Just after Xiao Mingren took off his mask, an outer layer of Nine-Tails Chakra, identical to the Chakra emanating from Da Mingren, began to emerge.
"Who exactly are you?"
At this moment, Kakashi also couldn't remain calm. The Nine-Tailed was Konoha Village's nuclear weapon, and now it had appeared on an outsider... No, it had appeared on another Naruto.
"Since you asked so sincerely,"
"Then I will mercifully tell you!"
"To prevent the world from being destroyed,"
"To uphold love and truth, the evil,"
"The cute and charming villain Naruto, that's right." As he spoke, Xiao Mingren pointed at Da Mingren, "I am the evil in your heart!"
"The evil in my heart?" Naruto asked, pointing at himself with a shocked expression.
"That's right. You think that when you were little, despite being bullied in various ways, you could still be so optimistic and positive? Why didn't you turn dark? That's because your negative emotions condensed into me!"
As he finished speaking, Xiao Mingren pulled out a kunai.
Seeing Xiao Mingren pull out a weapon, everyone immediately became alert. Then they saw that Xiao Mingren made no attacking moves but instead stabbed himself in the arm.
Just as everyone was wondering why Xiao Mingren was doing this, they saw a splash of blood also spray from Da Mingren's arm.
The reason this happened was that Xiao Mingren had just used Addiction to release an Emission type Nen Ability. This Nen solidified into a kunai that stabbed into Da Mingren's arm.
"Hey, what are you doing?" Da Mingren asked angrily, clutching his wound.
"Hehehe, of course, I'm proving that I am you, and you are me! How about it, do you believe me now?"
As he finished speaking, Xiao Mingren held the kunai against his own neck.
This scene terrified Da Mingren.
"I believe it... I believe you. Just put the kunai down first!"
Seeing that Da Mingren was successfully fooled, Xiao Mingren finally put down the kunai.
Naturally, the only one present who was fooled was Da Mingren. Kakashi, Temari, and even Sakura were not fooled.
But they also really wanted to know who Xiao Mingren was, and who the Masked Man standing behind Xiao Mingren, also wearing a mask, was.
Through Xiao Mingren's manipulation, he and Sasori successfully infiltrated Kakashi's team.
Naturally, Xiao Mingren also knew that Kakashi completely distrusted him, but none of that mattered.
Instead, Da Mingren and Xiao Mingren were walking arm-in-arm, looking like brothers.
In fact, their relationship was indeed like brothers. If the two were to undergo a blood test now, they would definitely have the same blood type and genes.
"Xiao Mingren, how do you control the fox inside you? Why can you easily release the fox's Chakra without losing your mind?"
Hearing Da Mingren's question, Kakashi also looked at Xiao Mingren, after all... the matter of the Nine-Tailed was what he cared about most.
Xiao Mingren could be someone using a special Transformation Technique, or some kind of disguise, but... the Nine-Tails Chakra was different.
That was genuine Nine-Tails Chakra!
And judging by Xiao Mingren's demeanor, controlling the Nine-Tails Chakra was as easy as drinking water, making him seem more like a Jinchuriki than Da Mingren, the genuine Nine-Tailed Jinchuriki.
Xiao Mingren did not hold back in answering Da Mingren's question.
"Actually, it's very simple. You just need to befriend the Nine-Tailed inside you. Once it becomes your friend, then when you fight, you'll have a steadfast partner standing behind you!"
Da Mingren didn't expect to receive such an answer.
Even Kakashi didn't expect it. If he remembered correctly... his master's wife, Kushina Uzumaki, didn't control the Nine-Tailed's power in this way, did she?
Instead, she would bind the Nine-Tailed with Adamantine Sealing Chains, then point at its nose and say, "Pay the rent, or I'll beat you to death!"
While Kakashi and Naruto were deep in thought, the group finally arrived at the entrance of the Sand Ninja Village canyon.
At this moment, two minor Sand Ninja characters were waiting at the entrance. Upon seeing Kakashi's group, they immediately became excited.
The two Sand Ninja then led the group towards the Sand Ninja Village hospital.
Currently, there was still a poisoned patient in Sand Ninja Village, Kankuro, who needed treatment.
If they were late, he might be in serious trouble.
The group arrived at the door of Kankuro's hospital room.
Just as they reached the entrance, Granny Chiyo rushed towards Kakashi, wanting to fight him to the death.
The reason for this was that Chiyo mistook Kakashi for Sakumo Hatake, the killer of her son.
After some explanation, she realized that this white-haired man was not Sakumo Hatake, but... he could still be considered an enemy, as the saying goes, "The son pays for the father's debt."
But Granny Chiyo was also very sensible. After calming down, she no longer had any intention of attacking Kakashi.
Now, the most important thing was to treat Kankuro and rescue the kidnapped Kazekage, Gaara.
Sakura, as a doctor, quickly got into action after a brief cool-down period and began to examine Kankuro's poisoning.
As Sakura carefully examined him, Sasori, wearing a mask, also stepped forward to look, then quietly said, "I can cure this poison."
Although it was a Sasori from a different world, his methods of using poison were no different. Sasori naturally understood the poisons he had concocted very well.
Hearing Sasori's words, everyone looked at him!
Chiyo looked at Kakashi and asked, "Is he also one of your Konoha people?"
Kakashi shook his head at this and said, "No, we just met on the road."
Da Mingren, however, had no doubts. At this point, he already considered Xiao Mingren one of his own, and Sasori, following behind Xiao Mingren, was naturally also one of his own.
"Huh? That… Masked Man, if you can detoxify him, then go ahead and detoxify him…"
Because Da Mingren didn't know how to address Sasori, he could only call him Masked Man.
"I can. But it will take time."
Just as Sasori finished speaking, Xiao Mingren stepped forward and said, "Why go through all that trouble!"
As he spoke, Xiao Mingren placed one hand on Kankuro, and then an Enhancement type Nen Ability permeated into his body.
"You… what are you doing? Messing around might accelerate Lord Kankuro's death…"
Seeing Xiao Mingren's actions, the medical Ninja of Sand Ninja Village immediately became agitated.
Sakura also wanted to stop him, but she was blocked by Sasori, who was next to Xiao Mingren, "Just leave it to him!"
Although Sasori didn't know how Xiao Mingren would detoxify him, since he made a move, it meant he was confident.