Seeing Tsunade stammer without managing to explain herself, Naruto could not be bothered to argue with her anymore.
Taking this rather unreliable senior seriously was nothing but a waste of time and energy.
"Forget it. Just sleep here."
Naruto waved a hand, sounding slightly resigned. "I'll go check on things in Kirigakure first."
"Hey, hey, you just got back, and you're leaving again?"
Tsunade straightened up in bed, looking surprised.
"You're not even going to rest?"
Naruto did not answer. He simply closed his eyes and concentrated on sensing.
His chakra spread out like invisible ripples as he carefully searched for Flying Thunder God Marks to the east, in the direction of Kirigakure.
He had previously left a personal mark on Shino Aburame's shoulder. More importantly, his modified Flying Thunder God Mark was shaped like a spiral, while many Konoha ninja already had the Uzumaki Clan's crest embroidered on the backs of their uniform flak jackets.
Naruto had cleverly incorporated his Flying Thunder God Mark into those crests. That meant that as long as he found a cluster of Konoha ninja bearing these special marks, he could pinpoint the main force attacking Kirigakure.
"Yeah, you can have the room for tonight."
Naruto opened his eyes, his gaze seeming to pierce the walls as he looked toward the distant east.
"I need to go settle things in Kirigakure once and for all."
At that, Tsunade slapped the bed beneath her irritably. "Then why did you wake me up just now? Just to tell me you were leaving?"
She felt that she had taken that beating for nothing.
Naruto glanced at her, a teasing smile curling his lips. "I wanted to sleep earlier, but then I saw an old lady lying in my bed and suddenly lost the urge."
**"Who are you