In the afternoon.
[Filming of "naruto" Episode 5 is complete!]
[Editing in progress————]
[Production successful!]
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[Prompt: ————]
The updates had been quite frequent lately, but unfortunately, he hadn't had time to "participate" before. He didn't expect————
In Episode 5, he got four seconds of screen time.
He was a bit surprised.
Episode 4 was also completed today, just earlier.
"The Bell Test?"
Masahiko was thoughtful.
Out of curiosity, he took a look at the previous two episodes————
Episodes 2 and 3 weren't much different from his impression.
While Naruto and Sasuke's strength and personalities had changed, the conflict between them had grown even more intense during the three-plus years he was away.
Sasuke's attitude toward Naruto was even colder than Masahiko remembered.
The more he acted like that, the more Naruto messed with him.
Naruto had changed, however————
His biggest changes were his physical fitness and Taijutsu; he hadn't looked at the knowledge, Sealing Jutsu, or Ninjutsu basics given to him at all.
Ebisu, influenced by him, had a slightly better attitude toward Naruto than in the manga, but the improvement was quite limited.
His philosophy was still about elitism, but it had changed from the previous focus on "bloodline" to the elites and geniuses within the entire Ninja community.
But clearly.
A "dead last" like Naruto, who was severely unbalanced in his skills and pulled pranks all day, didn't quite fit his concept of elitism.
At night, Episode 4 aired.
Masahiko pulled it up and browsed through it quickly.
It was mostly the same, with one of the few differences being on the rooftop, where Kakashi gave a brief, information-free self-introduction before the others began their own introductions from the right.
Naruto's lines were the same as ever, with only one difference————
"I hate————losing."
As Naruto said this, his eyes dimmed.
Beside him, Sasuke clenched his fist and remained silent.
Kakashi's exposed eye widened slightly, and the atmosphere on the rooftop became momentarily heavy.
Afterward, he looked at Sasuke.
"Next————"
"My name is Sasuke Uchiha————"
"I have my own ambition. I will restore the Uchiha, find a certain person, and kill a certain person."
Sasuke's gaze was cold.
On the light screen.
"Sigh, he's the only one holding on, how tragic!"
"Everyone still remembers Masahiko. Naruto and Sasuke's lines changed a little bit, I'm tearing up!"
"They all say Masahiko isn't dead. When exactly is Lao Yan coming back?"
"I heard Kishimoto is now specifically assisting the animation team————maybe he knows."
Lines of bullet chat floated by.
Living only in the dialogue didn't count toward screen time, which was a shame for Masahiko.
In Episode 5, at the moment Kakashi held a book in one hand and used Body Flicker to appear behind Naruto, "Naruto, run!"
Sakura Haruno didn't care about hiding and immediately shouted.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!
Several shuriken flew out from the bushes.
Kakashi glanced out of the corner of his eye, the corners of his mouth curling up slightly.
The next moment, his fingers poked forward.
"Aaaaahhh!!!"
Naruto screamed and jumped forward.
Sasuke frowned, realizing something was wrong, and flicked his finger to retract the steel wires.
The shuriken were pulled back.
But in the next shot, the shuriken were grabbed.
Kakashi caught two shuriken with his fingers and then yanked them outward with force.
Bang!
The steel wires were severed by Sasuke.
"Go!"
Sasuke retreated.
If it were a normal battle, Kakashi would have pursued them.
But————
This was an exercise.
In the next moment, Naruto got back to shore and launched another attack on Kakashi.
From beginning to end, Kakashi was basically playing around. Sasuke had already seen that Naruto was no match for him.
His expression seemed to show hesitation about whether to charge in.
But at that moment, the scene flashed————
A figure emerged, saying in an indifferent tone: "Shinobi are tools, weapons, an army."
"The more powerful the tool, the higher its value, and the tighter the master holds it!"
The next moment, Sasuke clenched his fist.
"Damn, the Old Thief actually said those things to Sasuke?"
"No wonder Sasuke is acting weird. It turns out the Old Thief talked to him long ago!"
"Man, the Old Thief really poured his heart out."
"Tears!"
This flashback lasted only four seconds, and Masahiko's facial expression was relatively cold, but the response was surprisingly good.
Masahiko understood what was going on with his screen time.
Flashback plot!
Sasuke crouched there, choosing silence and concealment. His subsequent combat looked strong, but it wasn't his full strength.
Of course.
He tried to cooperate and provide support, but Naruto's unpredictability was truly off the charts.
Never mind Sasuke or Kakashi; probably even Naruto's Shadow Clones didn't necessarily know what they were going to do next.
A humiliating defeat soon followed.
Looking at it as a whole, Masahiko was still quite satisfied.
Sakura Haruno had made progress; at least her head wasn't just full of Sasuke, and she occasionally thought of her teammates and the battle—she was just still a bit weak.
Sasuke went without saying.
His abilities were even stronger than before. Forcing Kakashi to put away Icha Icha Paradise without using his full strength was already quite a success.
It was just Naruto's "unpredictability" that was as consistent as ever.
In addition, there was the final card draw————
[One Thousand Years of Death]
"Unlucky!"
"Kakashi is so childish, using this kind of trick on kids."
Drawing it resulted in a "Limit Break," but this thing was really useless!
At this time, in the Konoha Hyuga Clan.
Neji silently walked back to his Room, sat by the window with a water cup, and looked up at the moon with a look of depression and contemplation.
With that face, if Tenten were by his side, she might have fallen for him even more.
He was looking at the sky when suddenly, a figure flashed by in the distance.
Neji froze for a second, then immediately activated his Byakugan.
That's————
The next second, his breathing quickened, and he was about to jump out the window, but he quickly stopped.
No!
——
Neji put down his water cup, pretended to practice for a while, put on his workout clothes, and looked like he was going out for a run.
After leaving the house, he ran directly toward the direction where the figure had flashed.
With his Byakugan active, he ran all the way there.
A few minutes later, in a remote corner of the Village, Neji stopped only after confirming no one was following him and walked into the woods.
Inside the woods, Neji's heart was pounding like a drum.
There was indeed a person in front of him, but he wasn't sure if it was the one he was thinking of.
His pace slowed the closer he got.
"Neji, you've made fast progress. The Shikotsumyaku has already begun to merge into your bloodline."
"Teacher, is it really you?"
Neji's voice trembled.
Masahiko's Shadow Clone nodded slightly: "I used a Summoning Jutsu back then and entered a strange place, unable to contact the outside world."
"That's great!"
Neji clenched his fists, his expression somewhere between a cry and a laugh, looking very strange.
Afterward, he wiped his eyes, a trace of hesitation on his face.
"Teacher, you and that Orochimaru————"
"You're a Ninja now, so I can tell you some things. I was previously responsible for Anbu work and had cooperated with Orochimaru in the past."
Masahiko nodded without hiding anything. "You know about the connection between the Hyuga Clan and the Kaguya Clan, right?"
"Someone mentioned it."
Neji nodded.
"Regarding your situation, Orochimaru told me that through fusion, it's possible to further develop bloodline potential, so————there's still hope for you."
Masahiko said warmly.
Neji nodded heavily, then reached out his hand: "Teacher, I understand, but I don't really know how to use it————"
"I know a few things and can teach you. That's also why I looked for you this time."
Masahiko smiled slightly. "Shikotsumyaku is a Bloodline Limit. I don't have it, but I've studied it. However, I believe their techniques are all inadequate————"
Neji listened intently.
Limits, Over-limits————
So that's how it is!
Shikotsumyaku can be used like this?
Perhaps, the goal is within reach!
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