Year 55 of Konoha, forest outside Konoha.
Tap! Tap! Tap!
Dense footsteps approached.
Uchiha Shamu led his squad members as they hurried back toward the village.
"Captain! Slow down! The mission's over, so why are you still in such a rush? Don't tell me you want to take another mission?"
His teammates, already far behind him, let out waves of miserable wails.
No one knew what had happened to their captain. Ever since he had been injured a few months ago, he seemed like a completely different person.
He frequently requested meetings with the clan head and took on missions like mad.
They had only just returned from the Land of Rivers and had planned to rest outside for the night.
Yet that afternoon, Captain Shamu had suddenly declared that they were returning to Konoha, then raced back like a madman.
Shamu was slightly faster than the others, but the other two teammates were now nowhere to be seen.
Fortunately, they were still on Konoha's outskirts. Otherwise, they would have been in danger if they encountered enemies.
Ding. Plot event encountered: Coup, Shisui's Death.
Shamu hurried anxiously toward the clan grounds. He had been transported here less than half a year ago, yet he had already run into Shisui's death.
He had originally planned to take on more missions, familiarize himself with his body, then defect and find somewhere to lie low and slack off.
After all, he was only a jonin. He could leave the problem of saving the world to Indra and Asura.
When the Otsutsuki arrived, the world could be destroyed for all he cared.
But just after he had grown familiar with his body's capabilities, his cheat had suddenly arrived.
With a cheat, Shamu was no longer sleepy. Who would slack off if they