Chapter 314: Chapter 314: Assigning Opponents.
After the giant boulder blocking the cave entrance shattered, Deidara and Sasori appeared before everyone. Compared to Sasori, Deidara was in a more disheveled state, with one sleeve hanging empty, clearly having lost that arm in the battle with Gaara.
Despite the presence of so many people, their gaze did not fall on Chiyo or Kakashi but was nervously fixed on Hatake Satoru.
"Hey, big brother Sasori, Uchiha Itachi didn't mention that Hatake Satoru would be here."
Deidara and Sasori were quite confident in handling these people, but the arrival of Hatake Satoru shattered their illusions.
"Yo, long time no see."
Hatake Satoru greeted them casually with one hand in his pocket and a bright smile on his face.
"You..."
"Gaara, what are you leisurely sleeping there for?"
Before Deidara could finish speaking, Naruto, upon seeing Gaara sitting beneath Deidara, immediately shouted out.
"Stand up, Gaara! Hey, Gaara, can you hear me?"
Seeing no response from Gaara, Naruto continued to yell.
Naruto wanted to rush out, but Kakashi immediately stopped him.
"Stop, Naruto, you should understand."
"Yeah, yeah, you should realize he's long gone."
Deidara, still sitting on Gaara's body, added fuel to the fire with his words.
"Indeed, just as Itachi said, the first one to rush in shouting is the Jinchuriki. But Itachi is really meticulous in his observations of people."
Noticing the subtle changes on Naruto's face, Deidara and Sasori confirmed that Naruto was indeed the Jinchuriki.
But now, they had no intention of capturing Naruto. All they thought about was how to quickly leave this place and escape from that demon.
"I won't make a move this time, even if you reach a life-or-death situation."
After Kakashi stopped Naruto, Hatake Satoru silently leaned against the wall, arms crossed over his chest.
"Really?"
Upon hearing Hatake Satoru's words, Kakashi and the others weren't too excited, but Deidara asked eagerly.
"Of course, after all, using you two as their whetstones should be more than enough."
"Whetstones?"
Sasori's hoarse tone carried a clear atmosphere, but what does it matter if the white devil makes a move, even if it's just to give in for a moment.
"Sasuke, that blond guy is yours to handle, no problem, right?"
"Of course, he's just a cripple."
Although Sasuke said this, the serious expression on his face made it obvious that he didn't take it as lightly as he claimed. After all, this was someone who had defeated Gaara and become the Kazekage. If he wasn't careful, he might fall into the same trap.
"Sasuke? The younger brother of Uchiha Itachi?"
After learning of Sasuke's identity, Deidara's tone also revealed a hint of excitement.
After all, the first time he doubted his own art was when he faced Uchiha Itachi, which brought him a sense of shame.
"I will return the humiliation Uchiha Itachi gave me a hundredfold onto you, Uchiha Sasuke."
Deidara's tone clearly intensified when he said the name Uchiha.
After speaking, a large white bird appeared beneath Deidara, and then flew out of the cave entrance with him.
"Don't think of escaping."
Sasuke immediately gave chase.
"Kakashi, you follow Sasuke."
Then, Satoru spoke to Kakashi.
"Okay."
Kakashi nodded, as he was also worried about Sasuke.
"Just a tip, his weakness is Lightning Release."
Hearing Satoru's tip, Kakashi nodded in agreement, feeling relieved. When facing an unknown enemy, it's always best to be cautious and vigilant.
But knowing that the opponent's weakness was Lightning Release, Kakashi wasn't so worried anymore. Both he and Sasuke were proficient in Lightning Release.
In the ninja world, aside from the Fourth Raikage, Kakashi believed that his Lightning Release was second to none. Even when facing the Fourth Raikage, Kakashi believed that he could match the opponent's Lightning Release with his own.
"As for Sasori, he's up to you two, Naruto, Sakura."
"Of course, no problem."
Naruto glared fiercely at Sasori, his hair standing on end and fox-like whiskers appearing on his cheeks, his pupils turning into fox-like slits.
Although Sasori wasn't the direct culprit who took Gaara away, he was an accomplice, and naturally, he was one of the targets Naruto couldn't let go of. Or rather, Naruto wouldn't let go of anyone from the Akatsuki organization.
A terrifying aura of killing intent emanated from his entire body, which, of course, was not Naruto's own, but the Nine-Tails' killing intent.
But just a hint of the Nine-Tails' killing intent emanating through Naruto's body was enough to make Sakura and Chiyo beside him shudder.
"So this is the Nine-Tails? Indeed, it's the strongest of the nine great tailed beasts. Just from this hint of aura, it's incomparable to the One-Tail."
Chiyo glanced at Naruto, shocked by the thought.
As one of the initiators of the plan to seal Shukaku inside Gaara, she had naturally faced the rampaging One-Tail and knew its strength.
Apart from the shock on Sakura's face, there was also a hint of fear.
This fear is uncontrollable; even knowing that the other party won't harm oneself, one must understand that the Nine-Tails' grudge and murderous aura have accumulated over hundreds of years. To stand before this murderous aura without trembling legs is already considered exceptional.
Even Naruto's son, Boruto, trembles in the face of the Nine-Tails' murderous aura.
"Stay calm, remember, he is your comrade."
At that moment, Hatake Satoru's voice suddenly rang in Sakura's ear, and just like magic, it truly settled the frightened Sakura's heart in an instant.
"Thank you, Satoru-senpai."
Sakura regained her courage and thanked Satoru.
"Now, go and show what you've got. Only in real combat can you know whether the hard work of these two years is worth it."
Although they had previously sparred with Kakashi, that match could not measure the progress they had made over the past two years. Only in a life-and-death battle can one truly know how much they have grown.
"I will definitely not disappoint Tsunade-sama."
(End of chapter)
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