"Mommy, Obito, I feel like you've gotten even stronger."
Obito completely ignored Black Zetsu's praise. For some reason, since arriving in this world, Obito hadn't wanted to pay much attention to Black Zetsu. He didn't know why, but Black Zetsu had not only remained in the same shape since arriving in this world, but he had also become very talkative, which Obito found extremely annoying.
Even though Obito ignored him, Black Zetsu showed no displeasure and simply followed behind Obito.
"Let's go, Black Zetsu."
Obito didn't say anything more, but continued walking forward. He had a feeling that something was waiting for him ahead, making him desperate to find out the truth.
"Hey, Obito, wait for me!"
Because Black Zetsu's body is currently malfunctioning, he can only walk in a black slime-like form—no, to be more precise, he crawls. Black Zetsu can only crawl now, but at this speed, he can't keep up with Obito in front of him at all. Helpless, he can only call out to Obito to wait for him.
After hearing Black Zetsu's words, Obito didn't speak, but slowly slowed down to make sure Black Zetsu could keep up.
On the other side, Naruto and Sasuke were unaware of what was happening ahead; they were being carried by a group of samurai on sedan chairs.
The handsome young man walking in front naturally noticed the enormous blue python's corpse. He frowned, gestured for the warriors behind him to stop, then drew his long sword from his waist and slowly approached the blue python's body. After confirming that it was completely dead, the young man's brows furrowed into a deep knot.
"What's wrong? Did you find anything?"
The newcomer's words interrupted the boy's thoughts. He paused, glanced at the sedan chair carrying two strangers, and then said:
"Sir, doesn't this look like that Blue Snake fellow?"
Upon hearing the boy's words, the adult frowned and moved closer to examine the dead corpse. He saw that its blue scales still shone brightly in the sunlight, but it had lost its former vitality. He observed it for a long time before confirming his guess.
"It really is that Blue Snake guy, but how did he die?"
The handsome young man then spoke up to explain to him:
"I found traces of an explosion in the Blue Snake. It seems that this guy swallowed a large amount of flames, and then the flames exploded in its mouth, which killed it. However, I can't guess who has such strength to kill this Blue Snake so easily."
Upon hearing this, the adult became curious about the one who killed the Blue Snake. While the Blue Snake wasn't the strongest creature in the area, it was certainly the most troublesome, capable of releasing vast amounts of poisonous mist. A single inhalation would result in poisoning and turning the victim into a puddle of pus. Every year, hundreds, if not thousands, of people died from its Blue Snake. He never expected the Blue Snake to die so mysteriously today.
Because there were absolutely no traces of toxin leakage around the Blue Snake's corpse, it meant that the Blue Snake was killed instantly.
The two of them naturally noticed this, which is why they were somewhat worried, since they didn't know whether the other party was friend or foe.
"Sigh, let's leave here first. Tell them to be careful when handling the Blue Snake's corpse."
"Yes, sir."
The large group finally stopped at a samurai residence. After settling Naruto and Sasuke in, they went to deal with the enormous Blue Snake's corpse.
Meanwhile, in a room, Naruto had been unconscious for a long time, finally woke up. He felt a splitting headache and, looking at the wooden structure in the room, Naruto was somewhat dazed. Didn't he remember being sucked into a strange door of light while trying to save Uchiha Sasuke, that idiot?
What did I do with him?
As Naruto examined the room's architectural style, he couldn't help but feel curious. The layout and style of this room seemed so similar to those in the Shinobi World. Could it be the same as last time?
The thought startled even Naruto himself. He racked his brains, but even in the side stories, he hadn't traveled to any other worlds. So where was he now?
Although he didn't know where he was, Naruto was 100% certain that this was definitely not the Shinobi World he knew.
As if he had just thought of something, Naruto suddenly felt a surge of irritation. If it weren't for that bastard Sasuke messing around with things, he and Sasuke wouldn't have been sucked into this strange world by the portal.
"By the way, where 'Uchiha Sasuke?"
Thinking of this, Naruto began searching for Sasuke, only to find the kid lying on the tatami mat, fast asleep. Enraged, Naruto punched the sleeping Sasuke on the head.
"Still sleeping, you damn stupid pig!"
Startled by Naruto's sudden attack, Sasuke was forced to wake up from his dream. Clutching his still-aching head, Sasuke stared at Naruto in utter bewilderment.
"What's wrong, Naruto? What happened?"
Looking at Sasuke's nonchalant expression, Naruto's lips twitched. The string of foul language he had been about to utter was now stuck in his throat. There was no way around it; Sasuke just gave off a sweet, cuddly vibe, making Naruto unable to bring himself to scold him any further.
In the end, Naruto could only sigh helplessly and accept the fact that he had once again come to another world with Sasuke, that thunderous idiot.
"Oh, it's nothing. It seems we've entered another world again."
"Huh? What?"
Sasuke was also shocked after hearing Naruto's words. He hadn't expected that so little time had passed and he had already arrived in another world.
"Was it Obito's doing again this time?"
Naruto shook his head at Sasuke's question, because he didn't know if Obito this time. After all, Obito had an old man named Black Zetsu by his side who had lived for so long, so it was normal for him to know some strange things.
Naruto made a reasonable guess: what if it really was Obito who Obito?
Just then, a tall and handsome young man walked in. Seeing that the two of them had woken up, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Similarly, Naruto and Sasuke also noticed the boy who had suddenly barged in. They were both sizing each other up, but unlike Sasuke's curiosity, Naruto was utterly shocked when he saw the newcomer.
What the hell? Isn't this supposed to be "Haku the Wanderer"? What did they give me?