"Burn, youth!"
The next day...
At the gates of the Hidden Leaf Village,
Kakashi Hatake, Shisui Uchiha, and Itachi Uchiha all stared at the green jumpsuit-clad boy across from them with dead eyes.
The Hidden Leaf Village's rare beast—
Guy.
As for why the four of them were here as well,
Aburame Shiken had thought it through like this:
If he was already bringing Kakashi anyway, bringing a few more wouldn't make a difference.
They were all Konoha's future.
The more they grew, the less likely they'd need Naruto, Sasuke, and Hinata in the future.
"Yo, Kakashi, Itachi, Shisui, Guy—you guys came pretty early."
Ryoha walked over leisurely with Inuzuka Rinko at his side.
How could he possibly go sightseeing in the Hidden Cloud Village without bringing his wife along?
Besides, after this trip, the Hidden Cloud Village might not even exist anymore.
"Ryoha-niichan, Rinko-neesan."
The four greeted them in unison.
"Hello, everyone."
Inuzuka Rinko replied with a smile.
"You blind bastard, tell me the truth—did you bribe Shiken or something? Why do you Uchiha get to bring two people?"
"Bullshit, cataract-eyes. Can't you think a little more positively for once? Why's your brain always full of filthy nonsense? Besides, what exactly would I use to bribe the richest man in the ninja world?"
"Hehehe, who knows? The Uchiha clan's full of handsome men and beautiful women. And Shiken doesn't have a wife right now. Hehehe... blind bastard, did you fall out with Hideki and decide to throw yourself into Shiken's arms instead?"
"Cataract-eyes, you—"
Before Uchiha Kamito could finish, a scream rang out.
"AAAAAH!!!"
Hyūga Hiyasu was sent flying.
Aburame Shiken had suddenly appeared on the scene, retracting his left leg.
"You've got a death wish if you dare spread rumors about me."
I already rejected Tsunade—why the hell would I go after Kamito?
Ryoha squatted beside the now-crashed Hyūga Hiyasu.
"You know, you really ought to control that mouth of yours. How many beatings have you taken for running it?"
Hyūga Hiyasu shot him a disdainful look.
"Hmph. What do you know? I can take a beating, I can lose my life, but life without entertainment is unacceptable."
Ryoha returned a look that clearly said, Yep, that's definitely you.
Then—
He slammed down hard onto Hiyasu.
"I'll show you entertainment."
Hyūga Hiyasu — unconscious.
"I'm late... but Ryoha, what exactly are you guys doing?"
The hurriedly arriving Senju Hideki stared blankly at Ryoha and Hiyasu.
Looks like I've been out of the loop for too long...
I genuinely can't understand your actions anymore.
"Oh, I'm giving Hiyasu a massage. It's the latest compression-style therapy—the ultimate stress reliever."
"Hiyasu has stress?"
Even troublemakers get stressed? Aren't they supposed to be the ones causing stress for everyone else?
"Of course he does. The entire Hyūga Clan's pressure is resting on his shoulders. How could he not be stressed? Hideki, come help out—I can't fully relieve his stress alone."
"Oh, okay."
"Senju Mountain-Crushing Press!"
BOOM!
Foam began spilling from Hyūga Hiyasu's mouth.
At that moment, Uchiha Kamito and Aburame Shiken also noticed Hiyasu's miserable condition.
So naturally—
"Count me in."
Uchiha Kamito burst into laughter as he ran over.
Hyūga Hiyasu, see? I told you your bad luck would come eventually.
Even more foam poured from Hiyasu's mouth.
And considering that Hiyasu had just been spreading rumors about him, there was no way Aburame Shiken would let him off easy.
"Move aside. Giant Parasite Bug Overload."
More than a dozen massive Giant Parasite Bugs descended from the sky and landed directly on Hyūga Hiyasu.
His soul practically left his body.
Dead.
The five-man squad had tragically lost its support.
Hyūga Hiyasu struggled to his feet, clutching his kidneys.
"Do you people have any conscience?! Why are you all aiming for that area?! Do you know how important that spot is to me?!"
"Important my ass. It's not like you even get to use it."
"Blind bastard! You hit the hardest just now—die!"
"The hell, cataract-eyes? Use your conscience. No matter how you look at it, I wasn't the harshest one!"
"Don't care. Die!"
The two instantly started brawling.
"Uh... shouldn't we be leaving now?"
The sudden voice broke the atmosphere.
"Huh? Minato, when did you get here?"
Ryoha asked in confusion.
Minato Namikaze looked awkward.
How was he supposed to explain this now?
Just moments ago, he and Kushina had made an incredibly cool entrance pose, and he'd even delivered an extremely imposing line:
"Then let us depart together."
And yet absolutely nobody noticed.
Everyone present had been too busy watching Hyūga Hiyasu get combo'd by ultimate techniques.
Kushina's lips were twitching uncontrollably.
Sure enough, her little sunshine was still the same little sunshine.
Even after becoming Hokage, he was still the same lovable dork who constantly embarrassed himself.
At this point, Kushina had already tried thinking of every sad thing in the world.
But in the end, she still couldn't hold it in.
"Hahahahahaha!"
She pounded the ground while laughing hysterically.
Seeing Kushina burst into laughter, everyone else became confused.
Did we miss something hilarious?
They all turned toward Minato, hoping he'd repeat whatever he'd said earlier.
Naturally, Minato had no intention of repeating it.
He hurriedly said,
"W-Well, it's getting late. We should get moving."
That attempt to change the subject was way too obvious.
Minato, you're definitely hiding something.
Still, Aburame Shiken also felt it was time to leave. They'd already wasted enough time.
"Alright, everyone, get ready to depart."
"Mhm."
Everyone joined hands, forming a massive circle.
Shisui Uchiha, Itachi Uchiha, and Guy honestly had no idea why they were doing this, but since everyone else was joining hands, it probably wasn't a problem.
Kakashi, however, had a suspicion.
His eyes shone brightly as he stared at Minato.
If nothing unexpected happened, this was probably the technique that earned the Hokage his title as the Yellow Flash.
At this point, everyone was waiting for Minato to activate the jutsu.
But after quite a while passed, they were still standing there.
Aburame Shiken asked in confusion,
"What's wrong, Minato? You used to transport hundreds of people at once. It shouldn't be difficult with just a dozen people."
Everyone else shared the same confusion.
Exactly! Why haven't you activated the jutsu yet?
Minato looked at the confused crowd, and finally realized— they genuinely hadn't noticed the actual problem.
"WOULD YOU PEOPLE AT LEAST TELL ME WHERE WE'RE GOING FIRST?!"
Everyone collectively collapsed.
"Dammit, we forgot about that. The Hidden Cloud Village."
Aburame Shiken answered speechlessly.
Once again, everyone joined hands in a circle.
This time—a flash of golden light.
And all that remained on the spot was a strange three-pronged kunai.
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