Naruto, born from the world of his parents.

"What an ugly and useless fellow, not even worthy of letting me warm up."

After a brief period of dizziness, Naruto's consciousness gradually cleared, but just as he was beginning to see the world clearly, a voice that made his teeth ache entered his ears.

Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw Sasuke with his back to him, his figure tall and straight, exuding the lonely air of a master.

This scene made Naruto so embarrassed that he clenched his toes.

In particular, when he thought about how Sasuke might mention his name, either passively or actively, when fighting someone in the future, he was deeply moved.

The slight melancholy I felt upon entering this world was instantly dispelled by a strong sense of shame.

Ignoring Sakura, who was swooning over Sasuke's good looks, Naruto stepped forward, intending to pull Sasuke back, when he heard Sasuke coldly say, "You cowardly rat, how long are you going to follow me?!"

This confident question startled Naruto, but almost instantly, Naruto closed his eyes and amplified his senses, but he couldn't sense anything.

No, it's not that he couldn't feel anything at all. Naruto could clearly sense that his body was enveloped by a ball of chakra filled with malice, and his ability to perceive the outside world was much lower than that of his own body.

"Nine Lama?"

Feeling the familiar chakra, Naruto frowned, a sense of urgency rising in his heart.

Judging from his father's arrangements before he came here, Danzo in this world most likely controls Shisui's eyes.

To guard against this potential danger, Naruto must resolve the Nine-Tails issue as soon as possible.

But that's for the future; the key is now.

Naruto frowned and walked to Sasuke's side, asking in a deep voice, "Sasuke, how many enemies are left?"

Sasuke didn't answer, but instead demanded, "Still clinging to a sliver of hope?"

Sasuke raised his hand to cover his left eye, his voice incredibly low: "Before these eyes, your attempts to hide are futile!"

At that moment, Kakashi also picked up a kunai and walked over to the two of them.

Although he didn't realize anyone was following him, Kakashi still didn't dare to be careless when he saw the surprise in the eyes of the two captured ninjas.

Naruto and Kakashi stood in a circle with Sasuke, back to back, warily watching the surrounding woods.

But in the quiet forest, only the sound of the wind rustling through the leaves could be heard.

Time passed second by second, and after an unknown amount of time, just as Naruto was wondering if Sasuke had made a mistake, a rustling sound came from a tree a hundred meters away from them.

Naruto's eyes narrowed, and he immediately threw a shuriken, followed by a clanging sound of metal striking metal.

"There really is someone there?!"

Naruto's eyes widened as he glanced at Sasuke in disbelief, but that glance made him pause in surprise.

He saw the intense surprise in Sasuke's eyes.

"As expected of the powerful Uchiha clan of Konoha in the ninja world."

People in the distance approached, exclaiming in admiration.

Upon seeing the newcomer's headband, Kakashi's heart sank, but he remained outwardly composed and asked, "Iwagakure is also an ally of these two rogue ninjas?"

Upon hearing Kakashi's voice, the ninja quickly shook his head: "Of course not, we just happened to hear the commotion here while on a mission, so we came to check it out."

As he spoke, the ninja raised his hand and gently tapped his headband: "If it were really as you say, why would I be wearing this symbol that proves my identity? After all, I'm not confident I can keep Copy Ninja Kakashi around."

Kakashi, however, remained uneasy upon hearing this reply: "In that case, do you still wish to follow?"

The ninja shook his head slightly: "Of course not, after all, I need to hurry back to the village to report. Well then, goodbye."

After saying this, the ninja disappeared from the spot.

But Kakashi didn't relax his grip on the kunai at all. He raised his headband, which was covering his eyes, and looked around with extreme vigilance.

Naruto, looking at Sasuke who was still clutching a kunai beside him with an extremely serious and affectionate expression, asked with a strange look, "Sasuke, is he gone?"

"should."

"When did you find him?"

"Hmph, I told you, all pretense is futile in the face of those eyes!"

"Are you guessing?"

After asking a few normal questions, Naruto suddenly asked this.

Sasuke didn't react immediately and blurted out, "How did you know...?"

As soon as he said it, Sasuke shut his mouth and immediately turned his back to Naruto and Kakashi.

"Damn it! How could I have said that?!"

Where Naruto and Kakashi couldn't see, Sasuke's eyes widened, his expression twisted with embarrassment, wishing he could disappear into the ground.

But only a few blinks later, he strode forward as if nothing had happened.

Naruto watched Sasuke's rapidly walking figure, smiled, and followed after him.

Only Kakashi.

After dealing with the two rogue ninjas, he remained standing in the same spot, frowning as he stared at the place where the Iwagakure ninja had disappeared, muttering to himself, "Was it really just a coincidence?"

……

"team leader?"

"team leader!"

Two or three people immediately dropped down from a tree in the forest upon seeing the ninjas approaching.

They frowned at their captain, whose bloodstains were extremely well-hidden, and asked, "Captain, is something wrong?"

"Yes, I've been found out."

"How is this possible?! The captain possesses bloodstains that even the Tsuchikage couldn't easily detect. Could it be that there's a member in that squad who's just as strong as the Tsuchikage?"

"No, it was just Kakashi and those three brats."

"And who is the captain?"

"That Uchiha brat found out about us. What an incredible kid. Alright, let's go back to the village."

"Return to the village? Is that Lord Tsuchikage's mission?"

"It's done."

"It's finished??"

"So many Uchiha clans couldn't see through my techniques before, what makes you think a twelve or thirteen-year-old brat could possibly detect me?"

"What does the captain mean?"

"It seems that the so-called secret formula is real. That brat's eyes have been enhanced by this formula. Alright, let's go back and report this information to Lord Tsuchikage."

After saying this, the group disappeared from the spot, and a gust of wind blew by, knocking a leaf that was about to fall from the tree.

The leaf turned into a wisp of smoke the moment it fell to the ground and vanished without a trace.

As Darui continued to follow Kakashi and his group, he frowned as he sensed the memories resurfacing in his mind.

"Komai, the Hidden Leaf Village ninja? Can the Sharingan of the Uchiha clan evolve?"

Thinking about the performance of that Uchiha brat just now, a trace of apprehension flashed in Darui's eyes, and he slowed down a bit.

Although the intelligence he had gathered was enough for him to return and report, for some reason, Darui felt that this squad was not as simple as he had thought.

After all, if an Uchiha orphan can hide such important information, then what kind of secret does that brat who reminds him of Minato Namikaze contain?

Although the risk of being exposed is high, as Cloud Ninjas in Cloud Thunder Canyon, they have no shortage of courage to take risks.

After thinking for less than a moment, he quietly followed, but always kept a distance of one to three kilometers.