In Konoha, Naruto lies down

"It's okay, I just feel like she seems... a little gentler." Choji frowned and said, "It's weird, don't you think?"

"Isn't it better to be gentler? Do you have to wait for Ino to kick you in the waist before you'll be happy?" Naruto snorted, not taking it seriously.

Girls have those few days every month when their personalities are weird.

Naruto said this, but he took note of it in his heart. He planned to ask Ino after he finished dealing with Yamato's matter. If there was any problem, he would find out in time.

Logically speaking, that wouldn't happen. After all, they had just met two days ago, and if there was anything unusual, they would have noticed it then.

........

The village had formed a temporary four-person team to search for Yamato. They were composed of Lee, Tenten, Naruto, and Shino Aburame. Without further ado, they grabbed their bags and set off.

Naruto knew where Yamato was from the beginning, so he didn't look too anxious. Tenten seemed to have gained a little weight, but it didn't show on her face.

"Why was Captain Yamato kidnapped inexplicably?" Tiantian asked with some confusion.

"Who knows? Maybe someone is attracted by Yamato's beauty." Naruto said slowly as he hurried on his way. "It's dangerous for boys to go out. They must protect themselves."

He had a good relationship with Kakashi and Asuma's generation, and was used to calling them by their first names. Plus, he didn't like small gestures without meaning, so he just called them whatever he felt comfortable with.

"Hehe, Naruto, you're joking again." Tiantian narrowed his eyes and smiled, and the atmosphere was no longer so depressing.

"How is that possible? Mr. Yamato is not handsome either." Xiao Li said, looking confused.

"Maybe girls nowadays prefer honest men." Naruto still looked nonchalant. "Since he was able to take Yamato away, it means he has some ulterior motives."

"Yeah." Shino has always been a man of few words and would avoid talking if possible.

Tiantian always felt something was strange, so he turned around and looked at Naruto suspiciously, then asked in a low and mysterious voice.

"Why do I feel like you know everything about this? Could it be that Captain Yamato has been kidnapped by you?"

"Why would I tie up Yamato?" He rolled his eyes. "Just ask him to build me a three-bedroom apartment. It's not impossible. I might consider it next time."

With Naruto by their side, the atmosphere didn't seem too tense. Naruto's confident look that Yamato was alright also helped the other three feel less nervous.

Tenten was easily led astray by Naruto's words, while Lee was more straightforward, and Naruto was clearly just hanging around. The only one left working on the team was Aburame Shino, her eyes fixed meticulously ahead from behind her sunglasses.

At noon, the team began to rest.

Seeing Tenten and Naruto each taking out a variety of ingredients and barbecue utensils, Aburame Shino finally couldn't hold it in anymore, but he was not a person who would get angry.

"that......"

As soon as he spoke, the other three looked over.

"What's wrong?" Naruto asked confusedly as he took out a bag of frozen chicken legs.

"Shino, are you feeling unwell?" Tiantian took out a bag of dried vegetables. "I brought a medical kit. You can tell me if you feel unwell."

"Is Shino having a stomachache?" Xiao Li popped up.

Aburame Shino: "......"

He didn't know what to say for a moment, even though this scene was no different from a picnic. But seeing the three of them staring at him with wide eyes, he could only shake his head.

"fine."

"That's good. We'll just have roasted chicken legs for lunch. There's really nothing to eat on the road." Naruto said as he lit the fire.

"I'm making vegetable soup, hehe!" Tiantian was also instigated and added water to the pot with great interest.

"I want to drink juice! Every day!" Xiao Li stood at attention and raised his hand.

"Here." Tenten took out a bottle of juice from the ninjutsu scroll with a bang and poured it into the cup that Naruto had prepared long ago. "Call me again if it's not enough."

"it is good!"

Aburame Shino: "......"

He didn't know what to say. If it were three or four years ago, Aburame Shino might have severely reprimanded Naruto and the other two. After all, the mission came first, so how could they let their guard down?

But now he is not so stubborn. The mission is not the first priority. And the mission is not just his own mission, but the mission of the whole team.

Just let it go and don't worry too much. Excessive worrying will not only be detrimental to the mission, but will also easily cause conflicts with teammates.

After dinner, Naruto asked about the place where Yamato disappeared, and Aburame Shino gave a place name.

"The Hidden Kusagi Village."

Hearing this, Naruto's heart skipped a beat. This place is not a good place. Kusagakure Village, why would Yamato go to such a place?

"What mission requires going to Kusagakure Village? Is it a scam?"

"I don't know. The content of Yamato-sensei's mission is confidential." Aburame Shino shook her head. "The village gave us information that Captain Yamato was last seen in Kusagakure Village."

"What happened in Kusagakure Village? Why do you look like you are facing a great enemy, Naruto?" Tenten came closer, stared at Naruto for a while, then reached out and touched his forehead.

