"Retreat!" Once everyone had wandered into the Ninja Academy in a daze, Tōka made a hand signal. Kakashi and Shisui promptly withdrew with him.
A large number of ninja suddenly flooded into the empty training ground, making it crowded and bustling.
The moment Tōka released the genjutsu, the vacant looks in everyone's eyes gradually returned to normal.
"What happened? Why do we seem to have all come in?"
"Is this Konoha's Ninja Academy?"
"Isn't it almost nine o'clock now?"
For a moment, the training ground erupted into noisy chaos, as loud as a marketplace.
At that moment, three dark figures who had been hidden in the shadows, watching everything unfold on the training ground, stepped out. Their soft rustling footsteps were clearly heard by everyone.
In the woods behind the Ninja Academy's teaching building, Tōka's group of three met up with Asuma's team.
"How did it go? Did it work?" Gai asked excitedly. He could feel youth burning and hot blood surging within him.
Once he truly understood the genius hunting plan, Gai had nearly been moved to tears. He was also one of the targets on the list. He was a genius too!
Ever since Kurenai had carefully explained it to Gai, all the way until Tōka completed the genjutsu and lured hundreds of ninja inside, Gai had felt the blood in his body madly rising.
Gai was about to lose control of his boiling youth!
"Gai, calm down!" Tōka shot him a speechless glance, completely unable to understand what this guy was so excited about.
"Tōka, this is youth! I will prove my youth!!" Gai clenched his fists, flames practically bursting from his eyes.
"Fine, then let's fight." Kakashi rubbed his forehead. Why did he feel as if he had forgotten to lock the iron gate holding