Hearing Snake Aunt's voice, Naruto glanced back.
Snake Aunt nodded, indicating that he had secured Minato's soul.
The Konoha 10 had never seen anything like this. Twenty thousand ninja from the seven nations' Allied Shinobi Forces advanced like a dark, surging tide.
Everyone waited for Naruto's orders.
Instead, Naruto waved a hand and said, "Just stay here and watch."
"Sasuke."
"Yeah."
With that, Naruto and Sasuke leaped straight off the hilltop and headed for the Seven-Nation Allied Forces.
Everyone on the summit was shocked at the sight.
Jiraiya and Tsunade instinctively moved to jump down after them and protect the pair.
After all, Naruto was now the ruler of the Land of Fire. Having chosen his side, they would do everything they could and fulfill their duty.
Unexpectedly, Orochimaru stopped them.
"Orochimaru, can't you see they have an army of twenty thousand ninja?"
Faced with Tsunade's questioning, Snake Aunt merely smiled. "From what I know of him, he won't do anything unless he's confident. Just stay here and watch."
"Orochimaru, Naruto may be powerful, but they have three Kage Level fighters. What makes you so confident?"
Jiraiya voiced his agreement.
"Heh, how long have you two even known Naruto? How much do you really know about him?"
Snake Aunt had no interest in arguing with them and motioned for the Konoha 10 to stay put.
Just then, Kakashi said, "The allied forces have spotted Naruto and Sasuke. Now we're in trouble."
"Yes, the allied forces are in trouble."
Hearing Snake Aunt say that the allied forces were in trouble, everyone gave him a strange look, seemingly wondering whether they had misheard.
But when Naruto's shout rose from below, everyone's scalp tingled.
"Hey! I've got you surrounded! If you know what's good for you, hurry up and cede territory and pay