Naruto truly undid the Nine-Tails' seal.
Sometimes, only by actually doing it could he fool others.
Naruto thought, Jinchuriki really are miserable. I'm no different—I schemed against others and dragged myself into it too...
Fortunately, Orochimaru was present.
Orochimaru stepped in and helped Naruto restore the Nine-Tails' seal, suppressing the rampaging chakra of the Nine-Tails.
Hinata, transformed into Hidan, watched Naruto with a worried expression.
Hidan lightly bit her lip and gazed at Naruto with deep affection.
At that moment, Hidan desperately wanted to throw herself at Naruto and scold him for not knowing how to cherish himself.
However, Hinata held herself back for the time being.
Madara Uchiha walked over to Naruto and examined him closely.
After a long while, Madara Uchiha finally said, "All right. You can leave. From this day onward, the Nine-Tails has nothing to do with Akatsuki."
Naruto struggled to his feet and slowly left, staggering with every step.
The Akatsuki members watched Naruto leave. Once he had vanished from sight, everyone turned their gaze toward Roshi.
Roshi instantly became extremely nervous.
Roshi was utterly bewildered.
Naruto had indeed undone the Nine-Tails' seal, but someone from Akatsuki had actually helped Naruto restore it.
The person Roshi referred to was Zetsu, whose true identity was Orochimaru.
Then Naruto had merely undone the seal and revealed a little Nine-Tails chakra before being allowed to leave safely. It was simply too difficult to understand.
Madara Uchiha looked at Roshi. Seeing that Roshi had given no response for so long, he grew impatient.
"Drag this old man back to the prison and lock him up."
"Wait!" Roshi immediately called out.
"I'll undo the tailed beast's seal—"
Upon hearing this, Hidan immediately revealed a girlish, relieved smile.
Roshi formed hand seals with both hands and uttered a single word: "Release!"