Naruto, born from the world of his parents.

After a brief incident, the group resumed their journey.

After being scolded by Sasuke, Tazuna became much quieter. This silence caused Sakura to slowly shut her mouth as well, and the whole group became incredibly quiet, with only the occasional sound of crunching leaves breaking out.

Darui sat perched in the tree, quietly observing the group of ninjas, his brow furrowing involuntarily.

He arrived in Konoha just two days ago. Bearing a heavy responsibility, he immediately began inquiring about the rumors surrounding the mysterious gourmet recipe upon his arrival.

Although Mabui had reminded him of the importance of this mission before he arrived, to be honest, Darui didn't really take it to heart.

After all, the idea of ​​being able to produce food suitable for excellent ninjas was far beyond his imagination, and he subconsciously thought it was just an unfounded rumor.

But when he arrived in Konoha and saw the long queue outside Ichiraku Ramen, Darui's resolve wavered.

If it were just something that circulated, it could be considered yet another unfounded legend in the ninja world, something that was quite common in the ninja world.

What are immortals living in the sky, and evil spirits buried underground?

The ninja world is never short of these kinds of rumors and misinformation.

The seemingly endless queue outside Koi-Raku Noodle Shop is indeed an undeniable fact.

Just as Darui was about to go to Ichiraku Ramen to check things out again, he saw a head of golden hair.

Leaf Village, blond hair.

These two keywords struck a chord with him.

Although he was in his twenties and had not experienced that era of dazzling brilliance, this did not diminish his fear of that legendary ninja in the slightest.

After all, the Yellow Flash of Konoha became famous by stepping on the Cloud Ninja.

So even though he knew that Konoha's Yellow Flash had been dead for more than ten years, he still remembered what Mabui, the leader of the group, had said before he left: "Every ten years, Konoha will produce a ninja who will be famous throughout the world."

Darui couldn't resist following them.

After all, blonde hair is not a common sight in the ninja world.

Once he started following, Darui couldn't stop, because he discovered that there was another kid next to this blond brat whose clothes were embroidered with the Uchiha clan crest.

"An Uchiha orphan? Kakashi the Copy Ninja? And this brat with the same hair color as the Fourth Hokage?"

This combination allowed Darui to temporarily set aside his search for the so-called secret recipe.

He had a suspicion that the new, shocking ninja powerhouse that Sister Mabui had mentioned was probably in the team in front of him.

With this in mind, Darui followed the small team that was out of the village on a mission.

That's why he realized something was wrong.

"What a clumsy transformation."

Looking at the small team that had stopped in their tracks, Darui couldn't help but complain.

It hadn't rained in Konoha for several days, yet there was a puddle on the road. Such an obvious flaw would be noticeable not only to ninjas but also to any ordinary person with a keen eye.

But this incredibly clumsy disguise surprised Darui.

This squad is clearly a genin squad. Based on Darui's understanding of Konoha, genin squads wouldn't be involved in missions with ninjas.

Now, this squad has actually broken Konoha's conventions, which makes Darui even more certain that this genin squad is definitely not simple.

Just as Darui was pondering, Sasuke looked at the pool of water in front of him and gave a disdainful smirk.

"You, with your limited capacity, dare to appear before me?"

Sasuke's incredibly childish language made Kakashi's face darken as he was initially pleased to discover that Sasuke had noticed something amiss with the pool.

Even Sakura, who usually idolizes Sasuke, was stunned into silence upon hearing this.

"Sasuke, what are you saying?"

Hearing Sakura's voice, Sasuke turned his head, his tone full of sarcasm: "You can't even tell the difference from this low-level transformation technique? Sakura, you've disappointed me too much."

"S-Sasuke?"

"It hasn't rained around Konoha for the past few days, so where did this puddle come from, Sakura?"

Upon hearing this, Sakura belatedly realized what was happening and quickly drew her kunai, looking at the puddle of water with extreme vigilance.

But the next moment, Sasuke's actions surprised her once again.

After pointing out the flaw, Sasuke walked towards the puddle with his hands in his pockets, completely unguarded. Behind him, a leaf was silently blown by the wind and fell into the forest.

"Sasuke!"

Hearing Sakura's instinctive scream, Sasuke stopped less than a meter away from the puddle: "Are you worried about me?"

Sasuke's tone was full of sarcasm, and he couldn't help but laugh: "Worried that I'd be hurt by such low-class trash?"

"It's still five hundred years too early!"

After Sasuke finished speaking, the puddle of water suddenly transformed into two human figures with bloodshot eyes, who rushed towards Sasuke, who had his back to them, without regard for anything else.

"Go to hell, you arrogant brat!!!"

Even faster than the sound came a series of spiked iron chains that instantly coiled around Sasuke's body like venomous snakes.

Seeing Sasuke's body slashed by sharp spikes and bleeding profusely, even the usually composed Kakashi could no longer remain calm.

Seeing Sasuke bleeding profusely, he almost instantly drew his kunai and rushed over.

"Stop right there! If you dare come any closer, we'll kill this brat!"

Seeing the chains held by the two unfamiliar ninjas, Kakashi dared not approach any further. He simply stared at the two men, clutching his kunai, utterly bewildered.

He thought that Sasuke must have been prepared for his reckless charge, but he never expected that Sasuke would be captured so easily.

Kakashi looked at the ninja holding Sasuke hostage with great apprehension, and suddenly felt that something was wrong.

Startled by this scene, Tazuna couldn't help but complain when he saw the arrogant brat being caught like this.

Needless to say, Sakura was trembling uncontrollably as she looked at Sasuke, who was covered in blood.

Only Naruto watched this scene expressionlessly, while a deep sense of shame rose in his heart.

As he expected, Sasuke, who was bound by chains and covered in blood, suddenly laughed.

He turned his head and announced arrogantly to the two ninjas beside him, "I've captured you."

The two ninjas, who were already immersed in the joy of their success, froze for a moment after hearing Sasuke's voice. The next moment, they felt a sharp pain in their limbs and fell to the ground with a groan.

At that moment, Sasuke, who had been bound, turned into a wisp of smoke.

"State your purpose."

The familiar arrogant voice rang out again, and Sasuke, who was holding a sword in his hand and had not a single wound on his body, walked out of the forest.

"S-Sasuke?"

Such a dramatic turn of events left Sakura stunned, and even the well-informed Kakashi was taken aback by the scene.

He didn't understand. The one who was captured was clearly Sasuke, so when and how did he become a clone?

Only Naruto, forcibly suppressing his shame, watched Sasuke's performance with an expressionless face.

"Brother Naruto, since you can release shadow clones without making a sound, could I make them feel like real people?"

Recalling Sasuke's words, Naruto had an indescribable feeling.

He was clearly teaching Sasuke to be more cautious and calmer, but how did Sasuke come up with such a pretentious fighting style?

What's even more difficult to maintain is that this model is actually quite perfect in a certain sense.

Naruto took a deep breath, and suddenly, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes.

A familiar feeling of dizziness surged from the depths of his mind.