Yun Muyan, now free, politely asked if he could kill the old man. The Mysterious Person gestured for him to do as he pleased.
Her beautiful, slender fingers hovered in the air, maintaining an elegant curve, captivating the audience's attention even without a close-up.
When the Mysterious Person asked, everyone initially thought Yun Muyan would want a righteous revenge, but he showed no interest in such rituals, instead looking utterly disgusted.
Yun Muyan raised an eyebrow as if sensing something, but then felt it would be beneath him to prove his strength with such an old relic. Finally, to be safe, he still confirmed that he didn't need to display his power to the other party.
"Of course not."
The Mysterious Person's slightly raised tone at the end sounded like he was smiling.
"I know Ayan is super strong."
[This hand is tempting me! Lick, lick, lick!]
[Give me a finger!]
[Me too! Me too!]
[Hahahahaha, Blood Brother is going against the trope. Normally, wouldn't you have to fight your enemy and overcome your inner demons?]
[This is what you call unrestrained. Our Blood Brother doesn't do unnecessary things.]
[Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah, he called him Ayan!!!]
[It made me... *cough*, my fists clench...]
[The Old Thief, I beg you, let Mysterious Person call my name with that voice. I'll do anything!]
[Tomorrow I'm changing my name to Zhao Yan!]
[Then I'm changing my name to Wang Yan!]
After Yun Muyan dealt with the enemy he had been longing to eliminate, he called for the Mysterious Person to leave, stating directly that the latter had saved him to make him work.
As the two chatted, the topic turned to names. Yun Muyan found being called "Ayan" by the other person disgusting. The Mysterious Person said he could also call him that, but then fell silent when asked his name.
[Wait, you two aren't close? Then what was with that weird old classmate reunion vibe just now?]
[Some people, even if you meet them for the first time, just inexplicably click.]
[I get it, soulmates, right?]
[Mysterious Person is completely a crazy thrill-seeker, and looking at Blood Brother's personality, he's probably someone who doesn't care about life or death. These two are in cahoots.]
[Hahahahahahahahaha]
The two arrived outside just as the sun set and a bright moon hung in the sky.
The vast and shining sea of stars, like a river of light, traversed the long night, gently enveloping the world.
The Mysterious Person held his hands out, brilliant starlight showering his head and body, like a magnificent robe and crown bestowed by a god.
The ashes after the burning of the skeleton declared his name, witnessed by all things in the world.
He would become the torch that would burn the world, using his hatred and anger as fuel, until everything turned to nothing.
"After the great fire extinguishes, I will create a new world from the ashes."
[The bright moon as witness, the galaxy as an oath, it's too romantic!]
[This is the gravitas a Great Boss should have!]
[So crazy, I love it!]
[Lord Mukuro, I want to be your dog!]
[This is the true flavor of a villainous Boss! World-ending wars and such, exciting!]
[The Ninja World finally has a villain who wants to destroy the whole world!]
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The animation abruptly stopped there, leaving the subsequent events untold. Who "Mukuro" was, his abilities, his accomplices, and his appearance all remained a secret to the audience.
Some viewers immediately began analyzing in the comment section of this episode, but more people chose to go to the forums to read more detailed information.
The arrival of the new character also injected new vitality into the forums. Analysis posts and fanfiction posts about "Mukuro" temporarily occupied half of the homepage, densely packed together.
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"Could Mukuro be the one who attacked Kakashi?" [Hot]
1L (OP): As titled, everyone initially said Danzo did it. Although the motive is barely plausible, I feel it's a bit far-fetched.
The jutsu Kakashi was afflicted with, which could affect his logical thinking or cause emotional alienation, was almost certainly a genjutsu. Danzo and his subordinates most likely don't possess such powerful genjutsu abilities.
Big shots have already analyzed Mukuro's abilities. The one he used to save Yun Muyan should have been a genjutsu of some kind, without mediums or hand seals, indicating he's almost reached the pinnacle in this area.
Furthermore, Kakashi had just had his seal removed, and then the Old Thief released Mukuro right after. It seems very likely that Mukuro is involved in this matter.
