Naruto had just emerged from the spatial passage with Sasuke when Uzumaki Qingxi ran toward him, saying happily, "Big brother, you're out! Wonderful! It's all this Solar Beast's fault. I told him to let you and Brother Sasuke out, but he wouldn't listen. He insisted you had to fight your own way out."
Naruto smiled as he caught Uzumaki Qingxi in his arms. "Haha, it's fine, it's fine. I was the one who wanted to fight the Blazing Sun Beast. He already went easy on us, so how could we blame him? Don't be naughty, you little rascal."
Just then, the Blazing Sun Beast flew over as well and said with a laugh, "Haha, not bad, kid. You managed to escape my domain. I'll give you that."
Naruto smiled. "Blazing Sun Beast, are you mocking me? I know you're strong, and I admit Sasuke and I underestimated you. If you hadn't held back this time, we might both have been stuck in your domain."
Uzumaki Qingxi said, "Hmph, big brother, stop praising him. He only let you out because he couldn't do anything to you. He's nothing special."
Naruto said sternly, "Don't talk nonsense. The Blazing Sun Beast really did hold back. Think about it, Qingxi. If he'd released the other eight Golden Crows together, Sasuke and I really would have been trapped in that domain forever. Am I right, Blazing Sun Beast?"
The Blazing Sun Beast frowned in surprise. "How did you know? I clearly sealed away the other eight Golden Crows. No matter how sharp your senses or how powerful those eyes of yours are, you couldn't possibly have seen through that."
Naruto smiled. "Nothing special. Just instinct-an instinct for killing intent. I've always been particularly sensitive to it."
Naruto told a little lie. He had indeed known