In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"In that case, there's no need to discuss this issue any further."

Danzo opened his eyes, glanced at the other person, and a slight smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. Tsunade curled her lips, still looking listless.

The result has already been determined. If nothing unexpected happens, the other party will start proposing to amend the details of the alliance treaty.

Lu Jiu sighed inwardly. There was nothing he could do at this point. Having wrangled himself to this point was already the best solution. While the truth would eventually come out, the current dilemma needed to be resolved first.

He agreed with Tsunade's strategy.

The legacy of the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki has always been a time bomb. We cannot treat Naruto like a child and manipulate him at will just because he is still a minor.

In the early years, the Third Hokage was always influenced by his old classmates Danzo, Utatane Koharu, and Mitokado En. In the process of guiding Naruto's growth, he chose a not-so-correct way, which also laid hidden dangers for Konoha.

Nara Shikaku observed Danzo's stubbornness and the two advisors' distrust of Naruto. Times had changed, and if things continued like this, they would cause serious problems.

The thought flashed through Lu Jiu's mind, and then he came to his senses.

"We have decided to further strengthen cooperation with Konoha and reach a consensus to deepen the relationship between the two villages." The man from Sunagakure said, "What is your opinion?"

"Hmm?" Nara Shikaku was stunned for a moment. "What?"

So, the Sand Village diplomat repeated what he had just said with a complicated look.

This time it was Danzo's turn to be confused. Even Tsunade, who found the meeting extremely boring, was confused. Her eyes kept scanning the Sunagakure people.

This isn't right. Shouldn't they threaten Konoha by saying it has no tailed beasts, and then propose changes to the way benefits are distributed and amendments to the alliance treaty?

When did the Sand Village become so righteous? Something was not right. Tsunade frowned subconsciously and looked over there again and again, but she couldn't figure out what was going on.

Danzo's expression changed instantly, and his original idea was shattered. He was happy to see Sunagakure putting pressure on Konoha, so that Tsunade would have to bear all the pressure.

After all, it was she who insisted and sent someone to announce that Konoha would no longer have a Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. Naturally, she must bear all the consequences of this move.

Even if these mistakes and dissatisfactions didn't force Tsunade to resign immediately like the Third Hokage did, they were enough to keep her going. Danzo wanted to break her down bit by bit, so that she could hand over her position to him when the time was right.

And he could no longer tolerate Tsunade helping Naruto reach that position step by step. Kakashi alone was enough to give him a headache, and now there was another Naruto... When would it be his turn to be Hokage?

But now! Sand Village didn't take this opportunity to modify the treaty to be more favorable to itself, and even wanted to strengthen the alliance and cooperation?

Crazy?

He thought so, and so did his two advisors. Utane Koharu and Mitokado En exchanged a look of unusual seriousness.

"Why? Why is Sunagakure suddenly suggesting strengthening cooperation at this moment?"

Danzo couldn't help but ask aloud. He didn't want to talk at first, but based on his understanding of Shikaku, he knew that Shikaku wouldn't ask directly. He would just find an excuse to rest temporarily and then send someone to ask secretly.

If you don't ask now, it won't be worth it to go around and ask Lu Jiu later.

"Because..." The Sand Village diplomat was about to speak when he was suddenly interrupted by another clear voice.

"Because our Sand Village is optimistic about the future development of our ally, Konoha. To be precise, we did come here for that news." Temari said.

"But no matter whether the news is true or false, we are always optimistic about the future of Konoha, and we are also very optimistic about your Genin Uzumaki Naruto."

"I think I should have made myself clear now?" Temari smiled and asked politely.

"Ahem, yes." Nara Shikaku nodded, then added, "It's getting late, let's eat and rest first, and we'll discuss it in the afternoon."

The meeting was adjourned, and Tsunade glanced back at Temari before leaving, muttering.

"Another princess, Uzumaki Naruto, what have you done."

Outside Yunyin Village.

Naruto changed his position with Flying Thunder God, and a huge red shadow formed on his body. The shadow's specific appearance could not be seen. He punched a weaker Kumogakure jonin through the chest!

Although the Hidden Cloud Ninja's strength was not very good, he was still a jonin after all. He was slashed by Naruto's elusive speed in just a few moves, and was injured.

As he turned his head, a molten fist pierced into his chest, killing him instantly.

Darui couldn't bear it any longer. If the fight continued like this, the Kumogakure's manpower would be severely damaged. He swung a black lightning with one hand and directly bombarded the reincarnated Bulubi, shattering his arm.

Bruhi was the former Jinchūriki of the Eight-Tails, but died when the Eight-Tails lost control of his body. At this moment, his movements weren't slow, but they were far slower than when he was alive.

