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

Of course, Gai would not be affected by Kakuzu's words. The relationship between the two was simply that of comrades-in-arms. There must be a reason why Kakashi did not come to support him.

Seeing that Gai ignored him, Kakuzu didn't continue talking nonsense and used Fire and Wind Styles and Earth Grievance Ninjutsu at the same time.

The fierce flames were like an overwhelming wave sweeping over the sky! Wherever the flames reached, the air seemed to be ignited, making crackling sounds and billowing smoke rising into the sky.

This astonishing scene caused the ninjas who were fighting fiercely on other battlefields to look sideways, and several of Kai's students couldn't help but care about their teacher.

Facing the overwhelming sea of ​​fire, Kai did not take a step back. The blue airflow blew his hair up. He got into a punching posture and fired another air cannon that was even more powerful than before.

The blue and white daytime tiger was not afraid of the flames at all. It directly rushed out a gap. Relying on this gap, Kai passed directly through the sea of ​​fire. Such a powerful escape technique did not hurt him at all.

However, the Hiruzen who flew through the sea of ​​fire failed to hit Kakuzu who had dodged the target, and both sides were unable to defeat the other for a while.

In the distance, the Three-Tailed Fox roared once again, attracting the attention of both parties who were originally on alert.

It could be seen that the huge body of the Three-Tailed Fox was slowly shrinking, and everyone understood at this moment that the seal was about to be completed.

Is the mission accomplished?

Before Kai could breathe a sigh of relief, a bright eagle cry resounded across the battlefield.

A strong wind blew, and two shadows flew overhead. When Kai looked up again, he saw the figure he hadn't seen for a long time, which made him feel something was wrong.

"Sasuke?"

Neji, who had the best observation skills, saw Deidara sitting on a big white bird in the air and Sasuke sitting on a huge falcon at a glance.

Looking at his classmates below, Sasuke opened his Sharingan without any emotion and did not stop at all.

"So there are more than just four of you. Are there six people in total?"

Kai asked in a deep voice.

"Who knows? Maybe we still have someone else."

Kakuzu would never reveal his information to the other party. Knowing how difficult the other party was, he let Hidan stick to him again.

"The Three-Tails has been sealed. No matter how you plan, it will be useless."

With a kick that sent Hidan's scythe flying, it seemed to Gai that the plan was halfway accomplished, not to mention that Kakashi was still standing guard.

"It is my idea to just let you guys resist, but how long can you hold out?"

Kai's face changed and he looked at the other two battles. Tenten had already thrown all her ninja tools, and apart from being exhausted, she didn't cause any harm to Scorpion. It was only thanks to Neji's insight and Rock Lee's opening of the six gates that he was able to barely hold back Scorpion's steps.

The situation in another place was even worse. Kisame, who was already familiar with Kirigakure, acted decisively and most of the Kirigakure ninjas had been killed.

He was very clear about his own situation. If he delayed any further, he might not even be able to maintain the state of the Eight Gates.

Kakashi, hurry up and transfer the Jinchūriki.

Kai looked bitter, he could only pray that Kakashi would solve the trouble as soon as possible.

"coming!"

Even though he had lost his Sharingan, he would not mistake a falcon of that size and immediately warned the students.

"who is it?"

Naruto didn't expect that the Akatsuki people would arrive just after the seal was completed, and just as teacher Kakashi said, the other party would attack from the air.

The falcon that reached above their heads screamed, and a figure jumped down.

The whistling wind blew his robe. Before he landed on the ground, a ninja sword was first placed on the sea level, with a little lightning chakra on it, which prevented the sword from sinking into the sea.

Others were still marveling at the other party's chakra control, as a figure stood on the hilt of the ninja sword.

Naruto raised his head, the other person was facing away from the sun so he couldn't see his face clearly, but the familiar feeling made his heart tighten.

"Kakashi, Naruto and everyone, long time no see."

A familiar yet unfamiliar voice sounded, and Naruto saw the slowly rotating Sharingan in the other person's eyes and the face that had changed a little.

"Sasuke, is this your choice?"

Unlike Naruto who was speechless, Kakashi pulled out a kunai and asked in a low voice.

Before Sasuke could say anything, Naruto reacted and walked forward with his arms open, looking unguarded.

"Sasuke, why did you leave the village? I heard that it was a conflict between Brother Ye Lan and some advisors. Can't you persuade Brother Ye Lan? I will persuade Granny Tsunade to withdraw your wanted order..."

"Oh, it seems you know absolutely nothing?"

Sasuke sneered, stood on the water again, pulled out the ninja sword that was stuck on the sea surface and pointed it at Naruto.

"Naruto, you haven't improved at all after all these years. You don't understand anything. You don't understand what happened to the Uchiha clan, nor do you understand why there are so many tragedies in this world."

The three magatama in the eyes slowly rotated and finally turned into the shape of a hexagram.

"You just continue to move forward towards your dream of becoming Hokage, and I will choose my own path."

"Naruto!"

Seeing the change in Sasuke's eyes, Kakashi immediately realized that something was wrong and pushed away Naruto who was still in a daze.

The kunai blocked Sasuke's sudden attack, and the collision between the ninja sword and the kunai made a crisp sound.

Chidori Blade

Kunai Purple Lightning

In an instant, lightning of different colors flashed on the weapons of both sides, and for a moment there was no clear winner.

"Sasuke, I was the one who taught you Lightning Release, and now you can use it to this extent. You have really made great progress."

Kakashi already felt some pressure, as Sasuke had obviously become stronger than he was two years ago.

"Kakashi, do you know that your biggest weakness is that you meddle in other people's affairs?"

Sasuke doesn't have much respect for the teacher who taught him in the past. He is very unhappy with Kakashi's attitude of seeing through everything.

Naruto was pushed aside and before he could react, Kakashi and Sasuke started fighting. Both sides were just exchanging simple physical skills, but the speed was so fast that Naruto couldn't keep up for a while.

Deidara, who was a step slower, saw that Sasuke had already started fighting with the opponent but did not get off, and continued to move forward on the big bird. Now that the seal was over, he had seen the newly completed Jinchūriki, a girl with light yellow hair.

Zidian

Kakashi remained highly alert. When Deidara appeared, he kept his distance and raised one hand high. A purple electric current shot up into the sky, and a stream of electricity was about to strike Deidara.

Chidori Sharp Spear

It was like thousands of birds chirping at the same time. The blue electric light was like a spear, directly interrupting the rising purple lightning. Deidara passed Kakashi safely.

"Sasuke, have you really made up your mind?"

Kakashi did not persuade Sasuke to return to the village. Such naive words were the greatest disrespect to Uchiha. However, he did not expect that after all these years, the immature Sasuke in his memory had disappeared and turned into such a decisive ninja.

Seeing that Kakashi did not persuade him like the others in Konoha but asked this question, he thought about what had happened to him.

Sasuke's expression rarely softened, and he raised his head slightly and spoke.

"Teacher, this is my choice."