The Parallel Ninja World.
After leaving the Nara Clan estate.
Five ghostlike figures soon appeared in a secluded alley.
"Everyone, hold on."
"We came here with a mission!"
"First, gather intelligence on this parallel ninja world."
"Second, find all the materials and build a Space-Time Portal here."
"Bringing His Majesty Chiba and the Empire's army here is our top priority."
Shikamaru Nara leaned against a weathered earthen wall.
He rubbed his throbbing temples, his face practically spelling out, "What a drag."
"Can't you guys handle gathering the materials?"
"I want to check out the Uchiha Compound."
Sasuke clenched his fists until his knuckles turned white.
What he had just heard from Shikaku Nara was utterly absurd!
The Uchiha of this world had actually been driven into a corner by the Konoha High Command?
And that Itachi Uchiha!
Instead of shouldering the clan's future, he spent every day acting as the higher-ups' dog?
Sasuke simply couldn't accept it!
In the Empire, the Uchiha Clan could do as they pleased.
Shisui was the Deputy Captain of Anbu, and his brother Itachi was the pride of the clan.
Why should the Uchiha of this world have to live in such humiliation?
"Sasuke-kun..."
"Don't get so worked up."
Kabuto Yakushi adjusted the glasses on his nose.
His lenses caught the moonlight, flashing with a cold gleam.
"Everyone."
"As a matter of fact."
"Konoha has the materials needed to build a Teleportation Gate."
"They're in Danzo's headquarters-the Root Base."
"I used to be in Root."
"The good stuff in Root's warehouses is piled up like mountains."
At that point.
Kabuto Yakushi licked his lips.
He had been coveting Danzo's prohibited experimental materials for a long time.
"If you're going to steal, just call it stealing."
"You really went out of your way to make it