Shizune asked in disbelief, "They just left?"
The other Konoha Jonin hadn't let down their guard, either. They remained alert, keeping watch for enemies who might appear at any moment.
Jiraiya asked Naruto, "What happened?"
Naruto didn't hide anything and told them everything that had happened.
Tsunade furrowed her brow slightly. "So Sasuke Uchiha deliberately lured you here?"
Menma nodded. "Yeah!"
After hearing this, even Tsunade couldn't help looking around, wondering why Sasuke had deliberately lured Naruto here. But everything around them seemed normal, and there was no sign of an ambush. In the end, her gaze settled on the statues on either side of the waterfall.
By then, the statues of the First and Madara Uchiha were badly damaged. Only a few details remained, barely enough to identify whom they depicted.
Tsunade looked away and said, "Let's get back to the village first!"
The Konoha shinobi didn't dare linger. They immediately followed Tsunade back to Konoha.
Meanwhile.
With his Rinnegan awakened, Sasuke sped toward the Flying Fortress.
He didn't look happy about successfully awakening the Rinnegan. On the contrary, he seemed somewhat displeased.
He'd clearly sensed that Naruto hadn't fought at full strength during their battle, while he himself had given everything he had.
"Has that idiot Naruto really grown this strong?"
The more he thought about it, the more his brow furrowed.
For some reason, he even suspected that if their fight had continued, he might not have won, even with the Rinnegan.
After all, his Dojutsu had been nearly depleted, and awakening the Rinnegan wouldn't instantly restore what he'd lost.
Naruto and Menma, on the other hand, had clearly been far more at ease!
"So I was the one pushed into a corner..."
Although he couldn't quite accept it, Sasuke had to admit that Naruto had held