With Naruto's headlong enthusiasm driving them along, the three hurried downstairs and headed for Konoha's Memorial Stone.
Of course, Karin was still standing downstairs with the money pouch and keys in her hands. She was just about to greet them warmly when she once again watched the three vanish before her eyes like a gust of wind.
"...Do people start ignoring me whenever there's a group of them?"
Karin stood there, stunned.
A little while later.
In front of the Memorial Stone, Naruto was finishing his explanation of Shisui Uchiha's life to Sasuke.
But expecting Naruto to recite someone's entire life story after reading the records only once was asking rather too much of him.
So whenever his memory grew fuzzy, he could only add a little of his own artistic interpretation.
In short, Naruto was reciting another man's life purely from memory to help Sasuke understand the whole story.
And as Sasuke listened to a string of descriptions like "I think he did this... he once went through... and then maybe he wanted to..."
His impression of Shisui, whom he still remembered from childhood, was completely overturned.
He was beginning to suspect they were two entirely different people who merely shared the same name.
"...Anyway, he was a hero of both your Uchiha Clan and Konoha. I don't want to desecrate him again, so we're going through the proper channels!"
Naruto finally concluded on a very serious note.
"Again?"
Sasuke keenly picked out that particular word, his gaze turning hostile.
"Uh... just pretend you didn't hear that. Hehe."
Meanwhile, inside the Hokage Office.
"...You want to open Shisui's coffin again and examine his body? And you want to do it yourself?"
The Third looked at Kakashi, who had come to submit the request, in bewilderment.
"Yes. Mainly, after receiving