After successfully capturing Orochimaru, Naruto took off the Virtual Headset and opened his eyes as he lay on the bed.
In truth... that tiny dose of anesthetic was useless against Naruto, who was both an Enhancement Type Nen Ability User and a perfect jinchuriki.
And he had only one reason for capturing Orochimaru this time: to have him release the soul of his father, Minato Namikaze.
Releasing Minato Namikaze's soul required not only the Shinigami Mask, but also an act of self-mutilation to cut open the Shinigami's belly!
Surely Naruto couldn't be expected to mutilate himself? Something like this was best left to a professional.
The professional in question was, of course, Orochimaru.
Naruto sat up in bed. He wasn't worried about Mechanical Naruto or Sasori over on the other side. After all, he had already pulled out Sasori's fleshy core, so Sasori couldn't cause much trouble anymore.
Seeing Naruto wake up so quickly, Orochimaru, who was chained and suspended in midair, immediately laughed.
"Hehehehe... You really aren't an ordinary brat... No wonder Danzo wanted me to get information out of you!"
At Orochimaru's words, Naruto instinctively glanced back, thinking, So those malicious presences were Danzo's men?
"Heh... Doesn't matter. They can't see anything happening here anyway."
Although the Third Hokage had said the Anbu would no longer protect (monitor) Naruto, Naruto had too many secrets. To be safe, he had still asked Wolffy to set up a Barrier around the area.
Since this Barrier wasn't Genjutsu, but merely a virtual projection, it was practically impossible for anyone in the Shinobi World to see through it.
So... the Root Ninjas outside hadn't seen any of Orochimaru's encounters around Naruto's house earlier.
Naruto had long expected Danzo to try to get information out of him. The only surprise was that Orochimaru