"We've arrived. This is our destination."
Naoki Senju put down the dizzy Naruto and the dazed Sasuke was hanging upside down. After a moment of confusion, Naruto vaguely recognized a familiar sign and a rich aroma in front of him.
"This is... Ichiraku Ramen Shop!?"
Sasuke nimbly scrambled to his feet and made out the Ichiraku Ramen Shop sign, but he was even more confused. A ninja of such considerable skill, holding two Ninja Academy students hostage at a ramen shop? Was this some new advertisement?
Naoki Senju lifted the curtain, randomly chose a seat, and said to Six Paths Ichiraku, who was cooking noodles:
"One deluxe seafood ramen, no scallions, please."
"No problem, please wait a moment, sir."
Naruto stood nervously at the shop entrance for a while, but in the end he couldn't resist the temptation of the food. He chose to crawl under the curtain and then carefully sit on the stool.
After glancing at the expensive menu, I almost gave up, but then I smelled the delicious aroma in the air and mustered up the courage to ask:
"Old man with white hair, can I eat this too?"
The white-haired uncle... Naoki Senju, speechless, gave Naruto a sharp rap on Naruto head, quickly raising a large bump.
"You brat, if you want to eat, you need to be polite. I'll give you one more chance, but if you do it again, you won't get any more."
Since it concerned whether or not he could get Ichiraku Ramen, Naruto's not-so-bright mind quickly started working, and he said somewhat awkwardly:
"White hair... Big brother?"
Although it still doesn't feel quite right, it's at least much better than the white-haired uncle. Let's leave the title of "white-haired uncle" to Kakashi Hatake. Jiraiya is, of course, the Pervy Sage, so that title is quite fitting.
"Hmm, it's alright. Order whatever you'd like to eat."
"Wow, thank you, white-haired brother! I'll have miso tonkotsu ramen, tonkotsu chashu ramen, and... and deluxe seafood ramen."
Naruto quickly pointed out two ramen flavors he often ate, even though they were just cup noodles... Then he pointed to the deluxe seafood ramen in front of Naoki Senju, intending to try a new flavor.
"Miso ramen, with a little chili." Sasuke ordered without any hesitation.
After hesitating for a moment, Sasuke abandoned his idea of taking the opportunity to escape. Although he didn't know if it was true or not, if he missed this chance, he didn't know how long it would be before he heard from that man again. He had to kill that man as soon as possible!
Naoki Senju, who was devouring his noodles, glanced at Sasuke, or rather, at the increasingly ethereal Uchiha Itachi behind Sasuke. The Genjutsu's duration was almost up...
Sasuke looked at the ramen in front of him, only managing a few bites before feeling inexplicably irritated. He couldn't help but urge them on:
"Tell me, tell me about that man! I need to find him and kill him!"
Where Sasuke couldn't see, Uchiha Itachi leaned down and gently flicked Sasuke's forehead:
"I'm sorry, Sasuke, this is the last time."
The Genjutsu left by Uchiha Itachi completely disappeared, and Naoki Senju pushed away the last few strands of ramen, wiped his lips, and said:
" Uchiha Itachi is currently one of the core members of the Akatsuki Akatsuki, which is a mercenary organization composed of powerful missing-nin from various villages. As for their strength, it's stronger than you imagine. So, are you still planning to take revenge?"
Sasuke remained silent for a moment, then turned and left with a grim expression, coldly saying:
"None of your business. I will catch up with him and kill him."
"He really is a troublemaker..." Naoki Senju shook his head, then looked at Naruto, who was engrossed in his meal and had already devoured three bowls of ramen.
Inside the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style within Naruto, Kurama, who had gradually grown accustomed to solitude, sensed a somewhat familiar Chakra.
"This is... Isobu's Chakra. I didn't expect that turtle to be sealed again."
However, Isobu's condition was much worse than Nine-Tails's. Not only was its main body completely suppressed by the Four Symbols Seal, but its Chakra was also suppressed by Naoki Senju's Chakra.
The Nine-Tails ' situation is roughly equivalent to a loosely guarded private prison, where it can occasionally let in some fresh air and even stage a prison break riot. In addition, the Nine-Tails is quite powerful, so it enjoys a high degree of freedom.
The Three-Tails fared much worse, essentially imprisoned in a heavily guarded prison for serious criminals. Forget about escaping, it didn't even have occasional ventilation, and its Chakra was constantly being squeezed by Naoki Senju, making its situation incredibly miserable.
"Another bowl, please!"
Naruto held up the fourth empty bowl to ' Six Paths Ichiraku ', and then the fifth steaming bowl of noodles was served as quickly as possible.
However, Naruto's appetite had clearly not yet reached its peak. Before he had even finished his fifth bowl of ramen, he covered his mouth and rushed into the toilet to vomit.
The Teuchi man was clearly seeing a customer throw up for the first time, and he looked at Naoki Senju, who was watching the show, with some concern.
"Don't worry, Naruto's constitution is very strong, he won't overeat. Let him eat until he vomits this time, so he won't crave it Tenten later."
However, Naoki Senju's plan clearly ran into some problems. After vomiting, Naruto seemed to have emptied his stomach and returned to his seat to continue eating. After eating three bowls, Naoki Senju's target finally appeared.
A withered old hand lifted the curtain, and white smoke followed the old man inside. The middle-aged man, who was busy chopping vegetables, Teuchi taken aback and wanted to greet him, but the old man raised his hand to stop him.
" Naruto is a good kid."
Hiruzen Sarutobi stretched out his withered old hand and touched Naruto's spiky head. The touch was surprisingly soft and smooth, not prickly at all.
"The efficiency of the Anbu is a bit low; did it take them so long to find it?"
Naoki Senju showed no intention of responding and immediately changed the subject. Otherwise, if they were discussing "The Future of Konoha, The Will of Fire," even a hundred Naoki Senju wouldn't be a match for Hiruzen Sarutobi.
"Hmm, that's a bit low. How about we have Naoki Senju Genin, join the Anbu and help me keep them on track?"
"No need, but if the Lord Hokage would allow me to give Root some supervision, I would be very happy to."
The little fox... Hiruzen Sarutobi his cigarette butt, sensing something was amiss.
The old fox... Naoki Senju knocked Naruto unconscious, but what's both funny and sad is that even though he was unconscious, Naruto still stubbornly swallowed the ramen in his mouth.
"Stay away from Naruto. The Jinchūriki doesn't allow anyone to approach. As for the conditions, you can name yours."
"Then may I ask, does Konoha currently have the capability to suppress the Nine-Tails? Should we entrust Naruto Uzumaki to the Senju Clan's care, otherwise...?"
Naoki Senju suddenly raised his hand from Naruto's shoulder, and a blood-red chakra filled with violent energy was instantly pulled out of Chakra 'Naruto.
Seeing this, Hiruzen Sarutobi's eyelids twitched violently. Even the combined Eight Trigrams Sealing Style, a combination of two Four Symbols Seal, couldn't stop some of the Nine-Tails Chakra from leaking out, and it could even be controlled by someone...