However, Naruto Uzumaki did not pay attention to Sakura's question.
At that moment, Naruto Uzumaki was looking at Naruko over there.
Naruko's red hair gave him a dazed feeling.
Clearly, he had not felt anything when he saw her before, but now that he looked at her, he felt a strange... sense of nostalgia.
Although he knew her true identity was another version of himself, when he looked at her, it did not seem as though he was looking at her herself, but at something else.
But what exactly was it?
"Mm, looks like everyone's here." Yamato nodded. "Then this meeting is over. We'll gather at the village entrance in an hour. Now, I'll explain Kakashi's Team's mission."
"From now on, the four of us will head to Heavenly Bridge to set an ambush, infiltrate Orochimaru's organization, capture the Akatsuki Organization's spy, and bring them back. This is a valuable opportunity to obtain information on Orochimaru and Sasuke Uchiha."
"Sasuke!" Naruto Uzumaki clenched his fists.
"Sasuke..." Naruko thought of another Sasuke.
"This is also a valuable source of intelligence for the two operational plans: assassinating Orochimaru and bringing Sasuke back."
An Akatsuki Organization spy.
"Wait. An Akatsuki Organization spy...?" Naruko tilted her head.
"It's some sort of conspiratorial organization. I'll explain it to you on the way." Yamato knew Naruko had not been a ninja before.
"Mm... is that so?"
That was not what Naruko wanted to ask.
She merely felt that she seemed to, perhaps, should... have some recollection of this spy...
"But is this person really all right?" Yamato did not doubt her strength; he was worried that she was not "professional" enough.
After all, she had previously been a shrine maiden, not a ninja.
But as for her strength... anyway, the Hokage had said she was a