Shisui and Might Guy, who had immediately gotten up after falling, came to Kakashi's side one after another.
They pulled Kakashi out of the water, one on each side.
After a quick assessment, they found that Kakashi was only unconscious due to Chakra exhaustion, and their initial worry temporarily subsided.
Shisui had many questions, but there was no way to ask them now.
Shisui had clearly seen the Mangekyo Sharingan in Kakashi's eyes just now, and his final attack, as expected, was a Genjutsu from his eyes.
However, even if Kakashi were awake, Shisui didn't plan to directly question him. Instead, he intended to contact Tomoki to gather more information before making a decision.
The two helped Kakashi to the shore. Yugito seemed incredibly well-behaved at this moment.
Yugito had seen most of the recent battle and came to one conclusion: these three guys were not to be trifled with.
Especially the glaring Sharingan in Shisui's eyes now; Yugito sensed clear fear from Matatabi.
"What do we do next?"
Yugito proactively started a conversation to ease the atmosphere.
The Konoha team leader didn't seem to be dead, but they had rendered him unconscious. Her current stance was to see Konoha's attitude.
If Kumogakure had to compensate for damages, Yugito didn't know whether to accept or refuse.
Fortunately, Shisui and Might Guy had not yet fully grasped the essence of the will of fire, so the situation Yugito anticipated did not occur.
"We need to discuss this. Please give us some space."
Yugito nodded after hearing this and, very considerately, walked to a distance, but still within their line of sight.
Shisui, Might Guy, and Naruto gathered to discuss. Of course, Naruto's participation in the discussion was merely listening.
The final decision was to continue the mission.
Kakashi's condition was initially judged to be out of life-threatening danger. Even if they split the team now, with one person taking Kakashi back, it would take several days at sea.
After all, on the vast ocean, returning could only be done by boat.
Although Shisui knew the Flying Thunder God Technique, it wasn't true flight, so returning directly to Konoha was impossible. He also couldn't leave a Flying Thunder God Mark in the sea.
Tomoki often teased Shisui as a human teleportation device, but the Flying Thunder God was ultimately a combat Ninjutsu. For long-distance transfers, he would need to use the Flying Thunder God multiple times, and the Flying Thunder God Marks along the way would need to be marked in advance.
Otherwise, Senju Tobirama wouldn't have sacrificed himself while covering their retreat, and Minato Namikaze wouldn't have been just a little bit late every time he led Kakashi's three-man team.
With their captain unconscious, Might Guy and Shisui made up their minds. They didn't waste time, nor did they call Yugito over.
They directly had Naruto stand in front of the Waterfall of Truth.
Similar to Kakashi, in just a few seconds, an evil-looking Naruto emerged from behind the waterfall.
Seeing this, Shisui and Might Guy couldn't help but feel their hearts in their throats, and at the same time, they pondered.
Naruto shouldn't be as troublesome as Kakashi, right?
Seeing another version of himself emerge from behind the waterfall, Naruto, who had witnessed this twice before, wasn't surprised.
Instead, he instantly prepared for battle, intending to defeat him.
"Haha, do you want to kill me? Come on, just like your big brother Kakashi, kill your other self with your own hands!"
The Dark Side possessed all of Naruto's memories, including the recent knowledge of Kakashi killing his other self.
Looking at the Dark Side, which was identical to him and stood with its guard completely down, Naruto was momentarily confused by this action and asked in doubt.
"Eh, why are you different from Big Brother Shisui and Big Brother Kakashi's other selves? Don't you want to kill me?"
Upon hearing Naruto's words, the Dark Side Naruto laughed as if he had heard the funniest joke, a bit maniacally.
"Haha, ah hahaha!"
After laughing, the Dark Side Naruto said,
"Why would you think I want to kill you? I am you, we are the same person!"
"Nonsense, we're completely different!"
Naruto immediately retorted loudly.
"How are we different? I have the same memories as you, everything you experienced is everything I experienced."
Naruto thought for a while after hearing this and then said,
"No, the way you laughed just now was so ugly. I would never laugh like that!"
After speaking, Naruto even showed a brilliant smile to prove he was right.
But how to describe that smile? It had elements of Shisui's 'business smile' when greeting fans, while the rest of it eerily resembled Tomoki's signature fake smile.
Naruto's puzzling behavior not only made black lines appear on the heads of the observing Might Guy and Shisui.
It also caused the confident and sinister expression on the face of the Dark Side Naruto, standing opposite him, to freeze.
This peculiar thought process made even the Dark Side feel a bit embarrassed because the Dark Side instantly understood Naruto's meaning.
"Is that so? I can do it too!"
As the voice fell, the Dark Side's face showed a smile identical to Naruto's.
Naruto's eyes widened, somewhat incredulous. He had practiced that for a long time to master it.
"It seems that your current comfortable life has made you forget the gazes of the past!"
As the Dark Side's words came out, Naruto, who had been somewhat detached, suddenly fell silent, his expression becoming crestfallen.
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