Escape From Konoha

Mid May.

Team 7, led by Kakashi, has been in the Country of Waves for some time.

Except for the unexpected kidnapping incident that happened to Naruto that day, Team 7 did not encounter any troublesome problems in the Land of Waves. Work in the Country of Waves also went very smoothly, and everything seemed calm. As the days passed, Team 7's work in the Country of Waves gradually came to an end.

"Tomorrow is the day to leave. Time flies so fast..."

In the quiet forest, Sasuke was whispering here alone.

Although on the surface, Sasuke didn't reveal anything on his face, he was actually beginning to feel nervous inside.

This sense of urgency not only came from his own lack of strength, but also partly came from the pressure placed on him by Naruto.

Generally speaking, during his time in the Country of Waves, every member of Team 7, except for Kakashi, the mentor jounin, was more or less honed.

In particular, Naruto not only learned the advanced skill of climbing trees and treading water, but also under Kakashi's responsible teaching, he initially mastered the basic application of wind attribute chakra, and was barely able to use some basic wind escape ninjutsu.

Compared to Naruto when he just graduated from the ninja school, Naruto's strength is undoubtedly much stronger now. Even Sasuke, whose strength has always been ahead of Naruto, can feel that Naruto is growing at a terrifying speed.

If it were Naruto who had just graduated from the ninja school, Sasuke wouldn't be able to feel anything yet. Now Naruto is qualified to fight with himself.

Sasuke understood very early on that compared to himself, Naruto had good foundation in all aspects. What he lacked was just the mastery of basic abilities.

Whether it is chakra control skills or basic physical skills, they are Naruto's shortcomings.

As long as Naruto can squeeze out time and use this time for targeted training, he will naturally grow quickly.

Coupled with the guidance of Kakashi, an outstanding jounin, it also catalyzed Naruto's growth to a certain extent and saved Naruto a lot of time.

Therefore, facing the current Naruto, Sasuke gradually felt a little pressure.

Although he received no less from Kakashi than Naruto in terms of Jonin's guidance, his various foundations had already been polished, and it was not easy to take further steps in terms of strength.

The power of Thunder Release Chidori is very powerful, but it is not easy for Sasuke to master it. He can only use it twice a day.

The third time he uses it, he will most likely not have enough chakra.

Moreover, when this technique is attacking, someone must take his place to restrict the enemy's movements to ensure that the ninjutsu is not missed. Just like this battle, Naruto restrained the enemy and then used Thunder Release Chidori to kill him.

On the contrary, if there is no external force to restrict the enemy's movement, then the Thunder Release Chidori move is a very good choice to distract the enemy's attention. Because this move is powerful enough, but the sound is too noisy.

As long as it is released, the enemy will realize that they must not be hit by Chidori. In this case, if you want to hit the enemy, you can only rely on the enemy's stupidity.

According to Kakashi's explanation, Chidori's ninjutsu was originally created not to kill the enemy from the front, but to distract the enemy's attention so that the other hand can use the white tooth sword technique to achieve unexpected kills enemy's purpose.

Therefore, in real actual combat, the tactical system of Thunder Release Chidori needs to be developed by oneself.

If used alone, this move will be easily dodged by the enemy. It must be combined with a well-formed tactical system to ensure the hit rate.

Once the hit rate is guaranteed, Chidori is a very terrifying ninjutsu.

Next, how to derive his own thunder escape tactical system based on Chidori is something Sasuke must seriously consider.

And at this point, Kakashi can give him very little help. He can only guide him from the side, make up for his experience, and adapt to his own thunder escape tactical system. Compatibility with oneself.

For a while, Sasuke had been thinking about this question.

If this problem can be solved, his strength will undoubtedly be greatly improved.

Just as Sasuke was thinking about this problem, there was sudden movement in his ears.

He turned around and saw Kakashi walking towards him, put away his thinking expression, and asked aloud: "What's the matter?"

"I'm here to take a look at your cultivation progress in the past few days, and also to remind you that we will leave the Country of Waves tomorrow, so don't overdo it today."

Kakashi said.

"I don't need you to remind me of this kind of thing."

