Natsuki looked around. The Anbu were still following Naruto from not too far behind, never leaving his side.
Even if they spoke a little louder, they would be monitored.
Pretending not to care, Natsuki shoved a strawberry candied haw into Naruto's mouth. "If there's a problem, solve it. Come on, let's sit over there and tell me everything properly."
As he spoke, Natsuki led Naruto and Sasuke to a nearby bench.
Naruto carefully explained how his Transformation Jutsu failed whenever he took an exam or sparred with classmates.
Sasuke listened seriously as well, because he found it strange too.
Naruto had used the Transformation Jutsu on him before, and it had always been flawless. Yet whenever it mattered, he dropped the ball.
After listening, Natsuki's mind was on something else.
More than a year had passed, and Naruto was nearly seven years old.
He hadn't expected Kurama inside Naruto to start causing trouble as soon as the Academy began teaching the Chakra Refining Technique.
Although Naruto's seal was perfectly intact, the Nine-Tails' Chakra was unimaginably vast.
Even the slightest leak was enough to make Naruto completely unable to control his own Chakra.
Now that I've improved this much, could I try [recruiting elite members outside the Uchiha Clan]?
There were many people around, so Naruto rambled a little as he spoke. After all, he had no family and regarded Natsuki as an elder.
Natsuki rubbed Naruto's hair. "Naruto, think again."
Naruto looked confused. "Think about what?"
At that moment, Natsuki exerted his ocular power. His consciousness, carrying Naruto's consciousness along with it, instantly entered the depths of Naruto's Mind World.
Naruto nervously looked around. Only when he saw Natsuki beside him did he relax.
The ground beneath them was now an ordinary corridor, and in the distance stood a prison