Don't Mention That Person's Name in Front of Me!!

"You..."

"You really are..."

"Impossible! That person couldn't still be alive, let alone be as young as you are!!"

Kakashi Hatake's eyes were filled with shock and disbelief as he stared at Chen Yiban.

Beside him, Kurenai Yuhi, Asuma, Might Guy, Shikaku Nara, and the others watched as Kakashi grew increasingly tense, even muttering incomprehensible things...

At that moment, the many Jonin had no idea what was wrong with Kakashi!

"Kakashi..." Shikaku Nara felt that Kakashi wouldn't suddenly act so strangely for no reason.

Thus, Shikaku Nara once again scrutinized Chen Yiban, who had been interrupted while sitting down. He was clad in red armor.

Then:

"Wait..."

"You... you..."

Suddenly, it was as if thunder had exploded inside Shikaku Nara's mind.

At that moment, he became just like Kakashi:

His face was filled with shock and disbelief as he stared at Chen Yiban, dressed in red armor with long, smooth hair.

"Shikaku, why are you acting like this too?"

Choza Akimichi looked at Shikaku in bewilderment and confusion. Shikaku's expression had become just as shocked as Kakashi's.

Meanwhile, Kurenai Yuhi, Mitaraishi Anko, Asuma, Yamanaka, and Might Guy were all completely baffled.

Until:

"Ha..."

Chen Yiban, whose motion of sitting down had been interrupted by Kakashi, suddenly let out a soft chuckle.

And then:

"Have you recognized me?"

"You two!"

His black eyes turned toward Kakashi Hatake and Shikaku Nara.

"Everyone..." Kakashi Hatake looked at the Jonin around him.

He seemed to want to remind them to immediately enter combat readiness. At the very least...

They needed to prepare defensive measures!

The person before them might be the legendary...

"Kakashi!"

"What's wrong with you and Shikaku? Why are you so wary of this unfamiliar gentleman?"

Might Guy scratched his head.

"But I believe in Kakashi."

"So, reveal your identity, friend!"

The next second, Might Guy suddenly grinned, his teeth gleaming as he stared intently at Chen Yiban.

As Kakashi's opponent in matches for so many years,

Might Guy understood Kakashi well enough!

And because of that, Might Guy chose to believe Kakashi without hesitation!!

Thus, Might Guy grew wary of Chen Yiban.

Nearby, Asuma, Kurenai Yuhi, Shikaku, Yamanaka, Choza, and the other Jonin also began staring at Chen Yiban.

Only:

"Hey, hey, what's gotten into all of you..."

Mitaraishi Anko still felt that her companions were acting rather strangely.

Until

"Heh, reveal my identity?"

"I didn't expect that, after only seventy or eighty years, Konoha would completely forget someone who already existed during the Warring States era."

Chen Yiban, clad in red armor with thick, tousled hair, wore a cold smile.

"Well, it doesn't matter."

"You want to know my name? Fine!"

"In this world, I'll allow you to call me..."

Chen Yiban wore a faintly aloof smile as he spoke to Kakashi, Shikaku Nara, Might Guy, and the others before him.

But just then, before Chen Yiban could finish speaking:

"As expected, you're... Uchiha Madara!!"

Before Chen Yiban could finish, Kakashi suddenly answered for him.

Chen Yiban: ???

At those words, Mitaraishi Anko, who had still found Kakashi and the others inexplicable, froze completely.

The chopsticks slipped from her hand and fell onto the table!

Kurenai Yuhi, Asuma, Choza Akimichi, Might Guy...

All of them wore looks of shock and disbelief, involuntarily standing stunned in place.

Even Shikaku Nara, who had already guessed part of the truth, still stared at Chen Yiban in uncertainty when he heard those words that sounded half like an admission of identity.

The two of them continued staring suspiciously at Chen Yiban, clad in red armor!

"U... Uchiha Madara?!"

"You, you are..."

Kurenai Yuhi simply couldn't believe the name Kakashi had spoken in her place.

But,

At that very moment:

"That appearance..."

Through the name "Uchiha Madara," Kurenai Yuhi finally realized that Chen Yiban looked extremely similar to one of the two enormous stone statues that had always stood in the Valley of the End.

She hadn't made the connection earlier!

But now... in Kurenai Yuhi's eyes, Chen Yiban truly looked almost identical to one of the statues in the Valley of the End.

Especially that Warring States-era armor and his thick, flowing hair!

It was practically as if the stone statue had come to life!

And the statue Kurenai Yuhi was thinking of at that moment...

Was none other than the legendary powerhouse, Uchiha Madara!!

Chen Yiban: "..."

Meanwhile,

Kurenai Yuhi was certainly not the only one to make that connection.

Aside from Kakashi and Shikaku Nara, who had realized it from the beginning,

Asuma, Might Guy, Mitaraishi Anko, Inoichi Yamanaka, and everyone else also thought of the same thing.

Then:

"Impossible!"

"The legendary ninja, Uchiha Madara, died many years ago in a battle against the First, Hashirama Senju."

Asuma suddenly stood up and denied Chen Yiban's identity.

Might Guy, Kurenai Yuhi, and Mitaraishi Anko nearby also agreed.

How could someone who had died come back to life?

Yet:

"Hashi... rama..."

Hearing that person's name once again, Chen Yiban, who had inherited nearly all of Uchiha Madara's memories, suddenly trembled violently.

At that moment, a terrifying battle intent and killing intent erupted uncontrollably from the depths of his memories.

Chen Yiban possessed [All of Uchiha Madara's Memories]. The instant he heard the name "Hashirama Senju," his killing intent and battle intent instantly spiraled out of control.

"Not good! Fall back!"

Kakashi immediately saw what was happening to Chen Yiban and shouted at the others beside him, waving his hand.

The others nearby were all Jonin-level fighters, and their reaction speed was at least adequate.

Without worrying about what was about to happen, they immediately followed their squad leader's order:

Retreat!

"Don't... mention that person's name in front of me!!"

BOOM-----

Powerful Chakra erupted with a thunderous roar.

In an instant, even though Kakashi and the others had retreated beforehand, the force of the erupting Chakra still sent them crashing through the walls one after another.

"Ugh!"

Everyone was blasted out of the Barbecue Restaurant, finally landing one after another on the street outside.

"Such... such powerful Chakra!"

"Chakra of this level is completely unprecedented!!"

After Shikaku Nara steadied himself and stood on the street with the others, he couldn't help exclaiming in shock.

Nearby, Kakashi, Might Guy, Asuma, and the others were all stunned and extremely grim.

Meanwhile:

"This immense Chakra, terrifyingly vast... Hey, Kakashi, he isn't really..."

Might Guy was visibly shaken.

By then, Kakashi was already holding a Kunai. His expression was grim to the extreme as he stared at the Barbecue Restaurant, which had been shattered by the powerful Chakra.

Inside the restaurant, countless diners were fleeing in panic.

In the end, even the owner and workers ran away!

Anyone who didn't know what had happened would probably think there had been an earthquake!

Just as nearly everyone inside the Barbecue Restaurant had fled:

"Hashirama!"

"I've... reached the other shore!!"

Chen Yiban had practically sunk into Uchiha Madara's memories.

Chakra and terrifying ocular power were erupting from him!

ROAR---!!

The next moment, following an angry roar.

BOOM---!!

A blue Susanoo - Third Stage, dozens of meters tall, burst through the roof of the Barbecue Restaurant.

It finally stomped the entire Barbecue Restaurant beneath its foot!

Seeing this scene...

Kakashi thoughtfully glanced at the Kunai in his hand.