The first period of the afternoon was Ninja Tool Class.
Sasuke leaped up, and the shuriken in his hand flew out together; after colliding in mid-air, they flew off in four different directions.
Thud, thud, thud!
Eight shuriken landed on four targets respectively, with every single one accurately hitting the bullseye.
A wave of exclamation naturally rose from the crowd.
Mizuki praised with a smile, "Remarkable shuriken technique. Everyone should learn from Sasuke!"
"Yes!"
Everyone shouted in unison.
Sasuke, however, looked indifferent. He quickly walked away from the front to practice Taijutsu on the side, seemingly not caring about Ninja Tool Class at all.
Mizuki couldn't say anything either.
The boy's performance was too outstanding; even he might not be able to achieve such exquisite shuriken control.
As long as Sasuke stayed quiet and didn't cause trouble, he was already thanking his lucky stars.
Not far away, Neji walked over.
Neji's class this period was Taijutsu; he had specifically used his Byakugan to find Sasuke.
Sasuke looked over with his peripheral vision, straightened his body, and gave an indifferent gaze. "What, want to spar?"
"No, I'm here to thank you."
Neji's tone was calm.
He looked at the others nearby and said, "You were right. Regardless of whether destiny can be broken, one must do as much as possible, otherwise... it's better to just lie down."
"If you need to spar, I will be available anytime in the future."
After saying that, Neji bowed slightly and turned to leave.
Sasuke kept his hands in his pockets the whole time without saying a word, only silently continuing his Taijutsu training after Neji had walked far away.
He didn't think much of it.
The reason he said those words to Neji was simply because seeing the other's awkward attitude made him feel an uncontrollable irritability and a desire to teach him a lesson.
So, he did exactly that.
Just now, Sasuke had been prepared for a fight, but he didn't expect Neji to actually thank him!
Truly strange... Night fell.
Masahiko returned from his outdoor training, and before he could even take a Shower, it was already time.
This episode was very important!
If expectations were correct, the content of this episode would likely be Shisui, Biwa Jūzō, and the others going to assassinate the Fourth Mizukage.
The outcome would affect his subsequent plans.
The light screen opened.
On the screen, the familiar production company logo quickly popped up, followed by the opening credits.
The next moment... "Move, move, move!"
An exclamation came from behind the crowd, and expressions of headaches appeared on everyone's faces.
As expected.
Very soon—
Naruto ran through the middle of the street, shouting and hollering, with a bunch of Ninjas chasing behind him, each with an angry face.
"Hahaha, catch me if you can, idiots!"
The next second... Bam!
Naruto was knocked down and kicked away by a figure.
He looked up only to see Sasuke in front of him with hands in his pockets, giving him a cold glance before pulling back his foot and walking away.
"Sasuke, you bastard... stop right there! Ahhh! Nooo!"
Naruto screamed miserably.
Sasuke didn't stop, continuing toward the outskirts of the village until he reached his former residence, standing by the lake and staring at it blankly.
And then—
The scene shifted, and the next act arrived.
Itachi stood by the sea, quietly looking toward the opposite shore.
The two shots intersected, creating a peculiar atmosphere.
But... "Amaterasu cannot burn away the longing, Tsukuyomi cannot hide the tears!"
"Damn, I can't take this."
"Did some brothers forget to add the doge face?"
"This is too much. Luckily he went out to mess with others; hope he can unleash some 'unparalleled wisdom' and wipe out his current partners too."
Lines of bullet chat flooded the screen.
Especially the first one, which almost filled the entire screen.
Some added manual doge faces, while others didn't; the visual effect was quite spectacular.
Seeing this scene, it was hard to hold back laughter.
It seemed that the other world also had masters of sarcasm.
Masahiko kept a straight face, set keywords to clear the bullet chat a bit, and then rewound to take another look.
A black-and-white character with something like a pitcher plant growing on his body emerged from the ground.
"Itachi, it's time to go."
Zetsu had appeared.
He was the link connecting Obito and the Akatsuki Organization, and now there was one more, Itachi... he was truly busy.
After this line of dialogue, Itachi followed Zetsu, leaving the seaside and walking into the foggy forest.
