In Sage Mode, Naruto could almost go toe-to-toe with a Tailed Beast.

But now, Sage Mode’s speed and strength hadn’t even scratched the other person. He was suddenly feeling unsure.

"Who exactly are you!" Naruto grit his teeth and asked.

"Why did you break into Grandma Tsunade’s tent? What do you want to do to her?"

Hatake Satoru, hiding in the shadows, let out a wry smile upon hearing Naruto’s anger.

"It’s hard to be a good person! It’s even harder to be a dashingly handsome good person!"

"Alright, I’ll spill it! I really like Lady Tsunade, I admire her greatly, uh... her broad-mindedness!"

With that said, Hatake Satoru slowly emerged from the shadows, still wearing his signature warm and sunny smile.

Naruto froze when he saw the familiar figure.

"Brother Satoru? How can you be here... Why is Teacher going into Lady Tsunade’s tent?"

Hatake Satoru immediately spoke.

"I’m quite familiar with the Byakugan technique. The chakra within the user can influence the cell cycles of most cells in the body, thus maintaining the user’s physical functions... But the biggest side effect is that when the user’s chakra is excessively depleted, the body will rapidly degenerate..."

"However, your teacher has a way to reverse this process!"

Naruto’s eyes widened.

"Reverse it... Are you serious, Teacher? Can we go save Grandma Tsunade right now!"

Hatake Satoru replied with a pained expression.

"No... because you’ve already found out about this!"

Naruto immediately pouted and responded to Satoru.

"I found out? It’s not some big secret... Oh! Right! Brother Satoru just confessed, quickly tell me if you like Grandma Tsunade!"

Hatake Satoru immediately rolled his Byakugan.

Naruto continued speaking to himself.

"Brother Satoru, are you worried I have a loose tongue?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hatake Satoru’s expression suddenly turned serious.

"Naruto, do you know how Sasuke is doing now?"

Hearing this, Naruto was taken aback.

The question came out of nowhere.

And it hit Naruto’s heart like a knife.

He had finally rescued Konoha, yet there was still no news of Sasuke. Naruto was under a lot of pressure!

If Hatake Satoru hadn’t left any trace of his actions, Naruto would have already run to Ichiraku Ramen to eat a big bowl of ramen to vent and relax.

Hearing Hatake Satoru bring this up, Naruto immediately asked.

"Brother Satoru! Do you have any news about Sasuke?"

Hatake Satoru did indeed have news about Sasuke.

He already knew about the Akatsuki; Sasuke was currently under Obito’s surveillance and house arrest. Out of cherished for the last Uchiha survivor, and some so-called empathy, he was preparing to train Sasuke into his successor, striving to make Sasuke the best vessel.

But these things couldn’t be said directly to Naruto now.

Hatake Satoru immediately smiled and shook his head.

"No! I don’t have news about Sasuke, but I have a way to bring him back!"

Naruto, upon hearing this, immediately widened his eyes with excitement.

"You have a way? Can you do it now?"

Hatake Satoru nodded.

"Yes, we can start taking action now!"

Naruto became even more excited after hearing this, his legs almost pedaling like a bicycle, ready to start running.

"Brother Satoru! Hurry up and tell me! You’re killing me with anticipation!"

Hatake Satoru slowly held up two fingers.

"You have to call me Teacher."

Naruto was startled to see his two fingers.

He knew his teacher well enough to observe him closely.

Normally, when Hatake Satoru held up two fingers, it meant he was about to use a technique he couldn’t understand.

Naruto immediately clutched his head.

"Don’t hit me!"

Hatake Satoru laughed heartily.

"Who wants to hit you, little Naruto! I mean, there are two ways!"

"The first way is you and I team up, and we’ll take down Danzo before tonight!"

Naruto’s blue eyes were filled with great confusion.

"Take him down? Teacher means..."

Hatake Satoru made a slicing motion near his own neck.

"That’s right, finish him off!"

Naruto immediately shivered.

"No, no! Absolutely not!"

"What’s the second way?"

Hatake Satoru slowly spoke.

"The second way? That’s to give up on helping Grandma and support Danzo in taking the Hokage position!"

Naruto was stunned on the spot.

"Taking the Hokage position?!"

He was very clear about everything Danzo had done in the past!

If killing Danzo meant avenging the Uchiha clan, then Sasuke might have a chance to let go of his past with Konoha, realize his mistake, and return.

But promoting Danzo to Hokage, what kind of approach was that?

Hatake Satoru watched Naruto’s surprised expression with a smile.

"That’s right, we’ll push Danzo towards the Hokage position!"

Naruto didn’t understand, but Hatake Satoru was very clear.

The envoy from the Land of Thunder had already departed, and the Five Kage Summit was about to be convened.

At that time, Danzo would definitely use all the resources and power at his disposal, while Tsunade was still recovering, to seize full control of Konoha. He might even secretly act against the other four Kage during the Five Kage Summit.

If that happened, Obito wouldn’t need to lift a finger, and the entire shinobi world would descend into chaos.

Most importantly, Hatake Satoru kept his word!

Danzo, though loyal to Konoha in his heart, possessed a terrifying ambition for fame and greed.

If Konoha fell into his hands, the ultimate outcome was obvious.

It was better to take this opportunity to fulfill the promise made to the Uchiha clan back then, to let the entire Uchiha clan see the light of day again, and also to make them loyal to himself!

But Hatake Satoru explained it to Naruto this way:

"The reason Danzo has been manipulating and hiding in the shadows is what keeps him in an undefeated position. Making him Hokage is like pushing him out of the shadows and into the sun... Given Sasuke’s personality, wouldn’t he come for revenge?"

"At that time, you’ll have plenty of opportunities to persuade Sasuke to give up his path of revenge and return to the right path!"

Hearing this, Naruto immediately agreed with Hatake Satoru’s reasoning.

With his single-minded stubbornness, he couldn’t possibly figure out how Hatake Satoru knew so much about the Akatsuki.

After all, Hatake Satoru hadn’t held a high-ranking position in Konoha from the beginning.

While his strength was immense and his actions admirable, he shouldn’t have been able to uncover so many secrets.

But Naruto was Naruto; if he had a mature mind and didn’t act rashly, he might as well have been named Kabuto...