Just as Naruto was about to say something, Shin Uchiha smiled and ruffled his hair:
"Little Naruto, you need to train hard too. After all, we'll be leaving Konoha in your hands someday.
I believe that when you come back, you'll amaze me.
By then, it'll be time for me to retire."
Hearing Uncle Shin's words, Naruto wiped the tears from his eyes, nodded firmly, and said:
"Don't worry, Uncle. I'll definitely come back, and when I do, I'll become someone just like you."
Seeing this, Shin Uchiha said nothing more. He simply tapped Naruto lightly between the eyebrows, then vanished from the spot.
After a while, seeing Naruto still standing there in a daze, Jiraiya patted his shoulder and said:
"Snap out of it, Naruto. Shin has already left. Hurry up and pack your things. We'll leave today."
Naruto came back to his senses then. He glanced toward the Hokage Building at the very center of Konoha, nodded, and hurried home to pack.
After leaving Naruto a little something, Shin Uchiha teleported straight to the Uchiha Clan's former district in Konoha.
When Shin Uchiha arrived at Sasuke's residence, he found him inside, poring over some documents.
"Sasuke, are you ready? We're heading back to the Uchiha District."
Hearing his teacher's words, Sasuke put down the documents in his hands and looked at him, clearly wanting to say something but hesitating.
Shin Uchiha glanced at the documents Sasuke had been holding and asked curiously:
"What is it? Are you looking for a summoning beast?"
Hearing his teacher's question, Sasuke scratched his head sheepishly, then said:
"Teacher, during the Chunin Ninja Exams, when Naruto clashed with that monster from Sunagakure, I saw him use the Summoning Technique to summon a giant toad.
So I wanted to see whether our Uchiha Clan