Even if they took a forbidden drug, they'd still get smacked upside the head.
Kakashi clapped his hands. "All right, next stage."
The reward this time was the same as before, just with a little extra money. None of them cared much about that.
They entered the third stage.
The scene shifted, and the three of them appeared in a huge mountain valley filled with buildings.
It looked just like a village.
The people standing beside them left the Trio stunned once again.
"Whoa! The clan head! And Danzo, Hiruzen, Koharu, Homura, and Lord Torifu (Akimichi)! They're all elders of the village!"
There was no doubt about it: they were all young.
After a brief moment of surprise, Kakashi turned his attention to the enemies: two Jonin, apparently rogue ninja from the Sand Country.
But opponents like these weren't enough to challenge the three of them.
Just like before, Hiruzen and the others stood by and watched, showing no sign of helping.
Kakashi and the others had no trouble either, dispatching their opponents in a few quick moves.
After the fire vortex wreaked havoc, Hashirama appeared once again and took them away.
That brought the stage to an end.
"Whew! The Grandmaster and Grand-mistress must've been pretty young back then, right? And they were already taking on such dangerous missions!"
Obito thought about how he couldn't even perform ninjutsu at that age.
The three of them didn't continue to the later stages. Instead, they decided to return to the waiting area and rest.
Back on the plain, the three sat down in the grass.
Obito's eyes darted around as he came up with a terrible idea.
"Hey! Shadows of the Past doesn't have any stage restrictions! That means we can challenge the final stage right away!"
"Want to give it