By the time Naruto finished his ramen and came out, Kakashi had already gone far away.
"Pervy Sage, where's Kakashi-sensei?" Naruto looked around. "He said he was going to take me training!"
"Kakashi had something to do and left first. From here on out, I'll be in charge of your training." Jiraiya planted his hands on his hips, his eyes gleaming. "We'll train outside the village—traveling while gathering material. Hahaha, it'll be wonderful!"
Naruto's eyes immediately lit up at that.
Come to think of it, ever since the Land of Waves mission, he had not left the village in a long time.
And besides, besides...
"Pervy Sage, it's about time you taught me that jutsu called the Rasengan, right?!" Naruto glared fiercely at Jiraiya. "I've already mastered the Summoning Jutsu!"
"No problem. I'll definitely teach it to you during this training."
Jiraiya laughed heartily. "Go pack your things now. We're leaving immediately!"
"Really? Awesome!!"
Naruto shouted excitedly.
Kakashi followed the little adult manga to another street. The moment he entered, he sensed a heavy atmosphere.
He tore his gaze away from the little adult manga and saw two men wearing straw hats and black cloaks patterned with red clouds, sitting with their heads lowered as they drank tea.
Asuma and Guy were already keeping watch from nearby.
As if they had noticed something, Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki vanished from where they stood in a flash.
"After them!" Asuma barked coldly and gave chase.
Kakashi's expression darkened.
If his senses had not been wrong just now, then one of those two was... Uchiha Itachi!
Had they really come for the Nine-Tails inside Naruto?
Following behind Asuma and Guy, Kakashi arrived at a lake.
Uchiha Itachi and Kisame Hoshigaki stood on the calm surface of the water, silently waiting for