After breakfast, Sasuke headed out to his usual training spot. Naruto had already arrived, and when he saw Sasuke, he stopped what he was doing and grinned. "Sasuke, why are you so late today? You're usually here first. Did something special happen?"
"Yeah, something happened," Sasuke replied. "But I'm not late. You just went nuts and showed up early today, idiot."
Naruto scratched his head and laughed. "Huh, did I? I'm not usually that late."
"You have the nerve to say that?" Sasuke scoffed. "I bet you're only early because Karin isn't in the village."
"Huh? How do you know Karin isn't in the village?" Naruto asked, puzzled. "Oh, right, you must have gone to see Big Sister Shizuka. I really didn't expect her to become Karin's team's Jonin leader. It gave me quite a shock when I first heard. And apparently, besides Haku and Karin, the other member is Kurama Yakumo. What a terrifying lineup."
"I heard there's someone named Kurama Yakumo in Big Sister Shizuka's team," Sasuke said, puzzled. "She's about a year older than us, isn't she? Is she really strong? Perfect. Big Sister Shizuka and the others will be back this afternoon. Let's go see just how good this Kurama Yakumo is."
Naruto gave a mysterious smile. "Heh, Sasuke, you're seriously underestimating Kurama Yakumo. Strong doesn't even begin to describe her. Terrifying is more like it. She's as powerful as a monster."
"Is she really as good as you say?" Sasuke asked. "Then why haven't I heard about her?"
"It's normal that you haven't," Naruto replied. "That old man, the Third Hokage, put her under house arrest and imposed a gag order. But I still know a little. Her genjutsu is downright terrifying. I don't think anyone in the village can beat her at it. Even