The border of the Land of Fire, near Konoha Village.

At this time, after more than half a month of repair and reconstruction, Konoha Village has gradually restored its former prosperous appearance.

The eaves are stacked on top of each other, and although they are a little less popular than they used to be, they still have a new style.

At this moment, it is located in a forest near the village.

The sun is high in the sky, and the lush forests glow green in the sunlight, looking full of life.

And in the middle of nowhere, in the middle of nowhere.

Several slightly immature and young figures were gathering in the shade of the trees here, looking at each other, but their immature little faces revealed maturity and seriousness that did not match their age.

"So... Naruto, have you already made up your mind that you must do this?"

At this moment, a slightly mature voice gently broke the silence in the shade of the tree.

I saw that the one who spoke was a young man with his hair standing on the back of his head, with a thin body, but his eyes revealed a serious inquiry.

Hearing his words, I saw only those who were in front of him.

Leaning his back against the trunk of the tree, Naruto, whose blonde hair was very dazzling in the sunlight, groaned slightly, then raised his head slightly, looked at him with azure eyes, and nodded seriously.

"That's right, Shikamaru..."

"Although Sasuke has left the village, as a companion, I can't just give up on him... I know... He also had his own compelling reasons for leaving the village!"

However, hearing Naruto's words, Ino, who was next to Shikamaru with yellow bangs, stared at Naruto with a little anger and looked at Naruto and said loudly.

"What are you kidding, Naruto!!"

"Did you know that if you hadn't been discovered by the ninjas in the village, you would have probably died in the rain!"

"Do you still think that Sasuke's actions at that time were just to leave the village!?"

"He's a traitor now... Woo..."

Before Ino finished speaking, he was stopped by Ding Ji next to him covering his mouth, although she stared at Ding Ji with wide eyes and dissatisfaction, but Ding Ji turned his head at Shikamaru and avoided Inono's angry gaze.

Shikamaru on the side glanced at Naruto, who was silent at this time with his head down, his eyes flickered slightly, and then said softly.

"In that case, then as friends and partners, we promise you, Naruto. ”

Hearing his words, Naruto raised his head slightly, looking at him with some surprise.

Shikamaru smiled at him, then held his hands behind his head, squinting slightly in the sunlight, Nunu pointed to the side of Hinata and Ya, who were also looking at him with some concern, and chuckled.

"Don't just look at me, I think Hinata and Shino should think the same way, after all... Sasuke isn't just your partner..."

"Bringing back him who has gone astray is also the duty of our fellows!"

Hearing Shikamaru's words, Naruto couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and then turned his head to look at the others beside him.

I saw that at this moment, whether it was Hinata, who was a little shy, or Shino, who was silent, even Yaya, who was a little arrogant in the past, and Akamaru looked at him with worry and encouragement at this time.

The look of support in everyone's eyes gave Naruto great conviction and moved him very much.

"Wooh. Whining.. Okay, let me go! I feel like I'm a bad guy now!"

At this time, Ino also broke free from Ding Ji's grasp, glanced at Shikamaru angrily, and muttered.

After saying that, I saw her turn her head to look at Naruto, her purple eyes full of seriousness, and then raised a slender white finger and said in a deep voice.

"In my opinion, since Sasuke has chosen this path, then he should also bear the consequences of going down this path... These are things that even we can't choose for him..."

As she said this, her eyes were fixed on Naruto and she said solemnly.

"Although I don't know what exactly made Naruto insist on getting Sasuke back, but..."

When they heard Ino say this, the rest of the people held their breath, nervously wanting to know Ino's next answer.

Seeing that she looked at Naruto so seriously, Naruto also swallowed nervously, and after a while, she frowned slightly, her slender white hands spread slightly, and said helplessly.

"Since you're so persistent, naturally I won't refuse Naruto's invitation...."

At the moment when Ino's words fell, everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, and the tense atmosphere just now suddenly disappeared!

Shikamaru on the side relaxed his shoulders lightly and exhaled lightly.

Naruto bowed even more excitedly and thanked Ino.

"I thank you for Sasuke, Ino!"

Faced with this, Ino hurriedly waved his hand and jumped away from the side, saying helplessly.

"What are you doing, Naruto, do I look like a bad person, everyone else agreed, I don't have to deliberately go against everyone, right?"

Hearing this, Naruto whispered to her.

"It's also a thank you for Sakura, you know, after Sasuke left, Sakura was under a lot of pressure..."

Hearing Naruto's words, everyone present was slightly silent.

However, the silence only lasted for a moment, and Shikamaru stepped forward to break the depressive atmosphere and said to Naruto with a serious face.

"Naruto, how much do you know about the place Sasuke is going to now, and do you have any specific plans and ideas!?"

Hearing Shikamaru's words, Naruto's eyes lit up slightly, and everyone put away their previous relaxed expressions, looking at Naruto with a serious face, only to hear him say slowly and softly.

"Before that, I had already learned from my mother about what happened to the Uchiha clan..."

Hearing this, some of the people present who had heard the conversation of the elders in the family all looked stunned.

Naruto glanced at them, his voice slightly muffled.

"I think you've guessed that... Based on Sasuke's usual words and deeds, I'm afraid that the reason why he wants to gain power is because he wants to deal with his brother..."

“... It was to almost slaughter the entire Uchiha clan.. Uchiha... Itachi!"

Hearing Naruto's words, some people who didn't know about it couldn't help but turn slightly pale.

Hinata's little face became a little pale at this time, and her slender little hands couldn't help but intertwine together, and whispered.

"Could it be... Are we going to deal with such a guy...?"

Ino also muttered with a pale face.

"Naruto.. Naruto.. You.. You mean.. Sasuke's brother personally took his own people... Slaughter!?"

Hearing her words, Naruto nodded slightly, and at this moment, everyone including Naruto couldn't help but fall into silence, thinking about what kind of childhood Sasuke had experienced.

It was only after a while that Naruto came to his senses, then glanced at Hinata apologetically and said softly.

"That's not the case, Hinata, we're not going to deal with Uchiha Itachi..."

I saw him glance at the people present and said seriously.

"The reason for that... It's because... According to the information I know, Uchiha Itachi also joined an organization called Akatsuki..."

Hearing this, Shikamaru couldn't help but shrink his pupils slightly, as if he had thought of something, and couldn't help but look at Naruto in surprise.

Naruto said slowly in a very calm voice.

"And before, this Xiao organization once sent someone to take the tailed beast Nine-Tails from me..."