In Konoha, Meihui had just left the Hokage's Office and was walking home with his head lowered, lost in thought.
Thinking back to what Kakashi had just told him left Meihui rather speechless.
Apparently, Konoha's ANBU had spotted some people acting suspiciously during an outside investigation. Since they had no idea what those people were up to, the village had sent its free labor, Naruto Uzumaki, to check things out.
But the moment Meihui thought of his little brother's remarkable knack for stirring up trouble, his mood soured. He decided he had better go himself. If that brat really caused a mess, anything he said afterward would be too late.
And so, despite having only just made it home, Meihui dragged Boruto and Sasuke along and set off again.
On the way, Boruto kept complaining, "Uncle, we only just got back! Can't we get some proper rest? Do we really have to head out on another mission already?"
As far as Boruto knew, ninja generally weren't allowed to leave the village at will unless they had been assigned a mission outside.
Meihui knocked Boruto on the head in exasperation.
"You ungrateful little brat. We're going to save your dad. Who knows whether that old rascal will stir up trouble while we're away?"
Once Boruto heard they were heading out to find his dad, he wisely shut his mouth.
Meanwhile, things on Naruto's end had taken a turn, just as Meihui had predicted. They had run into trouble.
After Naruto led a group of ninja into the basement, a deeply familiar sensation grew clearer with every step he took. Even Kurama inside him could sense it.
"Kurama, you sensed it too, right?"
"Yeah. That's exactly the feeling."
Naruto found it strange. The last time he had felt this sensation was during