The farce quickly came to an end with Iruka's intervention.
On the roof of the teaching building.
Jiraiya smiled. "What an interesting bunch of brats!"
Kakashi looked helpless.
He really didn't know what to make of Shinji's "physical genjutsu."
His smile faded as Jiraiya said, "Keep an eye on those two Uchiha brats. The Akatsuki Organization seems to have their sights set on them."
Kakashi replied, "Understood. I'll keep watch."
Jiraiya took one last look at Naruto, who had been woken by Sakura and was now slinking back to the classroom. The corner of his mouth curled into an almost imperceptible smile.
Inside the classroom.
Shinji rested his chin on one hand, considering what to do next.
The village was now lax on the outside but tense within. The situation seemed to be stabilizing, but in reality, every suspicious person was under close surveillance.
Karin, Kimimaro, Neji, and the others each had their own troubles.
Sasuke was under constant surveillance, with every move he made watched by ANBU.
Even Yakumo, whom he had only recently met, had attracted the village's attention after her body made an abnormal recovery. ANBU had placed her under surveillance.
In other words, no matter what he wanted to do, he had to hold off for now.
Otherwise, the village might follow the trail back to him and round up everyone connected to him along with him.
"Only one ANBU is watching Karin, and they often have to leave for one reason or another. That shows the village doesn't suspect her much. Maybe it won't be long before she passes the village's screening completely. Then I can restart the 'Rinnegan Plan' and have her try to restore those two completely damaged Mangekyō Sharingan again."
"Two ANBU are taking shifts watching Kimimaro around the clock, so he