CHAPTER 6: A Looming Threat

Hidden Village of the Sand's Main Gate…

Naruto, Hinata, and Sara stood just outside the gates as they were about to leave. In front of them were Gaara, Temari, and Kankuro, with some of the Village's populace standing a few meters behind them.

"So it all worked out for you in the end, Sara," Temari said as she gave a smile to her new friend. "I am glad for you."

"Yes. Thanks for being there for me during this entire time that I spent here in Suna, Temari." Sara returned the smile. She's currently wearing a hooded cloak for her not to be recognized by the former citizens of Rouran that were assimilated by the Sand Village after the events of the 3rd Shinobi World War.

"Hinata. Please take care of Sara." Temari turned her attention this time to the Hyuuga girl. "This is basically an entirely new world for her. I believe the two of you would definitely be able to get along."

"Yes, the two of us have already come to terms with it," Hinata replied to the blonde kunoichi. Hinata and Sara then looked towards each other, then exchanged smiles, making Temari return the gesture with her usual Naruto-like grin.

On the other hand…

"Thanks for the hospitality, Gaara." Naruto said with a big smirk to the Kazekage.

"You're always welcome here," Gaara replied with a small smile.

"And also, thanks for looking out and taking care of Sara for me. That meant a lot."

"Don't mention it. You'll do the same if you're in my shoes."

"Yeah. You know me too well. Haha." Naruto replied, slightly embarrassed as he scratched the back of his head.

"But still…" Gaara then looked towards the three girls who were talking a few meters away from them, specifically towards Hinata and Sara. "…you already have the Byakugan Princess. But now, you also happen to make a Queen from a distant time fall for you…"

"Hey Gaara! So you now know how to make fun of me, huh?" Naruto gave the red-headed Kazekage a dead-panned expression. "But how about you? How are you and your Village coping with the implementation of that law?"

"Well, despite being a Kage, we are still under the Daimyos authorities, specifically regarding such political matters," Gaara replied. "As for me, as long as that law will not heavily affect the economic movement of the Village, or the safety of the Village in general, I'll just have to comply with that law."

"Oh… you don't seem to be that distraught about it. Don't tell me you already have a girl or two?"

"If Gaara already has one, then we would have introduced her, or them to you already." Kankuro rebutted.

"All that I can do is to adjust and be a role model to the people of the Sand. And besides, its not like Kankuro knew everything about me." Gaara followed, surprising Kankuro with the thought that Gaara was possibly hiding something from him. "After all, I'm not dense enough to acknowledge other people's feelings around me, unlike this someone that I know…"

"You really like to make fun of me these few days, huh?" Naruto comically narrowed his eyes towards Gaara.

"Just make sure to visit us again sometime. We'll always welcome you with open arms." Kankuro immediately said to Naruto.

"Yeah. I know. You guys have all my thanks." Naruto lightly bowed his head. "Hinata, Sara, we need to go."

"Yes." Hinata and Sara then also lowered their heads to the Sand Village, as they began walking together with Naruto towards the borders of the hot desert of the Wind Country.

-Scene Change-

Some unknown location…

A hooded figure stood in one of the elevated areas of the said location. A few meters behind stood the same kid with Sharingan who attempted a short skirmish against Uchiha Sasuke from before…

"So you have finally returned…" The hooded man said towards the kid with Sharingan. "How is it… your impression of Uchiha Sasuke?"

"He is indeed very powerful… incredibly powerful…" The kid replied emotionlessly.

"…" The hooded man looked towards the kid, implying him to continue his evaluation of the lone surviving Uchiha.

"But… he murdered Itachi. That simply cannot go unpunished." The kid with Sharingan continued, gripping his knuckles. "That's why he must perish… and die by my hands."

"Very well said." The hooded figure smirked maliciously. "Uchiha Sasuke… he is a true disgrace to the proud clan of the Uchiha. Not only he killed Itachi, but he betrayed his Village to join Orochimaru in his quest to gain more power. He then betrayed and disposed of that snake only to join the Akatsuki. Then, ended up also betraying the Akatsuki and returning back to that Village. Betrayal clearly runs in his blood…"

The eye of the hooded figure somewhat glowed right after those words, revealing the eye as a fully matured Sharingan similar to the kid he's talking to.

