After the movie ended, they left the cinema with a sense of shock, following the crowd.
"Hey, did you guys notice..."
Kidomaru looked incredulous. "This movie doesn't seem like..."
"This is a movie?"
Sakon said with admiration. "I didn't expect the corpses to be made so realistically. I can't see any flaws at all."
"No, I mean..."
Kidomaru's words were interrupted. He prepared to step forward and continue expressing his opinion.
But his words were interrupted again.
"Orochimaru-sama, it's Terumi Mei."
Kabuto pointed at the woman in the distance.
"I see her."
Orochimaru said quietly. "You stay here. I'll go over and take a look."
"Yes, Orochimaru-sama."
Kabuto was a bit surprised, but he didn't object.
After all, Orochimaru was disguised, but they weren't.
If they were recognized and thus exposed Orochimaru, they would definitely be punished by him afterwards.
He didn't want to be punished for no reason.
"Miss."
Orochimaru took off his bamboo hat and asked with a disguised voice and a smile, "I'm sorry to bother you."
"Oh?"
Mei turned around and looked Orochimaru up and down. "What is it?"
It was clear she hadn't recognized his identity.
Or rather, even if she had, she was tactful enough not to expose it.
"It's like this. I'm very curious about the protagonist of this movie. I wonder if the young lady knows anything more about this film?"
Orochimaru showed a shy smile, like a new little fan.
"You think so too?"
Mei's eyes lit up. "Takumi-kun is the most handsome man in the world!"
"If you want to learn about him, I strongly recommend you watch his first movie, where he goes to the Land of Snow on a mission."
"He then incidentally overthrew the rebellion in the Land of Snow and, single-handedly, melted all the snow in the country, giving the Land of Snow a rare spring."
"In short, if you don't watch it, you will definitely, definitely regret it!"
"And, let me tell you an exclusive piece of news."
At the end, Mei quietly leaned close to Orochimaru's ear. "I know the director of this movie. He told me that all the scenes in the movie were filmed live, without using any special effects."
"That is to say, Takumi-kun really was on a mission, and he really did overthrow the rebellion in the Land of Snow."
"This time, he even eliminated the attackers from another continent, averting a major war that could have sparked unrest."
"In short!"
Mei concluded. "If you're interested, you should watch all his movies. No, not just once. Watching his movies two or three times is too few. There are too many details; you can't catch them all in one viewing."
"Alright, I have urgent matters to attend to, so I won't talk your ear off."
Having finally found someone to share her thoughts about Takumi with, Mei was in a very good mood.
She met up with Chojuro, who had finally pushed through the crowd, then waved goodbye to Orochimaru and left the scene.
She didn't notice that Orochimaru's face was full of seriousness.
"Orochimaru-sama?"
Kabuto and the others gathered around. "Any gains?"
"Gains?"
Orochimaru's eyes were full of vigilance. "A great gain."
He waved his hand and said to Kabuto, "We're watching the movie again. We should watch the first one too."
"Oro... Orochimaru-sama?"
Kabuto looked at him in surprise.
"The intelligence I just got says that all the shots in the movie were real footage."
Orochimaru's expression was gloomy. "That means everything shown on screen really happened."
"That means Takumi's strength is also very real."
"We can use this to understand Takumi's strength in detail and find his weaknesses."
"At the same time, we need to note his strengths."
The more Orochimaru thought about it, the worse he felt.
When watching the movie, he hadn't taken it seriously.
After all, it was just a movie. Although he didn't watch them often, he knew movies weren't real.
But then Mei told him the events in the movie were real?!
Then he really needed to study it carefully.
If he could find Takumi's weaknesses, good.
If not, he could also guard against Takumi's strengths and avoid disadvantage.
Either way, it was worth it.
"Yes, Orochimaru-sama."
Kabuto immediately understood.
Since Orochimaru wasn't losing his mind but had a clear purpose, there was no need to stop him.
Even if Orochimaru really was losing his mind, he would go along with it.
Those who were unwilling to follow Orochimaru's wishes had all become miserable experimental subjects.
So, the group immediately plunged back into the cinema.
But this time, they concentrated intently on observing every move Takumi made,
Hoping to find Takumi's weakness.
…
In Konoha Village,
The cinema there had just emptied as well.
"I didn't expect so much to happen."
Kakashi said with emotion. "But watching a movie is much more enjoyable when you're not in it yourself."
"Tch."
Guy beside him took it as Kakashi showing off.
After all, Kakashi had a cameo in the first movie, while he hadn't had the chance to appear in either.
Moreover, two of Kakashi's students, Naruto and Sakura, had appeared in both.
On his side, neither Lee nor Neji had the opportunity.
Considering himself Kakashi's lifelong rival, how could he allow himself to fall so far behind in this aspect?
But asking Might Guy to make a movie was also a bit too much.
And without Takumi's participation, even if he made a movie, it seemed he would still lose to Kakashi.
This feeling made him very uncomfortable.
He simply directly invited Kakashi for their fourth duel of the day.
"Come on, Kakashi, my lifelong rival!"
Guy said passionately. "Let's settle our undecided score!"
He pointed to the Hokage Rock in the distance. "Whoever arrives first wins!"
Saying this, he suddenly rushed out.
Kakashi shook his head and followed.
He was a bit overwhelmed by Guy's abundant energy.
Thanks to him, even during breaks, Kakashi couldn't get much rest and was always on the road to training.
…
After waiting in the Akatsuki hideout for a few days, confirming the movie's release,
Konan urgently summoned all Akatsuki's members.
Gathering the members took another day.
Because not everyone was inside the secret base in the Land of Rain.
"Konan, it's rare for you to summon us."
Pain also didn't know the purpose of Konan's summons this time.
He was also curious.
"Everyone is here."
Konan looked around at all the Akatsuki members and said, "Next, I'm going to show a movie. After watching..."
"Movie?"
Pain frowned and directly interrupted Konan. "Konan, we still have important matters to attend to. Don't mention such time-wasting things as watching a movie."
"A movie, huh."
Hidan rubbed his chin, showing an interested smile. "I wonder if I could make a movie about Jashin-sama to spread his glorious name?"
"I'm afraid people wouldn't be able to accept your perversion."
Kakuzu said coldly.
"Kakuzu-san, you really dampen my spirits."
Hidan complained, but no longer mentioned making a movie.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be going."
Itachi said, turning to leave.
"I'll go too."
"I originally thought there was new intelligence about Takumi. How disappointing."
"Let's go, let's go."
With Itachi taking the lead, the others also shook their heads and prepared to leave.
"Wait!"
Konan shouted loudly. "This movie was made by Takumi!"