"I really want to eat ramen!" Naruto complained listlessly as he walked, his hands behind his head, carrying a large backpack.
"Ramen? Do you even have any money left? Didn't Lord Jiraiya swindle all your money?" Sakura asked.
"Damn Jiraiya-sensei!" Naruto clenched his fist, then took out his frog wallet, which was indeed empty except for a few coins.
He turned to look at Kakashi.
" Kakashi-sensei, will our mission be an S-rank? We should get a lot of money, right?"
Kakashi turned a page of " Icha Icha Paradise " as he walked, answering without turning his head.
"It'll probably be S-rank, but it depends on how the Hokage rank it."
"That must be S-rank!" Naruto jumped up excitedly, " Shinsei is always very generous!"
Sasuke and Sakura both agreed with this statement, and they nodded in unison.
Since Shinsei became Hokage, the mission rewards have increased significantly, to the point that even ordinary Genin can support their entire families on mission rewards.
For a moment, the four of them couldn't help but imagine the scene of receiving over a million mission rewards after returning to Konoha.
Within the Land of Fire, dense and enormous forests stretched as far as the eye could see. The four of them walked through them, appearing both vast and tiny.
Sasuke suddenly stopped, his brow furrowing slightly. Kakashi turned to him and asked, "What's wrong, Sasuke?"
" Kakashi-sensei, do you feel like there's something wrong?"
Kakashi put " Icha Icha Paradise " back into his ninja tool pouch and took out two Kunai, holding them in his hands. "Your senses are sharp, Sasuke. I haven't heard birds sing in a long time."
Naruto scratched his head in confusion. "Really, Kakashi-sensei? But I didn't sense any enemies."
Sasuke quickly drew two Kunai and rolled his eyes at Naruto: "Idiot."
"Is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki still so oblivious?" A voice came from behind a large tree in the distance. A man wearing a blue robe and Spiral Mask walked out from behind the tree, holding a fresh human head in his hand. He casually tossed it down in front of the four disciples.
Naruto stared intently, then exclaimed in shock, "Daimyo? Did you kill the Daimyo, Obito Uchiha!"
Obito his hands, tilted his head, and let out a cryptic laugh, "Hahaha, why should I be the one who killed the daimyo? Didn't the Daimyo of the Land of Fire die because of you? Let me think—hmm, you judged the daimyo's Twelve Guardian Ninja, killed his officials, and then killed the daimyo himself. That seems more reasonable. Don't you think the people of the Land of Fire find this explanation more plausible?"
"Damn it!" Naruto pointed at Obito, "I'm going to kill you!" He conjured a Rasengan in each hand, orange Chakra spinning rapidly in his palms, ready to charge forward.
Kakashi grabbed Naruto's shoulder and pressed him to the spot. "Calm down, Naruto." His gaze swept past Obito into the depths of the dense forest. " Obito, you dare to come here alone to capture the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki? Or is Madara Uchiha here too?"
"As expected of Kakashi, he's still so perceptive."
A deep voice came from behind the four people.
Sasuke suddenly turned around, Mitsudomoe in his eye sockets instantly merged into a six-pointed star pattern.
Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.
A man dressed in ancient armor, with long, flowing hair, was leaning against a giant tree ten meters behind them, his arms crossed, his scarlet Sharingan slowly rotating.
The oppressive force of Chakra pressed down like a mountain, and the air was filled with a suffocating killing intent.
Madara Uchiha.
" The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, a kid with Sharingan, and Kakashi Hatake."
Ban's gaze swept across the four faces, his tone as indifferent as if he were taking inventory.
" Shinsei is quite generous, sending out all of Konoha's most valuable assets."
Sasuke didn't answer. His Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan locked onto Madara's figure, and this time he finally detected the flow of Madara's Chakra —still immensely vast and suffocating, but at least no longer an impenetrable darkness.
He took a deep breath and whispered to those behind him, " Sakura, Naruto, get ready to go."
"You don't need to tell me." Naruto roared, and crimson Chakra surged from his body.
Five Chakra tails unfurled behind him, and a solid, tangible Tailed Beast Cloak draped over his body. His pupils turned into vertical slits, but his gaze remained clear.
The ground cracked beneath his feet, and rubble was whipped up by Chakra blasts, suspended in mid-air.
" Multiple Shadow Clone Technique!"
Dozens of Naruto appeared simultaneously across the battlefield, each holding a Rasengan infused with the Nine-Tails Chakra, their orange-red light illuminating half the sky.
Dozens of clones launched a simultaneous attack from all directions; in Five-Tails form, their Body Flicker Technique speed was so fast that Sharingan could only catch afterimages.
Obito snorted coldly, and the Kamui vortex unfolded in front of him.
But Naruto's speed far exceeded his expectations—the three clones turned into white smoke the moment they touched the vortex, while the real Naruto had already circled behind him, and the Rasengan pierced straight down towards his back.
Obito suddenly turned to the side, the Rasengan grazing his mask, leaving a scorch mark on it from the scorching heat.
He swung out Chakra chain, but it was struck at a node by five other clones from different angles simultaneously with Rasengan, breaking the chain and causing the fragments to dissipate in the air.
"This guy..." Obito and backed away.
At the same time, Madara launched an attack.
Fire Style: Dragon Flame Song Technique.
Four fire dragons roared out, each as thick as a house, their flames distorting the air.
But this time, it was Sakura who met him.
Sakura burst out of the battleground, the Yin Seal on her forehead instantly released, and the patterns of the Strength of a Hundred Technique spread from her brow to her entire body.
The immense Chakra bestowed upon her by Hashirama Cells fluid condensed in her fist, and she slammed it into the ground.
The earth cracked, and countless pebbles and soil were hurled up by the Chakra shockwave, forming a thick earthen wall that forcefully blocked the impact of the two fire dragons.
The flames collided with the earth and rocks, unleashing a deafening roar.
Sakura was thrown back several meters by the shockwave, her feet carving two deep furrows in the stone slab, but she stood firm, the Chakra in her fists still shining brightly.
" Tsunade's disciple?" Madara narrowed his eyes slightly. "I remember you. What's with your Chakra? I sense Hashirama's presence."
Sakura bit her lip and remained silent, trying her best to endure the overwhelming aura of Madara Uchiha.
" Hashirama's cells? Hmm, but not as violent as his. Did you guys modify them?"
Konoha doesn't respect Hashirama as much as I thought!
" Lord Hashirama is our Konoha Hokage," Sakura said, flicking the pebbles off her fist. "This is the legacy of his power!"
She charged forward again, her Superhuman Strength punch aimed straight for Madara's face.
Ban dodged to the side, the force of his punch grazing his armor and blasting a three-meter-diameter hole in the giant tree behind him.
Ban's counterattack arrived at the same moment.
Fire Style: Dust Concealment Technique!
Scorching smoke and dust enveloped the battlefield.
But the smoke and dust were meaningless to the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan. Sasuke's Susanoo rose from the smoke and dust, the purple giant drew his bow and nocked an arrow, which shot through the smoke and dust and aimed directly at Madara's heart.
Madara raised his hand, conjuring Chakra chakra shield.
The arrow struck the light shield, unleashing a blinding light that cracked the shield. The arrow's remaining force pierced the defense, grazing Ban's shoulder and leaving a fissure in his armor.
Ban glanced down at the crack, a slight smile playing on his lips.
"Not bad. You guys definitely deserve my serious attention!"
Let's dance together!
He Hand Seals, Chakra surged around his body.
Perfect Susanoo!