"I just said that because you didn't realize it. Like Naruto, you started to practice like crazy recently. Are you still brooding about the past? There is no need to put pressure on yourself like this, anyway, Especially jounin, even if he is injured, he is still an elite named jounin."

Kakashi said nonchalantly.

He was referring to the battle with Naruto and Sakura against the Kumogakure Jonin.

Through that battle, Sasuke realized that his own strength was weak and had nothing to be proud of, so he wanted to become stronger urgently.

"I want to ask a question."

Sasuke fell silent and suddenly raised his head to look at Kakashi.

"What?"

"At my age, can Itachi be able to deal with a Jonin alone?"

Regarding this question, Kakashi just stared at Sasuke and did not answer immediately.

But even if Kakashi didn't answer, Sasuke knew what the answer was.

The answer is yes.

At this time, Itachi not only joined the elite of Konoha's ANBU, but it would probably not be difficult to deal with the Jonin alone.

Because of this, Sasuke felt that his power was far from enough.

Maybe facing the chuunin, he still has the strength to fight and won't behave so badly.

But the gap between jounin and chunin is so big that even if Sasuke masters the A-level ninjutsu Thunder Release Chidori, he will feel deeply powerless when facing a real jounin.

It has been several years since Itachi defected to Konoha. In the past few years, his strength has grown rapidly, but in contrast, Itachi will not stand still. Compared to a few years ago, Itachi has only become stronger and stronger, and now he is probably even stronger than Sasuke could have imagined.

This feeling of weakness reminded Sasuke again of the night when his clan was exterminated. Facing his enemies, he could only show helpless unwillingness and pain.

Kakashi stared at Sasuke and did not interrupt to talk about Itachi. As if to confirm something, he asked: "Have you awakened the Sharingan?"

As soon as these words came out, Sasuke was shocked, and the expression on his face changed slightly.

Under Kakashi's serious gaze, Sasuke felt that all the secrets in his body had been seen through.

He asked helplessly: "How did you know?"

Now that Kakashi saw through it, Sasuke no longer concealed it, but simply injected chakra into his eyes, and his eyes immediately changed.

The eyes became as red as blood, and a dark magatama appeared in the red pupils, looking mysterious and abnormal.

"Your mind is starting to get messed up."

Kakashi said calmly when he saw this.

"Heart?"

"The eyes are the windows to the soul. I should have said more than once that the most taboo thing about understanding nature is to be upset. If you can't calm down your heart and pay attention to spiritual practice, you want to use Sharingan to deal with Mangekyou Wheel eye, this is impossible.”

There is an essential difference between the Mangekyō Sharingan and the Sharingan.

There is a hierarchical suppression between the pupil technique and the pupil technique. This kind of level suppression will put Sasuke under huge restrictions in the process of fighting the Mangekyou Sharingan.

Sasuke was slightly silent. In fact, this was not the first time Kakashi had warned him like this.

In the past few years, he has followed Kakashi to practice. His biggest gain is not to polish his own foundation, but to see the birth of another power system, which has opened the door to a new world for him.

Naturally, this is an invisible and mysterious power. So far, Sasuke has not been able to fully understand what this power means to ninjas.

But one thing is for sure, once this kind of power is truly mastered, it can benefit you for life.

Under this temptation, Sasuke couldn't help but say: "Natural energy... what exactly is it? Why have I never seen anyone talk about it except you and me?"

If natural energy is also one of the compulsory abilities for ninjas, then why is there no record of this in the textbooks he has studied?

In Konoha, he also discovered that apart from him and Kakashi, no third person had yet discovered this kind of power.

He had this question more than once in the past. In the past, because of his shallow knowledge, he did not pay much attention to this issue.

But as time went by, he also realized some things that he had not discovered before.

Kakashi's body is always surrounded by a mysterious fog, making it impossible for people to detect what is hidden inside.

"It's too early for you to ask this. But this thing is indeed not popular in the ninja world. The reason why I let you practice natural energy is for today."

"What?"

Sasuke's body trembled.

For today? Sasuke couldn't understand Kakashi's words.

"As a ninja of the Uchiha clan, you should know what the Sharingan means to you, right?"

Kakashi asked.

Sasuke nodded.

Sharingan is the unique symbol of the Uchiha clan and the standard for the elite of the clan.

