A few days after the Five Kage Summit ended, the four Kage paid Nagi a visit before returning to their respective villages.
SunagaShiranui Kūre (Hidden Sand Village)
Ameno and Temari both remained in KonohagaShiranui Kūre.
On one hand, Rasa felt Ameno and Nagi had potential. On the other, he still wanted his own daughter to try her chances. However, judging from the future footage, his daughter seemed rather close to the son of Konoha's strategist.
Thus, under the pretext of an official Konoha exchange delegation, he allowed them to stay.
IwagaShiranui Kūre (Hidden Stone Village)
Ōnoki also adopted a "might as well try" mindset and left his granddaughter in Konoha.
Shiranui KūmogaShiranui Kūre (Hidden Cloud Village)
Samui and her younger brother both remained in Konoha.
As for Mabui—being the Raikage's secretary—if she stayed behind, she could already imagine Cee and Dodai running themselves ragged back in the Hidden Cloud.
KirigaShiranui Kūre (Hidden Mist Village)
Mei Terumi proposed remaining in Konoha to deepen cooperation between the villages.
Ao immediately objected.
"Mizukage-sama, KirigaShiranui Kūre is already short on personnel and in a critical rebuilding phase. If you stay, the village's operations will collapse. We simply can't afford it."
"..."
Time passed quietly.
Soon, the day of the livestream arrived.
That morning, everyone rose early in anticipation.
At a certain moment, the Heavenly Curtain unfolded across the sky as scheduled, and the chat group reappeared.
The Livestream Resumes
[Little V]: Hello, everyone of the Shinobi World! Little V has arrived as promised. How has everyone been this past month? By the way—are you ready? If so, type "Received."
[Minato Namikaze]: Received.
[Tobirama Senju]: Received.
[Hashirama Senju]: Received.
[MEidara Uchiha]: Received.
[…]: Received.
[Nth Person]: Received.
[Nth+1 Person]: Received.
[Little V]: Great! Since everyone is ready, then—
[Buzz—]
[MEidara Uchiha]: Nani!?
[Minato Namikaze]: I can't move.
[Shiranui Kūshina Uzumaki]: Minato, you too?
[Tobirama Senju]: We've been confined?
[Little V]: Correct. The upcoming content may cause unrest and disrupt the broadcast. Therefore, I've restricted everyone within a limited range. Don't worry—I've also stabilized your physical conditions, so you won't experience fatigue while watching.
[Hashirama Senju]: I can move, but there's a boundary I can't cross…
[Tobirama Senju]: Even the Flying Thunder God Technique doesn't work?
Elsewhere in the Shinobi World
In a remote corner—
Obito Uchiha sat in dejection. The plans he and MEidara had pursued for years had turned out to be nothing more than a lie.
He didn't dare face the real Rin.
Meanwhile, Rin Nohara waited for Obito to muster the courage to message her.
After a long internal struggle, just as Obito resolved to privately contact Rin in the chat—
The livestream shut down for a month.
He had nearly exploded in frustration.
Black Zetsu happened to be hiding nearby. He had intended to continue manipulating Obito, letting him brainwash himself.
After surviving for a thousand years, deceiving Obito—the "fool of the Uchiha"—was something Black Zetsu had absolute confidence in.
He had even drafted his next persuasive speech in his mind—
And then he froze in place.
Of all times, it had to be now.
Worse still, the confinement boundary placed them just out of contact range.
With the chat group reopened, Black Zetsu had an uneasy feeling—
No matter what he said from here on, it wouldn't matter.
The Shinobi World waited silently as the screen illuminated.
White Screen
Naruto returns from training.
The Kazekage Rescue Mission.
The Land of Demons.
Naruto's Death.
The Tenchi Bridge Reconnaissance Mission.
The Hidden Sky Village.
The Zero-Tails.
The white screen faded.
[Rasa]: Gaara… It seems you'll likely be a better Kazekage than I ever was. And Yūra—
[Yūra]: Kazekage-sama, I truly didn't know I was a spy!
[Jiraiya]: The Akatsuki openly abducted the Kazekage… troubling.
[Ōnoki]: Deidara. So it was you, brat.
[Chiyo]: Sasori… so you were the one who assassinated the Third Kazekage. And human puppets…
[Deidara]: Hmph. Old man, you'll never understand my art.
[Sasori]: Silence, old hag. My affairs aren't yours to judge.
[ShikaShiranui Kū Nara]: That must be the Demonic Statue of the Outer Path. I counted nine eyes—only two had pupils. After extracting the One-Tail, a third opened.
[Hiruzen Sarutobi]: So with the One-Tail, the Akatsuki have already gathered three Tailed Beasts.
[Tsunade]: Jiraiya, what exactly did you teach Naruto during those two years? He seems far behind Sasuke.
[Jiraiya]: Ahem—that was the me of that world, not this one!
[Ōnoki]: Mōryō… I didn't expect such a dangerous entity to exist.
[Tsunade]: To defy the shrine maiden's prophecy… as expected of Naruto.
[Shiranui Kūshina Uzumaki]: Hehe! Our Naruto will do just as well!
And Minato—when the time comes, you and Naruto should visit the Land of Demons and help Shion.
[Minato Namikaze]: Of course.
[Shion]: Thank you, Naruto's parents.
[Shiranui Kūshina Uzumaki]: Hehe, don't mention it.
(Internally: Daughter-in-law +1.)
[Hiruzen Sarutobi]: The Hidden Sky Village?
[Tsunade]: To think we were so powerless against their assault.
[Shiranui Kūshina Uzumaki]: That scoundrel Shinno! How dare he treat our Naruto like that!
[Amaru]: Shinno-sensei… how could this be!?
[Shinno]: So in the end, I still failed…
[Ōnoki]: Their technology is impressive—warships, aircraft carriers, even the Ancor Vantian fortress.
[Fourth Raikage A]: That flight device was troublesome. It rendered Konoha temporarily helpless. And the Zero-Tails…
[Gyūki]: That was not a true Tailed Beast.
[Shiranui Kūrama]: Hmph. Don't lump that thing together with us.
Nagi frowned slightly.
When he saw the Zero-Tails and Mōryō, he felt an inexplicable sense of unease.
Red Screen
Nagi returned to KonohagaShiranui Kūre with Sasuke.
At the village gates, they encountered Shiranui Kūra Haruno, Naruto Uzumaki, and the Konohamaru Corps.
"Nagi!"
"Sasuke!"
Naruto and Shiranui Kūra ran toward them.
Naruto wrapped Nagi in a tight hug.
"Nagi! Long time no see! I missed you!"
Nagi gently patted Naruto's back.
"Mm. I missed you too, Naruto."
Seeing Shiranui Kūra rushing toward him, Sasuke instantly used Flying Thunder God Technique to reposition beside Nagi.
Bang!
Shiranui Kūra collided headfirst with a utility pole.
Sasuke glanced at Naruto.
"You still act spoiled, Naruto. Looks like you haven't grown up at all."
Naruto's expression instantly changed.
"What did you say, Sasuke!? You're still wearing that smug face! You're the one who hasn't grown at all!"
"Hmph." x2
Both turned their heads away in unison.
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