you agree, he can come to act." Uchiha Izuna's eyes flashed with a sharp glint.
The next day, Uchiha Obito was notified that the three selections were Hatake Kakashi, Minato, Uchiha Obito.
Uchiha Obito exploded instantly. How could these three people be pre-selected? He wouldn't agree to this!
He rushed to Uchiha Izuna's office to look for him, but he couldn't find him.
Uchiha Izuna had guessed that once this happened, Uchiha Obito would definitely cause a scene, so he had left early in the morning.
Uchiha Obito rushed back to the film set to see who had actually been chosen.
Then his jaw nearly dropped. This—isn't this Dazai Osamu from the detective agency next door?
Not only was Dazai Osamu in this film crew, but his super fan Akutagawa Ryunosuke was also there, Nakajima Atsushi was clearly following behind Akutagawa like a tail.
Then Uchiha Obito was informed that the three pre-selected candidates were the three of them.
These candidates are actually capable, but setting the other two aside, how did Dazai Osamu agree to this?
Although he was initially stunned by these candidates, once he recovered, Uchiha Obito's old habit resurfaced.
He looked at Akutagawa Ryunosuke critically, feeling that although his appearance was not bad, his portrayal of the young Kakashi was still a little lacking.
As for Dazai Osamu, his looks were beyond reproach, his temperament was decent. Like the Fourth Hokage, both of them loved to smile; although one's smile was like a lily and the other's was like a black lotus, he was indeed the most outstanding one in portraying Minato so far.
Finally, Uchiha Obito took a glance. Seeing Nakajima Atsushi, who had a puppy-like smile on his face the moment he saw him, Obito thought to himself that he could play Uchiha Obito; after all, it wasn't as if he could find someone who was a perfect one-to-one replica.
Thinking this way, these three were actually quite a good fit, Uchiha Obito scratched his chin.
"Excuse me, Obito-kun, you're blocking the door!" a cold male voice sounded from behind him.
Such a familiar voice. Uchiha Obito dodged to the side and saw Nakahara Chuuya emerging from behind him.
Nakahara-kun, what are you doing here?" Uchiha Obito thought for a moment, then flashed an ambiguous smile. "Are you here to see Dazai Osamu?
The relationship between Dazai Osamu and Nakahara Chuuya had long ceased to be a secret to him.
Nakahara Chuuya waved his hand expressionlessly, "I'm here to act."
After saying that, he walked into the backstage dressing room.
Ah, are there any characters in this play that suit him?
Uchiha Obito was puzzled. After thinking about it carefully, he felt that with Nakahara Chuuya's height, playing a classmate of Kakashi's at the Ninja Academy might not be out of the question.
In the end, when these people finished their makeup and came out, Uchiha Obito's jaw still dropped.
This was naturally not because of the trio consisting of Dazai Osamu after they had finished their makeup and changed clothes; he had long since grown accustomed to being surprised by these three.
"He—he—he, why is he wearing a dress!!" Uchiha Obito pointed at Nakahara Chuuya, who was wearing a dress, his hands shaking as if he had Parkinson's.
Because Nakahara Chuuya is playing my mom." Uzumaki Naruto also leaned in to watch the scene with him, his expression difficult to describe, "This was the condition for Dazai Osamu to take the role.
Uchiha Obito was instantly at peace; the actual child of the person in question was right here, so he wasn't the only one whose worldview was being shattered.
Thinking about it this way, he even had the mood to critique Nakahara Chuuya's appearance, feeling that the other's portrayal of Kushina-sensei was quite good, as he didn't even need to dye his hair.
It must be said that Uchiha Obito's double standards were a bit obvious; he was extremely critical of Kakashi's actor, yet when it came to someone else, even if their gender was different, they had the advantage of not needing to dye their hair.
Fortunately, the others present were unaware of his thoughts, otherwise Uzumaki Naruto would have definitely picked a fight with him.
This was a screen test, where the director randomly selected a scene for them to perform to see how well the actors worked together.
Dazai Osamu's portrayal of the Fourth Hokage, Minato, was naturally excellent; wearing a blonde wig, he emerged from behind the door with a brilliant smile.
“Kushina, I'm here.” His tone was gentle and endearing, making him look almost identical to Minato Namikaze from the novels at first glance.
But Uzumaki Naruto felt it was strange; he didn't know if it was just his own prejudice, but Dazai Osamu's tone always sounded as if he were trying to lure little girls away.
Following Dazai Osamu were an Akutagawa-version Kakashi, an Uchiha Obito-version Nakajima Atsushi, another little actress.
“Hello, Kushina-nee-san.” Akutagawa and Nakajima Atsushi bowed to Kushina to greet her; since they were used to doing this, their movements were natural and showed no hint of acting.
"Alright, you two go sit down first, I'll be there as soon as I finish frying this dish." Kushina's spatula moved so fast it was practically sparking. She waved them off, telling them to go sit down first.
"Let me help you, Kushina!" Minato volunteered, though it would have been even better if his hand hadn't been secretly reaching toward the already cooked dishes.
"Stop stealing food, Minato!" Kushina grabbed a frying pan, her hair flying wildly in her anger.
The hair flew in a way that felt completely natural.
The director repeatedly praised the props team, saying the wind effect was excellent.
As a result, when Dazai Osamu saw Nakahara Chuuya like this, he subconsciously teased him with his usual intensity and grabbed another piece of food.
But today, Nakahara Chuuya was seething with rage, such an action instantly set him off.
