In the distance.
When Itachi discovered that Uchiha Homura was the one responsible for testing Sasuke, he let out a long sigh of relief. "So it's Homura-senpai. That's great!"
Itachi himself had joined the God Organization after undergoing Uchiha Homura's test, so to him, Uchiha Homura was half guide and half teacher.
Shinichi smiled. "The boss actually sent that guy Homura? Then we have nothing to worry about."
Shisui nodded in agreement.
Compared to the unfamiliar members of the God Organization, the few of them clearly trusted Uchiha Homura, who was also from the Uchiha Clan, more. After all, they had known Uchiha Homura for a long time.
In the forest.
As Sasuke sized up Hyuga Kagami, Hyuga Kagami was sizing Sasuke up as well.
Seeing Sasuke carrying a backpack and dressed as though he were about to set off on a long journey, he said coldly, "You seem well prepared, but if you can't pass my test, no amount of preparation will matter."
Sasuke frowned. "Say it. What's the test?"
Hyuga Kagami slowly activated the Mangekyō Sharingan in his eye sockets. "Do you recognize these eyes?"
Once Sasuke clearly saw the pattern in Hyuga Kagami's Mangekyō Sharingan, his expression immediately darkened. "Damn it! How dare you use my father's Sharingan!"
"That's right." Hyuga Kagami did not deny it. As he put his mask back on, he said, "The Mangekyō Sharingan in my eye sockets are your father's. The test is simple. Defeat me, and these Mangekyō Sharingan will be yours."
"Don't you have Mangekyō Sharingan of your own? Why are you using my father's eyes?"
If anyone else had been using Fugaku's Mangekyō Sharingan, Sasuke would naturally have flown into a rage and attacked immediately. But he knew that Uchiha Homura possessed Mangekyō Sharingan himself, so beneath his anger,