Why had his voice been so low?
It was because Shihōin Naraku's thoughts had been entirely on Akame just now!
Naraku pointed a finger at Naruto in exasperation. "You spent so long traveling with Master Jiraiya, yet you haven't learned a thing about staying calm."
"Naruto, your goal is to become Hokage, but right now, you aren't even qualified to be a jonin!"
"I know all you can think about is rescuing Gaara from the enemy, but you have to understand how difficult achieving that goal will be."
"Think carefully about what happened during the Chunin Ninja Exams: gather intelligence, issue orders, then carry them out..."
Naruto Uzumaki scratched his head and chuckled.
"Stop chuckling. Go give them a hand."
"Okay."
Naruto was quite enthusiastic about helping Sakura Haruno.
Naraku shook his head and sank back into thought.
They would soon reach the final stage. He needed to think carefully about how to handle what came next.
Soon, Chiyo and Sakura Haruno finished treating the wounded. Of course, their injuries would not heal that quickly.
The injuries Nagato had deliberately left them with would mostly take quite some time to heal.
If just any medical ninja could easily heal these wounded men completely, there would be no point talking about buying time.
"All of you, get some rest. I'll keep watch! You too, Naruto. I know you aren't tired. That's an order!"
"We'll leave as soon as the people from Sunagakure arrive!"
"We won't have any more time to rest this time. Once we find the Akatsuki's lair, we'll attack immediately!"
"Remember, our primary objective is to rescue Gaara!"
"Yes!"
"Understood!"
"Okay!"
"Got it!"
Naraku waved a hand, and the others immediately went to rest. Even those who were not tired closed their eyes to rest their minds.
The forest