Sometimes, Uchiha Shunichi really had no idea what Tsunade was thinking. The entire Akatsuki was after Naruto, yet she still dared to send him out on missions.
Even with Kakashi accompanying him, the risk was still a little too high.
Perhaps that was the difference between Uchiha Shunichi and the Hokage. If it had been up to him, he would never have let Naruto move around freely.
But in that case, Naruto probably would not have been able to grow enough either. It was genuinely hard to say how things would turn out in the end.
After reporting to Tsunade, Uchiha Shunichi obtained permission to leave the village without any trouble.
According to the intelligence, the enemy the Fire Temple had encountered was Kakuzu of the Akatsuki.
Since Uchiha Shunichi had given Tsunade information about the Akatsuki early on, she did not believe Team 7 would fail this mission.
In fact, Sasuke and Naruto were already powerful shinobi. During wartime, they could even have decided the outcome of a medium-scale battle.
Their enemy, however, was even stronger.
After leaving Konoha, Uchiha Shunichi did not head straight to the Fire Temple. Instead, he changed his appearance and went to a Bounty Station near the Land of Fire...
The Bounty Stations were well hidden, but that meant little to the Five Great Shinobi Villages. Their supposed secrecy only kept ordinary people from finding them.
The Bounty Station hidden within the Land of Fire was inside a foul-smelling restroom.
"It stinks here..." A clear flicker of disgust crossed Karin's eyes.
The world of Naruto looked backward and primitive, but Konoha actually had a full range of modern facilities. They simply were not very common in private homes.
Outside the village... naturally, anything was possible.
"Karin, keep watch outside! I'm going in to ask