Chapter 235: The Best Seasoning for Ichiraku Ramen

"Got it."

"I'll handle Han myself."

"Besides... Have you thought about what I asked?"

Naruto Uzumaki looked at Kurotsuchi.

"Grandpa already agreed to let me go to Konoha."

Kurotsuchi's face lit up at the mention of it.

At last,

after waiting so long, she could move into the Uzumaki Clan Compound.

"Looks like Ōnoki isn't such a stubborn old fossil after all."

Naruto Uzumaki smiled and nodded.

That brought his business in the Land of Earth to a close.

Once he sealed the Five-Tails inside Han into himself, he could return to Konoha.

Naruto Uzumaki tickled the tender sole of Kurotsuchi's foot, then activated Kamui and vanished.

Elsewhere.

On the Gobi far from the village,

Han stood with his arms folded, as though quietly waiting for something.

The next moment,

space rippled,

and Naruto Uzumaki appeared before Han.

"You finally came."

Han spoke calmly as he looked at Naruto Uzumaki.

"You didn't have to pick somewhere like this."

Naruto Uzumaki smiled at Han. "Dealing with you will only take an instant anyway."

"I know you're right, but surrendering without a fight isn't my style."

Steam poured from Han's body as he charged at Naruto Uzumaki.

"Shinra Tensei!"

Boom!

The powerful repulsive force sent Han flying backward.

Then,

several Black Rods slammed into Han the instant he landed, pinning him to the ground.

"What terrifying power..."

Feeling the Chakra inside him all but stop flowing, Han sighed.

If a Jinchūriki's death didn't also kill the Tailed Beast inside him,

those Black Rods would have been aimed at his heart, neck, and head, wouldn't they?

Defeating a Kage Level fighter in one move—how terrifying!

"This is my only option."

Han closed his eyes, and his bones began to crackle.

In an instant,

an enormous surge of Chakra erupted, and Five-Tails Kokuō appeared