SWNOVELXO Chapter 477: Chapter 122. Too Excited
[V2] - Chapter 122. Too Excited
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On the other side—
The sun was shining just right.
Yuto stretched lazily after waking up.
He had slept really well last night~
Of course, except for those annoying phone calls that disturbed his dreams!
He had already hung up several times, and yet they still didn't give up calling back. Don't they know that disturbing someone's sleep in the middle of the night is practically a crime?
"Huh? It was Brother Fugaku calling?" Yuto looked at his call log in surprise.
But—
It was still before dawn. Why would Brother Fugaku call him at this hour?
Could something have happened late at night?
Thinking of this—
Yuto immediately frowned and quickly called back.
However—
"Beep beep~"
He was immediately hung up on!
"???"
Didn't it just go through?
Why was it cut off?
Could it be that Brother Fugaku's not the one holding the phone now?
Yuto's heart skipped a beat. Without hesitation, he dialed again.
This time, it wasn't hung up, and it was quickly answered.
He immediately said, "Brother Fugaku, what happened?!"
As soon as he spoke—
"It's nothing."
A calm, flat voice.
Then—
"Beep beep beep~"
Before Yuto could ask more, it was hung up again.
"???"
What… is going on?
If nothing's wrong… then why call him so many times?
Was he that bored~
And Brother Fugaku's tone sounded odd, like he was… kind of angry.
But why would he be angry for no reason?
Even so, Yuto let out a breath of relief. At least it didn't seem to be anything serious.
After all—
It's been this long… If something really had happened, someone would've already called him to collect the bodies at the Uchiha clan.
"Yuto, are you up?" Suzune smiled gently at him, then frowned slightly and muttered, "This morning we received news from the Yuto Group that the Root Group left the village before dawn in large numbers. Almost a hundred buses. It's said that Shimura Danzo, the Third Hokage, and Mitokado Homura all went as well. Should we have someone look into it?"
"Before dawn again?" Yuto raised an eyebrow in surprise at what Suzune said.
That was indeed odd.
Leaving the village before dawn… Why would Danzo take so many employees out?
Could it be a team-building event?
Or maybe…
His eyes narrowed slightly as if something occurred to him. He exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be… they've already succeeded?!"
Just as he finished speaking—
While Suzune and Hanabi were wondering what had succeeded—
Suddenly—
Ding dong~ Ding dong~
The doorbell rang.
…
"Asuka-chan, Yumi-chan! Long time no see! Hahaha~" At the door stood a familiar blond boy, smiling excitedly. "I can't believe we actually made it back! I heard the game was a success! Is my room still there? Awesome! I can play games again!"
As he spoke, he was about to abandon his companions and run upstairs—
Only to be caught by Sister Hanabi.
"It really succeeded?!" Hanabi looked at Boruto with excitement, exclaiming, "Damn it! How could they not tell us sooner?! And you! Explain everything clearly right now!"
"…"
Helplessly—
Boruto could only droop his head and stop walking, replying, "Mom and the others also just found out. It seems it finally succeeded late last night. It was too late, so no one was notified yet. But since I'm more familiar with things here, Dad brought me along to greet the visitors from the other side. When we arrived, Mom and Grandpa told me to tell you they're waiting for you to come home."
"Sister…" Hanabi was stunned for a moment, her eyes lighting up. Looking at the two kids eating breakfast, she said, "Let's go, let's go! Asuka-chan, Yumi-chan, we're going too!"
"Don't rush! Eat first before going!" Suzune smiled helplessly from the side. Looking at the three slightly nervous kids who had also arrived, she said, "You must be Sarada, Mitsuki, and Kawaki, right?"
After that—
The three immediately nodded and said, "Mr. Yuto."
Due to various reasons, Sarada still felt she'd better not call him Uncle.
That could lead to problems.
Then she continued, "Hanabi-sensei, and… Aunt Suzune?"
The relationships were way too complicated, they really didn't know how to address everyone!
However—
Yuto let out a sigh of emotion, looking at Sarada with a gratified smile, nodding, "Actually, your Uncle still wants to hear you call me that—'Uncle'!" Then he glanced outside the door, asking with some anticipation, "And your father? Why didn't he come this time?"
"…" ×4
"Dad, he…" Sarada looked a little awkward, not sure how to explain. After hesitating for a moment, she finally said, "After hearing he could come, he left before dawn. It seemed like he went to investigate the Kara organization!"
"That guy's still so serious! Now that we've succeeded, he could've taken a break and come show his face to his uncle!" Yuto smiled and shook his head, then fell into thought, recalling the Root Group's earlier movements. "Looks like… Danzo and the others really did head over to the other ninja world early in the morning!"
"Those guys, seriously!" Hanabi angrily raised her fist. "It succeeded and they only told that Danzo—didn't even think to inform us sooner!"
"…"
So the call Brother Fugaku made before dawn… was probably to tell him about that?
Yuto laughed awkwardly but decided not to say it out loud.
At that moment—
Boruto, already growing impatient and eager to go play games, quickly chimed in, "Danzo? Yeah, we saw him this morning. He was the first to head over with a huge group. But probably because he's so old, and didn't get enough rest—must've stayed up all night—he had a heart spasm and fainted not long after arriving! So… are we done now? I did come here specifically to play—"
Before he could finish—
His voice gradually softened as he noticed the three people in front of him staring at him intently. He hesitated, "Uh… is there anything else you want to ask? I mean, games can wait, no problem!"
After he spoke—
"…" ×3
The three remained silent.
Then, after exchanging glances with each other, they all looked back at Boruto which gave Boruto a fright. He cautiously asked, "Umm… anything else you want to ask?"
"Danzo fainted?!"
"Oh, that!" Hearing Yuto's question, Boruto scratched his head in relief and said, "Yeah! Not long after we got there, he hadn't even had his milk tea yet—he just collapsed! He's in the Konoha Hospital over there now! I think they said he was just too exhausted, then suddenly got so excited he couldn't handle it. His blood pressure shot up, and it triggered a heart spasm!"
"…"
What a sin!
All three of them shook their heads in shared sympathy.
…
The news that the Root Group's president—Shimura Danzo—collapsed from excessive excitement upon arriving in the other ninja world didn't take long to spread.
The old man really was willing to risk his life just to make money!
But still—
The other ninja world is just sitting there. What's the rush?
Would it kill him to get a good night's sleep first before going?
It's not like only the first to arrive gets to do business!
Of course—
Once the Five Great Ninja Villages received confirmation of the successful connection, their hearts were filled with excitement and anticipation.
But with Danzo as an example before them, they took it as a warning. They kept reminding themselves—and their subordinates heading to the other world—not to get too worked up. Not to get overly excited about what was happening there. To treat it all with calm and composure.
Otherwise—
They'd end up like the Root Group's Danzo: fainting from joy and becoming a public embarrassment.
Stay calm!
Stay calm!
They must let the other ninja world see the spirit and energy of this ninja world!
At this moment—
Thanks to the emergency pill that the Second Hokage had secretly slipped to Sarutobi Hiruzen back in the day, Danzo received timely treatment.
He was now out of life-threatening danger, lying in a hospital bed.
At that moment—
Danzo seemed to have regained consciousness. He slowly opened his eyes and stared blankly at the ceiling.
But those eyes—
The bright, radiant eyes from earlier that morning were now…
Reduced to—
Numbness and dullness.
Just like that—
He stared blankly at the ceiling in a daze.