Naruto's Endless Pretense

"Aah~"

Sakon squatted on the stone statue of Uchiha Madara and yawned, and the breeze blowing from high places made him shiver.It's almost winter, and even ninjas can't resist the chill in the air.

"Sasuke-sama, we have been waiting for a few hours, how long do we have to wait?"

Sakon sniffed and looked at Sasuke, who was sitting cross-legged next to him. Sasuke's eyes were slightly closed and he was extracting chakra with his hands clasped together.

"It won't be long, and the snake and the knife are here too."

Sasuke opened his eyes and stared coldly at the waterfall.As if to respond to Sasuke's gaze, a huge iron sword with a hole in the tip was thrown towards him.Sakon immediately dodged in front of Sasuke and used his kunai to block it.

"It's such a strong effort, even I feel a little tired."

Sakon gritted his teeth and flicked the sword back. The sword hovered in the air and was caught by a bandaged man who rushed out of the waterfall.

"Perception is still so sharp, kid!"

Zabuza's eyes were still unhappy and indignant.

"You are right to call this guy a snake, but calling me a knife is too much. Although I am indeed a paid tool."

As he spoke, Zabuza placed the tip of the knife on the shoulder of a long-haired man behind him.The badly defeated skin, the erect snake pupils, and the sinister aura were definitely Orochimaru himself.

"You are wrong Zabuza, the sword I mentioned did not refer to you."

Sasuke took out an aqua blue magatama from his arms and threw it to Orochimaru.After Orochimaru caught it, he did not put it back on his left ear. Instead, he carefully put it away and threw the stick-shaped package on his back to Sasuke.

"Yes, Orochimaru is very trustworthy. He is actually willing to hand over this magical weapon to me."

Sasuke unwrapped the package, and inside was a sharp sword of moderate length.This sword is not a special weapon, but a legendary artifact, the Kusanagi Sword.

Kusanagi sword is a general term for sacred weapons. Orochimaru has several swords in his hands, and the one he wields is the Amanazunun sword among the Kusanagi swords.The invisible divine sword Juken Sword in Itachi's hand is also one of the Kusanagi swords.This time, Orochimaru gave Sasuke the Tenbu-ryu sword among the Kusanagi swords, which is also an extremely sharp artifact.

"Now I have collected three knives from short to long."

Sasuke stood up and placed the Tenbu-ryu sword still in the sheath on his waist. He took a deep breath and drew the blade towards the lake below.

The sword is very slow to draw out, but the speed of the blade is very fast.In just the blink of an eye, the sword light wrapped with chaotic wind attribute chakra struck the lake.The lake was calm as if it had not been affected by any impact, but then it exploded and briefly split into two halves.

"The feel is okay, and I haven't forgotten the sword-drawing technique. It seems that I can use my two-sword style again, no, it is the three-sword style."

Sasuke nodded with satisfaction and carried the Tenbu Ryuken behind his back like the original.Zabuza originally had some complaints, but seeing the danger of Sasuke's attack, he couldn't help but swallow the complaints he originally wanted to express.

"It's really amazing, Sasuke-kun. He has improved more than before. He is indeed a genius. It's a pity that he left Konoha like me."

I don't know if it's because I'm used to seeing Sasuke's surprises, or because I have a relatively high vision of strength.Orochimaru's reaction to Sasuke's knife test was very dull, even a little sarcastic.

"You are such a genius, why do you want to extract chakra? Are you still afraid of the pursuers from Konoha? Ah, I can understand this feeling to some extent. That idiot Jiraiya also gave me a hard time back then. It’s less of a pain.”

Orochimaru smiled miserably and wanted to get closer to Sasuke, but found that Sakon had a kunai on his neck.Orochimaru didn't care about Sakon's threat, but Sasuke's scarlet Sharingan made him feel threatened.

"You don't understand Orochimaru. Many times, the process is often more important than the result, especially at this time."

Sasuke turned his gaze to the opposite side.That is the stone statue of Senju Hashirama who is opposite to Uchiha Madara.And standing on the stone statue was a panting blond boy.

"Ha, ha. Finally caught up with you, Sasuke!"

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Half a day ago.

"What! You said Uchiha Sasuke defected?"

The bottle in Neji's hand slipped to the ground, and green tea gurgled onto his shoes, but nothing happened.Choji, who was eating potato chips, stopped chewing without realizing it.

"Keep your voice down, Choji! This is a secret!"

Shikamaru panicked and covered Choji's debris-covered mouth, then looked around.Fortunately, most of the audience's attention was focused on the second round of the game, and no one noticed the movements of the three of them.This made Shikamaru sigh in relief.

