In Konoha, This Naruto Has Decided To Take It Easy

Chapter 293 Two Statues

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"Another Uchiha?" Yugito was momentarily stunned, but she wasn’t an idiot. She quickly realized and angrily retorted, "Are you messing with me?"

"The Uchiha Clan has been wiped out long ago!"

"Mind your words." Naruto is a top-notch expert at telling lies with his eyes open. After all, with the system, he could do many impossible things.

Just like now, his body was shrouded in a gray mist, though his voice was still his own. Back in Kumogakure, he had used Sasuke's voice, so there were no discrepancies.

His voice sounded a bit too childish, so he deepened it before speaking again.

"I really have nothing to do with the Uchiha Clan. I am the controller of this different dimension. Uchiha Sasuke tossed you in here, so now you belong to me."

Yugito remained silent for a few seconds, "What do you want?"

"What do I want?" Naruto repeated, then spread his hands. As if he was immediately possessed, he said with a sense of evil, "This is just a little... experiment."

"????" Yugito was confused, "What do you mean?"

"This space is not meant for living beings, but you can survive here. I’m guessing it’s because Jinchuriki are different from normal people." He said.

"I want to understand how you're able to do it. Of course, I won’t ask you to answer for nothing. I’ll show some sincerity in return. You can think of it as... a deal."

Hearing this, Yugito fell silent for a moment. It was clearly uncomfortable for her arms and legs to be bound to the cross.

"Can you put me down?"Nôv(el)B\\jnn

"Of course." Naruto snapped his fingers, and with a crisp sound, the cross disappeared instantly.

At the same time, a larger, square prison rose from the ground, trapping the newly freed Yugito inside. Fortunately, the prison was large, so even if she turned into Nibi, she still had enough space to move around.

She slumped to the ground and looked at Naruto.

"What’s the meaning of this?"

"It's just a small precaution." Naruto replied lightly, "It’s to prevent you from attacking me. If I accidentally kill you, I’d feel quite regretful."

Yugito: “…”

"Now, it’s time for you to fulfill your part of the deal."

Yugito is definitely not a pedantic person. Even as a Jinchuriki, who is feared by many, she remained confident and strong.

Seeing the current situation clearly, she sat down cooperatively and started speaking, "I can share life force with the Biju inside me. Even if I lack the material conditions necessary for survival, I can still use the Biju’s Chakra to sustain myself."

‘Essentially, she was using the Biju like a power bank.’

Naruto made a sound of acknowledgment but didn’t follow up.

Yugito couldn't help herself and asked, "How can I leave this place?"

"Leave?" Naruto put on a troubled expression and scared her a little, "I’m not sure about that. Maybe you will be locked up here for the rest of your life. It's good for you to keep me company."

Yugito wasn’t fazed by his bluff. Instead, she sat on the ground and began to contemplate.

After a brief silence, she stood up and asked Naruto directly, "Returning to the deal, I need water and food. Do you have any?"

"I do." Naruto replied after a moment of thought, "What do you want to eat?"

“Anything. What do you want in return? Or rather, what do you know?" She asked, staring intently at Naruto.

‘Is she testing me?’ Naruto’s eyelids twitched slightly, ‘You didn’t actually need food or water.’

‘It had been almost ten days, and instead of weakening, your life force had increased. And now you’re telling me you needed food and water? Are you feigning weakness, old hag? Are you here to test your bottom line under the name of a deal?’

‘The Elite Jonin of Kumogakure were indeed extraordinary, she can still remained calm and collected even under such circumstances.’

Naturally, Naruto wasn’t going to let Yugito get what she wanted. He shook his head and said, "I haven't made up my mind yet. I will make the deal when I have made up my mind."

With a snap, Naruto’s figure disappeared from the seal space.

As he opened his eyes on the sofa and sat up, he caught sight of Kurama sneaking back in from the balcony. He looked like a red version of Tom Cat, peeking around before yanking open the sliding door with a swoosh.

Naruto didn’t even lift his eyelids and lazily asked, "Where’d you go?"

Kurama’s response was equally brief, "Drink."

As he spoke, he swaggered across the living room and jumped onto the sofa to lie down. The cool summer breeze flowed in from the half-opened window, gently circulating through the room.

Naruto ignored him, went to the kitchen to get a glass of water, and then returned to his room to rest.

Lying on the bed with his eyes closed, his mind was a chaotic mess.

He kept thinking about the two masks. The more one thinks during the day, the more they dream at night. Naruto figured he was dreaming again when everything felt foggy ahead, and beneath his feet was a narrow path paved with green stone slabs.

The eerie sense of déjà vu made Naruto feel like he was back at Mount Myoboku's underground palace, where he and Jiraiya had once met the old Great Toad Sage.

However, unlike that time, this path ended in gray mist, and instead of solid stone walls, there were dark abysses on either side.

"Seems like a dream." He murmured, realizing it might just be a random scenario stitched together by his brain.

The underground palace at Mount Myoboku, combined with the abyss from the ruins beneath the Land of Whirlpools, fused into this bizarre dream.

He tried to wake up but couldn’t.

Looking back, there was only an abyss. On both sides, more abyss. With a sigh, he resigned himself to walking forward.

His footsteps echoed softly. He wasn’t in any rush, and observed his surroundings with each step. Every step he took caused the path behind him to disappear.

Clearly, there was no turning back. After walking for a few minutes, something finally appeared beyond the gray mist.

A huge stone door.

He reached out, hesitating for a moment before withdrawing his hand and kicking the door open.

Sometimes, after days of overthinking and endless waiting, the answers are delivered to you with just a single kick.

A dense sea of blue light burst forth from behind the door as it rumbled open.

With a soft ding, a familiar mechanical voice echoed throughout the grand hall behind the door. This time, there was no pop-up panel. Instead, the mechanical voice said something unprecedented, unrelated to any mission.

[Dear traveler, welcome home.]

The grand hall was roofless, and two gigantic stone statues were sealed by the blue light. Naruto looked up. One statue had a fierce, blue-skinned face with fangs, its hair white as snow, resembling the Shinigami. The other had a blood-red face and hair, looking like a depiction of King Yama.

‘Shit…’