8 PM at night.
Inside the cave, Masahiko opened his eyes.
The panda was still snoring away.
Young bears really do sleep well!
Masahiko sighed and then looked at the screen.
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On the light screen, the opening preview was exactly the scene of the duel between Might Guy and Shennong.
A moment later, the opening showed the title of this episode—
"Eight Gates Duel!"
As expected————
"Eight Gates? Shennong and Guy?"
"I remember in the previous setting, opening the Eighth Gate means death, right? Is Guy-sensei going to die?"
"Don't be silly, if Guy died, how could he live until later?"
Everyone was speculating.
When the opening song ended, the bullet chat decreased significantly, and everyone watched the plot intently.
The beginning was the part with Masahiko and Yakumo.
When Masahiko said "Wait a bit longer," many people in the bullet chat felt that Masahiko was raising death flags all over himself.
Such lines were truly ominous!
Masahiko was, of course, well aware.
He did it on purpose.
Further on, the scene shifted to the Ninja Academy during the day.
First was the normal school routine, but after a while, a violent explosion sounded from outside.
After that————
The camera panned up, and countless Sky Ninja flew across the sky, with dense explosive tags and explosives being thrown down from the air.
Among them—
The area around the Ninja Academy was their primary drop zone.
Soon, the Ninja Academy teachers and students took action.
All of this was not much different from what Masahiko had seen; later, the battle between Might Guy and Shennong broke out.
This was a duel of Taijutsu.
"Holy crap, Guy-sensei! So strong!"
"Forcing out the Eight Gates with Seven Gates, Guy-sensei, I'm a fan now!"
"The Third's adamantine staff is also ridiculous, so far, so big————if it were a normal person, they'd be dead from this one strike."
"Trading lives with such an idiot is a total loss; luckily the Third called him off!"
"Shennong's life is really tough, but here's the question: Guy-sensei collapsed the entire teaching building, does he need to pay compensation?"
The bullet chat discussed all sorts of strange things.
Although Shennong seemed to have opened a higher "Gate," everyone was generally marvelling at Guy's strength.
For no other reason————
Daytime Tiger was just too cool!
With the power of Daytime Tiger, Guy forced Shennong to use his trump card; who was strong and who was weak was clear at a glance.
What made everyone regretful was— "He didn't die even after that?"
A wave of question marks appeared in the bullet chat.
But in the next second————
The scene shifted, and a giant snake burst out of the ground, opening its huge mouth.
Orochimaru crawled out first, clutching the bound and sealed Kurama Yakumo behind him.
The next moment, Shennong crawled out with difficulty from inside; his body was no longer as strong as before, covered in signs of aging.
The bones in his legs were shattered, and one hand was broken, leaving only one hand to crawl with difficulty.
"Orochimaru, I'm stuck, give me a hand!"
Shennong looked up with effort and said.
Orochimaru looked down, a slight smile on his lips, and said: "Mr. Shennong, I am in a partnership with you, not your subordinate."
"You!"
Shennong's face was full of anger.
Afterwards, his expression softened, carrying a hint of pleading: "Give me a hand, I still have value————I know many Forbidden Techniques, and without me, you won't get the Zero-Tails!"
"The Zero-Tails is indeed a decent power."
Orochimaru's lips curled into a smile, and he reached out to pull Shennong out of the snake's mouth.
Shennong lay on the ground, struggling to prop himself up, and took out a soldier pill from his waist.
Just as he was about to put it in his mouth————
Swish!
A Kunai was shot from diagonally above.
Under normal circumstances, Shennong could have reacted, but now he was exhausted, and his limbs were almost useless.
No matter how good he was at regenerative Forbidden Techniques, he still needed time and Chakra to release them.
In such a situation, he couldn't react in time at all.
"Ah!!!"
Shennong's hand was immediately pierced and pinned to the ground.
He screamed, his body twisting.
"Orochimaru, help me!"
"Our previous deal was to rescue you; helping you further will be a different price."
Orochimaru licked his lips.
Shennong shouted sharply, threatening loudly: "If I die, you won't get the location of the Zero-Tails either!"
However.
That person soon charged over with a blade.
"Save me! Save me!"
Shennong screamed shrilly, even Yakumo was startled awake.
She looked around blankly, then gradually remembered something, a look of terror appearing on her face.
"You guys————"
The next second.
Clang!
Orochimaru's Kunai collided with the opponent's blade.
"Mr. Mahiko, give me some face————"
Masahiko?
Yakumo looked at the Ninja dressed as an Anbu in front of her, her eyes widening slightly, and she shouted with a mix of surprise and joy: "Teacher! Save me!"
The opponent said nothing, only swinging his blade.
Clang, clang, clang!
Orochimaru's lips curled into a smile, his speed constantly increasing.
But soon————
"Ah!!!"
A scream rang out abruptly.
He was momentarily stunned.
In the next second, he saw that Masahiko had already finished off Shennong and was swinging his blade towards him.
"Genjutsu?"
Orochimaru smiled, "As expected of Mr. Mahiko, even I couldn't detect your Genjutsu immediately."
The next second, he suddenly accelerated————
Masahiko "failed to react" and was hit by the Kunai, dissipating into a floating shadow.
It was a Shadow Clone.
Only then did Orochimaru look down at Shennong and sighed softly: "A pity, but having you is the same."
Yakumo didn't answer but looked at Shennong's corpse in bewilderment.
At this point in the bullet chat, some people had already realized—
"The Old Thief is playing both sides?"
"Probably not, Orochimaru really seemed to want to protect Shennong, but he couldn't block Masahiko's Genjutsu."
"Yakumo is completely devoted now, holy cow!"
"Sending Yakumo to study with Orochimaru and being able to bring her back anytime, the Old Thief really knows how to play!"
Combining with the scene from the beginning————
How could everyone not understand the meaning behind Masahiko's previous words?
The so-called "wait a bit longer" was precisely to let Yakumo wait for him to kill Shennong, leaving only Orochimaru.
Yakumo obviously understood as well, which was why she had that expression.
To this————
Masahiko only smiled slightly.
He had worked hard to train Yakumo; naturally, he wouldn't let Orochimaru pluck the fruit.
Continuing on.
The battle between Masahiko and Uchiha Itachi also unfolded.
That was Uchiha Itachi's Shadow Clone.
Normally, it wouldn't be that easy for Masahiko to kill Uchiha Itachi's Shadow Clone, but this time he used a trick.
Using fire as cover for a Body Flicker assassination!
The moment he burst out from the flames, although Uchiha Itachi had reacted in time, he was still hit by the exploding flames.
In one round, Uchiha Itachi's Shadow Clone shattered.
The current Masahiko was indeed very strong!
Soon, scenes that Masahiko had experienced played out on the screen one after another.
There were also some things he didn't know.
For example—Hiruzen Sarutobi, after dealing with many Sky Ninja, was entangled by Hiruko's subordinates and Orochimaru.
Clearly.
Orochimaru also had his own plans.
Masahiko wasn't surprised.
When he killed Shennong earlier, Orochimaru intended to protect him but was forcefully killed by him.
Good thing there were no problems with Neji's surgery.
However.
Not a single shot of Neji's plot was edited in.
It seems————
This part of the plot will only be released later.
Masahiko was thoughtful.