A night passed.
It must be said, the Ninja World's emotional aspects are quite simple.
Especially the emotions between men and women, they are very straightforward.
For example, at the beginning of the Boruto era, Boruto and his peers were all 12 years old, the same age.
But one terrifying point is, according to time calculations, Naruto married in April when he was 19, Boruto was conceived in May, and after a ten-month pregnancy, Boruto was born on March 27.
At Naruto's wedding, it was also revealed that he was the first to marry; others hadn't even broken the 'window paper' yet, and those who were at the hand-holding stage were considered fast.
Yet, the children of these others were the same age as Boruto.
Their birthdays were only a few months after Boruto's.
This means that everyone else, including even Choji and his wife, who were barely acquainted at that time, had to rapidly develop their relationship and 'do it' frantically within those few months to ensure their children would consistently be Boruto's age.
Even more terrifying is the man who said, 'You want me to play a love game with her'—Sarada's birthday is March 31st, and she is also the same age as Boruto.
In short, emotions in the Ninja World are very simple.
Furthermore, with so many tragedies in the entire Ninja World, the fact that there has never been a 'crotch tragedy' proves this point.
Aside from 'crotch tragedies,' even deeply ingrained emotional tragedies, besides 'Kamui's uncontainable tears,' seem non-existent.
For example—
On this night, Gekkō Hayate, the protagonist of the upcoming Shippūden arc, tragically died at the hands of Baki from Sunagakure.
Yūgao Uzuki, Gekkō Hayate's childhood friend and girlfriend, was completely unable to avenge him.
Because after the Konoha Crush Plan ended, Sunagakure quickly reconciled with Konoha, and they became extremely close.
Later, Kazekage Gaara even became Naruto's good buddy.
Baki, as an elite of Sunagakure, Gaara's squad leader, and the 'founding minister' who recommended Gaara as Kazekage, naturally rose in status and became a high-ranking official in Sunagakure.
Yūgao Uzuki didn't become suicidal or feel that Konoha was dark, or that the Ninja World was beyond saving, or that she needed to become a rogue ninja or activate the Infinite Tsukuyomi or anything like that.
She remained an Anbu directly under the Hokage and continued to live her life.
This is the norm in the Ninja World; a ninja is someone who can endure everything.
Oh right, this has nothing to do with Bai Mo.
He doesn't even have chakra, so he's naturally not a ninja and doesn't need to endure anything.
He's still waiting to quickly recruit Orochimaru to help him find more efficient training methods.
Currently, the only two people in the organization with a slight scientific spirit are both playing with art.
—
Audience.
"The flowers I've been waiting for are almost withered."
Bai Mo looked at Gaara and Sasuke in the arena below and sighed.
"Me too."
"Mm-hmm."
Mei Terumī and Kurotsuchi also nodded in agreement.
The rookies from their villages who were still alive had already returned to their villages.
None of them had advanced to this stage anyway.
They remained here, not only to watch a good show but also to support Bai Mo, increase their bargaining chips, and make their alliance goals easier to achieve.
However, Hiruzen Sarutobi didn't know this and thought that the two were, like other spectators, looking forward to the clash between Gaara and Sasuke.
"Me too."
The "Kazekage" also chimed in.
The match officially began.
After a simple probing, Sasuke determined that pure taijutsu could not break through Gaara's defense, so he distanced himself and began forming hand signs.
A flash of lightning lit up the arena.
"Kakashi, I didn't expect you to even pass that on to Sasuke."
Might Guy looked at Kakashi in surprise.
"This, this Lightning Release, could it be..."
Kankurō, in another section of the audience, gasped.
That's right, this was Kakashi's Chidori!
That terrifying ninjutsu rumored to have cut off the Raikage's hemorrhoids!
"Kakashi really passed that move on to his student, huh? Gaara's butt..."
Kankurō's face was filled with worry.
"Forget about the butt, the problem now is... Gaara, you absolutely must hold it in."
Temari nervously watched Gaara's expression below.