The same was true for the six Impure World Reincarnations, whose strength was less than one-tenth of their peak. But the disgusting thing was that these people were extremely difficult to deal with, and it was impossible to defeat them in a short time.

And Naruto is a top-notch player who always uses Flying Thunder God to launch sneak attacks on the five members of Kumogakure.

The battle lasted less than five minutes when a Kumogakure jonin lost his life at Naruto's hands due to his carelessness. This scene gave Darui and Xi a strong sense of crisis.

Continuing to fight would be disadvantageous for them. The Fourth Raikage Ai fought against his father, the Third Raikage, but he seemed to be restrained.

Chapter 242 What is the value of hand-rubbed tailed beast jade?

"Xi, find the other person!" Darui shouted.

Darui and Nozomi were both the Raikage's right-hand men, and they had a perfect rapport. Darui called out, and Nozomi immediately took action. His intention was also very direct: to force Naruto to return to defense.

As expected, Naruto decisively gave up fighting and went back to defend. As he retreated, the team of Kumogakure ninjas who led the support also rushed over in a mighty force.

Seeing that delaying any longer was not a temporary solution, Naruto thought about it and tried his best to shrink the Eight-Tails' Diamond Seal.

"Ah!!" Kirabi's scream was deafening.

For the time being, he couldn't kill that group of people, and it was not worthwhile to continue to entangle them. These reincarnated corpses would only be powerful for a few minutes.

Thinking about the mission he still had to complete, Naruto sighed, but felt a little unwilling to give up. In addition to his iconic Rasengan, he almost took out his underwear in this battle.

Just run away like that? That's too cowardly.

Besides, Uzumaki Naruto was just a minor character, so it didn't matter if he lost face. But he was now wearing Sasuke's appearance, and the glory of the Uchiha clan must not be tarnished!

At this moment, Naruto finally found a trace of saintly feeling! Crying to death, Jizhuzi became a traitor, and only an old classmate like him would remember to add bricks and tiles to his reputation.

He thought that no matter how he let himself go, it didn't matter. After all, the merits would be deducted from Sasuke, so what did Uzumaki Naruto have to do with him? So he paused his escape, turned around, stomped his foot, and leaped high into the air.

Fenghua Xiaoxue, who was in the distance, was immediately happy when she saw Naruto running towards her with all his hands and feet intact, but she was stunned again when she saw him jumping high in the air.

"What is this for?"

Far away on the Yuntai battlefield, the Kumogakure reinforcements arrived, and the Sealing Squad kept a close eye on the battlefield. The Fourth Raikage and his father exchanged punches, creating a terrifying sonic boom and afterimage.

One tenth of the Third Raikage's strength is also terrifying. The Fourth Raikage is naturally capable of fighting and can even send his old father away on the spot, but for some reason he has not done so yet.

Darui and Xi worked in perfect harmony, having already sealed the First and Second Raikages. Turning to face the Gold and Silver Horned brothers, he suddenly felt a shock in his heart.

My sixth sense was giving me a series of alarms, and I was about to have a disco in my head.

"Oh no! There's danger!" Darui shouted.

"Everyone! Retreat!" Xi also shouted, "Get out of this area! Quick!"

Instantly, Xi clearly sensed the direction of the murderous intent and turned to look, his breathing suddenly quickening. In the distance, in mid-air, a not-so-large Tailed Beast Ball was slowly condensing.

The person who was condensed was none other than Uchiha Sasuke (Naruto) with a cold face.

Feeling the immense pressure and the sharp, needle-like murderous aura, Xi and Darui panicked for the first time. This was completely irrational. How could the Tailed Beast Ball give such a strong sense of oppression?

They had seen the Eight-Tails' Tailed Beast Balls before, both big and small, but they had never felt a Tailed Beast Ball that was filled with such murderous intent.

in daylight.

Naruto relied on the chakra of the tailed beast to hang in the air, allowing the manic power in his body to surge, and no longer trying to suppress the murderous aura that was almost boiling in his body.

The pure black Tailed Beast Ball slowly took shape in front of his palm, and all the joyful and violent emotions flowed towards his palm along his limbs.

He looked at the distant Yuntai, gazing in the direction of the Fourth Raikage. Even from a distance of several kilometers, he could still see the dazzling blue lightning chakra clearly.

Naruto's face was expressionless, his emotions as calm as water.

There was no need to aim at all. The chakra of the Third and Fourth Raikage was too dazzling, one black and one blue, constantly colliding with each other.

He adjusted his palm slightly, casually pointing it in the direction of the Fourth Raikage, and then with a simple thought, it was like an ordinary thought, like throwing away garbage.

The Tailed Beast Ball moved.

