Being a rogue ninja is worse than being Hokage.

The necklace Sakura is wearing now is probably the one Tsunade inherited from the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju, which allows her to control the Nine-Tails.

Yamato and the necklace.

It seems that after news of Orochimaru's death spread, the Konoha leadership finally decided to stop allowing the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki, who originally belonged to Konoha, to act uncontrollably.

Then Naruto glanced briefly at Team 8, led by Kurenai Yuhi.

The appearance of Team 8 did not surprise Naruto.

The entire Konoha search team actually only had two different people compared to the original story.

Sai and Kakashi.

What Naruto found strange was why Kurenai Yuhi was the Jonin captain leading Team 8.

Naruto originally thought that the leader of the team would be Might Guy or Sarutobi Asuma.

However, Kurenai Yuhi has been leading Team 8 since their genin days, so her mission suitability is naturally the highest. Therefore, it's not entirely without reason that she was assigned to the investigation team.

However, the fact that Kurenai Yuhi can go on a mission at this time means that she is not with Asuma? Or is it that Kurenai Yuhi is simply not pregnant?

Naruto's mind was racing.

He had been a defector from Konoha for a long time, and because of his departure, Sai, who was originally sent to Team 7 as a spy to form a new Team 7, no longer had a reason to leave the "Root" organization.

Sai unknowingly lost the opportunity to change himself and gain a bond.

Perhaps the relationship between Kurenai Yuhi and Asuma has also changed?

After a brief moment of random thoughts, Naruto immediately refocused.

These mundane, everyday matters are not the focus, and there's no need to spend too much time speculating about them.

Naruto's gaze lingered on Team 8 one by one until he looked at Hinata. At that moment, Shino Aburame, who had been motionless, suddenly stepped forward and blocked Naruto's view.

The reason Shino did this is quite simple.

"Naruto, we already know about Kakashi-sensei's matter... Not only the Sharingan, are you now eyeing even the Byakugan?"

When it came to his most important partner, even Shino Aburame, who rarely expressed her emotions, showed tension and worry.

Akamaru, standing to the side, grinned, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth, and barked softly at Naruto.

It's clear that the Konoha group finds Naruto's act of gouging out Kakashi's eyes unacceptable and harbors deep resentment towards it.

They were terrified that Naruto would immediately recreate the scene and gouge out Hinata's Byakugan.

Hinata, being from the main branch of the Hyuga clan, is different from Neji from the branch family.

The Byakugan of the main family is not bound by a self-destructive sealing technique like "Caged Bird Seal," and can be seized and taken by enemies.

Meanwhile, Obito, who was standing to the side, took note of the details in Shino's words.

...Just as expected, Kakashi had lost his Sharingan, and the other Sharingan that belonged to him was now in Naruto's body.

"Hey! Naruto! Are you too scared to answer?!"

Naruto ignored Shino's question. When Shino uttered the word "Sharingan," Naruto had already shifted his focus back to Obito.

However, Kiba Inuzuka, unable to contain his temper, once again drew Naruto's attention with his shouts.

"Teeth, do you care about my opinion?"

Naruto, standing on a thick tree branch, looked down at Kiba Inuzuka.

Why should I care about the opinions of rogue ninja?

Kiba Inuzuka frowned and asked in return.

"There are many reasons... For example, the once undisputed bottom of the Ninja Academy not only defected and destroyed the village, but also managed to deal with Kakashi, Orochimaru, and a host of other ninjas that you couldn't handle... You, who always regarded the number one Sasuke as your goal, were surprised to find that the bottom of the Ninja Academy had become unattainable... This is obviously a fact that is hard for you to accept, given your strong personality."

"Having a competitive spirit is commendable, but shouting and yelling inappropriately and without regard for the occasion makes you seem...too arrogant."

Naruto looked at Kiba Inuzuka and said:

"You've completely forgotten the ninja rules your ninja academy instructors made you memorize, like 'The loudest guys are always the easiest targets to kill on the battlefield.'"

A tremendous killing intent emanated from Naruto.

In an instant, everyone in Konoha felt a bone-chilling cold.

Akamaru, who had been barking softly, instinctively let out a fearful whimper in the face of Naruto's thick, suffocating killing intent.

Compared to people who force themselves to hide their fears, animals... especially intuitive animals like dogs, are better at confronting their fears in order to seek survival.

"You're not even as good at seeing reality as your dog, Tooth."

