You Wouldn't Want to Become a Kumogakure Rogue Ninja, Would You?

Upon hearing this, Naruto smiled shamelessly.

"The Communicator Project covers the entire Land of Fire. Ino can't stay in the village forever. When I said leave the village, I didn't say go far away."

Anko's lips twitched. This person was indeed somewhat...

"What about Hinata? The Hyuga Clan has always lived a secluded life, and Hinata is already of age," she asked.

"Well, I haven't thought about it yet." Naruto raised an eyebrow. It wasn't that he hadn't thought it through, but that he couldn't say, Hyuga Clan was a large family with a clan system.

He has a vague idea now, but he can only ponder it in his heart; speaking it aloud would diminish his merit. The method is incredibly insidious; it cannot be spoken of.

Feeling refreshed after leaving Anko's house, Naruto turned around and went home to begin his second plan.

"Why are you back?" Nine-Tails, drunk and gulping down a drink, looked at Naruto standing in the living room and asked in a drunken stupor, "Didn't you go for a run? Why are you back so soon?"

"You idiot, it's already the second day!" Naruto was speechless. He had left yesterday and had no idea how much this idiot had drunk.

During the purge of Root, Nine-Tails) was a great help, and Naruto spent all his money on alcohol for it. He only made up for the shortfall when Uzuki Yugao brought him the money.

"The second day? Hiccup." Nine-Tails lay on the sofa and took another sip of wine. "The second day? Then why are you still here?"

"Aren't you going to go find that owner?"

It mumbled drunkenly, and the owner it was referring to was probably Hinata. It had seen Naruto take money and alcohol from Hinata several times, and subconsciously assumed that Naruto was being kept by her.

Naruto was too lazy to explain to a dog, and the misunderstanding has continued to this day.

"Keep looking, in a couple of days."

He gave a few perfunctory replies and went to the bathroom to wash up. After changing into a set of pajamas and drying his hair slightly, he went straight back to his room and immersed his consciousness into the Sealing Space.

The Yugito Nii turned their heads and saw Naruto, their emotions completely unmoved. They gave him a lukewarm look, and when he stared at them, they couldn't help but ask.

What are you doing?

"Are you settling in well here?" he asked.

"Stop pretending, just say what you want to say." The Yugito Nii were clearly still resentful about his deception some time ago, and couldn't help but retort.

"You don't need to get so agitated, Yugito Nii." Naruto said with a smile, completely unconcerned by her words. "Sit down and let's talk. Please sit down."

Yugito looked down at the bed board he was sitting on and was speechless.

What are you trying to say?

"It's not that I want to say anything, but you can't leave now even if you don't want to listen." Naruto shrugged. "We're all sensible people, and I don't think it's necessary to waste time."

Her expression changed, but she tried her best to remain calm.

"Do you remember how long you were locked up?" he asked, arms crossed.

"It's probably four or five years. There's no day or night here, so there might be some error." The Yugito Nii frowned and thought carefully for a moment.

She was also interested in this question; there were no clocks or dates in the Sealing Space. She relied entirely on her own intuition, manually recording everything bit by bit.

She sleeps very well, so she deliberately uses sleep to mark the days. She only sleeps once a day, and when she wakes up, it's the next day, and so on.

Based on her scattered notes, she came up with her own answer.

"Wrong."

"What?" The Yugito Nii's pupils dilated slightly.

"It's not four years or five years, it's a little over two years." Naruto smiled and shook his head. "I guess you're using a biological clock to keep track of time, but unfortunately, your body has problems."

"Impossible!"

"Heh, would I need to lie to you?" Naruto sneered, "A monotonous environment for a long time makes you sleepy and slow to react."

In fact, time flows much slower within the Sealing Space. Yugito Nii's body is fine, but Naruto continues to deceive her, Yugito Nii's resolve begins to waver.

Time flowed even slower inside the Evil God Altar, and Naruto guessed that the two people inside were probably numb from being killed.

However, this is indeed the fate of those who are merely tools: endless resurrection and endless training. They can rest when they're tired, but resting makes time flow even slower.

Tsk, tools have no human rights. (doge)

Compared to the corporate lives of the two girls in the Evil God Altar, the Yugito Nii have always been imprisoned alone and have become accustomed to living alone.

The psychological damage of a monotonous and boring life far outweighs the physical damage. Yugito listened to Naruto's words, he indeed began to doubt himself.

It's no wonder that the Yugito Nii lacked resolve. They had been locked up in this hellish place day and night for two years, while the outside world's time flow was twice as fast as here.

She was a ninja, and her greatest skill was endurance. But the long period of imprisonment did cause her anxiety, great tension, and even nervousness.

Time was the final straw that broke her psychological defenses.

