Why...
Those jade-green eyes stared straight ahead, their sidelong gaze filled bit by bit with shock, reflecting the figure of the white-haired, mottled-haired youth whose face held no expression at all.
It was as if something had happened that the owner of that gaze had never imagined possible.
As a ninja, don't do something so irresponsible!
And those words echoed through the gaze owner's mind.
"H-how... how... could this... be..."
At the same time, amid the stunned silence, Hada Ryuhiko on the second floor had widened his eyes. If he had not restrained himself with all his might, he would have already let out a furious roar.
Damn it! Bastard!
You idiot!
The sheer effort of suppressing himself, combined with the violent turmoil in his heart, even made him feel faint.
What kind of joke is this?! What the hell are you doing?!
What are you trying to do?!
Are you trying to get us killed?! Get us killed?! Get all of Kusagakure killed?!
You idiot, Kazuha! You bastard, Kazuha! What are you doing?!
At that moment, his heart had become a volcano spewing incomparably violent fury, and inwardly, he was already roaring himself hoarse.
As his emotions surged, his eyes bulged so wide they nearly split, and his teeth clenched tightly.
He was clearly furious beyond measure.
Caught between rage and forced calmness, his eyes had almost rolled white.
"Th-this guy... does he have a death wish?"
At that moment, someone among the stunned crowd on the second floor could not help but cry out softly.
Yet unlike Hada Ryuhiko's extreme emotions, the words carried a complicated sort of astonishment.
It was as if they had witnessed something that could not possibly happen.
And as if they were filled with profound confusion.
They could not believe it, yet had