Only clansmen who have awakened the Sharingan can be called elites.

Otherwise, even if you become a Jonin, you cannot be called an elite in the Uchiha clan.

For the Uchiha clan, the Sharingan is a symbol of power.

"Sharingan is very obvious for the improvement of the Uchiha ninjas. In my knowledge, the Uchiha ninjas have a very obvious gap in strength whether they have Sharingan or not. However, when you open Sharingan, many times , is a double-edged sword.”

"Double-edged sword?"

"Every step of opening and promoting Sharingan needs to rely on a lot of negative energy, which makes many ninjas of the Uchiha clan lose control of their emotions. The darker the heart, the stronger the power of Sharingan. "

Regarding Kakashi's statement, Sasuke wanted to refute, but suddenly remembered that the method Itachi said in the past to open the kaleidoscope Sharingan - killing close relatives and close friends...

Sasuke's eyes immediately showed a hint of gloom and solemnity.

What Kakashi said was probably not groundless.

In the library of the Ministry of Intelligence, Sasuke also learned something from the records of the Uchiha clan, that is, the promotion of Sharingan is related to a person's mental state.

The stronger the stimulation, the easier it is to stimulate Sharingan to advance.

Sometimes Sasuke also thinks, is it really good to rely on eyes like this?

Although he longed for power, he didn't want to become like Itachi who refused to recognize his relatives.

Especially the method of obtaining powerful power by killing relatives and close friends was more disgusting to him than the evil heretics.

"Being in harmony with nature can improve your state of mind without being disturbed by external factors. It can suppress the hostility generated by the Sharingan to a certain extent and prevent you from being affected by the negative energy of the Sharingan. And in the end The important point is that I have told you in the past that after you awaken your Sharingan, natural energy can enhance your eye power."

Sasuke nodded. This matter had already been stated a few years ago when Kakashi first taught him how to cultivate natural energy.

However, he had not yet awakened the Sharingan at that time, so he had no way of knowing whether the natural energy had a promoting effect on the eye power.

Coupled with the extinction of his tribe, there is no one around him to refer to, which is also where Sasuke is distressed.

"That's right, although you may not feel it yourself, I can be sure that in the state of magatama of the same level, your pupil power will surpass Itachi. In other words, he can make it better in the state of three magatama sharingan. , fighting with Kaleidoscope Sharingan."

As for what level he can fight to, it depends on Sasuke's own performance.

Different techniques, in the hands of different people, exert completely different powers.

The same goes for natural energy.

Sasuke's body trembled, and the look in his eyes became firm again.

"For specific things, once your strength reaches a further level, you will feel the specialness of natural energy. However, natural energy that cannot be achieved by your half-skilled level will not be possible in a short time."

Kakashi sighed regretfully.

"do not underestimate me."

Sasuke frowned.

"It's not underestimation, it's the truth."

"snort."

"You don't think you can become stronger quickly after awakening the Sharingan, do you?"

Kakashi asked with a smile.

"What's the meaning?"

"It is true that the Sharingan is not weak in the ninja world, and it is also one of the most powerful in the realm of blood successors. With the Chidori I taught you, even an ordinary chuunin may not be you now. opponent. But...do you have the chakra to master these?"

Chakra?

Sasuke's expression changed slightly, as if he had realized something.

Yes, no matter how unfavorable the Sharingan and Chidori are, the basis for using them is related to chakra.

Chidori's move already consumes a lot of chakra, and coupled with the Sharingan, which also continuously consumes chakra, it will make the problem of chakra consumption even worse.

He had been thinking about how to derive the Chidori technique, but now after being reminded by Kakashi, he realized that his basic problem had not been solved.

Otherwise, even if Chidori's subsequent ninjutsu is derived, he may not be able to control it freely, and will instead become constrained again.

Not enough chakra.

"Although the power of the Sharingan is powerful, it also consumes a huge amount of chakra. Chidori also has requirements for chakra. Without strong chakra as support, you will not be able to last long in a battle with an equally matched enemy."

There is no problem in defeating the opponent by relying on a short burst.

But if the opponent cannot be eliminated by relying on this kind of explosion, then Sasuke will be at a disadvantage in a protracted battle.

