Shirozumi and Kakashi's group arrived at the film crew's encampment.
After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Kakashi looked around and asked Sandayu, "Where is Miss Fujikaze Yukie?"
"Ah, she heard we were going to the Land of Snow to film and ran off by herself. We sent people to look for her, but we still haven't found her. Lord Kakashi, would you be willing to help us look for her?"
Asama Sandayu sighed and pleaded.
"Isn't that stating the obvious? The people under you are just cannon fodder. With such a small force, you want to overthrow the government and restore your country? Isn't that just suicide?
Have you been watching too many movies, thinking that just shouting 'never give up' with passion will lead to success?
Come on, not everyone is a Jinchuriki. Uchiha, anger, excitement, and you can go berserk.
Your princess has self-awareness. She knows going there would be suicide. Even if the government was overthrown, she'd just be making movies. She doesn't understand economics or politics, and she can't develop the country."
Shirozumi's words left Sandayu very embarrassed.
Kakashi quickly tried to smooth things over. "It's alright, Mr. Sandayu, I'll help you... Huh?!"
Kakashi stopped mid-sentence, realizing what Shirozumi had just said. Restore the country?
Weren't they supposed to be escorting her for a movie?
"He's right, he said exactly what I was thinking!"
A woman's voice came from the doorway.
It was Fujikaze Yukie, who had been eavesdropping from the shadows, or rather, the daughter of the previous Daimyo of the Land of Snow, Kazahana Koyuki.
"Sandayu, give up. Stop holding onto false hope. We're destined to fail."
Kazahana Koyuki adopted a pessimistic stance.
"It might not necessarily be a failure. Kazahana Dōtō is currently developing Chakra armor through excessive military spending, intending to start a war. This will undoubtedly be a threat to the Ninja Villages of other countries.
To eliminate this threat, supporting a Daimyo with little ability or ambition to take the throne is the simplest way.
His subordinates are all useless, but you can leverage the power of Konoha. They would surely be happy to help you."
Shirozumi's tone shifted, presenting a completely different argument.
Hearing this, hope rekindled in Sandayu's eyes, and he looked at Kakashi.
As a renowned movie star in the Ninja World, Kazahana Koyuki naturally wasn't short on money, unlike Tazuna of the Land of Waves who concealed the mission rank for money.
"I need to ask the Hokage."
Kakashi's expression turned serious.
"A prank, a prank?"
Naruto sat on a chair, waving his hands and shouting.
He didn't understand what Shirozumi was saying at all. He only remembered Shirozumi telling him earlier that they were here to prepare props and play a prank.
"Naruto, don't rush."
Shirozumi took two disposable cups and borrowed some water.
He took a sip, swished it around in his mouth, and spat it into another empty cup.
Then, he handed the now-filled empty cup to Naruto.
"What do I do?"
Naruto excitedly took the cup.
"Sprinkle the water in the cup evenly on Konoha's... inside."
Shirozumi whispered his instructions.
"Whoa!"
Upon hearing the destination Shirozumi mentioned, Naruto's eyes lit up even brighter.
He remembered when he painted the Hokage Rock, he ran out of paint when he got to the Fourth Hokage, so he had to fetch a bucket of sewage water to finish the job.
"What is this for?"
Kakashi, who was about to leave to report to the Third Hokage, stopped and looked at Shirozumi in confusion.
"Don't worry, it's a harmless prank. No one will be in any life-threatening danger—By the way, Kakashi, did you go to the bathroom today?"
"Huh?"
Kakashi was still completely bewildered.
Why would he ask that?
Of course, he had.
To prepare for the escort mission ahead, he had specifically used a public restroom to empty his bowels, ensuring he was in peak condition.
So why ask that question?
Kakashi's mind was filled with questions.
Sasuke appeared indifferent to the prank, but his attention was actually focused here.
He really wanted to know what kind of strength Shirozumi possessed, this person who seemed only three or four years older than them, to be teamed up with Uchiha Itachi.
"Big Brother, I'm done!"
Naruto's voice arrived before he did.
"OK."
Shirozumi slightly raised his right hand and clenched his fist. "Crazy Diamond."
Crazy Diamond, ability activated!
At first, it was calm, as if nothing had happened.
But soon, cries of pain and shouts erupted all around.
Kakashi's expression changed drastically upon hearing the sounds.
Didn't Shirozumi say there was no danger to life, that it was just a prank?
Was he deceiving them with a disguise?
Kakashi rushed out of the film crew's encampment and ran outside, then looked closely.
The terrifying sight was something Kakashi would never forget in his life.
What did "snow falling upon the world" mean? What did "flying freely in your heart" mean!
Countless unidentified objects were frantically chasing the villagers, drilling into them from behind...
Kakashi suddenly felt a tightening sensation behind him.
This was ten thousand times more terrifying than the Thousand Years of Death his father, White Fang, had passed down to him!
What kind of evil forbidden jutsu could cause such a terrifying effect!
Wait!
Kakashi suddenly thought of the question Shirozumi had asked him earlier.
Did you pull?
Why did he ask that question?
As a Konoha technician and a Ninja World internet celebrity, Kakashi's combat intuition and years of experience allowed him to analyze a possibility.
"Sharingan!"
Forgetting everything else, Kakashi lifted his forehead protector, revealing his Sharingan, and cautiously scanned his surroundings with its insight.
Kakashi muttered, "Please don't be real," "I'm wrong, I must be wrong."
However, Kakashi soon saw something flying towards him with his Sharingan.
Run!
Kakashi vanished from his spot with a Shunshin and began to sprint at full speed.
The object behind him didn't slow down at all, chasing him through the air.
Crazy Diamond's ability is to repair all objects.
One classic application of its ability is to recall or pursue another part of an object through repair.
For example, if a photo is torn in half and another person takes one half, this method can be used to track the other person's location through repair.
And what Shirozumi did was very simple.
He had Naruto throw water contaminated with his aura into the toilet.
The contents within were covered by Crazy Diamond's ability, and began to repair, meaning to pursue and find its other half.
And the other half was naturally inside everyone's intestines.
"Yame-! Yame-!!!!"
Kakashi ran frantically through Konoha, watching the nameless object get closer and closer to his rear, tears welling up in his eyes.
He began to regret not training with Might Guy by running hundreds or thousands of laps around Konoha every day.
"Yame--Kamui!!!"
Kakashi, pushed to his limit, suddenly thought of the Mangekyo ability he had just begun to develop and used Kamui on the object behind him at the last moment.
A spatial distortion occurred, and the object disappeared.
Kakashi collapsed on the ground, relieved and gasping for breath, having narrowly escaped death.
On the other side, in the Kamui Space where someone was still eating curry rice, he had just taken off his mask and picked up his spoon when a lump of something plopped into his curry rice.
The person's face instantly darkened.
He angrily slammed the curry rice onto the ground. "Kakashi!!!!"
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