As the Uchiha brothers, Uchiha Itachi and Second Pillar, fought their decisive battle, the Twilight Squad had already received word that Uchiha Itachi had appeared in the Land of Fire and was rapidly heading toward the Uchiha base.
Naruto was especially excited. Itachi's appearance often meant that Sasuke, whom he had been longing to see, would appear as well.
The fifteen members of the Twilight Squad sped through the forest. Rain began to fall from the sky, and when they looked up, countless bolts of lightning were gathering in the distance.
Naruto grew even more worried, deeply concerned for Sasuke's safety.
Naruto walked alone at the very front of the squad, continually accelerating.
"That guy... He has no team spirit at all. I really don't know how we're supposed to fight the Akatsuki Organization with someone that reckless," Kurotsuchi complained.
Akatsuchi scratched his head good-naturedly beside her. "He's worried about his companion. That's understandable. Didn't you also want to bring Deidara back when he defected?"
The current scene really did look similar. Naruto was also appearing in Naruko's form, making him look like one of Sasuke's admirers.
Kurotsuchi blushed. "Shut up!"
"Slow down. Don't get separated from the team," Kakashi quickly reminded Naruto.
But Naruto seemed not to hear him.
"No need to keep going. This road is blocked." A voice that Naruto and Kakashi both knew well rang out beside everyone's ears.
Hyuga Kei slowly descended from the sky and sat sideways on a tree branch.
Everyone immediately stopped. At a glance, they recognized the man before them as the legendary Hyuga Kei.
According to the intelligence, he was a monster capable of defeating Tailed Beasts with taijutsu alone and killing a thousand elite ninja in a single strike. There was no way people like them could be a