Naruto Uzumaki made it sound easy, but he was already comforting the sulking Kurama inside him.
Although they had reconciled and become true friends, and Kurama now stayed inside him willingly, he would hardly act as though nothing had happened in the face of Naruto's "slander." Naturally, he had to sulk.
Of course, Naruto was no longer afraid of Kurama, and he soon soothed him inside his body.
Naraku paid no attention to Naruto, who kept staring at Gore Magala, and turned to look at the others present.
Tsunade stepped forward, a smile in her beautiful eyes. "You brat, did you make an entrance like that so all of us would remember it?"
Naraku replied calmly, "I wanted to leave a lasting impression. Otherwise, some people keep thinking I'm a pushover."
Everyone present clearly understood the meaning behind his words.
In an instant, the smiles faded from many faces.
A few quick-witted people had already let their gazes drift casually toward Dianbingwei and Yunshui, who had also come to welcome Naraku.
Yet the two elders from Kumogakure remained quite composed, smiles still on their faces as though they had not heard Naraku's words.
Naraku did not press them further. Instead, he turned to the two thousand members of the Allied Shinobi Forces behind him.
His gaze swept over their faces, weary yet still holding their backs straight, and his voice was calm and strong. "Everyone, enter the village and recuperate. Today, you can get some proper rest."
Over two thousand ninja answered in unison, their voices shaking the heavens.
Naraku turned to face everyone.
"Let's go. We still have a lot to discuss."
"Let's go, let's go..."
Jiraiya and the others held back, only following once Naraku took the first step into Konoha.
Naraku strode through Konoha's gates.
Sunlight poured