Inside a cave in the Land of Fire, a man in a black robe patterned with red clouds sat on the ground. He suddenly opened his eyes.
In the darkness, the red gleam of a Three-Tomoe Sharingan flashed.
"My clone was killed? By who?"
This man was Uchiha Bing, the one Naruto had sealed away. That puppet possessed seventy percent of his strength, and for safety's sake, it contained quite a bit of his ocular power.
"Strange. Why haven't its memories been transmitted back?"
That was what truly confused him.
"Did that guy lie to me?"
Uchiha Bing immediately grew suspicious of the masked man.
At night, Naruto and Hinata sat beside a bonfire inside a massive hollow tree.
Sasuke Uchiha beside them had yet to wake up.
Hinata was demonstrating her newly acquired abilities.
With a wave of her hand, a small stone in the distance flew over.
"Attraction!"
Naruto immediately understood. In the world of Hokage, it seemed that many types of eyes possessed this basic ability.
The Rinnegan, the Tenseigan.
Naruto was not surprised.
Then, the small stone in Hinata's hand abruptly shot away.
Repulsion.
Then her gaze sharpened.
A terrifying sense of oppression spread outward.
Pressure.
Naruto felt the chakra in his body freeze for an instant.
This ability was pretty good too.
"Not bad. Learn how to use it properly."
Naruto nodded. Though it looked basic, it was overwhelming against ninjas.
Hinata nodded. Naruto's encouragement gave her confidence.
Naruto was not particularly interested in Hinata's eye techniques. Instead, he had developed a bit of interest in Hinata's eyes themselves.
Compared with pure white Byakugan, Byakugan with a hint of pupils really did look prettier.
Fortunately, it was not especially noticeable unless one looked closely.
Hinata rested while Naruto kept watch.
Bored, he wanted to