Earlier at the entrance to Sunagakure, a jet-black car slowly came to a stop.
The Sand ninja guarding the gate all froze in shock upon seeing this ugly hunk of iron. They had heard that representatives from Konoha would arrive by something called an automobile, but they never imagined it could look so bizarre.
"Old fart, don't you dare get out first! Lord Third specifically said this time you have to follow my lead!"
"How do I know *you're* not lying, old fart?"
A commotion came from inside the car.
This situation left all the village guards exchanging blank glances.
"Are all Konoha representatives this unorthodox?" This thought flashed simultaneously through each guard's mind.
Inside the car, Kazushi acted quickly—after a brief verbal clash, he swiftly opened the door and stepped onto solid ground.
As he stepped halfway out, he couldn't resist taunting those still inside: "Old fart, looks like I beat you!"
The Suna guards exchanged glances filled with twitching eyebrows—they now fully agreed with their earlier thoughts.
With such behavior from an old man, it was no wonder these Konoha reps might pull off any crazy stunt while in Suna—they wouldn't be surprised one bit.
"Uncles, try to act decent? We three are representing Konoha after all!" Tsunade muttered irritably as she opened the rear passenger door.
This caused the Suna guards to grow secretly excited inside:
"Nice! A pretty girl!"
"???!"
Just as Tsunade stepped out, she noticed a group of burly guys staring right at her.
She immediately felt their gazes were lewd, and was about to speak when Kazushi cut in first.
"Greetings everyone, I'm the official speaker for this Konoha delegation. Please inform your superiors of our arrival."
Internally, all the guards agreed—they couldn't wait to meet the girl.
But recalling orders from the Third Kazekage, they forced themselves to stay professional and talk to him.
"Awwww, cutie~"
Except for the poor guy stuck talking with Kazushi, the rest of the guards wore expressions like lovesick pigs while eyeing the increasingly irritated Tsunade.
Being stared at like this made Tsunade feel completely disgusted. She'd love to send every last one flying—
"If Old Man Third hadn't warned us not to mess with Sunagakure, you lot wouldn't still be breathing. Ugh, I need to hit something!"
"You damn old fart—" Meide, who had been shoved aside from going first, grumbled loudly as he got out second.
But before he could finish cursing, he spotted something small and brown flying toward them from afar—
"What the hell is that?"
Hearing his words, the already-irritated Tsunade looked up and saw the tiny brown dot.
Seeing an opportunity to vent, she immediately spoke up to halt the others—
"Stand back! Let me handle this!"
Then she instantly jumped, raised her fist midair, and launched a punch at the unidentified object.
"Waaagh!"
A pained yowl erupted as the tiny brown object shot backward faster than it came.
"What the hell was that? It felt just like that little punk Nawaki." Tsunade voiced her suspicion aloud after landing from her punch.
If this were to become known to that little brown speck, who had been recognized just by sight, he would surely burst into tears and immediately run away from home.
Meide, who had just arrived, was stunned by such skillful handling of the situation.
Dazed and in shock, he numbly blurted out the truth: "Tsunade, that little brown speck earlier seemed to be your younger brother Nawaki."
"How could that be? How did that kid even reach heaven and fly here? He isn't a brat like Shen Uchiha!" Tsunade replied disbelievingly.
"But my Byakugan saw it clearly—old man, didn't you see too?"
"It does sound like what the old fossil said. Didn't you hear him shout just now?"
The corroboration from Elders Meide and Kazushi left Tsunade frozen on the spot like a statue.
She quickly chose to ignore this matter as she questioned her own sanity: "Uncles, how could this possibly happen? That thing absolutely cannot be Nawaki—it mustn't be!"
"Crack"
Deep within their hearts, the Suna guards felt something break.
They all simultaneously achieved an incredible 100% petrification sync rate.
As the Third Kazekage and Orochimaru approached their destination, they suddenly heard a scream.
Immediately afterward, a small brown figure flew past overhead, landing behind them.
"Was that Nawaki?" Orochimaru blinked in disbelief as he recognized the voice.
He was utterly bewildered—how on earth did someone fly so high into the sky like that?
The Third Kazekage asked curiously, "That child named Nawaki? How come he was screaming midair while flying past us?"
Orochimaru offered his unique interpretation: "Probably heard somehow that his sister came here, so he rushed over. Then maybe Tsunade, his older sister, knocked him so hard he flew all the way here."
"Tsunade? Isn't she one of your representatives?"
"Yes, Lord Kazekage, but she is a bit hot-tempered. Whenever she gets angry, she has a habit of sending people soaring skyward with a single punch. Back when we were teammates, she used to do that to Jiraiya all the time."
"Jiraiya?"
"He's a very reliable teammate, although admittedly unreliable in certain areas."
After listening to Orochimaru's explanation, the Third Kazekage felt quite disturbed.
What would happen if the village guards unknowingly provoked someone with such a fiery temper?
He became visibly anxious and urged, "Mr. Orochimaru, perhaps we should hurry over there."
"Alright then, Lord Kazekage."
In no time, the two arrived at Sunagakure's entrance, but the moment they saw what was happening, they both wore looks of utter bewilderment.
Orochimaru put aside his confusion and began greeting Konoha's representatives: "Hello, Elders Kazushi and Meide, and Tsunade, nice to see you all."
Still refusing to believe she had literally sent someone flying with one punch, Tsunade hurriedly asked him for details: "Hey, it's Orochimaru! Do you know where Nawaki is?"
Unaware of the current situation, Orochimaru remained oblivious to just how harsh the truth might be.
In his usual cold tone, he turned the question back: "Nawaki? Wasn't it you, Tsunade, who just punched him into the sky moments ago?"
Bloodstained truth now lay bare before Tsunade's eyes, who had appeared indifferent just moments ago.
"Nawaki!" she cried out in anguish, shouting her little brother's name before immediately charging toward the direction where that small brown dot had flown off earlier.
The Sunagakure guards were taken aback as they witnessed this unfold. Not only had their goddess-like image of her shattered completely, but they never expected her to have such a fiery temper either.
They all started questioning whether love even existed anymore.
Uchiha Kazushi and Meide Hyuga already knew she was one of those masters at playing Ostrich Aerial, yet they were both stunned by how skillfully she played her part.
Both of them thought they simply couldn't pull off such an act with a straight face.
The Third Kazekage and Orochimaru wore puzzled expressions—the situation had truly exceeded their expectations.
After some time passed, Uchiha Kazushi felt he should probably break the awkward atmosphere somehow: "Are you the Kazekage? I'm Uchiha Kazushi, the head of this delegation."
"Greetings, Elder Kazushi, welcome," the Third Kazekage said, catching himself after realizing someone was missing, "um...both of you to Sunagakure village."
"It's a pleasure to meet you, Kazekage-sama. I am Meide Hyuga."
After exchanging warm handshakes, the two clan leaders and the Third Kazekage entered Sunagakure together.
It seemed like everyone collectively decided to ignore someone chasing desperately after that small brown dot.
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