Konohagakure, Allied Shinobi Forces Headquarters.
"Cough, cough, cough! The Fourth Hokage and his son are with the First Division?!"
"How did they end up near the stretch of coastline the First Division is responsible for?"
"Aren't they supposed to be on Turtle Island?"
"Exactly! Why hasn't Turtle Island sent any word back to headquarters? What about the guards stationed there?"
"As I recall, Turtle Island has not only a barrier team, but also a Konoha interception team tasked with stopping Naruto Uzumaki from leaving rashly. What exactly are they doing?"
"There's nothing they could do. Don't forget, the Fourth Hokage, Minato Namikaze, went to Turtle Island. If he made a move, who could stop him and his son?"
The news sent back from the First Division instantly threw the meeting room into an uproar.
Everyone found the news of Minato Namikaze and Naruto Uzumaki suddenly appearing on the battlefield utterly absurd.
"What do we do?"
"Have them return to Turtle Island?"
"What good would going back do now? The news must have leaked already."
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Shihōin Naraku curled his fingers and rapped on the table, interrupting their discussion.
"Quiet down. What kind of behavior is this?"
With their leader speaking up, everyone naturally shut their mouths.
Naraku turned to the Liaison Unit and asked, "Send a message to the First Division. Have Hyuga Hiashi ask Naruto Uzumaki whether he has mastered the Nine-Tails' power."
"Yes!"
The ninja in charge of communications immediately sent a message to the First Division through the communications equipment and soon received a reply.
"Report!"
"Commander Hyuga Hiashi replied that Naruto Uzumaki has mastered the Nine-Tails Chakra. With the Fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze's assistance, he completed his training in the shortest possible time."
"In that case..."
Naraku nodded. Naruto had already completed the task