Hidden Leaf Village, inside a small training ground.
Swish swish swish...
Shuriken glowing with lightning traced beautiful arcs in the air, accurately hitting targets located in various blind spots.
Perhaps due to the enhancement of Lightning Release chakra, the destructive power of these shuriken was greatly increased. The solid wood targets were either completely pierced through or directly shot into two halves!
"Phew..."
Sasuke exhaled lightly, slowly deactivating his Sharingan.
After this period of honing, he had made significant progress in both ninja tool throwing and the application of Lightning Release chakra.
It could be said that the current Sasuke was already ahead of Kakashi in the development of 'Chidori'.
Clap clap clap...
Just then, applause came from a nearby tree branch.
Sasuke glanced over and found that the person applauding him on the branch was none other than his sensei, Kakashi.
It was just that Kakashi's expression looked a bit perfunctory; this applause seemed more just to start a conversation.
"Sasuke, in terms of ninja tool throwing, yours has surpassed many Jonin in the village, worthy of being a dojutsu bloodline ninja!"
As Kakashi spoke, he dropped from the tree to the ground.
Sasuke asked: "Is the encrypted scroll deciphered?"
"Mhm!"
Kakashi nodded.
Sasuke immediately said anxiously: "Was it really intelligence transmitted by that guy? How could he be so kind as to transmit intelligence for the village? This must be a trap!"
Kakashi waved his hand: "Don't be anxious! There is no final conclusion yet, the village will carefully verify it!"
Sasuke's face darkened: "Why are you not surprised at all? When Shinji took out the scroll in the ward back then, you all looked as if you had expected it. Why? Was Itachi sent by the village to infiltrate Akatsuki? Then why did he slaughter our entire Uchiha clan with his own hands?"
Sasuke asked one question after another.
Because once it was confirmed that Itachi was sent by the village to infiltrate the Akatsuki organization, Itachi's act of exterminating the Uchiha clan made Sasuke's hair stand on end.
So he was desperate to know what exactly happened on the night of the genocide and what role the village played in it.
Kakashi shook his head: "I'm sorry, what I know about Itachi is also very limited!"
Because it involved internal power struggles among the higher-ups and the village's dignity, Itachi was still a missing-nin wanted by the village and a criminal who massacred his entire clan. So Kakashi knew Sasuke would ask many questions, but he couldn't answer them.
Looking deeply at Kakashi, Sasuke withdrew his gaze: "Forget it, I will find him myself and figure everything out!"
Kakashi changed the subject: "Sasuke, do you know anything about 'A'? The intelligence sent by Itachi mentioned that 'A' is not in the same group as them."
Sasuke said coldly: "I'm also sorry, no comment!"
Kakashi was helpless and persuaded: "Whether you have joined them or not, I hope you can remember that you are always a Hidden Leaf ninja!"
Sasuke's pupil power recovering without reason had long been noticed by the village.
It was just that the decisive battle between the Ninja Village Alliance and the Akatsuki organization was getting closer, and Tsunade pushed aside all dissent, temporarily suppressing the doubts of certain high-level officials.
But a suspicious point was still a suspicious point, especially since Sasuke was an Uchiha whom the Hokage faction had always been wary of.
Sasuke didn't explain either, turning around and leaving the training ground.
He had grown a lot over the years, so he knew the village's suspicion of him clearly, but he was too lazy to explain or cover up.
If he really wanted to cover up, he wouldn't have activated 'Susanoo' to keep Menma back then in the Land of Rice Fields.
Walking on the street, Sasuke's mood was hard to calm for a long time.
At this time, he happened to meet Shizune and Sakura head-on.
Seeing Sasuke, Sakura hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Sasuke, what a coincidence!"
Sasuke glanced at Sakura who looked a bit hurried and casually said: "What are you doing?"
Sakura answered: "It's all because of that guy Naruto. He was training perfectly fine, then suddenly insisted on sparring with Yakumo, so..."
"Alright, Sakura!"
Shizune interrupted Sakura.
Sakura stuck out her tongue apologetically at Shizune, then obediently returned to Shizune's side.
Shizune nodded to Sasuke, then hurriedly left with Sakura.
Watching the direction Shizune and Sakura left, Sasuke recognized it was towards the Kurama clan's compound, so he thought: "Are they going to find Yakumo?"
Thinking of being defeated by Naruto's Heart Demon Menma before, he felt somewhat annoyed.
He was a bit careless at that time, but he also had to admit that the special 'Rasengan' Menma used was indeed far more powerful than he expected.
"Hmph, wanting to challenge Yakumo? He doesn't think he has already defeated me, does he!"
Thinking that a dead-last like Naruto dared to ignore him, Sasuke couldn't hold back anymore, so he disappeared on the spot with a whoosh.
A long time later, Sasuke arrived at a canyon outside the village.
This canyon not only had relatively closed terrain but was also located in a remote and hidden place, very suitable for Jinchuriki like Naruto to train, so it was opened up by the village as a secret training ground.
With the insight of the Mangekyo Sharingan, Sasuke bypassed the patrol personnel on the periphery of the canyon and the Anbu scattered in secret bases everywhere in the canyon, silently infiltrating the interior of the canyon.
Sure enough, inside the canyon, he saw Naruto training there, as well as Jiraiya, Yamato, and others accompanying him.
Swish...
With a flash, Sasuke appeared in front of the group.
Naruto was somewhat curious: "Eh, Sasuke, why are you here?"
Jiraiya, Yamato, and the others were also very surprised.
One must know that the secrecy level of this canyon was very high. Unless there was Tsunade's special permission, ordinary Hidden Leaf ninjas, even Jonin, were not qualified to enter freely.
Since they hadn't received news that Sasuke was allowed to enter, there was only one explanation: Sasuke bypassed the outer guards and intruded without authorization.
Sasuke didn't waste words, waving to Naruto: "Heard you want to challenge Yakumo. How about letting me test your strength first, see what exactly you learned in the Hidden Cloud!"
Naruto was stunned for a moment, then eager to try: "Great, Sasuke, I just learned a killer move today!"
"Killer move, huh..." Snorting lightly, Sasuke activated his Mangekyo Sharingan: "Then let me see what exactly your so-called killer move is!"
Jiraiya frowned: "Don't mess around!"
Naruto immediately pleaded: "Jiraiya-sensei, just let me spar with Sasuke!"
Sasuke said: "Don't worry, I won't hurt him!"
Jiraiya looked speechless. He wasn't worried about Naruto getting hurt at all; he was truly worried about Naruto not controlling his strength well and hurting Sasuke.
But seeing both determined, he had no choice but to step aside with Yamato and the others...