Akatsuki, let's put them aside for now. Naruto has already brought Sasuke, whose identity has been verified.
Sasuke first pried open Ryuzetsu's eyes as usual, glared at her, found it ineffective, then glared a few more times, and said, "There's a restriction in her mind."
"Hmm?" Naruto leaned in and looked for a moment before remembering that this woman seemed to be a spy sent by Grass Ninja Village to Hozuki Castle Prison. He asked, "Can it be broken?"
Sasuke stared at Ryuzetsu's eyes, studying the restriction, then frowned.
He had no knowledge of this type of mental restriction. He would need to learn it from scratch, and learning it would be of no help in dealing with Itachi later. It could be said to be a waste of time.
Sasuke disliked wasting time, but after a moment's thought, he replied, "Ten days."
"Ten days, huh... Then forget it. You go back first. I'll get Kakashi here." Seeing Sasuke couldn't do it, Naruto immediately decided to switch to someone else.
A typical case of "using and discarding."
Naruto was a bit impatient. He could wait for clues, but now that the clue was right in front of him, he couldn't wait.
"Oh." Sasuke retreated two steps, waiting for the teleportation gate.
Since Naruto was going to switch people, he was happy to be free. If the matter weren't special, he would have wanted Naruto to always go to Kakashi.
Having a clone send Sasuke away, Naruto directly teleported to the back door of the Hatake family, knocked a few times, and stood by, waiting.
Kakashi's ears and nose were more sensitive than a real dog's. Those few knocks were enough.
In less than a minute, the door opened, but no one was seen.
Naruto: "???"
Did Kakashi's house have a remote-controlled door?
"Brat, over here."
Naruto followed the voice and looked down, only then seeing who opened the door. He asked, "Pakkun, why are you here?"
Pakkun was a summoned beast. When he had nothing to do, he stayed in his native place and only came when summoned. Now that he appeared here, could it be that Kakashi had him guarding the door?
"Kakashi asked us, the eight ninja hounds, to keep an eye on that woman for him. Today, it happened to be my turn and Bull's. I heard the sound and came over." Pakkun circled Naruto, sniffing lightly with his nose.
Naruto felt a huge mental groan.
A single man has eight dogs taking turns watching a woman who is pursuing him. Kakashi, are you even human?
After sniffing a few times, Pakkun looked up: "Brat, just came out of prison?"
"Amazing, Pakkun," Naruto praised. He had been out of prison for a while, and also caught the sea breeze. For Pakkun to be able to smell that, he was truly Kakashi's dog.
"Oh, a rare guest." The lazy voice came from a nearby alley, from far away: "What, do you need something from me?"
A person who wished to lock himself in his house suddenly came to him. To say there was nothing wrong, he wouldn't believe it even if he died.
"Then let's go." Kakashi walked over to Naruto.
No matter what, he was still the teacher's child. As long as it didn't go against his principles, he should help when needed.
The moment Kakashi stepped out of the gate, music emanated from the courtyard. This was a song that Fūkasa Koyuki had played for Naruto during their lessons, a song praying for a safe return.
The emotions conveyed in the song were so rich that Naruto couldn't help but ask, "Sensei Kakashi, do you have some kind of functional disorder?"
Kakashi's dead fish eye rolled upwards, but he couldn't take off his pants for Naruto to check. He said, "I'm perfectly fine. Do you still need my help? It's getting late, and I need to sleep."
Naruto glared at him. If you dare to go back to sleep, I'll dare to keep a record, so you can't rest in peace even after death.
Ultimately, the two still arrived at the deserted island.
After Naruto briefly explained the situation, Kakashi asked, "Are you sure she has information about the Box of Ultimate Bliss?"
"Probably. I've been lurking in Hozuki Castle Prison for so long, and I've replaced over thirty prison guards and a dozen inmate bosses. She's the only one with a restriction."
Kakashi: "..."
There are only over four hundred people in that prison in total. Are you planning to replace everyone? Can this even be classified as infiltration?
