Naruto increased his pace, hurrying toward Sakura's house. Along the way, his mind raced as he analyzed the logic behind the mastermind's actions.
If the mastermind's existence was ignored, then it was acceptable for fictional characters to cross over into the ninja world.
After all, the very act of crossing into another world was inherently unreasonable.
But the mastermind clearly had a definite goal, and so far, it was known that this goal was related to humanity's negative emotions.
That was why he had chosen people like himself, who had worked 996 for years; Sakura, who had been cyberbullied; Gato, who preached; and the fallen Chinatsu to cross into the ninja world. People like them would naturally provide the mastermind with an endless supply of negative emotions.
But Li Yunlong was different. He was a typical grassroots hero—hot-tempered, yet shrewd beneath his rough exterior. He valued brotherhood and possessed an extremely strong talent for leadership and personal charisma.
Why send him to the ninja world? To equip Konoha with an Italian Cannon?
Naruto had his own guesses about this, but for now, he had to reunite with Sakura and discuss their next course of action.
Rustle, rustle...
He weaved through the crowd, taking a circuitous route. After confirming that no one was following him, he hurried to the entrance of Sakura's house.
"Luckily, I had my Shadow Clone follow my original daily routine. Otherwise, I really wouldn't have been able to act freely." He did not knock on the door directly. Instead, while no one was around, he jumped onto the balcony outside the second-floor room of Sakura's house.
The two of them had discussed this before. If he wanted to find her, he would go to the second floor and check whether the balcony was locked.
He lightly touched