"Come to think of it, I'm traveling with two Missing-nin right now. If anything goes wrong, Konoha won't escape responsibility either..."
An idea struck Yamato. He removed the forehead protector attached to his face guard and used a kunai to carve a slash across it—the mark of a Missing-nin!
Putting his face guard back on, Yamato chuckled inwardly. Now, even if something happens, it won't tarnish Konoha's name. I'm such a genius~!
The boat docked, and the three stepped onto the island.
Sure enough, a large force from Kumogakure was already waiting for them!
Leading them were Darui and C, Kumogakure's elite jōnin who had served as the Raikage's guards at the Five Kage Summit!
Several months earlier, Darui had escaped Obito's Cutting Technique, but his left arm had been so badly injured that it had to be amputated. He had remained in Kumogakure ever since, recovering.
Now that he had healed, his strength had increased rather than diminished. Not only had his right arm grown stronger, he had even mastered Lightning Release Chakra Mode ahead of time-a technique he would otherwise only acquire later, as the Fifth Raikage!
Facing the three uninvited visitors, Darui held a large pot bound with white hemp rope in his right arm!
"Hm? That's..." The left eye beneath Naruto's mask instantly sharpened with wariness. "The Amber Purifying Pot!"
The Amber Purifying Pot was one of the five great ninja tools left behind by the Sage of Six Paths. Anyone who answered its wielder would be sealed inside!
[Note: Benihisago also absorbs targets, but it works through Word Spirits. Please do not confuse it with the Amber Purifying Pot.]
Like the other four Six Paths Tools, the Amber Purifying Pot had originally belonged to Kumogakure's brothers Kinkaku and Ginkaku. But Kinkaku had been defeated by