While Jiraiya and Shikaku Nara were talking, Naruto Uzumaki and the others had already arrived in the Alternate Space.
A black rift tore open in midair, and Sasuke and Naruto landed on the ground one after the other.
The moment Naruto's foot touched the rubble, the sight before him left him stunned.
The entire stretch of land looked as though something had cleaved it down the middle, with cracks extending as far as the eye could see.
The rubble on the ground varied in size. Some pieces were taller than a person, while others had been crushed to powder.
The dust-laden air made Naruto cough twice.
"This is... what the battle left behind?" Naruto looked around, disbelief in his voice.
The ten ninja from the Sealing Squad had already gathered around, warily surveying surroundings utterly different from the Shinobi World.
Sasuke did not answer. He merely looked up.
"The landing point was still a little off. Looks like it'll take a few more tries to stabilize it."
"Sasuke? Where is everyone? Where are Granny Tsunade and Kakashi-sensei?"
"I'm not very practiced at long-distance spatial transportation. Follow me." Sasuke surveyed the surroundings, got his bearings, and took the lead, running into the distance.
"Wait..." Naruto immediately followed.
The other members of the Sealing Squad followed close behind.
Although Sasuke had not opened the Space-Time Portal directly at the valley this time, it was not very far away.
They reached their destination in a little over ten minutes.
From a distance, Naruto spotted Kakashi Hatake standing on the cliff.
He was keeping a vigilant watch in every direction to guard against a surprise attack.
"Kakashi-sensei..."
Naruto's shout came from afar. Kakashi whipped his head around and saw Sasuke and the others rapidly approaching him.
"Why did they come from that direction?"
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