Naruto found Kiba and Akamaru's reactions quite amusing, and he spoke to Kiba with a mocking tone.

There was not a trace of sarcasm in his tone, but rather a fierce intent that was about to be unleashed.

"Damn it! Sakura!"

Yamato, who was originally on guard against Obito with Kurenai Yuhi, changed his target to Naruto.

Naruto's undisguised killing intent was a clear sign that he was about to launch an attack!

Yamato called out to Sakura, preparing to use the First Hokage's necklace and his own Wood Release to deal with Naruto.

However, just as Sakura made a move...

Naruto suddenly relaxed, withdrew his killing intent, and sat cross-legged on a thick tree branch.

He didn't seem like he could have made a move at any moment just now.

Naruto's sudden change in attitude caught Yamato and Sakura off guard.

"It seems I won't see the bloody battle between Konoha and its rogue ninja that I'm looking forward to."

Obito was also puzzled by Naruto's behavior of stirring up the emotions of the Konoha people but not taking advantage of it. He tried to persuade Naruto to continue to act by encouraging him.

But Naruto remained unmoved.

He ignored not only the people of Konoha, but even Obito.

Maintain a cross-legged sitting posture and begin to close your eyes and rest.

Obito Uchiha's single eye, hidden beneath his mask, was momentarily filled with confusion about Naruto's actions.

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Chapter 58 "Perfect" Jinchūriki

Naruto's inexplicable actions.

The confusion in Obito's single eye as he stared at Naruto quickly turned into surprise.

An unusual chakra emanated from Naruto, who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, resting.

"This chakra..."

Obito's gaze toward Naruto turned serious.

The outermost layer of the chakra overflowing from Naruto's body was a crimson color that moved irregularly, like burning flames.

Under this fiery red chakra, Naruto was completely covered by a golden chakra.

"...It's the Nine-Tails' chakra."

Yamato explained the origin of the golden chakra that was currently enveloping Naruto.

Although Kurenai Yuhi was still monitoring Obito's actions, the sheer amount of chakra Naruto was exposing was impossible to ignore, even if one didn't pay attention.

"Is this the Nine-Tails Jinchuriki's Tailed Beast Cloak Mode that Asuma was talking about, which easily neutralized Guy's taijutsu attack?"

Kurenai Yuhi only heard about Naruto's Chakra Cloak Mode, which combined offense and defense, from the three Jonin who had contact with him back then.

This female Jonin had never seen Naruto's Tailed Beast Chakra Cloak Mode in person.

We can only infer Naruto's current condition based on the way he uses the Nine-Tails' chakra at this moment.

However, Kurenai's keen intuition told her that Naruto's current situation was different from what the intelligence reports indicated.

Among the Konoha members present who could answer Kurenai's questions, only Sakura, Ino, and Choji had witnessed Naruto's tailed beast cloak back then.

"No...no..."

Sakura shook her head, her gaze fixed intently on Naruto.

"The chakra of the Tailed Beast Cloak should be completely red... not the golden yellow it is now."

and……

Sakura carefully sensed the golden chakra that was now enveloping Naruto.

Although it's all Nine-Tails chakra.

However, the bright red chakra of the tailed beast's outer garment gives off an extremely violent and ferocious feeling.

But now, this golden chakra, also composed of the Nine-Tails' chakra, is very "calm".

This calm Nine-Tails chakra reinforced a certain belief in Sakura's mind.

Naruto's current form contains more Nine-Tails chakra than his Tailed Beast Cloak form.

"What exactly is this...?"

While everyone in Konoha was speculating about why Naruto had changed so much.

Obito spoke up, stating his deduction: "Are you already a perfect Jinchuriki?"

"A perfect Jinchūriki?!"

Obito's deduction caused the atmosphere among the Konoha members to become somber after the initial surprise and doubt.

If Naruto is already a perfect Jinchūriki, it means that Naruto can now freely use the full power of the Nine-Tails.

That would increase the difficulty of bringing Naruto back to Konoha many times over.

With Konoha's two teams now... even with Yamato who can use Wood Release and the necklace with the chakra of the First Hokage, Hashirama Senju... they might not be enough to restrain Naruto.

After all, the two Konoha squads that were dispatched were primarily composed of ninjas focused on intelligence gathering.

"Perfect Jinchūriki? No, I am not a perfect Jinchūriki—I am an existence that surpasses the perfect Jinchūriki."

Naruto wasn't particularly interested in the complex feelings of the Konoha members.