With the two individuals seemingly having a mutual agreement against Sasuke, another creature appeared between them. It was a small creature about the size of a dog, albeit with somewhat deformed physical characteristics, like the finger-sized arms and legs, and notably, its lone eye having the same fully matured Sharingan similar to the ones within the vicinity.

"It seems like Uzumaki Naruto and Hyuuga Hinata are about to leave Sunagakure." The creature spoke, its voice somewhat sounding similar to that of the hooded person. It seemed like the creature took advantage of its space-time jutsu for it to be able to enter and leave Sunagakure as he pleased to monitor Naruto and Hinata's activities.

"Hou… the so-called hero of the 4th Shinobi War… the Jinchuuriki of all the Tailed Beasts… Uzumaki Naruto…. And the pure-blooded Hyuuga who is also known as the Byakugan Princess… Hyuuga Hinata…" The hooded man smirked. "If I remember correctly, the Jinchuuriki is said to be a very close friend to Uchiha Sasuke…"

"That's right." The Sharingan-eyed small creature reaffirmed. "And it also seemed like they'll be taking a non-Shinobi girl on their ranks on their way back to Konohagakure."

"That's rather interesting." The hooded man once again gave an evil smirk. "We have little chance if we'll go head-to-head against the Jinchuuriki and the Byakugan Princess. However, with that non-Shinobi woman in their ranks, we can take advantage of that and use her as their weakness."

"Indeed." The creature replied, its grotesque-looking mouth smirking at the idea from the hooded man.

"Alright. Time for the next phase to proceed." The hooded man spoke. "Target the Jinchuuriki or the Byakugan Princess. Bring either of them or even both of them here. Use that other girl who's with them and exploit that weak point."

"The Jinchuuriki and the Byakugan Princess… once we were able to capture them, will mark the start of a new era… and the revival… of the Akatsuki…" The creature also spoke in a malicious tone.

"Understood." Instead of a single voice, multiple identical voices echoed from the vicinity. And from the shadows, several other kids appeared with the very same identical appearance as the initial kid with fully matured Sharingan appeared and let their presence be known…

-Scene Change-

"Now this is the wind breeze that I love…" Naruto said with a cheerful expression as their group finally entered the borders of the Fire Country.

After an hour of break after crossing the borders of the Wind Country and the Fire Country, the trio decided to finally resume their travels. Hinata actually asked Sara if it is alright for her to continue traveling after such a short break since they've just been thru a scorching desert, but Sara said that it was alright, since she grew up surrounded by desert, so such heat was just an everyday thing for her.

Since Sara wasn't a Shinobi, Naruto volunteered to carry her on his back, earning a small blush from the former Queen. But Sara dismissed his offer and chose to be carried by Hinata, upon which Hinata immediately agreed. While Hinata might have a perfect, slender body like that of a beautiful woman, she still was a well-trained kunoichi. So her carrying someone of her weight like Sara won't be that much of a problem for her.

Naruto and Hinata then began hopping at high speeds from branch to branch of the trees en route back to Konoha, with Naruto delightfully enjoying the wind breeze flowing from the shades of the trees they were passing thru, while Sara was smiling all the time. This was her first time being surrounded by such large trees, and such calming breeze from their current movement speed made her feel so refreshed.

"You know Hinata, I think you're a very awesome girl." Sara suddenly whispered to Hinata.

"Hmm? What's that all of a sudden, Sara?" Hinata replied.

"I mean, we're about the same age and physiques, yet you can carry me so casually despite moving like this at high speeds. It made me wonder actually if this was the feeling of a backpack being carried by the Shinobi during your missions."

"Uhm… comparing a Queen to some luggage is a bit…"

"Hinata… I am no longer a Queen." Sara said in a commanding, yet playful tone. "I want you to be comfortable with me. We'll be living like sisters from now on. Right?"

