Hatake Ziyan nodded in satisfaction, then turned and left!
At the very moment Hatake Ziyan destroyed the Soul Body, a man sitting cross-legged inside a wooden cabin deep in a remote mountain range spat out a mouthful of blood!
The man opened his eyes, clutched his head, and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with his other hand. "Hatake Ziyan? Where on earth did you come from? I'm growing more and more interested in you! But you're interfering with this world's natural course of development. It seems I'll have to meet you face-to-face!"
The man looked toward Konoha. His open eyes had no black pupils-they were unmistakably a pair of Byakugan!
While Hatake Ziyan was dealing with Danzo, Sasuke caught up with the fleeing Naruto at the Valley of the End!
Sasuke and Naruto stood atop the heads of Madara's and Hashirama's statues, respectively!
"Naruto! Stop making things worse! Come back with me! With Lord Minato, our Uchiha Clan, and Lord Ziyan there, I believe you won't be punished! At most, they'll lock you up for a few days! After all, you didn't directly cause any damage to Konoha!" Sasuke shouted to Naruto across from him.
Naruto's gaze wavered, but as he thought about what he had done that day and the father he had failed to kill, his expression gradually hardened with resolve!
"Sasuke! Stop talking! I'm not going back with you! I'm going to seek greater power! I'll personally settle the score for everything my mother and I have suffered!" With that, Naruto immediately entered Nine-Tails Mode, making his resolve clear!
Seeing this, Sasuke activated his Mangekyō Sharingan and shouted at Naruto, "Since you refuse to come back, I'll defeat you and drag you back myself!"
"Susanoo!"
With Sasuke's furious shout, the purple half-bodied