Not long after Naruto returned to Konoha, he received a message from the Hokage Building.
Jiraiya, the current Fifth Hokage, was preparing to depart for the Five Kage Summit. He invited Naruto, the Leader of Uzushio, to attend as well and discuss how to deal with the threat posed by Madara Uchiha.
After hearing the guard's report, Naruto narrowed his eyes slightly. How could he possibly miss an event as grand as the Five Kage Summit?
After agreeing to attend, Naruto made a trip to the Hyuga Compound. Inside the main family's old residence, he found Hinata dressed in a blue-and-white kimono and invited her to join his Shadow Guard.
"Going to the Five Kage Summit?" Hinata lowered her head and nodded.
Naruto glanced at Hinata's Byakugan, which was evolving toward the Tenseigan. He could sense that the quality of Chakra within her had improved considerably. If her strength had previously only been at the elite Jonin level—
Now, even without using the power of the Tenseigan, Hinata's strength had reached the average Kage-level standard.
That was only because Hinata lacked combat experience. Otherwise, her physical strength alone would have allowed her to battle tailed beasts. That was the power of Hamura's inheritance.
After finding Hinata, Naruto joined Konoha's group and headed toward the Land of Iron.
While passing through a certain part of the Land of Fire, they encountered Sasuke, who had been waiting there for quite some time. After transplanting Itachi's Mangekyō Sharingan, Sasuke's Mangekyō had reached the Eternal level. As long as he had enough Chakra, he could use his dojutsu without restraint.
Unlike their previous encounters, Sasuke did not confidently challenge Naruto this time.
During his stay in Uzushio Village, he had already been taught a lesson by Shisui. It was then that he realized Shisui