"Impossible..."
But theory was theory. Until she saw it with her own eyes, she would not truly believe it.
"Sakura, what do you know?"
Sasuke heard Sakura's murmur and asked curiously.
Naruto looked at Sakura as well. He had heard it too.
After all, neither of them was deaf.
"Um... Hokage-sama, what rank is this mission?"
Rather than answering, Sakura asked Hinata this question.
"B-rank, but it could be raised to S-rank at any time."
Just as expected, the village had thought of it too...
"Time is of the essence. You must depart as soon as possible. Ask Sakura about the details; she can explain them to you. I sent a Scout Ninja ahead to gather intelligence. Once you arrive, find him first."
"Yes, Hokage-sama."
After leaving the Hokage's office, Sasuke's eyes held a trace of regret.
He had awakened the Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan and had been planning to spar with Hinata again.
Who would have thought a mission would suddenly get in the way?
Fine. He would finish the mission quickly, then go find Hinata for that spar!
"Come to think of it..." Sasuke had wanted to ask ever since earlier. "Naruto, what happened to your eyes? Did you get hurt? Why are you squinting?"
"Ahahaha, I slept on them... haha..."
Naruto raised a finger to scratch his cheek, his face full of embarrassment.
Sasuke: "???"
What was wrong with Naruto?
"All right, Naruto, be more careful when you sleep. Sakura, did you figure something out? What exactly did Hokage-sama mean?"
Sakura's expression was grave. "A year ago, through research into the Oni Domain, the village discovered that if an Oni Domain exists for a long time without being sealed, it may merge with real space."
"When that happens, no one knows what kind of changes the Oni Domain