Naruto: Sasuke and I Have a Grudge

To help Naruto quickly find Sasuke in the vast Shinobi World, Kushina opened the real intelligence archives to him and let him review Sasuke's files.

Naruto discovered a key person he was very familiar with. If he found her, he might be able to learn Sasuke's whereabouts.

—Karin Uzumaki, the vicious proprietress of Kusagakure's black market shop!

That was right, the one who had wanted to sacrifice him and Uncle Obito to the Sage of Six Paths' Holy Relic!

She was also the one who had made Naruto Uzumaki lose control at Jade Gate Pass.

Even though Naruto had now obtained Six Paths Yang Power and, in theory, no longer needed to fear Karin at all, recalling that experience still sent a chill down his spine.

According to the records, Sasuke and Karin had crossed paths during one of the Chunin Exams.

Later, Sasuke defected and left the village. Karin had even come looking for Konoha herself, asking Kushina, the Hokage, where Sasuke was.

After being told that Sasuke had defected, Karin looked disappointed and pained. She left Konoha without looking back and even abandoned the remaining exams.

It was clear how deep her feelings ran.

—That was what the files recorded, along with the analysts' conclusions.

According to the latest information in the files, Karin did not know where Sasuke had gone.

But in Naruto's eyes, Karin Uzumaki was already the leader of Kusagakure, the underground queen of that chaotic little country. If that was the case, she definitely had relevant information.

Karin's immediate departure back then certainly had not meant she was giving up. She had simply chosen her own way to search for Sasuke.

Don't ask why Naruto was so sure—when it came to pursuing Sasuke, no one understood it better than him!

Naruto headed to Kusagakure,