The Distorted Space Beneath the Water

"Branch Family descendant Moon Otsutsuki Clan..."

"Where does he live?"

Shinki asked.

I already had a pretty good idea of what was going on, but the result was just too hard to accept...

Naruto blurted out, "Didn't I already tell you? He lives in the moon..."

Before he could finish speaking, he realized something was wrong!

"Living on the moon?! (꒪⌓꒪) "

"So how are we supposed to get Hanabi's eyes back?!∑(✘Д✘๑)"

Shinki stroked his chin, signaling Naruto not to panic. "If he can go to the moon, then we can go too..."

"Speaking of which, could his actions be related to the strange phenomena of the moon...?"

"Naruto, stick your head out here..."

Naruto: "What are you doing? (≖╻≖;)"

Shinki: "Let me look at your memories of meeting the Masked Man; maybe I can find a way to get to the moon..."

Naruto did as he was told, sticking his head out in front of the Shinki.

Shinki immediately used the Mind Body Switch Technique to begin searching Naruto's Soul Search, retrieving his memories...

Soon, Shinki discovered something amiss!

"I originally thought that since he lived on the moon, he would be flying around, but I didn't expect that he would run away when he was being chased... I guess I was just being prejudiced..."

He eventually disappeared into the woods outside the village. Go and look in those woods!

After a brief investigation, Shinki spoke.

Having determined their direction, Naruto and Shinki quickly set off!

The two had just reached the hospital entrance when they ran into Hinata, who had come to visit Hyuga Hiashi.

"Naruto, Lord Sixth..." Hinata called softly as she saw the two hurrying out.

As Naruto's best friend, Shinki smiled in response, then quickly ran away...

Naruto, eager to fight the bad guys with Shinki, exchanged a glance with Hinata and said, "Your father is in the hospital, he's fine now. I'll help Hanabi get her eyes back!"

After saying that, Naruto sped up to catch up with the Shinki ahead!

Seeing that Naruto caught up with him so quickly, Shinki turned around and asked, "Didn't you comfort her?"

Naruto: "No need to comfort her, Hinata is a very strong girl..."

Shinki was speechless. How could Hinata have fallen for the clueless Naruto...?

"Her father is seriously injured, and her sister's eyes have been gouged out. Now is the time when she needs you by her side," Shinki tried to remind Naruto.

Naruto pouted, "Didn't you already heal Lord Hiashi? Besides, Hiashi reason I'm working with you is to find Hanabi's eyes... ┐(´-`)┌"

"Besides, if I stay with Hinata, what will you do?"

As they talked, Naruto's expression turned playful. "Shinki, are you trying to teach me how to date when you've never even been in a relationship? ( •̀∀•́ )"

Shinki: "What are you so smug about? →_→ You and Hinata haven't even officially started dating yet."

Naruto clenched his fist. "Once I get Hanabi's eyes back, I'll confess to Hinata! ୧⍢⃝୨"

Seeing that Naruto had made up his mind, Shinki's eyes shone with admiration. "Good lad! This time, I'll help you no matter what! (๑•̀ㅂ•́)و✧"

Soon, the two arrived at the location where Hyuga Hiashi was injured.

Here, the Shinki saw the remains of the black-clad man that Naruto had destroyed.

Upon closer inspection, Shinki discovered that these were all puppets!

"There were thirty or forty people fighting against your Shadow Clone at the time... and that White-haired Man was a Puppeteer?"

Shinki frowned upon seeing this, but had no time to think about it further. After collecting the puppets' bodies, he continued on his way.

Soon, the two arrived at the dense forest where the White-haired Man had disappeared.

With a "whoosh!", Shinki immediately activated Dual Sage Mode, sensing the Chakra traces left by the White-haired Man!

"As long as he has Chakra will continuously overflow from his body, though so faint that even a normal Sensor Ninja wouldn't be able to detect it... But, Dual Sage Mode amplifies my Chakra perception by dozens or even hundreds of times..."

A few seconds later, the Shinki meticulously analyzed the situation, and among the dozens of remaining Chakra Breath in the forest, it found the wisp belonging to the White-haired Man!

"This Chakra Breath is similar to the Byakugan Breath of the Hyuga Clan, and it also has a hint of the Sage of Six Paths's power. It must be him! ꐦ≖ ≖"

Naruto: (⊙o⊙)

"You can even tell this apart?! You probably can't even distinguish Ninja Dog! ⊙▽⊙"

Shinki was speechless. "Have you ever thought that Hinata hasn't dated you for so long? You yourself have some issues too. (ー_ー)!!"

Naruto: "You're subtly criticizing me..."

Shinki, too lazy to say more, began to track the faint Breath of Chakra.

Finally, he and Naruto arrived at a Clear Pool!

"The Breath ends here," Shinki said in a deep voice.

"Did he go into the water?" Naruto asked, puzzled.

Shinki shook his head. "Normally, even if he goes into the water, I can sense his Chakra Breath there..."

"This water is strange..."

While Shinki was speaking, Naruto next to him had already stripped naked!!

Shinki stared at the naked Naruto, speechless: 눈_눈

"Are you even listening to me?! (╯‵□′)╯┻━┻"

Naruto said seriously, "I heard something strange about this water..."

After saying that, Naruto plunged into the water!

"Splash!!"

Water splashed up, soaking the Shinki!

Only then did Shinki realize that the water didn't wet his clothes at all! It didn't feel cold at all!

Naruto is diving deeper into the water!

Shinki looked at the water, which was clear but unfathomably deep, like a bottomless pit. Who knew what kind of hidden world lay beneath it!

"Don't just blindly rush in alone..."

After shouting something in silence, Shinki followed Naruto and rushed into the water.

After diving several tens of meters underwater, a green light began to appear ahead.

Immediately afterwards, one bubble after another appeared before Shinki's eyes.

Shinki keenly observed that space itself was distorted at this point!

This body of water is like a secret passage to Otherworld!

Immediately afterwards, a feeling of dizziness struck, and fragments of past memories replayed in Shinki's mind.

Young Shinki walked side-by-side with Naruto, surrounded by the cold, disdainful gazes of the rest of Konoha...

That look was like a knife, deeply etched into my bones; even now, recalling it sends a shiver down my spine!

Then came his time at the Ninja Academy, where he suffered constant ostracism and ridicule because he wasn't good at Ninjutsu...

"Wait a minute, none of these are me."

Lost in his memories, Shinki suddenly snapped out of it and murmured to himself.

The next moment, he forcibly stopped the flow of Chakra and dispelled the Genjutsu!

When I opened my eyes, I realized that I was still in Underwater Space, surrounded by bubbles that held my Illusory Dreams.

Not far away, Naruto was still lost in his memories, occasionally muttering to himself...

"Shinki, Sasuke, hehehe...´◡`"

"And Hinata, hehehe...(´つヮ⊂︎)"

Shinki:(▼ヘ▼)

What kind of things does this kid dream about?!

"Wake up, wake up!"

Shinki woke Naruto and explained, "The enemy has set up Genjutsu here, weaving a cage of memories to trap us both to death..."

"I almost got caught..."