In her mindscape, Ido was weak, but still wouldn't stop complaining. "I was just unlucky this time. If the Red Dragon Eye had been around, he wouldn't have stood a chance against me! And something's seriously off about Naruto. His Spirit Body is absurdly strong—nothing like an ordinary person's!"
Yakumo paid no attention to Ido's complaints, still dazed.
The thought that she had spent so long with Naruto's Inner Demon without realizing it sent a chill through her.
"This is bad!"
She cried out inwardly and hurried to her feet. But as soon as she stepped out of her cabin, she hesitated.
Confronting Naruto's Inner Demon now clearly wasn't a good idea. If they started fighting and damaged the ship, they could all end up in the water.
The sea was nothing like a calm lake. Even shinobi would be at a disadvantage out there if they couldn't fly.
She considered going to Jiraiya first, but she didn't know how to explain Naruto's Inner Demon to him. After all, she had kept Ido's existence hidden from the village. If the village learned that Ido could leave her body as a Spirit Body and act freely, her identity as Akatsuki Organization's "D" might be exposed.
Neither option would work. Yakumo felt utterly torn.
Ido, whose thoughts were linked with hers, knew she had caused trouble, so she offered a plan. "How about we keep quiet for now and figure out how to expose him once we get back to the village? As long as we make it back, he's just a Jinchuriki. He won't be able to slip through our fingers!"
Yakumo nodded. "That's the only thing we can do!"
Just then, Jiraiya walked out of Naruto's cabin. When he saw Yakumo, he asked, "Yakumo, have you seen Naruto?"
Yakumo was