Every viewer stared fixedly at the television screen. On it, Hidan was laughing wildly as he casually tossed Baki's corpse aside.
There was clearly a massive hole blown through his chest, yet he acted as though nothing had happened, chatting animatedly with his companions.
The VIP seats were so silent that even breathing could be heard. Everyone stared at Hidan in terror, as if they had encountered a demon.
They were merely ordinary people. Tales of demons had always circulated through the Ninja World, and in their eyes, Hidan was exactly such a creature.
In one corner of the stands,
Sasuke's eyes had turned into Three-Tomoe Sharingan, locked tightly onto Itachi Uchiha below as his fists clenched until his knuckles turned white.
Naruto had told him that Konoha's higher-ups had ordered the Uchiha Clan's extermination, but that did nothing to dilute the hatred in his heart.
Konoha had already been destroyed by Naruto's own hand. The only targets left for his revenge were Itachi Uchiha and the escaped Danzo.
Yet he never could have imagined that Itachi would return as a member of Akatsuki Village. It felt as though Naruto, whom he had always admired, had played him for a fool.
"Damn it! What the hell is going on?!"
Sasuke roared inwardly.
"Hehehe..."
A hoarse laugh stabbed in from behind him.
Sasuke jolted and spun around. A short-haired young man with a feminine face stood behind him, wearing an amused smile.
Sasuke immediately recognized the distinctive eyeshadow. Despite having clearly changed bodies, this person was none other than Orochimaru, one of the legendary Sannin who had escaped.
Orochimaru, forced to reincarnate ahead of schedule, gave Sasuke a chuckle.
"Why wouldn't I dare come? Even Naruto Uzumaki wouldn't find it so easy to keep me here."
That madman remained confident that