Against Kazuma and his subordinates, Naruto had completely overwhelmed them. It had taken barely any effort to defeat them. As for the one named Fū, Naruto had deliberately finished her off with a Rasenshuriken.
On the way back with Asuma and Team 10, it had gotten too late, so they decided to camp where they were.
"Wood Release: Four Pillars House Technique!"
Yamato formed hand seals and conjured an entire house.
Naruto walked inside in admiration. "No matter how many times I see it, Captain Yamato's Wood Release still feels so comforting!"
"Ha ha... Is that so? I'm glad you like it." Yamato smiled bashfully.
Ino lightly punched Sakura and asked, "Hey, Sakura, was it always like this when you went out on missions?"
Sakura proudly showed off. "Of course! Ever since Teacher Yamato came along, it's been like this!"
"That's so nice," Ino said enviously. "No more camping in tents."
Suddenly, Naruto, who was entering the house, shuddered. All the memories of his Ice Release Shadow Clone flooded back into his main body, and the Nine-Tails' consciousness returned as well.
Sai, who was laying out the bedding, saw Naruto's expression. "What's wrong, Naruto?"
"I'm fine. I just suddenly remembered something!" Naruto was practically beaming. The memories fed back by the Ice Release Shadow Clone made him want to burst out laughing.
No, this was too funny. He had completely thrown the Pervy Sage off with his nonsense. Especially that stuff about Lord Shadow and the Shadow Garden—he had blurted out everything he had recently read in the inner space. As for what the Pervy Sage would imagine from it, what did that have to do with him?
At that moment, Sai recalled what he had read in books: the best way to grow closer to a friend was to