When Uchiha Sasuke opened his eyes again, the setting sun above his head had tilted at a large angle.

"It seems that I have spent quite a bit of time..."

Sasuke looked intently at Hatake Kakashi who had pulled open his forehead protector and was staring at him with his Sharingan. He then glanced at the kunai he was about to put back into his ninja tool bag.

"What happened?"

After lifting his guard, Hatake Kakashi slowly walked over.

"It looks like everything is fine. Maybe there's something wrong with your perception of time. You've been sitting here for more than a day. Fortunately, it didn't rain at night!"

"More than a day?"

Uchiha Sasuke frowned in surprise. It felt like only a short while had passed in the spiritual space, but a whole day had passed outside.

"It seems I'm not much better than Naruto."

Kakashi smiled.

"Your movements were no less noisy than Naruto's. Your whole body was flashing with terrifying lightning. I thought you were in some danger. It's surprising that you have been fine for so long..."

It is understandable that problems will always arise when power is released involuntarily, especially when one's mind cannot be controlled.

Kakashi Hatake just didn't expect that Uchiha Sasuke actually had such a powerful untapped power hidden in his body.

"Sorry for the trouble!"

"As a teacher, this is what I should do. I'm glad you're okay! Although it's my suggestion, it seems like you should have understood it, right?"

"The rewards are huge, and even though it's a little dangerous, it's worth the risk."

"That's good!"

Kakashi Hatake was relieved. He was under a lot of pressure towards this student who had inherited his true teachings. Not everyone can understand the trouble of having a student who is too talented.

Although Kakashi was not worried about the possibility that his apprentice would starve to death, he had worried that his own abilities were insufficient to keep up with Uchiha Sasuke's progress, and that it would be bad if he delayed Sasuke's development.

Fortunately, Uchiha Sasuke's intelligence is even beyond his imagination. Although in most cases, he can only give rough guidance, but now it seems that Sasuke's development has still reached a level that he dare not be careless, especially not long ago, when the heart-pounding purple-black lightning spread, that premonition of encountering a fatal threat was definitely not wrong.

"It's gotten stronger again. It looks like it's the ability of the Mangekyō Sharingan!"

Although Hatake Kakashi himself is not a member of the Uchiha clan, he has a deep understanding of the Sharingan. As a proficient in Lightning Release, he naturally understands that the overflowing power from Uchiha Sasuke is definitely not an ordinary five-element escape technique, but can only be a super-strong eye technique based on the bloodline limit.

Sasuke, realizing he was done with the trial, tried to stand up, but found that he was surprisingly sore all over from sitting cross-legged for so long.

"You haven't had food or water for a long time. I guess you're not in good health..."

Hatake Kakashi stepped forward and gave him a hand.

"Eat something, move around, and then rest."

Kakashi took out some dry food and handed it to Sasuke, then continued.

"Although Naruto's training is still progressing steadily, it doesn't seem to be very fast. It's really worrying. We don't know when the war will break out."

Judging from the intelligence from the village, the preparations are almost complete, except for the final war mobilization order. The five major ninja villages are almost the same. What is missing is just an opportunity, either the five major ninja villages or the "Akatsuki" organization declares war, or another discovery...

According to reliable news, the Anbu that went to the Frost Country to investigate has sent back reliable intelligence that they have indeed found traces of the enemy. Although they have not obtained detailed information about the final base and do not know what the enemy's trump card in the war is, from the intelligence currently available, the possibility of an Impure World Reincarnation force is not small. In addition, the perfectly transformed White Zetsu clones that appeared in the battle for the Three-Tails and were able to deceive chakra perception are obviously war weapons that can be mass-produced. If there are more of these, they will be far more powerful enemies than a single village or a single country can deal with.

"It seems we have to wait for Naruto for a while. Are you in good health? Do you want Sakura to come over and check on you? Sakura has come to see you several times from yesterday to today. She seems very worried..."

Uchiha Sasuke shook his head.

"No, I just used up too much energy and am exhausted. I will be fine after a rest."

Although such consumption alone would temporarily weaken Uchiha Sasuke, it would not be dangerous.

Hatake Kakashi nodded.

"Well, I'll leave the matters here to you for the time being. The establishment of the Shinobi Alliance is imminent, and there are many matters that need to be communicated with the Hidden Cloud Village. It's too much for Sakura to handle alone."

Although Sakura has mastered the Sage Mode and her combat power is stronger than most of the jonin in the ninja world, her current identity is only a chunin after all. Matters too important cannot be entrusted to her to handle. This has nothing to do with ability and strength, but is closely related to fame and status. Sakura is still too young after all, and such a heavy burden does not need to be carried on her tender shoulders.

Since there wasn't much danger here anymore, Kakashi thought it would be better for him to handle it himself.

"If there are any problems later, you can discuss them with Sakura. If there is anything difficult to decide, send a signal flare and I will handle it."

"knew!"

It's just a handover of mission, not a big deal. If anyone thinks that Hatake Kakashi is away and has ideas or opportunities to take advantage of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki of Konoha Village, they are very wrong.

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Although the Rain Kingdom experienced a series of turmoil some time ago, fortunately it was quickly quelled. In the eyes of ordinary villagers, a small group of evildoers who intended to rebel and tried to impact the order of this perfect country were destroyed by the punishment from the gods themselves. In order to prevent similar things from happening again, the gods sent down oracles and made some changes to all aspects of the Rain Kingdom.

Although it is a little different from before, as long as God still favors this country and the angels still protect this troubled place, it is enough. As long as I can survive, everything is acceptable.

Shuimu didn't find it strange at all that the people who had experienced the most tragic wars and killings would be worshipped as saviors as long as their minimum living conditions were met.

It is still the same closed country. Those who know the situation are not interested in this country that has lost its value. Those who are not well-informed still do not know that the owner has changed. However, an uninvited guest who is attracted by the name of God and angel has arrived...