In the Shinobi World, a small dog wearing a blue jacket runs swiftly ahead, surrounded by a dense forest. Behind it follow two people: Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha. The small dog in the blue jacket leading them is their summoning beast, the Ninja Dog Pakkun.
"Hey, Naruto, Sasuke, we're almost there, woof woof!"
Pakkun looked back and saw Naruto and Sasuke still following behind, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Naruto and Sasuke exchanged a glance, then nodded solemnly.
It turned out that Naruto had been unable to find Obito, and in the end, he only found a White Zetsu who knew about Obito. It was at this time that he learned that not only Obito, but even Black Zetsu had disappeared.
Left with no other option, they had to give the White Zetsu, who knew about the situation, a good beating to get Obito's clothes from him, and then tracked him down here through Pakkun.
The two people and the dog looked at the magnificent palace before them, feeling somewhat incredulous. When did such a building appear in the Shinobi World?
Naruto asked Pakkun directly, without any intention of asking Sasuke, because Sasuke wouldn't know either.
" Pakkun, do you know what this is?"
To Naruto's words, Pakkun could only express his utter speechlessness. "You're a human, and you're asking me, a dog, if I know anything?" Pakkun simply rolled his Byakugan to the sky.
"Hey, Naruto, I'm just a dog, how could I possibly know these things? This is ridiculous, you dog! Woof woof!"
Pakkun's words made Naruto feel incredibly embarrassed; he had thought this guy would know!
Looking at the magnificent building before him, Naruto frowned. This was the last place where Obito and Black Zetsu's scent had disappeared. Could it be that they went in and never came out?
Unfortunately, just then, Pakkun's summoning time came. After greeting the two of them, he turned into white smoke and dispelled the Summoning Technique.
Naruto and Sasuke looked at each other, speechless. Finally, Sasuke couldn't hold back and spoke first.
"Shall we go in and take a look?"
But Sasuke immediately refuted Naruto's words.
"No, it might be dangerous to go in without knowing what's going on inside. And what if Black Zetsu and Obito are plotting against us from there?"
Sasuke thought that made sense; what if someone ambushed them?
"What should we do then?"
"Simple, Multiple Shadow Clone Technique."
As Naruto Hand Seals and the white smoke dissipated, dozens more Naruto appeared.
"I'm counting on you guys."
Upon hearing the command, the clones didn't waste any time and went straight into the magnificent palace to check the situation inside. Soon, some clones emerged from it.
Seeing the Shadow Clone emerge unharmed from the palace, Naruto and Sasuke were relieved. They followed the Shadow Clone into the palace together.
Wow--Wow--Wow!
Seeing Sasuke's clueless and unsophisticated expression, Naruto sighed and rubbed his forehead, feeling somewhat embarrassed.
Inside the hall, the darkness was due to the lack of artificial light for many years. By the light of the torches, one could vaguely make out the general layout. Dozens of silver-white statues were visible, but their shapes were strange, unlike those of ordinary statues. They were all headless, but their well-preserved lower bodies suggested that they were some kind of humanoid beings. It was just a mystery what had happened to cause their heads to disappear.
" Naruto, what... what is this?"
When Sasuke saw these statues, whether it was his own imagination or not, his voice trembled slightly. Was he afraid of them?
But how is that possible?
The moment this thought crossed his mind, even Sasuke himself was startled. What was wrong with him? Why was he afraid of these things made of stone?
Naruto naturally noticed Sasuke's strange behavior earlier. As he looked at the statues, his expression gradually became serious. Not only Sasuke, but even he had a strange feeling that there was Chakra surging within these statues. But how could that be? These statues are inanimate objects!
There was absolutely no sign of life.
Naruto gave a wink to his Shadow Clone, signaling him to step forward and investigate the strange statue.
The Shadow Clone in front of a statue, condensed Rasengan in its hand, and without saying a word, slammed it down. There were crackling explosions, and the statue that had been standing just moments before was now reduced to rubble by the powerful attack of the Rasengan.
After waiting a short while, nothing dangerous happened, which made Naruto even more puzzled. Could it be that even he had sensed something wrong earlier?
Naruto stepped forward and came to the statue that had just been broken. He carefully examined the stones on the ground, but Naruto's brows furrowed deeper and deeper because it was just simple marble, and those statues were also carved from marble.
"Strange, really strange, what was that strange feeling I just experienced?"
While Naruto was still confused, Sasuke had already discovered something new. He came to a stone tablet with a missing corner, looked at it, and felt that it was a bit strange. He couldn't help but reach out and touch it, but it was because of Sasuke's touch that trouble ensued.
The once dull stone tablet suddenly burst forth with intense light, followed by the appearance of a strange portal that emitted a powerful suction force. Naruto was deep in thought, was startled by the force before he could react. His Shadow Clone were completely unable to resist the suction and turned into smoke, disappearing entirely.
Naruto's face was filled with shock, which turned into anger. If he hadn't seen that Sasuke already had half his body inside the portal, he would have definitely kicked him.
" Uchiha Sasuke, what did you do just now?"
Naruto suppressed his anger and gathered Chakra beneath his feet to walk steadily under the powerful suction. He still needed to save that idiot Sasuke; couldn't he see that half of Sasuke's body was already inside?
" Zhuzi, hang in there a little longer, I'm coming to save you."
But when Naruto grabbed Sasuke, he realized something was wrong and increased his Chakra output, trying to hold onto the floor tightly. However, with Naruto's help, the attraction of the light gate suddenly became several degrees stronger, pulling Naruto up and even the floor beneath his feet was sucked into the strange light gate.
Before entering the gate of light, Sasuke had only one thought in his mind: Oh no, I've messed up!