Konoha's outskirts.
Rock Lee, Tenten, and Neji were investigating the meteor crater.
Meteorites kept falling from the sky, smashing into the area around Konoha.
If this continued, there was no guarantee that a new meteorite wouldn't hit Konoha.
"The meteorites' destructive power... truly can't be underestimated," Rock Lee said seriously.
"Just imagining what would happen if one of these things landed in the center of the village is terrifying," Tenten said with a sigh.
"If that really happens, we'll have no choice but to stake our lives on it!"
Rock Lee clenched his fists, brimming with fighting spirit.
"..."
Neji, standing to the side, was deep in thought.
"Neji... what's wrong? You look awful..."
Tenten noticed.
"No... it's nothing..."
Neji shook his head.
Three years had passed, and Naruko wasn't the only one who had grown.
Rock Lee's Taijutsu had reached the point where he could open the Sixth Gate.
Tenten had grown into a beautiful young woman.
And Neji... had become increasingly mature as well.
Just then, a member of the Hyuga Clan found Neji.
"Clan head... something terrible has happened..."
"What is it? Why are you panicking?"
"Our Hyuga Clan estate... has been attacked!"
He sent his clones to deal with the cannon fodder, then leaped up to pursue the trail of the burly man who seemed to be their leader.
Naruko jumped from one rooftop to another.
Enemy ninja continued to engage her along the way.
Naruko and Sasuke knocked them down one after another.
"Above us!"
Following Sasuke's warning, Naruko looked up.
Dozens of ninja were actually floating in the sky.
"How many of them are there..."
The enemy ninja attacked all at once.
"Wind Release... Spiraling Shuriken!"
The blades extending from the Rasengan spun rapidly before being hurled from Naruko's hand.
Ssshhk!!
The Spiraling