[The Dead-Last Jinchuriki: @Dark Group Owner, Group Owner Mister, do you know any good places to go? I've escaped Konoha.]
In the bushes, Naruto took one last, deep look at Konoha before turning away resolutely.
From now on, he would have no further ties to this land.
[Dark Group Owner: Can a true man not make his home anywhere? The Five Great Nations, the many mountains and forests… just find any place and settle in.]
[The Dead-Last Jinchuriki: Mister, stop joking. You know my identity.]
Naruto retorted, exasperated.
After his darkening, his mind had become much sharper.
The Kyubi's Jinchuriki was Konoha's trump card weapon.
People feared him, loathed him.
But they were absolutely unwilling to let him leave.
None of the major overt Shinobi Villages or countries had a place for Naruto.
[Dark Group Owner: Are you truly determined? Once you go there, there's no turning back.]
[The Dead-Last Jinchuriki: This is my decision, Group Owner Mister. Please tell me.]
Naruto's gaze was cold, and he replied firmly.
He owed Konoha nothing, or rather, Konoha owed him much.
Moreover, he still hadn't passed the graduation exam.
Even if he left, from a public perspective, it was just an ordinary villager moving away.
It couldn't be called 'Shinobi Defection'.
Naruto looked at his shadow under the moonlight, his teeth gritting.
The days of begging for scraps…
He didn't want to live like that for a single moment longer.
[Dark Group Owner has sent a map file.]
[Dark Group Owner: These are the coordinates for Ryuchi Cave, one of the Three Great Sage Regions. There, you can train in the Senjutsu of the White Snake Sage's lineage.]
[The Dead-Last Jinchuriki: No, Group Owner Mister, I've decided. I'll just be an ordinary person from now on. I don't want to think about training and getting stronger anymore.]
Naruto laughed bitterly.
His past efforts, his desperate desire to become stronger, were all to become a Shinobi and prove himself.
Now, knowing his identity as the Demon Fox, was there still a need to get stronger?
[Dark Group Owner: Hah, what if I told you that the White Snake Sage arts of Ryuchi Cave could allow you to resurrect your deceased parents? Would you still think that way?]
[The Dead-Last Jinchuriki: !!!]
Naruto's pupils contracted sharply.
If there was anything in Konoha worth missing, besides his crush Sakura, it was only his deceased parents.
[The Dead-Last Jinchuriki: Group Owner Mister, is there really a technique that can bring the dead back to life? Can my parents... can they live again?]
[Dark Group Owner: The Impure World Reincarnation, a Forbidden Technique among Forbidden Techniques. If you train successfully at Ryuchi Cave and learn the Impure World Reincarnation, you can resurrect your parents and see them one more time.]
[The Dead-Last Jinchuriki: Group Owner Mister, I understand. Even if it's just for my parents, I will train hard.]
Naruto clenched his fists.
His once lost gaze was once again filled with the fighting spirit to become stronger.
This time, not for the sake of the hypocritical village, but to find an answer for himself.
To ask his parents why they sealed the Demon Fox inside him.
Why they sacrificed themselves before he was born, without considering his feelings.
And finally…
To hold them properly and tell them all the grievances he had endured over the years.
[Cat Burglar: Group Owner is mighty, guiding another group friend to find their direction.]
[This Queen Is So Beautiful: This queen said it long ago, the Group Owner is our savior. Mere villages and Shinobi are not worth one ten-thousandth of the Group Owner.]
[True Love Is Agumon: Um... I know it might not be the best time to interrupt, but Group Owner, could you send me Agumon's coordinates? I'm a little lost.]
On File Island, Taichi looked helplessly at the vast whiteness before him.
Back in the Digital World, Koshiro was always the one responsible for navigation and support.
The other chosen children just had to charge ahead.
But being here alone, all by himself, Taichi had no idea how to proceed.
Thinking about it carefully, the most inconspicuous one back then, Koshiro, was actually the most crucial member of the team.
[Dark Group Owner has activated the data map function.]
[Dark Group Owner: There are many functions in the group chat, you can explore them slowly. I'll activate this one for you now.]
[True Love Is Agumon: Thank you, Group Owner! Group Owner rocks!]
Following the Group Owner's instructions, Taichi opened the map. A faintly glowing red dot blinked in the northwest.
However, near the red dot, there was a larger, deeper black dot emitting a chaotic light.
[True Love Is Agumon: Group Owner, I activated the positioning function, but a black dot appeared. What's that about?]
Hattori's eyes narrowed slightly, an interested smile curling his lips.
'Interesting.'
[Dark Group Owner: The black dot represents a Virus-type Digimon. The deeper the black dot, the higher the Digimon's evolution level.]
[Dark Group Owner: If I'm not mistaken, Agumon is currently staying with a Virus-type Digimon right now. Taichi, you need to be mentally prepared.]
'A Virus-type Digimon?!'
Taichi's pupils instantly contracted sharply, his heart feeling as if gripped.
[True Love Is Agumon: I'm going to save him right now! Even if I die, I won't let anything happen to Agumon!]
Without the slightest hesitation, Taichi broke into a sprint.
His only partner…
The one and only Agumon in the whole world…
Nothing must happen to him!
Meanwhile, Hattori looked at the group chat with a teasing expression and chuckled.
"I never said a Virus-type is necessarily an enemy."
In Digimon Adventure 02…
There was a Virus-type Digimon who regarded Agumon as a kindred spirit, possessing immense power…
BlackWarGreymon!