He squatted down and pulled down his eye mask, Kakashi said, "Let me say this first, if I find out that lifting the restriction will cause severe after-effects, I will stop."
He had no mission, and no enmity with this girl. He didn't want to ruin a girl's life because of himself.
"Mmm." Naruto nodded. His reason was similar to Kakashi's.
The tomoe spun. Kakashi looked for a full minute, then pulled down his eye patch and said, "Give me paper and a pen. If possible, also bring Sakura over."
This restriction was a bit complex. Forcibly breaking it would damage the brain. He needed to simulate the steps. And bringing Sakura over was for stability.
"Oh." Naruto gave him paper and a pen, then had a clone go find Sakura.
As soon as Sakura emerged from the teleportation gate, she unleashed a torrent of complaints at Kakashi: "Sensei Kakashi, do you know how harmful late nights are to girls?"
Kakashi paused his writing, pointed at Naruto, and asked, "Didn't he bring you here?"
"I'm talking about you!" Sakura retorted angrily, then smilingly took the mirror Naruto handed her and glanced at Ryuzetsu: "Is it her?"
She could see Sasuke whenever she wanted and give him soldier pills all thanks to Naruto's support. This little favor was nothing.
After tidying her makeup, Sakura asked Kakashi a few key questions, then placed her hand on Ryuzetsu's head, tentatively sending chakra to examine her.
Naruto stood still, looking at Kakashi writing and Sakura's hand glowing green. He felt something was missing, then slapped his head and pulled Sasuke over.
And so, on this deserted island, Team Seven inexplicably assembled.
Upon arrival, Sasuke walked directly to Kakashi's side without a word, opening his Sharingan to observe his steps.
Sakura was overjoyed. She sped up her examination steps. After finishing, she dashed to Sasuke and hugged him. Indeed, having help is always better.
Sasuke stared intently: "Don't choke me."
"Oh."
Half an hour later, Kakashi finished checking the steps and said, "It's done."
Kakashi walked to Ryuzetsu's side, with Sasuke following, dragging Sakura along.
Under the moonlight, the three sat around Ryuzetsu. Kakashi lifted the restriction while explaining key points to Sasuke. Sakura used chakra to protect Ryuzetsu, and Sasuke activated his Sharingan to observe the chakra flow of the three.
Anyway, copying doesn't take time. The more you copy, the better.
The atmosphere was very harmonious, very ninja-like, very much like a cult ritual, if one excluded Naruto, who was pinching his wife nearby.
Professional matters were left to professionals. He didn't understand, so he wouldn't interfere.
Time passed bit by bit. After Naruto finished molding Aqua, Kakashi and Sakura withdrew their hands, somewhat exhausted, and said, "It's done."
Having a clone take the figures for post-processing, Naruto smiled, offering the already prepared sofa, tea, and food to the two: "You've worked hard, you've worked hard..."
Kakashi gave Naruto a look that said teachable child. He picked up a cup of tea, took a sip, and said, "You can ask now."
"Alright." Naruto set up a sofa for himself, gave Sakura a meaningful glance, and then said to Ryuzetsu, "Do you know where the Box of Ultimate Bliss is?"
Sakura-chan, this is all I can do to help. Whether you can get Sasuke depends on you.
Hmm, it's just pushing him over. After all, the SasuSaku faction's biggest enemy is the SakuSasu faction. It's hard to say who ends up on top.
Sakura understood immediately. Disregarding her physical exhaustion, she forcefully pulled Sasuke, who hadn't reacted, and made him sit beside her.
Naruto is truly a great guy.
Ryuzetsu's voice sounded intermittently: "I know."
Naruto handed her paper and a pen: "Good. Come, draw it."
Three minutes later, Naruto contentedly flicked the map. My Box of Ultimate Bliss, you've finally arrived.
Seeing Naruto's expression, Kakashi admonished, "Naruto, the Box of Ultimate Bliss is very dangerous. A slight mistake could lead to disaster. If you encounter it, it's best to leave it to Jiraiya-sensei to handle, understand?"
"Mmm, I understand."
Kakashi nodded in relief. This kid... wait, he understands?!
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