"Wait!"
Temari suddenly rushed out, but it was already too late.
By the time she got there, the blonde boy had already jumped off the cliff and disappeared.
"Why didn't you stop him?"
Temari couldn't help complaining to Takumi. "Unlike those soldiers who don't feel pain, he definitely knows a lot of things."
"Don't worry."
Takumi shook his head slightly. "He can't get away. This cliff is very deep. Even if there's a river below, with his severely injured body, there's no way he can escape."
Takumi's calmness infected her, and Temari also calmed down. "Then let's hurry down. If we go later, he might disappear."
"That's fine."
Takumi nodded.
The others also came out of the forest.
"Huh?"
Naruto looked at the director and the crew, a question mark appearing over his head.
"Old man, why are you here?"
Naruto asked, full of confusion. Clearly, with his intelligence, he couldn't figure out the current situation. "And that troublesome older sister."
Koyuki was still happy to see Naruto and Sakura after so long, but upon hearing Naruto's words, the smile on her face instantly froze.
"Naruto, that's so rude!"
Sakura urgently said to Naruto, showing none of her previous roughness towards him.
After all, with Takumi present, she definitely had to maintain her image.
"Long time no see. This movie will be in everyone's care."
The director said with a smile.
Then, he looked at Takumi, spreading his arms with an excited smile. "Not bad, not bad. Rescuing a companion in crisis and suppressing a powerful enemy – I captured some really wonderful footage."
"Well, congratulations then."
Takumi smiled slightly. "But I guess there's a 'but' coming."
"Hahaha."
The director laughed. "As expected of Takumi-kun, you really understand me."
"For this movie, we need big scenes too. Otherwise, the audience will be disappointed."
The director drew a big circle with his hands, indicating he wanted an explosion scene this big.
"I understand. The real enemy hasn't shown themselves yet. When the enemy appears, naturally there will be everything the director wants."
Takumi smiled slightly, hinting for the director not to worry.
Currently, the movie hadn't reached its climax; there was still a long way to go.
Upon hearing this, the director immediately ran back excitedly to check his camera.
He understood that there would definitely be even more explosive scenes later.
He had to make sure all his equipment was functioning properly.
If he failed to record the real scenes due to equipment issues, then this movie wouldn't reach the standard of the previous one.
Although he could have Takumi use the same powerful Ninjutsu again, without enemies to set it off, the audience wouldn't truly understand the power of Takumi's techniques.
"Huh? We're making another movie this time?"
Naruto finally reacted at this moment, then ran over excitedly. "So, were all my fighting scenes just now recorded?"
He eagerly ran to the director, but suddenly his happy expression collapsed, and he looked at Takumi with a sour face.
"Are you trying to steal the spotlight by yourself, which is why you pulled me back?"
He seemed to have found the key point. "Otherwise, the one who defeated him would definitely have been me."
"You heard what Hinata said."
Takumi wasn't angered by Naruto's words. Naruto was at that stage of wanting to show off in front of the girl he liked.
Having lost an opportunity to look cool, he naturally wouldn't let it go easily.
"The enemy's strength isn't weak either. If you recklessly engaged him, it could easily have ended in mutual destruction."
"Besides, he was standing at the edge of the cliff. If your Rasengan clashed with his attack and caused an explosion, this fragile cliff couldn't have held."
Takumi's words left Naruto speechless.
The director secretly regretted not recording these words as well.
Having sufficient material was very important when filming a movie.
Naruto's confrontation with Takumi could be seen as a kind of mild conflict, hinting at issues like distrust within the team.
Then Takumi's explanation could highlight Takumi's strong observational and judgment skills, proving Takumi to be an excellent leader.
But he hadn't captured any of this, because when he came over, he had specifically checked the footage and then turned off the camera.
Just as he was feeling disappointed, he saw the cameraman give him a thumbs up.
"You got it?"
He looked at his old colleague with hope in his eyes and received an affirmative nod.
"Great!"
He was overjoyed. "As expected of you, your instincts are still sharp! Hahaha!"
"Of course!"
The cameraman was also very proud. "It's precisely this kind of post-battle communication that's more likely to produce some exciting scenes."
"That's right. I actually forgot about that just now. It really shouldn't have happened."
The director nodded repeatedly.
"We should hurry down."
Temari was getting impatient. "If we don't search soon, it'll get dark, and then it'll be hard to find him."
"Don't worry. With Hinata and Kiba here, finding people is still very convenient."
Takumi placed his hand on her shoulder, signaling her to calm down. "The teammates I chose are all very reliable."
"That's right, leave it to us!"
Kiba wiped his nose with his hand, overflowing with confidence.
"I... I will do my best."
Hinata said shyly with her head down, but her voice was firm.
"Don't forget about me."
Shino said quietly.
But the others didn't notice him.
"Sorry, sorry."
Only Takumi noticed him. "As expected of you. Even I momentarily didn't sense your position. Maybe one day you'll become an even stronger Shinobi than me."
"Just this skill of concealment alone is worth learning from, especially for you, Naruto."
His words made Shino very happy.
His presence had always been very faint, so he was often overlooked.
But he didn't mind; he was a very calm person.
However, sometimes when even his friends often forgot about him, he still felt a bit frustrated.
Now hearing Takumi say this, he was also very happy inside.
Naruto, however, was not satisfied.
"I want the people in the village to acknowledge me. If I hide like Shino, how can I do that?"
Naruto tilted his head in confusion.
"You're a brute, not a Shinobi."
Takumi said helplessly. "A Shinobi endures what cannot be endured. We are assassins hidden in the shadows. Confronting the enemy head-on is not a good choice."
"Understanding the opponent's information, striking from a position in the shadows where the enemy can't detect you, delivering the fatal blow – that's our way of fighting as Shinobi."
"Naruto, your fighting style is more like a samurai's than a Shinobi's."
Takumi's words left Naruto somewhat dejected.