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

In the boundless forest.

Uzumaki Naruto held little Akamaru and asked, "Akamaru, this is the right way, isn't it?!"

"Woof!"

Little Akamaru gave a quiet bark.

"This fight was really intense..."

Uzumaki Naruto glanced at the towering trees around him. It was as though something had snapped them in half at the waist, leaving the fallen giants scattered every which way.

There were scorch marks from flames, cracks splitting the ground, and even small hills that had been blasted apart.

He passed through the forest, which looked like ruins, and continued onward. Before long, Uzumaki Naruto came upon a massive, surging river.

Little Akamaru stood at the riverbank and barked loudly.

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

Little Akamaru barked happily twice.

Uzumaki Naruto smiled, rose to his feet, and looked toward the rocks ahead in the river. A young man of unknown life or death was lying there.

"What a miserable sight..."

Uzumaki Naruto muttered.

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

He was covered in blood.

His left leg and right arm were twisted at unnatural angles, while the blood flowing from the corners of his eyes had stained the boulder red.

Uzumaki Naruto looked at Akamaru.

"Akamaru, I'm going for a swim. Look around nearby for suitable prey. We'll roast some meat."

Little Akamaru spun around excitedly on the spot, then picked a direction and ran off.

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

Suddenly,

Uzumaki Naruto realized something. He stretched out his right hand, parting his lips as he said,

"Adamantine Chains!"

In an instant, Golden Chains shot forth, spanning the raging river and wrapping around Uchiha Shisui's abdomen before reeling him in.

After briefly examining Uchiha Shisui's injuries, Uzumaki Naruto's expression turned grave.

They were far too severe.

Both of his Mangekyō Sharingan had been gouged out, along with the flesh around his eye sockets, leaving behind nothing but two bloody holes.

His ribs were visibly caved in, and more than one bone had been broken.

His legs and right arm were in even worse shape. They had apparently been snapped somewhere by a violent impact, and stark white bone was even visible.

Uzumaki Naruto shook his head slightly.

With Uchiha Shisui's strength, if he had faced Shimura Danzō head-on, there was no way he would have ended up in such a miserable state.

It looked like he had been ambushed.

According to the information from the anime,

Uchiha Shisui had let his guard down and been ambushed by Danzo, who had revived himself with Izanagi. He had then been pursued by Root ninjas all the way.

After finally escaping,

he had fallen into utter despair, dug out his remaining Mangekyō Sharingan and handed it to Uchiha Itachi, then leapt off a cliff to his death.

"I need Medical Ninjutsu. Purchase Mystical Palm Technique..."

Uzumaki Naruto crouched down, green chakra emerging from his palm as he held it over Uchiha Shisui.

A moment later,

Uchiha Shisui was no longer losing blood on a massive scale, and his wounds gradually closed. However, his damaged internal organs and broken bones could no longer be restored.

Only after confirming that Uchiha Shisui had escaped the brink of death did Uzumaki Naruto withdraw his hand.

About two hours later.

Uchiha Shisui's fingers twitched. A groan escaped his mouth as he gradually woke from his coma.

After using ninjutsu to sense the surroundings, Uchiha Shisui could not help but smile bitterly.

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

"Hmm!??"

Uchiha Shisui froze. Instinctively, he spread out his chakra and sensed the chakra of the figure beside him.

"Uzumaki Naruto!!!"

Uchiha Shisui nearly spat out a mouthful of blood.

What the hell!???

Why could he see Uzumaki Naruto's chakra in the underworld? Had the debt collectors followed him all the way into the underworld?

"Oh, you're awake."

Uzumaki Naruto glanced at Uchiha Shisui, casually turned the roast chicken over, and said flatly,

"I pulled you out of the river. From now on, not only do you owe me over forty million, you also owe me your life."

Uchiha Shisui spat out a mouthful of blood. Clutching his chest in pain, he could not help but smile bitterly.

"Uzumaki Naruto, in my current state... do you think I can still repay you?"

The corner of Uzumaki Naruto's mouth lifted. "It's fine. I know a rather outstanding doctor in the Ninja World. Injuries like yours are nothing."

Uchiha Shisui smiled bitterly. Was this a matter of his injuries?

He had tried to kill himself.

He did not want to live in the first place, so what use would even the best doctor be?

Uchiha Shisui sighed and said,

"Uzumaki Naruto, you shouldn't have saved me. If someone like me dies, that would be for the best... As long as I die, Konoha and the Uchiha Clan can achieve true peace..."

Uzumaki Naruto sneered and said disdainfully,

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

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

"A bear wants to eat honey, but it doesn't dare raid the hive while there are too many bees. If there are fewer bees, do you think that bear will spare the hive?"

Uchiha Shisui looked helpless.

"I know that too, but... there really isn't any good solution."

"My death can at least delay the war between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha. With that time as a buffer, perhaps Uchiha Itachi can come up with a solution."

At that point, Uchiha Shisui finally noticed that something was off.

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

"And how did you know about the problem between the Uchiha Clan and Konoha? Did someone tell you about these matters?"

The corner of Uzumaki Naruto's mouth lifted. He wiped the grease from his hands, stood up, and said, "Uchiha Shisui, let's get acquainted again."

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

"Uzumaki Naruto. Pleased to meet you!"