"Uh, yeah. Sorry." Hinata politely apologized. "While I do already have come to terms with it, all the sudden events involving Naruto-kun, me, and you from the past few days are still a bit new for me."

"Same for me. That's why I want the two of us to actually get along properly." Sara said with a small smile. "Naruto is the only one I have when I came to this timeline. But now, you're with me as well. That's why I want the two of us to have a close relationship... if it's okay with you…"

"Yes. You don't have to worry about it. You're a wonderful person, Sara." Hinata replied. "You see Naruto the same way I see him. That's why I believe that we can get along properly."

The two girls smiled at each other. While there might still be some wall between the two of them, they both knew that they could breach that wall as time goes on. Not only for Naruto, but for the two of them as well. And they'll be going to take that process one step at a time.

"…" Naruto then looked towards the Hinata and Sara. He's currently hopping a few meters ahead of them, trying to sense any possible dangers and deal with them as fast as possible if something ever happens. That's why he can't hear the conversation between the two.

But still, to see the important women of his life having such conversations with smiles on their faces, made him also feel happy for a reason. His love for Hinata did not waver, yet his feelings for Sara were also becoming somewhat stronger. Hinata supported and loved him even before their Academy Days. Sara also showed her strong feelings for him by discarding everything and chased him in this timeline. The only way he can return those feelings to them, was to make them happy and ensure that he will always protect them no matter what.

"This is…" Naruto suddenly narrowed his eyes.

In truth, now that he's thinking about it, he already knew that he'll still always be a constant target by some rogue organizations due to him being the Jinchuuriki of all the Tailed Beasts. At the same time, Hinata can also be targeted, rather, has already been targeted a few times due to her pure Hyuuga bloodline and her fully matured Byakugan.

And in Sara's case, once someone caught the wind of her having access to the Ryumyaku, the potent Chakra leyline existing within the ruins of Rouran, she might also end up being targeted as well by those same organizations. After all, based on his now more advanced sensing capabilities, the Chakra potency within of the said leyline, more or less, could rival the chakra levels of that of the Juubi. While the world was currently at peace, and such organizations were now being hunted down with the collective efforts of the Five Kages, the risks were still there…

…just like the ones that he just sensed who were following them right now…

Naruto immediately looked towards Hinata. And with eye-to-eye contact, the two of them nodded to each other. Sara wonder what those gestures was about, but she thought that it might be a Shinobi thing or something.

Naruto then threw a Hiraishin kunai, then performed a single hand seal for Kunai Kage Bunshin. The now multiple Hiraishin kunais landed in a circular pattern on the ground, with Naruto and Hinata landing in the middle of the said circular pattern. Hinata then have Sara stand on her feet as she activated her Byakugan and prepared her usual Juuken fighting stance.

"Six hostiles," Hinata muttered, her Byakugan tracing their attackers.

"Yeah," Naruto affirmed. "Hinata, I'll be the one to engage them. Please focus on protecting Sara. You will only take action just in case an attack happens to bypass what I'm about to do."

"Yes." Hinata nodded, believing in her fiancée like she used to.

"Just be careful out there," Sara said with visible worry for her beloved knucklehead.

In that instance, a rain of shurikens, kunais, and other bladed shinobi weapons came into view, coming from multiple directions, with numbers ranging from several tens to hundreds, dashing in high speed towards them. Naruto then drew another Hiraishin kunai from his weapon pocket while sensing the trajectory of each individual weapons that were aimed towards them. And in that instance…

Naruto disappeared from his current position, then all that Hinata saw were multiple flickering sounds, followed by some sort of reddish-orange flashes, all the while hearing multiple metallic clashing sounds echoing around them. Her Byakugan saw the shurikens, kunais, and other weapons that were supposed to be aimed at them being flung away due to Naruto deflecting them by flashing thru the Hiraishin kunais surrounding them in circular pattern.

