With a thud, a figure suddenly collapsed stiffly to the ground while walking, becoming a corpse.
At the same time, elsewhere, Itachi and Kisame opened their eyes.
"To think he could suck me into another space... What a strange ability. Itachi, does your Mangekyō Sharingan have an ability like that too?" Kisame grinned.
"No..." The three black tomoe in Itachi's scarlet eyes slowly spun. After a moment of silence, he said, "The abilities of different Mangekyō Sharingan are all different... unless they belong to blood brothers..."
"That really is troublesome... That ability." Kisame felt a headache coming on as well.
"..." Itachi slowly rose to his feet and said flatly, "Let's go."
Whoosh. He leaped away.
So it wasn't Madara, but Obito Uchiha... What happened to make you become what you are now?
"Though it's a little late, this is your Chunin uniform, Naruto." Tsunade took out a green Konoha flak jacket and handed it to Naruto. "Consider it a gift before you leave."
"Leave?" Naruto took the uniform and was happy for a moment, but then he noticed that word. Stunned, he asked, "We're setting out?"
"Yeah... It's about time. Go back and pack up. We leave tomorrow," Jiraiya added from the side.
Naruto fell silent. Clutching the plastic bag containing the uniform, he finally looked up and said, "Then let's go. I hope that when we return... all the trouble will already be settled." A faint smile appeared on his face, carrying a firm conviction.
Jiraiya and Tsunade exchanged smiles.
"Congratulations, Naruto." Hinata held Naruto's Chunin uniform, looking it over again and again with such delight that it seemed Naruto becoming a Chunin made her happier than if she had become one herself. "You're the only Genin promoted in this Chunin Exams, right?"
"I think so..."