"Shizune will serve as the second guard."
"She is highly knowledgeable when it comes to intelligence work and is familiar with every report, file, and classified document."
"In fact, she probably knows them even better than I do, Hokage-sama."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Naruto couldn't help but ask, "Grandma... Hokage-sama, if the Five Kage Summit is so dangerous, why can't we bring more people with us?"
Tsunade smiled.
"Because this is the Five Kage Summit, not the Fourth Great Ninja War."
"If every Kage arrived with hundreds of shinobi, it would look like they were preparing for battle."
"Bringing only one or two Kage Guards is an unwritten rule. It symbolizes mutual trust between the Five Great Nations."
"Of course... it's only trust on the surface."
"But even so, the rule has to be respected."
Naruto nodded in understanding.
Tsunade let out a soft sigh before continuing.
"All right, let's set the Five Kage Summit aside for now."
"Three days from now, Naruto, Shizune, and I will depart."
"While I'm away from the village, Hiruzen-sensei, Kakashi, Shikaku, and everyone else will oversee Konoha."
"I'm counting on all of you."
Hiruzen Sarutobi nodded calmly.
"Don't worry. Leave everything to us."
Naruto's eyes immediately lit up with excitement.
"The Five Kage Summit..."
"I'll finally get to meet the Kage from the other hidden villages!"
"And their legendary Kage Guards!"
"No... more importantly, this is my chance to unite everyone against the Akatsuki!"
"I, Uzumaki Naruto, will take on this difficult mission!"
"I'll unite the Five Great Nations, make them fight side by side, and wipe out the Akatsuki once and for all!"
Tsunade smiled with relief.
"I'm leaving that responsibility to you, Naruto."
"Yes!"
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Episode 170: Chaos at the Five Kage Summit! Naruto vs. the Fourth Raikage!
"What?! Naruto-kun... no, Naruto-sensei is going to attend the Five Kage Summit?"
Hinata asked in surprise.
Naruto scratched the back of his head with a grin.
"Yeah! Grandma Tsunade decided to bring me along."
"I'll finally get to meet a lot of incredible ninja!"
Unlike Naruto, Hinata fully understood the significance of this invitation.
As the daughter of the Hyuga Clan Head, she had grown up surrounded by discussions of politics and diplomacy.
With both the Senju and Uchiha Clans declining, the Hyuga Clan had become one of the most influential clans in Konoha.
Even though Hinata wasn't particularly interested in politics, she still understood what Naruto's invitation truly meant.
It was an enormous honor.
Her cheeks flushed red with excitement.
"Congratulations, Naruto-sensei..."
Others also realized the importance of the news.
Shikamaru and Ino immediately understood its political implications.
Most of the others, however, simply reacted with admiration.
Fuu sighed dramatically.
"That's amazing!"
"The Five Kage Summit has to be the highest-level meeting in the entire ninja world."
"The Five Kage discussing the future of the world together..."
"Naruto-sensei, I'm so jealous!"
Shikamaru scratched his ear lazily.
"Naruto, don't get carried away."
"The Five Kage Summit isn't a place for reckless behavior."
"Don't act impulsively."
Naruto confidently placed his hands behind his head.
"Don't worry."
"I know exactly what I'm doing."
Choji continued eating his potato chips.
"Crunch... Really?"
"Of course!"
Ino smiled mischievously.
"Naruto-sensei is leaving."
"That means we can finally relax for a few days."
Naruto immediately shook his head.
"No way!"
"Even if I'm not here, your training must continue."
"In fact, I expect everyone to train even harder than before."
"But since Ino already has thoughts like that..."
"I'd better appoint supervisors."
"Hmm..."
"Hinata!"
Hinata straightened immediately.
"Y-Yes!"
"I'll leave all the female ninja under your supervision."
"Don't let anyone slack off."
"Yes, Naruto-sensei!"
Naruto then looked toward the boys.
"As for the male ninja..."
"Lee!"
"I'm leaving them to you."
Rock Lee's eyes sparkled.
"Wonderful!"
"Thank you for trusting me, Naruto-sensei!"
"Don't worry!"
"I won't allow anyone to be lazy!"
"I'll train even harder than you do and make sure everyone else does the same!"
The moment those words left Lee's mouth...
The entire training ground erupted with miserable groans.
Only Sasuke ignored the conversation.
He continued training without even looking up.
Naruto waved toward him from a distance.
"Sasuke!"
"Don't slack off while I'm gone!"
Sasuke snorted.
"Stop saying such boring things."
"You're the one attending the Five Kage Summit."
"You'll probably have less time to train."
