In the center stood a young boy, immersed in his own sensations, and spoke again, "Shield, come!"
Amidst the sudden storm of Nen, a giant flaming round shield formed once again after the Light Saber!
On the shield's surface was clearly imprinted the word "Dawn," truly like the light of dawn piercing the darkness, bringing infinite morning light to this world!
"Inferno?!"
"Roar!" With the Light Saber in his left hand and the Dawn Shield in his right, Susanoo let out a roar to the sky, the shockwaves sweeping in all directions...
It was at this moment,
that Minato Namikaze and Sakumo Hatake finally saw Roy's appearance clearly!
The two exchanged a glance, their expressions suddenly relaxed, but when Roy looked over, controlling Susanoo, their expressions immediately tensed again, both hands gripping their kunai and White Fang!
'What immense pressure!' Minato Namikaze and Sakumo Hatake exchanged glances,
and then shouted to Roy, "Inferno, look at the barrier above your head, stop quickly,"
Susanoo's third form, the armament concluded... It seemed that with my current amount of Nen, this was as far as I could reach....
Roy's thoughts shifted with it, and with a wave of his hand, the blue giant clad in a fiery red sun armor collapsed... In a blink, the sword and the shield were absorbed into Roy's body, disappearing without a trace....
"Whew~" Another gentle breeze carried the smell of something burnt in the air.....
Roy exhaled lightly, glanced regretfully at the sky, a vast chakra void misty above his head, apparently... it was the hole pierced by the hundred-meter Light Saber conjured unintentionally by him....
'Uh... It seems like I've made quite a commotion....'
[En] was deployed, spread beneath his feet like a radar, and after Minato Namikaze and Sakumo Hatake arrived in front, Roy saw several figures approaching him at high speed.....
The young man stood with his hands behind his back, nodded slightly to Minato Namikaze and Sakumo Hatake, and said, "Sorry."
Sakumo Hatake and Minato Namikaze looked at each other, exchanged helpless smiles, and gradually jumped down from the treetops....
"Apologizing to us is no use, maybe... you'll have to make a trip to the Hokage office....."
Sakumo Hatake looked expressionlessly toward the rear,
Suddenly, a ninja wearing a fox mask appeared with a "shua" on a tree trunk, looking down at Roy from above and said, "Uchiha Inferno, the Hokage orders you to go to the Hokage office!"
Roy glanced at him indifferently, casually split off a shadow clone and said, "You go."
The shadow clone nodded to him, stepped forward, merged into the light instantly, and in the next moment appeared beside the Anbu ninja!
"Shall we?" The shadow clone glanced sideways,
The Anbu ninja visibly flinched, instinctively preparing to draw his sword, but couldn't believe that just as the blade showed a small segment, it was held back by the shadow clone's palm!
"I advise you not to draw your sword in front of him, just let him represent Roy," Sakumo Hatake said calmly, glancing at the Anbu.
The Anbu adjusted the fox mask on his face, looked at Roy, then Sakumo Hatake, kicked off the tree trunk, and "shua~ shua~" with several leaps, turned and headed toward the Hokage building.....
"Since Lord White Fang said so, I will report truthfully to the Hokage."
A leisurely voice came,
Sakumo Hatake remained unmoved,
Roy's shadow clone glanced back at Roy, then nodded to Sakumo Hatake, blended into the light, and followed leisurely behind the Anbu, disappearing into the dense forest.....
"Tap...tap...." Footsteps gradually faded away....
Without turning his head, Roy said to the two behind him, "It's none of your business, continue practicing your sword."
Shisui and Itachi responded in unison, "Yes,"
Clumsily getting up from the ground, they quivered as they grasped their swords and walked to the side, their calves visibly shaking as they hadn't recovered from the earlier shock....
'What was that?'
'I think I saw Nissan's Sharingan...'
'His seems different from mine,'
'Could there be even stronger eyes above the three-tomoe?'
'Was that giant the form freely displayed after further enhancing Pupil Power?'
