Shisui and Guy, who had just fallen to the ground, immediately got up and went to Kakashi's side.
They pulled Kakashi out of the water, one from the left and one from the right.
After a quick assessment, it was discovered that Kakashi's unconsciousness was simply due to overdrawing his Chakra, and the anxiety that had been hanging over him was temporarily relieved.
Shisui had many questions in his mind, but he had no way to ask them now.
Shisui clearly saw Kakashi's Mangekyō Sharingan, and his final attack, unsurprisingly, was Dōjutsu from his eye.
Even if Kakashi were still awake, Shisui didn't plan to ask him directly. Instead, he intended to contact Ren to gather more information before making a decision.
The two helped Kakashi to the shore, Yugito Nii appeared extremely docile.
Having witnessed the battle, Yugito Nii concluded that none of these three were easy to deal with.
Especially now, with the Sharingan gleaming brightly in Shisui's eyes, Yugito Nii sensed a clear sense of fear from Matatabi.
What's the next step?
The Yugito Nii took the initiative to start a conversation to ease the tension.
The captain on Konoha's side doesn't seem to be dead now, but he's been knocked unconscious. His statement now is also to see Konoha's attitude.
If Hidden Cloud Village were to demand compensation for the losses, Yugito Nii wouldn't know whether to accept or refuse.
Fortunately, Shisui and Kai had not yet fully grasped the essence of the Will of Fire, so the situation that Yugito Nii had predicted did not occur.
"We need to discuss this further; please give us some space."
After listening, Yugito Nii nodded and walked away obediently, but not out of their sight.
Shisui, Guy, and Naruto huddled together and started discussing something. Of course, Naruto was just listening in, not really participating in the discussion.
The final result was that they would stay and continue carrying out the mission.
Kakashi's condition was initially assessed as not being in mortal danger. Even if they split up now, one person could take Kakashi back.
It would take several days at sea, after all, the only way back is by boat on the vast ocean.
Although Shisui Flying Thunder God Technique, he couldn't actually fly, so it was impossible for him to return directly to Konoha, and he couldn't leave Flying Thunder God Mark in the sea.
Ren often teases Shisui as a human teleporter, but the Flying Thunder God is ultimately a combat Ninjutsu. To teleport long distances, one can only use the Flying Thunder God multiple times, and the Flying Thunder God Mark along the way needs to be marked in advance.
Otherwise, Tobirama Senju wouldn't have sacrificed himself to cover the retreat, and Minato Namikaze wouldn't have always been a little too late when leading Kakashi and the other two.
With the captain unconscious, Kai and Shisui, having made up their minds, wasted no time and did not call Yugito Nii over.
This put Naruto directly in front of Waterfall of Truth.
Similar to Kakashi, in just a few seconds, a sinister-looking Naruto emerged from behind the waterfall.
Seeing this, Shisui and Kai both felt their hearts leap into their throats, and at the same time, they began to ponder.
Naruto shouldn't be as troublesome as Kakashi, right?
Naruto, who had already witnessed this twice before, wasn't surprised to see another version of himself emerge from behind the waterfall.
Instead, it instantly prepared for battle, intending to defeat it.
"Haha, you want to kill me? Come on, just like your Kakashi brother, kill your own version of yourself!"
The Dark Side possesses all of Naruto's memories, including what he just learned about Kakashi killing his other side.
Looking at the Dark Side that was exactly like himself, it seemed to be wide open and made no defenses whatsoever.
Naruto was momentarily confused by this action and asked in bewilderment.
"Hey, why are you different from Shisui and Kakashi? Don't you want to kill me?"
Upon hearing Naruto's words, the Dark Side of Naruto laughed maniacally, as if he had heard the funniest joke.
"Haha, ahaha!"
After laughing, Naruto's Dark Side spoke.
"Why do you think I want to kill you? I am you, we are the same person!"
"Nonsense, we're completely different!"
Naruto retorted loudly.
"How are we different? We share the same memories; everything you've experienced is everything I've experienced."
After listening, Naruto pondered for a while before speaking.
"No, the way you smiled just now was awful. I would never smile like that!"
After saying that, Naruto gave a bright smile to prove that he was right.
However, this smile, how should I put it, has some of the professional smile that Shisui gives when greeting fans, while the rest resembles Ren's signature fake smile.
Naruto's baffling actions left not only Guy and Shisui, who were watching, speechless.
This also caused Naruto's confident yet sinister expression, which was standing opposite Dark Side, to freeze for a moment.
This peculiar thought process made even the Dark Side feel somewhat ashamed, because the Dark Side instantly understood what Naruto meant.
"Really? I can do that too!"
As the voice faded, a smile identical to Naruto's appeared on the Dark Side of his face.
Naruto's eyes widened in disbelief; this was something he had practiced for a long time to master.
"It seems your comfortable life now has made you forget those looks you once had!"
The moment the words from the Dark Side were spoken, Naruto, who had been seemingly absent-minded, suddenly fell silent, his expression turning dejected.