Walking through the forest, Sasuke looked utterly dejected. His face was so sour it looked like everyone owed him a billion dollars.
The other three didn't dare look at him directly, though...
Because they were terrified of bursting out laughing!
Since the Shinji + Sasuke combo hadn't won a single round, what started as a simple bet of shaving his head had escalated.
After Sasuke fought back desperately, "Gambling God" Hidan showed mercy and allowed him to keep his hair down there.
But the price was that his hair, eyebrows, and even eyelashes had to go completely!
Sasuke tried to struggle but was ruthlessly subdued.
And so, he ended up looking like this.
A smooth, shiny egg.
Fact: Even the most handsome face in the world struggles to pull off the completely bald look.
Once cool and arrogant, the first thing Sasuke did upon seeing his reflection was take off his shirt with the Uchiha symbol and fold it away carefully.
He felt he was no longer worthy of walking around bearing that clan name.
Without his hair, his spirit seemed to have left his body. He was completely devastated.
To make matters worse, Hidan and Tobi had been mocking him nonstop all day!
Only Shinji didn't laugh to his face... mainly because he had locked himself in his room and was laughing his head off there.
Even more despicable!
"Pfft~ Sorry, sorry! I wasn't laughing at you. I was just asking if we should rest and catch some game for dinner."
Tobi quickly covered his mouth, but since he was wearing a mask, the gesture just looked ridiculous.
Sasuke shot him a death glare. Just then, a ray of sunlight filtered through the trees and hit his scalp, creating a glowing halo.
Damn, this wasn't the reincarnation of Indra anymore... this was the reincarnation of the Buddha!
Shinji tried to hold it in, but his eyes kept drifting back to that smooth dome.
"Uh, Sasuke, Tobi has a point. Let's rest here. Why don't you check nearby for some pheasants or rabbits? Pfft~"
"Does my appearance amuse you?"
Sasuke locked his death glare onto Shinji, asking the ultimate question.
Especially looking like this all dark and brooding...
It was actually even funnier! Hahahahaha!
"We ninja are highly trained professionals. No matter how funny it is, we do not laugh... unless we absolutely can't help it. Pfft~ Hahahahaha!"
"Look, he's mad! He's mad! He even pulled out the Sharingan!"
"Huh? Why is he assuming that stance?"
Please, just let the world end right now.
Everyone must die!
CHIDORI!
Darkened Sasuke charged from behind with lightning crackling in his hand, while the other three ran away screaming.
"Wait, why are we running anyway?" Tobi waved his hands frantically like a primary school kid.
Hidan paused. "Yeah, Sasuke is so weak, why are we scared of him?"
Then Shinji shouted back, "Are you crazy?! Don't you think Sasuke looks terrifying like this?! If he catches us, we'll have nightmares for weeks!"
Hidan and Tobi glanced back while running. They saw a peeled boiled egg with red-eye disease glowing in the dark... and immediately burst out laughing again.
"I can't! I can't! One more look and I really will have nightmares~"
"So scary! It's like an Egg Curse Spirit! We are no match for it, run!"
"Seconded! Hahahahaha!"
Hearing their laughter echoing back, Sasuke grit his teeth so hard they almost cracked. "JUST DIE ALREADY!"
The chase finally ended when Sasuke ran out of chakra, and his 'lightbulb' went dim.
Though honestly, a dim lightbulb was just as funny.
"Where did we end up? Whatever, doesn't matter. Who's getting food?" Shinji looked at Hidan.
"Send Tobi or Sasuke. I'm the Leader of the Jashin Church, don't try to order me around."
Tobi looked at the exhausted Sasuke, shook his head, and shrugged. "Okay, I'll go."
A short while later, Tobi returned, shouting from a distance.
"Senior Shinji! Senior Hidan~"
"I found great stuff!"
He was holding a chicken in one hand, and dragging something about two meters long in the other...
"A fox?"
Shinji wasn't entirely sure what he was looking at.
It was huge, several times bigger than a normal wolf.
And it had a beautiful red crescent moon mark on its forehead.
Though it would have looked better if it wasn't covered in bruises.
"Where did you get this thing?"
"Oh right! I set up some traps over there to catch chickens. Just as I grabbed this chicken, this fox jumped out of nowhere trying to steal it! I thought, 'No way!'"
"So I beat it up! Then as I was leaving, I thought, 'Hey, free meat!' so I dragged it back too."
"Never eaten fox meat before. Wonder if it's tasty... slurp~"
Shinji stared at Tobi for a long moment but didn't press further. He didn't buy that ridiculous story for a second.
"Leave the fox alone for now. Prepare the chicken. I'll go look around."
No one else was reliable. He had to do it himself.
Shinji didn't go far. He quickly caught a nest of fat rabbits and, getting lucky, even ran into a wild boar which he promptly knocked dead!
But when he came back, he heard a commotion before he even arrived.
"What's going on?"
He walked over and saw Hidan fighting a large white fox.
This fox looked exactly like the one on the ground, except it didn't have the red crescent mark on its forehead.
It wasn't hard to guess what happened.
She had followed the scent to rescue her companion.
Looking closely at her eyes, they were incredibly intelligent. This was no ordinary beast.
Shinji understood immediately. He dropped the rabbits and boar.
"STOP!"
The white fox froze instantly, stiff as a board. She could only watch as Hidan grinned and raised his bloody scythe.
"Hold on. Don't kill it."
Shinji stopped him. Intelligent creatures weren't on his menu, so there was no need to kill it.
Hidan clicked his tongue in annoyance but lowered his weapon.
However, just then, the effect of the [Curse Speech] wore off, and the fox lunged again.
How ungrateful.
Shinji frowned slightly and clenched his right fist.
Black Flash!
BOOM!
A direct hit. The white fox let out a yelp and went flying. When she landed, she strangely transformed into a young woman.
"Huh?"
Shinji looked at his own fist. Who knew he had this superpower?
Maybe next time he should try it on a cat and see what happens.
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