Naruto: Reborn in His Younger Self

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Within the Land of Lightning.

After Naruto comforted Hinata and made an agreement with her, he released the Shadow Clone he had prepared earlier, restored his Sage Mode, and activated the Flying Thunder God Technique to return.

Konan, still half-asleep, greeted him, "You're back, Kohai."

Naruto apologized, "Sorry, it took me longer than expected to handle some personal matters."

Nagato opened his eyes and glanced at Naruto. "I've dispatched the Six Paths of Pain to spread out and search."

Naruto nodded. "Thank you for your hard work, Senpai. I'll take it from here."

Nagato gave a nod and recalled the Six Paths of Pain to the large bird. Then he closed his eyes and rested for a moment.

Naruto sat on the bird's head and activated his Sage Mode.

As the first light of dawn appeared in the east, Naruto finally detected a trace of Sasuke.

"I found him!" Naruto exclaimed.

Nagato and Konan turned to him, and Naruto closed his eyes, focusing. "Southwest."

Nagato's mind stirred, and he directed the large bird to fly in that direction.

In the forest somewhere, Suigetsu stretched and yawned. "Don't tell me, if I don't light this fire tonight, it's going to be freezing cold when I sleep."

Juugo stood up, cracking his muscles.

Karin looked at Suigetsu disdainfully and said, "That's because you're weak. Look at me, Sasuke-kun, how strong I am. I can't sleep comfortably without a fire!"

Suigetsu shot back with a sarcastic grin, "I said, can you stop acting like a fangirl every day? Sasuke-kun! Sasuke-kun!"

Karin immediately clenched her fists in anger and shouted, "Baka! What are you saying in front of Sasuke-kun?"

Suigetsu quickly ducked behind Juugo.

When Karin got angry, she had a tendency to turn Suigetsu into a puddle of water.

Sasuke stood up, his expression cold. "Enough, stop making trouble. Everyone hurry up and wash up. After breakfast, we're heading to the cloud Village."

Suigetsu poked his head out from behind Juugo with a grin. "Did you hear that? Sasuke-kun told you to fetch water!"

Karin looked at Suigetsu and clenched her fists, but she didn't dare defy Sasuke-kun. After all, Sasuke-kun had just said she needed to fetch water, and she had to do it without hesitation. If Sasuke-kun's handsome face got dirty, that would be a serious problem!

Without thinking twice, Karin grabbed Suigetsu by the arm and dragged him along to fetch water.

Suigetsu groaned, "Why do I have to go?"

Karin raised her hand and slapped him on the back of the head. "Shut up, Water Style ninja. Who else is going to do it if not you?"

Suigetsu grumbled, "Wouldn't it be easier to just use Water Style?"

Karin rolled her eyes. "Sasuke-kun wants natural water. Got it?"

Suigetsu scratched his head and sighed. "Fine, fine."

As the two bickered, Juugo approached Sasuke, concern in his voice. "Sasuke, are we really going to hunt the Eight-Tails?"

Sasuke closed his eyes and answered coldly, "What's the matter? You don't have faith in me?"

Juugo shook his head. "No, it's not that. But the Eight-Tails is a Tailed Beast, not a small opponent. I was just thinking that if Kumogakure ninjas come to support them, we might not be able to get away."

Sasuke opened his eyes and locked his gaze on Juugo. "Don't worry. I'll make sure it's a quick fight. I'm no longer just a simple Sharingan user. With my power, a Tailed Beast like that will submit in no time. Just a few minutes, that's all it takes."

With that, Sasuke closed his eyes again, meditating.

Juugo didn't say anything further. He wasn't worried about danger, knowing he would die to protect Sasuke if needed. His only concern was whether Sasuke would be injured, as that was his main focus.

As for whether they could survive, that wasn't something Juugo dwelled on. Sasuke was his leader, his reason for everything.

Meanwhile, Karin continued urging Suigetsu to fetch more water. "If Sasuke says the water's not enough, you're going to pay for it!"

Suigetsu rolled his eyes at Karin and used his Water Style to draw water from the river.

Suddenly, Karin frowned and gazed nervously at the sky.

Suigetsu noticed Karin's anxious expression and asked, "What's wrong?"

Karin replied, her voice low, "There's a very strong chakra, and it's coming from a large number of people. They're heading towards us."

Suigetsu frowned. "Impossible! We just stayed in the Kingdom of Clouds overnight, and we're far from Cloud Village. How could we be detected?"

Karin remained calm. "This isn't from the Land of Clouds ninjas. Let's go back to Sasuke now."

At that moment, Naruto's Sage Mode locked onto the Eagle Team. In his enhanced perception mode, Naruto smiled knowingly as he saw the group sitting cross-legged.

This was the first time Naruto had met Sasuke since his rebirth!

"Senpai, Nagato, they're just ahead! Pick up the pace!"

Nagato nodded. "Understood."

The large bird let out a cry as it soared through the air, speeding towards their location.

Sasuke, sensing something, opened his eyes and gazed upwards.

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