Kakashi, Naruto, Tenten, and the others who had been catching up from behind all stopped in their tracks.
The entire canyon looked as though some incomprehensible force had plowed through it.
A thick layer of fine black powder covered the ground-the remains of over a hundred sturdy puppets crushed to dust.
The savage force had even altered the canyon's terrain, leaving the rock walls covered in hideous cracks.
"Th-this is..."
A Sunagakure ninja stared at the scene before him, his voice trembling.
He could not imagine what kind of terrifying ninjutsu could have caused such total destruction in so little time.
Neji had his Byakugan activated, cold sweat seeping from his temples.
"There are two people's chakra inside that cave."
He had already investigated earlier, but seeing the destruction firsthand still made his heart tighten with shock.
Then everyone's eyes focused on the two people walking out of the cave.
Everyone froze.
The sight before them was simply too much to take in.
Goten still looked as laid-back as ever.
Sakura, however, looked like an entirely new person.
Her complexion was so rosy it almost seemed to glisten, and her watery green eyes held the clear brightness of a sky after rain.
She lowered her head slightly, looking bashful, yet clung tightly to Goten's arm with an intimacy impossible to ignore.
"Sakura! You... you two..."
Naruto's eyes widened as he pointed at the two pressed close together, his mind struggling to catch up.
He looked at Goten, who seemed to take it all for granted, then at Sakura's glowing face, and for a moment he had no idea what to say.
Something's off here! Seriously off!
"Wow..."
Tenten looked as stunned as if she had discovered a new continent, her gaze sweeping back and forth between them as her hunger