Night came quietly, and Bai's battle, although it didn't last long, abruptly changed the entire environment around Earth Bridge.
Even Earth Bridge itself was damaged.
After Sakura treated Naruto, Kakashi was carrying Naruto, who was still unconscious but in relatively good condition. The four of them quickly headed in a specific direction. When night fell, they chose a safer area and rested.
"Since you're already awake, why bother pretending to be asleep, Naruto." Ueno Kei, who had been resting with his eyes closed, opened his eyes slightly and said calmly, and there was actually some anger in his tone.
After Naruto, who had been sleeping unconsciously, heard Ueno Kei's words, his expression suddenly became a little unnatural. Then he slowly opened his eyes, sat upright, and looked at Ueno Kei, who had a somewhat unkind expression. Naruto said with a hint of guilt on his face, "Brother Qi... I..."
"Huh, after three years of practice, I thought Naruto you could make great progress, but I didn't expect..." Ueno Kei snorted coldly and looked at Naruto with cold eyes. Really, today's incident made Ueno Kei really disappointed with Naruto. It is a very good thing to be persistent in something and not give up.
However, you must not lose your mind because of this, and you cannot lose your true heart because of this, thus hurting the people around you. Ueno Kei cannot imagine that if he had not come this time, could Kakashi be able to restrain Naruto under the watchful eyes of Orochimaru and Kabuto?
Once you cannot restrain it, you will pay a heavy price!
"Brother Qi... I just want to..." Naruto said hesitantly. Yes, after Nine-Tails transformed, Naruto's memory after reaching Six-Tails itself has been very blurry, and he can't even remember it. It's unclear, but he still has the previous memories, and after Ueno Kei used Sealing Jutsu to eliminate Nine-Tails Chakra from his body, Naruto also vaguely remembered the memory of the moment before coma.
Even Naruto has some impression of the injuries suffered by Ueno Kei.
Naturally, Naruto also knew that the reason why Ueno Kei was angry was not because he was injured or anything else, but because he was so angry that he refused to argue and was annoyed that Naruto was irrational and could easily be aroused to anger and go crazy.
"What do you think? Naruto, you have to understand that this is the world of ninjas, not for you to play house, not for you to do whatever you want!" Ueno Kei looked cold and said sternly, but he was worried about Naruto, who had been worried about Naruto, and finally fell asleep. Ueno Kei had to restrain his voice to prevent waking up Sakura.
Ueno Kei found that he was still a little indulgent towards Naruto. Indeed, that encounter that year gave Ueno Kei a different kind of family feeling towards Naruto, or maybe it was destined, Ueno Kei always has a very special feeling for Naruto. This is the reason why Ueno Kei is very concerned about and indulges Naruto. However, now that Ueno Kei has appeared, it cannot continue like this.
Naruto The stronger the strength, the less able to restrain himself, the harm will be too great!
"Well, Qi, Naruto has also realized his mistake, so don't pursue it like this." At this time, Kakashi came out and said haha, be reasonable, Naruto's transformation into Nine-Tails this time did not cause much adverse consequences. At most, it allowed Orochimaru to take the opportunity to escape and Ueno Kei was slightly injured.
And Naruto has always been relatively optimistic and positive. Kakashi ya doesn't want Naruto to be too depressed. In that case, Kakashi will feel a little weird.
"Senior Kakashi! This is not a question of recognition or not. You also know very well what it means to be irrational and irrational in this world! Naruto had this problem a long time ago. He is impulsive, irrational, and does not consider the consequences., since he aims at Hokage and wants to become a hero who protects Konoha, then he can no longer be so childish!" Ueno Kei said coldly, without any hint of politeness in his words.
"If there is someone who is so irrational and leads to some kind of adverse consequences, that kind of consciousness gained at a heavy price, senior Kakashi, do you think it is appropriate? This is not the first time we have encountered a bloody lesson!"
Kakashi heard Ueno Kei's words and suddenly became a little silent. Indeed, Kakashi still subconsciously regarded Naruto as the one who had just returned from the Ninja Academy Ninjas who graduated from still defend Naruto unconsciously, even if they believe in Naruto and think that he has become a ninja in his own right, but...
"This is not the first time he has made such a mistake. Senior brother Jiraiya and I have not corrected him once or twice. Naruto, if you still do this, I will immediately ask Anbu to punish you Send Konoha back! Moreover, in this life, you will never even think of taking a step forward Konoha! Do you understand?" Ueno Kei stared at Naruto with a cold gaze and said word by word.
Naruto was immediately speechless. He knew that what his brother Qi said was true. An irrational ninja could easily lose his life on the battlefield and would also harm his teammates.
Naruto glanced at the sleeping Sakura's face, looking at her tired expression, a look of guilt and pity flashed across Naruto's face.
"Yes, Brother Qi, I understand." The surroundings were quiet, not even the chirping of summer insects. After Ueno Kei finished speaking, Naruto said softly, with Naruto's extremely determined tone in his words.
"Well, go to bed early. You will be able to see your best friend tomorrow. I hope you can remember what you said today, Naruto. There will be no next time. You have to understand!" Ueno Kei said in a very calm tone after giving Naruto a faint look.
"Yes"
After that, there was no conversation all night, and the four of them spent a relatively peaceful night with their own thoughts.
The next day, in a hilly area, I looked at a place not far away that clearly looked like an entrance.
Sakura asked Ueno Kei next to her, "Brother Qi, is this really the Orochimaru stronghold? Is Sasuke inside?" Not to mention Ueno Kei, even Naruto can hear the subtle trembling in Sakura's words. It's no wonder. Sakura has only become more restrained through these three years of training. Otherwise, Sakura's dedication to Sasuke would be no less than Naruto.
"Well, Sasuke is indeed inside. Those eyes and the familiar chakra are unmistakable." Ueno Kei said calmly. To be honest, the kind of secretive, radar-like lizard is actually too limited. The information Ueno Kei can receive from there is also very limited.
Fortunately, the basic information is not wrong, and in terms of distance, even if it is relatively far, it can be sensed. This is enough for Ueno Kei, let alone other flaws. It is impossible to be perfect.
"Then, let's sneak in!" Ueno Kei said calmly.
After a few "whoosh" and "whoosh" sounds, four figures interspersed and entered Orochimaru's stronghold. (To be continued.