"So this is Konoha! It really is bustling, but the damage is also quite severe. Should I say that's to be expected of Orochimaru, one of the Sannin? Haha."
Amid the crisp chime of wind bells, a tall, burly man wearing a straw hat and a black cloak patterned with red clouds slowly appeared.
A massive blade tightly wrapped in white bandages was strapped to his back!
It was none other than Akatsuki's Kisame Hoshigaki.
And Uchiha Itachi, who was inseparable from him, had naturally appeared here as well. Yet at the sight before him, he could not help feeling somewhat despondent.
"You really do still feel attached to your hometown, huh?" Kisame Hoshigaki glanced at him and chuckled.
"No, not at all." Uchiha Itachi took the lead and walked toward Konoha.
In the morning mist, the ninja stationed at the village entrance to handle registrations suddenly spotted the suspicious Kisame Hoshigaki and Uchiha Itachi, both wearing straw hats. Just as he was about to question them, an overwhelming drowsiness abruptly washed over him. He could not resist it at all. In the end, his eyes shut, and he fell straight into a deep sleep.
Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki slowly entered Konoha, one after the other.
In a small town in the Land of Fire, after getting up early in the morning, Houka sent several dozen Shadow Clones outside to train. He then prepared a lavish breakfast for himself and was just about to enjoy it when Uchiha Sasuke sat down across from him with an imposing air.
"Are you not afraid of dying?"
Houka did not even glance at him as he leisurely ate his breakfast.
"If my death can make you avenge me, then you can kill me!" Uchiha Sasuke gritted his teeth, his voice full