After all, Chidori's move is the same as the Sharingan, it is also a double-edged sword.

In addition to its great power and ability to divert the enemy's attention, the Chidori also has many shortcomings.

It consumes chakra, makes too much noise, and is not suitable for sneak attacks. It also exposes one's position, allowing the enemy to be fully prepared.

These shortcomings, with Sasuke's current strength, cannot be overcome.

The previous battle with the Kumogakure ninja also exposed these shortcomings.

In a one-on-one situation, Chidori's flaws will be infinitely magnified. Not only will it not be able to bring useful help to the magician, it may also cause trouble for the magician himself.

After hearing this, Sasuke frowned even tighter.

Indeed, as Kakashi said, he only noticed the power of Chidori and Sharingan, but ignored the shortcoming of his own lack of chakra.

Of course, this shortcoming is only for people like Sasuke.

Among his peers, his chakra amount is already considered to be very outstanding.

But even so, age and body are still shortcomings that limit his chakra capacity.

Especially when fighting Itachi in the future, Sasuke didn't think it would be a life-and-death battle that could be ended in a short time.

Chakra, strengthening your own chakra is the foundation.

Whether it's Sharingan or Chidori, as long as the chakra is strong enough, these problems will be solved.

"In that case, Naruto..."

Sasuke remembered something, and his face changed slightly.

Kakashi nodded.

"Ninjas with huge amounts of chakra don't need to think about these issues. For them, they just need to enrich their tactics. Chakra has no so-called restrictions on them."

Because of the shortcomings of this basic problem, there is no need for this type of ninja to worry.

Therefore, as long as he finds the right way to practice, Naruto will improve much faster than Sasuke.

Strong ninjas do not necessarily possess huge amounts of chakra.

But no ninja with a huge amount of chakra is weak.

Taijutsu, genjutsu, and ninjutsu all rely on chakra to perform.

As long as this problem is solved, it means that this kind of people have obtained the qualification certificate to become a strong person from the moment they are born.

In the past, Sasuke did not need to consider this issue, because even if he mastered Chidori, Sasuke's chakra was barely enough.

But now that the Sharingan is awakened, chakra consumption has become a problem.

The Sharingan will continue to consume chakra, especially for Sasuke in the genin stage. Sasuke cannot open the Sharingan for a long time.

"I'll give you two choices."

"Two options?"

"Yes, the first option is that I can apply to Mr. Hokage to teach you the secret technique of Eight Door Dunjia."

"Eight Gate Dunjia?"

"A forbidden technique that opens the limits of the human body and forcibly increases one's chakra strength. This improvement is not a permanent improvement, and forbidden techniques have powerful side effects, that is, they will damage your physical health. But the effect of the improvement is obvious , if you master this forbidden technique, you can gain power beyond Hokage in a short period of time."

The powerful chakra that does not match one's own body is the source of the side effects of the forbidden technique of Eight Door Dunjia.

Once the chakra exceeds the limit of the 'container', it will naturally cause irreparable damage to the container itself.

This constant accumulation of damage will gradually show up after the age of forty or fifty, and it will enter the aging period earlier than other ninjas.

"What about the second one?"

Sasuke was very tempted by the fact that he gained power beyond Naruto in a short period of time.

As long as he mastered this forbidden technique, he could kill Weasel in the shortest time and avenge his tribe.

But the effects and side effects are mutual. This forbidden technique has a great impact on ninjas, and the consequences after using it are also obvious.

"The effect is relatively slow, but it can permanently improve your chakra. It's just that this improvement is subtle and takes time to witness."

There are advantages and disadvantages to both methods. How to choose, Kakashi leaves the initiative to Sasuke to decide.

Sasuke entered a thinking state and fell into a difficult decision.

"If you choose the first option, come to me directly after returning to Konoha and I will make arrangements for you."

Kakashi stared at Sasuke's Sharingan, paused, and continued: "If you choose the second one, after returning to Konoha, you can take this business card and go to Konoha Hospital to find this person, and she will replace him. You arrange everything.”

With that said, Kakashi took out an exquisite business card from his pocket and handed it to Sasuke.

Sasuke took the business card, which had a photo of the head of a young woman wearing glasses, with the other party's information written underneath.

