It was night, and most people were still lost in their dreams.
Naruto, however, had not changed into his pajamas and fallen sound asleep as usual to enjoy his dad's guidance in his dreams. Instead, he sat fully prepared in his room, resting with his eyes closed.
"It's almost time."
At Kurama's reminder, Naruto opened his eyes.
Flying Thunder God!
His figure vanished silently from the room.
When he reappeared, however, his head struck the hard lid of a coffin. The cramped, dark space forced him to endure his discomfort and lie on top of the body inside.
Despite having prepared himself mentally, Naruto still inwardly screamed that he couldn't take this.
After all, being squeezed into an already buried coffin, face-to-face with a corpse, was an experience almost nobody would ever want.
Yes, he had used the Flying Thunder God Technique to teleport directly into Shisui Uchiha's coffin.
Fortunately, Konoha had not been too stingy in this regard and had made the coffin large enough. Otherwise, things would certainly have been interesting.
"No breathing, no heartbeat, no smell of decay... huh? Why isn't there any?"
"Could it be the material the coffin's made of..."
[Isn't that beside the point?]
After replying to the Nine-Tails, Naruto continued checking for other signs of life. Nothing was unusual, so he next examined the body from a Sealing Jutsu perspective.
"There's a seal on his heart that's already been activated."
"It's a very powerful Sealing Jutsu. Although it's no longer functional, judging by its overall structure, this seal should be able to directly control whether someone lives or dies..."
Minato, who was observing alongside him, confirmed the findings as well, then asked the Nine-Tails to check for malicious emotions—
Once they had confirmed everything, Naruto used Flying Thunder God again and returned to