Konoha's Predicament, the Way to Break the Stalemate

Outside the ranch!

Watching Obito vanish from where he stood, Tsunade's face took on a complicated expression.

The situation Konoha faced was growing increasingly dire. Whether it was Akatsuki or Orochimaru of Sunagakure, both would become obstacles on Konoha's path to unifying the Shinobi World.

At that moment, Tsunade once again felt the pressure weighing on her. But when she looked up at Shisui and the others before her, the burden on her shoulders seemed to lessen considerably.

The powerful younger generation within Konoha gave her tremendous confidence.

There was Silver Fang Flash Kakashi, Body Flicker Shisui, and Konoha's Azure Beast, Might Guy.

And then there were geniuses like Itachi. The current Konoha feared no storm.

What Tsunade felt most fortunate about was that Kakashi, Guy, Shisui, and Itachi all regarded Naraku as their most cherished companion.

It was precisely because of Naraku that these people could now serve her without reservation. That was why Naraku was her greatest source of confidence.

Tsunade then left the ranch with the others.

At the Senju clan grounds, inside a training field!

Whoosh!

A shuriken tore through the air before embedding itself in a large tree.

Upon closer inspection, several circles had been marked on the tree, and the shuriken had landed right on the red dot in the center.

"Haha, what do you think, Sasuke? I did it!" Naruto said proudly.

He wore a smug expression, unable to suppress the smile on his face.

Sasuke, meanwhile, was covered in black lines. Lowering his head, he gritted his teeth and said, "That was my target!"

"Uh!"

Naruto froze instantly, and the proud look on his face slowly faded. He then scratched his head and said, "Your target, my target—aren't they both targets?"

Thoroughly speechless, Sasuke ignored him and rapidly threw several shuriken in