It pierced the air at an extremely fast speed, and with a sonic boom, it disappeared directly into the sunlight.

"Lord Raikage!" Xi wanted to sense the Tailed Beast Ball, but the speed was too fast and he couldn't sense it at all. In the blink of an eye, he had arrived at the Yuntai battlefield.

This Tailed Beast Ball had nothing to do with grudges or any particular reason, it was simply a way to vent his anger in battle. Just like what the Raikage had done just now, he fought with all his might.

The road along the way suddenly collapsed, as if the earth was arching up, and countless flying sand and rocks were crushed by the strong wind. With a single blow of the Tailed Beast Ball, the ground cracked and the mountains collapsed.

With a bang, the Fourth Generation of Thunder suddenly accelerated, gave up the entanglement with his reincarnated father, and rushed towards the Tailed Beast Ball.

In the midst of an explosion of white light, Naruto shamelessly slipped away with Fenghua Xiaoxue.

the other side.

In order to speed up the escape from the Hidden Cloud Village, Fenghua Xiaoxue was held in Naruto's arms, and the surrounding scenery rapidly receded.

"What did you just do?" she asked, looking up.

"Don't ask too much about adults' affairs?" Naruto said without thinking, very experienced, "It's not good for you to know too much."

His entire past and present lives combined are indeed a little older than Fenghua Xiaoxue, but he accidentally sent it away when he finally found a job and was about to be converted to a regular employee.

He just died, but his job should not be lost. This was the first thought he had when he opened his eyes after traveling through time.

This is how people are, they make up for what they lack.

He had been lying down peacefully, but he didn't know when he had to start making preparations in advance. According to his idea, as long as he killed Pain and Obito, he could have at least a dozen years of peaceful life.

This is Naruto's personality. When faced with a problem that is too complicated and troublesome, he prefers to use a quick and decisive approach, treating the symptoms rather than the root cause.

Life is short. After Pain, there is Obito. After Obito, there are Uchiha Madara, Otsutsuki, and endless enemies. Who wants to save the world all day long? He is not the savior.

When the sky falls, there is a tall one holding it up.

Now, all he needed to do was find a way to kill Pain and Obito, those two unfilial descendants, and Black Zetsu would be powerless. Kill him, then go home and continue to lie down and relax.

As for what happens next, we'll talk about it after we become adults. Clear short-term goals will make life happier, but clear long-term goals will make life a mess.

"Who is the child? You are..." Fenghua Xiaoxue suddenly realized that she seemed to still be in Naruto's arms, and immediately muttered that ninjas grow up too fast.

"Let's find a safe place and try again." Naruto said with a heavy breath, "Space jump."

Fenghua Xiaoxue was speechless, "Am I heavy?"

"No, I was injured." Naruto explained, "The wound on my abdomen accidentally opened up."

"Are all ninjas so hard-working?" She thought of Naruto's age and asked with some pity, "Does it hurt?"

"It's just a job, I'm paid." Naruto carried her and hurried on. "Don't ask me if it hurts, and I won't ask you if you're afraid of going home soon."

"Now that you mention it, I'm really starting to get nervous." Fenghua Xiaoxue laughed dryly, but it was actually okay that she could express her nervousness. She glanced at Naruto.

"Are you really just a child?"

"Not anymore. He'll be an adult in a few years." Naruto said, "Ninjas are different from ordinary people. Graduating at the age of twelve is roughly equivalent to adulthood."

He paused and continued.

"As far as bloodshed and killing enemies is concerned, I've reached adulthood."

Chapter 243 Can it be a few years later?

When the two stopped again, they had no idea where they had run to in the wilderness.

A rustling sound was heard in the thick white fog. Fenghua Xiaoxue was startled, and just as her long legs touched the ground, she jumped back onto Naruto.

The filter on the face of a lazy and world-weary beauty was instantly shattered.

Frankly speaking, looking at this deep mountain forest, he himself was a little scared. Just when he was about to wake up all the corpses nearby, the fog suddenly dissipated.

"Where...is this place?"

"You ask me, how should I know." Naruto muttered and took off Fenghua Xiaoxue's hand around his neck, saying mercilessly.

"Get ready and start right here."

"Huh? What are you preparing for?" She looked at Naruto nervously. Could there be something else?

Naruto gave her a strange look and said after hesitating for a second.

"It's a small space in there, don't pee on me."

Fenghua Xiaoxue nearly spat out a mouthful of blood. She wanted to retort, but then realized she was wrong. So she said coldly, "No."

"Oh."

Naruto replied lightly, and Fenghua Xiaoxue immediately gnashed her teeth in hatred, her lazy expression almost breaking. She turned her head expressionlessly, her ice-blue eyes looking towards another part of the forest.