New Member

Chapter 248: New Member

"Mr. Shopkeeper."

When Gaara saw Simu, he greeted him with great respect, a stark contrast to the contemptuous attitude he had displayed moments ago.

"Mm. Your strength has grown quickly. Keep it up."

With that, Simu turned to look at Sasuke, who was buried in the sand.

"As for you, Sasuke, you clearly weren't Gaara's match."

Sasuke gave a cold snort but did not try to argue.

If he had been defeated by someone else, he could have used age as an excuse. But having lost to Gaara, he truly had nothing to say. After all, Gaara was only one year older than him.

Hidan jumped down from above and landed beside Simu. Delighted by the spectacle, he said, "Kid, I heard you want revenge on that brat Itachi Uchiha. But with your current strength..."

Although he did not continue, the meaning behind his words was obvious: he looked down on Sasuke.

Sure enough, Sasuke immediately burned with rage upon hearing that.

Only three days had passed since the Uchiha Clan had been wiped out. He had yet to fully emerge from that grief and hatred, and Hidan's provocation instantly made his blood boil. The Cursed Seal on his neck showed faint signs of spreading.

"Enough."

Simu's single word interrupted Sasuke's rising fury. The Cursed Seal also seemed to be suppressed by some force and shrank back.

The sight left Sasuke alarmed.

Though he had no clear memories of that Night of the Massacre, Sasuke could still sense the potential power hidden within his body.

Yet before this man, that terrifying power was so utterly insignificant?

It had been frightened back by just one sentence?

"Who exactly are you?"

Uchiha Sasuke finally asked the question.

Throughout the entire process of raising Sasuke, Simu had never shown