Sasuke touched the place where the mark disappeared. The skin was no different from before, but he could vaguely feel an extremely weak Chakra flowing under the skin.
"Got it."
After saying that, Sasuke put down his sleeves, turned around and walked out of the door.
After walking out of the gate, his back became smaller and smaller in the night, until he completely blended into the dark woods.
Sound Four, who was waiting at the edge of the forest, surrounded him as soon as he saw Sasuke coming out.
Tayuya handed over a pill. "This is a gift from Lord Orochimaru. After taking it, your strength will be greatly improved."
Sasuke took the pill, pinched it on his fingertips for a moment, and then swallowed it in one gulp.
The moment the pill entered the throat, a hot Chakra exploded from the abdomen and spread crazily along the meridians.
Sasuke's body shook, and his consciousness was quickly dragged into darkness.
Sound Four put the unconscious Sasuke into the sealed container prepared in advance, picked up the container and rushed towards Otogakure quickly.
Naruto watched several Chakra signals disappear into the distance, and Naruto withdrew his gaze.
He glanced at Sakura who was lying unconscious on the bench and thought for a moment before picking out a Shadow Clone Technique.
Shadow Clone Technique nodded to Naruto, then turned around and jumped onto the roof, rushing towards Ino's home.
Not long after, Shadow Clone Technique rushed to the gate with Ino, who was still wearing pajamas.
"Naruto What's going on?"
"I was getting ready to sleep when your Shadow Clone Technique knocked on my window!"
"Hey? Why is Sakura lying on the bench?"
While Ino tucked her messy blond hair behind her ears, she quickly walked to the bench and squatted down to check on Sakura.
"Things are a bit complicated."
"You take her with you first, and we'll talk as we walk."
"Okay!"
Ino glanced at Naruto, then put Sakura's arm on his shoulder and walked towards Sakura's home.
On the way, Naruto briefly told Sasuke that he had taken on a special mission and needed to leave the village for three years.
As for why Sakura fainted here, it was because Sasuke didn't want her to stop him, so he directly used illusion to knock her out.
"What?"
"Sasuke has to leave for three years to do a special mission?"
"Still using illusions to stun Sakura?"
"He is really serious. Can't you explain it clearly? I have to use illusion!"
Ino The volume increased uncontrollably after listening to it.
Naruto smiled and didn't answer.
After walking for a while, Ino looked down at Sakura, who was sleeping on his shoulder, and then looked up at Naruto who was walking in front.
The night wind blew over, causing Naruto's golden hair to sway slightly, and the hem of the white windbreaker also swayed slightly.
Ino asked, "I said Naruto, don't you like Sakura the most?"
"With such a great opportunity, you actually asked me to send her back?"
Naruto didn't stop, turned his head and glanced at Ino, smiled and said, "Ino, I used to be very naive."
"But people change."
"Now I know exactly what I need and I am working hard in that direction."
"As for Sakura, let's leave it to Sasuke to take care of!"
Ino's steps paused slightly.
She looked at Naruto's side face. The light from the streetlight fell on Naruto's golden hair. A face that looked more and more like Fourth Hokage had a calmness that Ino couldn't explain.
Ino quickly looked away, his heart beating a few beats inexplicably.
"Naruto You have really changed."
"In the past, you used to chase Sakura and call her Sakura-chan all day long, but now you can calmly arrange other people's affairs."
Ino paused, looked at Naruto again, and said in a softer voice, "Since you have your own goals, you have to work hard!"
"You are Jōnin now, don't let us friends down."
Naruto nodded and smiled slightly at Ino.
When Ino saw Naruto's smile, his heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason, and he quickly lowered his head again, the tips of his ears faintly turning red under the streetlight.
Along the way, Ino never took the initiative to look at Naruto again. He just held Sakura's arm and walked a little faster than before.
The two sent Sakura home. Ino helped Sakura push open the courtyard door and looked back at Naruto.
Naruto waved to her, then turned around and disappeared into the night.
When Naruto returned to the door of his courtyard, he found that the light was on.
He pushed open the courtyard door and walked in, and found Karin sitting under the tree in the courtyard, with a tall figure with white hair sitting opposite him.
Jiraiya was holding a cup of hot tea in his hand, looking up at the house with a somewhat nostalgic expression on his face.
"Naruto You are back!"
Karin saw Naruto stand up and say hello.
"Pervy Sage, why are you here?" Naruto nodded and sat down next to Karin.
Jiraiya put the tea cup on the table, looked around at the familiar courtyard walls and sighed, "Well, this place is really nostalgic."
"The last time I sat here drinking tea was before you were born."
After saying that, Jiraiya put away the nostalgia on his face, and his expression became more serious. "Naruto, Tsunade has already told me what happened in Hokage Office."
Naruto nodded and turned to Karin: "Karin, you should go back and rest first!"
Karin looked at Naruto and then at Jiraiya, knowing that the two of them had something to talk about, he nodded. "Then I'll go back first Naruto, see you Lord Jiraiya!"
"Goodbye, bye, go to bed early."
Jiraiya waved to Karin.
Looking at Karin's back, the familiar courtyard, and Naruto's calm face, Jiraiya felt as if Minato and Kushina were back.
Same red hair, same yellow hair.
When Karin walked out of the courtyard, Naruto's hands Hand Seals, and a Barrier rose from Training Room, covering the entire house.
Jiraiya recognized this layer of Barrier, and when he came back to his senses, his eyes moved slightly. "Well, Naruto, he actually mastered this Barrier that Minato and your mother arranged together back then."
"It looks like you turned this house upside down from top to bottom."
Naruto sat down on the stool opposite Jiraiya.
"Pervy Sage, are you here to ask me about mastering Nine-Tails Chakra?"
Jiraiya nodded, but shook his head.
"I was quite curious at first. After all, you are probably the first Jinchuriki who can completely master Nine-Tails Chakra."
"But after Tsunade told me that you admitted it yourself, I didn't want to ask so much."
"Compared to this, there is another thing I want to say."
Jiraiya picked up the tea cup and took a sip. There was no inquiry in Naruto's eyes, only an elder's concern. "Naruto, you are amazing."
"Nine-Tails's Chakra contains hatred and violence that have accumulated for thousands of years. Your mother could only barely suppress it back then and never really made it obey."
"You must have suffered a lot to be able to do this!"
in sealed space
Nine-Tails tilted his head to the side and let out a cold snort from his nose.
"Huh, hardship?"
It remembered the first time Naruto controlled it Chakra at will, and closed its eyes to sleep.
Naruto smiled and shook his head.
"Pervy Sage, when are you going to teach me Senjutsu?"
"Well, practicing Senjutsu is not something that can be accomplished in a few days."
"I originally wanted to wait for Konoha to get back on track, take you out to travel and practice, and teach you Senjutsu by the way. But before I could mention it, Tsunade told me that you have completely controlled Nine-Tails Chakra."
"At your rate, when I teach you Senjutsu, I'm afraid it won't take you three days to learn it."
Jiraiya said that he laughed first.
Naruto frowned slightly when he heard this.
Jiraiya put down the teacup and looked at Naruto carefully.
"Naruto, the power you have now, it is no exaggeration to say that you are already at the top of Shinobi World."
"But I still don't seem satisfied with your appearance."
"What are you so anxious about?"