A Host of Konoha Jonin at the Barbecue Restaurant!

Chen Yiban, looking exactly like Uchiha Madara—even the red armor was the same one from the anime—was now walking slowly through the bustling streets of Konoha, weaving through the crowd.

Many Konoha civilians were drawn to Chen Yiban's old-fashioned Warring States Period armor.

And on top of that, Uchiha Madara's appearance was striking enough on its own!

This meant Chen Yiban drew the gazes of countless passersby along the way.

His head-turn rate was absolutely full!

To this, Chen Yiban, with his thick, waist-length hair swaying in the breeze, ignored all the stares from the pedestrians.

He only thought:

"It's really great, one of the former Sannin, Lady Tsunade, has now become our Fifth Hokage."

"I heard Lady Tsunade is also the granddaughter of the First Hokage, known as the God of Shinobi."

"So cool!!"

"Although the Third's death is sad, having a new Hokage take over in time is a blessing in disguise!"

"But I heard the Fifth Hokage's return was thanks to that demon fox."

"I heard Naruto Uzumaki and Lord Jiraiya brought Lady Tsunade back to the village to succeed as the Fifth Hokage."

Amid the flowing crowd, civilians and ordinary ninjas alike seemed happy yet somewhat sentimental.

Chen Yiban, listening to their words, understood:

This was the time in the original story when Old Man Hiruzen had been killed by Orochimaru, and Tsunade Senju was brought back to the village by the protagonist "Naruto" and "Jiraiya" to become the Fifth Hokage.

"Hashirama...!"

At that moment, hearing a name spoken by the passing civilians and ordinary ninjas, Chen Yiban couldn't help but blurt out that man's name!

Hashirama Senju!!

The [Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan] in Chen Yiban's eyes almost involuntarily emerged, erupting with terrifying Chakra.

It seemed that while taking on Uchiha Madara's appearance and gaining all his combat power, Uchiha Madara's memories...

Were indirectly having a slight influence on Chen Yiban!

Hearing that man's name, a mad battle intent surged, nearly uncontrollable!!

However, Chen Yiban quickly recognized that he was Chen Yiban, not Uchiha Madara.

So, his mood gradually calmed down!

"I am Ban, not Madara."

Just then:

"Hm..."

Chen Yiban, with his deep black pupils, spotted a scene that caught his interest.

Several familiar figures from the original story appeared in Chen Yiban's sight at this moment.

Based on their appearances from the anime Chen Yiban had watched, He roughly inferred and judged...

That what appeared before him now were:

Choji Akimichi, Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, Kakashi Hatake, Might Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, Anko Mitarashi, Asuma Sarutobi, and several other Konoha Jonin.

Especially Kakashi Hatake...

The most classic Elite Jonin in the original story!!

The moment he saw them, Chen Yiban almost recognized them all.

They really looked almost exactly like their original-story counterparts!

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It was just that they had changed from anime characters into real, living people standing before Chen Yiban.

They didn't seem to notice Chen Yiban on this side of the street, And instead entered a Barbecue Restaurant up ahead together.

Hmm, it was probably that with the new Hokage just inaugurated, these several Jonin who knew each other and had good relationships decided to get together?

He just didn't expect Kakashi to be there too!

"Interesting!"

Watching the group of male and female jonin enter a barbecue restaurant ahead, Chen Yiban revealed a faint smile.

Then, he turned his steps and also walked toward that barbecue restaurant!

Meanwhile:

"Hey hey, don't you feel like that person looks a bit familiar?"

"There really is a strange sense of familiarity, especially the style of armor he's wearing—I feel like I've seen it somewhere before."

"That guy is really good-looking. But his hair is too long, gives off a gloomy vibe—seems like someone hard to approach, huh?"

"He doesn't look like he's from our Leaf Village. Is he a ninja?"

The civilians on the roadside and some ordinary ninjas passing by, watching Chen Yiban in his red armor with long hair flowing as he gradually walked away, couldn't help exchanging words with each other.

On the other side:

"Well, we can finally relax a bit."

"Because of that bastard Orochimaru, we jonin have been plenty busy lately."

"Now that Lady Tsunade has returned and taken the seat of the Fifth Hokage, the village is finally running normally again."

In a corner of the barbecue restaurant, Choji Akimichi, Shikaku Nara, Inoichi Yamanaka, Kurenai Yuhi, Kakashi, and others had already gathered around a table.

Among them, after sitting down, Anko Mitarashi was the first to speak up.

Hearing the name Orochimaru, Asuma Sarutobi couldn't help clenching his fist slightly.

After all, if it weren't for Cold Lord Orochimaru, one of the legendary Sannin, Old Man Hiruzen Sarutobi wouldn't have passed away so suddenly.

And Old Man Hiruzen was, of course, Asuma Sarutobi's father.

Nearby, Kakashi, Kurenai Yuhi, Shikaku Nara, and others could understand Asuma's feelings.

They too regretted the Third's death, but the series of incidents following Orochimaru's invasion had left them no time to grieve.

Today, because Lady Tsunade had finally succeeded as the Fifth Hokage, the tense atmosphere in the village had eased slightly.

They jonin finally had a bit of free time to gather together and enjoy a good meal.

Soon, the restaurant staff brought over the large amount of meat Kakashi and the others had ordered for grilling.

"Well, let's put other matters aside for now—let's barbecue!!"

Anko Mitarashi, seeing the meat arrive, couldn't help raising her chopsticks with a smile.

On the other side, Choji Akimichi had already started grilling even faster.

"You're even quicker than me!" Anko Mitarashi glanced at Choji Akimichi, then hurriedly grabbed some meat and placed it on the grill.

With someone as lively as Anko Mitarashi around, the atmosphere lightened up considerably.

Nearby, the mature and charming Kurenai Yuhi watched her carefree best friend Anko and couldn't help shaking her head with a smile.

"The meat looks good. Mind... one more person?"

Suddenly, among the Leaf jonin gathered in this corner, an abrupt voice rang out.