The situation was on the verge of exploding.
Atop the high ground to the right.
"Whoosh!"
A golden figure suddenly flashed into view.
Then came a remark laced with teasing amusement.
The tense atmosphere abruptly fell still. The figure, whose arrival immediately drew Danzo and Sasuke's attention, had flowing golden hair and a white robe fluttering in the wind. It was Naruto, who had just rushed over from the battlefield ahead. He arrived just in time to see Shimura Danzo remove the bandage over his right eye. That pupil, too, revealed an eerie crimson hue. Unlike the six-pointed Mangekyō in Sasuke's eye, the Sharingan in Shimura Danzo's eye took the form of a four-point pinwheel. But in origin, it was still on the same level as the eye in Sasuke's: the purest Mangekyō Sharingan.
It was the Mangekyō Sharingan possessed by Shisui Uchiha, said to wield the strongest single-target genjutsu—Kotoamatsukami.
The moment Naruto arrived, he first looked at the purple chakra swirling around Sasuke with a trace of delight. Then his attention was drawn to the Mangekyō Sharingan in Danzo's eye. It was one of Naruto's targets in this operation.
And Naruto's appearance.
Also brought a different kind of shock to the two men below.
There was no need to mention Sasuke.
They had been reunited after three years, though during that time.
The two had communicated through various special channels.
But this was their first face-to-face meeting in three years.
The usually cold and aloof Uchiha Sasuke felt a ripple of emotion deep within him when he saw Naruto again.
Then he heard that familiar tone from Naruto.
"Hmph!"
Just like three years ago, Uchiha Sasuke gave an instinctive, haughty snort in response.
And because Naruto had mentioned his laugh from earlier, Sasuke's expression grew a little unnatural. Still,