I, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, Son of Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze and Red Hot Habanero Uzumaki Kushina

In a vast, endless forest.

Uzumaki Naruto held little Akamaru and asked, "Akamaru, this way, right?!"

"Woof!"

Little Akamaru gave a soft bark.

"This fight, it was truly intense..."

Uzumaki Naruto glanced at the towering trees around them, which looked as if something had snapped them in half, laying scattered everywhere.

There were also traces of fire, cracks in the ground, and even a small mountain that had been blown apart.

Continuing through the forest, which resembled a wasteland, Uzumaki Naruto soon encountered a large, surging river.

Little Akamaru stood by the river, barking excitedly.

Uzumaki Naruto crouched down and ruffled little Akamaru's head. "Good boy, you did great. I've found it."

Little Akamaru barked happily twice.

Uzumaki Naruto smiled as he stood up and looked at the rocks ahead in the river, where a young man lay, his fate unknown.

"How terrible..."

Uzumaki Naruto muttered to himself.

Even from several hundred meters away, Uzumaki Naruto could clearly see Uchiha Shisui's condition.

He was covered in blood.

His left leg and right arm were unnaturally twisted, and the blood flowing from the corners of his eyes stained the large rock red.

Uzumaki Naruto looked at Akamaru:

"Akamaru, I'm going for a swim. You go look for some suitable prey nearby, and we'll have a barbecue."

Little Akamaru excitedly spun in a circle, then picked a direction and ran off.

Taking off his clothes, Uzumaki Naruto was about to dive into the river.

Suddenly, Uzumaki Naruto realized something. He extended his right hand, and his lips parted slightly as he said, "Adamantine Chains!"

In an instant, Golden Chains shot out, spanning the turbulent river and wrapping around Uchiha Shisui's abdomen, pulling him over.

After a quick check of Uchiha Shisui's injuries, Uzumaki Naruto's expression became grim.

They were too severe.

Both Mangekyo Sharingan had been gouged out, along with the flesh around his eye sockets, leaving two bloody holes.

His ribs were visibly caved in, with more than one bone broken.

His left leg and right arm were even worse, broken cleanly, likely from an impact, and the pale white bone was even visible.

Uzumaki Naruto shook his head slightly.

Given Uchiha Shisui's strength, if he had directly confronted Shimura Danzo, he absolutely wouldn't have ended up this badly.

It looked like he had been ambushed.

According to the information from the anime.

Uchiha Shisui had been careless and ambushed by Danzo, who had been revived using Izanagi, and then pursued by Root ninjas.

After finally escaping, He had fallen into despair, gouged out his remaining Mangekyo Sharingan to give to Uchiha Itachi, and finally committed suicide by jumping off a cliff.

"I need medical Ninjutsu. I should buy Mystical Palm Technique..."

Uzumaki Naruto crouched down, his palm facing Uchiha Shisui, and green Chakra appeared.

A moment later, Uchiha Shisui stopped massive blood loss, and his wounds gradually healed, but his damaged internal organs and broken bones could not be restored.

After confirming that Uchiha Shisui was no longer in critical condition, Uzumaki Naruto withdrew his hand.

About two hours later.

Uchiha Shisui's fingers twitched, a groan escaped his lips, and he slowly awoke from his coma.

After briefly sensing his surroundings with Ninjutsu, Uchiha Shisui couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh:

"A forest... Is this what the afterlife looks like? It doesn't seem so bad..."

"Huh!?!?"

Uchiha Shisui froze, instinctively spreading his Chakra to sense the people around him.

"Uzumaki Naruto!!!"

Uchiha Shisui almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

What the hell!?!?

Why was he seeing Uzumaki Naruto's Chakra in the underworld? Had he come to collect a debt even here?

"Oh, you're awake."

Uzumaki Naruto glanced at Uchiha Shisui, casually flipped the roasted chicken, and said indifferently, "I saved you from the river. From now on, you don't just owe me over forty million, you also owe me your life."

Uchiha Shisui spat out a mouthful of blood, covering his chest in pain, and couldn't help but force a smile.

"Uzumaki Naruto, in my current state… do you think I can still pay you back?"

Uzumaki Naruto curled the corner of his mouth: "It's fine. I know there's a very excellent doctor in the Ninja World. Your injuries are nothing."

Uchiha Shisui gave a bitter laugh. Was this just about injuries?

He had tried to kill himself.

He didn't want to live in the first place, so what good would even the best doctor do?

Uchiha Shisui sighed and said, "Uzumaki Naruto, you shouldn't have saved me. It would be best if someone like me just died… as long as I'm dead, Konoha and the Uchiha Clan will truly achieve peace…"

Uzumaki Naruto scoffed, speaking disdainfully:

"Uchiha Shisui, are you an idiot? Do you really think that if you die, the Third Hokage will let the Uchiha Clan off!??

"Are you telling me some kind of international joke?"

"If a bear wants honey but is afraid to raid a beehive because there are too many bees, will it spare the beehive if there are fewer bees?"

Uchiha Shisui's expression was helpless.

"I know that, but… there really isn't a better solution."

"My death could at least delay the war between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha. With this buffer time, perhaps Uchiha Itachi could find a way."

At this point, Uchiha Shisui finally noticed something amiss.

"Naruto, how can you address Lord Hokage like that?"

"And how do you know about the issues between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha? Did someone tell you these things?"

Uzumaki Naruto curled the corner of his mouth, wiped the grease from his hands, stood up, and said, "Uchiha Shisui, let's reintroduce ourselves."

"I am Uzumaki Naruto, the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, and the son of the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze and the Red Hot Habanero, Uzumaki Kushina!"

"It's a pleasure to meet you!"