Land of Fire.
Shamu had already carried Yahiko across the border of the Land of Fire.
Shamu tossed Yahiko onto the ground.
Yahiko hit the ground but still had not woken up.
Shamu formed several hand seals.
Water Release: Water Stream Technique.
Pfft! A mouthful of water sprayed directly onto Yahiko's face.
Yahiko groggily woke up.
"Ugh... that hurt."
Yahiko rubbed the back of his head and looked around. "Why am I here? Where are Nagato and Konan?"
Seeing Yahiko with that Superman-like face yet acting so foolishly, Shamu found it deeply incongruous.
"Obito could find Nagato too easily, so he asked me to take you away."
"Konan stayed behind to face things together with Nagato."
Yahiko immediately grew agitated when he heard that.
"How can that be? I need to be with them!"
Shamu stretched out an arm and blocked Yahiko. "With your current strength, you'd only be dead weight if you went back."
"That's impossible!" Yahiko forcefully shoved Shamu's hand.
Shamu's hand was instantly knocked aside.
"Oh?"
Shamu looked at his hand, which had been pushed away.
He found it a little unbelievable. By all rights, Yahiko had been fifteen when he died, so his strength should have been limited.
Yahiko himself staggered and nearly fell.
He looked at his hands in disbelief.
Then he stomped his foot against the ground.
A crater immediately appeared beneath his feet.
"Why has my body become so strong?"
Yahiko spoke in disbelief.
Only then did Shamu remember that Yahiko's body had once been able to match Sage Mode Naruto in taijutsu.
Could it be that Nagato and the others had modified Yahiko's body as well?
Although Yahiko did not know the reason, he was clearly much more confident now.
"Shamu, I have to go back!"
Shamu yawned. Even after Yahiko's body