Click—
The camera precisely captured Naruto's heroic figure in midair and that dazzling beam of destruction.
Kakashi turned around. Shinobi World Daily reporter Toma Taihei was putting away his camera.
Taihei gazed devoutly at the golden figure in the sky and praised, "Kakashi-san! It's amazing that you trained such a student! He actually defeated the Ninja God!"
Even under such praise, Kakashi's dead-fish eyes remained as still as an ancient well.
He knew this reporter. Naruto had even complained that the Acting Manly Photo Album had sold over a million copies, yet he had only received 150,000 ryo.
"Whoosh!"
Only then had the beam of light begun to fade when a figure shot out like an arrow released from a bow.
Kakashi turned toward the sound and saw the distinctive long white ponytail streaming in the wind behind that figure. It was Lord Jiraiya.
"Quick! The battlefield is clear now, and Naruto has the upper hand. This is our chance!" Jiraiya shouted low as he departed.
Might Guy immediately looked at his close friend. "Kakashi, we're going too!"
Earlier, with the situation on the battlefield unclear and the fighting chaotic and intense, they had been forced back several times.
Now, just as Jiraiya had said, it was the perfect opportunity!
"Yeah!"
Kakashi was about to leap toward the several-hundred-meter-deep crater left behind by the beam when Toma Taihei grabbed his arm tightly.
"Kakashi-san! Take me with you!"
The reporter wore a miserable expression, his acting utterly explosive. "If I can't get this headline, I'll definitely be fired!"
He looked exactly like a helpless civilian.
Remembering that Naruto seemed to enjoy being the center of attention, Kakashi hesitated for only a moment before taking him along.
The center of the battlefield was completely empty.
After the overwhelming baptism of Dust Release,