When Hatake Satoru walked out of the mist, most of the noise around him stopped.
The fighting had mostly ended, many important people had already been sent away, and the remaining spectators were being freed from Genjutsu.
Now that there were enough hands available, it was time to wake up all those sleeping spectators.
Almost everyone froze in place for a moment.
That guy walking out of the barrier—he definitely wasn't one of the people who went in earlier!
But since the Mizukage was right next to him, and the two of them didn't look tense, he probably wasn't a leftover from Orochimaru's group.
He also didn't look hostile—he just had a face that was… really hard not to notice.
There wasn't any other reason for the attention, it was simply because he looked incredibly good-looking.
No one could figure out what was going on!
Orochimaru had suddenly attacked Konohagakure, and both the Third Hokage and the Fifth Mizukage had gone into the barrier with him.
But when they came out, for some reason, they brought with them a ridiculously handsome man with a baby face.
"What's going on… who is that guy?"
"Did Orochimaru do some kind of human transmutation in there and make a handsome guy?"
"Does that even make sense?"
Basically every woman present had their eyes drawn to Hatake Satoru the moment he walked out.
Sure, it was normal to stay alert to strangers.
But the real reason they looked his way was simply because his looks were absurdly over the top.
Men in the ninja villages usually had a kind of upright, clean-cut look, or the feel of a tough fighter.
Hatake Satoru's appearance was something different and fresh.
Those sky-blue eyes, as if they could hold the whole world, seemed to meet theirs no matter where they stood.
The slight curve of his lips carried a hint of sly playfulness.
One glance felt like he was flirting.
No matter the age, every woman there found herself drawn to that face, which practically seemed to sparkle on its own.
Standing so close to the Mizukage, he probably wasn't a dangerous person.
As the saying goes, your morals follow your looks—if he looked this good, he couldn't be a bad guy!
Many women's cheeks instantly turned a faint pink.
"He's so handsome!!! What's with that guy!!"
"It feels completely different… no matter how I look at him, it's like he's looking straight at me!"
"One look and I could fall in love!!"
For a few seconds, the entire training field fell silent, and then it suddenly exploded into excitement.
A flood of pink bubbles of infatuation seemed to rush straight toward Hatake Satoru.
"What's with all this all of a sudden? Such a pain."
Shikamaru scratched his head in annoyance as he saw a huge crowd rush toward the rooftop area.
Waking them up wasn't supposed to be for this.
"He's really handsome… too bad he looks a lot older than us. If only I were a bit older."
"And why does that outfit look kind of familiar? Have I seen him somewhere before?"
Ino's eyes were sparkling as she held her face and stared at him with longing.
Shikamaru thought about it for a moment, then quietly stepped aside.
"Bro… wait, who are you?"
Hozuki Suigetsu jumped up, quickly going over to check on his brother.
Hozuki Mangetsu had some injuries, but he didn't seem to be in serious trouble.
Since the person was alive, that was all that mattered.
Hozuki Suigetsu let out a sigh of relief, then shifted his gaze to the person walking in front of him, blurting out a soul-deep question.
"Who are you… and when did you get in here?"
"Hm?"
Hatake Satoru turned his head, seemingly unaware, pointed at his own face, and looked at Suigetsu with confusion.
Shouldn't I be the one confused here, not you?!
Suigetsu's eyes widened in shock, then he quickly looked the man up and down.
Something about him… looked familiar.
Before these two came out, Kakashi had already heard Suigetsu and Hatake Satoru talking inside.
That was why he had felt relieved earlier, thinking that Satoru rushing in recklessly had turned out fine.
But guessing Satoru would walk out was one thing—seeing him walk out with his face uncovered was another.
The single exposed eye on Kakashi's face shook with surprise.
Kakashi vaguely remembered the last time he had seen Satoru's face—it must have been when Satoru was two or three years old.
He honestly couldn't remember what it looked like anymore.
"Is… this what you look like…?"
Kakashi stared at Satoru's face for a moment before finally frowning and speaking.
"You brat, what are you saying? I'm your brother, you know."
"Talking about your big brother's face like that… do you think that's okay~?"
The same teasing tone and unserious way of speaking.
No doubt about it—it was Hatake Satoru.
Down below, Naruto had just finished giving Gaara a round of verbal attacks, after which Temari and Baki took Gaara away.
Team 7, along with Kimimaro, ran up to the rooftop, where they saw a young, handsome man with a carefree expression talking to Kakashi.
Naruto was just about to call out "Kakashi-sensei," but then heard Satoru's voice.
"!? Satoru-nii really is a handsome guy!?"
Naruto still had blood on his head, and when he saw Satoru's face, his eyes went wide.
He thought he'd never get to see the Hatake brothers take off their masks in his lifetime!
And yet, here was Satoru, showing his face!?
And not the same kind of handsome as Sasuke's cold, scowling look either.
"…."
For the first time, Uchiha Sasuke truly felt the Uchiha clan's reputation as the "clan of good looks" was under threat.
Satoru's uncovered face was nothing like Kakashi's lazy, dead-fish-eyed look!
Could it be that if Kakashi showed his whole face, he'd also be an unbelievably handsome guy?
"Even though he's a man… he somehow looks prettier than a woman…"
Different from Haku's feminine beauty, Satoru was clearly a man no matter how you looked at him.
Sakura, the only woman in the group, took a small hit to her self-esteem in terms of looks.
"Even better than I imagined…"
Kimimaro had a thoughtful look. He was probably the only one who had actually believed Satoru's usual offhand bragging—
That he was so outrageously handsome he had to wear an eye cover to protect world peace.
So his reaction was calmer than the others.
Was it really that shocking?
Satoru glanced around at nearly everyone in the training field staring at him.
Without holding back, he gave them a smile, then tilted his head slightly and said—
"Well, besides focusing on how handsome I am, don't you all have other things to do?"
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