"So this… is the Fourth's… Hiraishin…"

While she already saw a glimpse of the jutsu during his quick battle against Sasuke a few days ago, seeing it up close and personal like this still made her feel dumbstruck. This is the jutsu that made the 4th Hokage one of the most powerful Shinobi of his time. And now, his son, Naruto, was taking the mantle and was now using that said jutsu as his own…

After a few good seconds, Naruto returned from his previous position in a flash with his right knee kneeling down to the ground. He then slowly stood up, his eyes all serious, as he once again tried sensing his surroundings.

"What… just happened?" Sara muttered, somewhat speechless, due to the sudden turn of events. She saw a barrage of kunai from all sides aimed at them earlier, but in literal flashes and movement, all the weapons were deflected and sent flying to the nearest trees or empty space, with the three of them totally unharmed. She knew that Naruto was the one responsible for deflecting the attacks based on the brief conversation with Hinata earlier… but still, she was quite in awe after realizing that Naruto was now capable of doing such moves.

"Here they come…" Naruto said seriously as he positioned his Hiraishin kunai equipped on his right hand in a reverse grip, horizontal pose.

From the shadows of the trees, six individuals with identical appearances came out, with all of them having albino-like skin, white hair that was pointing upwards in one specific direction, and the most notable were the…

"…Sharingan…" Hinata muttered, narrowing her eyes.

"Yes, Sharingan. However, I can sense that they barely have an Uchiha blood in them."

"Silence, Jinchuuriki." One of them Sharingan-wielding kid spoke.

"Who are you kids? And what do you want from us?"

"We are Shin. Shin Uchiha." Another of the kid spoke. "And father said to bring all of you with us."

"…!" Naruto then narrowed his eyes as he sensed that the kids were kneading Chakra on their Sharingan eyes. And much to his and Hinata's surprise, the Sharingan morphed into a unique pattern, transforming into the renowned upgraded version of the regular Sharingan.

"This is…Mangekyou Sharingan?!" Hinata said.

"So… no need to hold back for me then…" Naruto then began flaring his potent Chakra, creating cracks on the ground and shaking the trees nearest them.

The kids with Mangekyou, now collectively known as Shin Uchiha, were taken aback by the sudden massive pressure. The pressure being directed at them was so immense that they felt like suffocating, with even their throat and mouth feeling like suddenly just they dried up.

"Let's go!" The kids with Mangekyou gritted their teeth to endure the pressure, then performed hand seals in perfect synchronization with their Magekyou eyes glowing. In that instance, the previous bladed weapons that Naruto deflected earlier began moving again.

"I see… so this is the power of their Mangekyou…" Naruto said as he observed the pattern and movement of the kids that were 'controlling' the bladed projectiles.

The bladed weapons then, instead of attacking them once again, began to move in a circular pattern, encircling the ground where Naruto, Hinata, and Sara were currently located. As more blades began moving and joining the earlier blades moving in a circular pattern, the speed of their movement became faster and faster, until it became too fast that the blades now created a makeshift whirlwind due to the rapid spinning movement of the blades, with the epicenter acting as the trio's prison, with seemingly no means of escape unless risking an attack that would greatly damage them due to the blades surrounding them.

However, for Naruto, this is another way for him to try using some other jutsus in he learned from his previous training in real-time fight. He can easily escape this trap together with his fiancées if he wanted to. Still, he saw this as an opportunity to try his other new jutsus before it became public knowledge.

"Hinata, Sara, what I'm about to show you right now, is still a confidential jutsu." Naruto said, with Hinata and Sara nodding. "Stick close to me and be amazed -ttebayo!"

In that instance, the bluish Chakra that Naruto was kneading slowly changed its color to reddish-orange color. Hinata expected a Bijuu-related power-up due to the Chakra's change of hue, however, much to her surprise, a different Chakra Construct started to form, a form that shouldn't be possible for someone like Naruto…

"This is…. Susanoo?!" Hinata said in wonder as the skeletal ribcage enclosed the three of them. The ethereal chakra construct continued to increase its size, including its two pairs of skeletal arms, then its musculature enveloped the skeletal structure, followed by its shell-like armor, until forming a half-bodied humanoid shape with an appearance strikingly similar to that of Uchiha Itachi's Susanoo.

