The sudden eruption rattled everyone to the core.
As they watched the black shadow flash before them with the speed of a streak of light, everyone immediately pulled back and retreated.
An utterly absurd thought flashed through their minds.
Could Uchiha Qin Yu have come to settle scores?
Wasn't this speed a little too rushed?
For a Shadow Emperor, wasn't he being far too petty?
"Don't panic, it's me!"
A familiar voice suddenly rang out.
Naruto and Kakashi froze, then quickly recognized the newcomer.
"Sasuke, why are you here? Did you succeed?"
Uzumaki Naruto was the first to lose his composure.
He knew exactly what the seemingly vanished Sasuke had been doing these past few days.
"Hmph, if I hadn't come sooner, you'd probably be spreading word of my defeat everywhere while saying nothing about your own."
Second Pillar snorted unhappily.
Gaara and the others' expressions changed drastically. Kankuro, in particular, was the first to blurt out, "Seventh Hokage, you lost to Uchiha Qin Yu too?"
This concerned Gaara's and Sunagakure's pride.
Although Gaara had just boldly declared that he would challenge the legendary Shadow Emperor, if victory was truly impossible, Kankuro would definitely persuade Gaara to be a coward. Better that than throwing his life away.
"Ahem, when Uchiha Qin Yu appeared again that day, Naruto and Sasuke joined forces against him, but they still lost in the end."
Kakashi cleared his throat.
"Although the two of them still had some trump cards they hadn't used, I can tell you clearly."
"Those so-called trump cards of yours are all tricks Lord Qin Yu has already played out."
"Kakashi-sensei!"
Uzumaki Naruto's expression instantly darkened.
Kakashi's blunt exposure had clearly caught him off guard.
However, Sasuke beside him was the first to object.
"Kakashi-sensei, I don't agree with that."
"This time,