Another point is that I never believed Danzo could have dispelled the Kyoka Suigetsu that Sakumo was under, yet no culprit was found.
Now I suspect that the one who dispelled Kyoka Suigetsu was also Mukuro. After all, from the current situation, he has the highest level of genjutsu, making it entirely possible for him to break Kyoka Suigetsu.
2L: If he did it, then he moves freely in Konoha. That's too terrifying! Are there any secrets left in the Ninja World for him?
3L: Hard to say. Mukuro's ultimate goal is to destroy the world or start a world war, right? How would harming Sakumo and Kakashi benefit his plan?
4L (OP): Reply to 3L: Harming Sakumo is somewhat understandable. Given the situation back then, if Sakumo woke up, he would definitely go after Danzo in Root. If Konoha had internal strife, wouldn't it weaken their strength? It would be a complete win-win for him.
5L: Reply to 4L (OP): That makes sense, but why did he harm Kakashi after Sakumo? Kakashi is just a kid, what's worth coveting?
6L: Perhaps it's his thrill-seeker nature exploding? He just wants to torment the two youngsters.
7L: Reply to 6L: Wow, that's too twisted! If he really did it, then Naraku was indirectly killed by him!?
8L: I actually think it's possible. How does that saying go? "This child's talent is terrifying, he must not be allowed to live!" In terms of results, after Kakashi was afflicted, he was constantly listless and melancholic, and Naraku was in a similar state. Konoha's two geniuses were almost ruined. For a villain, that's a huge profit.
9L: Yes, and Naraku even awakened his Mangekyo. He doesn't have long to live. Once he dies, Mukuro can find a way to steal it and get a pair of Mangekyo Sharingan.
10L: No, why do you all sound like you've already decided Mukuro did everything? This is all unsubstantiated!
11L: The Old Thief hasn't released a single clue pointing to Mukuro. And you're all already pinning crimes on him?
12L: Let's wait and see. There are too few clues right now, and our deductions don't have any evidence... —
The next few hundred comments were mostly arguing whether Mukuro was the one who harmed Sakumo and Kakashi. Plot enthusiasts and Mukuro fans who rushed to the scene were in a heated argument, with dozens of new comments appearing every minute.
Naraku had long anticipated the possibility of being scapegoated. After all, with so many previous hidden schemes having no discernible perpetrator, it was inevitable for viewers to connect them to his alias.
However, the fact that "Mukuro" fans were already arguing with others to defend him so quickly was earlier than he had expected. The "Mukuro" alias was even more eye-catching than he had imagined.
The fans were truly too enthusiastic. It seemed he would have to provide more benefits in the future to repay them.
Naraku then browsed through other plot and analysis posts, but few offered any better insights.
The amount of information released by the animator was truly scarce. Everyone was at a loss on how to analyze the character "Mukuro," so they could only guess.
Perhaps influenced by the post "Could Mukuro be the one who attacked Kakashi?", many people tacitly assumed Mukuro was the mastermind, especially the fan groups of Naraku and Kakashi. There were already signs of a large-scale clash with the emerging Mukuro fan base.
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"Seriously, I'm speechless. How can a crazy person in a cloak and mask still have supporters?"
1L (OP): They all say that one's values follow one's looks. This new villain doesn't even have a face, yet some people are still like this? And this guy clearly looks like a madman who doesn't care about human lives...
2L: Sometimes I really don't understand some people's fetishes.
3L: The analysis posts already said that Mukuro is very likely the mastermind behind framing Sakumo and Kakashi. How can such a crazy person still be liked?
4L: Reply to 3L: Slander! Pure slander! Where's the evidence that Mukuro did it?
5L: Reply to 4L: If not him, then who? Such powerful genjutsu ability, it can't be Danzo, can it?
6L: I'm telling you, please don't come here to accuse people based on unsubstantiated rumors, okay?
... —
Naraku looked up at the sky: Well, the main character's fans and the alias's fans are indeed fighting!