This Had Trap Written All Over It, So He Packed It Up and Took It Away

Since the Fourth Shinobi World War, the Uzumaki Clan suffered heavy casualties, their country was destroyed, and their families perished long ago. Sealing Jutsu were scattered to various countries, and ninjas all learned them.

Konohagakure has Sealing Jutsu, and so do the other ninja villages; almost every village possesses the power to seal Tailed Beast. Sealing Jutsu —what an overwhelming power!

"So, how can it be called stealing when descendants take things from their ancestors?" Naruto said, casually pulling Tenten along. "Come with me."

"It's so dark here." As soon as Tenten entered the cave, she felt a sudden darkness.

"Oh, you'll get used to it. Just follow me for now, and call me when you're comfortable." With that, Naruto grabbed Tenten's wrist and pulled her forward.

"Naruto, how come you're not affected?" she asked curiously.

"I've been here before, I know the way like the back of my hand," Naruto said casually. In reality, if he just squinted before entering the cave, his eyes would adjust to the darkness more quickly.

There was a faint glow inside the cave. After walking a short distance, there was a crevice about eight feet wide, which widened as you went down. Naruto stopped in front of this crevice.

I've been squinting Tenten, and I've finally managed to get used to the darkness.

A blue light shone from below the crevice. Tenten curiously glanced down and instantly broke out in a cold sweat. The space below was unfathomable, leading straight into a deep, dark abyss.

"Is this the place?" Tenten asked cautiously.

"Yes, we should jump," he replied.

Upon hearing this, Tenten immediately felt a bit panicked. These past two days, she had been either exploring caves or jumping through canyons, which almost drove this normal person like her to develop claustrophobia.

Looking down into the bottomless darkness, anyone would feel terrified. After all, known horrors are not truly terrifying; it is the unknown that is most frightening.

"The opening is a bit small, I'm not going to get stuck, am I?" She was still struggling with her inner conflict, and for a moment she spoke without thinking.

"Huh?" Naruto looked at Tenten in disbelief, then looked down at the gap and squinted. "It seems there really is a narrow place down there."

"But... you should be able to do it, right? I'm not saying you're not good-looking, you're already quite big. It's just that, judging by appearances, we can both pass."

"It might require some skill to land. Never mind, why don't you wait here for me?"

"No!" Tenten shook her head violently. "I'll go down with you. I won't stay here."

"Just follow me, nothing will happen," Naruto reassured him. "We'll jump together later, and I can give you a hand halfway through."

Tenten didn't understand what "helping out" meant until she and Naruto jumped together. In mid-air, Naruto pulled her over.

The two embraced and swiftly and cleanly passed through the narrow gap.

In that instant, the thrill made Tenten's heart pound, and his scalp tingled. He was incredibly daring to jump, narrowly missing the gap almost perfectly.

The crevice was initially extremely narrow, but as the wind howled, its height steadily decreased, and the space below gradually widened. Naruto did not let go of Tenten, continuing to hold her tightly.

He didn't have any other intentions, but it was too dark below, and he couldn't fly. If they accidentally separated at this time, they wouldn't be able to find each other.

He pulled out his headlights, but they could only illuminate about ten meters below. In other words, at their current rate of descent, ten meters of visibility was simply not enough to react.

Tenten was initially a little panicked and struggled slightly. When she realized that she wasn't ready to land in a minute, her expression turned terrified.

Instead of struggling, she hugged Naruto tightly.

She wasn't unfamiliar with dangerous missions, but her opponents had always been human, never as terrifying as those she had experienced in the past two days. Her frequent encounters with underground rivers and caves only brought her darkness.

This feeling is so intense that it sends your adrenaline soaring, making you want to scream almost constantly. It's terrifying, far exceeding the psychological limits of most people.

Even ninjas are no exception.

Tenten, Tenten held back her screams and didn't make a sound, afraid of affecting Naruto's judgment. After all, during such a high-speed fall, everything could become fatal.

Fortunately, after a while, the speed of the fall slowed down.

"Is it over yet?" Tenten asked.

"Almost there." Naruto frowned, using the Chakra in his feet to create a suction force to cushion his fall and slowly land.

"Naruto came back and left again?" Choji's chubby face scrunched up, looking resentful. "Why didn't anyone tell me?"

