The Konoha ninja who emerged from the forest froze for a moment when he saw Ye Wuyue.
"What the heck, it's Sasuke." He muttered, then walked toward Ye Wuyue.
"He's the friend from the Uzumaki Clan I told you about," Ye Wuyue said to Xiang Lin beside him.
The newcomer was Naruto Uzumaki.
After hearing Ye Wuyue's words, Xiang Lin looked Naruto over, clearly doubtful. "Shouldn't everyone from the Uzumaki Clan have red hair? Why is his yellow?"
Ye Wuyue thought for a moment before answering, "Maybe his father's genes were too strong. His mother was from the Uzumaki Clan, but his father wasn't."
Among the children born to Uzumaki and non-Uzumaki parents, everyone besides Naruto seemed to have red hair. Only Naruto had inherited Minato's blond hair. Minato's genes really were powerful.
Xiang Lin nodded as if she understood, but she still did not show much enthusiasm toward Naruto, a fellow Uzumaki. The Uzumaki had been scattered for so long that their ties had long since grown distant.
"Why are you so relaxed? Don't you need to snatch scrolls? And is she your teammate?" Naruto noticed Xiang Lin beside Ye Wuyue. He did not yet know who she was, but her red hair made him feel strangely close to her. It was the same color as his mother's hair.
"More or less. She'll be the last member of Team 11. By the way, why did you come out alone?" Ye Wuyue answered Naruto's questions, then asked one of his own. As Ye Wuyue's strength continued to grow, the inexplicable hostility he felt toward Naruto had gradually faded. By now, it was basically gone.
Ye Wuyue guessed that Indra's Chakra had been causing it.
"Of course I came out to grab scrolls. If we can't reach the tower with both