"I didn't expect this Akatsuki organization to have so many people, and each one looks super badass. If nothing unexpected happens, they're the main antagonists of Shippuden."
"That's right, but what I'm most curious about is still the leader of this Akatsuki organization. Just the members alone are already that strong, and someone who can keep this group of exceptionally powerful rogue ninja in check must be way stronger than them."
"Looking at his eyes, it's probably something similar to the Sharingan—a special dōjutsu—and it's highlighted as the main feature, so the effect might be very powerful. Probably not inferior to Uchiha Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan."
Furina noticed that at this moment, most of the audience's attention was focused on the "newly appeared" Akatsuki organization, and the discussion topics were basically all about them. Meanwhile, the protagonist Naruto and Furina along with the others had become side characters.
But she also knew this was normal. As an organization that had been introduced with countless mysteries by Uchiha Itachi since the first part, combined with that obvious powerful antagonist aura, it was only natural to attract attention.
Compared to these old characters like them, if a new force appeared and no one discussed it, that would truly be a failure. After all, no matter how much the audience liked them, without new characters, the plot would have a hard time progressing.
And as the scene shifted, she wasn't "neglected" for long. The screen showed the Akatsuki members successfully capturing the tailed beasts one after another, and the next shot moved to Mōryō, who was still possessing Kurosuki Raiga.
"This guy carrying two swords looks pretty fierce. Everyone else sneaks in to capture the jinchūriki when they're alone, but he just brings a bunch of minions and storms straight into someone else's village.
And I remember he appeared together with that masked man before, right? Where's the masked man? How come the others are in pairs, but he's going solo? Did they have a falling out?"
"That's because the tailed beasts captured by the other teams are from the five great ninja villages, so they have to wait for them to be alone. But this Seven-Tails jinchūriki is from Takigakure, which is just a minor, insignificant village. Storming in directly isn't a big deal.
And didn't you see he even summoned stone golems? This guy should be the Mōryō from that previous movie who was going to destroy the world.
Back then, that masked man rescued him, and then he naturally joined the Akatsuki. With his rumored power to destroy the world, dealing with a small village is obviously no problem."
"Damn, if you hadn't said it, I really wouldn't have remembered for a moment. No wonder he could handle the Seven-Tails in tailed beast form all by himself—it turns out he's not even human."
"Sigh, what a shame for such a cheerful girl. Looks like she's going to follow in the footsteps of the other jinchūriki now."
Watching the Seven-Tails gradually fall into a tough battle, and then getting hit by Mōryō's lightning and smashed to the ground, the audience no longer held any hope and started sighing one after another.
In their view, this was just like the previous jinchūriki—give a bit of backstory and that's it. The main plot afterward would surely focus on the protagonist Naruto, the Nine-Tails jinchūriki.
"WC, Fufu"
Just as the audience was sighing, the screen suddenly panned to the distance, where a person was hiding behind a large tree, observing the situation on the field.
"Hey, wait, putting aside why Furina would appear here for now—doesn't this mean this jinchūriki still has a chance? After all, they've given Fufu screen time. With her personality, there's no way she wouldn't make a move."
"It's possible, but the previous tailed beasts all ended in failure, so this time it's probably still hard to say. After all, the masked man who saved Mōryō earlier hasn't shown up yet.
That guy gives off the vibe of a schemer. Maybe he's watching from the shadows right now, just waiting for Fufu to make a move so he can ambush her. Then if Fufu gets injured and can't win, she'll have to retreat first.
After all, even though Fufu is undoubtedly a good person, she's also rational. She'll make the appropriate choice based on the situation on the field. You can see that from her previous experiences."
"Whoa, you really understand me." Seeing the comment float by earlier, Furina couldn't help but sigh that the other person read people so accurately. If things really developed as he described, even if she was unwilling, she would still choose a strategic retreat.
As long as the green hills remain, there will be firewood to burn. Rather than playing hero here and getting herself killed too, she would choose to get stronger first and then avenge Fū later.
But well, that premise was if she couldn't beat Obito and Mōryō. This comment couldn't predict her leap in strength, so the direction things would take next would be very different.
"Damn, something's off here. Wasn't Mōryō just going all out against the Seven-Tails earlier, chasing and electrocuting them? How come after exchanging a couple moves with Furina, he just runs away? Could Furina have some shameful secret of his, and they're throwing the fight on purpose?"
"Who knows? Mōryō's switch is way too fast—bullying the weak like crazy, but turning tail and running the moment he meets someone strong. No pride at all."
"Fun fact: Mōryō isn't human; he's a monster, so he has no face to lose."
Watching Mōryō's greased-feet escape, the audience immediately started condemning him. After all, the way he toyed with Fū like a cat with a mouse earlier wasn't likable to begin with.
And now his performance had zero strong-person demeanor, making him utterly unpleasant to watch. Getting mocked in such a losing situation was inevitable.
But the audience's sarcastic remarks didn't last long, because Furina's subsequent performance made them realize that Mōryō running away seemed to be the right choice.
"Although I already knew Furina's ninjutsu was very powerful before, and after this period of training it would only get stronger, but this art style seems a bit off.
If earlier it was an intelligence war between ninja and ninja, then this is Furina piloting a Gundam to bully normal people. When she fights, she straight-up changes the environment."
"Sorry, Mōryō, I misunderstood you just now. In this situation, anyone would run—normal people really have no need to fight a cheater."
Amid the countless simultaneous "I misunderstood you" feelings from the audience, Mōryō "disappeared" in the light cannons of three seafood creatures, leaving the viewers with endless emotion.
"Sigh, I didn't expect the Akatsuki, which was full of badass aura, to already lose one member before Shippuden officially starts. I was originally wondering how to deal with so many Kage-level powerhouses in the Akatsuki.
Now it's reversed—they should be the ones seriously thinking about how to deal with Furina. If they want to capture the Nine-Tails, she's definitely a problem they can't ignore."
"Now I'm kind of curious why it's called Shippuden. Shouldn't it be Furina-Shippūden? This performance is definitely stronger than any Kage."
"What Furina-Shippūden? The guy above, are you trying to curse Fufu? If it's called Shippuden and then the swift wind dies, wouldn't calling it Furina-Shippūden mean...?"
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Don't mess around, bro. Noticing the topic starting to go in a weird direction, Furina, who had been happily reading the comments, was momentarily stunned. What "Furina-Shippūden"? That's not something you can just change ┐(´-｀)┌.