Traveling at full speed, Naruto reached Konoha, two thousand kilometers away, in just half a day.
The Konoha Anbu enforcing martial law nearby noticed Naruto and immediately approached him. "Lord Naruto, you've finally arrived. The Fifth Hokage and Lady Tsunade specifically instructed us to invite you to the Hokage Building for a discussion."
Naruto nodded and followed the Konoha Anbu to the Hokage Building.
Inside the Hokage's Office, Naruto found Jiraiya and Tsunade looking frustrated. Judging by their expressions, they seemed to have just gone through a fierce battle.
Naruto frowned at the sight. "Where are the attackers now?"
Jiraiya's expression turned grave. "The attackers possess strength comparable to the Five Kage. Once they were determined to escape, Tsunade and I had no way to keep them here. The Hyuga Clan hasn't provided much information either..."
With that, Jiraiya let out a soft sigh.
After Naruto had introduced the concept of Super Kage, Jiraiya realized that his own strength could at most be considered ordinary Kage-level. There was still quite a gap between him and the strongest Super Kage-level shinobi in the ninja world. Yet aside from the deceased Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, the only living shinobi with Super Kage strength were Naruto and Nagato. He and Tsunade were still among the strongest in the ninja world.
Yet even with Tsunade joining forces with him, they had failed to capture those Byakugan shinobi. Jiraiya could not help but wonder whether his strength had already fallen behind the times.
Naruto saw through Jiraiya's thoughts and smiled. "They aren't ordinary shinobi..."
After a brief pause, Naruto explained beneath Jiraiya's puzzled gaze, "Those Byakugan-wielding attackers are another branch of the Hyuga Clan, one that exists outside the ninja world's system. Their strongest member possesses Super Kage strength and may even be capable