"Sensei?"
Hearing Naruto's form of address for Mizuki, Karin froze for a moment, a confused look appearing on her face.
Naruto's sensei—she had never heard Naruto mention him before!
Still, from Naruto's tone, Karin could tell that the person before them probably was not their enemy.
Otherwise, why would Naruto show such undisguised joy?
With that thought, Karin lowered her guard, though she continued to look at Mizuki with curiosity.
Honestly, Karin was now very curious about the relationship between Naruto and this "sensei" of his.
At most, she could tell that this sensei must be very important to Naruto.
Her still-active Mind's Eye of the Kagura clearly sensed that after seeing this "sensei," Naruto had displayed joy no less intense than when seeing his parents.
Perhaps because they had reunited after so long apart, that joy was much like the feelings she had experienced after gaining a father, a mother, and Naruto as a little brother.
Coupled with a woman's natural love of gossip, Karin grew increasingly curious about Naruto's "sensei."
Thus, after confirming that Naruto was all right, Karin turned her gaze back to Mizuki.
And the "Mizuki" before them was clearly not the Mizuki Naruto remembered.
As for who he really was, Naruto only knew for now that he was his sensei. Whether his sensei was male or female, tall or short, fat or thin, Naruto had no idea.
Well, judging by the title "sensei," he was probably a man?
That was the only thing Naruto could be certain of.
But without a doubt, his sensei was the strongest person Naruto had ever seen!
That feeling had become even stronger now.
After all, the current Naruto was far stronger than he had once been!
With Nine-Tails Chakra Mode activated, no one in all of Konoha besides Soji