"Don't come back only to find I've surpassed you."
Naruto laughed loudly.
"Impossible!"
"Absolutely impossible!"
"And besides..."
"I haven't just been supervising all of you."
"I've been training myself every single day."
"Recently, I've been secretly developing a brand-new jutsu."
"It combines Wind Release Chakra Mode, Rasengan, and Wind Release: Pressure Damage."
"When it's complete, it'll become an incredibly powerful long-range attack."
"It'll be comparable to a Tailed Beast Bomb!"
Everyone stared at him in complete disbelief.
Naruto truly was a genius among geniuses.
Despite handling countless missions and personally training everyone every day...
He still found time to create an entirely new ninjutsu.
And one comparable to a Tailed Beast Bomb?
Just how terrifying would such a technique be?
In truth, Naruto's inspiration had come from his battle against Yagura Karatachi in the Hidden Mist Village.
Although he had prevented Yagura from firing his Tailed Beast Bomb with the Adamantine Sealing Chains, the overwhelming scene of the fully transformed Three-Tails Jinchuriki compressing enormous amounts of chakra had left a deep impression on him.
That single moment sparked a brilliant idea.
The Rasengan already relied on an extremely similar principle.
It compressed chakra to its limit while spinning it at incredible speed, representing the pinnacle of shape transformation.
Wind Release: Pressure Damage also compressed wind chakra into a dense sphere before releasing it in a devastating explosion.
Naruto wondered...
What would happen if these techniques were combined?
If Wind Release Chakra Mode supplied overwhelming chakra...
If Rasengan contributed its violent rotation...
If Pressure Damage provided explosive release...
Then perhaps he could create an attack comparable to a Tailed Beast Bomb itself.
Naturally, Naruto didn't know one important fact.
The Rasengan itself had originally been inspired by the Tailed Beast Bomb.
Minato Namikaze had observed the Tailed Beast Bomb and developed the Rasengan based on its chakra principles.
Without realizing it, Naruto had unknowingly returned to the same origin from a completely different direction.
His imagined technique required an enormous amount of chakra comparable to a Tailed Beast, extreme compression, violent rotation, and the razor-sharp cutting nature of Wind Release.
If all those elements could be fused together...
It would become a terrifying long-range ninjutsu capable of exploding with unimaginable force while shredding everything in its path.
A combination of overwhelming destructive power...
Explosive impact...
And countless microscopic wind blades.
In another world, such a technique would closely resemble the future Wind Release: Rasenshuriken.
Of course, Naruto was still only in the conceptual stage.
It would take a long time before the technique was successfully completed.
After assigning everyone's training responsibilities, Naruto packed his belongings and prepared to leave with Tsunade.
Before departing, he looked back with a bright smile.
"Everyone!"
"Don't get lazy!"
"When I come back, I'll personally check everyone's progress!"
The group responded with a chorus of reluctant groans.
Naruto laughed, waved one last time, and sprinted away.
Watching his disappearing figure, everyone silently exchanged glances.
Without realizing it...
Naruto had already begun pulling farther and farther ahead of them.
Rather than discouraging them, however, it filled everyone with renewed determination.
Hinata smiled gently.
"Let's keep training."
"We can't let Naruto-kun leave us too far behind."
Rock Lee clenched his fists as youthful flames burned in his eyes.
"Yes!"
"We'll surpass Naruto-sensei before he returns!"
"...Impossible."
Even so, nobody intended to give up.
---
Naruto, Tsunade, and Shizune officially left Konoha and began their journey toward the Land of Iron.
Just as Naruto had promised, he never stopped training.
Whether traveling or resting, he continued refining both his chakra control and his new ninjutsu.
Curious, Tsunade eventually asked,
"Naruto, what exactly are you trying to create?"
Naruto enthusiastically explained his idea.
Both Tsunade and Shizune were visibly surprised.
"If you really succeed..."
"It'll become an incredibly powerful technique."
Naruto grinned confidently.
"Of course I will!"
"But it's extremely difficult."
"It needs explosive force."
"It has to retain Wind Release's cutting ability."
"And it must also be fired over a long distance."
"Sometimes I even wonder if what I'm imagining is impossible..."
"It's simply too perfect."
Tsunade smiled encouragingly.
"Nothing is impossible."
"Didn't everyone once believe Wind Release Chakra Mode was impossible as well?"
"And this isn't your first time combining multiple techniques."
Shizune thought quietly for a moment before speaking.
"Naruto..."
"I have an idea that might help."
Naruto's eyes brightened immediately.
"Hmm?"
"Shizune-sister, what's your suggestion?"
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