Naruto controlled the gold dust, bypassing Iwagakure's sensory barrier in the simplest, most unremarkable way possible.
He simply flew beyond its detection range.
They silently arrived high above Iwagakure's Tsuchikage Building.
The view was wide open here, allowing them to look down over all of Iwagakure.
Below them, Iwagakure's villagers and ninja bustled about, unaware of the disaster looming over them. In the distance lay rolling rocky mountains and defensive fortifications.
Naruto stood at the edge of the gold dust and looked down at the landmark building below, his face betraying no particular emotion.
He casually pulled a scroll from inside his clothes and untied its cord, then tossed it toward the roof of the Tsuchikage Building as though throwing away a piece of scrap paper.
The scroll tumbled through the air in an arc and landed on the flat roof of the Tsuchikage Building with a soft clatter.
Almost the instant the scroll landed-
"Who's there?"
"Who are you?"
Several sharp shouts rang out from various parts of the building.
Dozens of Iwagakure's elite ninja instantly emerged from the roof, the windows, and even nearby buildings!
Their reactions were lightning-fast. They immediately assumed battle formations, kunai, shuriken, and explosive tags at the ready. Surges of chakra rose from them as they fixed wary, furious gazes on the golden cloud high above and the figures standing atop it.
At the same time, the heavy window of the Tsuchikage's office was thrust open by an invisible force with a bang.
A short figure slowly floated out through the window as though freed from gravity. It was none other than the Third Tsuchikage, Ōnoki.
Ōnoki flew up to roughly the same height as Naruto's gold dust platform. His eyes immediately locked onto the blond boy, the girl wearing a white cloak, and...