"You said Sasuke rebelled, is that accurate?"

Neji grabbed Shikamaru's collar and used his Byakugan.Shikamaru knocked Neji's hand away and glared back with the same stern gaze.

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nbsp; "I guarantee the value of the forehead protector, and everything I say is the truth. The specific reason is not clear yet, but Sasuke should be looking for Orochimaru. Now I am following the orders of the fifth generation Hokage, Tsunade-sama, to form a The team is going to pursue it, I hope you can give me a helping hand."

To form a team that could rival Sasuke, Shikamaru's brilliant mind alone was not enough.Choji's explosive power and Neji's insight are also necessary.

What's left is a genjutsu that can rival Sasuke's large-scale ninjutsu and Sharingan.These two items are the most difficult, so Shikamaru plans to bring these two people closer to the team first.

"Since Shikamaru asked, I will agree. And if this mission is completed, Shikamaru should be paid to treat me to barbecue, right?"

Choji's answer was quick and forceful, but it always felt like it didn't quite fit the mood.Neji glared at him with disdain.

"Hmph, do you know where Sasuke went?"

"Ah, this, although it's just my guess, Sasuke probably went to the Valley of the End."

Shikamaru nodded heavily at Neji.Neji lowered his eyebrows and was silent for a while, then closed his eyes and turned around to leave.

"If you don't bring Sasuke back, the second lady will be sad, and I also want to ask him personally why he left. In half an hour, if you don't bring other team members at the gate of Konoha, I will go find him myself Sasuke."

"Hey! Hey!"

Neji ignored the shouts behind him and floated away like a shadow, leaving only Shikamaru kneeling on the ground and Choji who continued to eat potato chips calmly.

"What a troublesome guy!"

Shikamaru complained and tried to get up, but felt the warmth that shone on him at noon disappear.He suddenly looked up and saw the word 'love' that filled his field of vision, frightening him so much that he fell back two steps.

"Your name is Shikamaru, right?"

Gaara glanced at Shikamaru in confusion and held out his right hand.Shikamaru didn't show any pretense and pulled Gaara to stand up.

"I heard you just said that Sasuke went to the Valley of the End, can I also participate?"

"you?"

Shikamaru looked at Gaara and felt a little weird.This is Gaara Sandstorm, Shura of Sand Ninja, would he be so kind to help me?

But Gaara's sand that can change the terrain can indeed match Sasuke's water escape power.It was even said that it was the only strength Shikamaru could find, and for the slight chance of victory, he also hoped to win over this guy who didn't seem to be kind.

"Gaara, you are a ninja from Suna Ninja. You have no reason to help us, right? And you also passed the second round. Don't you think it's a pity to give up here for Sasuke?"

"No matter what happens with that kind of thing, I only know that Naruto has gone, so I will go too. This may be the last chance to fight Sasuke, and I can't miss it."

As he spoke, Gaara turned and looked at the blond girl next to him with a broken expression.That was his sister, Temari.

"Aren't you going with me?"

"..."

Temari just stared at the ground silently, and she couldn't react to the news of Sasuke's departure.The waves in my heart are surging and it is difficult to calm down.

"...Is that so? It doesn't matter. The number of people is not a problem in front of that guy anyway."

Gaara shook his head gently and walked slowly towards the exit.

"Shikamaru, we are meeting in half an hour, right? If you are not there by then, I will leave first with that boy from the Hinata family."

"Hey! Why are all my teammates such disobedient guys?"

Shikamaru knocked hard on the wall.Choji smiled and patted his shoulder, handing out a piece of potato chips.

"Don't be discouraged Shikamaru, at least you have strong combat power, right?"

"Yeah, but it's not enough to deal with Sasuke. Not to mention his two perverted subordinates. You haven't seen the fight between Sakon and Neji. We still have to find stronger companions."

Shikamaru said, pushing away Temari who was in front of him, and pulled Choji forward.

"You are a ninja from Suna Ninja. I won't ask you for help. But if you don't help, don't take the blame. I'm extremely busy right now!"

Temari was pushed by Shikamaru and stood on the wall, stunned as she watched the two people leaving.On the other side of the same wall, Kakashi was covering his forehead in deep thought.

"There is still a very important task. The village now also needs to copy the existence of ninja Kakashi. Can't we just leave talking to ourselves?"

Taking off the Jounin forehead protector that covered the Sharingan, Kakashi took out a red fox mask from his arms.

"Really, I'm so stupid for thinking about this. There's only one choice I can make, right?"

"Then, Sharingan Kakashi will be temporarily closed today!"