The Final Chapter

At that moment, in outer space, the people standing at the front were all old acquaintances of Hui.

"You've done pretty well. No wonder you're my outstanding disciple." Kakashi shamelessly slung an arm around Hui's neck.

Sasuke stood to the side and curled his lip in disdain. "Tch, Kakashi-sensei, did you ever teach him anything useful?"

Kakashi froze on the spot. What really broke him was Naruto nodding in agreement.

As he watched Kakashi scold his two students, Obito, who was nearly invisible in the crowd, simply smiled. He thought back to the time he'd faced Rin and talked with her in the Pure Land. It had clearly been such a lighthearted, pleasant...