"I thought it was because Uncle Motoi told the truth, and that made Uncle Octopus angry..."
Naruko awkwardly rubbed the back of her head.
"Mr. Motoi was very worried about you, so he came looking for you, only to be attacked by the giant squid!"
Yamato explained.
"Waaahhh~~!!"
Poor Motoi continued screaming...
"Naruko, we'll talk later. Let's get to work!"
Yamato formed hand seals.
"No problem!"
Naruko crossed her hands, preparing to cast Multi Shadow Clone Jutsu.
However, the next moment--
"I, the Eight-Tails, make my grand return! Crazy squid, go to hell!"
BOOM!!
The enormous Eight-Tails: Gyuki emerged from the seabed.
Its massive horns viciously pierced the giant squid's body.
This time... the giant squid was truly finished.
"B..."
Motoi, blood trickling from his mouth, stared at that enormous figure.
A moment later...
On the shore.
"Why did you save me... B..."
Killer B: "?"
"B... you must have noticed, right? Back then... I wanted to kill you! But... you..."
"..."
Everyone fell silent.
Regardless, the occasion and the heavy atmosphere...
"Did something like that happen?"
Killer B instead revealed a sunny smile and extended his fist.
"!"
Motoi's eyes suddenly widened. Then... tears streamed down his face.
"B... you..."
In the end, Motoi and Killer B's fists touched.
Reconciliation.
It was not merely Motoi reconciling with Killer B unilaterally.
It was also...
Motoi reconciling with himself.
On the way back...
"I've decided to reconsider your situation one more time~♪! You're a wonderful guy~♪!"
Killer B sang to Naruko in enka-style rap.
"Uncle Octopus's rap is really great~♪! I'm so glad I got to meet you~! How lucky~♪~!"
Naruko improvised in response.
"Go to the True Waterfall. The current you... will be fine."
Killer B pointed at Naruko as he spoke.
Because... Naruko already had a sun