Director of the Pharmacy Department of Konoha Central Hospital—Asami Masumi.

This name was very unfamiliar to Sasuke.

But to be introduced by Kakashi, he must not be an ordinary person.

What's more, being the director of the pharmacy department in Konoha Hospital means that the other party's status in Konoha is not low.

By analogy, if you are in charge of a department in Konoha Hospital and placed in the Anbu, you will be a central figure at the level of squad leader.

Before Itachi defected to Konoha, he was only one of the four squad captains of the ANBU. His position in the ANBU was only inferior to the chief and deputy ministers.

"It's up to you how you choose. At the same time, this is also a test for you. Don't let me down, Sasuke."

Kakashi's eyes were dark, as if he was thinking about something, which made Sasuke look unnatural.

I always feel that there are more and more mysteries surrounding Kakashi.

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The next morning, nine o'clock.

Port of the Country of Waves.

Even in the morning, there are not a few ships coming and going in this port. A large number of porters are looking for manual work here. As long as there is demand, these low-level workers will gather there.

And this is something that ports must experience every day.

As the Country of Waves opens up to the outside world, there are many more merchants coming and going than a few years ago.

Especially merchants heading to the Kingdom of Fire or the Kingdom of Water can use the Kingdom of Waves as a transit point for supplies during their journey.

To a certain extent, this also accelerated the commercial and economic development of the Country of Waves.

"Although I have been here less than a month, I am really reluctant to leave suddenly."

The backpack was so stuffed that from the outside it looked bulging and heavy.

But Naruto easily carried the bulging backpack on his back without any pressure.

There are not only clothes that need to be changed and washed, but also some local specialties of the wave country. Naruto plans to share these specialties with some familiar friends after returning home.

Anyway, they are not some expensive luxuries. Naruto who has completed many D-level tasks is fully capable of spending them. Compared with the same level of Jinnin in terms of funds, he is considered a relatively wealthy class.

"It's okay. Compared with the villages, items in the towns here are much scarcer. In a few years, things will change a lot."

Sakura yawned, looking sleepy.

She was also carrying a backpack, but there were fewer things in it. Apart from clothes, there were only medical books and a few scrolls.

"Sakura, are you sleepy?"

Naruto came over to show his courtesy.

"I didn't go to bed until very late after reading the medical book last night, but fortunately the mission was over and I just had a rest on the way back."

Sakura nodded to Naruto.

"Actually, Sakura, there is no need to be so tired. I will protect you, Sakura."

Naruto seemed to be laughing, but Sakura could feel Naruto's determination and seriousness.

It's nice for a fool to be carefree. Sakura sighed inwardly.

To be honest, she was excited at first after graduating from the ninja school and being placed in a group with Sasuke.

But with that came tremendous pressure.

Although it was unclear what Sasuke was thinking in his heart, he was carrying something heavy that she could not imagine.

Sakura, who has healthy parents and a happy family, can't feel the pain of Sasuke's loss of a loved one, nor can she feel the loss and helplessness of Naruto being isolated as an orphan.

Because she had these things from the beginning and never lost them.

This also prevented her from entering Sasuke's heart.

At this moment, she had a question... What on earth was Sasuke to herself?

What does your own liking mean?

Thinking of this, Sakura couldn't help feeling distressed.

She found that she knew very little about either Sasuke or Naruto.

If you are obsessed with superficial things, you will not be able to gain true recognition from others.

Compared to himself, Sasuke was more interested in Naruto.

Sasuke paid attention to Naruto more than once, and he also recognized and appreciated Naruto's efforts and progress.

Sakura couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Being defeated by Naruto in terms of charm made her feel a little ashamed.

Compared to Naruto, maybe he is the one who is really lagging behind in the team.

Once there is a real battle, he will not be able to help Sasuke and Naruto at all. Instead, he will become a drag on Sasuke and Naruto.

"What's wrong, Sakura?"

Seeing that Sakura's expression turned serious as she seemed to be thinking about something important, Naruto asked in confusion.

"Ah, it's nothing, I just suddenly felt that even Naruto sometimes becomes mature. Although I don't need your protection, thank you, Naruto."

A soft smile appeared on Sakura's face.