Seeing that the Yugito Nii looked somewhat dazed, Naruto increased his attack power.

"If this continues, you'll soon turn into a madman and your strength will regress. If we let you out, you might lose control and destroy the Kumogakure."

"No, you're lying to me!" Yugito suddenly looked up, staring straight at him. "Otherwise, you wouldn't have needed to tell me so much."

She guessed correctly, but not entirely.

Naruto did have ulterior motives, but not to play detective games with this woman. Time was merely an excuse to distract her and shake her resolve.

It's like chopping down a tree without immediately using a heavy axe, but rather by using moderate force to make a notch, and then moving on.

"Just take it as me lying to you. I can let you go back to Kumogakure now." Naruto's smile widened, and he even walked towards the Yugito Nii.

The two had always maintained a proper distance, whether speaking or otherwise. But now, that distance has been broken, even though Yugito knows this isn't his true form.

But as Naruto approached step by step, Yugito couldn't help but become wary.

Tap tap tap, thankfully, at the last moment, Naruto stopped. Standing only two meters away from her, he asked with a contemptuous smile.

"How about it? I'll send you back to Kumogakure."

"You're being so kind?" Yugito looked on coldly, without giving a direct answer.

"Of course, but have you thought about it? After being missing for so long, do you think Kumogakure will still accept you if you go back?" Naruto asked abruptly.

Snap! The Yugito Nii unconsciously cracked one of their fingers. Suddenly, a certain possibility occurred to them, and their entire bodies involuntarily stiffened.

"Kumogakure is a village with a large clan system, and they value loyalty highly," Naruto continued. "It's a village with a gang-like organizational structure built around the personal charisma of the Fourth Raikage A, and what they hate most is..."

His lips parted slightly, forming a smile.

". traitor."

"Shut up!"

"I didn't ( )?" Naruto was confused.

The Yugito Nii, oblivious to vulgar jokes, were trembling with fear. There was no going back, no going back at all. The Kumogakure hated traitors more than anything; there wasn't a single rogue ninja among them.

It's one thing if he disappears, but his family will be taken care of. Maybe they've already received some money, or maybe they're being watched by the Kumogakure Anbu.

But as soon as he shows his face, there's no explanation.

The question is how to explain being imprisoned for two years by a blond-haired guy from Konohagakure. He was provided with good food and drink every day, and there was no torture or underhanded intelligence gathering.

Who would believe this if it were said out loud? They would probably think that they had leaked top-secret information about the Kumogakure, or that they had revealed the method for controlling the Tailed Beast.

"What do you want?" she asked, staring at Naruto.

"I don't want anything. Didn't I just say I was going to send you back? Um... you're not scared, are you?" Naruto asked, feigning concern.

"No way, how could you be afraid of a place as loving and harmonious as Kumogakure? No way, what are you afraid of?"

"Hmm? Are you afraid to go home, or... afraid of being seen as a traitor? Former popular Kumogakure Jonin Kumogakure, Yugito Nii, tell me, what is the real reason?"

At this moment, Naruto's expression was beyond just being described as cunning; he was practically the blond-haired coach, green-haired friend B, and middle-aged neighbor from an NTR doujinshi.

"I'm not afraid, let me out!" the Yugito Nii figures said through gritted teeth. "Do you dare? Let me out."

"What wouldn't I dare to do?" Naruto took a few steps back, touched his face, and said, "What trouble could you possibly cause if I let you out?"

"Are you planning to attack Konohagakure and then escape? If the news gets to Kumogakure, you'll still be considered a hero, right?"

The Yugito Nii's expressions changed instantly, and they looked up at Naruto in disbelief. This was just an idea she came up with in a panic, but she didn't expect it to be seen through.

"Don't look at me like that, I can't read minds." Naruto waved his hand. "You'd better not waste your energy, I can control you a second time if I can catch you once."

"If you really take action, there will be no turning back. You still have family in Kumogakure, right? What if I spread the news of your betrayal?"

"I didn't say anything!" The Yugito Nii suddenly looked up and retorted loudly.

"You didn't say anything, but what if—and I mean what if—I happen to know some top-secret information about Kumogakure and then leak a little bit of it out?"

"Tell me, what kind of fate awaits your relatives and friends in Kumogakure? Just thinking about it is intriguing, don't you think?"

"The village that claims to have no rogue ninjas has produced its first rogue ninja, who turns out to be a Jinchuriki of a Tailed Beast. Hahaha, how ironic, how embarrassing."

"You! You madman! Is this what you wanted?" She completely lost her temper, her fists clenched, wishing she could go out and punch him right now.

"I'm sorry, you guessed wrong." Naruto distanced himself completely from her, his gaze gradually turning cold. "I want more than that. You wouldn't want anything to happen to your family and friends, would you?"