After the spar between Sasuke and Naruto was called off, Sakura on the sidelines immediately rushed to Sasuke: "Sasuke, are you okay?"
"I'm fine!"
Sasuke held on, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and deactivated the 'Cursed Seal' state.
"Don't move, let me heal you!"
Sakura supported Sasuke and hurriedly began treatment.
Seeing Sakura with only Sasuke in her eyes, healing Sasuke wholeheartedly, Naruto on the side felt a bit down, as if he was the one who lost the match.
"Hmph!"
Menma floating in the air snorted lightly. He couldn't stand Naruto's bootlicking look, so he burrowed into Naruto's body, out of sight, out of mind.
A moment later, Sakura finished the treatment.
At first glance, Sasuke seemed badly injured, but actually, they were superficial wounds caused by fists. Plus, under 'State 2', his skin was thick and his ability to withstand blows was greatly enhanced. So after Sakura's treatment, his injuries were mostly recovered.
Naruto reached out his hand, wanting to pull Sasuke sitting on the ground up.
Slap...
Sasuke shook off Naruto's extended hand: "I can do it myself!"
Saying this, he stood up by himself and dusted off his clothes.
Naruto asked cautiously: "Sasuke, are you... really okay?"
Sasuke looked at Naruto, his expression somewhat complicated.
For the vast majority of the past time, his strength crushed Naruto. But he also had to admit that Naruto's plasticity was extremely strong, and his strength would always advance by leaps and bounds at times he didn't expect, catching him off guard.
However, he had absolute confidence in himself and his Mangekyo Sharingan. He firmly believed that as long as he was given a little more time to adapt, he would surpass and crush Naruto again just like before!
Such psychological construction might be difficult for others, but for Sasuke, it was just a matter of an instant. He quickly suppressed other expressions on his face and returned to his usual indifference: "Next time, the one losing will definitely be you!"
With that, his figure flashed and disappeared directly on the spot.
After Sasuke left, Tsunade asked Naruto: "What did you use during the fight just now?"
Naruto introduced proudly: "Oh oh, that was called 'Nine-Tails Chakra Mode', a killer move taught to me by my father!"
"'Nine-Tails Chakra Mode'?" Pausing, Tsunade asked: "So, you can be considered a perfect Jinchuriki now?"
"Mhm!"
Naruto nodded busily.
He and the Yin Nine-Tails inside him were now friends. Whether from the degree of harmony with the Tailed Beast inside or the skills in using Tailed Beast chakra, he had reached the standard of a 'perfect Jinchuriki'.
Shizune showed joy: "That's great!"
"Yeah!"
Several others also nodded in agreement.
Currently, there were only three Jinchuriki left on the side of the Five Great Ninja Villages. Both the Fourth Mizukage, the Three-Tails Jinchuriki of the Hidden Mist, and Killer B, the Eight-Tails Jinchuriki of the Hidden Cloud, were perfect Jinchuriki. Naruto was considered the weakest link among them. Not only was he not counted as combat power, but he also required other combat power to be consumed to protect him.
Now that Naruto mastered 'Nine-Tails Chakra Mode' and became a perfect Jinchuriki, he not only no longer needed protection from others but was also a qualified combat power himself.
Adding one and subtracting one, this was undoubtedly a major positive for the Hidden Leaf before the decisive battle!
Suddenly thinking of something, Tsunade turned to Jiraiya and said: "You can let Naruto enter Shinji's 'Takamagahara' to experience it, let him gain more practical combat skills!"
"Okay!"
Naruto's eyes lit up.
Regarding Shinji's 'Takamagahara', he had heard people mention it quite a lot since returning to the village. It was just because of practicing 'Nine-Tails Chakra Mode' that he hadn't had the chance to experience it.
Jiraiya was somewhat puzzled: "Is 'Takamagahara' really as magical as rumors say?"
Tsunade laughed: "Won't you know if you go try it once!"
Swish...
Just as the few were chatting, accompanied by the sound of wind breaking, an Anbu landed in front of Tsunade: "Tsunade-sama, this is urgent intelligence just received!"
Taking the intelligence scroll handed by the Anbu, Tsunade opened it and frowned instantly.
Jiraiya asked: "What's wrong?"
Tsunade said: "Traces of the Akatsuki organization appeared near the southern coast!"
Kakashi frowned slightly: "Southern coast? Why would the Akatsuki organization appear there? If they are targeting the Fourth Mizukage, they should be active on the eastern coast?"
Tsunade continued: "Not only revealed traces! According to the description of the coastal patrol team, two suspected Akatsuki organization members had internal strife and fought fiercely on the coast."
Jiraiya hurriedly asked: "Internal strife? Who and who?"
"Not sure yet!" Shaking her head, Tsunade continued: "The patrol team's preliminary judgment is 'B' and 'D' of the Akatsuki organization."
Everyone originally thought it was a conflict between the Akatsuki members of Nagato's faction and the Akatsuki members of 'A's faction.
After all, Itachi had already clearly stated in the intelligence before that he didn't know the identity of 'A's group, nor had he cooperated with 'A's group. So if there was a conflict between the Akatsuki members of Nagato's faction and the Akatsuki members of 'A's faction, it wouldn't be hard to understand.
But after hearing the intelligence from the front, everyone felt puzzled because they really couldn't figure out why 'B' and 'D' of the Akatsuki organization would have internal strife at this critical juncture.
Jiraiya stroked his chin: "Tsunade, this might be our chance to investigate the Akatsuki members of 'A's group!"
Tsunade nodded: "Correct, I'll go personally!"
Jiraiya hurriedly said: "You are the Hokage now, the village can't do without you at all, how can you go personally?"
Shizune also persuaded: "Jiraiya-sama is right! Hokage-sama, the Five Kage Summit is about to be convened soon, how can you leave the village at this time?"
Tsunade said: "But..."
Jiraiya smiled: "Let me make the trip! Besides, I just met 'B' of the Akatsuki organization in the Land of Rice Fields. If one of the two having internal strife is really her, I should be able to recognize her."
Hearing this, Tsunade felt Jiraiya made sense, so she said: "Akatsuki members are very dangerous, especially this 'B', who is a dangerous figure second only to Nagato, the mysterious masked man, and 'A'. So take more people with you and be careful!"
Jiraiya laughed: "Don't worry, just going to investigate, there won't be any danger!"
Kakashi said: "I'll go too! If we can investigate the true identities of 'A's group clearly before the decisive battle, our pressure might be less!"
Tsunade made the decision directly: "Mhm! You can freely select accompanying personnel from the Anbu and the Intelligence Division. Any intelligence about the Akatsuki organization is extremely important to us now!"