Young Naruto, who had been sleeping in his room, suddenly opened his eyes without warning.
His azure eyes shone like two cold stars in the darkness, sharp and alert, without the slightest trace of sleepy confusion.
"What's wrong, Naruto?"
Inside him, the Nine-Tails' voice sounded directly in his mind, tinged with confusion and wariness.
As a tailed beast whose heart was linked to Naruto's, the Nine-Tails could clearly sense the violent surge of emotion he had experienced a moment earlier.
"I suddenly had a... really bad feeling."
Young Naruto frowned deeply and answered in a low voice.
He sat up, leaning against the headboard, and instinctively pressed his right hand to his chest.
Just now, it had felt as though an icy needle had stabbed deep into his sleeping consciousness.
It was an indescribable sensation, a mixture of dread, unease, and even... sorrow?
That intensely emotional premonition had swept through his entire body like a tidal wave, jolting him out of a deep sleep.
But once he was fully awake and tried to pinpoint its source, the feeling receded just as quickly, leaving only an empty discomfort and a faint sense of unease.
Just now... had something happened? Or... had nothing happened at all?
That contradictory, hazy perception left Young Naruto irritated and wary.
He was not someone who had nightmares or hallucinations for no reason.
At his level of strength, even the faintest sudden premonition could signal a real crisis or unforeseen change.
He threw back the covers and slipped silently out of bed. Without even turning on the light, he walked barefoot to the window.
Moonlight streamed through the window, illuminating his solemn, puzzled face.
No, I need to check.
The thought crossed his mind.
After getting dressed, Young Naruto went to the room where little Hinata and