Naruto was completely confused, but he still heeded Menma's warning and stopped at once.
Menma said, "It's probably some kind of Shadow Clone or something. I remember this Chakra now. It's that person!"
Naruto asked curiously, "Who!?"
"Kurama Yakumo!" Menma paused, then continued, "Everyone coming out of the Konoha Military Police Force building is one of Kurama Yakumo's Shadow Clones!"
Naruto exclaimed, "How is that possible?"
Menma, ever calculating, said, "Don't give anything away. Go up and casually say hello, then leave right away!"
Suppressing his doubts, Naruto walked toward the Konoha Military Police Force building.
Danzo, whom Shinji had previously locked up in front of the Konoha Military Police Force building, had long since been taken to prison by Tsunade after she returned to the village. So the tree in the square before the building had already been removed.
Following Menma's advice, Naruto went up and exchanged a few pleasantries with the Shinji and the others, who were disguised using Yakumo's Blood Clones. Then he made up an excuse and left at once.
Once they were far away, Naruto asked, "Are you sure? Could you have mistaken her for someone else?"
Menma was utterly certain. "Hmph, don't forget that I swallowed quite a bit of her Chakra at the True Waterfall. I wouldn't mistake her presence!"
"Why would Yakumo use Shadow Clones to impersonate Shinji and the others? And where did the real Shinji and the others go? No, I have to ask Grandma Tsunade what's going on!"
With that, Naruto turned and hurried toward the Hokage Building.
Inside Naruto's mind, Menma folded his arms and said coldly, "Don't forget, Kurama Yakumo is the Fifth's student. If you rush over there like that, you might make the Fifth angry."
This time, Naruto ignored Menma and went straight to the