The Face Beneath the Mask

"How... could this be?"

When he saw the face beneath the mask, the Double Tomoe Sharingan in Kakashi's left eye suddenly shrank to pinpoints. The next instant, the intense emotional shock caused his Sharingan to evolve directly, advancing from Double Tomoe to Three Tomoe!

"Houka... you... what are you doing?" Kakashi's slender body trembled faintly, his voice filled with a mixture of disbelief, anger, fear, and other complex emotions.

Akimichi Choza, Yamanaka Inoichi, Shibi Aburame, and the others were all dumbfounded.

"Houka, why is it you?! What happened? Why did you attack Lord Hokage?" Yamanaka Inoichi frowned deeply, utterly confused.

"Could it be that you're taking revenge for the Uchiha Clan?" Inuzuka Tsume was a woman, and her thoughts were more delicate.

"Impossible. If Houka wanted revenge for the Uchiha Clan, he wouldn't have waited until now!" Kakashi said through gritted teeth.

At the same time, the nearby Anbu were also horrified.

"Is that really Lord Houka?"

"Why did this happen?"

"First Orochimaru, and now even Lord Houka wants to..."

Watching everyone's reactions, Nara Shikaku also slipped into character. He stepped forward and demanded, "Houka, why? Why did you attack Lord Hokage?!"

His voice was filled with restrained fury. A five-star performance!

Houka silently gave him several approving nods, then rummaged around in his clothes and pulled out another mask to put on.

At that moment, Hiruzen Sarutobi slowly stepped forward.

Having seen the masked man's true face, Hiruzen Sarutobi seemed to have aged even more.

"Houka, your target should have been me, right? I truly am a failed Hokage." Hiruzen Sarutobi gave a self-deprecating smile.

Enma stood behind him with his arms folded, not knowing what words of comfort to offer.

"No matter what, capture him first!"

Hatake Sakumo was the calmest person present aside from Nara Shikaku.

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