[Uchiha Fugaku frowned, instinctively about to activate his Sharingan.]
[But Hyūga Hiashi pressed his hand down. "Don't. That child's perception is very sharp!"]
["In all of Konoha, only our two clans can observe him from a distance with our eyesight—without him noticing," Hyūga Hiashi said in a low voice.]
["Is it the Nine-Tails' chakra?" Uchiha Fugaku asked.]
[Hyūga Hiashi frowned, thinking for a moment, then said, "Very likely. A seal personally set by Minato—just thinking about it, there's no way it's that simple."]
["Could it be… he intended for Naruto to use the Nine-Tails?" Uchiha Fugaku guessed.]
["That possibility isn't small. And that child is extraordinarily outstanding."]
["If our chakra were being interfered with every moment—forget cultivation—our mentality would've blown up long ago…"]
Uzumaki Naruto: "Yeah, yeah!"
Uzumaki Naruto: "If it weren't for Nine-Tails constantly messing with me—hmph! Sasuke would be crushed with one hand!"
Uchiha Sasuke: "Clown. Do you see anyone paying attention to you?"
Senju Tobirama: "No—are you two not hearing Black-Frame Naruto's inner thoughts?"
Inuzuka Kiba: "Right, right! Naruto, do you have those 'whispers' in your head?"
Aburame Shino: "No wonder Naruto and Sasuke always can't stand each other."
Hearing everyone's questions,
Sasuke replied coldly:
"I don't feel anything at all. There's nothing to say to an idiot like him."
Uzumaki Naruto: "Heh. See that smug face?!"
Uzumaki Naruto: "It's not about whispers or not—I just plain can't stand this smug bastard!"
Uchiha Sasuke: "What the hell did you just say?!"
Uzumaki Naruto: "Come fight me one-on-one!!"
...
The two of them earned a "mute package."
Terumī Mei: "Looks like we don't need to verify it anymore."
Ōnoki: "I keep feeling Naruto is hiding something we don't know."
Fourth Raikage: "Same. Maybe we can only get the answer from Black-Frame Naruto."
Orochimaru: "That's right. Trying to get the answer out of this Naruto-kun… will probably be difficult."
[Dusk fell.]
[Sasuke, eyes red, ran off without looking back.]
[Ino put her hands on her hips. "Tsk tsk tsk~"]
[But before Ino could say anything, little Naruto lightly flicked her forehead.]
["Alright. You keep provoking him—what if he can't take it and does something stupid?"]
[Ino stuck out her tongue and shook little Naruto's arm. "Who told him to have such an annoying personality~?"]
[Personality?]
[Little Naruto seemed to catch something important.]
["Are all Uchiha like this?"]
["Not all of them," Shikamaru said, yawning, hands behind his head.]
["But the reason the Konoha Police Force is hated… is because most Uchiha are like Sasuke."]
[Little Naruto nodded thoughtfully, then looked at everyone.]
["Let's head back too."]
[Hyūga Hiashi—who'd spent the whole day being eaten alive by mosquitoes—stood up first.]
[Under Uchiha Fugaku's puzzled gaze, Hiashi explained, "I have to go pick Hinata up."]
["Otherwise that child will be put in a difficult position."]
[Fugaku didn't quite understand, but didn't ask further.]
["Fine. I should head back too."]
["About what happened today…"]
[Hyūga Hiashi glanced back at him.]
["No need to say it. The Hyūga and the Uchiha are, in fact, of the same origin."]
[Whoosh—]
[With those words, Hyūga Hiashi vanished with a Body Flicker.]
[Uchiha Fugaku finally let out a breath.]
[Receiving Hiashi's reassurance again put his mind at ease.]
[He also used Body Flicker and left—]
[planning to go home and give "Second Pillar" a bit of care.]
[What neither of them knew was that after they left—]
[little Naruto, who was chatting and laughing with the other kids, turned his head and glanced at the spot where they'd been hiding.]
Hyūga Hiashi: "..."
Uchiha Fugaku: "..."
Senju Hashirama: "Hahaha~"
Uzumaki Mito: "That's right. That child has already begun to show signs of Kagura Mind's Eye."
Terumī Mei: "Kagura Mind's Eye?"
Terumī Mei: "Senior Mito, you've mentioned it a few times—could you explain?"
Uzumaki Mito: Kagura Mind's Eye is a secret art of the Uzumaki clan—an ability of the sensory type.
Uzumaki Mito: By sensing chakra to search for enemies, it can cover a radius of over ten kilometers—sometimes even dozens.
Uzumaki Mito: And it can accurately determine a target's position, number, traits, and movement speed.
Uzumaki Mito: It also has a special ability: it can sense goodwill and hostility, and can identify lies, among other things.
Uzumaki Mito: Even at the Uzumaki clan's peak, very few awakened this ability.
Mito's explanation left the entire ninja world stunned.
No wonder the Land of Whirlpools was destroyed.
This ability was absurd.
Orochimaru excitedly extended his long tongue, licking his dry lips.
"Clearly, Naruto-kun has the potential to awaken Kagura Mind's Eye."
The black-framed giant screen continued.
['Who could it be?']
[Little Naruto looked at Hinata beside him, head lowered as she stayed close.]
['The Hyūga Byakugan can see through things… I did feel like I was being seen through just now—and there was no hostility.']
['But the target was two… could it be that Sasuke got discovered before he even started?']
[That made little Naruto somewhat disappointed.]
[He had thought the existence that could make the whispers ring out specifically would be extremely special.]
[But it turned out that aside from a tsundere exterior and a fragile heart, there were no other strengths.]
Sasuke: "???"
I… got looked down on by Black-Frame Naruto?!
But… what he said sounds like it's true!
For a moment, Sasuke didn't know how to refute it.
['Since there's no hostility… and under my several tests…']
['Let's see how tomorrow goes.']
[Little Naruto took a deep breath.]
[If tomorrow Sasuke can bring new historical documents—or Hinata can bring something out… then things will get interesting.]
['Konoha is definitely not as ironclad as it looks.']
['The turning point is hidden within. I must seize it!']
[Before long, the kids returned to downstairs outside little Naruto's building.]
[From far away, they saw "old father" Hyūga Hiashi standing downstairs.]
["Hinata, it's time to go home."]
[With his meticulous demeanor, Hiashi felt extremely intimidating in the eyes of children.]
["Y-yes… Father…" Hinata nodded meekly.]
[But when she left, she still gathered the courage to wave goodbye to little Naruto and the others.]
[Seeing how she couldn't suppress the smile at the corners of her mouth,]
[Hyūga Hiashi sighed quietly.]
[How could he not know his daughter wasn't happy?]
[But that was the main family's fate.]
[The next day.]
[As little Naruto watched Hinata arrive right on time, he once again sensed that familiar, fleeting feeling of surveillance.]
[The corner of his mouth lifted slightly, and he welcomed Hinata inside.]
[Later, after hearing the information he wanted from Hinata's mouth, he knew he'd bet right.]
[But in the afternoon, when Sasuke also turned to orally recounting the historical documents, he was stunned.]
[After the surprise came a wave of joy.]
[Even the way he looked at Sasuke became much friendlier.]
[He felt as though he could already see the truth laid bare before him.]
—Caw—
The black-framed giant screen abruptly cut off.
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