Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha concealed their identities and began touring the Land of Iron. After exploring the country, they secretly made their way into the Land of Waterfalls, the Land of Grass, and other nations.
All these countries had one thing in common: during the Fourth Shinobi World War, Uzumaki Kuming had personally led the forces that conquered them.
Restoring people's livelihoods after the war was no easy task. Every country had resistance groups made up of hardliners, and the sights Naruto, Sasuke, and the Sage of Six Paths encountered along the way weren't always peaceful and harmonious. Plenty of people were living in comfort, but plenty of others had been driven from their homes.
They even witnessed several battles. In front of them, resistance fighters were killed by Konoha Ninja leading the charge. Naruto and the others saw plenty of such clashes, but rarely interfered.
One side was made up of Konoha Ninja; the other, resistance fighters who attacked them. Naruto himself didn't know whether he should stand with his village and suppress the rebellion, or side with the weak and sympathize with those who suffered. After all, the resistance fighters could no longer be considered innocent civilians.
To Naruto and Sasuke's relief, during their long travels, they never saw Konoha Ninja massacre civilians. The Stone Ninja under Konoha's control also had excellent military discipline, and nothing untoward happened.
After visiting several countries, Naruto and Sasuke followed the Sage of Six Paths' suggestion and began crossing the Land of Rain on their way to Konoha.
Naruto seemed to have figured out what Uzumaki Kuming was trying to do. He no longer opposed it as strongly as he had at first.
While Naruto and Sasuke traveled around the Shinobi World, Uzumaki Kuming had already led the main force of