"Uchiha Itachi massacred the Uchiha Clan... On the surface, this is absolutely intolerable."
"That guy will soon disappear from public view... Perhaps he'll be driven out of the Village?"
"There's a high probability the Old Thing will do that."
"Otherwise, if Uchiha Itachi remains in the Village, Sasuke will be in danger..."
"Mangekyo Sharingan... Even my hateful father, with his absolute speed, would need to be careful of those eyes when facing him..."
Suddenly, Naruto remembered what the Great Fox had just said.
Absolute speed... yellow flash... Fourth Hokage...
Naruto's thoughts instantly became chaotic.
Just then, he felt his hand being squeezed by another small hand.
He turned to look and saw Uchiha Izumi gazing at him with some worry.
Whoosh—
Naruto took a deep breath.
Now was not the time to think about such things.
He led Uchiha Izumi, slowly moving along the outer perimeter of the Uchiha compound.
As they drew closer.
Naruto felt the girl pressed tightly behind him tremble all over.
And then she began to shake violently.
He looked back.
He saw two lines of clear tears streaming down Uchiha Izumi's face, he didn't know when they had appeared.
Bang—
Just then.
The Shadow Clone he had sent out once again transmitted memories and experience.
Uchiha Itachi had caught up to them.
But before he could get close, the Shadow Clone automatically dispelled its Shadow Clone Jutsu.
So fast!
Naruto's pupils constricted slightly.
In the memories and experience transmitted by the Shadow Clone.
Uchiha Itachi hadn't chased them from behind; instead, he had suddenly appeared right in front of the Shadow Clone.
Looking at the scene on the large screen with the black border.
Everyone broke out in a cold sweat for him.
Kushina in the Pure Land World was furious.
Uchiha Mikoto sighed helplessly.
Watching this scene, she was also in great pain.
The name Uchiha Itachi kept appearing.
It made her even more agitated.
If she could, she truly wished to go back in time.
And personally deal with this beast who didn't deserve to be human.
At the same time, Uchiha Mikoto was also very self-reproaching.
"I never thought that Itachi would do such a thing!"
"I was truly mistaken!"
"A beast in human form... that damned guy!"
"Not only did he hunt my Naruto and Izumi... he also killed you with his own hands."
Kushina turned to look at her good friend.
Seeing her good friend's expression, she knew that she was also in great pain and very self-reproaching.
Kushina suppressed her anger and secretly sighed.
Mikoto must be feeling even worse than herself.
She stepped forward and hugged her good friend.
"Don't worry, Mikoto, Naruto will definitely be able to protect Izumi and get her through this safely."
"That child is so clever, his deductions must be correct. The Old Monkey will definitely drive Uchiha Itachi out of the Village, just as Naruto said."
"Even if not, as the Second Hokage said, Uchiha Itachi will choose to defect from the Village himself after dawn; his only humanity is still reserved for Sasuke."
Hearing this, Uchiha Mikoto shook her head and remained silent.
Knowing that her good friend was comforting her, she managed a bitter smile.
Humanity?
Only... no, he has no humanity, and his blood is cold.
As a mother, Uchiha Mikoto understood her two sons very well.
By now, she had actually seen through it all.
That beast hated the arrogant Uchiha?
Hmph!
He himself was the most arrogant Uchiha!
If he truly loved his younger brother, reserving his only humanity for Sasuke.
Then he wouldn't have forced Sasuke to follow the life path he had planned.
And in the end, he would even use Kotoamatsukami to change Sasuke's will.
"Whew ~"
Naruto breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, there weren't many Anbu Ninja here.
Uchiha Izumi's eyes were brimming with tears.
Naruto followed her gaze.
He saw those Anbu Ninja disposing of the bodies of the Uchiha Clan civilians.
Looking at the infants still in swaddling clothes... and children much younger than himself.
Naruto fell silent.
Even he felt this way, let alone Izumi, who was an Uchiha?
He tightened his grip on the girl's hand.
In doing so, he felt Izumi's emotions even more clearly.
She was trembling incessantly.
But she also knew that she absolutely couldn't make too much noise at this time, otherwise, she would harm the boy who was protecting her.
Upon feeling Naruto's warm little hand, she couldn't hold back anymore.
She lowered her voice, which was trembling.
"That child... I just held him yesterday... Why did it turn out like this... Why kill even those who aren't Ninja?"
Naruto didn't reply, nor did he know how to reply.
He could only remain silent, pulling Uchiha Izumi, slowly moving along the wall.
Once the Anbu Ninja here left, he had to immediately take Uchiha Izumi to Fugaku's house.
That should be the safest place.
As long as they made it through until dawn, everything would be over.
Feeling the girl behind him trembling more and more violently.
Naruto could only silently hide the three-pronged kunai from his Ninja tool pouch around them.
He was prepared for exposure, and also left himself a retreat.
Finally.
The Anbu Ninja in this area had finished disposing of the Uchiha civilians' bodies.
Naruto took a deep breath.
Looking at Uchiha Izumi, who was walking somewhat unsteadily.
He secretly channeled Chakra.
His physical abilities instantly increased several times.
He gripped Uchiha Izumi's hand tightly, whoosh—
The next moment, he used the Body Flicker Technique and vanished from the spot.
He had originally planned to seize this opportunity to rush to Fugaku's house in one go.
While hiding, he would also take away the storage scrolls and some Ninjutsu scrolls that the Shadow Clone had collected earlier.
He never expected.
He soon had to stop his progress again.
"These guys..."
Naruto's brows furrowed.
Those 'Anbu' Ninja were constantly collecting eyes from the bodies of the deceased Uchiha Clan members.
The gruesome state of the bodies made Naruto feel a bit nauseous.
At the same time, he realized that this was the cruelty of the Ninja world.
"The eyes of the Uchiha Clan... are they collecting Sharingan?"
"Collecting these eyes... do they plan to train a group of Ninja to transplant Sharingan?"
Subconsciously, Naruto was about to analyze the purpose of their actions.
Suddenly.
He felt that Izumi's psychological defenses behind him seemed to be on the verge of collapse.
Without hesitation, Naruto immediately pulled Izumi back the way they came.
This saved them both from the risk of exposure.
Drip—
He felt warmth on his back.
He turned to look.
He saw blood tears flowing from Uchiha Izumi's eyes.
The Uchiha's eyes change due to intense stimulation and emotional fluctuations!
Naruto's heart tensed.
Could it be that Uchiha Izumi's eyes were about to evolve again?!
But now was not a good time!
Feeling Uchiha Izumi's Chakra continuously rising.
Naruto prepared for exposure.
However, just then.
Uchiha Izumi seemed to reach her limit.
Her eyes rolled back, and she was about to faint.
Just like Sasuke not long ago.
But her eyes seemed to be the same as the Sharingan she had just seen.
However, Naruto also felt that they seemed to be a little different from the Sharingan he had just seen.
Buzz—
Uchiha Izumi's breathing hitched, and then she fell directly into Naruto's arms.
It's over?
The commas in Izumi's eyes didn't seem to be connected like Uchiha Itachi's.
"Is it because of her body?"
"Sasuke fainted immediately after activating his Sharingan because he couldn't bear it."
"Is Izumi the same as Sasuke... meant to evolve into Mangekyo Sharingan, but couldn't because her body wasn't strong enough to support it?"
"Or was the stimulation not enough?"
"Or was it the brain's self-protection?"
Several thoughts flashed through Naruto's mind.
But it was only for a moment.
Holding the unconscious Uchiha Izumi, Naruto hadn't forgotten the current situation.
He had to seize every opportunity to go to Fugaku's house, or to keep following these 'Anbu' Ninja.