"Just as expected of someone who could seriously injure that old man Ōnoki. Kei, it seems we really have grown old." As she watched Ueno Kei effortlessly shatter the Five-Seal Barrier with a single strike, Chiyo's eyes revealed undisguised shock.
The Five-Seal Barrier might not have been the strongest barrier, but it was still an extremely troublesome presence in the ninja world. Under normal circumstances, there were truly very few people who could break such a barrier with a single blow like Ueno Kei.
If, back in Chiyo's era—when she was young—someone could break a barrier like the Five-Seal Barrier through brute force in a one-on-one fight, Chiyo believed that aside from the God of Shinobi, Senju Hashirama, and Uchiha Madara, there should have been no one else.
Of course, others might have been able to do it as well; Chiyo simply had never witnessed it.
Moreover, she had never truly seen anyone break a barrier so easily through brute force.
Ueno Kei had truly broadened Chiyo's horizons.
"Then let's go." Ueno Kei put away the Lingyu Blade and strode inside first.
The moment they entered, the light immediately grew dim. Of course, everyone present was a ninja, so this slight darkness had practically no effect on them.
"You bastard! What did you do to Gaara?!" The instant Naruto saw the scene inside the cave, he completely erupted! Fury exploded from him in an instant.
Because Naruto saw Deidara sitting on Gaara.
"Oh? So this is the Nine-Tails jinchūriki?" Deidara's eyes lit up, completely unconcerned by Naruto's furious shouting.
"Since Itachi said so, it should be him," Sasori said flatly.
Before Ueno Kei and the others entered, the other Akatsuki members had already planned to leave. They had only appeared here in forms similar to spiritual bodies due to a