"And Khan, what's wrong with you?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Aburame Shino and Rock Lee's eyes turned to Naruto.

"I don't know, I always feel that Kusagakure Village is a bit... ominous." Naruto wiped the sweat off his forehead, "My sixth sense tells me that it's best not to go there."

The so-called sixth sense is nothing more than information stored in the brain, and the subconscious mind has already drawn conclusions among the huge and complex combinations.

But the mind is slow to react, and it needs a flash of inspiration to wake us up suddenly. Unfortunately, there will be no prompts before this.

"Is there such a saying?" Tiantian was stunned for a moment.

"I don't know either." He took a deep breath, hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's go and take a look first. Maybe I'm overthinking it."

the other side.

Kabuto Yakushi had already put the Yamato captured by Black Zetsu to the test bench and successfully strengthened 100,000 White Zetsu. As for the 5,000 White Zetsu promised to Sasuke to be sent to Kumogakure, they had already been shipped underwater and were due to arrive the next day.

Sasuke had arrived at the border of the Land of Lightning a few days in advance. While he was still on the road, he received the news that he had attacked the capital of the Land of Fire, kidnapped the daimyo and stole the jewels.

Sasuke: “….”

There was no doubt that, just like last time, he wanted to put the blame on himself. Sasuke's face was not very good. He was just a wanderer in the martial arts world. He was stabbed once, but he didn't expect to bear so many responsibilities.

"Sasuke, look at what happened in the Fire Nation's capital..." Karin looked at him with some concern.

"It must have been Naruto!" Sasuke gritted his teeth, revealing a rare expression of anger. "Does that guy think I'm a fool? He keeps blaming me over and over again!"

"Uzumaki Naruto?" Karin was a little surprised.

"It's him! There's no doubt about it!" Sasuke said affirmatively, his teeth grinding.

Karin was a bit confused for a moment. She hadn't really investigated who the fake Sasuke was. After invading Kumogakure, her mind was completely on Sasuke. She tried her best to stop him from doing anything too dangerous, but she didn't expect that her concern would lead to confusion.

If you think about it carefully, there aren't many people who can impersonate Sasuke. First of all, they have to have met Sasuke, and secondly, they have to be familiar with him. Most importantly... their strength must be no less than Sasuke's.

At this point, Naruto's strength can no longer be hidden, and it is not difficult to deduce the identity of the fake Sasuke with just a little thought.

The Fire Nation, the powerful force, the knowledge of Sasuke, the shamelessness, all these factors combined, the answer is obvious: damn Uzumaki Naruto!!

"Why would he do this?" Karin frowned. "Sasuke, weren't you partners before? Even if he wanted to use a fake identity, he could have used someone else's."

"No, you don't understand him!" Sasuke looked at the border of the Land of Lightning in front of him and took a deep breath. "This man has always been shameless, extremely shameless!"

"He's deliberately provoking me. When I question him, he'll definitely feign innocence!"

"Damn it!"

"Then Sasuke, you should retaliate too. He pretended to be you, so can't you pretend to be him?" Suigetsu glanced at him and said casually.

When he turned around, he found Sasuke staring at him.

"What...what happened?" Shuiyue was shocked and asked stutteringly.

"No, what you said makes sense." Sasuke shook his head, then muttered to himself, "That guy understands me because I haven't changed in all these years."

"But isn't that guy the same? I know his character as well, and I can definitely retaliate."

Shuiyue was a little dumbfounded and reminded.

"Sasuke, we're going to invade Kumogakure later."

"I know, this is a good opportunity to take revenge." Sasuke raised his head and looked into the distance, "Wait until White Zetsu arrives and set off immediately!"

The next day.

The two Yukitos woke up early as usual, washed up, and changed into casual clothes. The daily routine had almost made her forget her imprisonment.

Only when he saw Samui and Mabuyi did he suddenly wake up and realize that they, including himself, were spies who had no choice.

She straightened her collar in front of the mirror and two minutes later came downstairs carrying a bag of trash. Just as she finished throwing away the trash at the corner, she turned around and saw Sam Yi greeting her.

"Are you up so early?" Samui smiled.

The next second, the heads were separated.

The two Yukitos sheathed their ninja swords with icy eyes, watching the corpse transform into a white humanoid. Their expressions froze. This... was an enemy they had never seen before?

When the two Yubokuto realized that the enemy had infiltrated Kumogakure, the same scene was happening simultaneously in all parts of the village. Hundreds of careless or distracted Kumogakure ninjas were killed by their "relatives" or "friends".

Near the Raikage Building, Sasuke used the transformation technique to change into Naruto's appearance, paused, and slowly walked into the shadows.

Chapter 504 Kakashi: For Naruto, Ghost Lantern City is safer

In the Hidden Cloud Village, dark clouds gathered thickly, and lightning bolts as thick as buckets exploded between the clouds. A fierce wind howled, and the black clouds, like fish scales, were blown away and gathered again in an instant.