"Ahem, it's okay. As long as it's what Sakura asks for, no matter what it is, I will do it seriously."

Although Naruto didn't understand what Sakura was talking about, he still gave his thumbs up and reassured Sakura.

It's nice to be a carefree idiot. Sakura looked enviously at Naruto's ease.

I don't know why, but compared to the Naruto in the ninja school days, the current Naruto might be his true self.

Without looking at each other through colored glasses, Sakura felt that Naruto was also an excellent man.

Although not her type.

Handsome guys are king.

"Sorry, have you two finished communicating? You are blocking the middle of the road, blocking the road."

A cold voice broke in, suddenly ringing in the ears of Naruto and Sakura.

"Well……"

Naruto and Sakura turned their heads and saw a cute older girl who appeared at some point, and were very dissatisfied with their behavior of standing in the middle of the road.

The other party was wearing a black tight-fitting ninja suit, with a white headband tied on his long black hair, and a faint light emerged from his pitch-black pupils, giving people an unfathomable feeling.

Standing there, he immediately became the center of attention, and it was difficult not to attract attention.

Behind her, there was a large group of people, a rough count, there were more than a dozen people, both men and women, almost all of them were wearing black ninja clothes, with a windbreaker embroidered with asters on the outside, and asters engraved on their foreheads The logo of the ninja forehead protector represents the identity of the ninja.

One of them was an exception. He was dressed in white, with a white windbreaker outside, and a long handle wrapped in white cloth strips on his back, with weird eyeballs embroidered on the white cloth strips.

A head of white broken hair, looking indifferently in his eyes.

"Ah, are you a child?"

Naruto recognized the identity of the white-haired boy and pointed at him.

It was an acquaintance I met not long ago.

"Good morning, Naruto."

Chiko nodded lightly.

Although they didn't have much contact, the two of them could barely be considered familiar acquaintances.

"Uh, good morning."

Faced with Akako's words of greeting, Naruto also said hello a little at a loss.

"So you two know each other."

The girl with long black hair was none other than Ichiji, she said with interest.

"Who are you?"

Naruto carefully studied the stunning-looking girl in front of him and felt that she looked very familiar, as if he had seen her somewhere.

"Why, don't you recognize me, little brother Naruto?"

Yiji smiled even more.

"you know me?"

Naruto was surprised.

"It seems that I have forgotten it. I was so generous in treating you to candy a few years ago. Do you want to experience it again?"

As he spoke, Ichiki pulled out a bag of candy out of nowhere and placed it generously in front of Naruto.

"Are you asking me to eat candy?"

Naruto hesitated.

"Why, don't you dare to try?"

Ichiki smiled, then looked at Sakura beside Naruto and said, "Do you want to eat too?"

Sakura waved her hand and said, "No, I'll forget it."

She had recognized this group of people from their costumes. They were ninjas from the Kingdom of Ghosts.

She didn't know whether the people in front of her were enemies or friends, but it was basic common sense not to eat food handed to them by strangers.

"Don't worry, there is no poison in the candy."

Chiko said this to Naruto.

Naruto then took out a candy from the bag, but he did not eat it immediately. Instead, he looked at it with suspicious eyes. He always felt that the candy in front of him was the same as he had eaten in the past, and his body trembled subconsciously.

"Can't you bear with your guidance?"

Ichiki looked around and found that Kakashi and Sasuke were not there.

"Kakashi-sensei is behind, they will be here soon."

Not sure what the girl in front of her meant, Sakura still spoke in a more serious tone, hoping that Kakashi would hurry up and overdo it.

Whether it was this girl or the group of ghost country ninjas behind her, each of them had a very terrifying aura.

The auras of several of them were much scarier than the Kumogakure ninjas they had to deal with that day, which made Sakura nervous and the expression on her face became a little stiff.

Just as Yiji was about to say something, she suddenly heard footsteps approaching.

Three people came over.

It was Kakashi and Sasuke, and the third person was Tatsuna.

Class 7 will set sail back to the Land of Fire today, and Dazna is here to see the four of them off.

When Sakura saw Kakashi coming, she felt relieved and said with a surprise smile on her face: "Kakashi-sensei."

