"I... I have something to say~."
Cold tears streamed down her cheeks.
Looking at Naruto before her, overwhelmed by guilt, Noño finally told him the whole truth.
Including...
The Uchiha clan's plan to cause an uprising during next month's festival.
"Hmph."
Naruto snorted coldly and finally released his right claw.
Noño let out a breath of relief, thinking her torment was finally over.
But at that very moment—
A terrifying monster that made Uchiha Izumi's eyes widen appeared on the spot!
The rustling sound and the resurrection of the tailed beast made Izumi's gaze, watching from the shadows, even more terrifying.
She looked like she wanted to devour the Nine-Tails itself.
Izumi stared dead-on at the grotesque, fearsome reborn beast.
The Nine-Tails... wasn't dead…
The terrifying tailed beast, already injured by Izumi, now oozed blood and had entered a bloodthirsty frenzy.
At that moment, it desperately sought flesh and blood to restore itself.
Thus, under Izumi's gaze and Noño's wide-eyed, disbelieving terror—
The beast burst from its cage and bit down viciously on Noño's face!
Rip—!
Noño: "Uagh~!"
The shadows trembled.
Naruto looked at Noño's once-holy face and unleashed unrestrained cruelty…
…
After a long night…
The shadow receded.
Naruto let out a long breath and felt refreshed.
Now that he had dealt with the troublesome matter, he swaggered out of the room.
Noño lay sadly on the couch, her face and hair soaked in blood from her wounds.
What followed next quickly spiraled out of Izumi's understanding.
In the following days—
Naruto visited the Shrine Maiden, Noño… and had Hinata's mother absorb tailed beast energy for Hinata Yuzuki's third treatment.
During these days,
Apart from the Uchiha clan's planned coup getting closer,
Izumi finally figured out the Nine-Tails' behavior.
At the right moment, she decided to act.
"The Nine-Tails… must die!"
Muttering this to herself, Uchiha Izumi left home early that morning.
Before leaving, she told her mother—
A guest would be visiting today.
And to wait at home.
"Izumi, take care..."
Uchiha Hazuki noticed her daughter had changed recently and felt uneasy.
Her daughter often stared at her in a disturbing way…
…
Naruto's house.
Today, Naruto was debating between three options:
Visiting the shrine maiden, making Noño repent, or treating Hinata's mother.
Naturally, all three also involved Uzuki Yugao and Hinata's mother.
Uzuki Yugao, after her fourth frenzy, had become even stronger—almost reaching the level of elite jonin.
As for Hinata's mother, she was in charge of aiding with the tailed beast energy absorption, buying herbs, and personally giving medicine to Hinata's mother.
Looking over his schedule—
Thinking about the Uchiha clan…
Naruto circled a date on the calendar.
"The day… is approaching..."
Just then,
Naruto sensed a disturbance—followed by a thud outside the door.
Thump.
"Hm?"
Naruto turned and stepped out of the living room, opening the front door.
There stood Uchiha Izumi, who had come to visit, with Uzuki Yugao collapsed at her feet.
Izumi's face was expressionless, her gaze cold.
Her dark transformation was obvious.
She looked down at him from above and smiled, "Morning, Naruto."
That dark, sweet smile made Naruto feel danger.
The tale of some guy getting his head chopped off might not be just a story.
But…
He was the child of destiny.
Nothing to fear.
Steeling himself, Naruto greeted her, "Big sis Izumi~ good morning."
"If you're free today, why not visit my home?"
Izumi smiled brightly, but the more cheerful her smile, the more disturbing it felt.
And something was definitely wrong.
"My mother is home too. She's really looking forward to your visit…"
Izumi continued.
Her mother?
Naruto thought of the name "Uchiha Hazuki."
He had never seen her in person—only knew about her through the memories of the original body.
"No problem."
Naruto agreed readily and left with Izumi.
"Ugh~." Yugao, still collapsed on the floor, took a long time to get up.
…
Uchiha Clan District.
Today, the Uchiha settlement was still lively and bustling.
As Konoha's most prominent clan and a founding member of the village,
The prestige of the Uchiha could not be questioned.
Even after being exiled to the outskirts of Konoha,
They had developed the area very well.
But when Naruto's silhouette appeared on the surveillance screen—
A startled cry echoed from inside the distant ANBU building.
"The Nine-Tails Jinchuriki… Uzumaki Naruto has entered the Uchiha district!!!"
Because of Naruto's recent rise in prominence, many high-ranking shinobi had changed their views on him.
Some ANBU members were civilians, but others—came from major clans.
The clan-born ANBU were especially tense when they saw Naruto enter the Uchiha district.
And when they saw Naruto walking with Uchiha Izumi—
Everyone turned their heads toward the person also monitoring the Uchiha district: Itachi.
"!!"
But the shock Itachi felt far surpassed everyone else's.
"Izumi… walking with Naruto?!"
The scene reminded him of Sako.
Sako ignored his warnings… and now Izumi too?!
Uzumaki Naruto!!!!
Overwhelmed with emotion, Itachi's face contorted with rage and horror.
But wearing a mask, neither Kakashi nor Tenzo could see his expression.
Even knowing Naruto was the Fourth Hokage's son,
Itachi still believed his sister and Izumi should not be near him.
Why?
Instinct.
Deep down, he sensed Uzumaki Naruto was not a good person.
Naruto's darkness… might surpass even Danzo Shimura!
So if Izumi was bringing Naruto to the Uchiha compound—what were they planning?
"We have to report this to the Hokage immediately!!"
ANBU Squad Six jumped into action.
Some prepared reports, others rushed to inform Danzo.
The Uchiha clan…
Was about to face big trouble…
Bringing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki into the Uchiha stronghold without warning—
Who knows what the Uchihas were scheming?
Were they planning to control the Nine-Tails?!
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