The preview drops readers off in New York City as Kakashi Hatake reads a scroll detailing the mission that Team 7 is on. The Hidden Leaf Village’s Fifth Hokage, Lady Tsunade Senju, tasks Team 7 ...

The priority is to separate Jura from his minions, which is why Team 7 is sent to the Hidden Sand Village, where they can take out two members of the Shinju, and greatly weaken their fighting force.

Firstly, he asked Shikamaru to send Team 7, i.e., Konohamaru, Sarada, and Mitsuki to the Land of the Wind. This is because two God Trees Matsuri and Ryu were set to invade it. Secondly ...