Chapter 294: Evacuation from the Land of Hot Springs
"Continue refining your Chakra. Don't mind them."
Uchiha Itachi spoke calmly to Ichikawa Ao. Seeing that he quickly returned to his cultivation state, Itachi then explained the situation to Naruto, Sasuke, and Yakushi Kabuto, who were clearly impatient.
A short while later—
"I didn't expect there to be… good Goblins."
Naruto smacked his lips in disbelief.
"That's normal," Sasuke said flatly. "Humans have good and bad people. Why would Goblins be any different?"
Naruto scratched his head.
"Yeah, guess I was being biased. But this Goblin's kind of amazing. It understands what we say, and you said it can write too, right, Itachi-aniki?"
"Yes," Itachi replied. "It communicates by writing."
He pointed toward the papers placed near the bedside.
Those were the answers Ichikawa Ao had written earlier during the Genjutsu questioning.
Naruto, Sasuke, and Kabuto picked them up curiously. The handwriting was messy, but readable.
"Wow, it wrote 'I don't know' a lot," Naruto said.
"When it truly didn't know something, that was its answer," Itachi said calmly.
"Oh."
Naruto flipped through a few more pages, then quickly lost interest.
Nearby, Ichikawa Ao listened silently as they spoke about him without restraint.
He remembered nothing about being questioned, which made it obvious what had happened.
Sharingan Genjutsu… that's terrifying.
To be questioned without even knowing it afterward—this ability was absurd.
As his thoughts wandered, his Chakra refinement continued smoothly. Before long, Chakra was circulating steadily through his body.
Konoha Village
Uchiha Clan Compound — Clan Head's Residence
When the Shadow Clone dispersed, its memories returned to the main body.
Uchiha Fugaku froze.
"…A Goblin?"
The information Itachi had sent back shocked him.
Goblins had no place in the known Naruto world.
The most likely explanation was an abnormal spatial phenomenon—possibly a temporary overlap with another world.
Fugaku frowned.
Until the situation was fully understood, this matter couldn't be allowed to escalate.
"Recall them," Fugaku said decisively.
He immediately had the Intelligence Division relay an order:
Uchiha Itachi's team was to return immediately.
All further investigation was to be postponed.
Land of Hot Springs
While soaking in the hot spring, Uchiha Itachi suddenly felt a familiar pull.
A summoning request.
"Summoning Technique."
White smoke erupted beside the pool.
A pure white ninja cat appeared.
"Meow. A message from the village."
The cat produced a scroll and tossed it toward Itachi.
He caught it and opened it.
His brows knit together.
"…We're to return immediately."
Naruto swam closer.
"What? Why? Didn't we plan to wait for backup?"
"The order didn't explain," Itachi said. "Get dressed. We leave tonight."
Seeing his serious expression, no one argued.
Later That Night
Naruto whispered to Sasuke while changing clothes.
"Do you think Ichikawa Ao will run away?"
"Why would he?" Sasuke replied indifferently. "He wants to follow Itachi-niisan."
Naruto grinned.
"True."
Then he sighed in amazement.
"Still… that Goblin is ridiculous. He learned the Clone Technique and the Great Fireball Technique in just one morning."
Sasuke nodded silently.
Even he had taken days to master the Great Fireball Technique.
This thing's talent is abnormal…
They departed through the window rather than the front entrance.
Ichikawa Ao followed closely behind.
To Itachi's surprise, the Goblin adapted instantly, using Chakra to cling to rooftops without hesitation.
Stable. Precise.
No wasted movement.
Itachi glanced back once.
His learning speed really is exceptional.
If this Goblin was an exception, then it was merely rare talent.
But if others of his kind shared this aptitude…
That thought alone made the situation far more dangerous than it appeared.
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