Ambiguity?
Konan paused slightly, then understood what Bai Mo meant by ambiguity.
However, Konan still gave Bai Mo a chiding glare, not saying much.
— The last time Konan was teased by Bai Mo, she suddenly realized that she was an adult in her thirties. What was there to be embarrassed about? Even if she hadn't eaten pork, hadn't she seen pigs run? Wasn't it normal to know about such things?
So, when facing Bai Mo's words again, Konan was immune.
It's just that this time... after giving the glare, a solution involuntarily and automatically popped into Konan's head.
Bai Mo, Kisame, and Itachi encountered Kakashi's squad during their mission in the Land of Waves, and Bai Mo explained to Sasuke how to obtain the Uchiha Clan's ultimate ocular power.
Some time ago, after Bai Mo returned from Iwagakure, whenever he had free time, he would tell Konan about the events that transpired in the Land of Waves, the Land of Water, and the Land of Earth.
Among them, he mentioned that the advanced condition for the Rinnegan was the fusion of the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan, which possessed Indra's power, with Asura's power.
Konan remembered this very clearly.
Because, according to Bai Mo, Nagato's Rinnegan could not have been naturally born with him.
As for the subsequent conversation between Konan and Bai Mo about Uchiha Madara's conspiracy, it was irrelevant.
What was important was that Konan learned from Bai Mo about the advancement method Bai Mo gave to Uchiha Sasuke — after advancing to the Eternal Mangekyō, drink a cup of Uzumaki Naruto's milk every day, as he was Asura's reincarnation.
Although a bit perverse, there was nothing inherently wrong with it.
Furthermore, Bai Mo didn't just give Uchiha Sasuke that one option; he could also choose the "transplanting cells" method, which involved harming Uzumaki Naruto.
Clearly, this solution for Rinnegan advancement also applied to Konan's current desire to obtain Bai Mo's "essence."
Now, it wasn't about drinking the same cup of milk, but about drinking milk directly... "Well, I'll still wait for the mutual exploding tags. Thinking about it, having you repair exploding tags is too much of a waste of talent."
Konan suddenly changed her mind with a serious expression.
"Hmm?"
Bai Mo noticed a hint of awkwardness beneath Konan's serious expression.
Before Bai Mo could say anything, Konan flew away as if escaping.
Konan didn't want to delve deeper into the matter, but her method this time did give Bai Mo an idea.
A few days later.
The previously mentioned film crew had finished shooting and was preparing to set off. Bai Mo also arrived at the rendezvous point as promised — Konoha.
As an outsider, Bai Mo was registering at the gate.
"From Amegakure, hmm... here to escort a film crew? Could it be that film crew?"
"Which one?"
"Which else? The one with the big star, Yukie Fujikaze."
"Uh, didn't you say those were movies for kids?"
Konoha's gatekeepers — Kotetsu Hagane and Izumo Kamizuki — chatted while registering Bai Mo.
"Huh? Wait! I remember Kakashi took this escort mission, didn't he? He told me about it this morning."
Izumo Kamizuki thought of this, raised his head, and looked at Bai Mo vigilantly, "Sir..."
"Now, now, Izumo, don't get excited."
Kakashi appeared from somewhere, smiling with narrowed eyes as he walked over.
"Kakashi? You're just in time. What's going on?"
Izumo Kamizuki asked, holding the registration book.
"After I accepted the mission, I asked the film crew. The one who hired me was Mr. Sandayū, Yukie Fujikaze's manager, and the one collaborating with him is the director of the film crew."
"Just record it casually. I'll take this person first. See you later."
Kakashi led Bai Mo away from Konoha's gate.
Kakashi and Bai Mo walked and chatted for a while. After confirming that Bai Mo was truly only in Konoha for the film crew and would leave immediately once the crew departed, Kakashi relaxed slightly.
"The film crew is stationed there for rest. You can go ahead. I still need to gather my subordinates."
To let them understand the mission objective beforehand, Kakashi specifically had Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura watch the movie Princess Gale.
Now, they should be almost finished watching... Just as Kakashi thought of this, he saw the three of them running over in a disheveled state.
"Kakashi-sensei!"
"It's all Naruto's fault! He was noisy in the cinema, which caused us to be kicked out!"
Sakura immediately complained and accused.
"It's not Naruto's fault. Besides him, many other seven- and eight-year-olds also got excited and shouted at the end. It was those people who were against Naruto..."
Sasuke surprisingly began to explain on Naruto's behalf.
This was not strange at all.
Before the Chūnin Exams, Sasuke's mindset had actually almost been completely corrected.
During their near-death experience in the final battle at the Valley of the End, the two revealed their true feelings.
Naruto said that when he saw Sasuke suffering, his heart also ached, an unbearable pain.
Sasuke said that he actually paid attention to Naruto too.
He would watch Naruto and himself, as the sole Uchiha survivor, being ostracized by the villagers, deliberately doing stupid things to get scolded and attract attention.
Every time he saw Naruto, he would care a bit more, and eventually, he thought of his own family, feeling that Naruto was like family, making him feel at ease.
He also stated that when he saw Naruto in pain, he would also feel heartache.
In short, don't ask, just know it's the kind of Konoha friendship that would make people faint.
Sasuke believed that Naruto was kicked out because of his "demon fox" identity, and he was being treated differently.
Actually, Sasuke was mistaken.
Just as Bai Mo said before, Konoha people were all bullies.
As aggressive as the old-timers on online forums.
When Bai Mo registered at the gate just now, stating he was from Amegakure, he heard passersby whispering behind him.
It was no different from when Bai Mo entered Konoha during the Boruto era.
For example, things like "Amegakure people came to Konoha to beg for food," "Isn't that place constantly at war? Did they come here to seek refuge?", "A place without even sunlight, stay away, don't catch rheumatism," "Watch your money, everyone there is a thief," and so on.
If anything, the future Amegakure, though dilapidated, was at least nominally part of the Ninja World peace agreement.
But now, hostility between ninja villages was perfectly normal.
And the words spoken were even more unpleasant.
"Naruto, interested in playing a prank?"
Bai Mo asked Naruto with a smile.
"A prank?"
Naruto's eyes lit up. "How? How? Tell me quickly!"
"Uh..."
Kakashi stood by, raising his hand, wanting to stop them.
He suddenly realized a problem.
Why did it feel like Bai Mo was the core of his Kakashi's squad?
Sasuke sought power, and Bai Mo could provide it.
Naruto wanted to play pranks, and Bai Mo could also satisfy him.
Even Kakashi himself, who wanted to read novels, Bai Mo actually produced a script and even collaborated with the Princess Gale film crew.
As for Sakura... Bai Mo was handsome, which also satisfied her.
"Wait a moment, we'll go to the film crew's location first. I need some props."
Bai Mo pointed to the film crew's location that Kakashi had just indicated to him.
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