"Wow!"
"That's where Flame Mountain is, right?"
"Look, even the sky's been burned red by the flames!"
Sasuke Uchiha and Sakura Haruno were still hurrying along with their heads down when Naruto suddenly leaped into the treetops beside them, held a hand over his brow, and shouted as he gazed into the distance.
Flame Mountain?!
Sasuke and Sakura froze for a moment, then leaped up and landed beside Naruto.
"It really is spectacular!" Sakura's face was full of admiration.
"Is that the mountain range Lord Hokage set on fire? I've never seen anything so spectacular before."
Sasuke said calmly from beside her, "What's so special about that? I've even been close to Flame Mountain and seen it from the foot of the mountains."
Although Sasuke spoke casually now, he had actually been quite shocked the first time he saw Flame Mountain.
But that had all happened before the Fourth Shinobi World War broke out.
"I heard Lord Hokage led the Konoha ninja in a fierce battle against the Cloud ninja in that mountain range, and in the end, he unleashed the strongest Fire Release ninjutsu. Those powerful flames set the entire mountain range ablaze!"
"And the flames have been burning ever since, without any sign of going out!"
Sakura recounted the legends and stories she had heard from other ninja, looking as though she shared in the glory.
Naruto nodded solemnly. "Big Brother Naraku also said Kumogakure actually begged him to put out that burning mountain range."
At that, Sasuke and Sakura both looked over.
It really was the first time either of them had heard about this.
After all, Kumogakure would never admit to something so embarrassing, while Naraku did not care, so the news had never spread widely.
Naraku had only mentioned it to a few people during