A crow with glossy black feathers flew through the night sky, leaving Minato Ward and heading toward Tokyo Bay.
After it had flown over the sea for an unknown length of time, an enormous shadow emerged amid the drifting sea fog.
"Caw!"
It was an island of magnificent scenery!
The crow flew over mist-shrouded mountains and a vast, shimmering lake before descending toward a sprawling cluster of abandoned houses at the island's edge. It landed on the shoulder of a boy in white and affectionately pecked his fingers.
"Crow One, I understand."
Uchiha Naruto took out a strip of beef jerky and slipped it into Crow One's beak, stroking the crow's sleek feathers with a thoughtful look on his face.
Uchiha Senmon had actually awakened his eyes-and a Two-Tomoe Sharingan at that!
To be honest, Uchiha Naruto's expression had been quite a sight when he received the news from his Bird Clone earlier.
This had not been part of his plan!
Uchiha Naruto's feelings toward his biological father in this life were extremely complicated. With the memories of his previous and current lives merged together, he found it hard to regard Uchiha Senmon as his true father, but treating him like a stranger and ignoring him was even more impossible.
After learning that Uchiha Senmon worked in the Fourth Investigation Division, Uchiha Naruto had sent his summoned creature, Crow One, to protect him in secret as a safety precaution.
This was a long-term assignment, and a Summoning Crow was better suited to it than a Shadow Clone.
Uchiha Naruto had also considered whether to grant Uchiha Senmon some ninjutsu, but the Sharingan had never been among his options.
Through his various alternate identities, Uchiha Naruto had praised the Sharingan in every conceivable way, making it sound positively miraculous. Uchiha Itachi