Naruto hurried toward Konoha under the moonlight. He had been away from Konoha for a long time. Over the past few years, he had constantly worried about Sasuke. If Jin had not told him Sasuke would be fine, Naruto would have gone to bring Sasuke back. Jin felt that would be a waste of time, so he stopped Naruto. Sakura had also returned after completing her training under Tsunade. Naruto had inherited Jiraiya's skills. Sakura had inherited Tsunade's abilities. Sasuke had gained Orochimaru's power. It could be said that the new Legendary Sannin had taken shape. As for Jin, he was a super ninja who surpassed the Sannin. His ability to destroy a nation single-handedly had already been proven to the whole world.
Naruto hummed a little tune as he walked happily along, but then he suddenly spotted someone standing a hundred meters ahead—a ninja clad in black with red clouds. He immediately went on guard.
"Who's that person ahead? Is it Deva Path Pain?" Naruto shouted.
"That's right. The Nine-Tails Demon Fox's jinchuriki has grown this strong so quickly. It seems that if I don't deal with you soon, you'll truly become troublesome later." Deva Path Pain did not directly answer Naruto's question.
"Konoha thinks highly of you. They sent so many ninjas to protect you. But no matter how many there are, it's useless. Will you come with me willingly, or should I extract the Nine-Tails Demon Fox before leaving on my own?" Pain's words were arrogant, but he had the right to be arrogant.
The moment Pain appeared, the ninjas protecting Naruto swiftly relayed the news to Jin's Castle.
"What? Pain appeared on Naruto's way back to Konoha? Where is Naruto now? Is he in danger?" Jin asked.
"The brother who sent back the message said that