Meanwhile, the border of the Land of Wind.
Suigetsu squinted under the blazing sun, and turned to look at his companions in Taka Team, who had been walking silently. Suddenly, his expression twisted in irritation, and he slammed his water canteen onto the ground with a loud thud.
"Damn it! Are they messing with us?"
"They promised we'd hunt the Kyubi, but now they've changed their minds and want us to go to the Land of Earth to capture some Jinchuriki instead."
A day ago, Obito had White Zetsu relay new orders: Abandon the Kyubi in the Land of Fire and prioritize capturing the two Biju in the Land of Earth.
"Except for one Onoki, who is a bit troublesome, the rest of the people from the Land of Earth aren't that troublesome." Karin pushed up her glasses and analyzed.
Sasuke's face was not very good either. He felt this so-called 'Uchiha Madara' and his little gang had no manners. Even if Taka Team only had four members, they couldn't just be ordered around like this.
Yesterday it was the Land of Fire, and today it is the Land of Earth. Then what about tomorrow?
"We're not going. Let's find an excuse to delay and see how things unfold." Sasuke said in an unhappy tone, "Let's go to the Land of Wind instead. It's as leaky as a sieve over there."
"Got it."
…
Meanwhile, Naruto pulled Ajisai and Yakumo out of the Jashin's altar. The two weaklings had been forcibly training inside for nearly half a year, and now they both looked mentally drained.
"Cough." He looked up at the sky, obviously feeling a little guilty. It had been so long that he almost forgot about these two people.
"Well… there is a mission."
"You've been reborn through hardship. Are you happy?"
'Happy my ass!' Ajisai really wanted to stab this blond bastard to death, but then she thought that she couldn't beat him, so she just gave up. Since she couldn't resist, she might as well just lie down and take it.
Yakumo, on the other hand, showed no reaction. She just looked a little dazed. It seemed that after enduring the brutal training at the Jashin's altar, she had been completely desensitized.
After all, it is difficult for anyone to maintain a peaceful state of mind amidst countless resurrections and fights.
"...Happy." Ajisai forced a smile, which looked very fake, but Naruto didn't care and just nodded.
Whether they were happy or not didn't matter. After all, he was happy, and that was enough.
"Where is this?" Yakumo's clothes were tattered. She crossed her hands across her chest to cover her chest, and looked around with a puzzled look on her face.
"Who cares as long as it's not Konoha! This place looks pretty desolate… is this…?" Ajisai said bluntly, completely unfazed.
"It's Iwagakure. Be careful." Naruto sighed and held his forehead.
"Iwagakure? Why did you come to a place like this?" Ajisai was a little confused. Her own clothes were barely holding together, swaying with every movement.
Naruto couldn't take it anymore and threw a robe to the two women. Their outfits had clearly been ruined during their training, leaving them in a sorry state.
"You guys are so stupid! Even if you were training, did you really have to ruin your clothes?" He complained, sounding like a miserly slave driver.
Ajisai was speechless, thinking to herself, 'This guy is still the worst. He practically a demon who devoured people without spitting out the bones. He had obviously forgotten that we were still fighting hard in that hellhole.'
'Of course our clothes were ruined, that's normal! But this bastard didn't even feel a shred of guilt. Instead, he just acted like a complete scumbag.'
Ajisai kept complaining in her heart, and when she glanced casually, she happened to see Yakumo beside her was lowering her head obediently. Instantly, her mouth opened wide.
'No way… Why do you look so guilty? Damn it!'
'Are you serious?!'
'How could she act so meek in front of that jerk?! This wasn't our fault… he was the one who should feel guilty! And why the hell was she smiling?!'
Ajisai gave up. She lowered her head, deciding that ignorance was bliss. If she had to fake a sweet smile like Yakumo, she'd rather die.
"Look… you should learn from her." Naruto glanced at Ajisai, which immediately made her hate him so much that her teeth itched.
"Learn what?! No way in hell I'd…" she muttered.
However, Naruto wasn't paying attention anymore, as he was thinking about the important things. He looked towards the nearby Iwagakure, already planning how to give them a little surprise.
Yakumo looked at Iwagakure with some curiosity. Suddenly, she pointed at a point in the distance and opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.
"What's wrong?" Naruto noticed her odd behavior and turned to ask.
"There…"
"What about it?"
"If I draw a lightning strike there… half the village would burn." Yakumo raised her hand again and said calmly, "If I draw a few more, the whole village will be destroyed."
Hearing this, Naruto couldn't help but be shocked, 'Why is everyone around me so extreme? Why can't they be as calm and reasonable as me?'
Yakumo's words were way too professional. Naruto had no doubt that she had spent countless hours privately plotting how to destroy Konoha, and she was practically a specialist in village annihilation.
"Um... Cough, there's no need, there's really no need to do that." Naruto said awkwardly, "We just need to cause some chaos, not start a massacre."
Ajisai looked at Yakumo, then at Naruto, and suddenly felt that she should do something too. So, she patted her chest and declared loudly, "I can summon a giant Summoned Beast to crush half the village!"
Naruto was a little confused, wondering if he had gone too far.
'Leaving these two in the Jashin's altar for so long had clearly warped their minds… one was worse than the other.'
"Wait, there's no need to be so extreme. Let's retreat for now."
Naruto didn't dare to let the them attack immediately, otherwise, it would be awkward if they got too excited. They were still too immersed in their role at the Jashin's altar and might start killing ordinary villagers indiscriminately.
Even though Naruto was very ruthless, he never thought of attacking irrelevant people. After all, he was different from the maniacs like Nagato and Obito.
Besides, he was determined to capture Kurotsuchi, but there was no need to rush. Before making a move, he needed to give his Uzumaki's Ten Goddess a proper psychological debriefing.