Chapter 132: Meow~~Thank you for your patronage, that’ll be 200,000 ryo

Chapter 132: Meow~~Thank you for your patronage, that’ll be 200,000 ryo

Chapter 132: Meow~~Thank you for your patronage, that'll be 200,000 ryo

"Lee's teacher is this strong??"

On Mount Katsuragi, Sasuke glanced at Guy, who was fiercely battling Hagoromo Gengetsu, his face full of disbelief.

When Six Gates Guy broke through the sea of fire from the Fire Release: Majestic Demolisher Flame and swiftly kicked towards him, Sasuke's three-tomoe Sharingan could see it but couldn't react in time. If Hagoromo Gengetsu hadn't thrown him aside, Sasuke would have likely been taken down. He was already very surprised at that moment.

Now, seeing Guy seemingly holding his own against Hagoromo Gengetsu, he was even more shocked.

Others might not know, but he was fully aware of the true identity of his "clansman."

Even if this person hadn't exerted his full strength, Guy's current performance was something to be proud of.

Recalling the first time he saw Guy during the Chūnin Exams and thinking how ridiculous he seemed, Sasuke shook his head.

You can't judge a book by its cover, the old saying really holds true.

But...

"Lee's teacher is indeed a Konoha jōnin?"

"And Kakashi... Lee's teacher is considered his lifelong rival, that's no joke?"

Watching Guy's current performance and recalling Kakashi's past strength, Sasuke felt there must be some kind of misunderstanding here.

But there was no time to ponder over it now.

Having already opened the Four Gates, a miniature Guy, Rock Lee, charged towards Sasuke with a powerful gale.

"Leaf Whirlwind!"

A spinning high kick came with tremendous force.

"Eighth Inner Gates..."

Sasuke's expression hardened. With his three-tomoe Sharingan, he quickly dodged the attack.

Compared to Guy, the not yet fully matured Lee was still quite immature.

Clang~~

Sasuke drew his Kusanagi-like ninja sword, crafted by the founder of the Ninja Craftsman Village, Seimei.

Infused with chakra, the sword was instantly activated with lightning power. With one slash, Sasuke forced Lee back and then swept it around himself.

Clang, clang, clang, clang.

In a series of metallic clashes, the projectiles thrown by Tenten were all deflected.

Buzz, buzz, buzz~~~

The sound of countless insects' wings approached rapidly.

"Secret Technique: Insect Sphere!"

Falling Petals Illusion!

To rise to jōnin rank, Kurenai's skills were certainly not superficial.

In an instant, the roles reversed. The experienced jōnin had tricked Sasuke. Seeing the cherry blossoms, Sasuke felt incredibly fatigued, yearning to sleep.

"Another genjutsu!"

Although Sasuke quickly broke the genjutsu,

In that split second, a hand emerged from the ground, grabbed his ankle, and pulled hard.

"Earth Release: Head Hunter Jutsu!"

Boom!

Sasuke's body plunged into the ground, leaving only his head above.

Kakashi, who had been underground, surfaced.

"Sasuke, reflect well after this."

Kakashi spread his fingers, ready to use a sealing technique to block Sasuke's chakra.

Sasuke calmly glanced at Kakashi.

In the next moment,

A violent tremor erupted.

As Kakashi's pupils shrank, Sasuke's head retracted underground, disappearing entirely.

Soon after, a large pit collapsed in an open space nearby. Emerging from it was a cat-sized mechanical drill, wielded by an orange tabby cat with an abacus around its neck, along with the previously missing Sasuke.

"Meow~~Thank you for your patronage, that'll be 200,000 ryo," the large tabby cat said, extending its paw toward Sasuke, eyes gleaming with greed.

"I'll pay you back when I return," Sasuke replied, knowing the tabby's love for money, as he swallowed the soldier pill he hadn't eaten before.

The tabby tilted its head, reluctantly nodding, "Given your good credit, I'll take the risk this time. Remember, no more than seven days, or the interest doubles, meow."

With that, the tabby waved goodbye in a maneki-neko pose, poofed into white smoke, and vanished.

Across the way, Kakashi, noticing this, frowned, "The ninja cat clan? When did Sasuke form a contract with them?"

Though aware that the ninja cat clan used to be the Uchiha clan's intelligence source, the Uchiha clan no longer existed.

In Kakashi's memory, Sasuke had never signed a summoning contract with them.

Thus, he hadn't considered the possibility of a summoning beast, causing his plan to fall short, allowing Sasuke to escape again.

"Also, when did Sasuke use the summoning technique? Was it during the Great Dragon Fire to obscure vision?"

The only time Sasuke was out of sight was after the Great Dragon Fire.

That must be it.