Thoughts burst forth in their minds.....
In this sunny midday, Shisui and Itachi took a deep breath, lifted their swords with difficulty, their worldview and understanding fracturing along with the next swing of their blades....
"Three thousand five hundred twenty-seven...three thousand five hundred twenty-eight...."
The boys' shouts accompanied the blades shattering the hot wind and reverberated slowly......
Roy timely glanced at Minato Namikaze and Sakumo Hatake, gestured to a large boulder nearby, "Sit for a while?"
Then, three stone chairs and a stone table formed prominently as the youth's fingers released Telekinesis!
'Earth Release?'
'Judging by the skillful way of using chakra, this doesn't seem like an ordinary Earth Release....'
Minato Namikaze and Sakumo Hatake exchanged a glance, each found a stone chair and sat around Roy.....
There were trees, there was wind, there were chairs, yet no tea...which seemed improper... Roy simply pointed once more, successively conjuring several stone cups and a teapot, filling them with water, attaching the [True Meaning of Blazing Heat] to boil it....
With another flick, two cups of tea steaming gently flew to Minato Namikaze and Sakumo Hatake's faces,
The two quietly watched, listening to the boy say, "There's no tea leaves, make do with it."
Minato Namikaze smiled slightly, said nothing, picked up a stone cup, tipped his head back, and gulped down all the hot water, then timely placed down the stone cup, stood up, and said to Roy, "Inferno, Kakashi and Obito are still waiting for me,"
"I'll chat with you again when I'm back from the front lines."
As he spoke, he nodded to Sakumo Hatake, flashed back, retracing the path he came.....
The Third Great Ninja War would soon escalate to a Meat Grinder style battle, Orochimaru defected, and Jiraiya was hard-pressed to hold the front alone... Roy could understand Minato Namikaze's anxious heart, watched him depart, chuckled, and said, "Say hello to Kushina Auntie for me, tell her my mom made some good dishes, I'll send her some later."
Minato Namikaze paused his steps, a faint warm curve tugged at the corner of his mouth, and without turning, waved his hand to Roy,
"I got it,"
The figure followed... and vanished into the forest.....
"Whoosh~" A breeze came, stirring the leaves, rustling.....
Seemingly sensing a trace of farewell's melancholy and sorrow,
Sakumo Hatake's white hair swayed as he took a sip from the cup, smiled at Roy, and much like Minato Namikaze, did not bring up the matter of [Susanoo],
they came... as if only to bid farewell......
"Inferno, I need to leave too."
"The front line is in a critical situation, Jiraiya has written back several times urging, and with his lazy temperament, he must be boiling with anger by now." Sakumo Hatake chuckled,
Mentioning Jiraiya, Roy was deeply in agreement,
The perverted Immortal was sure to be irritable without any public bathhouses to peep at, but when it came to warfare and tasks, Roy knew clearly, as one of the "Legendary Sannin," Jiraiya knew how to prioritize, especially in the current context where Orochimaru defected, and Tsunade "slacking".....
Roy picked up the stone cup and toasted Sakumo Hatake: "Same here."
Sakumo Hatake paused slightly, looking at Roy in surprise: "You're heading to the front lines too?"
Roy slowly shook his head, lifted his gaze through the sunlight, watching the lush forest, leaves swirling in flight, shook his head: "Not the front lines, yet better than the front lines, in any case,"
"Men must fight!"
A flush of hot blood filled with [True Meaning of Blazing Heat] simmered....
Something resembling battle intent couldn't be contained, emerging from within...
Sakumo Hatake looked at Roy, seemingly seeing starlight in the young man's eyes, a confidence in his own abilities and a deep anticipation and longing for the battle that was about to arrive,
So,
Who was he going to fight against?!
Hunter World,
In the spacious study at the east end of the second floor,
A man with his legs spread out, each foot resting on a chair, suddenly sneezed,
His long silver hair reaching his waist, draped over the floor like mercury overflowing, subtly shimmering coldly.....