Heavenly Descent Revisited

"How are we supposed to get over there? I'm really looking forward to the freshman ceremony."

The students were all filled with anticipation.

They were also looking forward to seeing the legendary ninja they admired.

Naruto looked up and said, "Captain Tonbo, sorry for the trouble."

The students all looked up. A figure had appeared atop Hokage Rock.

It was Tobitake Tonbo's Shadow Clone Technique.

Several more people stood beside him: Tobitake Tenyu, Choji Akimichi, Neji Hyuga, and several other ninja.

Tobitake Tonbo nodded and said, "It's no trouble. This is easy."

He formed Hand Seals with both hands.

Rumble!

In an instant, the ground beneath the students began to roll, nearly making them fall. Some of them actually did.

However, they soon discovered that the ground beneath their feet was no longer earth.

It was something resembling a giant feather. Even when they fell on it, it was soft.

Whoosh!

Slowly, they began to feel themselves rising. By the time they came to their senses, they could already see white clouds all around them.

The blazing sun in the sky seemed almost within reach.

"Where are we?"

They were all bewildered.

But they soon realized that they were standing on the back of a gigantic bird.

"Wow, how did we suddenly end up on a bird's back?" Chocho Akimichi gazed at the blue sky and white clouds, then noticed Konoha seemingly receding into the distance.

Her chubby, dark face was filled with curiosity.

Shikadai looked at the bird's back, as well as Naruto and the other teachers standing in front of them.

"This is Captain Tonbo's Secret Technique: Eye-Painting Hand. It's a Yin Release ninjutsu that can turn illusions into reality. But creating such a huge bird must have consumed a tremendous amount of chakra."

Shikadai then realized that