"So... the most important thing for a ninja is caution!"
"See? If you aren't careful, even a B-rank mission can get you killed!"
"Akaseki! After this mission, aside from the report, hand in a written self-criticism as well!"
After Akaseki woke up, Jiraiya gave him a thorough scolding.
As for that...
Akaseki could only accept it sheepishly. He really had made a huge blunder.
However, he still could not make sense of what had happened before he lost consciousness, and it left him uneasy...
"Could the Immersion System be malfunctioning? Could it suddenly corrupt me?"
"That doesn't seem right..."
"It felt completely different—much more obvious than the Immersion System..."
"And I think I saw someone from the Uchiha Clan?"
Akaseki was full of doubts. The feeling had been very similar to when he immersed himself in short dramas: he was "thrown" into someone else and experienced their emotions. Yet it had also been different.
After being lectured by Jiraiya, the ship arrived as well.
Once aboard, Akaseki spotted Ranwu and went over to thank her. "Thank you. You were the one who saved me in the water, right?"
At the very end, while half-conscious, Akaseki had seen white hair and red eyes.
Unexpectedly, Ranwu glared at him irritably. "Next time, I'll just let you drown!"
Akaseki: ???
Was that really necessary...
"Sorry... I didn't expect that whirlpool to be so strong..." Akaseki said awkwardly.
At the time, it was no longer simply a matter of the whirlpool being strong. For some reason, Akaseki's Dojutsu Power had suddenly failed.
Since he still could not rule out the possibility that it was related to "immersing himself in the Demon God's curse," Akaseki did not mention it to anyone else.
June 5th. They returned safely to Konoha without incident.
After Team 7