Kakashi nodded to Sakura and Naruto, then focused on Kazuhime.

"I have admired my name for a long time, Miss Yiji."

Ichiki took the initiative to shake hands with Kakashi, raised his head slightly, and narrowed his eyes.

"Everyone, let's let you Konoha get back in the game temporarily this time. Anyway, I'm almost tired of playing with this country. If you want to take it, just take it. In addition, my old man asked me to bring it here. "

"What?"

"Decide the ownership of the Fifth Hokage as soon as possible. Next time, we won't let Konoha off so easily."

When Ichiki said this, Sasuke and Sakura couldn't help but frown.

The two of them did not hear a trace of respect for the Hokage from Kazuhime's tone. Instead, they seemed to be provoking the Hokage.

Thinking of the kind and amiable old man, this somewhat dissatisfied Sasuke and Sakura.

"I will state this to Hokage-sama."

Kakashi sighed.

"Then please trouble Mr. Kakashi. Personally, I am also very interested in the new generation of Konoha. I hope you won't disappoint me then."

Ichiki glanced at Sasuke intentionally or unintentionally, and stepped forward with a soft laugh, moving her long black hair.

The people behind her followed closely, as if afraid of falling behind.

"Sorry, I have to leave first, Naruto. I'll treat you to dinner next time I have a chance."

Ako whispered to Naruto, and then left behind Ichiki.

"oh oh."

Although he didn't understand why the atmosphere suddenly became tense, Naruto still nodded blankly.

After all, he had also treated Chi Zi to a meal, so it was only natural for him to treat him to a meal in return.

"Kakashi-sensei, the other person is so arrogant, he actually looks down on the Hokage-sama."

Sakura said angrily as she looked at the back of Ichiki and the others leaving.

"You won't lose any weight if you say a few words. Moreover, the relationship between the Kingdom of Ghosts and our Kingdom of Fire has not been harmonious in recent years. It is normal to taunt each other when we meet."

Kakashi said nonchalantly.

"What are you talking about? Isn't that big sister a good person? She looks pretty and she gives me candy."

Naruto looked confused, then peeled off the candy wrapper and put the candy in his mouth.

But he didn't hold it in his mouth for long, he immediately took a sip and spit the candy out of his mouth.

"It's so sour. What kind of candy is this? Why is it so sour?"

Naruto's face was twisted, feeling the sour taste on his tongue, and tears seemed to flow out.

Then, it was like an electric shock, as if it brought back some memories.

If he remembered correctly, at the Ichiraku Ramen shop a few years ago, there was an older girl who seemed to have treated him to candy with the same flavor.

"Okay, let's go. Let's start early. We should be able to reach the Land of Fire in the afternoon."

Kakashi looked at the ships of the Kingdom of Demons parked along the port. There was a whining sound, and Kazuki and others began to land on the ships one by one along the port.

These ships will follow the route and set off back to the Kingdom of Ghosts.

Because of the destruction of the military factory, the power system established by the Kingdom of Demons in the Kingdom of Waves also suffered huge trauma, and the achievements of several years were almost destroyed in one fell swoop.

Coupled with the growth of local forces and the interference of the Fire Country, the actions of the Ghost Country in the Wave Country have already been severely restricted.

It would be a wise move to withdraw from the Country of Waves at this time.

But the premise is that the alliance between the Country of Fire and the Country of Waves cannot be interrupted, and further cooperation is needed to jointly fight against the Country of Ghosts. Otherwise, once these agreements are interrupted, the Country of Ghosts will inevitably come back.

"Okay, Kakashi-sensei."

Sakura nodded and was about to leave with Kakashi when she suddenly found Sasuke standing still, staring at something.

"Sasuke...what's wrong with you?"

Facing Sakura's question, Sasuke seemed not to hear it, and still focused his eyes on something, motionless.

Sakura noticed something was wrong with Sasuke and turned her attention away.

It was discovered that the position Sasuke was staring at was someone from the group of people in the Kingdom of Demons.

Sakura didn't recognize that person, but on his back, there was a very eye-catching fan symbol on his clothes.

Sakura couldn't help but look shocked, the fan symbol... wasn't that the family crest of the Uchiha clan that Sasuke belonged to?