Hinata then immediately looked towards Naruto's eyes, and as expected, the blonde Shinobi retained his usual azure-colored eyes like he normally had.

"But… how come?"

With a single swing from one of its limbs, the half-bodied humanoid Susanoo destroyed the whirlwind of bladed weapons surrounding them. The Susanoo then raised four of its limbs, all of which were equipped with Susanoo's projected Chakra Sword, then…

"Since all of you had Mangekyou, I believe you have been thru some grueling training… so I know, that all of you can survive this…!" Naruto then opted for the Susanoo to slam all its swords simultaneously to the ground, greatly shaking the entire forest. Several trees were blown away, with huge crevices on the ground where each of the Susanoo swords was swung down.

As the dust and smoke from the attack dispersed, Naruto saw the Shin Uchihas lying down on the ground, most of them unconscious, with the only one not having lost consciousness glaring towards Naruto. Naruto then dispelled the Susanoo after seeing that their attackers no longer have the means to fight back.

As Naruto was about to move to approach the remaining conscious kid, a small creature with a grotesque physical appearance, and with its one eye notably having the same matured Sharingan as the other kids he just defeated appeared beside one of the unconscious Shin Uchiha. While Naruto narrowed his eyes, wondering what this creature was about to do, the creature used a space-time jutsu, absorbing the Shin Uchiha beside it, seemingly to teleport it away from their current location.

"Space-time Ninjutsu similar to Kamui's teleportation ability…!? So they also have access to such…" Naruto then glared at the remaining conscious Shin Uchiha. And as expected, the creature reappeared again to claim another unconscious Shin Uchiha. However, this time, the creature appeared between the two unconscious 'Uchihas' that happened to land near each other due to the impact of Naruto's earlier attack before losing consciousness. Naruto then sharply threw a shuriken towards the creature, but the creature was able to teleport away together with the two unconscious 'Uchihas' before the shuriken could even land.

The creature once again reappeared right behind the 4th unconscious Shin Uchiha, attempting to teleport the said kid away as it did from the earlier three. But Naruto then dashed at massive speeds, intending to knock the creature out before it could teleport. However, the sole remaining Shin Uchiha who retained its consciousness blocked Naruto's path. The blonde Shinobi was able to knock the kid out easily, however, that was more than enough time for the creature to teleport the 4th kid away.

Naruto then grabbed the 'Uchiha' kid that he had just knocked out by its collar with his left hand, then focused on the one remaining unconscious 'Uchiha' that was lying in distance. He drew a Hiraishin kunai and equipped it on his right hand, preparing to use Hiraishin to knock the teleporting creature out should he sense even a little distortion in space-time around the final remaining 'Uchiha' kid.

But much to his surprise, the ripple in space-time appeared right above Sara and Hinata instead. And while Hinata noticed the creature's sudden appearance right above them, she can't just strike it carelessly since the space-time jutsu might teleport her away in contact.

"Those bastards, they intend to take Hinata and Sara away!"

At moment's notice, instead of the Hiraishin, Naruto threw the unconscious Uchiha Shin that he was currently grabbing on his left hand towards the space-time jutsu where the creature was supposed to appear. And as the creature appeared in the middle of the ripple intending to teleport Hinata and Sara to their hideout, the creature got hit by the unconscious Uchiha Shin that Naruto just threw, immediately warping themselves away in contact.

Without any hesitation, Naruto threw the Hiraishin kunai he was currently holding, targeting it to land between Sara and Hinata. Naruto then used Shunshin towards the final Shin Uchiha, grabbed it by the collar, and before the Hiraishin kunai he just threw land, Naruto flashed into the said kunai, caught the said weapon mid-air, then stood right beside Hinata and Sara.

"How dare you target the people I care about…?!" Naruto said, his eyes dangerously filled in rage due to the previous attempt against Hinata and Sara.

"…" After a few seconds… then a minute, then another minute, but the creature with the Sharingan didn't return to either target the girls or the remaining unconscious Shin Uchiha that he was currently grabbing by the collar.