As they disappeared into the mist, the scene changed.
Shisui and Biwa Jūzō were wearing black robes with red clouds; one had a sword at his waist, while the other looked very imposing with the kubikiribōchō on his back.
"This should be the place."
Biwa Jūzō said, "According to intelligence, he has been coming here frequently lately, seemingly for something important. This is our chance."
"We can't be careless."
Shisui's expression was grave. "The opponent is the Mizukage after all, and also the Three-Tails Jinchuriki. His strength is not to be underestimated."
"Of course. Mr. Shisui, I'm not good at Genjutsu or Ninjutsu, so you'll have to cover me when the time comes."
Biwa Jūzō gave a ferocious grin.
Shisui nodded, then put his finger to his lips, mimicking a series of bird calls.
A moment later—
Above, crows flew past one by one, heading deep into the jungle.
Suddenly.
"Caw! Caw!"
Sharp, piercing crow cries rang out.
Following that, the flock of crows was startled into flight from the distant jungle, circling continuously high in the sky.
Shisui's face darkened. "He's here!"
In the next second, the Three-Tomoe appeared in his eyes.
However.
Before he could see clearly—
A rumbling sound came from the forest, dust filled the sky, and thick mist spread all around.
Biwa Jūzō exclaimed in a low voice, "Not good! It's an ambush!"
"I'll cover you."
Shisui didn't say much, silently forming hand seals after the brief command.
Clones appeared one after another.
And then—
All the "Shisuis" rushed in one direction together.
Biwa Jūzō drew his blade and followed.
But the next second... Boom!
A loud explosion.
Powerful Chakra erupted between him and Shisui, forming a massive shockwave.
The surging power that burst forth even dispersed the surrounding mist quite a bit.
Biwa Jūzō instinctively felt something was wrong and immediately held his great sword horizontally in front of him.
Immense force traveled through the blade; looking up, Yagura, who had partially undergone Tailed Beast transformation, was right before his eyes, staring at him coldly.
Biwa Jūzō was sent flying by the powerful force, crashing heavily into a large tree.
Yagura used Body Flicker to appear in front of Biwa Jūzō, his palm condensing special Chakra, seemingly about to strike.
At this moment, Shisui suddenly appeared in front of Biwa Jūzō.
Flames sprayed onto his blade, carving an arc through the mist as he blocked Yagura's palm, which was condensed with a large amount of Chakra and Coral Stones.
Crack!
The Coral Stones seemed to want to infect him, but they were directly blocked by the flames.
Shisui stared at Yagura, the tomoe in his eyes spinning.
But in the next second... "Watch out!"
"Go, I'm a Shadow Clone."
Shisui said in a low voice.
Biwa Jūzō sensed the powerful Chakra fluctuations and immediately realized something was wrong, but upon hearing Shisui's response, he no longer hesitated, forming hand seals as he ran.
Following that—
Boom!
Water Dragons and Water Sharks erupted from the forest, sweeping over the area.
Shisui's Shadow Clone formed hand seals and spat out a massive fireball from its mouth, covering the entire area.
Biwa Jūzō spat out a wave of water.
The water current beneath his feet surged and enveloped him, instantly turning into a majestic wave; however, it wasn't meant to fight the enemy, but to retreat with the tide.
However.
At the same time, powerful Chakra fluctuations came from deep within the woods, finally turning into a world-destroying beam of light that pierced through the thick fog and jungle, splitting a large section of the forest in half.
Biwa Jūzō, along with his Exploding Water Colliding Wave, was hit by the beam and then swallowed by the thick fog again, leaving only a vast expanse of white on the screen.
"Holy crap, that's terrifying! Yagura is this fierce?"
"He's the Mizukage after all, and likely a Tailed Beast Jinchuriki like Naruto. How could he not be strong?"
"Good grief! No wonder Madara had Itachi go along!"
"But the big sword guy got slaughtered. Can Shisui hold out alone until Itachi arrives?"
Before the various "worried" bullet chats could finish... a miserable scream rang out in the forest.
A Jonin's throat was slashed by a blade in the thick fog.
Shisui swung his blade, blood dripping from the tip, and then instantly vanished from the spot.