I just returned to Konoha and found that all my clan members were gone.

Just as Pain was preparing to use the Elephant Transformation Technique, Ye Lan suddenly looked at Sasuke and said.

"Sasuke, is there anything you want me to tell your old friend?"

Sasuke was stunned for a moment, and was silent for a while before uttering two words.

"boring."

Ye Lan smiled and closed his eyes. After the Elephant Transformation Technique was activated, his five senses were transferred to the created clone.

The strength of the clone depends on the amount of chakra Ye Lan injects into it, so Kisame said at the beginning that this technique is most suitable for him.

...

For a moment, the air was filled with dust and smoke, and Gai used physical skills to continuously attack the barrier where Scorpion and Deidara were hiding.

"Not even close, Kai!"

Kakashi observed the fluctuations of the barrier, and now the barrier seemed to be shaky and could not hold up.

"Okay, come again! Xiao Li!"

Kai was a little out of breath, so he called Xiao Li beside him to start kicking together.

Tsunade, who was worried, sent Kakashi and others, and then sent Kai's team, who had just returned to the village, for support. She had to be cautious about matters concerning Akatsuki.

Two green figures rushed to the front of the barrier again, and a figure suddenly appeared, directly catching Kai and Xiao Li's flying kicks, and using the opponent's strength to throw the two of them out.

Kai and Xiao Li, who lost their balance, jumped back one after another to cushion the attack, and looked at each other with stern faces. Although he did not use the Eight Gates, he was definitely not a simple character to be able to catch his and Xiao Li's kicks at the same time.

"Is it an enemy?"

Sakura stared at the smoke in front of her and couldn't see the other person's appearance clearly. She only saw that the other person seemed to be wearing a black robe, whistling in the wind.

"No matter who it is, this is not the time to delay!"

Naruto shouted and rushed forward. He gradually lost his patience as he couldn't find the enemy. At the same time, he was worried about Gaara's safety and forgot his promise to Tsunade.

"Naruto! Don't be impulsive!"

Kakashi hurriedly tried to stop Naruto at this time, but it was too late.

He first used a shadow clone, condensed a Rasengan that was much larger than usual in his hand, and flew directly towards the target.

"Uzumaki Naruto, I haven't seen you for a long time. You have grown taller."

Hearing the familiar voice, Naruto paused and took the opportunity to grab Naruto's arm that was holding the Rasengan.

Naruto's other clone turned directly into smoke, and the Rasengan gradually disappeared from his palm. At the same time, the rotation of the Rasengan blew away all the dust around it, allowing Kakashi and others to clearly see the appearance of the person who came.

After not seeing each other for a long time, Ye Lan has grown a little taller. He is now over 1.8 meters tall, almost the same height as Kakashi, and his shoulders are broader. The only things that have not changed are his somewhat childish face and the forehead protector that has disappeared around his waist.

Only now did Sakura see clearly that the robe Ye Lan was wearing had red clouds on it, and it was exactly Akatsuki's costume.

It was clearly just hanging on his shoulder, and was hit by the whirlwind created by Naruto's Rasengan. The robe fluttered in the wind, but it was always firmly hanging on Ye Lan's shoulder, as if it was covered with some glue.

"Brother Ye Lan?!"

Even after many years, Naruto still recognized the man in front of him at a glance. In addition to rescuing Gaara, his main purpose here was to find out information about Ye Lan and Sasuke.

Now Ye Lan was standing in front of him and Naruto didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Naruto! Come back soon!"

Kakashi reacted immediately from his shock and yelled at Naruto in panic, saying that he didn't expect to meet Ye Lan in this place.

"It was this Uchiha brat who messed up your Konoha. I didn't expect that he would join Akatsuki. It's your own fault, huh."

Grandma Chiyo had seen Ye Lan, or rather, most people in Sunagakure knew about Ye Lan. Ordinary people could not guess the reason why Ye Lan left Konoha, but Chiyo, who had lived for many years, could almost judge the reason why Ye Lan left through the newspapers at that time.

And now that Akatsuki has captured the Kazekage, and there may be rebellious ninjas from the allied countries involved, Chiyo will definitely not give Kakashi a good face.

Ye Lan did not do anything to Naruto. After the Rasengan disappeared, he let go of Naruto's arm and said to him with a smile.

"It seems that you haven't wasted too much time in the past few years. You can already use the Rasengan to this extent. But you really need to change your impetuous temper."

Naruto, who was released, looked at Ye Lan in front of him who seemed to be concerned about him. He forgot to be vigilant for a moment, ignored Kakashi's warning, and asked anxiously.

"Brother Ye Lan, why did you leave the village? Can't you talk things out? Why did you kill Konoha's advisor? And where is Sasuke?"

Ye Lan looked at Kakashi and Kai who were slowly approaching with a smile.

"It seems that the people of Konoha didn't tell you the real reason why Sasuke and I left. You still have to ask about this. As for Sasuke, he should be carrying out the organization's mission now..."

"On a mission?"

Naruto had a bad feeling.

"Well, maybe you'll meet him in the future. And everyone, don't move forward, or I'll take action."

Ye Lan stared at these Konoha ninjas. If possible, he would like to reminisce with them and see if he could get any information instead of fighting directly.

"Naruto is back. Uchiha Yalan is already an S-rank rebel ninja in Konoha. He is more dangerous than Orochimaru. The purpose of their organization is the Nine-Tails in your body!"

Kakashi looked at Ye Lan seriously. To be honest, he didn't know how to face Ye Lan, but if he didn't take action, what would happen to Gaara? For a moment, he was torn between his own thoughts and his own desires.

"Ye Lan, although I really want to say that I'm glad to see you, we have to go now. This is our mission."

It was Kai who made the decision at this time. As a ninja, he had to carry out the mission.

"Teacher Nongmei, why do we have to fight? Brother Ye Lan will surely understand us, right?"

Naruto still looked at Kai with an innocent face. In his opinion, Ye Lan would not stop them from carrying out the mission.

"No, Naruto, you are wrong. My presence here means that my mission is to stop you from moving forward. In order to complete my mission, everyone just wait here quietly."

Ye Lan's tone was flat, and he stated his mission as if it was a matter of course.

"Naruto, get out of here!"

This was the third time Kakashi reminded Naruto. He had sensed something was wrong and directly launched a ninjutsu.

Kai was in tune with Kakashi's thoughts and quickly approached Naruto and pulled him over the moment Kakashi launched the ninjutsu.

Ye Lan watched all this happen unmoved. The ground beneath his feet shook and suddenly formed several rock walls. The walls around him wrapped him like a cage.

Looking at the dog head carved on the earth wall, Ye Lan couldn't help but chuckle and then whispered.

"Then I'll just play with you guys."