[Naruto World(Anime/Manga Version)]
Naruto and Captain Yamato woke up.
A large hawk-colored bird suddenly flew close, and a pink-haired girl jumped down from the bird, rushing to Naruto's side with a worried expression.
She supported Naruto and said, "Naruto, are you okay?"
Naruto held his head, his eyes shifting from confusion to clarity, and then he remembered the incredible experience he just had.
He couldn't help but sigh, "Sakura, you absolutely, absolutely have no idea what kind of things I just went through, hahaha! If I tell you, you'll definitely be shocked. But unfortunately, a lot of it is too bizarre, I don't even know if I should say it or not."
Haruno Sakura looked confused, "Weren't you guys just unconscious? What could you have possibly experienced?"
Suddenly, Sakura seemed to think of something.
Her expression instantly changed from worry to disgust, "You didn't have some perverted dream while unconscious, did you?"
Naruto retorted, "How could that be! That wasn't a dream, that was another world."
As he spoke, he instinctively raised his hand and gestured.
A note slipped from his hand and fell to the ground.
Sakura immediately noticed it and picked it up in confusion, "What is this?"
Naruto remembered that this was something Rin had given him, instructing him to hand it over to a masked man claiming to be Uchiha Madara when he met him.
At that moment, he recalled Rin's instructions, "Absolutely no peeking!'
Thinking of this, he hurriedly said to Sakura, "Sakura, don't look!"
However, it was too late.
Sakura had already opened the note and read it out loud.
[I've been watching you all along — Rin]
Sakura looked at Naruto with a puzzled expression, "Naruto, what does this mean?"
Then, Sakura realized something, "Wait, this was clearly written by a girl, and the handwriting is so delicate."
She immediately grabbed Naruto's ear, "Alright, Naruto, when did you attract a girl named Rin? How come I didn't know?"
"And she even wrote such a mushy message for you."
Naruto couldn't help but yell, "Ouch, ouch, ouch! Sakura, this really isn't for me. It's something I was entrusted with to pass to someone else."
Sakura snorted and applied more force, "Still not telling the truth? Naruto, when did you become so dishonest?"
Naruto shouted his innocence, "No, really! It's not me!"
———
On the other side, on the way back, Obito curiously asked Rin, "Rin, what exactly did you write in the note you gave Naruto for the other 'me' to see?"
Rin smiled, "I just reminded him that the other 'me' has been watching him all along."
Obito's expression changed, "What if the other me finds out and decides to destroy the world?"
Rin knocked him lightly on the head, "Can't you think more positively? What if he realizes that I've always been paying attention to him and changes his mind?"
Obito smiled bitterly, "That's possible too… but Rin, you don't understand how extreme I was back then. By that time, I had already done so many terrible things; there was no way to turn back."
Rin's gaze suddenly became deep. She suddenly asked, "Obito, earlier you wanted to tell Naruto some information about the other you, right?"
Obito's eyes flickered slightly, "I did have that thought."
Rin sighed, "Obito, do you want Naruto to stop you, or for him to join forces with the ninja alliance to defeat you?"
Obito smiled bitterly, "I have thought about that."
Rin shook her head, "But Obito, if you do that, is it really fair to the other you?"
Obito was speechless, 'Of course, it isn't fair.'
'In the ninja world, battles are often won through intelligence.'
'If I reveal all of my counterpart's secrets, the other Obito will be in a terrible situation."
Rin said, "So Obito, I do know how extreme you were back then. But most of what you did was because of me. At the very least, I want to give him the right to choose for himself."
Obito suddenly felt a little sour inside, "Rin, do you really care about him that much?"
Rin nodded slightly, "I do care about him… and I also feel sorry for him."
Obito felt even more bitter and asked softly, "Then do you care more about him or me?"
Rin suddenly giggled, her face slightly red, "What do you think?"
Obito's mood visibly sank, "Rin, you obviously care about him more."
Seeing Obito looking a little sad, Rin suddenly felt a little soft-hearted and quickly said, "Of course, I care about you more. It's because of you that I can't ignore him."
Obito snorted, "I don't believe you."
Rin sighed helplessly, "Then how will you believe me?"
Obito suddenly grinned, "After we finish this mission, come home with me. You haven't stayed over in a long time."
Only then did Rin realize she had fallen into Obito's trap.
'Obito… he is getting more and more cunning.'
She snorted, then smiled sweetly, "Let me think about it. I haven't decided yet."
Obito looked at Rin and said, "Rin, I also want to see what you look like when you're asleep. It's not fair that you always peek at me when I'm sleeping."
Rin's face instantly turned bright red. She thought to herself, 'Spending time with Naruto really has made Obito mischievous…'
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The Minato squad finally hurried back to Konoha late at night.
In the end, Rin agreed to Obito's request and went home with him.
That night, they really just slept. Nothing else happened.
———
The next day, the Minato squad submitted their mission report to the Third Hokage, though many details were deliberately left out by Minato.
The excuse was readily available. Since they had encountered space-time ninjutsu, in order to avoid interfering with the timeline, Minato sealed everyone's memories.
Minato held no ill will toward the Third Hokage, but after hearing Obito describe Naruto's childhood experiences, he also felt that the Third Hokage had not taken good care of Naruto.
He could understand why the Third chose not to publicly reveal Naruto's identity or tell Naruto who his parents were.
After all, given the circumstances of the Third Shinobi War, the rise of Konoha's Yellow Flash came at the cost of other nations suffering. Back then, he was like a god of death, making countless enemies.
So, hiding Naruto's identity could indeed protect him.
But if they could hide the fact that he was the Fourth Hokage's son, why not also hide that he was the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki, so he could have a relatively stable childhood?
The legend of the demon fox spread like wildfire, and everyone knew that Naruto was the Nine-Tails' Jinchūriki.
Perhaps at first, the rumors were spread by Danzo, but the Third Hokage never did anything to stop them. He let them fester, allowing Naruto to become the scapegoat for people's anger.
As Obito said, 'Why should a family that gave everything for Konoha have their descendant become the village's punching bag?'
So, Minato was somewhat disappointed in the Third and no longer trusted him as completely as before.
As for Kushina, after hearing about Naruto's childhood, she wished she could storm into the Hokage's office and unleash a Nine-Tails Rampage right then and there.
Of course, the Third Hokage was unaware of all this. From his perspective, the Minato squad had completed their mission exceptionally well.
As a result, he not only rewarded them with a generous S-rank mission payment but also gave them a long vacation.
During this time, the Minato squad resumed training. Under Minato's guidance, Kakashi began integrating Lightning Release with the Hatake sword techniques.
Meanwhile, Rin was continuously adapting to and mastering the power of the Dragon Vein.
As a top student from the Academy, her fundamentals were solid.
Once someone like her broke through her bloodline limits and gained immense power, she became terrifyingly strong.
In fact, during a recent spar, she was already on par with Kakashi. And since she had a much larger chakra reserve, in a non-lethal fight, Rin actually had the advantage.
Of course, Rin wasn't a dedicated combat ninja, so she might still struggle in life-and-death situations.
But Obito didn't want Rin to risk her life, he just needed her to hold on long enough for him to come rescue her.
While Rin was growing stronger, Obito wasn't slacking off either.
Now that everything was in place, he was ready to start transplanting Hashirama cells.
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