It wasn’t easy to stop the side effects of the Byakugo Seal. Hatake Satoru’s entire body was working hard to channel his strength.

Watching Tsunade’s wrinkled skin gradually return to smoothness, Satoru couldn’t help but reach up and wipe the sweat from his forehead.

"Sigh~ Using Chakra to suppress aging... How was such a magical Ninjutsu ever developed!"

As soon as he spoke, Hatake Satoru slightly raised his eyelids, only to find that Tsunade, who was in a deep sleep, had actually opened her eyes a little.

Her brown pupils were filled with confusion.

Satoru smiled, gently pushed his eyepatch, and said sincerely.

"Don’t worry, you’ll be fine soon... After all, a tough battle awaits us."

"Oh, right. I just got some bad news. The Daimyo has confirmed that Danzo will take over Konoha and become the Sixth Hokage... Of course, the proceedings for the seventh or eighth Hokage haven’t even started yet..."

"No matter what you’re thinking, I absolutely don’t want Danzo to lead Konoha. The reasons for this... You’ll understand in the future!"

Upon hearing this, Tsunade immediately tried to open her mouth to say something.

But she was too weak, she couldn’t speak at all.

Hatake Satoru gently raised his hand, stopping Tsunade.

"I know what you want to say, but the most important thing right now is to remove the side effects from your body..."

Watching Tsunade’s condition improve.

But at that moment, two blue lights flashed in Hatake Satoru’s eyes.

Immediately, he retracted his fingers and stopped reversing Chakra within Tsunade.

"Back so soon?"

He heard a few young voices coming from outside the tent.

"Naruto! You’re here too!"

The speaker had a simple, honest accent, and Hatake Satoru recognized him as Akimichi Choji from the Akimichi clan.

It had been almost three days since the great battle, but the little fatty was still wearing his battle armor.

This was to prevent any chance of enemies taking advantage of Konoha’s exhausted manpower and launching a surprise second attack.

It was clear that Akimichi Choji, despite his rough exterior, was a very meticulous person.

Then, Naruto’s voice followed.

"Yeah! Choji’s here too!"

Akimichi Choji said simply.

"Yes, yes! I brought rice balls for your dinner!"

Immediately, Sakura’s voice came from outside. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"What! So many rice balls, how are we supposed to eat them all!"

"Could it be... Choji, you just want to eat more yourself!"

Akimichi Choji laughed awkwardly.

"Hahaha! You figured me out!"

Footsteps quickly approached, and the tent flap was lifted.

At that very moment, a massive burst of energy erupted from Hatake Satoru’s fingertip.

As the air vibrated, Satoru’s body instantly disappeared through the Limitless Jutsu and rushed out of the tent.

Naruto, Sakura, and the others, who were just entering the tent, only felt a gust of wind on their faces.

They walked into the tent carrying a large plate of rice balls.

Although Naruto had mentally prepared himself, he still couldn’t help but tremble when he saw Tsunade’s aged face. His fingers twitched slightly, and he clenched his fists.

Miss Shizune, who always stayed by Tsunade’s side, walked in and frowned slightly.

"I feel like someone used Ninjutsu here... but I can’t detect any Chakra flow..."

Sakura frowned, glanced at the extremely weak Tsunade lying on the tatami, and after a moment of thought, spoke immediately.

"Miss Shizune... Lady Tsunade’s eyes are open!"

As soon as she said this, everyone’s attention shifted to Tsunade.

Shizune quickly stepped forward to check her pulse.

"Tsunade-sama’s pulse is very stable now, and her breathing has recovered significantly. It seems her Chakra has started to accumulate... That’s wonderful!"

Hearing this, Naruto immediately held his head and said casually.

"Grandma Tsunade is indeed a Hokage! She recovered from such a serious injury in just a few days... I’ll go help Ichiraku rebuild too, and then they can treat me to a big bowl of ramen!"

With that, Naruto turned around, leaned back on his arms, and mumbled to himself.

"Ramen~ Ramen~"

Sakura’s face couldn’t help but show a helpless and distressed expression.

"Still loves ramen that much..."

Naruto quickly ran out of the tent and disappeared from everyone’s sight.

Sakura stared at Naruto’s receding back for a long time, then suddenly frowned, muttering...

"Naruto’s direction... doesn’t seem to be towards Ichiraku..."

But Sakura didn’t think much of it.

Tsunade’s condition had finally improved, so she had to quickly help create a series of treatment plans.

Naruto, who had walked out of the tent, ran a few steps, then immediately stopped and looked around.

Then, he pushed off the ground and, with a swoosh, disappeared on the road through the ruins.

When Naruto reappeared, he was already in the collapsed ruins.

Then, like a madman, he shouted into the air.

"Come out! I didn’t unleash it in the tent because I was afraid Sakura and the others would worry. Now there are only two of us here..."

The empty ruins remained silent.

Seeing this, Naruto immediately added.

"Are you really going to force me to activate Sage Mode?"

With that, he began to form hand seals, and his eyes closed.

"When I activate Sage Mode and sense you, your death day will be here!"

*Clang!*

When Naruto opened his eyes again, his pupils had turned pure gold.

The Sage Chakra within him erupted, forming a towering flame of Chakra.

His toad-like eyes shifted slightly, and Naruto immediately sensed a steady breathing sound deep within the ruins.

With a swoosh, Naruto vanished from his spot.

When he reappeared, he had already sealed off all escape routes in the depths of the ruins.

"Senjutsu! Multiple Sage Shadow Clones!"

Several Naruto clones instantly surrounded the area, rushing towards the source of the breathing.

However, the moment these Shadow Clones approached, an indescribable spatial fluctuation instantly unfolded in front of Naruto.

Then, it felt as if someone had slapped him hard on the forehead, and he was involuntarily sent flying backward.

With a bang, Naruto’s other Shadow Clones were also flung away, then dissipated into a cloud of smoke.

Naruto himself couldn’t control his balance and rolled a few times in mid-air, almost falling to the ground.

Fortunately, a ninja’s body is extremely agile, always landing on their feet like a cat.

Naruto frowned as his surprise attack was countered.