Nawaki Senju and the shadowy figure finally arrived as Naruto and the others withdrew. Their battle immediately leveled the area. Everything within a thousand meters was caught in the fighting, and the slower monsters were killed by the shock waves their clashes unleashed.
Naruto, Sasuke, and Ao Ling, who had arrived later, stood on a nearby hillside watching the two fight. The Elder arrived as well. Naruto did not know him, but since he was an elf and immensely powerful, Naruto guessed he must be one of the Elf clan's leaders.
Naruto looked at the Elder. "Hey, old man, what happened to those monsters?"
The Elder visibly froze. Old man? No one had ever dared speak to him so rudely before. Ao Ling hurriedly introduced him. "Naruto, this is the Elder of the Elf clan. Elder, please don't take offense. That's just how Naruto talks."
The Elder smiled faintly. "It's all right. He's young. I understand."
Naruto frowned, then looked surprised as something occurred to him. "The Elder? Doesn't that make you that brat Keller's grandfather?"
The Elder smiled. "Haha, so you're friends of Keller's. Thank you for helping the Elf clan this time. From now on, you are friends of our clan."
Naruto waved a hand. "It's nothing. We know Keller, after all. We're in the same Adventuring Party, so of course we should help each other when we can. Speaking of which, where is Keller?"
Ao Ling said, "Keller is in the Elf Refuge, protecting the young elves. Everyone else is there too."
Naruto nodded. "Good, as long as they're safe. So, what about those monsters?"
The Elder said, "Those monsters are still farther back. I've already organized our people to defend against them. We'll try to wipe them out here in the elves' Sacred Land. With the