It just seemed that the difficulty was a bit too high now.
Sasuke surely wasn't so weak that he couldn't even beat Sakura, right?
But Naruto, as he was now, might not be able to defeat Sakura.
They entered the Hokage Office.
There was only one person in the entire office.
Neither Sakura, Kakashi, nor Jiraiya was surprised.
But Naruto froze for a moment. "Why is Yeyu sitting in the Hokage Grandpa's seat?"
Jiraiya thought to himself, Just as I thought. Then again, Hiruzen is already over seventy. It's time for him to retire.
Yeyu set down the documents in his hand.
Then he raised his head.
Sakura and Kakashi approached with Jiraiya and Naruto.
"Yeyu."
Yeyu nodded.
He looked at Naruto and Jiraiya. "You two are back."
There was neither surprise nor delight in his voice.
Jiraiya looked around the Hokage Office and sighed. "This Hokage Office finally belongs entirely to you."
Yeyu remained calm and said nothing.
Naruto did not understand what he meant.
He looked at Yeyu. "Yeyu, I've already mastered the Nine-Tails' power."
"I should be able to defeat Sasuke now, right?"
He looked at Yeyu expectantly.
Yeyu merely glanced at Naruto before turning to Jiraiya. "Six-Tails?"
Jiraiya froze for a moment, then understood what Yeyu meant.
He nodded. "At most, six tails."
Yeyu leaned back in his chair, arms crossed.
"Naruto, you're still far from it. You need to keep training."
Forget defeating Sasuke—if they truly fought, Naruto would be utterly crushed by Sasuke.
Sasuke could defeat him without the slightest effort.
The delight on Naruto's face instantly froze. He said unhappily, "But I've already mastered the Nine-Tails' power."
"Sasuke's Sharingan can't control me anymore, can it?"
Yeyu looked at Naruto, his expression complicated.
That complicated look made Naruto even more displeased. "Yeyu, you've always