Naruto rode a Tailed Beast with a beautiful woman, bragging as he strolled leisurely through the dense forest.
This was truly relaxing—such a wonderful time.
A sudden chill ran through him, and Naruto immediately remembered that Hinata was nearby.
Hinata possessed the Byakugan and had been watching Naruto the whole time. He did not dare do anything improper.
Hinata sat atop Matatabi, the Two-Tails, with her Byakugan activated, watching Naruto from afar and clearly seeing every move he made.
Hinata is being naughty. Looks like I need to come up with something new—make her completely obedient, so exhausted she can't even stand.
Naruto quickly came up with a new ninjutsu.
Elsewhere, Utakata had already sensed that something was wrong.
His face grave, Utakata descended from the sky and hid amid a treetop.
This was strange. The Hidden Mist tracking ninja had arrived far too quickly this time.
Utakata's grave expression turned to terror. He immediately leaped away and raised his Foam Flute.
"Who's there?"
At that moment, Orochimaru and Itachi emerged from the shadows.
Utakata could sense that the two people before him were anything but ordinary.
"Hehehe, is this the target?" Orochimaru sized up the young man before him.
"Don't let your guard down. He is the Six-Tails jinchuriki." Itachi remained composed, not forgetting to remind Orochimaru.
Utakata was startled. It seemed the two of them had come specifically for him.
Not knowing their true strength, Utakata chose to retreat.
Utakata used the Foam Flute to blow out a large number of bubbles.
The bubbles floated through the air, blocking Orochimaru and Itachi's path of pursuit.
Itachi used his Sharingan to examine the bubbles.
"These bubbles contain strange chakra. It should be the Six-Tails' chakra."
Orochimaru stepped forward directly and reached out with a finger to touch one of