Shinji had no interest in the village's power games. So although he agreed on the surface, he'd already forgotten about it by the time he left the Hokage Building.
That evening.
The classmates Yakumo had gathered found Shinji, and with one congratulation after another, he began to feel that his wallet was in for a rough night.
Sasuke had been dragged along by Naruto, too.
But remembering the life-or-death duel with Shinji that he'd fought to awaken his Mangekyō Sharingan, he still felt too awkward to speak to Shinji first.
As they dug into their meal, everyone also made sure to ask about the details of Shinji's killing of Upper Moon Two.
The moment someone mentioned Upper Moon Two, Sasuke's ears perked up.
After all, he'd spent three days and three nights hunting Upper Moon Two without rest. Just when he'd had him cornered, Upper Moon Two slipped away, and Shinji had snatched the kill by sheer coincidence. So whenever Sasuke heard someone mention Upper Moon Two, he couldn't help getting angry.
Shinji said casually, "Upper Moon Two had already been chased and cornered by the Tsuchikage, the Raikage, and their Joint Force for several days. He was at his limit by the time he ran into me, so I just got lucky!"
Upper Moon Two was dead, so there was no longer any need to keep the details of this mission confidential.
Shikamaru shook his head slightly. "To hold out that long on his own against a Joint Force led by the Tsuchikage and the Raikage, Upper Moon Two was ridiculously strong!"
"Yeah," Rock Lee said. "Even if luck played a part, it still wasn't easy for you to kill Upper Moon Two, Shinji!"
Neji agreed. "Right. All those Upper Rank monsters can regenerate at incredible speed. No matter