Naruto: I, Naruto, started with the Rinnegan

"What do you mean by that?"

"I believe that people who work hard at anything should not be ridiculed, so..."

Naruto retorted seriously, "What's so funny? You keep making me laugh."

Isn't it you who's always trying to laugh?

How did it become "I want to make you laugh"?

"How boring."

Sasuke snorted coldly, not wanting to pay any more attention to the blond-haired guy, and started to leave.

Naruto reached out to stop him: "Wait, are you just going to leave like this...? Putting aside the debt of saving my life, what about the fact that you spied on my training?"

"So what do you want?"

"So what do you have?"

Sasuke thought seriously for a moment, then shook his head. "I don't have much to give you. The most valuable thing I have is my life, but I can't give it to you right now. I have to kill that man... If I survive after killing that man, I can give you my life."

Upon hearing this, Minato, inside the sealed space, paused, "That man...does he mean Itachi?"

"They're brothers, how could things have come to this..."

Kushina felt sorrow for Mikoto.

Outside, Naruto almost laughed in anger when he heard Sasuke's words.

Although I don't really want your repayment, is it okay for you to be so blatantly shameless?

Sasuke also felt it was bad, but what could he do?

He stubbornly refused to speak, saying, "It's the price anyway, take it or leave it."

"Shamelessness knows no bounds," Naruto sighed helplessly. "You win. I'll give up my life, but I have only one condition: you have to be my sparring partner. How about it? You agree?"

"To be a sparring partner?"

After careful consideration, Sasuke felt that being a sparring partner would be very beneficial to him and could also improve his strength.

It's more accurate to call it a reward than a condition.

"Why are you looking for me?" Sasuke asked warily. There's no such thing as a free lunch unless there's something bigger going on.

Naruto replied matter-of-factly, "Because I need a punching bag with enough weight. Although you are weak, you are the most weighty punching bag after me."

Sasuke felt deeply humiliated, but he put aside his worries and said coldly, "I agree."

The two chatted for a while and agreed on a training time.

Just as they were about to go home to change their clothes, Naruto's expression changed slightly, and he said to Sasuke, "You go first, I have something urgent to attend to."

After saying that, Naruto sat down cross-legged on the spot and entered the sealed space.

The next second, the shadow appeared.

Naruto asked with concern, "Why did you contact me so urgently? Is something wrong?"

Ying shook her head and said, "It wasn't me who got into trouble, it was someone else..."

Two minutes later, Naruto opened his eyes and saw Sasuke's figure.

Why haven't you left yet?

Seeing Naruto's disgusted expression, Sasuke gritted his teeth and said, "What's the emergency? I'll help you."

The debt of gratitude for saving my life is too heavy; I will repay it however little I can.

"Your immediate departure would be the best help you can give me."

Sasuke ignored him; he was determined to help out today.

"Tsk, fine. Whatever you see later, don't say anything. Pretend you didn't see anything. Keep it a secret for me. If you don't keep it a secret, I'll beat you until you do."

After saying that, Naruto walked to a nearby tree and knocked on it, forcing out six ANBU ninjas.

The ANBU member said impatiently, "Kid, what exactly do you want to do?"

"It's nothing, I just wanted to ask you all to look me in the eye."

As he spoke, Naruto opened his Rinnegan and used the genjutsu he obtained from Izumi Uchiha's head, instantly hypnotizing the six people.

"Continue with your mission."

After dismissing the Anbu, Naruto stretched his hand towards the one o'clock position and used the Universal Pull technique.

The next moment, a white Zetsu shot out from the ground and flew into his hand with a bewildered look on its face.

"You've been spying on me for two months and you're still not satisfied? In that case, you're not leaving."

"Who exactly are you...?"

Click!

—Asura Path: Mechanical Armor!

The mechanical arm snapped White Zetsu's neck, causing White Zetsu's neck to tilt to the side, and he died.

Sasuke approached, and upon seeing this, felt a chill run down his spine. He swallowed back the question he was about to ask, determined never to reveal what he had witnessed that day.

Naruto glanced at Sasuke, then ignored him and proceeded to use the Divine Emperor's Spirit and the Uka-Mitama to revive White Zetsu.

"Continue with your task."

White Zetsu obeyed the order, his body sinking and disappearing into the earth.

Then, Naruto used the Shadow Clone Technique and said to the shadow clone, "Just in case, you stay here to deal with the Third Hokage's inspection and..."

He turned to look at Sasuke.

Sasuke felt insulted and his face flushed red. "I'd rather die than tell anyone!"

"That would be perfect."

After a few seconds of thought, Naruto transforms into Gilgamesh.

Not long after, he was summoned away and disappeared from the spot.

Let's rewind to five minutes ago.

——Land of Earth——

In the desolate wilderness where rocks stand tall, a figure dressed in a purple kimono strolled through the landscape, when suddenly she heard the sound of weapons clashing in the distance.

"Another pointless ninja fight? Utterly boring..."

Ying had no intention of investigating the unknown battle; she slightly quickened her pace and continued on her way.

Since parting ways with Naruto more than two months ago, Kage has encountered far too many bloody incidents.

On average, they occur every few days, sometimes even several times a day.

Seeing a shadow and being overcome by lust, killing to relieve stress in a bad mood, silencing witnesses while on a mission, killing ninjas from rival villages on first encounter...

In short, all sorts of ridiculous reasons eventually turned into ubiquitous fighting, which is really annoying.

In comparison, Teyvat in Shadow's memory could almost be called paradise.

Although there are conflicts, the overall situation is peaceful, and conflicts between people are not as frequent as in the ninja world.

"It's me, Dean!! It's Kabuto!! Don't you recognize me? It's Kabuto!!"

A pitiful, desperate cry rang out, and Ying paused, her brows furrowing slightly.

兜？

She had heard of this name before; Naruto had marked her as a big bad guy to watch out for, and Kabuto was one of them.

"Is it him?"

A murderous glint flashed in Ying Mei's eyes.

A warrior should forge ahead without hesitation; rather than constantly having to be wary of villains, slaying them with a single blow is more in line with her character.

.........

"Who are you……?"

The blonde female ninja lay on the ground with a large hole in her waist, blood flowing uncontrollably.

Severely injured and on the verge of death, beyond any hope of recovery.

She coughed up blood, looking at the white-haired boy who was treating her with a puzzled expression.

Do we...know each other? Aren't we enemies? Then why are you healing me?

The white-haired boy stood motionless, half-kneeling on the ground, already lost in despair.

"Why doesn't the dean remember me at all?! Why is that?"

"If even the dean doesn't remember me?! Then what am I?!"