Shion's Crushing Defeat

As Tenten pushed open the private room door, the classmates next door all looked over, seeing Shion and a bewildered Shinji.

"Alright, this counts as achieving the objective."

Shinji supported his forehead with his hand.

Just then, someone from the opposite private room suddenly said, "Classmate Shinji, you're here too!"

Shinji looked over and saw Haku in the opposite private room as well, though he had changed clothes and was no longer wearing the stealth outfit from before.

Then, he scanned the area carefully.

He noticed Karin, whom he had encountered hurrying in the alley earlier, had also changed clothes and was now squeezed into the crowd opposite, avoiding his gaze.

"Fine."

Shinji was speechless.

It was obvious.

Both Haku and Karin had the same idea as him.

They wanted to use the class reunion as a way to have their classmates serve as witnesses to their time, covering up what they had done tonight.

Tenten also saw Shinji and enthusiastically invited, "Classmate Shinji, come over here! I'm treating today!"

Shion was displeased. "Hey, we agreed I was treating!"

Tenten snorted. "Sorry, I've booked this entire place for tonight!"

Amidst the bickering, Shinji and Shion arrived at the classmates' private room.

After sitting down, Shinji observed.

Neji Hyuga, who usually appeared unapproachable, was actually here, diligently picking up grilled meat with his chopsticks, eating with… how to put it… extreme seriousness!

Just as serious was Rock Lee, his mouth slick with oil.

"These two guys…"

Shinji finally figured it out; these two were just here to freeload.

Rock Lee saw Shinji looking at him and quickly said, "Classmate Shinji, the grilled meat here is really delicious, try some quickly!"

Neji merely glanced at Shinji indifferently before continuing to focus on the grilled meat on the table.

"Hey, where's the dignity of a noble clan member!"

Shinji grumbled inwardly.

Haku then said softly to Shinji, "If I had known classmate Shinji also wanted to go out, I should have invited you when I left."

"It's fine."

Shinji shook his head.

He knew Haku was from Kirigakure, so unless Haku was working for some important figure in the village, he was likely a spy for Kirigakure.

Coupled with Haku's secretive meeting with someone tonight, just as people from Kirigakure arrived in the village, he became even more convinced that Haku had some connection to Kirigakure.

However, if he remembered correctly, Kirigakure should still be under Obito's covert control.

So he couldn't quite understand why Kirigakure would place Haku in Konoha, nor how they managed to do it.

But he had a vague feeling.

Haku's target was likely him.

More precisely, him as an Uchiha!

Then, he glanced at Karin, who was sitting in the corner and not saying much.

He remembered that Karin and her mother should have ended up in Kusagakure.

So her furtive behavior tonight was likely related to Kusagakure.

But why Kusagakure would send her to Konoha, Shinji couldn't figure out for the moment.

Considering Karin's special physique, even if she knew nothing, her contribution would be greater than that of an ordinary Medical Ninja.

"They're all double-crossers!"

Thinking this, Shinji felt a surge of emotion.

Although he knew Haku and Karin were problematic, he didn't intend to expose them.

As an Uchiha survivor, he had no particular feelings for Konoha, so he would neither deliberately sabotage anything nor desperately protect anything.

Both Haku and Karin had helped him.

From that perspective, he had no standing to target them.

At the same time, Haku and Karin might represent Kirigakure and Kusagakure respectively, so maintaining the status quo also meant two more options for Shinji.

Collecting his thoughts, he pondered the matter of his intrusion into the Anbu building earlier.

It was clear that the Anbu member wearing the dog-faced mask had noticed a flaw in his words, which led to his sudden attack.

"The Sharingan has already been taken by Lord Danzo..."

He carefully pondered the latter half of the other party's unfinished sentence.

The reason he was exposed must have been a problem with his response. Combined with the unfinished half-sentence from the dog-faced Anbu, he gradually came to a conclusion: "Could it be that the Sharingan has already been taken away by Danzo and is no longer in the Anbu building?"

Shinji's brow furrowed at this conclusion.

If he remembered correctly, after the Uchiha clan was wiped out, the Third Hokage should have disbanded Danzo's Root. So, he hadn't expected Danzo to still have the authority to seize all the Sharingan from the Anbu under these circumstances.

The Third Hokage was too lenient with Danzo!

After analyzing this, he suddenly felt that tonight's adventure hadn't been without any gains. At least he had clarified who held the Sharingan.

Just as Shinji was lost in thought, Shion and Tenten started arguing again.

Shion, hands on her hips like a little adult, said, "Let me pay. This isn't a small sum, why are you arguing with me?"

Tenten pouted, "I already said I was treating, and I must keep my word! Although the business my family runs is very small, I can still afford to treat you!"

The classmates nearby couldn't help but roll their eyes when Tenten mentioned her family's business was small.

Shinji tried to mediate, "You two..."

Haku quickly pulled Shinji back, "Don't mind them, let's focus on eating meat!"

Shinji turned to look and saw that none of the classmates present were trying to break up the fight; they were all focused on the grilled meat on the table.

Even Neji was no exception.

No, Neji was even more focused than the others.

Practicing Taijutsu consumed a lot of energy!

Shinji thought it made sense.

Shion was a Miko from the Land of Demons, her status equivalent to a Daimyo. As the leader of a country, she had no concept of money.

Tenten's family controlled nearly a third of the Ninja Tools business in the Land of Fire, and Tenten herself had played with Ninja Tools like toys since she was a child!

Let these two little rich girls fight over the bill.

So, Shinji also joined the ranks of those devouring the food.

Honestly, after all the trouble tonight, he was indeed hungry. Although he had eaten quite a bit earlier, it wasn't as satisfying as snatching food from others.

While eating the grilled meat, he didn't forget to glance at Haku and Karin.

He had a feeling that during the Chunin Exams held in the village, the forces behind Haku and Karin would definitely stir up trouble.

If he could use this to his advantage, perhaps he could fish in troubled waters and seize Fugaku's Mangekyo Sharingan, which had been taken by Danzo, amidst the chaos!

In the end, the battle between the rich ladies ended with Shion's miserable defeat.

Because Shion didn't have the habit of carrying money, her bodyguards always paid for her. So, when it came time to actually pay, she was stunned.

As they walked out of the barbecue restaurant together, Tenten said to Shion with a smile, "This place is nice, right? I'll treat you again next time!"

Before Shion could reply.

Rock Lee, who was burping beside them, leaned over, "When is that?"

The other classmates also perked up their ears.

Even Shinji suddenly felt that having a rich classmate was quite good.

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