Naruto: Two opponents versus Naruto, Konoha panics!

Kiba Inuzuka: "Kankuro is going to be in big trouble."

Kankuro: "I don't need you to remind me!"

Hashirama Senju: Hahaha~

Hashirama Senju: I'm starting to look forward to seeing how Naruto with black frames will treat Sunagakure.

Tobirama Senju: "Big brother, I think we can easily subdue Naruto with black frames."

Orochimaru: "The possibility that the Second Hokage said so is not small."

Orochimaru: "Actually, if we really want to talk about it, Konoha, Sunagakure, Kumogakure, Iwagakure, and Kirigakure can be divided into four parts, not five."

Orochimaru: "This time, Sunagakure sent a lot of elites. If we take them down, it's like taking down half of Sunagakure."

Uchiha Izuna: I think Naruto will change his strategy slightly. He'll try to rebuild the ninja world. Killing them all would be too much of a karmic debt, so they'll definitely accept his surrender and submission.

Uchiha Izuna: With their local high-ranking officials around, it will be much easier to reshape the ninja world in the future.

Uchiha Izuna: In short, if the goal is to rebuild the ninja world without destroying it, then unifying the entire ninja world first is the only way.

Uchiha Izuna: But this is no small undertaking.

Nara Shikaku: "..."

Nara Shikamaru: "..."

The father and son seemed to see their future days of getting up earlier than the chickens and going to bed later than the dogs.

However, they soon thought of their predecessors who chatted freely in chat rooms.

It seems that the people who should be most worried are not Nara, but these deceased ancestors.

Impure World Reincarnation...

"Naruto doesn't need to intervene."

Sasuke stepped forward.

The atmosphere instantly became tense and confrontational.

Temari silently lowered the iron fan behind her.

A slight smile played at the corners of her lips.

[That handsome black-haired guy is in Kankuro's hands now.]

As for that handsome blond guy who's just like her... she'll take care of him herself.

Pink hair?

Just ignore it.

As someone who appreciates good looks, Temari is in a really good mood right now.

Unfortunately, Naruto didn't give her much of a second glance.

[He didn't look at Kankuro much either.]

[His gaze passed over the two people and landed behind the tree.]

【"hateful!!!"】

Kankuro let out a low growl.

This is blatant ignoring him.

Kankuro immediately flicked his fingers.

【Click click click—】

The puppet crow emitted a strange sound.

Immediately afterwards, the puppet crow swooped out like a sharp sword.

"Heh~!"

Sasuke sneered.

[Immediately activate the Sharingan.]

[After awakening the Sharingan.]

The world before Sasuke's eyes has changed.

[And that so-called puppet, at a glance...]

[Ten thin chakra threads were visible attached to the puppet crow's body.]

[Following the ten thin chakra threads controlling the puppet crow.]

[Then we saw the source, the source being the tips of Kankuro's ten fingers.]

【"I see."】

Sasuke reached into his ninja tool pouch.

[He planned to use his shuriken to sever the ten chakra threads controlling the puppet crow.]

Then they took away the out-of-control puppet crow.

Naruto kept his eyes straight ahead.

It was as if the puppet crow that attacked him didn't exist.

Underestimating a puppeteer?!

"I'll make you pay!"

Kankuro flicked his finger, and the puppet crow's speed increased dramatically.

[Click—]

At the same time, Temari unfolded the iron fan behind her, revealing three diamond-shaped stars on its surface.

"Stop, Kankuro!"

Just then.

A cold voice came from behind the tree.

Everyone present, except Naruto, was stunned.

There are still people here?!

Sakura and Sasuke's pupils contracted sharply.

[I was completely unaware of the other party's presence.]

Temari was taken aback, not expecting Gaara to stop the fight.

She was also planning to see how capable that man really was.

Kankuro, however, shuddered again.

[Because, the sand from Gaara's sand gourd appeared again in front of Kankuro.]

[Furthermore, some gravel had appeared beneath his feet at some point.]

[A very strong killing intent.]

["Shukaku's jinchūriki... is definitely not as simple as he seems."]

Naruto glanced at Kankuro.

[Notice the intense fear in his eyes.]

[Whoosh—]

[The next moment.]

A figure appeared in front of Naruto.

[Short red hair.]

[He has the word "love" etched on his forehead.]

[She has no eyebrows and extremely dark circles under her eyes, which even eyeshadow cannot conceal.]

[His aura was restrained, but beneath that restraint lay an endless madness and killing intent.]

[Whoosh—! ...

Just then.

Sasuke threw a shuriken.

[Spinning rapidly, the shuriken, infused with a slight change in chakra nature, slashed towards the puppet crow from behind.]

[Within Sasuke's Sharingan vision.]

From this angle, the shuriken infused with lightning chakra could instantly sever all ten chakra threads controlling the puppet crow.

[Very fast!]

It was as if a bolt of lightning had streaked across the sky.

However.

Just when Sasuke thought he had succeeded...

【puff--!!!】

The shuriken, infused with lightning-attribute chakra, pierced into a clump of sand.

【sand?】

Sasuke frowned.

Sakura was also somewhat taken aback.

The two men's expressions subtly changed as they watched the sand that had blocked Sasuke's shuriken.

[Because the clump of sand was actually flowing from the sand gourd behind that strange, short-haired red man.]

[At this moment, it is slowly returning to the sand gourd behind the short-haired red man.]

[A very strange ability.]

[Can the sand be controlled?]

This was the first time any of them had seen this before.

Naruto's eyes brightened slightly.

[Let's take a closer look.]

He discovered the secret of the short-haired red man's ability to control sand.

However, when their gaze fell again on the sand gourd behind the short-haired red man, a more complex expression appeared.

This feeling... he was very familiar with.

After stopping Sasuke's shuriken, Gaara remained expressionless.

He glanced at Sasuke with a cold look.

[I paused briefly on his three-tomoe Sharingan.]

Then, without turning his head, he said, "Put away your puppets."

"You'll bring shame to our village..."

"Losing yourself because of arguments is the ugliest thing."

Gaara's calm voice, like a knife, pierced Kankuro's heart.

Kankuro lowered his head slightly, offering no rebuttal.

[He simply and silently recalled the crow puppet.]

[He glanced at the shuriken, which still flashed with lightning.]

He knew that if Gaara hadn't intervened, the crow would likely have been taken by that strange-eyed man and given to Naruto.

"Do you know why we're here?"

Gaara glanced at the silent Kankuro.

They didn't say anything more.

After looking away, he slightly raised his head to look at Naruto, who was almost a head taller than him.

"I'm so sorry."