-Scene Change-

"Stop!" The hooded man, the seemingly eldest Shin Uchiha, stopped the creature from returning back in an attempt to claim the final Shin Uchiha or capture at least the pure-blooded Hyuuga.

"Why?" The creature with a Sharingan retorted. "We should recover that final clone of us or at the very least, capture the Hyuuga! We need either an Uchiha, a pure-blooded Hyuuga, or a Bijuu for us to execute our plans! Remember, once Konoha got ahold of even a single clone of ours, it'll compromise our plans and put us at a huge disadvantage!"

"If you return back to where Uzumaki Naruto currently is for whatever attempts you intend to right now, you'll be dead meat before you even know it." The hooded Shin Uchiha replied coldly. "You already performed your space-time Ninjutsu in front of him more than once. He'll get caught off-guard the first or second time. But remember, you were only able to escape the third and fourth time due to circumstances. If you return right now, I believe that'll be your very last moment…"

"Then… tell me." The creature asked once again. "We have sent six of your clones against him, all with Mangekyou Sharingan active. Uchiha Madara was able to subdue the Nine-Tails with just his Mangekyou. So we should be capable of that as well. But he defeated all of us without tapping the Bijuu Chakra within him!"

"I know. If he used any of his Bijuu abilities, we might have a chance to use Mangekyou Genjutsu and incapacitate him." The hooded Shin Uchiha muttered. "But he had already become much more powerful than before. Specifically… that Susanoo…"

"…the Susanoo, a power said to rival those of the Bijuus, shouldn't be accessible by non-Mangekyou users, let alone a non-Uchiha! We already have the power of the Mangekyou, yet we couldn't use that jutsu! Uzumaki Naruto is an anomaly! A disgrace to Uchiha's power, much like Uchiha Sasuke!"

"…and I'll make sure that those two will meet their ends once they face me!"

-Scene Change-

"It seems like… it's over." Hinata she said as deactivated her Byakugan.

"What did just happen?" Sara asked in worry. As a royalty who grew up within the walls of a formerly great city, such events like this were somewhat foreign to her. While she already saw how a Shinobi battles back then against Mukade, she still can't comprehend what just happened in the past few minutes.

"Some group attempted to ambush us, and we just did an act of self-defense." Naruto grinned towards Sara, reassuring the former Queen. "I promised that I will protect the two of you, right?"

"…" Sara nodded with a smile, then exchanged smiles with Hinata.

The blonde Shinobi then performed a series of hand signs, then lightly slapped his palm to the forehead of the remaining unconscious Shin Uchiha. The Fuinjutsu somewhat has the effect of temporarily sealing the consciousness of the victim so it won't wake up on their way to Konoha and cause them trouble along the way.

Naruto then summoned two Kage Bunshins, and before the two girls could react, each of the clones lifted the two girls respectively, princess-style… earning a blush from the two girls.

"Naruto-kun, I can..!" Hinata said with a blush on her face.

"I know. But right now, you shouldn't." the Naruto clone lifting her said as he, together with the other clone who was carrying Sara, leaped to the nearest branch and start moving at a much faster pace than before. "Since we already knew that we are being targeted, we need to move faster and return to Konoha as soon as possible."

The original Naruto then lifted the unconscious 'Uchiha', latched it on his left shoulder, then also followed his clones with a serious expression.

"You're concerned about this incident, right?" Hinata asked.

"Yeah." The Kage Bunshin who's carrying her replied. "A group of individuals with possibly transplanted Mangekyou Sharingan and with access to space-time Ninjutsu, everything about the group responsible for this screams trouble."

"I know that you can trace them with your Sage Mode. But it's a good thing you didn't. There is a high possibility that having you search for them on your own might be a trap. And even if you decided to chase them, I'll still stop you from doing so."

"…" The Bunshin replied with a nod. "And besides, I won't track and chase them while you and Sara were still outside the Village. And since we're dealing with Mangekyou Sharingan and space-time jutsus here, it'll be best to have Sasuke tag along while dealing with them. While I can deal with them all on my own, Sasuke's eyes can still see something beyond what I can perceive. And with these elements coming into play, I believe that would be the most logical route that we must take for now."

