Naruto and Itachi returned to the Red Base.
When Itachi told Shisui about Naruto joining the Akatsuki Organization, Shisui was stunned.
Both Shisui and Itachi believed Naruto was the secret leader of their Red Base, or rather, the propagator of its ideology.
Why was their boss going to join the opposing organization after just one trip?
"No, Naruto, if it's about going undercover in the Akatsuki Organization, let me go!" Shisui said with a very firm tone.
Itachi nodded in agreement, "That's right. Since we know Uchiha Madara is behind the Akatsuki Organization, you absolutely cannot take this risk!"
"Uchiha Madara is very dangerous!"
As he spoke, Itachi pulled Shisui behind him and continued, "If it's about investigating the truth behind the Akatsuki Organization, let me go!"
Naruto: ...
Naruto glanced at the two of them helplessly, then shook his head and said with a resolute tone, "You don't need to persuade me; I must go myself!"
After all, how could he let them have all the fun?
Naruto felt a little excited thinking about turning all Akatsuki Organization members, except for Obito and Zetsu, to his side.
He eagerly anticipated Obito's expression when he donned his behind-the-scenes boss persona, only for Naruto to wave his hand, and all the Akatsuki Organization members behind him instantly betray him.
Ultimately, Shisui and Itachi failed to persuade Naruto to abandon the idea of joining the Akatsuki Organization.
After greeting Shisui and Itachi, Naruto returned to Konoha.
After all, such a matter as joining Akatsuki still needed to be reported to his father!
Upon returning to Konoha Village, Naruto immediately found Minato Namikaze and recounted the entire experience of his trip to the Akatsuki Organization.
After listening to Naruto's account, Minato Namikaze frowned in silence.
After a moment of silence, Minato Namikaze said in a deep voice, "No. It's too dangerous!"
"Dad, don't you know my strength? Besides, I also have Kurapika, Teacher Zephyr, Pikachu, and Kurama to help me!"
"It's just Obito; I've already had Grey Wolf help me make equipment to restrict space!"
Minato Namikaze still shook his head at these words.
"I know you have many trump cards, and Mr. Zephyr and others are helping you, but don't forget, the true mastermind is not Obito, but Black Zetsu."
"Black Zetsu has existed for thousands of years; do you think he wouldn't have any trump cards?"
"And I don't think your intelligence is enough to outwit Black Zetsu."
Naruto was unmoved by the previous words, but when he heard the last sentence, he instantly bristled.
"I say, boss, who talks about their son's intelligence being lacking..."
Minato Namikaze shook his head and said, "I'm stating a fact. Although we understand everything Black Zetsu has done through naruto, we don't know what his ultimate plan for the entire Ninja World is!"
"The principle of not putting all your eggs in one basket is understood by those of us who have lived for decades; could Black Zetsu not understand it?"
Naruto: ...
Suddenly, Naruto felt his father's words seemed very reasonable.
Just then, Kurapika's voice suddenly rang out in Naruto's mind.
"Naruto... the cage is stirring!"
Only then did Naruto realize that another month had passed without him noticing.
Thinking of the possibility of a new companion appearing in the cage again, Naruto immediately said to Minato Namikaze, "Dad, let's talk about this later; the cage is stirring!"
Minato Namikaze nodded at his words, "Hmm! You go!"
"I'll come back later to reason with you."
With that, Naruto jumped out the window and ran home.
Watching Naruto's retreating figure, Minato Namikaze shook his head and said, "Still too young!"
After Naruto returned home, his consciousness immediately entered the Sealing Space.
In the Sealing Space, Zephyr, Kurapika, Kurama, and Kushina Uzumaki, who was holding Pikachu, were all gathered around the cage, looking at the somewhat bewildered young man inside.
Naruto walked forward, and when he saw the young man, he was also startled.
The young man was tall and slender, at least 1.8 meters, with a delicate and handsome face, dressed in a magnificent robe, exuding the aura of an imperial monarch.
Naruto felt a sense of familiarity with this young man, but... perhaps due to the change in art style, he couldn't quite recognize him at first.
Naruto could feel that the young man in front of him had no power whatsoever; he was completely an ordinary person!
"Excuse me, where is this?" the young man in the cage asked curiously, his body trembling as he spoke, as if very afraid.
Since the other party didn't seem very dangerous, Naruto simply released him.
"My name is Uzumaki Naruto, welcome to my world!"
The young man stepped out of the cage and then said, "My name is Ruluge."
"Ruluge? I haven't heard that name before!" Naruto thought, somewhat puzzled.
Meanwhile, Kurapika, who also heard the name Ruluge, walked to the computer and began searching for it.
But unfortunately, he didn't find Ruluge. Either the person gave a fake name, or Ruluge wasn't a character from a certain work, or rather... the work he was from hadn't appeared on the internet.
However, Kurapika felt that this Ruluge looked very familiar.
It seemed he had seen him in some anime, and he seemed to be the protagonist.
Suddenly, Kurapika remembered who this Ruluge was.
Immediately, his gaze towards Ruluge became serious.
"So it's him... So, all his current behavior is an act, isn't it?"
On the other side, after briefly surveying the environment of the Sealing Space, Ruluge asked timidly, "Excuse me... where exactly is this? Can I... can I go home?"
"Probably... you can go back!" Naruto said, somewhat uncertainly.
He was indeed uncertain, because Naruto didn't know when Grey Wolf would be able to finish building a stable shuttle.
Thinking of this, Naruto walked forward, originally wanting to pat Ruluge's shoulder, but due to his insufficient height, he could only pat his arm.
"Don't worry, you can consider this your new home, and we will be your family!"
Upon hearing the word 'family', Ruluge's eyes flickered, but the change in expression was quickly hidden.
Ruluge was currently thinking about how he got here.
If he remembered correctly... he should have died, died at the hands of his good friend, died at the hands of ZERO, died at his own hands.