The attack came at night.
Masked shinobi breached the Hokage Tower with precision—silent, lethal, trained specifically to counter Naruto's chakra.
Big mistake.
Naruto intercepted the first wave.
Sakura handled the second.
Her fists shattered defenses. Her chakra reinforced Naruto when seals flared against him. They moved like they'd trained for this moment their entire lives.
When the last assassin fell, Naruto stood breathing hard.
"They were testing me," he muttered.
"No," Sakura corrected, wiping blood from her cheek. "They were testing us."