"…" Hinata gave a gentle smile towards Naruto. While he still remained as the same Naruto that she always knew, it is a joy for her to see how her beloved blonde Shinobi was now acting more mature and more Shinobi-like than before. "By the way, if isn't too much to ask, Naruto-kun…"

"Hnn?"

"How come… you can use a Susanoo without having a Mangekyou, let alone a Sharingan?"

"..." The Naruto Bunshin carrying her reacted with his usual squinted eyes with a thinking expression. "You see… it is true that Uchihas must have unlocked their Mangekyou Sharingan to be able to use Susanoo. That will always be the case and that will never change."

"However, recently, there were a few exceptions that slightly altered that, but that exception still must abide by the actual rule. Remember that during the 4th Shinobi War, Madara was able to use his Susanoo despite being literally blind: no Mangekyou, no Sharingan, not even an eyeball. Then there's also Kakashi-sensei, who was able to use Obito's Susanoo for a few minutes during our fight against Kaguya despite him literally not having any biological relation to the Uchihas, except from the Chakra lent to him by Obito."

"I see…" Hinata lightly nodded. "But still…"

"None from Konoha may have knew, but I have fragments of Uchiha Chakra that was dormant within me." The Naruto Bunshin continued. "First, Uchiha Itachi used his crow which was made from his very own Chakra as a vessel to give me a power that he believed that I can use against Sasuke should he ever decide to attack Konoha back then. Second, the power that Itachi's crow contained that time that entered my body was Uchiha Shisui's very own eye and Chakra…"

"…Third, Uchiha Obito used his own Six Paths-empowered Chakra to transfer the Yin Kurama and fragments of Shukaku and Hachibi's Chakra within me before our final battle with Madara. And it should be noted that all those Uchihas were able to unlock and capable of using their own respective Susanoos."

"And those Chakra, if used the same way they did it to me into other ordinary Shinobi, will simply extinguish and disappear after use or within a certain time period. However, due to my special circumstances being an Uzumaki with powerful Chakra and life force, those Chakra remained within me, albeit became dormant. Then came the right arm created by Granny Tsunade that was made entirely from First Hokage's cells and DNA."

"We knew very well why Orochimaru, Danzo, and even Madara, to name a few, were so obsessed with the First's cells, right? The First Hokage, Hashirama Senju's cells, were brimming with powerful life force and overwhelming Chakra that could augment anything it touched similar to how the Bijuus are to its Jinchuuriki. That's why when this right arm was attached to me, the life force and chakra from the huge amounts from the cultivated First Hokage's cells gradually revitalized those dormant Uchiha Chakra within me."

"And during my most recent training at the Mt. Myokobu, those Chakra became fully awakened within me. And since my Chakra properties were now much stronger than those Uchiha Chakra, they were assimilated by my Chakra, and those Uchiha Chakra fragments became part of my own. That allowed me to access and use the Susanoo as part of my Chakra, allowing me to use Susanoo, since it only requires Chakra from those who were able to already access it. But those other Sharingan-specific jutsus like Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi are out of the question since those jutsus require an actual Mangekyou Sharingan for them to be used."

"Wow…" Hinata can only mutter in awe as she heard Naruto's explanation. "With all your new jutsus and skills, I am actually wondering what kind of training you've been through for the past year…"

"Please… don't ask." Naruto Bunshin sighed. "It was hell."

"I see…" Hinata gave a difficult smile in response after seeing Naruto's expression.

"Well, just keep that information with us three for now." Naruto Bunshin then grinned back towards Hinata.

"Let's speed up even more. Let's go!" The original Naruto then said to his Bunshins as he hopped past them. He needs to inform Konoha of this sudden ambush against them. The group was no mere random organization. They have access to Mangekyou Sharingan and space-time jutsu. While Konoha can fend them off with him and Sasuke around, how about the other Hidden Villages?

The Kage Bunshins complied, then further increased their speed en route to Konoha while making sure that Sara won't be overwhelmed by such movement speeds…