The light in the village dimmed, and visibility was greatly affected. White Zetsu shuttled between villages, harvesting the lives of ninjas one after another.

"Hasn't it been cleaned up yet?" The Fourth Raikage hammered the table angrily, and the table shattered into powder with a bang.

Secretary Ma Buyi, holding the file, narrated calmly.

"Over four hundred people have been killed or wounded, and nearly one-seventh of the village's ninjas have been lost. The captains of each team have already led their men to quell the chaos, and the situation is currently under control."

After she finished speaking, she could vaguely feel in her heart that a change had come.

The two wooden figures killed a White Zetsu and were about to sheath their swords when they turned and saw a familiar figure leap from the Raikage Building. Was that person... Uzumaki Naruto?

She subconsciously frowned, and instantly rejected this absurd idea. Uzumaki Naruto was simply evil, not stupid, so why would he openly attack the Hidden Cloud Village?

Moreover, from her brief acquaintance with that guy, it was not difficult to see that Uzumaki Naruto was a person who liked to hide. Because of this, it was even more unlikely that it was him.

With a bang, the glass on the outside of the Raikage Building was shattered.

At that moment, the two Yuki downstairs instantly transformed into tailed beasts, blue flames exploded, and the two-tailed Matatabi Cat appeared.

With a thud, the Two-Tails, with flames burning all over its body, cracked the ground and catapulted towards the fifth floor of the Raikage Building with a bang. At the moment the "fake Naruto" landed, the two followed closely behind him, followed by the wooden figures.

On the fifth floor of the Raikage Building, the Raikage was talking to Darui, with Mabui standing nearby. Outside, Samui and two of his disciples were knocking on the door and had just opened it.

They planned to confirm the authenticity of the Box of Paradise with the Raikage to avoid wasting time.

The Box of Elysium is a legendary treasure of the Sage of the Six Paths. Legend has it that whoever obtains and opens the Box of Elysium will have one wish granted. This item fell into the hands of the Kusagakure Village, and rumors circulate that the Kusagakure Village nearly used this item to rule the ninja world.

It is not ruled out that it was written and directed by the Kusagakure Village. After all, this is very Kusagakure Village. He is originally a habitual thief with no self-ninjutsu culture, but he likes to call himself the cultural center of the ninja world.

The nobles are extravagant and control most of the economic lifeline of the Grass Kingdom. The internal management is in chaos. They regard themselves as a great power, but they are unable to deal with the wandering ninjas within.

It is worth mentioning that this information is shared by the Land of Fire and the Land of Lightning, and the mission that Yamato participates in is to investigate the Box of Elysium that appeared in the Kusagakure Village.

The team sent by Kumogakure was led by Samui. They went to Kusagakure Village, but found it gone. Pressured from both within and without, it existed in name only.

The two groups arrived just in time. Yamato had just been knocked unconscious by Black Zetsu after being stabbed by him, and Samui appeared in the Kusagakure Village with two unreliable disciples.

I took a quick look around the dilapidated village, asked around, and after learning about the Ghost Lantern City Prison, I decided to leave. What a joke! I refused to work overtime.

Just as he returned, Samui had a sullen expression on his face, followed by two arguing disciples. In the dim corridor, scattered footsteps echoed.

There were knocks and pushes on the door. Before Samui could say anything, she suddenly saw the glass of her boss's house being broken by someone. The figure looked familiar. Damn, isn't this that bitch Uzumaki Naruto?

The Raikage was even more perceptive. He roared the moment he turned around, and without even looking, he charged directly at the shadow. With a loud bang and a flash of lightning, the Raikage saw the man's face clearly.

The yellow-haired man, with an arrogant expression, dodged to the right. A long sword struck out as fast as lightning, and at the moment of dodging, it struck again. The Raikage's figure flashed, unable to change its course due to inertia.

The fake Naruto bent his knees and attacked the Raikage's exposed abdomen. The moment their bodies crossed, the Raikage was hit and turned into white smoke with a bang.

It was obviously not the real body, but Lei's clone.

"Who is it!" The Raikage fell from the sky and smashed the fake Naruto hard with a pair of golden wristbands. The latter could only draw his sword to resist. With a bang, the office floor was in a mess.

"Uzumaki Naruto?" The Fourth Raikage stopped and recognized the yellow-haired man in front of him. It had been a few years since the Five Kage Summit.

He wasn't old enough to forget things. After all, back then, every Kage had at least a pair of generals by his side. Tsunade was the only one who brought someone with her to the meeting, and that was particularly impressive to him.

Although it has been a long time since we last saw each other, Uzumaki Naruto's appearance seems to have changed a little, but... not to the point of being unrecognizable.

The "fake Naruto" didn't answer the Raikage's question. Instead, he smiled at the others and slowly backed away to the window. With a backward leap, he disappeared into the night.