Kumogakure.
Sasuke's defeat of the Raikage hadn't earned him the hatred of everyone in Kumogakure.
The people of Kumogakure admired the strong.
And Sasuke had defeated Kumogakure fair and square, with many of its ninja watching.
As a result, within just a few days, Sasuke had received plenty of admiring looks in Kumogakure.
A large portion of those came from women.
In other words, Sasuke had gained another fan club in Kumogakure.
That day, he was resting quietly in his room.
Although the fracture in his arm had long since healed, he hadn't removed the bandages, hoping to avoid any lingering damage.
Knock, knock, knock!
"Lord Sasuke, Lord Sasuke, outside... outside..."
A female ninja with somewhat dark skin knocked on Sasuke's door, pointing at the sky outside as she panted for breath.
"What happened?"
Sasuke looked at the Kumogakure kunoichi and asked.
"There's something strange about the sky outside!"
Sasuke went outside and found quite a few ninja gathered there, all looking up at the sky.
He walked over to the Raikage, who was leaning on a crutch, and Naruto, who stood beside him, then looked up as well.
Then he noticed what looked like a spiderweb in the sky.
The clouds were too thick for them to see it clearly.
But there was one thing they knew: that "spiderweb" was very, very high up.
At the very least, it was above the clouds.
"Can you see anything?"
The Raikage asked Sasuke.
Sasuke had already activated his Sharingan, but he still couldn't see clearly.
He shook his head. "What about the Hyuga's Byakugan?"
"They can see about as much as we can."
Just then, Sasuke and Naruto, both highly sensitive to nature energy, suddenly sensed a mass of scorching energy descending from the sky.
Sasuke and Naruto immediately turned toward