Asking that question was no different from slapping Hagoromo and the Great Toad Sage across the face.
Awkward.
Extremely awkward.
For a moment, both the Great Toad Sage and the Sage of Six Paths looked unnatural.
Neither of them had expected Fukasaku to ask such a question right after they had reached an agreement.
That final stab had landed far too well.
"I'll leave first."
Buzz!
Hagoromo gave Fukasaku a deep look.
Then, with a ripple of space, he and Hamura disappeared from the temple, as if they did not want to stay a moment longer.
"Did… did I say something wrong?"
Fukasaku was dumbfounded.
He had only asked a question.
Why had their reactions been so intense?
"You did nothing wrong."
The Great Toad Sage drew on his pipe helplessly.
"You two leave first. I want to be alone for a while."
"I…"
"Come on. Stop talking."
Seeing that Fukasaku still wanted to speak, Shima hurriedly dragged him outside.
Damn it.
Usually, Fukasaku was perfectly normal.
Why did he always get confused at the most critical moments?
He had no tact at all.
Shima sighed inwardly.
After this matter ended, she would have to have a serious talk with him.
At the very least, his tact needed improvement.
Otherwise, one day he might be killed without even knowing why.
"Haah…"
After Fukasaku and Shima left, the Great Toad Sage exhaled a cloud of smoke irritably. Helplessness flashed through his deep eyes.
Mount Myōboku had once again been tied to Hagoromo.
He faintly sensed that this was not a good thing.
But now, there was no turning back.
He could only hope Hagoromo still had hidden cards.
Otherwise, turning this situation around would be far too difficult.
Meanwhile, enormous screens had appeared across the shinobi world.
The entire world had been shaken, and waves of shock continued to spread.
As the one who had caused everything, however, Konoha's Fifth Hokage, Uchiha Ren, remained extremely calm.
He seemed not to care at all.
"I didn't expect I could monitor the entire shinobi world through these giant screens."
Ren sensed the various images transmitted by the Divine Famous Scene System and nodded thoughtfully.
At first, he had assumed the system could only broadcast famous scenes.
He had not expected it to also monitor the entire shinobi world through the screens.
For example, through one of the system's images, he could clearly see Madara Uchiha, Obito, Black Zetsu, White Zetsu, and the many Edo Tensei shinobi—Hashirama Senju, Tobirama Senju, Hiruzen Sarutobi, and the others.
"Interesting. This is truly interesting."
A teasing look appeared in Ren's eyes.
Now that he was already invincible, he had thought there was nothing left in the shinobi world that could interest him.
But he had been wrong.
This Divine Famous Scene System was clearly pushing the shinobi world in an entirely different direction.
Just thinking about it made him look forward to what came next.
After all, the shinobi world had plenty of famous scenes.
Even though many events had already been rewritten, that did not stop him from showing the world something entertaining.
"What is that giant screen for?"
"I'm not sure. Did the Fifth Hokage create it?"
"Other than Uchiha Ren, I can't think of anyone capable of making giant screens appear out of nowhere."
"Something big is definitely going to happen. Just thinking about it is exciting."
"What I'm curious about is what the Fifth Hokage actually wants to do. I'm really looking forward to it."
In Konoha, after the initial shock and disbelief, many people finally began discussing the screens.
Of course, once some of them thought of the Fifth Hokage, they quickly calmed down.
If it was Uchiha Ren, then anything seemed possible.
"Hahaha! This is getting more and more exciting."
Kisame Hoshigaki, who had already submitted to Konoha, grinned.
"The Fifth Hokage really is the Fifth Hokage. His methods always made people wonder what would happen next."
"Youth is a blazing anthem!"
Not far away, Might Guy's thick eyebrows rose as if something had awakened in him.
"Kisame, let us have a manly contest!"
"Please spare me."
Kisame's face immediately fell.
Damn it.
He truly had not expected to run into a monster like Might Guy after surrendering to Konoha.
Hadn't they only sparred once?
Why had Guy latched onto him ever since?
"No!"
Guy's eyes burned with passion.
"After Lord Fifth deals with the Nine-Tails, I must challenge you again."
"You are the first shinobi besides Kakashi to earn my admiration. I must surpass you!"
"I…"
Kisame almost spat blood.
What was going on?
When had he become a shinobi worthy of Guy's admiration?
If he had known this would happen, he would rather have jumped into a river than provoke Might Guy.
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