The extra few seconds, surely it can't be this segment?
Masahiko thought to himself.
He continued downward.
The subsequent plot was similar to what he knew from his previous life.
In that opening scene, the appearance of the portrait was like an Easter egg from the producers, to make everyone remember there was such a person.
So.
Everyone's general assessment was—it was very faithful to the original!
Of course.
There were also differences.
After the shot of the ramen shop, the scene shifted to the rooftop above the Hokage Building.
Hiruzen Sarutobi stood at the edge, looking at the Village and sighing softly.
The next second—
"Hokage-sama, you aren't planning to jump from here, are you?"
Familiar lines, familiar voice.
In the bullet chat, a bunch of "???" immediately floated across.
In the next moment, within the shot, Hiruzen Sarutobi turned his head and saw Masahiko Yagyu standing there.
But in the next second, he blinked.
No one was there anymore.
Hiruzen Sarutobi was stunned.
The camera panned up to the night sky.
A classic editing technique!
What the "editor" edited was clearly from Hiruzen Sarutobi's perspective.
At this moment, many bullet chats like "tears in my eyes" and "Third Gen, oh Third Gen" floated across the light screen.
Masahiko almost clapped his hands.
Well played!
The next scene, after a brief exam plot.
At the school gate.
"Normally, Naruto shouldn't be unable to use the Clone Jutsu, right? Has he been slacking off all these years?"
"Hmm—"
Shikamaru looked like he had just snapped out of it and looked at Ino, "What did you say?"
"Nothing, go back to sleep!"
Ino glared at him, sighed faintly, and turned her head to look at the Ninja beside her. After making eye contact, she was somehow dazed.
She didn't snap out of it for a long time.
The Ninja making eye contact with her was just an ordinary-looking Ninja, standing there like a background character, but those eyes were very gentle.
"There aren't even any kids next to this extra, Ino's gaze at him is so strange."
"It's quite blurry in the manga, hard to see clearly, but there really is a shadow of this character."
"Could it be the Old Thief?"
"How is that possible? Ino is good at sensing; she wouldn't fail to notice even that."
Quite a few people noticed Masahiko.
After all, when Shikamaru and Ino were complaining, the shot included him, and at that time, Masahiko was specifically observing them.
The production was too faithful.
Even the subtle looks in Ino's and Masahiko's eyes were presented.
Eyes are the windows to the soul.
Masahiko wasn't sure if Ino had noticed anything unusual, he didn't expect—
After three and a half years, Ino still remembered him so deeply.
Everything that followed was not much different from before.
Naruto's physical strength and endurance were much stronger than before, but he was still simple and lacked schemes. Plus, with his depressed mood, he believed whatever Mizuki said.
However.
Without a doubt, his end was miserable—Mizuki was lying on the ground, completely unconscious. If Iruka hadn't called out to him, Mizuki would probably be dead by now.
"Although the animation team adapted it, I declare—this adaptation is great! If they could tell me whether the Old Thief is dead or not, that would be even better!"
"Indeed, the scene with the Third Gen brought tears to my eyes."
"Have to wait for updates again. Promise me, update soon!"
As the ending theme played, many viewers chose not to skip it, and bullet chats filled the screen.
Masahiko smiled, not taking the reward to heart.
With his current abilities, ordinary rewards weren't of much use.
[Popularity Rating: C]
[Comprehensive Evaluation—]
[performance pay: Low-level Skill Random Card]
Low-level—
Masahiko casually drew it.
Soon.
[Hidden Mist Technique: Mastery]
He indeed didn't know this technique, but he had basically mastered the skills of the Hidden Mist technique; he was just missing the Chakra methods and details of the Hidden Mist version of Ninjutsu.
For example—
How to coordinate with the mist to interfere with the opponent's Chakra, thereby further disrupting their perception and vision.
It's fine.
Masahiko contemplated for a moment and roughly understood why Zabuza always said those words before an assassination.
Using killing intent and mental pressure to make the opponent fearful and reveal openings was one aspect; the other aspect was to silently complete the Chakra interference.
However.
Against experts, these small tricks wouldn't work.
Masahiko pondered for a bit and found the Hidden Mist technique quite interesting. Some of the techniques within it could be applied to Ninjutsu like Flower in the Mist and Ale Mist Sage Art.
He put on a mask and changed into Anbu attire.
The border of the Land of Fire and the Land of Rivers.
"Teacher, when can we take on higher-difficulty missions?"
Tenten couldn't help but complain.
"Speaking of which, the Chunin Exams are coming up soon, right? Guy-sensei, when will we—"
Lee hadn't finished speaking.
"Lee!"
"Yes!"
Lee stood straight.
*Bang!*
Guy punched him on the head: "You idiot!"
Rock Lee held his head and apologized repeatedly.
"Although being hot-blooded and reckless is what youth is about, as students who just graduated, you're still far from being Chunin!"
"Yes, Guy-sensei!"
Rock Lee answered loudly.
To the side, Hyuga Neji sighed softly with low spirits and indifference.
Following such a teacher, is there really still hope?
Neji walked forward silently.
In his mind, he couldn't help but think of that person from three years ago—
Although he didn't know the other party's specific purpose or why they collaborated with Orochimaru, until the incident happened, the other party was still planning for him.
Aside from his father and himself, no one else would think of him like that.
Neji touched his neck.
Better to rely on oneself than on others!
The Cursed Seal was sealed, but he knew very well—
The main function of this Cursed Seal was not Chakra, but the special cells contained within it.
These cells silently made his body stronger.
Recently, he vaguely felt—
The changes brought by these cells were not just physical strength, but also changes in the bloodline within his body.
"Did Masahiko-sensei know there would be such changes?"
Neji was deep in thought.
Suddenly, he sensed something wrong and immediately activated the Byakugan.
Under the Byakugan, all living beings containing Chakra in the surroundings came into view.
Not far ahead, where there was originally no figure, a Chakra so powerful it was terrifying appeared.
Neji was so startled he took a few steps back.
Guy immediately noticed and flickered in front of him, saying: "Neji, what's the situation?"
"Um—very strong Chakra!"
Neji's expression was grave, "He has the ability to turn invisible; I'm not sure which side he's on."
He felt a faint sense of familiarity—
Just for a moment, the other party had briefly released their Chakra aura; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to sense the anomaly.
Who could it be?
Neji looked around.
Might Guy remained alert for a while, then took a slight breath and said: "We need to return to the Land of Fire as soon as possible."
"Yes!"
The four-man squad quickly rushed toward the Land of Fire.
Neji followed behind, constantly thinking about where that "familiar" feeling came from.
As a genius of the Hyuga Clan, he rarely misjudged.
Suddenly, his eyes widened slightly, and his brain almost stalled—was it that person?
Impossible!
Within the Village, hasn't it always been said that he died?
But he wouldn't remember wrongly.
Neji's breathing was heavy, but he tried his best to suppress his emotions.
Since the moment he agreed to "bet his life" three or four years ago, he had learned restraint and endurance, but now—
The emotions in his heart were simply too intense.
Teacher isn't dead?
He came to find me!
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