Although Obito had left, Gaara still looked cautiously at Deidara and Sasori.
"You two…"
Deidara waved his hand dismissively.
"Well, well—if it isn't Kazekage Gaara. It's only been a few months, and you've already gotten this weak? You couldn't even defeat a former intern of the Akatsuki."
"..."
Gaara fell silent after hearing that.
Sasori then spoke calmly to him.
"Relax, kid. We only happened to pass through here this time. As for why we helped you—it was merely because of our new superior."
"Yeah. We came to the Land of Wind to verify the little brother's nuclear test—"
"Shut up, brat. You talk too much."
Seeing Deidara about to blurt out more secrets again, Sasori hurriedly cut him off.
Deidara coughed awkwardly.
"Ahem, sorry, Master Sasori. I just got excited because I might witness a brand-new form of art. Anyway, we'll be leaving now. Hmm."
As soon as he finished speaking, the figures of Deidara and Sasori vanished from Gaara's sight.
After a while—
A female ninja with two purple markings on her face and several injuries hurried over.
"Lord Gaara, something terrible has happened!"
Gaara asked,
"Yura, what happened?"
Yura replied urgently,
"Just now, a strange humanoid creature with a black-and-white face suddenly broke into the restricted chamber and stole the sealed teapot!"
"What?!"
"Was it the one who can use Wood Release?"
Gaara shook his head.
"It seems their true objective was Shukaku's chakra after all. Still… I'm glad you're all safe."
Meanwhile — In the Desert
Obito sat on a rock in the middle of the desert.
At that moment, the ground beside him opened, revealing a large Venus flytrap-like plant.
"Zetsu, did you get it?"
"Yes."
Zetsu took out a black teapot.
"The amount of One-Tail chakra sealed inside isn't very large, but the remaining chakra is enough."
"Good."
Zetsu continued,
"Also, I obtained an interesting piece of information."
"What is it?"
"The Five Kage Summit."
Konoha — Hokage Tower
Tsunade said,
"Nagi, for this Five Kage Summit, you and Kakashi will accompany me."
"You know more about the Akatsuki's intelligence than we do."
Nagi nodded.
"Understood."
Nagi's Residence
Naruto and Sasuke sat on the sofa, looking extremely confused at the two women sitting across from them—Samui and Shizuka.
Sasuke communicated with Naruto through eye contact.
"Hey, Naruto… who are they? Why are they in Nagi's house?"
Naruto replied with the same silent glance.
"Uh… the one on the left is Sister Shizuka, and the one on the right should be Samui. They're both Nagi's girlfriends."
"WHAT?!"
Sasuke's eyes widened in disbelief.
Nagi—the science-obsessed maniac—had girlfriends?
That was even more shocking than Sasuke himself getting a girlfriend.
Sasuke had simply never been interested in women, while Nagi had always treated people more like research subjects.
"You're not joking, right?"
"I'm not."
"..."
Samui and Shizuka smiled as they watched Naruto and Sasuke communicate silently with their eyes.
It reminded them of how Naruko and Satsuki often communicated the same way.
At that moment—
Nagi suddenly appeared inside the room and noticed the two guests.
"Oh? Naruto, Sasuke—you're here. Welcome."
"Sorry for the intrusion."
Samui skillfully took Nagi's coat as he removed it, while Shizuka went to the kitchen to prepare fresh tea.
Seeing this scene, Naruto and Sasuke's eyelids twitched.
Naruto was the first to speak.
"Uh… Nagi, what did Granny Tsunade want from you?"
Nagi smiled.
"Nothing much. She just asked me and Kakashi-sensei to accompany her to the Five Kage Summit next month."
"I see… so that's why—WAIT, WHAT?!"
"Why didn't Granny Tsunade ask me to go?!"
Naruto immediately panicked.
Sasuke chuckled.
"Heh. Isn't it obvious, idiot Naruto? If you went, you'd probably just cause trouble."
"What did you say, you arrogant jerk?!"
Sasuke added calmly,
"Besides, if I'm not mistaken, people chosen as attendants at the Five Kage Summit have a very high chance of becoming the next Kage."
"Looks like if you want to become Hokage, Naruto… you'll have to wait until Kakashi-sensei or Nagi retire."
"WHAT?!"
Naruto felt as if the sky had collapsed.
Waiting for Kakashi was one thing—but Nagi was the same age as him.
Nagi simply smiled.
"Relax, Naruto. I have no intention of becoming Hokage."
"Huh?! Nagi, why wouldn't you want to be Hokage? You know being Hokage means—"
Naruto reacted as if someone had told him ramen didn't taste good.
"Alright, alright. I really have no interest in the position."
Nagi quickly cut him off before Naruto could ramble endlessly.
Naruto scratched his head.
"Well… if that's the case, when I become Hokage, I'll definitely make you my advisor!"
"As for Sasuke, you can be the advisor's advisor."
Sasuke ignored Naruto's nonsense.
He knew Nagi's ambitions.
The mere title of Hokage was something Nagi didn't even bother looking at.
Evening
When Naruto and Sasuke left, Nagi secretly transmitted a message to Sasuke.
"Sasuke… while Tsunade, Kakashi, and I are away at the Five Kage Summit, it will be the perfect opportunity."
"It will be time to avenge the Uchiha Clan Massacre."
Sasuke froze for a moment.
Then he nodded heavily.
Chat Reactions
Hashirama Senju:
"So the matter of the Uchiha Clan will finally reach its conclusion."
Since Nagi had mentioned avenging the Uchiha before, Hashirama had already mentally prepared himself.
Hiruzen Sarutobi:
Sigh… "It seems Sasuke will make his move when Tsunade leaves the village."
Orochimaru:
"Hehehe… old man, you probably won't be in danger. But the other three… that's another story."
Ōnoki:
"In my opinion, Koharu Utatane and Homura Mitokado might survive—but their fate won't be pleasant. As for you, Danzō… you must die. Otherwise the hatred for the Uchiha massacre will never be resolved."
Danzō Shimura:
"Hmph. Uchiha brat, come if you dare. I've had enough of staying in this wretched place anyway."
Koharu Utatane:
"Sasuke… we were only deceived by Danzō…"
Homura Mitokado:
"That's enough, Koharu. Our teacher is still here—watch your words."
"Sasuke, if you choose to act, I have no complaints. I only hope the people of Konoha will learn from this and never repeat such mistakes."
The Screen Continues
Land of Rice Fields — Orochimaru's Base
Kabuto rushed over in a panic.
"Orochimaru-sama, something terrible has happened!"
Orochimaru frowned.
"Kabuto, what is it?"
Kabuto was normally calm and composed, so something serious must have happened.
Kabuto said urgently,
"When I went to the secret storage earlier, I discovered that many of our Impure World Reincarnation contracts and materials were stolen. The guard snakes have all been killed."
Orochimaru narrowed his eyes.
"This is serious… For someone to avoid detection from both you and Kimimaro… it must be—"
"Zetsu."
Kabuto confirmed.
"Indeed."
Orochimaru nodded and gazed into the distance.
"It seems… the Fourth Great Ninja War is about to begin."
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