Returning Triumphant

The Five Kage's bow did not stir Chenshu Senju in the slightest. He merely raised an eyebrow, too lazy to offer even a polite response.

He turned and looked over the exhausted wounded sprawled across the ground. His voice was not loud, yet it carried clearly across the scorched earth. "Hidden Leaf Village people, if you're still breathing, get up and prepare to head home."

The Raikage, A, clutched his broken arm and forced himself forward. "Lord Senju, regarding postwar reconstruction and the defenses of each nation, should we perhaps..."

"Stop." Chenshu Senju did not even glance at him as he raised a hand to cut him off. "I'm only here to fight. I'm not here to babysit. Don't bother me with the crap about villages carving up territory."

The Raikage's face flushed crimson, the rest of his words stuck in his throat. Ōnoki quickly grabbed him, signaling for him not to provoke Chenshu Senju any further.

Naruto had just been about to greet the Sand ninja when Sasuke grabbed him by the back of his collar and dragged him into the Hidden Leaf Village ranks. "Shut up. Stop testing that guy's patience."

The people from the other ninja villages exchanged glances. No one dared step forward to speak, and they could only silently watch the god of slaughter lead his people away.

The journey back did not take much time. With Chenshu Senju clearing the way ahead, every ravine and crater torn open by the altered terrain was casually filled in with a few bursts of chakra, forcibly paving a smooth road through the land.

Following behind, Naruto watched mountaintops get flattened in an instant and could not help swallowing. "What level do you think Brother Chen is at now?"

Sasuke kept a cold face and did not even