Karin led Naruto to find Sasuke, and there was no way to use Flying Thunder God to travel along this route anymore.
Naruto and Sasuke had a grudge, so there was still an excuse. But Minato Namikaze was about to appear—what excuse could they use for that?
Naruto could only quietly create a Shadow Clone Jutsu to notify his dad, telling him to follow the two of them from behind.
Once they found Sasuke, they would still need his dad's Flying Thunder God to take them back to Konoha.
Along the way, Naruto racked his brains for a solution, but ultimately came up with nothing.
Naruto did not think his previous bouts of "clever strategy" had been lucky coincidences. He only felt that Sasuke from the Engraved Tsukuyomi World had never appeared before, so there was too little information. He had no idea where to even begin thinking.
Naruto simply gave up. He would deal with whatever came his way when the time came.
Maybe Sasuke was like him and did not care at all about their mother's personal feelings?
Karin and Naruto arrived at Sasuke's location—Hozuki Castle.
That was right, the prison under Kusagakure's jurisdiction, the place where Jiraiya was currently staying in the Real Shinobi World.
"No wonder there hasn't been any news about Sasuke. Why did he hide in such a remote place?"
Naruto looked at the enormous prison surrounded by towering walls and could not understand why Sasuke had come here.
"I deliberately lured him here."
Karin directly revealed the truth.
Trust those you employ, and do not employ those you distrust.
They were about to confront Sasuke head-on, so Karin chose to temporarily trust Naruto completely and prepared to reveal Sasuke's information.
"Huh? You? Right, this place belongs to Kusagakure... But what could possibly be