As Shion vividly recounted what had happened, the students at the barbecue restaurant stared at her in amazement.
Sakura looked incredulous. "You guys really fought that legendary monster?"
Shion planted her hands on her hips. "It's true! If you don't believe me, ask Shinji!"
Shinji couldn't be bothered to say anything. He was busy stuffing his face with barbecue.
Under Sakura's expectant gaze, Sasuke nodded lightly. "Yeah, it's true!"
Kurama Yakumo still looked doubtful. "You also ran into a mysterious Uchiha? And he used a Mangekyō Sharingan Dojutsu that nearly burned the monster to death?"
Shion quickly chimed in. "Mm-hmm! It was a black flame. It was amazing!"
Everyone turned to look at Sasuke.
Sasuke nodded again. "It's true!"
Rock Lee looked confused. "But the Uchiha Clan was already—mmph!"
Before he could finish, Tenten punched him in the head, while Neji clamped a hand over his mouth.
"It's okay."
Sasuke shook his head.
Perhaps because he had so many friends around him, Sasuke had emerged from the shadow of his clan's destruction earlier than he had in the original timeline.
His eyes glinted. "Actually, Shinji and I don't know who he is either, but I'd never mistake the Sharingan in his eyes!"
Kurama Yakumo asked, "Is the Mangekyo Sharingan really that powerful?"
"Of course!"
"Yes!"
"Mm!"
Shion, Sasuke, and Neji all answered at nearly the same time. Even Kimimaro, who rarely spoke, chimed in.
Karin quickly lowered her head, as if trying to hide the Mangekyō Sharingan in her eyes.
Naruto complained, "If I'd known it would be this exciting, I should've gone with you!"
"Exciting!?" Sasuke scoffed. "Do you know how many people died along the way? We were lucky it was just the four of us. If we'd brought a deadweight like you, we might never have made