"Hahaha, This guy is trash!"
Kushina's laughter rang through the office.
"Uchiha Madara's E skill can't even go through walls? Has he ever even played this game before?"
"Perhaps he's a new player," Mikoto suggested, standing behind her with an amused smile. "His gameplay really shows a lack of experience."
"A newbie, jumping straight into ranked battles?" Kushina raised a skeptical eyebrow. "Doesn't he fear his parents might... give him up for adoption?"
"Pffft! Where did you learn such a line?" Mikoto burst into laughter.
"Where do you think I picked it up?" Kushina's gaze drifted toward a certain young man in the room.
"You know, it's funny," Mikoto said, her eyes also turning to Yuto with a smile. "Yuto appears so gentle and polite on the surface, but his trash talk can shatter a person's mental defenses."
"His gentlemanly act is just a facade. At his core, he's a sinister, cunning villain! And... a bit of a pervert!"
"Haha, and isn't that exactly what you like about him?"
"Don't talk nonsense! Aside from the perverted part, the rest is just... acceptable!"
"So you're openly admitting to being a thirsty mommy now, is that it?"
"Have I ever denied it?"
"Alright, alright, consider eyes officially opened today."
"Don't say it like that! I wasn't like this before, you know? I was corrupted!"
"Ahem," Mikoto coughed, her attention returning to the computer screen. "It looks like the Magical Girl died again. And now Uchiha Itachi is roasting him in the chat. Hahaha!"
"I see it, this is just painful to watch!" Kushina couldn't help but laugh along.
Internal conflict was tearing the enemy team apart!
The player using Uchiha Itachi had finally lost all patience with his teammate's abysmal performance and launched a vicious personal attack.
Yet, the player behind Uchiha Madara seemed thick-skinned, offering no retort.
"How can he just take that? If it were me, I'd have flamed back ages ago!" Kushina wore the expression of someone enjoying the drama.
"Maybe he knows he's playing poorly," Mikoto offered as a possible explanation.
"So what if he's bad? Does that give anyone the right to flame him? And even then, this level of toxicity is too much! If I were that Madara, I'd track down this Uchiha Itachi IRL and teach him a lesson!"
"It is possible," Yuto interjected calmly, "that he simply can't track him down IRL (in real life)?"
"What do you mean?" Mikoto turned her face toward him.
"Did you use the back end to look up this 'Magical Girl's' address?" Kushina was taken aback, tapping a finger on her lips. "But that doesn't make sense. Even if you have his address, why would you say he can't do anything about it?"
"To confirm, I did check the address," Yuto admitted freely, spreading his hands. "And just as I suspected, this 'Magical Girl' is from the Pure Land."
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Mikoto and Kushina stared at Yuto, then at each other, stunned.
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*Konoha, Hokage's Office.*
BAM.
Sarutobi Hiruzen slammed his hand onto the table, glaring furiously at Orochimaru and Danzo, who stood before him. "What is the meaning of this? Explain yourselves! How did your research go so catastrophically wrong?"
"This was merely an unforeseen accident, Hiruzen," Danzo stepped forward, his voice unnervingly even. "None of us could have predicted this outcome."
"An accident?" Sarutobi's brows furrowed deeply.
"A Hollowfied beasts developed sentience and released the other specimens," Danzo explained. "In a way, this could even be considered a positive development."
"You call this positive?" Hiruzen was so angry he felt like cursing aloud.
"It proves our research direction is correct!" Danzo stated with unwavering confidence. "Perhaps in the very near future, we will have our own Arrancar army!"
"Can you truly develop Arrancar like those from the Land of Waves?" Hiruzen's tone shifted, a clear note of temptation creeping in.
"It is possible. Uchiha Itachi himself is a product of our research," Danzo exuded absolute certainty.
"But many of those monsters have already escaped the Land of Fire. The diplomatic repercussions—"
"What does that have to do with us? They are creations of the Land of Waves!"
"Can we truly get away with that?"
"Are you suggesting we admit responsibility instead?"
"The Land of Waves... they are truly detestable!"
Outside the office door, Tobirama Senju's hand, raised to knock, froze mid-air.
Orochimaru, standing beside him, wore a thinly veiled mocking smile.
Uchiha Itachi's face, on the other hand, remained a complete mask of impassivity.
"Aren't you going in to greet your student?" Orochimaru's gaze slid sideways to Tobirama.
Tobirama didn't respond. He simply turned and walked away without a word.
Orochimaru and Itachi showed no surprise, falling into step behind him in silence.
"Have the two of them always been like this?" Tobirama finally spoke when they reached a secluded training ground.
He felt a distance from the two students he had once taught.
Supporting forbidden jutsu research was one thing, but this lying and shamelessly shifting blame, without a shred of responsibility or accountability? Is this the conduct befitting a Hokage?
"Your two students are just upholding your will, Lord Second," Orochimaru said, his tone dripping with insinuation.
"You seem to hold a grudge against me, don't you?" Tobirama's eyes narrowed as he studied the snake-like Sannin.
"Not at all," Orochimaru shook his head, a soft, humourless laugh escaping his lips. "On the contrary, it is thanks to you that I discovered the many... fascinating forbidden jutsu in this world."
The sarcasm was palpable.
Tobirama heard the mockery in his words, but he chose not to dwell on it. Researching forbidden jutsu was, after all, something he had pursued relentlessly.
"I believe the Hokage chose the most pragmatic course of action available," Uchiha Itachi interjected calmly.
Tobirama looked taken aback, then let out a soft sigh.
"Tell me more about this Hayashi Yuto. What other evils has he committed, aside from his stated goal of exterminating shinobi?"
"Does capturing your granddaughter count?"
"Tsunade?" Tobirama's eyes widened in shock. He drew a sharp breath. "Are you telling me he took Tsunade to the Land of Waves?"
"Although your granddaughter was initially taken against her will, it appears she has now become one of them," Orochimaru's lips curled into a grin. "And by all accounts, she seems to be... enjoying herself quite a bit."
"Is this true?"
"Of course. As those two old-timers in there put it... Tsunade was bewitched by her disciple."
"I know Tsunade's character. She isn't someone to be easily swayed," Tobirama rested his chin on his hand, deep in thought. "This Hayashi Yuto... he truly is no simple man."
"The Seduction Demon of the Shinobi World," Uchiha Itachi uttered abruptly.
"What?"
Not only Tobirama, but even Orochimaru turned to look at him, intrigued.
"It's a title he used for himself once. He called himself the Seduction Demon of the Shinobi World," Uchiha Itachi said, his face and tone completely serious.
"I have been contemplating whether he might actually possess some unique ability, similar to a powerful charm or a bewitchment technique."
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