Outside the little tavern, the people who had just left had not gone far. Instead, they quietly watched what was happening inside. Sure enough, before long, a crack appeared in the wall, and loud crashes rang out from time to time.
Shizune asked worriedly, "Lord Jiraiya, will Uncle be all right?"
Jiraiya replied with some uncertainty, "He probably won't get beaten to death."
Shizune immediately felt that was unreliable, but she did not dare go inside herself, so she could only look at Kikyo.
Kikyo smiled and said, "It's fine. Sister Tsunade's medical ninjutsu is excellent. As long as he has a breath left, she can save him."
Naruto, who was engrossed in his book, still did not understand what was happening. From the sound of things, his idol, the author, was going to get beaten up. He could not allow that.
"Ah, if none of you will do anything, I'll go take a look." Naruto closed the book and volunteered, rushing over.
"Wait..." They all called out at once, but failed to stop him.
Naruto pushed hard against the tavern door. Ripples actually appeared across the wood, and a blue-green light flashed and vanished. Naruto felt a powerful force rebound from the door, sending him tumbling backward through the air.
"What happened?" Naruto looked dazed, unable to understand what was going on.
"A barrier." Kikyo answered his question, her eyes shining as she said, "How amazing. How did he do it? I didn't even notice."
Jiraiya, standing nearby, noticed more. As the only one of the Sannin who had learned Sage Mode, he could clearly sense that the power contained in this barrier differed from ordinary chakra.
*Those are fluctuations of senjutsu power. It couldn't be Tsunade. Could it be... yes, it could only be him. Who would have