Naruto: Off the Rails from Tsunade’s Lap Pillow!

In no time, Ena Uzumaki opened her eyes.

"I've already located their position," she said, her tone laced with anticipation.

Although she was quite happy now, seeing her enemies before her still made it difficult to remain completely calm.

Natsume smiled slightly and patted her head affectionately—an action he often used to praise her.

Ena always felt like she was being treated as a child in front of him.

Yet wasn't he the child?

But this feeling gave her a sense of security that had long been missing in her life.

Natsume then took out a mask, put it on, and said, "Let's go."

After all, he was now the Hokage of Konoha.

If word got out, it would definitely cause some trouble, especially since he'd have to explain everything to Tsunade afterward.

He couldn't exactly tell her it was all for his secret lover.

Ena nodded and leapt forward several times, heading toward Kusagakure. Natsume followed closely behind.

The two slipped past the village gates and entered undetected.

Some time ago, Natsume had hired Sasori of the Red Sand and Kakuzu to rescue Ena and Karin from here.

At the time, they had killed many ninjas.

Now, there were no traces left; the village had recovered quite well.

Natsume rubbed his chin thoughtfully. He hoped the four high-ranking officials—Saru, Hitsuji, Uma, and Ushi—were still alive.

On second thought, since no destiny value had appeared, they must still be alive.

Looks like they were pretty lucky.

Ena stopped in front of a two-story wooden house.

She looked at Natsume, inhaled deeply, and pushed open the door.

The creak startled the ninja inside.

Instantly, a middle-aged man appeared before the two of them.

He furrowed his brow slightly.

The man wore a mask, so his face was hidden.

But something about this woman felt oddly familiar—as though he had seen her before.

After briefly recalling, his expression suddenly changed. "It's you—Ena Uzumaki!"

"You still remember me, Saru-sama?" 

Ena's lips curled into a smile.

Even with her enemy standing right before her, she didn't show any signs of panic.

Over these years, serving as the leader of the Thousand Sunny Merchant Guild, managing business across multiple nations, she had grown remarkably composed.

Except around Natsume.

Only for him would she let her guard down like that.

Hearing her confirm her identity, Saru's expression subtly shifted.

Because he remembered how, back then, mother and daughter had been rescued by three mysterious powerful individuals.

At that time, Kusagakure had suffered heavy casualties.

And now, seeing Ena again—with another mysterious masked man beside her—was history about to repeat itself?

Saru tensed, preparing to flee.

If Ena didn't have full confidence, why else would she return to Kusagakure?

"What do you want?" Saru forced out a smile and asked, "If I can help, I'll try my best."

"After everything that happened, our village at least sheltered you once. Otherwise, you wouldn't be standing here today."

A flash of cold fury flickered in Ena's crimson eyes. Without hesitation, she lunged forward with a punch.

[Chakra-Enhanced Strength]!

A blast of wind surged forward.

His smile froze mid-motion. As he began to vanish with the [Shifting Body Technique], the punch struck squarely against his chest.

"Ahh!"

A sickening crack rang out, followed by a scream of agony.

Saru barely endured the pain. A mouthful of blood surged into his throat, which he spat out violently.

His entire body was sent flying backward, crashing into a wooden house and kicking up a cloud of dust.

Yet somehow, he wasn't dead.

Because Ena Uzumaki had pulled her punch.

"No way?!"

Clenching his teeth, Saru forced himself to lift his head. His eyes were bloodshot as he stared at the red-haired woman in the distance—Ena Uzumaki—with pure disbelief etched across his face.

She'd only left a few years ago. How had her power grown so drastically?

It was unfathomable.

What exactly had she gone through?

"Enemy attack!"

Such a commotion inevitably drew nearby ninjas from Kusagakure Village.

Seeing Saru's battered state, they immediately shouted in alarm.

Soon, many shinobi gathered and surrounded the three people.

"Ena Uzumaki?"

The team leader recognized the red-haired woman on the scene.

After all, her features were very distinct, and she had lived in Kusagakure for many years.

After a brief moment of shock, his expression changed dramatically as he shouted loudly, "Be careful, everyone!"

Clearly, the memory of Sasori of the Red Sand and Kakuzu from several years ago had left a deep impression on him.

Ena glanced at Saru before completely ignoring him, turning instead to face the group.

Despite the years that had passed, she instantly recognized the ninja who once used her as a living medicine chest.

Without saying a word, she quickly formed hand seals with both hands.

Golden chains erupted from her body, surging toward the Kusagakure shinobi under her command.

[Earth Release: Earth-Style Wall]!

The captain hurriedly unleashed a defensive ninjutsu.

When an earthen wall rose just in time to block the golden chains, he felt a brief sense of relief.

But in the next instant, the chains sliced through the wall like blades, impaling him through the chest.

Blood splattered outward.

Everyone present was horrified.

[Water Release: Water Formation Wall]!

Another defensive technique was used.

Yet it remained utterly ineffective.

In an instant, those golden chains seemed like messengers of death from the underworld—no one could escape.

The Adamantine Sealing Chains, powerful enough to restrain Kurama, were a devastating weapon against ordinary humans.

Precisely for that reason, they had an overwhelming, mowing-down effect.

After all, not even tailed beasts could withstand them.

People kept falling down one after another.

However, since the two were located at the village's center, more shinobi continued arriving.

Oh...

While killing relentlessly, Ena no longer resembled her gentle former self.

Though there was something undeniably captivating about her brutal elegance.

