Chapter 80 — The Professional, Hinata Hyūga

Hinata stared at him with blazing eyes, every inch the art martyr: "Cosplay is short for costume play. Participants use clothing, accessories, props, and makeup to play the roles of characters from works of art."

With that, she produced a scroll and handed it to Gaara.

"This *Wind Rises: Land of Fire* is the hottest-selling manga in the entire ninja world right now—suitable for men and women, young and old alike, and it outsells the runner-up, *Make-Out Paradise*, by countless times over!"

"Even Lady Tsunade, the Fifth Hokage, said the first volume was excellent!"

"As for its second volume, not even Lady Tsunade or the Kage of the other four great nations could give it a fair appraisal."

Gaara accepted the scroll with a look of utter bewilderment.

He sat dazed for a moment, then asked, "How many people should I hire to play the characters in this book?"

Hinata smiled a smile rich with meaning. "It would be best if you took part yourself—after all, a layman directing the experts can only ever produce a farce."