The Urashiki Otsutsuki incident was over, but Naruto had not killed him.
Pure-blooded Otsutsuki Clan members were like digital lifeforms, possessing a strange ability called "Karma."
They could back themselves up, hide within someone else, and wait to be resurrected.
To prevent any further trouble, Naruto had not killed him on the spot.
Instead, after removing his eyes, he handed him over to Orochimaru for research.
Without the ocular techniques of the Rinnegan, Urashiki Otsutsuki was not much stronger than an ordinary ninja.
And in the blink of an eye, several more days passed.
The battle within the Land of Whirlpools had not drawn the attention of any ninja village apart from the locals.
The barrier set up beforehand had sealed all the aftermath of the battle inside.
Konoha's Chunin Exams were also nearly ready, and the other ninja villages were all focused on Konoha's situation.
They had no time to concern themselves with anything else.
And after so much time had passed since the Urashiki Otsutsuki incident.
Great Sasuke still had not chosen to return to his own world immediately.
He was still serving as Little Sasuke's temporary teacher.
After teaching him for some time, he gradually understood what Naruto wanted him to teach Little Sasuke.
He had been thinking about it these past few days as well.
Time passed bit by bit.
He knew it was time for him to leave.
He had an idea, but if it did not work, then he could only rely on himself.
At that moment.
Great Sasuke watched his former self training before him, and the corner of his mouth unconsciously lifted into a faint smile.
The Sasuke of this world had a fate completely different from the one he and Naruto had known.
He possessed things that he and Naruto had