Tsunade, you're really drunk!

The moment Nagato stared at him, Naruto felt goose bumps all over his body, his hair stood on end, and he took two steps back feeling somewhat flattered.

"Ha, haha... Nagato-sama, why are you so excited?"

Seeing Naruto step back, Nagato couldn't let this big treasure escape. He walked forward, put one hand over Naruto's shoulder, and held Naruto's other arm with the other hand. He said in a serious and meaningful tone:

"Naruto~ Come on, Master Jiraiya, how are you doing lately?"

"Brother, I haven't seen him for many years."

Naruto heard Nagato asking about Jiraiya and didn't think much about it.

After all, Nagato and Jiraiya are both very busy in the Land of Rain and Nadeshiko Village respectively, and it is difficult for them to see each other. It is understandable that they care about their master after finally meeting him.

"The lecherous sage is still in Nadeshiko Village. He is getting along well with the village chief of Nadeshiko Village. Last year, the two of them came to Kumogakure Village to visit me when I was training."

"They should be this one."

As he said that, Naruto raised his little finger and gestured twice (meaning girlfriend, dating).

Nagato looked pleased, some past scenes flashed through his eyes, and he nodded.

"That's good. It looks like Jiraiya-sensei has found his true love too."

"A dragon goes out to sea, and two dragons return home; this is also a good thing~"

"By the way, where are the others when you came this time? Why didn't I see them come with you?"

As he was talking, Nagato turned the topic to the other Chuuriki, with two rays of light flashing in his pupils, as if he was thinking about something.

After all, he had dealt with Qian Ye a lot in the past two and a half years, and he had learned a lot from him.

"Everyone?"

"They said they wanted to go check on the ninjas in their village. They should be back in a few hours."

Nagato felt relieved after hearing what Naruto said.

"I see. That's understandable. It's human nature to care about the ninjas in your own village."

"But Naruto, I'll have to trouble you for a moment. When they come back, ask them to gather here in the early morning before the sun rises."

"I have some tasks to give you when the time comes."

As he spoke, Nagato patted Naruto's shoulder vigorously with his hand, a gleam of hope in his eyes.

Naruto looked directly into Nagato's eyes, and suddenly felt as if he had shouldered some great responsibility, and nodded.

"I understand. Don't worry, just leave it to me."

The two chatted for a while, and then, in order not to delay Nagato from issuing tasks to the various teams, Naruto left.

It’s a good opportunity, I can take this opportunity to go and see Sasuke and Sakura.

He just learned from Nagato that Sasuke is now the captain of the First Vanguard Team, and Sakura is the captain of the logistics and medical team.

One was in front and the other was behind, which put him in a dilemma. He stopped with a confused and hesitant look on his face.

"Um……"

"Sakura-chan is in the back, and Sass is in the front. Which one should I go to first?"

Brother and secret crush, Naruto decisively chose to turn around and step in the direction of logistics.

"Well~ Never mind, let's go check on Sakura-chan first."

"My lovely Sakura-chan, you must be surprised to see me now, since you haven't seen me for over two years!"

"Hehe~!"

As they were walking, they happened to see two ninjas from the Hidden Cloud Village talking about what they had seen during the day.

"Hey, Dai, did you see the guy in white clothes with the Uchiha fan on his back on the battlefield today?"

"That kid looks only about 16 or 17 years old, how come he is so skilled in using Lightning Escape?"

"I feel like he's almost catching up to our village's senior Darui's level. He has the word 'thunder' tattooed on his shoulder. He's the right-hand man of Raikage-sama."

The other person shook his head helplessly, with a bitter expression.

"You mean Uchiha Sasuke?"

"He is one of Uchiha Chiya's students, and also Orochimaru's disciple. He is proficient in the five escape jutsu, and his lightning escape jutsu and fire escape jutsu are even more amazing."

"That's a superb swordsmanship, I'm afraid only Lord Kirabi is better than him."

"He is a born genius, and he has such a powerful ninja mentor. How can he not be strong?"

"Kasa, it's a good thing that all the villages have joined the Ninja Association now, otherwise this terrifying guy would not be a teammate, but an enemy."

The unforgettable scene that was engraved in Kasa's mind during the day flashed through his mind. He expressed his agreement and sighed sincerely.

"Yes, if nothing unexpected happens, this Uchiha Sasuke will probably be the next Hokage of Konoha."

"His strength is truly overwhelming that of other ninjas of the same generation..."

As he walked, Naruto stopped and listened to the casual conversation between Kasa and Dai while they were resting in front of the campfire without missing a word.

He slowly clenched his fists when he heard ninjas, even ninjas from other villages, and even the Hidden Cloud ninjas who particularly admired strength, praising Sasuke like this.

It seems that Sasuke's strength has not declined in these two and a half years...

Although he felt unhappy inside, anticipation appeared on Naruto's face and his eyes were filled with fighting spirit.

He turned around, returned the same way, and ran quickly towards the camp of the front-line troops.

He couldn't wait to meet Sasuke.

……

At this time, inside the tent of the first vanguard squad on the front line.

Sasuke, Sakura, Sai, Lee, Ningji, Tenten, Kiba, Hinata, Shino, Ino, Choji, Shikamaru.

In addition to Naruto, the new generation of Konoha, the Twelve Guardians of Konoha are all here, as well as Sai who temporarily replaced Naruto and joined Team 7.

They all ate the dried meat and dry food in their hands, and drank the water in the kettle.

"Ah~ It tastes terrible. I really want to go back to Konoha and eat barbecue~"

Shikamaru groaned as he ate the dried meat in his mouth.

For him, who loves food, eating this kind of thing is like being in prison.

Shikamaru shook his head helplessly and sighed.

"Chouji, it's good enough to have jerky to eat. Many ninjas can only eat soldier pills."

At this moment, Sasuke asked Sakura, who was bandaging the wound on his right arm, to stop for a moment, and then took out a small scroll from his ninja tool bag.

"Next, what you see must be kept confidential and must not be known to others."

Sasuke looked at everyone with a serious expression. His sudden caution made them all tense up. They couldn't help swallowing and nodded.

Sasuke opened the scroll with his left hand, a puff of white smoke floated out, and dozens of cans appeared on the ground.

"This is a war-speed food made by Orochimaru-sensei and Tobirama-sama. However, since it has not been mass-produced yet, I secretly took some from Orochimaru's laboratory."

“I don’t know what it tastes like.”

As he spoke, Sasuke tore open the lid of one of the cans with one hand, and saw a layer of white grease floating on it, which had already solidified.

Both Choji and Sakura immediately recognized what it was.

“Is this lard?”

“Is this lard!?”