Thud, thud, thud... Thud, thud, thud...
The knocking echoed as Hashirama withdrew his hand and muttered in confusion, "No one's home?"
"Why'd you wrap someone up like this?"
Hashirama turned around to find Uchiha Gen somehow standing behind him. He was now in front of the "dumpling," knocking here and peering there.
The Three-Tomoe in his eyes spun, clearly the reason he knew someone was inside.
Uchiha Gen blinked, and his pupils turned black again. "Don't ask. There's been such a huge commotion outside. I'm not deaf."
Upon seeing Uchiha Gen, Hashirama voiced his concern. "The one causing trouble is the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki. I don't know how he got in. It's a sensitive time right now, and he suddenly appeared in Uchiha territory and made such a scene. I'm worried this is a scheme by the other ninja villages to drive a wedge between the Uchiha."
Uchiha Gen was speechless. Fine, he might not think much of Hashirama, but with all these conspiracies and schemes lately, it really was hard on that brain of his. With that thought, Uchiha Gen patted the "dumpling" before him. "Let me see what the person inside looks like first."
Separated by a layer of wood, Naruto found the voices outside unusually familiar. On the way here, the Nine-Tails had already briefly explained the situation to him. The one who had captured him outside was the First Hokage. Until the situation was clear, he only needed to stay put, keep his mouth shut, and wait to go back.
Creak—
Like a flower blooming, wooden stakes slowly opened with harsh creaks. At the center of the "flower," the first thing that came into view was a somewhat familiar head of spiky blond hair, followed by blue eyes and those unmistakable whiskers.
"Fuck!"
Naruto exclaimed in