Ye Feng understood what Shisui meant and interrupted:
"All right, it's getting late. Let's call it a day. You still have plenty of room to grow, so don't get smug just because you've gained a little strength. In my eyes, you're all still rookies."
"Yes, Uncle Ye Feng."
With that, Ye Feng took the four of them back to Konoha, bringing their month of special training to an end.
Shisui went back to report to Minato Namikaze. Once Minato Namikaze learned what had really happened, he let out a long sigh of relief. These were extraordinary times, and he could not afford to take even the slightest disturbance lightly.
Still, some good had come of this incident: those ninja villages had lost quite a few Jonin, which would ease the pressure on Konoha a little.
Minato Namikaze even began considering Garurumon. With such a powerful ninja beast, wouldn't it be a shame not to make use of her?
Naruto returned home.
"I'm back!"
Hearing Naruto's voice, Kushina immediately ran excitedly toward the door.
But the moment she saw Naruto, she noticed something was off.
As though something had occurred to her, her expression abruptly changed. She hurried over to Naruto and lifted his shirt. Sure enough, just as she had suspected, the seal on his abdomen had faded considerably.
Kushina immediately demanded sharply:
"Who did this to the seal?"
Startled by Kushina's reaction, Naruto answered somewhat timidly:
"Uh... Uncle Ye Feng did it. He wanted me to communicate more with Nine-Tails."
At that answer, Kushina's expression immediately froze, as though she had never expected Ye Feng to do such a thing.
Just then, Nine-Tails' voice suddenly rang out:
"It's certainly been a long time, Kushina!"
Hearing Nine-Tails' voice, Kushina immediately shouted angrily:
"You stinking fox! I don't know why Ye