The next second, everything on the table flew onto Dazai Osamu, he fell to the ground with a thud.
No way, don't tell me he's been crushed to death.
The director immediately called cut, people rushed forward to check.
After confirming that everything was fine, the director scolded the props team, having just praised you, was also quite confused; he hadn't made such a huge fuss.
Could the machine be broken? It couldn't be a supernatural event, could it?
The onlookers on the sidelines fell silent.
"So, what's the first scene?" Uchiha Obito fell silent for a moment before asking Uzumaki Naruto in a low voice.
"My mom is treating Minato's class to dinner." Uzumaki Naruto looked utterly despondent.
Chapter 72
Dazai Osamu scrambled up and walked over to Nakahara Chuuya with a conciliatory smile, though his hands still didn't forget to sneak food from the tray.
The level of proficiency in this posture made even Uchiha Obito somewhat suspicious—did Dazai Osamu always coax Nakahara Chuuya like this when they were at home?
His eyes showed a hint of pity; he felt sorry for Nakahara Chuuya, having to deal with such an.. object, even being implicated in acting in female clothing.
So, when it comes to finding a partner, you shouldn't choose someone with a black heart; you should find someone a bit kinder, like Kakashi, who never causes him any trouble.
Of course, even if he were implicated by Hatake Kakashi and forced to wear women's clothing, he would never give Hatake Kakashi a hard time like Nakahara does.
Nakahara Chuuya was, of course, intimately familiar with Dazai Osamu's antics, he feigned a few menacing swings with his spatula to drive the other away.
.. Uchiha Obito actually looked somewhat delighted by the way Nakahara Chuuya swung his spatula with such vigor.
This felt a bit like seeing his master and mistress back in the day; every time the two of them were together, it was exceptionally eye-stinging. He closed his eyes, unwilling to look at that couple who used filming as a pretext to flirt with each other.
Obito-san," Uzumaki Naruto suddenly approached him, "Was my mom and dad like this back then?
During that short time he spent with his parents, it seemed to be exactly like this.
Regarding this question, Uchiha Obito fell silent for a moment, opening his mouth to speak.
Master!
Before Uchiha Obito could speak, he was interrupted by a voice. They both looked toward the sound, Nakajima Atsushi looked terrified.
Because Dazai Osamu had actually started rolling around on the ground!
Akutagawa Ryunosuke's face was contorted, unable to accept that the wise Dazai-san in his heart had actually done such a thing.
Dazai Osamu didn't care; he had long since left the Port Mafia, so what did his former subordinate's psychological issues have to do with him?
Nakahara Chuuya stood beside Dazai Osamu with a dark expression, looking as if he really wanted to kick him.
How did the plot develop into this?
Uzumaki Naruto was dumbfounded.
Uzumaki Naruto turned his head to look at Uchiha Obito.
"No way, Master and Mistress weren't like this back then!" Uchiha Obito said decisively. Although there was a lot of room for improvisation during the audition, this was a bit too much freedom.
Minato, how could the dignified Fourth Hokage possibly be rolling on the ground!
Regardless, although these actors could not fully satisfy Uchiha Obito, they were already considered superior to previous auditionees across the board.
After finishing the audition, Uchiha Obito turned a blind eye and approved the cast.
Since he had no objections, once the funds were in place, the film crew was established with lightning speed.
Uchiha Obito, along with Uzumaki Naruto and the others, began spending all day at the film crew.
With this crowd gathered together, the others were one thing, but the Uchiha members alone would argue several times every single day.
Uchiha Izuna watched the chaos unfold from across the way. Uchiha Itachi and Uchiha Shisui formed a group of their own, while Uzumaki Naruto naturally went to help Uchiha Sasuke. Dazai Osamu and Nakajima Atsushi hovered in a state of love-hate, although Uchiha Obito was all alone, engaging in verbal battles with everyone was his standard routine.
Under their pressure, the actual male leads of the cast, such as Akutagawa Ryunosuke and Nakajima Atsushi, could only huddle together because they lacked sufficient strength.
By a stroke of fate, the relationship between the two of them improved quite a bit.
At the very least, Nakajima Atsushi dared to plan to ask Akutagawa Ryunosuke out for a meal.
After another performance, Nakajima Atsushi took off his goggles and wig.
Nakajima, do you want to grab dinner together tonight?
"Eh?" Nakajima Atsushi never imagined that before he could even ask, the other party would bring it up first.
"Thank you for your help today," Akutagawa Ryunosuke explained.
"Oh, I see," Nakajima Atsushi said, suddenly understanding.
Today's help refers to how Uchiha Obito stood up to speak for Akutagawa Ryunosuke when he was being nitpicked.
This was quite normal. Uchiha Obito never missed a day of finding fault, especially since the one acting as the protagonist was Hatake Kakashi. If the frequency of others being criticized was one, then the frequency of Akutagawa Ryunosuke being criticized would be multiplied by ten; he was frequently singled out and lectured by him.
So Nakajima told Oda Sakunosuke that he wouldn't be coming back for dinner and followed Akutagawa Ryunosuke, looking quite happy.
Since Akutagawa Ryunosuke was treating, the two naturally went to a place recommended by him. After Akutagawa declined by claiming he wasn't familiar with the restaurant's menu, he took the menu and began to order.
Nakajima Atsushi lowered his head, his gaze drifting toward the person opposite him from the corner of his eye.
A month ago, Nakajima Atsushi would never have dared to imagine that he could sit down for a meal and chat with Akutagawa Ryunosuke from the Port Mafia.