"Idiot."
Sasuke crossed his arms and spoke calmly, "Who waits for you in a real fight? Takemi and the Second Hokage have both said that if you have a chance, don't miss it. Did you forget?"
"Damn it, that's too shameless! And why are you imitating Takemi?"
"Takemi is worthy of everyone's admiration!"
"You…"
"He will be Hokage, and you, tsk tsk."
"…"
Naruto couldn't hold back, he felt his fists clenching.
But Sasuke didn't even glance at him, instead turning to Takemi and bowing slightly to greet him.
"…"
Kakashi pursed his lips. Was he being ignored?
And Takemi was also a bit exasperated. He shook his head and said, "Alright, hurry up and go inside."
They would naturally participate in Kakashi's experiment as well.
Naruto, needless to say, although there was nothing really for him to do, he had Minato and Kushina inside him.
Even if they didn't tell him, they had to greet the Fourth Hokage and his wife inside him, so they could only bring him along.
As for Sasuke, as a descendant of the Uchiha, the village had no intention of hiding this matter from him.
Especially since he had also been studying under Tobirama…
When Tobirama heard Takemi's suggestion to have him teach Sasuke, his expression was relatively calm.
After all, he had a disciple like Kagami, so teaching another Uchiha, and the last Uchiha in Konoha at that, he didn't see any problem.
However…
"That bastard, why does he look so much like Izuna?!"
When he saw Sasuke's appearance, past memories flooded his mind, and he couldn't hold himself together.
For a moment, he truly wanted to go on strike.
But under the persuasion of Takemi and his big brother, he reluctantly agreed with a sour face.
As for what he truly thought, no one knew…
In any case, the 'evil Senju old ghost' and the 'evil Uchiha brat' were reluctantly brought together, and then the 'evil Uchiha brat' had bad luck.
But his growth was indeed quite good. After three years, the former little Sasuke had become a handsome sixteen-year-old.
Perhaps imitating Takemi, he wore a black combat uniform and carried a short blade at his waist, appearing tall and strong.
And Naruto had also grown quite a bit. Perhaps with his parents' care, he was no longer so sloppy.
His golden hair combined with his yellow and black attire made him look exceptionally spirited, even giving off a feeling of Minato when viewed from afar.
"Yes!"
Hearing Takemi's words, the two immediately settled down.
"You really have authority in their eyes, don't you?"
Seeing the two little guys so obedient, Kakashi spoke with a somewhat exasperated smile.
"Perhaps it's because I can use the Flying Thunder God Technique?"
Takemi just stroked his chin and blinked at Kakashi.
"Speaking of which, besides you and Sakura, it seems we all know the Flying Thunder God Technique?"
"…"
Kakashi's expression stiffened, then he spoke unhappily.
"Aren't you going too far, criticizing your own teacher?!"
"?"
"Also, you seem a bit lazy these past three years. Be careful not to be surpassed by them!"
"…"
Hearing this, Takemi couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.
"Surpass me, huh? I'd be quite looking forward to that."
Over three years, although Takemi's main body wasn't exactly diligent, his God Tree Clone was very diligent.
He had never stopped his progress.
Meanwhile, as they headed to the Anbu base, in the Akatsuki base in the Land of Rain.
"Three years… finally got through it."
Nagato silently sighed in his heart. He scanned everyone present, then spoke calmly, "Since everyone is here, let the meeting begin…"
"Tch, we've been peaceful for a few years, and now we have to have another meeting."
Hidan always hated Akatsuki meetings.
Even though he was covered in stitches from head to toe, his head included, he grumbled.
"Also, did you guys not pick up all of my body back then? I keep feeling like some parts aren't right."
"You're lucky to be alive, why so much nonsense?"
Kakuzu glared at Hidan unhappily, tilting his head with a look of displeasure, but his words made Hidan grin.
"Oh, Kakuzu, I thought you were immortal too, but…"
"Are you really immortal? Who was it that kept yelling that he was starving to death?"
"Tch, isn't it normal to starve to death?!"
Their bickering seemed to have become a habit, and even though one was alive and the other dead, the situation hadn't changed.
"Tch, I still can't get used to this feeling."
Jūzō clenched his fist and muttered, while Kisame laughed.
"What's there to get used to? Look at Raiga, isn't he quite used to it?"
"I didn't expect Konoha to have such an evil jutsu." Raiga tilted his head, then shook it again.
"But what can we dead people do? You haven't seen Takemi's power."
"Takemi?"
Although Jūzō died early, he had heard stories of Takemi after being resurrected by Edo Tensei.
He never imagined that the guy who ambushed him with Purple Lightning back then had grown to such an extent.
He shook his head with a bitter smile, then glanced at Kisame and Raiga, suddenly finding it amusing.
"I never thought there would be so many Kirigakure people here, truly unexpected."
"Actually, Zabuza should be here too."
Kisame's expression was a bit strange as he explained, "It's just that Takemi stopped him, he's probably dead by now."
These words made the three members of the Seven Ninja Swordsmen present fall silent collectively.
Especially the two who had died, they found that Akatsuki seemed to really like recruiting people from Kirigakure.
And it seemed that whenever their Kirigakure people encountered Takemi, they were bound to have terrible luck.
"Takemi, huh…"
Itachi remained silent. He had recovered quite well, and even his Sharingan power had greatly recovered. His current combat ability would likely be stronger than before.
But he knew his own situation. His body probably wouldn't last that long, and thinking of Takemi, he felt a slight irritation.
Three years ago, he wanted to educate his younger brother to continue following his plan. But Takemi shattered all his ideas with a single strike.
"Tch, what's Takemi even worth?"
Sasori, who hadn't spoken much, raised his head and said indifferently, "The truly dangerous one is that Ōtsutsuki Takeshiki. I don't know how the war went after I died, but I imagine the situation must be very bad."
Sasori's words silenced everyone present. The name 'Ōtsutsuki Takeshiki' felt like a nightmare. They could never forget how they were utterly crushed by that guy.
Even those who had died long ago were aware of the terror of the people present. But even these people were easily crushed, which showed just how terrifying that was.