Chapter 79: The Perceptive Matatabi
Kyosuke, of course, understood this.
That was why he had raised his arm in that gesture.
After all, opportunities to gain a large amount of prestige like this were probably few and far between.
Given Kyosuke's future plans, it was impossible for him to let such an opportunity slip by.
On the other side, where the various Daimyō were seated.
"Minato," the Third said, looking at the Daimyō who was beaming from ear to ear, and then at the cheering crowd in the arena. He suddenly called out to Namikaze Minato, who was beside him, in a low voice.
Minato had thought the Third was going to reprimand Kyosuke for his reckless actions, but what he said next was completely unexpected.
"Did I... do something wrong..." the Third muttered to himself, his gaze once again sweeping over the expressions of the many Konoha ninja.
Hearing the Third's self-reproachful words, Minato quickly said, "Of course not, you..."
But before Minato could finish, the Third waved his hand, cutting him off.
At the same time, a soft sigh escaped the Third's lips.
"I... perhaps I really am old..."
Kyosuke, amidst the cheers of the crowd, leaped back onto the Uchiha's stands.
Before he could say anything, Uchiha Nagisa rushed at him with a whoop.
With no other choice, Kyosuke could only catch the little girl with a wry smile, letting her hang onto him.
Just then, the Second Elder, who was sitting to the side, couldn't take it anymore.
"Get down! Is this a place for you to be fooling around?" the Second Elder reprimanded her, feigning a stern tone.
"Neener neener neener~" Nagisa made a face at her grandfather, then jumped down from Kyosuke.
However, after jumping down, the little girl immediately took Kyosuke's arm and scanned her surroundings triumphantly.
Especially when she saw a certain Anbu looking over, she snorted and hugged Kyosuke's arm even tighter.
Seeing his granddaughter's behavior, the Second Elder's beard bristled with anger.
But soon, the Second Elder burst out laughing, and his laughter grew louder and louder.
Then, he looked at Kyosuke with a strange expression and said slowly, "Well done. You have not tarnished the name of this sword."
Kyosuke smiled and bowed, once again expressing his gratitude to the Second Elder for the gift of the sword.
Seeing the Second Elder's smug look, the Great Elder rolled his eyes in annoyance and muttered, "Giving away a treasured sword and your granddaughter. You really are going all out."
The Second Elder shook his head, pretending not to hear his brother's muttering, and started chatting with Kyosuke again.
At this time, in the Mist's stands.
"His strength is probably even greater than you described," the Jounin leader of the Hōzuki clan said, looking at the surrounded Kyosuke and silently evaluating him.
"Yes, especially his speed. It's terrifyingly fast," Kisame Hoshigaki said with a sigh, recalling their previous exchange.
"If you two were to face him, are you confident of winning?" the Hōzuki Jounin asked Kisame and Mei Terumī.
"Fifty-fifty," Kisame said after a moment of silence, his tone not particularly certain.
"And what about you, Mei?" the Hōzuki Jounin nodded, then turned to Mei.
However, the scene before him left him somewhat stunned.
Mei Terumī was staring at Kyosuke's figure, infatuated, while muttering to herself, "What a man."
The Hōzuki Jounin: "..."
Kisame Hoshigaki: "..."
Ao, who was covered in bandages: "..."
In the Cloud's stands.
The future Fourth Raikage, now a Jounin of the Cloud Village, A, looked at Kyosuke with a grave expression. "If this child is not eliminated, he will become a great threat in the future."
Hearing his words, Darui and Samui couldn't help but nod in agreement.
As for Yugito, she was sitting alone to the side, constantly muttering something.
The others knew that she was probably communicating with the Two-Tails inside her.
As for the content of their communication, it was not for them to know.
And the reality was just as they had guessed.
In a huge space, Yugito was talking with the Two-Tails, Matatabi.
"What's wrong, Matatabi? You seem a little agitated," the young Yugito said to a massive feline creature.
This cat demon, whose entire body was engulfed in blue flames, was the Two-Tails, Matatabi.
"I feel... a very uncomfortable presence coming from that side of the stands," Matatabi's voice echoed through the vast space.
"An uncomfortable feeling? What do you mean?" Yugito asked with a curious expression.
In her worldview, besides her fellow villager, Brother Killer B, and the Raikage-sama, there was probably nothing in this world that could make the powerful Matatabi afraid.
So, she was extremely curious about this.
"Hmm... this uncomfortable feeling, I've only felt it from one other person," Matatabi recalled with a strange expression, then with some difficulty, uttered that person's name. "You should have heard of him. His name is Uchiha... Madara."
"Huh? Didn't that person die a long time ago?" Yugito frowned in confusion.
"You idiot," Matatabi snorted angrily. Seeing her aggrieved look, she explained again slowly, "I'm not saying that person is Madara. I'm saying that the feeling he gives off is very similar to Uchiha Madara's."
"Oh..." Yugito replied, not quite understanding.
Sigh. Well, it's no use explaining it to a little girl. Just be careful, Matatabi sighed helplessly.
"Oh," Yugito replied blankly again, and was then unceremoniously kicked out of the mental space by the exasperated Matatabi.
"Idiot," Matatabi muttered to herself, then crossed her paws on the ground and rested her head on them.
On the other two sides, after witnessing Kyosuke's strength, both the Sand and the Stone began to discuss strategies against him.
His newly revealed speed, in particular, had left them shocked.
However, they did not believe that this was an ability Kyosuke had suddenly mastered. Instead, they thought that he had been deliberately hiding his strength, just waiting for this moment to make a stunning debut.
Believing they had grasped the truth, in addition to their shock, they also mourned silently for the unlucky Kuro.
Especially the Sand side. They believed that if Kuro hadn't been unlucky enough to run into Kyosuke, with his strength, he would have had a chance to compete for the final championship.
Now... they could only lament their bad luck while collecting his remains.
As for Rasa himself, he had an even bigger headache than the others.
Not only did he have to discuss countermeasures with his subordinates, but he also had to appease the furious Daimyō.
For a moment, even Rasa felt exhausted.
But it doesn't matter. Our strongest has not yet made a move, Rasa thought, comforting himself as he glanced at the expressionless Sasori before leaving.
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