She was worried that if Gaara got injured and bled from this move... Gaara's emotions were extremely unstable, and he could go berserk at any moment.
It was best not to provoke him.
"Um, Temari, I actually told Gaara yesterday..."
Kankurō awkwardly scratched his head.
He recounted how he had explained the origin of "Chidori" to Gaara yesterday after Temari left.
"What?! That's just wild history!"
Temari was stunned after hearing it.
Kankurō had the nerve to criticize others for spreading wild history yesterday; where was his shame?
Now it was completely over.
Temari stood up and walked to the edge of the stands.
At this moment, Sasuke, after using Chidori, began to sprint wildly.
Gaara was hidden inside a spherical sand defense, with only a front opening, staring at Sasuke.
He remembered Kankurō's story about the origin of "Chidori" from yesterday.
The next second, Sasuke's figure suddenly disappeared.
The crackling sound of Chidori's lightning appeared behind him!
This was originally a very normal maneuver, just a rear attack.
However, in Gaara's mind, it was completely different.
The inherently evil Konoha ninja, Uchiha Sasuke, was coming for his butt!
"Awooo—"
A strange, beast-like roar came from the sand sphere.
Wild sand swirled in the arena.
Bang!
After a strange impact sound, the sandstorm cleared.
Sasuke was sent flying, landing on the ground and slowly getting up.
Across from him, Gaara's body was now half Shukaku.
"I'll kill you, I'll kill you, I'll kill you!"
Half of Gaara's face was that of a deranged human, the other half that of the Shukaku tanuki, emitting a murderous aura, coupled with his words, which were utterly chilling.
—If Shukaku's hand hadn't been covering its butt.
The "Kazekage" in the stands froze for a moment at this scene.
He had considered that the clash between Gaara and Sasuke today might trigger Ichibi Shukaku's rampage, and he had instructed his subordinates to be prepared.
But... the timing of this rampage was off, wasn't it?
Sasuke didn't do anything; he just used Chidori, didn't he? It didn't even hit, so why did Gaara go berserk?
And hadn't he instructed his subordinates to act immediately upon seeing Shukaku rampage?
Why was there no movement at all?
The "Kazekage" glanced at the audience behind him.
Well, his subordinates hadn't reacted in time either.
But now they were moving.
"Hmm?"
Hiruzen Sarutobi, seeing the Kazekage suddenly turn back, also looked over and, upon seeing a ninja forming hand signs, instantly became alert.
But it was already too late.
Feathers fell in the arena; it was the "Temple of Nirvana Technique" that put people to sleep.
However, this technique could only deal with ordinary spectators; anyone with a bit of strength could break free from the genjutsu control.
Boom—
Gaara, in his half-Shukaku form, and Sasuke broke out of the arena and ran off, pursued by Naruto and Sakura, who had broken free from the genjutsu, as well as Temari and Kankurō from Sunagakure.
Meanwhile, the "Kazekage," holding Hiruzen Sarutobi hostage, arrived on the rooftop.
The Sound Four immediately deployed the Four Violet Flames Formation, preventing interference from other ninja.
"Kazekage, you..."
"Hiruzen-sensei, you really are old."
Orochimaru, holding Hiruzen Sarutobi hostage, tore off his face (literally), revealing his true appearance.
"Orochimaru, how are you still so young? Did you really complete that?!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi looked at Orochimaru in shock.
"That's right, Hiruzen-sensei."
Orochimaru tore off another layer of skin, revealing a woman's body underneath.
"Orochimaru, for your greed, you actually transformed yourself into a woman... No, not a woman, but this inhuman, ghostly appearance!"
Hiruzen Sarutobi had a look of deep sorrow and pain.
"What?"
The Four Violet Flames Formation was deployed so quickly that even Jiraiya, who was always ready for support in Konoha, was a step late and could only watch Orochimaru and his teacher from outside.
Jiraiya, who had just arrived, happened to overhear their conversation and looked at Orochimaru inside in horror: "Orochimaru, have you also transplanted a woman's parts?!"
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