Bonus Story 8: They're Just Gods...

Garp paid no mind to the stares. After giving a few instructions, he laughed and leaped off the deck.

"Vice Admiral Garp, wait for us..." Perhaps worried that Garp would cause trouble, his adjutant hurried after him.

Seeing this, Sakura asked in confusion, "What are we supposed to do now?"

Shikamaru gave a lazy yawn. "What he said. Get some proper rest in this city."

Choji rubbed his stomach, tempted but conflicted. "But we still don't know what's happened to Lady Tsunade and the others. Is it really okay for us to do that?"

Shikamaru shrugged. "What else can we do? Don't forget, this isn't our world."

"They're underestimating Uchiha Madara!" Sasuke's face was cold. As one of the inheritors of the Sage of Six Paths' will, he understood the Ten-Tails' terror better than anyone here. "If Uchiha Madara finds Naruto first, both our worlds will be destroyed!"

The others could only sigh at Sasuke's words.

It was true. These people from another world had agreed to help search, but they clearly didn't grasp how serious the situation was. At a time like this, they still had the leisure to relax.

Then again, they could understand. Anyone who hadn't experienced that battle firsthand couldn't imagine how terrifying that monster was.

Kakashi gave him a discreet warning. "Sasuke, that's enough."

"Am I wrong?" Sasuke frowned. "If they're going to be this halfhearted about it, we'd be better off searching ourselves!"

"That's terribly rude!" A smarmy voice came from behind them. "We take our guests' opinions very seriously!"

The voice was so distinctive that, even after just a few days together, Sasuke and the others recognized its owner at once.

"Hah! You have no idea how terrifying the Ten-Tails is!" Pipi Zhu sneered. "Its power is practically divine!"

"It's just a god.