As a forr mber of Team 7 and a replacent for Sasuke,
Sai was no stranger to Sasuke!
In fact, he had secretly felt helpless countless tis,
being forced to beco a substitute for such a monstrous talent.
Sai considered himself quite talented, but...
compared to Uchiha Sasuke, it was like the difference between stars and the sun.
Sasuke's brilliance completely overshadowed him,
leaving no trace of his own existence.
In such a situation, Sai naturally had to work even harder to grow stronger.
Although he didn't expect to surpass Sasuke,
he at least wanted to avoid being so weak.
Now, seeing Sasuke again, Sai's feelings were complicated.
He looked at Sasuke before him, feeling sowhat surprised.
Because the Sasuke in front of him was too young.
Unbelievably young.
This was exactly the sa as during the Fourth Great Ninja War!
If he rembered correctly...
"Although you've grown stronger, you're still as quiet as ever!"
Sasuke teased, and Sai was montarily stunned.
He had just been too surprised to speak.
What did he an by "quiet"?
"Soone else is coming!"
But this ti, it wasn't an old friend.
It was a group of Anbu ninja.
"Mr. Lee, Lord Sai, you're here too. Where's the enemy?"
The Anbu ninja quickly surveyed their surroundings,
imdiately locking onto Sasuke.
A stranger, with a powerful chakra presence.
As Anbu ninja, their first reaction was naturally to draw their weapons.
At the sa ti, they sent a signal to summon more Anbu for backup.
"Wait a minute..."
Sai tried to stop them, but the Anbu ninja were too quick.
They had already prepared to launch a signal flare.
It was too late to stop them.
It seed Sasuke's return to Konoha couldn't be kept secret.
At this mont, Sasuke glanced lightly at the Anbu ninja.
"Your reaction speed is much slower than before.
It took you so long to arrive.
Even the Anbu have grown weaker."
Sasuke sighed, and at that mont,
Sai and Lee suddenly noticed that all the Anbu ninja around them
seed to have been frozen in place.
anwhile, the three young genin hiding behind Rock Lee
stared at Sasuke's eyes.
"Sensei, his... his eyes..."
Lee and Sai both turned to look at Sasuke.
They were instantly stunned.
Because Sasuke's eyes were indeed the Sharingan, as they knew.
But the eight tomoe spinning in his eyes
exuded a terrifying aura with just a single glance.
What a horrifying gaze!
Eight tomoe? Was this still the Sharingan?
Both of them were filled with confusion,
though they recalled that Itachi Uchiha's Sharingan now had five tomoe.
So Sasuke having eight tomoe
wasn't entirely unbelievable.
But why had the Uchiha clan suddenly undergone such a change?
This was sothing they couldn't quite understand.
"Sasuke, what did you do to them?"
Sai asked with concern.
"Don't worry, it's just a small genjutsu.
I've temporarily immobilized them.
But seriously, can't even the Anbu break a genjutsu of this level?
They're too weak."
Sasuke shook his head helplessly.
He hadn't even used Kotoamatsukami,
just a simple genjutsu,
and yet it had rendered the entire group of Anbu ninja motionless.
How disappointing.
The three young genin hiding behind Rock Lee
stared at Sasuke, who had immobilized so many people with just a glance.
"Is this the power of the Uchiha?"
"So strong!"
"He immobilized all these people with just a genjutsu.
Which village is he from?"
Rock Lee glanced back at the three genin.
"He's also from Konoha.
Alright, you three should head back now.
Don't tell anyone about what you saw today."
After sending the three genin away,
more ninja began to arrive one after another.
Most of them were unfamiliar faces.
But no matter how many ca,
Sasuke immobilized them all without any issue.
As ti passed,
Choji Akimichi, Ino Yamanaka, Shikamaru Nara, Kiba Inuzuka,
Neji Hyuga, Tenten, and even Sakura
all arrived one by one.
However, Hinata didn't show up.
Looking at the once young and inexperienced mbers of the Konoha 12,
now mature and steady,
their youthful innocence replaced by a sense of reliability,
Sasuke couldn't help but feel emotional.
The children who once needed protection
had now beco the protectors.
"You've all grown so much stronger,"
Sasuke couldn't help but remark.
But really, it was Shikamaru and the others who should be feelings the ones.
Shikamaru hadn't expected Sasuke's first words to be this.
"Shouldn't we be the ones saying that?
Why haven't you changed at all?"
Shikamaru's mory was excellent.
Others might feel their mories were a bit fuzzy,
but Shikamaru rembered clearly.
During the Fourth Great Ninja War,
Sasuke looked exactly the sa as he did now.
Ti seed to have left no trace on Sasuke.
"Sasuke!"
Sakura looked at Sasuke, her expression initially excited
but quickly calming down.
After all these years, she was no longer the love-struck girl she once was.
"You're back. Did you find the Otsutsuki clan?"
For a mont, she didn't know what to say,
but she knew Sasuke had left to search for the Otsutsuki clan.
After so many years, his return likely ant
he had found them.
And with Sasuke's combat abilities,
they were probably already dealt with.
"You could say I found them,"
Sasuke replied with a smile.
"Don't worry. When Naruto returns,
I'll share everything I've discovered with him.
Then the Hokage can decide what to do."
Hearing this, Shikamaru nodded.
"I've already sent word of your return to Naruto.
I'm sure he'll rush back as soon as he gets the ssage.
But right now, he's probably in so village
trying to recruit them into the Shinobi Union.
It might take a little ti."
"Oh, I see," Sasuke said, shaking his head indifferently.
"No problem. As long as he's back before the Chunin Exams,
it's fine.
So, how about we all grab a al together, old classmates?"
A al?
Of course, there was no issue with that.
Although there was still a lot of work to do in Konoha,
Sasuke's matter was the top priority.
After all, if this man before them were to lose control,
he could probably flatten the entire village in an instant.
So Shikamaru agreed without hesitation.
"Alright, let's eat together.
It's been a long ti since our genin group last gathered."
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