Hiruzen Sarutobi appeared on the other side of the barrier.
He had been careless.
He should have left the moment he had the chance.
He hadn't expected them to have a barrier ready.
Now he couldn't leave even if he wanted to.
"Stop looking. You can't break this barrier."
Rasa looked at Hiruzen Sarutobi calmly.
"Kazekage, what exactly are you trying to do?"
"You think you can kill me?"
Seeing that only he and the Kazekage were inside the barrier, Hiruzen Sarutobi regained his composure.
His strength had declined over the years.
But
in a one-on-one fight,
he had no reason to fear this so-called Kazekage.
"There's no rush."
"Just watch."
To Hiruzen Sarutobi's surprise, Rasa seemed in no hurry to attack. He merely watched the chaos outside the barrier.
At that,
Hiruzen Sarutobi gave a soft snort and made no move either.
This was his home ground.
The longer this dragged on, the better it was for him.
"Naruto-kun... what should we do?"
Hinata Hyuga, Sakura Haruno, Ino Yamanaka, Tenten, Rock Lee, Neji Hyuga, Shino Aburame, and the others had instinctively gathered around Naruto Uzumaki as soon as the chaos began.
For people whose toughest missions had been C-rank, it was impossible not to feel nervous in a situation like this.
"If you want some practice, go fight those Sunagakure ninja. If not, stay here."
As Naruto Uzumaki spoke, he kicked away a Sunagakure ninja who had rushed in to ambush them.
Then
he walked up to Kankuro and Temari.
"W-what are you going to do?"
Kankuro backed away in terror as he looked at Naruto Uzumaki.
Was this guy
going to kill them?
"Idiot."
"Run around like that and you'll get yourself killed."
Naruto Uzumaki snorted and used the Body Flicker Technique to appear behind Kankuro.
He knocked