"It's Lord Jiraiya went missing that he left in such a hurry." Kakashi lay on a stone bench downstairs from the Hokage Building, his mind blank, looking utterly hopeless.

During her hard-earned time to rest and take a walk, she was accidentally caught by the chubby Choji.

"Lord Jiraiya has gone missing! Has he been found yet?" Choji asked, slightly taken aback. "Do we still need more people to search for him?"

"Found them. Lord Jiraiya has already informed us through his Summoning Beast. As for Naruto and the others... they're facing some difficulties, but I believe they'll be able to resolve them soon."

"Situation?"

"It seems they encountered Spatial Transfer. Naruto and Tenten were teleported to Land of Whirlpools Island, while Lord Jiraiya, and Neji Rock Lee seem to be in the Far North."

"What should we do then?" Choji asked hurriedly.

"The rescue ship heading to the Land of Whirlpools Island has already set sail, and Guy has led his men there," Kakashi said lazily. "On the other hand, thanks to the diplomatic relations between us and the Land of Snow, we have already made contact with rescue efforts."

With that matter resolved, Choji felt relieved, scratched his head, and took his leave.

Kakashi remained lying on the stone chair, one dead fish eye peeking out as he stared blankly at the lush canopy of trees. There were just too many things to do in the village; he simply couldn't manage them all.

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At the Nara Clan's residence, Shikamaru watched Choji recounting the events incessantly and, to calm his nerves, picked up his teacup and took a tactical sip of water.

"Spatial Transfer?" He frowned. "Perhaps it's due to changes in the external magnetic field. In any case, it's not impossible for this to happen in the wild."

"It's pretty amazing, isn't it? Although they're in a pretty bad situation right now, either on a deserted island or in the Far North." Choji rambled on, suddenly feeling thirsty, and picked up the tea in front of him and gulped it down.

"Now that we've made contact, the problem isn't too big," Shikamaru said.

The Far North.

"Ugh! What a terrible place this is!" Jiraiya cursed, looking at the vast expanse of white snow ahead, feeling utterly disheartened. "With this heavy snow, who knows how long we'll have to wait?"

"It's alright, Lord Jiraiya," Rock Lee said with a smile, holding up a frozen fish. "We have plenty of fish in our reserves, we won't starve here."

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya but feel a fishy taste rising in his mouth.

"I'm almost sick of eating fish these past few days, but this godforsaken place seems to have nothing but fish, and there's no way to start a fire," Jiraiya remarked.

Neji gazed at the wind and snow, his brows slowly furrowing.

"I wonder how Naruto and Tenten are doing. They should be alright, right?"

"They're in the Land of Whirlpools, and they have plenty of supplies, so how could they be in danger!" Jiraiya said. "However, if they ignore our advice and insist on going to find the underwater door, then it's hard to say."

"A door?" Rock Lee scratched his head, raising his thick eyebrows in a comical way, and asked innocently, "Lord Jiraiya, were we also sucked into that door?"

"Not necessarily, there are Two Doors at the bottom of that river," Neji added.

"How many?" Jiraiya suddenly perked up, looking at Neji with an incredulous expression. "You mean... there's another door down there?"

"Yes."

"Where is it?" Jiraiya asked seriously.

"We passed through another section of the river without being swept away. Instead, we arrived at the area where Lord Jiraiya disappeared and were instantly sucked in."

Upon hearing this, Jiraiya, resting his chin on his hand as he pondered.

Meanwhile, Naruto Tenten been exploring the valley floor for quite some time. Working together, they groped their way through the darkness, two beams of light piercing the darkness as they slowly moved forward.

And so, after crawling forward for quite a distance in a winding path, the two finally reached the end.

A door, its material unknown. It sits quietly embedded in the stone wall, almost unnoticed unless you look closely. There's no handle on the door, and large patches of strange patterns cover its surface.

The text looked like obscure and difficult-to-understand characters, and Naruto couldn't decipher it at first. Tenten at him, her eyes asking for his advice on what to do next.

Naruto didn't hesitate at all. The valley floor was empty, with nothing but this door. It was obvious that this door was an ominous object, a pure trap.

So he chose to pack it up and take it with him.