Saru, who had been knocked down, watched for a bit before decisively choosing to flee without hesitation.

Even nearly paralyzed, he summoned an incredible surge of energy, almost like a medical miracle.

"Trying to run away?"

Natsume instantly blocked Saru's path, reaching out to grab him.

"Die!"

Roaring furiously, Saru stabbed a kunai toward Natsume's neck.

Clang!

The kunai snapped.

Stunned, Saru froze in place, eyes wide, shouting, "You... what kind of monster are you?!"

Natsume glanced at the broken kunai.

Suddenly reminded of Hashirama Senju's legend,

Back then, when he tried to kill himself with a kunai, Madara Uchiha actually fell for the act.

Was this love clouding people's judgment?

Natsume seized Saru's shoulders and activated the Eternal Mangekyō Sharingan.

He quickly extracted the technique needed to open the Box of Supreme Bliss, along with Ryuzetsu's whereabouts.

Ryuzetsu was one of the rare movie heroines who never developed feelings for Naruto Uzumaki. As she and Mukaku were childhood friends bound by deep ties, her heart belonged to someone else. Though she ultimately gave her life to save Naruto Uzumaki, it was purely an act of repaying a debt.

After joining Kusagakure's Anbu, Ryuzetsu discovered Mukaku's location and had already set off toward Hozuki Castle.

Natsume flicked Saru aside carelessly.

More and more Kusagakure ninjas gathered around him.

But it was completely useless.

Any ninja who came within three meters of Ena Uzumaki would instantly be struck down by the Adamantine Sealing Chains.

Still, she moved rather slowly.

The Uzumaki Sealing Techniques were more effective in one-on-one combat than in large-scale battles.

[Water Release: Great Exploding Water Colliding Wave!]

Natsume formed hand seals, inhaled deeply, then opened his mouth.

A surge of chakra transformed into endless waves of water.

Surging outward from him, the torrent swallowed up the nearby Kusagakure ninjas.

Under the crushing force of the water, many died instantly.

Even more were trapped in swirling currents, paralyzed and helpless.

Structures in its path were reduced to rubble.

Ena Uzumaki paused briefly, then pulled back her chains, using her chakra to step onto the water's surface and rise above it.

Natsume formed hand seals again. The water waves disappeared, leaving only unconscious Kusagakure ninjas scattered across the ground.

"Ena, find me these three people—Hitsuji, Uma, and Ushi."

"Alright."

Ena hurried forward, quickly pointing out the unconscious trio.

Natsume activated his Eternal Mangekyo Sharingan again, probing their memories.

After obtaining the technique to open the Box of Supreme Bliss, he nodded and said, "These three are yours to handle."

Ena grabbed a nearby samurai sword and cut them down without hesitation.

Natsume also received 120 destiny points.

"What about the others?"

"No need."

Ena dropped the sword, exhaled, and said, "I've killed everyone I needed to kill."

She stood frozen for a moment after.

Her expression shifted through complex emotions.

There was joy at avenging a terrible wrong—but also fear, the kind that comes with taking a life for the first time.

Instinctively, she ran to Natsume and hugged him.

Her inner unease gradually calmed down.

But soon, she pushed away in embarrassment, saying awkwardly, "Sorry... I'm covered in blood."

"Then how about we take a bath together?"

Natsume scooped her into his arms and said, "Yeah, saves water."

As for the couple splashing playfully in the water—

Meanwhile, Hozuki Castle now welcomed two special prisoners.

Mui examined the disguised Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha before him.

Since they had changed their appearances, he failed to recognize their true identities.

After all, the son of the Fourth Hokage and the last Uchiha were far too famous in the ninja world.

Delivering them directly to prison like this clearly smelled of conspiracy.

Mui emotionlessly glanced at the documents handed over by Konoha Village.

Sasuke Uzumaki used the alias Kosuke, and Naruto Uzumaki went by the name Musashi.

Their charge was an attempted assassination of the Hokage that had failed.

A flicker of emotion passed through Mui's eyes.

These two are pretty gutsy.

Not long ago, Konoha's newly appointed Hokage, Natsume, took down Suna's Kazekage Rasa and the One-Tailed Shukaku all by himself, sending shockwaves across the ninja world.

Even he wouldn't dare pull off something this reckless.

This is a suicide mission.

Mui raised his hand, and red flames ignited on his white glove.

"Hey, what are you planning to do?"

Naruto Uzumaki felt the danger and squirmed uncomfortably.

Sasuke Uchiha's eyes narrowed as well.

Unbothered, Mui suddenly slammed his palm into Naruto Uzumaki.

His clothes instantly tore apart. Red flame-like chains surged into his body.

"What the hell is this?"

Naruto instinctively covered his groin, muttering to himself, "That's freezing!"

Sasuke stiffened. He was already considering calling it quits.

But his teacher was the Hokage. If he backed out now, it could bring trouble to the Uchiha clan.

"This is our lord's special jutsu called [Fire Release: Heavenly Prison]."

The jailer chimed in beside them. "Try to escape, and the Heavenly Prison curse turns into flaming chains that set your body ablaze. Go too far from the user, and you'll burst into flames."

Mui raised his hand again, slamming his palm into Sasuke Uchiha.

Naruto curiously examined his teammate.

He couldn't help but make a comparison.

"I swear I'll kill you!"

Sasuke growled through gritted teeth.

Mui had heard threats like that countless times—his expression didn't even change.

The two were immediately sent to the prison cell.

[End of Chapter / 3000 words]

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